CHIRADZULU SECONDARY SCHOOL

2009 FORM 4 END OF FIRST-TERM TEST

MATHEMATICS
Subject Number: M131/I
Tuesday, 24 March Time Allowed: 2 hours
8:30-10:30 am

PAPER I
(100 marks)

Instructions

1. This paper contains 5 pages. Please check.

2. Answer all the 24 questions in this paper.

3. All working must be clearly shown; it should be done on the same sheet as the
rest of the answer.

4. Calculators may be used.

1. Simplify 99 − 44 − 11 (3 marks)

(8x )
1
6 −
3
2. Simplify (3 marks)
3 x( 2 x )
2 −1

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3. Given that g ( x) = x − 2 and f ( x ) = − , find f ( g (−3)) (3 marks)
x2

4. If ξ = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} , A= {odd numbers} and B= {prime numbers}. Find the

elements of (A∩B)′. (5marks)

Factorise completely x − y − 6 x + 6 y
2 2
5. (4 marks)
 Given that x = 5 0.68 , y = 5 and z = 5 9.48 . Without using a calculator or
2.84
6.
 xz 
four-figure tables, evaluate log 5   (4 marks)
 y

7. In Figure 1, triangle OAB is translated 3units parallel to the x-axis, and 1 unit
parallel to the y-axis, in the direction of both x and y increasing.
y

B (0, 4)

A (-2, 2)

O (0, 0) x

Figure 1

Find the coordinates of the images of O, A and B. (4marks)

8. Make R the subject of the formula

E
I= (5 marks)
R + W 2 L2
2

9. Two numbers differ by 5; the difference of their square is 45. Find the numbers.
(6 marks)

4 0 − 2 3   8 − 12 
10. Given that A =   , B =   and C =   . Show that
1 2   5 - 1 − 8 − 1 
A × B + C is a zero matrix. (5 marks)

2
11. Figure 2 shows a straight line graph.

y
P

0 4 x

Q
Figure 2
Find the equation of line PQ and write it in the form y = mx + c . (4 marks)

12. In Figure 3 DE is the tangent at D to the circle ABD. Angle BDA is twice angle
ADE and angle AED=36°.

36°
E
D

Figure 3

Calculate angle DBA. (4 marks)

3
 7
13. In a right-angled triangle, cos θ = . Find tan θ . (4 marks)
25

14. Figure 4 is a circle ABCD. AD=DC and AB is a diameter.

D
C

62°
A B

Figure 4
If angle DAC=62°, calculate angle ADC. (4 marks)

x 1
15. z varies directly as 2 and y varies inversely as x. If z = when x = 2 , express
y 3
y in terms of x. (5 marks)

16. A woman 1.55m tall is standing on the top of cliff 30m high looking down on a
boat that is on a lake. If the boat is 80m from the base of the cliff, find the angle
of depression of the boat from the woman. (4 marks)

17. Solve the equation 5 − ( x −1) = 0.008 (5 marks)

18. In Figure 5, triangle AXY is similar to triangle ABC. AX: BC = 2:3 and XY is
parallel to BC. Find the ratio of areas of triangle AXY: triangle ABC. (3 marks)

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 A

X Y

B C

Figure 5

Solve the equations 3 x − y = 3 and 9 x − y = 45 simultaneously.

2 2
19. (7 marks)

20. Find the equation of the line passing through (-2, 3) and parallel to
6x + 2 y − 5 = 0 (4 marks)

21. In the TNM football Super League, a win earns a team 3 points, a draw 1 point
and a loss 0 points. The results for ESCOM United after playing 20 games are 15
wins, 5 draws and 0 losses, while results for Silver Strikers after playing the same
number of games are 9 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses.

(i) Present this information in two matrices of the orders 3 × 1 and 2 × 3 .

(ii) Use matrix multiplication to find the number of points each team scored
after playing 20 games. (5 marks)

1 1
22. Simplify − 2 (4 marks)
x + x x + 2x + 1
2

23. Without using four-figure tables or calculator, evaluate

tan 2 60° + tan 2 45° (3 marks)

24. If sin 35°=0.57, without using four-figure tables or calculator, find the value of
sin 325°. (2 marks)

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