SECTION A (20 Marks) Answer all the questions.

1.

The Babylonians developed a form of writing based on cuneiform. Which of the following shows the number 407 in Babylonian numeration using the cuneiform?

(A)

<< <<

(B)

<<<< <<<

(C)

<<< <<<< <<< <<<

(D)

<< <<

2.

Convert the number 4321 8 to base 10.

(A)

721

(B)

720

(C)

1011010001

(D)

1111010001

3.

Given 100002 < x <101002 and x is the number in base 10. If the digit value of x in the unit place in base 8 is 3, what is the value of x in base 10?

(A)

19

(B)

23

(C)

25

(D)

27

4.

Which of the following statement is true? (A) Every integer is a natural number

(B)

Every integer is a rational number

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(C)
(D)

Every rational number is a whole number Every rational number is an irrational number

5.

Which of the following pair of numbers is relatively prime? (A) 15 and 28

(B)

24 and 30

(C)

12 and 18

(D)

26 and 32

6.

Solve the value of x for the given equation below: 4 - 5 = x, (A) (B) (C) (D) -1 1 9 11
4

(mod 12)

7.

The following sequence is Lucas sequence named after a French Mathematician of the nineteenth century, 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76, 123

What is the eleventh term of the Lucas sequence?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

109 199 219 229

No. of diagonal (1) 8. 1

(2) 1 Triangular array of Pascals triangle1is written in a different form as shown below (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 3 6
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1 4 10 20 1 5 15 1 6 1

10 15

The sums along the diagonals as indicated by the lines can be found. If the quotient is found using the ratio between the successive terms of the sequence, what is the average value of the quotients of the successive sums till the 7th diagonal? (Give your answer until 3 decimal points) (A) (B) (C) (D) 0.045 0.224 1.342 1.565

9.

Simplify the fraction

240 672

(A)

_5_ 7

(B)

_5_ 14

(C)

_55_ 84

(D)

_60_ 164

10.

Which of the following is not a complex fraction? (A) __3__ 1 2

(B) _

_3_ _7___ 8

(C)

3_ _ _4__ _9_ 11

(D)

_7_ 9

11.

Evaluate the expression, _____1_____ 1+ ____1______ 1 + __1___ 1+ 1 2

(A)

_7_
8

(B)

_5_ 7

(C)

_5_ 8

(D)

_3_ 8

12.

Mr. Lee drove 100km in x hours. Assuming that he continued to drive at the same speed, what is the distance that he travelled in the next _3_ of an hour? 4

(A)

_75_ x

(B)

_400_ 3x

(C)

_3x_
9

400

(D)

75x

13.

If set A = {-10, -3, -0.373737..., 0.025, 0.5656656665, 2, 7, 16 } 5

Which of the elements are irrational numbers?

(A)

-10, -0.373737, 16_, 7 5

(B)

-10, 2, 16_, 7 5

10

(C)

-10, -0.373737, 0.5656656665, 16_ 5

(D)

-10, 0.565665665, 2, 7

14.

Simplify the expression below:

16 + 5 2 2 54

(A)

(B)

132

(C)

4 + 2

(D)

4 2

11

15.

Rationalize the denominator of the expression given below, 3x 2 x + 1

(A)

2 + 3x 5x 2x 1

(B)

2 + 3x - 5x x + 1

(C)

2 + 3x 5 x x 1

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(D)

2 2x x 1

16.

If z = 3 + 4i, and z is its conjugate, find the product of z z

(A)

(B)

25

(C) (D)

7 + 24i 25 + 24i

17.

Calculate (17 7i) (5 i) .

(A)

46 - 9 i 13 13

(B)

46 + 2 i

13

13

(C)

46 + 9 i 13 13

(D)

3 - 21 i 13

18.

Express z = 2 + 2i in the form r (cos

+ i sin

(A)

2 2 (cos 60 + i sin 60)

(B)

2 (cos 30 + i sin 30)

(C) (D)

2 (cos 45 + i sin 45) 2 2 (cos 45 + i sin 45)

19.

Round off the number 515.231 to the nearest hundred. (A) (B) (C) 500 510 515

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(D) 20.

520

What is the ratio of Milky Way radius to our solar system radius given that, the distance from Pluto to sun is 5.910 12 meters and the Milky Way disk radius is. 3.91020 meters. Round the coefficient to the nearest tenth. (A) (B) (C)
(D)

0.6 x 108 6.6 x 107 6.7 x 107 6.6 x 108

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