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MATHEMATICS ALT 1
2½ HRS
FORM 3
Trial 6

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FORM THREE
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Instructions
(a) Write your name, class and admission number.
(b) Answer all the questions in section I and ONLY Five in section II.
(c) Show all the calculations in the spaces provided
(d) KNEC mathematical tables and non-programmable calculators may be used.

For Examiners Use

Section 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Total

Section 11
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total Grand total

SECTION I
1. Evaluate using logarithms. [4 Marks]
√ 0.04689
3

51.64 ×0.793

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2. Find the value of k if the expression 4 x2 −10 x +k + 3 is a perfect square [2 Marks]

3. A rectangular block has a square base whose sides are exactly 8cm. Its height, measured to the
nearest millimeter is 3.2cm. calculate the greatest possible error in calculating its volume
[4 Marks]

4. A matrix is given by T = (−36 55). Find T −1

[2 Marks]

5. The vectors a , b , c are given as (32) (−34 )and ( 04 ). Another vector q is such
thatq=2 a−3 b+2 c . Calculate ¿ q /¿ correct to 3 decimal places. [3 Marks]

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6. Simplify by rationalizing the denominator; [2 Marks]
3
2 √ 3−√2

7. A scientific calculator is marked at sh. 1560. Under hire purchase it is available for a
downpayment of sh. 200 and six monthly instalments of sh. 250 each. Calculate;
a. The Hire purchase price. [2 Marks]

b. The extra amount paid out over the cash price. [1 Mark]

8. Solve the equation;

log ( x +24 ) −2 log3=log ⁡(9−2 x ) [3 Marks]

9. In the figure below, ABCD is a square of side 14cm. CXB and CYB are arcs of circle centre A and D
respectively. Calculate the area of the shaded region [3 Marks]

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10. Make x the subject of the formula; [3 Marks]

a √ x 2 + b2
p=
y

11. In the figure below, BT is a tangent to the circle to the circle at B. AXCT and BXD are straight lines.
AX=6cm, CT=8cm, BX=4.8cm and XD=5cm.

Find the length of;

a. XC [2 Marks]

b. BT [2 Marks]

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12. Find the value of x if the matrix ( x4 1
x−3 )
is a singular matrix. [3 Marks]

13. The first – term of an arithmetic sequence is -7 and the common difference is 4.
a. List the first 6 terms of the sequence [2 Marks]

b. Determine the sum of the first 30 terms of the sequence [2 Marks]

14. A manufacturer sells a bottle of fruit juice to a trader at a profit of 40%. The trader sells it for sh.
84 at a profit of 20%. Find.
a. The traders buying price. [2 Marks]

b. The cost of manufacture of one bottle. [1 Mark]

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15. ABC is a triangle whose base BC = 35. The point X on BC is such that BX=21cm, AX=16cm and
angle AXB=600. Calculate;
a. The length of AB [1 Mark]

b. The length of AC [1 Mark]

c. The size of angle BAC [1 Mark]

16. A small cone of height 8cm is cut off from a bigger cone to leave a frustrum of height 16cm. if the
volume of the smaller cone is 160cm3, find the volume of the frustrum.
[3 Marks]

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 SECTION II answer ANY 5 questions in this section
(50 marks)
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17. The position vectors of A and B with respect to the origin are ( )∧( ) respectively. Point M is
5 5
the mid-point of AB and N is the mid-point of OA.
a.Find;

i. The coordinates of N and M [3 Marks]

ii. The magnitude of NM [3 Marks]

b. Express vector NM in terms of OB [1 Mark]

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c. Point P maps onto P´ by a translation( ).
6
Given that OP=OM+2MN. [3 Marks]
Calculate the coordinates of P´

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18. Complete the table below for the function Y=2 x 2+ 4 x−3
a. [2 Marks]
x −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2
2x 2
32 1 0
4x
−3 −3 −3
y −3

b. On the grid provided, draw the graph of the function

2
y=2 x + 4 x−3 for−4 ≤ x ≤2 and use your graph to determine the roots of the quadratic equation
2
2 x + 4 x−3=0 to 1 decimal place. [3 Marks]

c. Use your graph to solve the roots of the quadratic equations.

i. 2 x2 + x−5=0 [2 Marks]

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ii. 2 x +3 x−2=0 [2 Marks]

19. The table below shows the masses to the nearest kilograms of 65 animals in a farm.
Mass in Kg 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55
Frequency 9 13 20 15 6 2

Use the table to find.

a) Modal and median class [2 Marks]

b) Mean of the data [3 Marks]

c) The median mass [3 Marks]

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 d) The percentage of animals with a mass between 36kg and 45kg. [2 Marks]

20.
a. A matrix T is given by T= ( 46 54)
Find T-1 [2 Marks]

b. Truphena bought 20 bags of maize and 25 bags of beans at a total cost of sh. 77,000. If she had
bought 30 bags of maize and 20 bags of beans, she would have spent sh. 7,000 more.
i. Form a matrix equation from this information. [1 Mark]

ii. Determine the cost of a bag of maize and a bag of beans. [3 Marks]

c. She sold all the maize and beans at a profit of 10% on a bag of maize and 12 ½ % on a bag of
beans. Calculate the total percentage profit. [4 Marks]

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21. At the beginning of the year 2000, Kanyora bought two houses, one in Thika and the other in
Nakuru each at 1,240,000. The value of the house in thika appreciated at a rate of 12% p.a.
a. Calculate the value of the house in Thika after 9 years to the nearest shilling.
[2 Marks]

b. After n years, the value of the house in Thika was 2,741,245 while the value of the house in
Nakuru was 2,917,231.
i. Find n [4 Marks]

ii. Find the annuakl rate of appreciation of the house in Nakuru. [4 Marks]

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22. The table below shows income tax rates.
Taxable income Rate in shs. per k£
in k£ per month
1 – 325 2
326 – 650 3
651 – 975 4
976 – 1300 5
1301 – 1625 6
Over 1626 7
Waketi earns a basic salary of 20,500. He has a house allowance of sh. 6,000 per month, medical
allowance of sh. 4,000 per month and transport allowance of sh. 3,000 per month. He claims a tax
relief of sh. 1,056 per month.
a. Calculate
i. Waketi’s taxable income in k£ per month. [2 Marks]

ii. Gross tax. [3 Marks]

iii. Net Tax [2 Marks]

b. His net income per month has the following deductions

Health insurance fund – sh. 150
Loan interest – sh. 200
Service charge – sh. 200
Sacco loan – sh. 2,500
Calculate his net income per month. [3 Marks]

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23. P varies directly as the square of Q and inversely as R.
a.If Q increases by 5% and R decreases by 10%, find the percentage change in P
[5 Marks]

b. Given that P=2 when R=5 and Q=4, find the positive value of Q when P=4.5cm and R=5cm.
[5 Marks]

24.
a.The first term of an arithmetic progression is 2. The sum of the first 8 terms of the AP is 240.
i. Find the common difference of the AP. [2 Marks]

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 ii. Given that the sum of the first n terms of the AP is 1,560. Find n [2 Marks]

b. The 3rd, 5th and 8th terms of another AP from the first three terms of a G.P. If the common
difference of the AP is 3.
Find.
i. The first term of G.P [4 Marks]

ii. The sum of the first 9 terms of the G.P to 4 s.f. [2 Marks]

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