MATHEMATICS
SS3
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES
1. Solve the equation: x/2 +3 = 2x 6. Given that y = (2x + 10)9, find dy/dx
(a) x = 2 (a) 9 (2x + 10)9
(b) x = 3 (b) 9 (2x + 10) 8
(c) x = 4 (c) 18 (2x + 10)8
(d) x = 5 (d) 18 (2x +10)9
2. The perimeter of field is 50m. If the 7. What is the derivative of cos x?
length is 15m, find the width of the (a) - cos x
field. (b) Sin x
(a) 10 (c) - sin x
(b) 12 (d) - sin x
(c) 14 8. Integrate: ∫ x 2 dx
(d) 16 (a) ½ x2 + c
3. In a school of 600 students, the (b) 2x
number of boy is 1 ½ times the girls. (c) 1/3x2 +c
Find the number of girls. (d) - 2x + c
(a) 240 9. ʃ(4x4 – 3x3 + 5) dx
(b) 340 (a) 4/5x5 + 3/4x4 – 5x + c
(c) 440 (b) 4/5x3 – 3/4x2 + 5 + c
(d) 540 (c) 4/5x5 – 3/4x4 + 5x + c
4. Differentiate w.r.t x y = 4x2 – 3x + 5 (d) 4/5x4 – 3/4x3 + 5x + c
(a) 8x – 3 10. ʃ5x dx
(b) 8x + 3 (a) 5x/1n5 +c
(c) 4x – 3 (b) 5x1n5 + c
(d) 4x + 3 (c) 5x + c
2
5. If y = 2x + 5, find dy/dx (d) 0
(a) 4x 2
11. ∫ ( 3 x +2 ) dx
(b) 2x 0
(c) - 4x (a) 8
(d) - 2x (b) 6
(c) 4 √3
(a) √ 3
(d) 2
(b) √ 3/3
12. Find the angular difference between (c) 3
(d) 3 √ 3
points P and Q.
17. Simplify: 1
P(620N, 380W), Q(620N, 470E) 3 - √5
(a) 850 (a) 3 - √ 5
(b) (3+√ 5)/4
(b) 750 (c) (3 - √ 5)/4
(c) 650 (d) 3√ 5
18. Evaluate: 3√ 2 +4√ 2
(d) 90
(a) √2
13. Calculate the radius of the parallel of
(b) 7 √ 2
latitude of latitude 600 (R = 6400km)
(c) 12√ 2
(a) 3200km
(d) - √ 2
(b) 4200km
19. Simplify: √ 45+3 √ 2 0−8 √5
(c) 6000km
(a) 4√ 5
(d) 7500km
(b) - √ 5
14. Calculate the distance along the
(c) 2√ 5
parallel of latitude between points A
and B. A (320N, 470W) and B (320N, (d) √ 5
280E) 20. Express in index form: log
3
9=2
(a) 7110km (a) 32 = 2
(b) 6110km (b) 23 = 9
(c) 5210km (c) 33 = 9
(d) 4421km (d) 32 = 9
15. Determine the angle between the 21. Express in logarithmic form: P3 = m
following points lying on the equator (a) log p 3 ¿ m
whose longitudes are: 400E and 670E (b) Log3p = m
(a) 270 (c) Log pm 3
(b) 370 (d) Logmp = 3
(c) 590 22. Simplify: log28 – log14 + log5
(d) 1070 (a) 4
16. Rationalize: 1 (b) 3
(c) 2 (b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 1
(d) 3
23. Given that log3 = 0.4771, log2 = √ 0.09 x 104
29. Evaluate
0.3010, find the value of log6 1.6 x 10−3
(a) 0.6771 (a) 65
(b) 0.7701 (b) 70
(c) 0.7681 (c) 75
(d) 0.7781 (d) 80
24. Solve the equation for x. 4x+1 = 8x 30. Evaluate log 0.5 1/64
(a) 5 (a) 6
(b) 4 (b) 5
(c) 3 (c) 4
(d) 2 (d) 3
25. Solve the equation: log10 (3x - 1) –
log210 = 3 SECTION B: ESSAY
(a) 667 ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS ONLY
(b) 600 1. Draw sketches to illustrate the
positions of the following places
(c) 467 on Earth’s surface.
(d) 400 a) P (480E, 650N) and Q(480E,
200S)
26. Simplify: (32n5)5 b) A(600S, 170W) and B(600S,
(a) 2n 540W)
Hence, find:
(b) n (i) The distance between P
(c) 3n and Q
(ii) The distance between A
(d) - n and B.
27. Solve the equation: 33x = 813/4 [Take R = 6400km, π= 3.142]
2. Integrate the following w.r.t. x.
(a) X = 1
(a) ʃsin 6x dx
(b) X = 2
(b) ʃ(x3 – 3x2 + 2)dx
(c) X = 3 x2
(d) X = - 1 3. differentiate w.r.t. x
28. Simplify: (22x)3 x (33x)2 (a) (2x - 1)4 (x2 - 4)3
66x (b) X2 – 4
(a) 0 2x2 + 1
4. (a) A Man’s age is 3 times the
age of his son. In ten years time,
he will be twice as old as the son.
Find the age of the son.
(c) Rationalize:
2√ 3+3 √ 2
3√ 2−2 √ 3
