HOPEBAY COLLEGE, MAZA-MAZA.
2ND TERM EXAMINATION 2022/23 ACADEMIC SESSION
CLASS: SS2C SUBJECT:Further Mathematics
(Objectives: answer all)
1) Evaluate limx-> 1 4x2 + 3x a) 4 b) 3 c) 7 d) 0
2) Evaluate limx-> 0 x2 + 9 a) 3 b) 9 c) 6 d) 1
3) Evaluate limx-> 0 ( x+3) ( 3x-3) a) 27 b) 6 c) 9 d) -9
4) Differentiate 8x2 + 10 a) 8x b) 16x c) 10 d) 18x
5) Find the derivative of y = b where b is a constant a) 0 b) bx c) x d) 1
6) If y = 3x4 -7x + 5 find dy/dx a) 12x3 b) 12x3 – 7 c) 12x3 + 5 d) 12x3 + 12
7) Given that y = x2 + 3x + 2, find dy/dx at x = 2 a) 6 b) 4 c) 7 d) 5
8) Given that y = ( 2x + 3)4 find dy/dx a) 18(2x + 3)3 b) 4(2x + 3)4 c) 8(2x + 3)3 d) 2( 2x+3)3
9. Given that f(x) = x5 + 4x4 – 6x2 + 2x + 2, find (-1)
(a) 2 (b) -3 (c) -4 (d) -2
(10) Determine the values of p and q if(x – 1) and (x – 2) are factors of 2x 3 + px – 4 + q
(a) p = 12, q = 13 (b) p = -13, p = -12 (c) p = -13, q = 12
(d) p = 10, q = 8
(11) Find zero of the polynomial p(x) = x3 + 4x2 + x – 6
(a) x = -1, 2, 3 (b) x = -1, -3 (c) x = 1, -2, -3 (d) x = 1, 2, -3
(12) If f(x) = 6x3 + 13x2 + 2x – 5, find the factors of f(x)
(a) (x – 1) (2x – 1) (3x – 5) (b) (x + 1) (2x – 1) (3x + 5) (c) (x + 1) (2x + 1) (3x – 5)
(d) (x + 1) (1 – 2x) (5 – 3x)
(13) If (2x + 1) is a factor of the polynomial f(x) = 2x 3 – 8x + x2 + k, find the value of the
constant k. (a) -2 (b) -3 (c) -4 (d) 3
(14) Find the remainder when 2x3 – 4x2 + x – 3 is divided by x + 3
(a) 84 (b) -86 (c) -64 (d) 76
(15) Factorise x4 – 1 completely (a) (x + 2) (x – 3) (b) (x + 1) (x – 1) (x2 + 1)
(c) (x + 1) (x + 2) (x – 3) (d) (x + 1) (x + 1) (x – 2)
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(16) Given that p1(x) = 2x4 + 3x3 – x2 + 2x – 3 and p1(x) = 3x3 + 2x + 2. Find 3p1(x) – 3p1(x)
(a) 6x4 – 3x2 – 15 (b) 5x4 – 3x4 + 2x2 – x + 3 (c) 6x4 = 9x3 – 15
(d) 6x + 18x + 6x
4 2 2
(17) Given that p(x) = x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 1, find p( ½ )
3 6 5
(a) ( b ) ( c ) ( d ) 2.
4 7 8
(18) Given that p(x) = ax2 + bx + 1, p( ½ ) = ½ and p(-2) = 23, determine the values of a and b
(a) a = -3, b = 4 (b) a = 2, b = -3 (c) a = 4, b = -3 (d) a = 3, b = -3
Given that a cubic equation x3 + 2x2 – 19x – 20 = 0 has 4 as one its roots, use this information to
answer question 19 and 20, find
(19) Second root (a) -1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
(20) Third root (a) 5 (b) -8 (c) 3 (d) 2
Theory ( Answer 0nly 3)
1. Find the derivative of each of the following
(a) 2x3 – 5x2 + 2
1
(b) 3x2 +
x
(c) x3 + 2x2 +1
2. Find the derivative of each of the following:
a) y = (3x2 – 2)3
b) y = √ ¿ ¿)
3a) Differentiate from the first principle y= x3
(3b) Differentiate the followings ;
y= (3x+4) (6x-8)
(4) Find the values of the constant p, q and r such that, when the polynomial
f(x) = x3 + px2 + qx + r is divided by (x + 2), (x – 1) and (x – 3), the remainder are respectively -
48, 0 and 2. Hence factorise f(x) completely.
(5) If x – 2 is a factor of f(x) = x 3 – x2 + px + q and f(x) leaves a remainder of 12 when it is divided
by (x – 3), find
(a) the values of the constant p and q
(b) the three values of c for which x3 – x2 + px + q = 0
