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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
CLASS X EXAMINATION
MAY 2015
General Mathematics Paper I
Time: 40 minutes Marks: 30

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read each question carefully.
2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.
4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
the circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.
Candidates Signature

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.
6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.
7. You may use a simple calculator if you wish.
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1.

If 2 (v + w) = 12 and w = 2, then v is equal to

A.
B.
C.
D.

2.

8
6
4
3

The expression

(a b )2
a+b

(a + b )2

C.

a+b

(a b )2

D.

4.

ab
a+ b

)(

a b is equal to

A.

2 a

B.

2 b

C.

a b

D.

a2 b2

The factors of x 4 y 4 are

A.

(x + y )3 (x y )

B.

(x + y )2 (x y )2

C.

(x + y )(x y ) (x 2 y 2 )

D.
5.

in the simplest form is equal to

a b

B.

a2 b2

(a + b )2

A.

3.

(a + b )3

(x + y )(x y ) (x 2 + y 2 )

When x 3 2 is divided by x + 1, the remainder is

A.
B.
C.
D.

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1
1
3

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6.

Which one of the following is a factor of x 3 x 2 + 2 ?

A.
B.
C.
D.

7.

8.

9.

1
a 2 + 2 2 is equal to
a
A.

a +
a

B.

a
a

C.

2 1
a + 2
a

D.

2 1
a 2
a

The least common multiple of x 3 1 and x 2 + x + 1 is

A.

x 1

B.

x2 + x +1

C.

(x 1)(x 2 + x + 1)

D.

(x 1)(x 2 + x + 1)

The highest common factor of 25 x, 5 x 2 and 20 x 3 is

A.
B.
C.
D.

10.

x 1
x +1
x2
x+2

5x
5x 2
25x 2
20x 3

If p < q < 0, where p and q are real numbers, then which of the following is TRUE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

pq < 0
pq > 0
pq 0
pq 0

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11.

12.

If

A.

5
4

B.

5
2

C.

4
5

D.

2
5

If 2 x 3 = 1, then the solution set is

A.
B.
C.
D.

13.

14.

5 2x
= 0, then the value of x is equal to
2

{1 }
{2 }
{1, 2 }
{ 1, 2 }

If one root of 2 x 2 x = 0 is 0, the other root is

A.

B.

1
2
1
2

C.

D.

What should be added to x 2 + 5 x to make it a perfect square?

A.

B.

25

C.

5
2

D.

25
4

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15.

16.

0 0
The additive inverse of the matrix
is
0 0
A.

0 0
0 0

B.

1 0
0 1

C.

0 1
1 0

D.

1 0
0 1

2 x 1 0
If
= , then the value of x is
3 1 1 4
A.
B.
C.
D.

17.

6 3
The multiplicative inverse of the matrix
is NOT possible if
y 1
A.
B.
C.
D.

18.

2
0
1
2

y=0
y=2
y = 2
y = 6

If P is a matrix of order 2 3 and Q is a matrix of order 3 1 , then the order of the matrix
P Q is
A.

2 1

B.

23

C.

3 2

D.

3 3

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19.

In the given circle with centre O, the value of x is

A.
B.
C.
D.

50

30
40
50
80

O
x

100

NOT TO SCALE

20.

In the given figure, ABC is a triangle and AB is parallel to CD . The value of y is

A.
B.
C.
D.

50
60
70
90

60
y

50

NOT TO SCALE
A

21.

In the figure, the value of y is

A.
B.
C.
D.

13
26
29
32

58o
y
NOT TO SCALE

22.

32o

If two or more angles combine together to form a straight line, the sum of their measure is
A.
B.
C.
D.

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90
180
360

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23.

AC is one of the medians of the given triangle ABD. Therefore, m BC will be equal to
B
mCD
A.
B.

m AB

C.

m AC

D.

m AD

NOT TO SCALE
A

24.

Which of the following set of values is possible for the given triangle?
A.
B.
C.
D.

a = 4, b = 5 and c = 3
a = 5, b = 3 and c = 4
a = 13, b = 5 and c = 12
a = 5, b = 12 and c = 13

a
C

b
NOT TO SCALE

25.

26.

The area of a cube is 4 cm 2 . Its volume is

A.

8 cm3

B.

16 cm 3

C.

36 cm3

D.

64 cm3

The area of the given parallelogram ABCD is

A.

6 cm

B.

12 cm 2

C.

24 cm 2

D.

32 cm 2

8 cm

3 cm

90

NOT TO SCALE
A

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27.

The figure represents a triangular plot ABC. The area of the plot is
C

A.

2500 ft 2

B.

1200 ft 2

C.

600 ft 2

D.

120 ft

40 ft
90

A 30 ft

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28.

The point collinear to the points (0, 0) and (1, 1) is

A.
B.
C.
D.

29.

(2, 2)
(2, 0)
(0, 1)
(1, 1)

In the given figure, three collinear points are Q,

A.
B.
C.
D.

S and T.
P and S.
R and S.
P and R.

S
T

R
NOT TO SCALE

30.

Which of the following is/ are TRUE for the given parallelogram?
I. Point W, Y and Z are collinear.
II. Point W, X and Z may form a triangle.
III. mWX = m ZY
A.
B.
C.
D.

II only
I and II
I and III
II and III

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W

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