121/1 - MATHS - Paper

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

MATIMATHICS PAPER 1
2 HRS 30 MINS
Name ………………………………………… Index Number ………………...

Class…………... Candidates Signature……………. Date ………………

2022 TRIAL 3 MIDTERM INTERNAL EXAMINATION

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE’S:

 Write your name, index number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
 Sign and write the date of examination in spaces provided above.
 This paper consists of TWO sections: Section I and Section II.
 Answer ALL the questions in Section I and any five questions from Section II.
 Answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided
below each question.
 Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
 Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be
used, except where stated otherwise.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

SECTION I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL

SECTION II GRAND TOTAL

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL

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This paper consists in 16 printed pages. Candidates should ensure that all the pages are printed
as indicated and that no question is missing.
SECTION I: (50 MARKS)
Answer all the question in this section in the spaces provided:
1.Evaluate
1 3 2 1
(2 − )×3 ÷2
4 4 3 5
4 1
1 ÷1
6 4 . (3mks)

2.Use square roots, reciprocal and square tables to evaluate to 4 significant figures the

( )
1 2
2
expression; ( 0.06458 )2 + (4mks)
0.4327

3. Three similar 21 inch television sets and five similar 17 inch television cost Ksh.129,250.
The difference between the cost of two 21inch television sets and four 17inch television
sets is Ksh. 22,000. Calculate the price of a 21- inch television set and that of 17-inch
television set. (3mks)

4.Simplify: (3 marks)
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 [ ]
−1
a3−ab 2
4 4
a −b

5. Solve for x in the equation. (3 Marks)

(2 x−1)
9 x 3(2 x+1)= 243

6. A classroom measures ( x + 2) m by ( x – 5)m. If the area of the classroom is 60m2.

Find its length. (3 mks )

7.A tourist exchanged X US dollars for Kenya shilling when he arrived in Kenya. He spent three
days in the country and paid Ksh 45,600 for expenses. He later left the country and exchanged
the remainder back to US dollars. He went back with 1200 dollars. Find the value of X to the
nearest dollar.
Buying 1 US dollar = Ksh.98.36
Selling 1US dollar = Ksh.98.54 (3mks)

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8. Three similar pieces of timber of length 240cm, 320cm and 380cm are cut into equal pieces.
Find the largest possible area of a square which can be made from any of the three pieces.
(3mks)

9.A regular polygon is such that its exterior angle is one eighth the size of interior angle.
Find the number of sides of the polygon. (3 mks)

10.Given that sin (2ϴ + 30) = Cos (ϴ - 60). Find the value of tan ϴ to two decimal places.
(2 mks)

11.The figure below shows a histogram.

Frequency 2.0
Density
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0

7.5 9.5 11.5 15.5 21.5

Length in x cm
Fill in the table below the missing frequencies. (3mks)
Length in x cm Frequency
7.5 x  9.5 12
9.5 x  11.5
11.5 x  15.5
15.5 x  21.5

12. A straight line L1 is perpendicular to another line L2 whose equation is 3y+4x=12. If the two
lines meet at point P which lies on the x-axis, find:
(i) The co-ordinate of point P (1mk)
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 (ii) The equation of line L1 in the form y=mx+c (3mks)

13. The heights of two similar pails are 12cm and 8cm. The larger pail can hold 2 litres. What is
the capacity of the smaller pail? Give your answer to 2 decimal places. (3mks)

14.Two matrices A and B are such that A= (3k 42) and B = (13 3
−4 )
Given that the determinant
of AB = 10, find the value of k. (3mks)

15.1000cm3 of milk was shared by three children, Nick, Soita and Swalleh in the ratio
¼: ½ : 1/5,What volume did Soita get: (2mks)

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 2
b
16. Given that log a = 0.30 and log b = 0.48 find the value of log . (2 mks)
a

SECTION II
Answer any five questions in this section.
17.The distance between two towns A and B is 760 km. A minibus left town A at 8:15a.m and
traveled towards B at an average speed of 90km/h. A matatu left B at 10:35a.m and on the same
day and travelled towards A at an average speed of 110km/h.
(a)(i) How far from A did they meet? (4mks)

(ii) At what time did they meet? (2mks)

(b) A motorist starts from his home at 10:30 a.m on the same day and traveled at an average
speed of 100km/h. He arrived at B at the same time as the minibus. Calculate the distance from
B to his home. (4mks)

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18.The coordinates of a triangle ABC are A(1, 1) B(3, 1) and C (1, 3).
(a) Plot the triangle ABC. (1 mark)
(b)
2
()
Triangle ABC undergoes a translation vector . Obtain the image of A' B'
2
C ' under the transformation, write the coordinates of A' B' C'. (2
marks)
(c) A' B' C' undergoes a reflection along the line X = 0, obtain the coordinates and
plot on the graph points A" B" C", under the transformation (2 marks)
(d) The triangle A" B" C" , undergoes an enlargement scale factor -1, centre
origin. Obtain the coordinates of the image A'" B"' C"'. (2 marks)
(e) The triangle A"' B"' C"' undergoes a rotation centre (1, -2) angle 1200. Obtain
the coordinates of the image Aiv Biv Civ. (2
marks)
(f) Which triangles are directly congruent. (1 mark)

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19.The income tax rates in a certain year are as shown below.

Income (k₤ – p.a Rate (KSh. per ₤)

1 – 4200 2
4201 – 8000 3
8001 – 12600 5
12601 – 16800 6
16801 and above 7

Omar pays Sh. 4000 as P.A.Y.E per month. He has a monthly house allowance of KSh.10800
and is entitled to a personal relief of KSh. 1,100 per month. Determine:
(i) his gross tax per annum in Kshs (2 Marks)

(ii) his taxable income in K₤ per annum (2 marks)

(iii) his basic salary in Ksh. per month (2marks)

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 (iv) his net salary per month (2 marks)

20.The diagram below shows two circles, centre A and B which intersect at points P and Q.
Angle PAQ = 700, angle PBQ = 400 and PA = AQ = 8cm.

A 700 400 B

Use the diagram to calculate

(a) PQ to correct to 2 decimal places (2 Marks)

(b) PB to correct to 2 decimal places (2 Marks)

(c) Area of the minor segment of the circle whose centre is A (2 mks)

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 (d) Area of the minor segment of the circle whose centre is B (2mks)

(e) Area of the shaded region. (2mks)

21.Three Kenyan warships A, B and C are at sea such that ship B is 450km on a bearing of 030 0
from ship A. Ship C is 700km from ship B on a bearing of 120 0. An enemy ship D is sighted
1000km due south of ship B.
(a) Taking a scale of 1cm to represent 100km locate the position of the ships A, B, C and D.
(4
Marks)

(b) Find the compass bearing of:

(i) Ship A from ship D (1 Mark)

(ii) Ship D from ship C (1 Mark)

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 (c) Use the scale drawing to determine
(i) The distance of D from A (1 Mark)

(ii) The distance of C from D (1 Mark)

(d) Find the bearing of:

(i) B from C (1 Mark)

(ii) A from C (1 Mark)

1 1
22.The figure below shows triangle OPQ in which OS = OP and OR = OQ. T is a point on
3 3
3 P
QS such that QT = QS
4
S
T

O Q
R

(a) Given that OP = p and OQ = q, express the following vectors in terms of p and q.
̃ ̃
(i) SR (1 Mark)
̃

(ii) QS (2 Marks)
̃

(iii) PT (2 Marks)
̃

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 (iv) TR (2 Marks)
̃

(v) show that point PTR are collinear. (3mks)

23. In the figure below DA is a diameter of the circle ABCDE centre O. TCS is a tangent to the
circle at C, AB = BC and angle DAC = 380

Giving reasons, determine the following angles:

(a) (2 marks)

(b) (2 marks)
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 (c) (2 marks)

(d) (2 marks)

(e) (2 marks)
24 (a) (i) Fill the table below for the function.
y = 2x2 + 5x – 12 for -8 x  4 (2 marks)

x -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2x2 128 18 2 32
5x -40 -15 5 20
-12 -12 -12 -12 -12

y 76 -9 -5 40

(ii) Using the table, draw the graph of the function y = 2x2 + 5x – 12. Use the scale 1cm to 1 unit
on the x-axis and 1cm for 10 units for the y – axis (4 marks)

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b) Use the graph drawn above to solve the following equations.
(i) 2x2 + 5x – 12 = 0 (2 marks)

(ii) 3 – 7x – 3x2 = 0 (2 marks)

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