OKOMFO ANOKYE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION (2024)

CORE MATHEMATICS _ FORM 1
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Name:…………………………………… Class……………. Duration: 1 2 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠
INSTRUCTIONS
i. Answer all questions in this section A.
ii. Each question in this Section carries 2 marks. Shade the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer.
iii. Answer any two (2) questions in section B.

1. Two consecutive integers are such that 9. If √75 + √27 + 𝑘√3 = 0, find the
the greater added to twice the smaller value of 𝑘.
gives 52. Find the numbers. a. −16 c. 8
a. 15, 16 c. 16, 17 b. −8 d. 16
b. 17, 18 d. 18, 19 10. What is the sum of the following
2. Express 25𝑡𝑒𝑛 as a number in base two. numbers; 256𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 , 342𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 and
a. 10011𝑡𝑤𝑜 c. 11001𝑡𝑤𝑜 421𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ?
b. 11010𝑡𝑤𝑜 d. 11100𝑡𝑤𝑜 a. 1131𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 c. 1231𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
4𝑥 𝑥−1
3. Solve the equation − 2 = b. 1141𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 d. 1241𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
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a. −7 c. 1 11. The sum of 42 and a certain number is
b. −4 d. 7 divided by 4. The result is twice the
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4. By how much is the sum of 1 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 6 number. Find the number.
less than 5? a. 9 c. 7
1 1 b. 8 d. 6
a. 1 c. 3
2 2 12. Factorize 21𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 1 completely.
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b. 2 2 d. 9 2 a. (7𝑥 + 1)(7𝑥 + 1)
5. What property of addition does the b. (7𝑥 + 1)(3𝑥 − 1)
statement 𝑎 + (𝑏 + 𝑐) = (𝑎 + 𝑏) + 𝑐 c. (7𝑥 − 1)(3𝑥 + 1)
illustrate, where 𝑎, 𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 are real d. (7𝑥 − 1)(3𝑥 − 1)
numbers. 13. Given that 𝑥 − 4 < 4 and 𝑥 − 4 > 0,
a. Closure c. Commutative which of the following is true?
b. Associative d. Distributive a. −4 < 𝑥 < 8
𝑎−1
6. Simplify 𝑎2 −1 b. −4 < 𝑥 < 0
1 1 c. 0 < 𝑥 < 8
a. 𝑎
c. 1−𝑎 d. 4 < 𝑥 < 8
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b. d. 14. Simplify √98 − √50 + √18.
𝑎−1 𝑎+1
2𝑥+4 a. 5√2 c. 10√2
7. Find the value of 𝑥 for which 2 is
𝑥 −1 b. 9√2 d. 15√2
zero. 2 2
15. Factorize 9𝑥 𝑡 − 1 completely
a. 2 c. −2
a. (9𝑥𝑡 − 1)(9𝑥𝑡 − 1)
b. 3 d. 1
b. (3𝑥𝑡 − 1)(3𝑥𝑡 + 1)
8. What is the result of subtracting 3𝑥 2 −
c. (9𝑥𝑡 + 1)(9𝑥𝑡 + 1)
4𝑥 − 1 from 4𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1?
d. (9𝑥𝑡)2
a. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 2
16. Evaluate 6 − 36(𝑚𝑜𝑑 9).
b. 7𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2 a. 3 c. 5
c. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 2 b. 4 d. 6
d. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 2

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 𝑥+3
28. What value(s) of 𝑥 make(s) 2
4 𝑥 +𝑥−6
17. of the school time is used first break, undefined?
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5 1 a. −3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 2 c. −3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2
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for the second break and 33 for the
b. −3 d. 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3
third break. Which of the break gives 𝑎−1
the students more time? 29. Simplify 𝑎2 −1
4 1 1 1
a. c. a. c.
9 33 𝑎 1−𝑎
5 1 1
b. 11
d. None of the above b. 𝑎−1 d. 𝑎+1
18. Find 𝑀 if 3𝑀 + 132 = 162. 2
30. Factorize 12𝑥 − 3𝑦 2

a. 29 c. 87 a. 3(2𝑥 − 𝑦)(2𝑥 + 𝑦)
b. −87 d. −29 b. 3(2𝑥 − 𝑦)2
19. Find 𝑥 such that c. (4𝑥 − 𝑦)(𝑥 + 3𝑦)
312𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟 + 52𝑥 = 96𝑡𝑒𝑛 d. 3(4𝑥 − 𝑦)(𝑥 + 𝑦}
a. 5 c. 7
b. 6 d. 8 SECTION B
20. In what modulus is it true that [40 Marks]
9 + 8 = 5? ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS FROM
a. 𝑚𝑜𝑑 10 c. 𝑚𝑜𝑑 12 THIS SECTION
b. 𝑚𝑜𝑑 11 d. 𝑚𝑜𝑑 13
1. (a). Draw a table for multiplication ⊗ in
21. Simplify (0.3 × 10 )(0.5 × 103 ).
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modulo 8 on the set {3, 5, 7}
a. 1.5 × 102 c. 1.5 × 104
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b. 1.5 × 10 d. 1.5 × 105 (b). Using your table;
22. Evaluate (3.09)2 to one decimal place. (i). evaluate (7 ⊗ 3) ⊗ 5
a. 9.5 c. 3.0 and 7 ⊗ (3 ⊗ 5)
b. 9.6 d. 3.1 (ii). find the truth set of 𝑛 ⊗ 𝑛 = 1
23. Correct 0.0030071 to three significant
figures. 2. (a). Given that 4256 = 320𝑥 evaluate,
a. 0.003 c. 0.00307 123𝑥 − 34𝑥
b. 0.00301 d. 0.00310
24. Given that 2𝑥 + 1 ≡ 4(𝑚𝑜𝑑 7), where
𝑥 is an integer. Find the least value of
(b). If 136 base 𝑛 is equal to 76, find 𝑛.
𝑥.
a. 2 c. 4 𝑚+1 𝑚−1 4
b. 3 d. 5 (c). Simplify 𝑚−1
− 𝑚+1 + 𝑚2 −1
25. Expand (2𝑥 − 𝑦)(2𝑥 + 𝑦)
a. 4𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 3. In a senior secondary school there are 174
b. 4𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 2 students in form two. Of these, 86 play
c. 4𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 table tennis, 84 play football and 94 play
d. 2𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 volley ball; 34 play volley ball and football,
26. A binary operation ∗ is defined on a set 42 play table tennis and football and 30
of real numbers ℝ, by play table tennis and volley ball. Each
𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏 − 2𝑎, where 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ ℝ. student plays at least one of the three
If 5 ∗ 𝑥 = 22, find 𝑥. games and x students play all three games.
a. 4 c. 8
b. 6 d. 10 (a) Display these facts on a Venn diagram
(2𝑥)4
27. Simplify 4 (b) Write down an equation in x and hence
2𝑥
a. 8 c. 2 find 𝑥.
b. 4 d. 1
(c) If a student is chosen at random from
form two; what is the probability that he
plays two games.
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