Shingai Study Centre O-Level Mathematics Mock Exam 2013

Instruction to Students: Answer all questions and write legibly 1)The following diagram

shows triangle ABC.

diagram not to scale

C = 120. AB = 7 cm, BC = 9 cm and AB

(a)

Find AC. (3)

C . Find BA

(b)

(3)
2)

Expand (2 + x)(2+x) and simplify your result. (3)

1 2 and B = 3 4 5 5 .

3)

Let A =

(a) Find AB. (3)

4)

The velocity, v m s1, of a moving object at time t seconds is given by v = 4t 2t. .Find an expression for t in terms of v (2) Factorise 2x2 10x -12

5)

(a)

(3) (2)

(b) Hence Find he values of x given that 2x2 10x -12 = 0

6)

Find the exact value of x in each of the following equations.

(a) (b)
7)

5x+1 = 125 3x + 5 = log 100 (6)

solve the simultaneous equations x 3y = 1 2x + 2y = 2 (4)

8)

In a triangle ABC, AB = 4 cm, AC = 3 cm and the area of the triangle is 4.5 cm2.
C Find the value of the angle BA

(4)

9)

Let a = log x, and c = log z.

y z3

Write log
10)

in terms of a,and c.

(6)

In a school of 88 boys, 32 study economics (E), 28 study history (H) and 39 do not study either subject. This information is represented in the following Venn diagram.
U (88) E (32) H (28)

c 39

(a)

Calculate the values a, b, c. (4)

11) (a) Factorise 16a2-9.Hence express 1591 as a product of two prime numbers (b) A farmer has 350 ha of land.After selling some of the land he is left with 329 ha.What percentage of his land did he sell? (c) Give answers for the following expresions 1) 1+1= 2) 2+2= 3) 5-0= (7) THERE IS BEAUTY IN MATHEMATICS machiwenyika et al (2013)!!!!!!!!