Holy Child College

Southwest, Ikoyi, Lagos

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
2024/2025 Academic Session

SUBJECT: Mathematics CLASS: SS2 TIME:

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 𝜇 = {𝑥∶ 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 20} and
1. If the universal set difference between their

A = {𝑦: 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 3},

areas.

B = {𝑧: 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠}

A. 8.25cm2
B. 14.50cm2
Find A ∩ B C. 29.00cm2
A. {1, 3, 6} 67.75cm2
B. {3, 5, 9, 12}
−1 3 1
C. {3, 9, 15} 7. Solve < (3 x−2)<
D. {2, 3, 9} 4 4 2
5 8
2. The locus of a point P which A. < x<
9 9
is equidistant from two
−8 7
given points S and T is B. < x<
9 9
A. the perpendicular
−8 5
bisector of ST C. < x<
9 9
B. the angle bisector of PS −7 8
and ST D. < x<
9 9
C. a perpendicular to ST
8. In the figure below, MNQPis
D. a line parallel to ST
a cyclic quadrilateral MN
3. The 3rd term of an A.P is 4x
and PQ are produced to
- 2y and the 9th term is 10x
meet at X and NQ and MP
- 8y. Find the common
are produced to meet at Y.
difference.
If ∠ MNQ=860 and ∠ NQP=1220
A. 19x - 17y
B. 8x - 4y , find x , y .
C. x – y
D. 2x
2
x 2− y 2 (x− y )
4. Simplify ÷
( x + y )2 3 x+ 3 y
x− y
A.
3
B. x + y
3
C.
x− y
D. x− y A. 280, 360
0.21× 0.072 ×0.00054
5. Evaluate B. 360, 280
0.006 ×1.68 ×0.063
A. 0.01286 C. 430, 610
B. 0.01285
C. 0.1286 D. 610, 430
D. 0.1285 9. A group of market women
6. The perimeter of a square sell at least one of yam,
and the circumference of a plantain and maize. 12 of
circle are each equal to them sell maize, 10 sell yam
22cm. Find the positive and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell
 plantain and maize, 4 sell D. 7
yam and maize, 2 sell yam
and plantain only while 3 13. Solve the inequality
sell all the three items. How x+ 4 x−3
for which − <4
many women are in the 3 2
group? A. x <7
A. 25 B. x >−7
B. 19 C. x ←7
C. 18 D. x >7
D. 17 14. Factorize 6 x 2+ 7 xy−5 y 2
10. Find the sum to A. (6 x +5 y)(x − y)
infinity of the series B. (2 x+ 5 y )(3 x− y )
7 7
2
7
3 C. (3 x + y)(2 x−5 y )
1+ +( ) +( ) +… D. (3 x +5 y)(2 x− y )
10 10 10
7 15. It takes 12 men 8
A. 2 hours a day to finish a piece
10
1 of work in 4 days. In how
B. 3 many days will it take 4
3
C. 5 men working 16 hours a day
D. 7 to complete the same piece
11. In the diagram below, of work?
O is the centre of the circle A. 6 days
and ∠PQR = 1060. Find the B. 8 days
value of y. C. 10 days
D. 12 days
16. Consider the
statements:
p: Siah is from Foya
q: Foya is in Lofa
Write in symbolic form the
statement: “If Siah is from
Foya, then Foya is in Lofa”
A. q ⟹ p
A. 16 B. p ⟺ q
B. 37 C. p ⟹ q
C. 74 D. q ⟺ p
Given that sin 600 ¿ √
D. 127 3
17.
12. Given that 2 p – m=6 2
0
and 2 p +4 m=1, find the value 1 1−sin 60
and cos 60 0 ¿ , find
of (4 p +3 m) 2 1+ cos 60
0

A. 1 2+ √3
A.
B. 3 3
C. 5
 1−√ 3 3p
B. B.
3 2
1+ √3 5p
C. C.
3 2
2−√ 3 D. p 3
D. 22. The roots of a quadratic
3
18. x varies directly as the equation are ( 3−√3 ) and
product of u and v and ( 3+ √3 ). Find its equation.
inversely as their sum. If x
= 3 when u = 3 and A. x 2−6 x−9=0
v = 1, what is the value of x B. x 2+ 6 x−9=0
if C. x 2−6 x +6=0
u = 3 and v = 3? D. x 2−6 x−6=0
A. 9 23. A sales girl gave a
B. 3 balance of ₦1.15 to a
C. 4 customer instead of ₦1.25.
D. 6 Calculate her percentage
19. The product of the error
present ages of a mother A. 10%
and her daughter is 432. B. 8.7%
Four years ago, the mother C. 8.0%
was exactly four times as D. 2.4%
old as the daughter. Their 24.
present ages are
A. 48, 9
B. 36, 12
C. 28, 14
D. 30, 18
20. The length of a
rectangle exceeds its width
by 2cm. if the area of the
rectangle is 80cm2, the
NOT DRAWN TO SCALE
length of the rectangle is
In the diagram, POM is a
A. 16cm
diameter, ∠ PMN =t 0 and
B. 10cm 0
∠ RPM =(3 t + 6) . Find the
C. 8cm
D. 5cm value of t .
21. The sum of two A. 84 0
numbers is twice their B. 42 0
difference. If the difference C. 36 0
of the numbers is P, find the D. 210
larger of the two numbers 25. The interior angle of a
p regular polygon is 6 times
A. its exterior angle. Find the
2
 number of sides of the 4
29. If cos x= ,0 ° ≤ x ≤ 90° , find
polygon. 5
A. 12 1+tan x
the value of
B. 14 1−tan x
C. 15 A. 9
D. 10 B. 7
26. A bucket is 12 cm in C. 4
diameter at the top, 8 cm in 7
D.
diameter at the bottom and 16
4 cm deep. Calculate its 30. Factorize 4x2 - 9y2 +
volume. 20x + 25
304 A. (2x -3y + 5)(2x - 3y - 5)
A. π cm3
3 B. (2x - 3y)(2x + 3y)
B. 144 π cm3 C. (2x - 3y +5)(2x + 3y + 5)
C. 128 π cm3 D. (2x + 5)(2x - 9y +5)
D. 72 π cm3 31. Find the volume of a
27. A circle has a radius of cone which has a base
13 cm with a chord 12 cm radius of 5 cm and slant
away from the centre of the height of 13 cm.
circle. Calculate the length A. 300π cm3
of the chord. B. 325π cm3
A. 16 cm C. 3253π cm3
B. 8 cm D. 100π cm3
C. 5 cm
D. 10 cm 32.
28.

Use the graph above to find

NOT DRAWN TO SCALE the values of p and q if
In the diagram, O is the px+ qy ≤ 4
centre of the circle and A. p = 2, q = - 1
∠ ADB=32 . Find the value of
0
B. p = -1, q = 2
x. C. p = 2, q = 1
A. 24 0 D. p = 1, q = 2
B. 3 80 33. A sector of a circle of
C. 580 radius 7.2cm which
D. 64 0 subtends an angle of 300°
at the centre is used to form
 a cone. What is the radius of
the base of the cone?
A. 8cm
B. 6cm
C. 9cm
D. 7cm
34. Make R the subject of
the formula if P=¿
M ( X+ R 2 )
+2
5 NOT DRAWN TO SCALE

√ (
A. 5 P+10+ XM
M
)
In the diagram, ST is a
tangent to the circle centre

√ (
B. 5 P+10−XM
M
)
O and ∠ ORP=510 . Find ∠ OPQ
A. 510

√ (
C. 5 P−10−XM
M
) B. 49 0
C. 390

35.
√ (
D. 5 P−10+ XM
M
Simplify
)
38.
D. 310
Factorize completely
4abx – 2axy – 12b2x + 6bxy.
2 2
(2 x− y ) −(x−2 y ) A. 2x(2b– a)(3b– y)
5 x 2−5 y 2 B. 2x(a – 3b)(2b – y)
3 C. 2x(3b – a) (2b – y)
A. D. 2x(a – 3b)(y – 2b)
5
2 39. If k +1 , 2 k−1 , 3 k +1 are
B. consecutive terms of a
5
2 x− y geometric progression(GP) ,
C. find the possible values of
5x+ y
x−2 y the common ratio.
D.
x+5 y A. 0, 8
36. If y varies inversely as 5
B. -1,
x , how does x vary with y?
2
3
C. 2, 3
A. x varies inversely as y2 D. 1, 1
B. x varies inversely as √ y 40. Find the range of
C. x varies directly as y2 values of x satisfying the
D. x varies directly as y inequalities 5 + x ≤ 8 and 13
37. + x ≥ 7.
A. – 6 ≤ x ≤ – 3
B. – 6 ≤ x ≤ 3
C. – 3 ≤ x ≤ 3
D. 3≤ x ≤ 6
41. Convert each of the
following numbers 59.81798
 and 0.0746829 to three of their difference is 6. Find
significant figures and the smaller number.
multiply them giving your A. 1
answer to three significant B. 7
figures. C. 13
A. 4.46 D. 15
B. 4.47 44. An arithmetic
C. 4.48 progression has first term
D. 4.49 as 11 and fourth term as 32.
42. If P=−3 and q=5, Find the sum of the first
evaluate p2 – p q2 – p3 nine terms.
A. 54 A. 351
B. 75 B. 531
C. 93 C. 315
D. 111 D. 513
43. The average of two 45. Factorize a 3+ 27 b3
numbers is 10 and one–third
2 2
A. (a−3 b)(a +3 ab+9 b )
2 2
B. (a+ 3 b)(a −3 ab+9 b )
2 2
C. (3 a−b)(9 a + 3 ab+b )
2 2
D. (3 a+ b)(9 a −3 ab+b )
2−√ 5
46. Rationalize
3−√ 5
1−√ 5
A.
2
1−√ 5
B.
3
1+ √ 5
C.
4
1−√ 5
D.
4

47. The chord ST of a circle is equal to the radius, r, of the circle.

Find the length of arc ST.
πr
A.
2
πr
B.
12
πr
C.
3
πr
D.
6
48. In the figure below, find angle x.

A. 1000
B. 1200
C. 1400
D. 1600

49. A student was asked to correct 0.02539 to two significant

figures but gave its value to two decimal places. His percentage
error is
A. 20
2
B. 16
3
5
C. 15
13
D. 0

50. Given that sin(5 x−28)0¿ cos (3 x−50)0 where 0 0 ˂θ ˂ 900, find the
value of x .
A. 140
B. 210
C. 320
D. 390