MID-TERM ASSIGNMENT (THIRD TERM)

BASIC 8 MATHEMATICS

INSTRUCTIONS:

TO BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE 08-06-2015

Answer ALL questions on higher education paper NOT your note. 

All necessary details of working must be shown on the answer papers.
Use pencil for diagrams. 
Orderly and Clear presentation of work will attract full marks

PART I (THEORY)

HIGH STANDARD MATHEMATICS FOR JSS2 
(UBE EDITION)

REVIEW EXERCISE 8a № 1, 4, 8, 11 and 12 p 75:  

REVIEW EXERCISE 15 № 1, 2, 7, 8 and 11 pp 179-180

NEW GENERAL  MATHEMATICS FOR JSS2 UBE EDITION

     EXERCISE  17d  № 9 p173 : 

     EXERCISE  17c  № 2 p171: 

     EXERCISE  20d  № 11 p200: 

     EXERCISE  21c  № 2 and №4   p206

   

     CHECKPOINT MATHS 2 NEW EDITION

     EXERCISE 26.2  №3   p242

   

PART II (PROJECT)

    

    Measure the floor of your room and draw to scale the plan 
     on a plain paper(A4) 

    Design a polygon using matchsticks, broomsticks 
    or straws on hardboard.

    The best work will be displayed.

ASSIGNMENT  DETAILS:

                  

HIGH STANDARD MATHEMATICS FOR JSS2 (UBE EDITION)

REVIEW EXERCISE 8a № 1, 4, 8, 11 and 12 p 75

Q1.   A regular polygon has 8 sides. For this polygon, find

         a) the exterior angle

           b) the interior angle

         c) the sum of the interior angles

Q4.   The interior angle of a regular polygon is 135⁰, 
         find the number of sides of the polygon.

       

Q8.   Three of the interior angles of a regular pentagon are each x. 
         The others are each 3x. Find x.

Q11. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 2520⁰, 
         find the number of sides.

Q12. The interior angles of a pentagon are 125⁰, 4x⁰, x⁰, 92⁰, and 83⁰. 
         Find the value of x.

REVIEW EXERCISE 15 № 1, 2, 7, 8 and 11 Pp 179-180

Q1.   The diagonal of a rhombus at 12cm and 16cm, Find the length of each side.

  

Q2.   Triangle PQR is right-angle at Q. |PQ| =3a cm and |QR| = 4a cm. 
         Determine |PR| in terms of a

Q7.   The height of an isosceles triangle is 3cm. 
         Find the third side if the end of the 2 equal side is5cm

Q8.   One side of a rectangle is 4cm and the diagonal is 5cm. 
         What is the length of the other side of the rectangle

Q11. From a point 5m from the base of a water tank, the angle of elevation at
         the top of the tank is 45˚. Find the height of the tank..

NEW GENERAL  MATHEMATICS FOR JSS2 UBE EDITION

EXERCISE 17d № 9 p 173

Q9.   The distance between the opposite corners of a rectangular plot is 30 m. 
        The length of the plot is 24 m. Calculate the breadth of the plot.

EXERCISE 17c №2 p171

Q2.   Find out which of the following are Pythagorean triples

         a.  (20 ,21 ,29)             b.  (15 ,22 ,29)

         c.  (28 ,45 ,53)             d.  (11 ,60 ,61)

         e.  (27 ,36 ,45)             f.   (20 ,22 ,26)

         g.  (18 ,24 ,30)             h.  (12 ,16 ,20)

         i.   (14 ,24 ,28)             j.   (30 ,40 ,50)

         

EXERCISE 20d  №11 p200

Q11. The angle of elevation of the top of a radio mast from a point 53m from 
          its base on level ground is 61˚. 

         Find the height of the mast to the nearest 5m.

EXERCISE 21c № 2 and №4 p206

Q2.   A die has six faces numbered 1 to 6. If the die is rolled once, 
         find the probability of:

         a) Obtaining the number 6

         b) Obtaining the number 10

         c) Not obtaining the number 6

         d) Obtaining one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Q4.   There are six red balls in a box. A ball is selected at random. 

         Find the probability that the ball is:

a) red,                   b) blue,                     c) red or blue                     d) yellow.

CHECKPOINT MATHS 2 NEW EDITION

EXERCISE 26.2 № 3

Q3.   The two-way table below shows the age and gender of people on a bus.

		Age
		Under 10	10-20	21-50	Over 50
Gender	Female	2	8	12	6
	Male	4	5	18	5

         a)   How many people were on the bus?

         One of these people is picked at random.

         b)   What is the probability that the person is female?

         c)   What is the probability that the person is aged 21-50?

         d)   What is the probability that the person is a male aged under 10?

 PROJECT

 Measure the length and breadth of your bedroom. 
 Use appropriate scale to draw the floor of your  bedroom and
 draw it in on plain sheet of paper (A4). 

Design a polygon using matchsticks, broomsticks or straws on hardboard.

    The best work will be displayed.


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