SECTION 1 (50 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

1. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, evaluate:
36 - 8 x -4 - 15  -3
3x - 3 + -8 (6 - (-2) ) (3mks)

2. Use reciprocals , cubes and square root tables to evaluate

2 + 3 20.7726 - 0.2643 (4mks)
0.9272

3. Simplify 2y2 - 3xy - 2x2 (3mks)

4y2 – x2

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4. A UK tourist comes to Kenya with £30, 000. He pays 20% commission at the airport and his
expenses in Kenya amounted to Kshs. 90,000. How much money did he remain with in Ksh?
(Take 1 UK £ = Kshs 70.50) (3mks)

5. Solve for y in the equation

2 + log 3 + log y = log 5 + 1 (3mks)

6. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment passing through the points A(4,3)
and B(2,7) giving your answer in the form y = mx + c (4mks)

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7. If ½ sin (2x + 30 )0 = 0.4216, obtain the value of x for which 0 ≤ x ≤ 1800 (3mks)

8. The diameter of a circle to 2 s.f is given by 2.8cm. By taking  = 3.142, calculate the percentage
error in the determination of its perimeter correct to 4 d.p (3mks)

9. The figure below shows the angles of a polygon ABCDE.

C
1200

B 2x D
630

3x0 2x
A E

Obtain the size of each of the following angles,

(i) BAE (2mks)

(ii) CDE (1mk)

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10. Determine the equation of the normal to the curve y = x2 - 3x + 1 at a point (-2, 3) giving your
answer in the form ax + by = c (3mks)

11. The graph below shows frequency densities for the masses of some 200 students selected from a
class. Use it to answer the questions that follow:

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Frequency
Densities

10
8
6
4
2

40..5 50.5 55.5 65.5 70.5 80.5

Mass in (Kg)

(a) Complete the frequency distribution table below (2mks)

Mass in (Kg)
Frequency

(b) State the modal frequency (1mk)

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12. In the figure below EHG = EFH = 900. H F = 5cm and EF = 12cm. Calculate the length of FG
leaving your answer as a mixed fraction. (3mks)
H

5cm

12cm
E
F G

13. All prime numbers less than 10 are arranged in a descending order to form a number which forms a
quotient of 1076 with a certain number. Calculate the number (3mks)

14. Solve for t in the equation

2 2t + 2 - 5 (2t) + 1 + 0 (3mks)

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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)

16. Under an enlargement with scale factor -3, the point P (3, 6) is mapped onto P1 (7, 18). Find the
centre of the enlargement, hence the image of a point Q(1,1) under the same enlargement. (4mks)

SECTION II (50 MARKS)

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 Attempt ANY five questions from 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)

18. Three towns X, Y and Z are such that X is on a bearing of 1200 and 20km from Y. Town Z is on a
bearing of 2200 and 12cm from X
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 (a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 2km, show the relative position of the places (3mks)
(b) Find;
(i) The distance between Y and Z (2mks)
(ii) The bearing of X from Z (1mk)
(iii) The bearing of Z from Y (1mk)
(iv) The area of the figure bounded by XYZ (3mks)

19. A jet flies from town Q (600S, 240E) to town R (600S,100W) and then due north for 1200 nautical
miles to town S
(a) Obtain the latitude of S (3mks)

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 (b) Calculate the distance between Q and R in
(i) Nautical miles (3mks)

(ii) Km (2mks)

(c) Find the total flight time if the jet flies at an average speed of 800 knots (2mks)

20. Draw the graph of y = 2x2 - 3x - 5 taking the values of x in the interval -2 ≤ x ≤ 4. (5mks)

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 (a) State the turning point of the graph and state whether it is a maximum or a minimum. (2mks)

(b) Use the graph in question a to solve the equation 2x2 - 3x - 5 = 0 (2mks)

(c) Using a suitable straight line, solve the equation 2x2 - 5x - 3 = 0 (1mk)

21 The volume of two similar solid cylinders are 4096cm3 and 1728cm3.
(a) If the curved surface area of the smaller one is 112cm 2. Find the height of the larger cylinder
if the radius is 7cm. (4mks)

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 b) The diagram below represents a solid made up of a hemisphere mounted on a cone. The radius of
the hemisphere and cone are each 6cm, and the height of the cone is 9cm.

r = 6cm

9cm

Calculate the volume of the solid. Take  = 22 (6mks)

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22. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only,

(a) Construct triangle PQR such that PQ = 5cm, PR = 6cm and PR = 6.4cm (3mks)
(b) Locate the locus of X such that it is equidistant from sides PQ,QR and PR (3mks)
(c) Construct the locus y, such that it is the shortest distance from X to PQ (2mks)
(d) Using Locus y, construct the locus of points Z such that it touches the sides PQ, QR and PR
(1mk)
(e) A coin is lost within the locus Z, shade the region where the coin may not be found. (1mk)
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23. The figure below shows a pulley system where a conveyor belt is tied round two wheels. The radius
of the larger wheel is 180cm and the distance between the centres of the wheels is 300cm and angle
XOY = 1400.
X

V
180cm
300cm B
A O1 1400 02
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W
Y
 Determine;
(a) Length XV (3mks)

(b) VBW (3mks)

(c) XAY (2mks)

(d) Total length of conveyor belt. (2mks)

24. In the diagram below, AOB is a triangle such that OA = a, OB = b and AOB is obtuse.
O

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 A B

If P is a point on AB such that AP = 3PB and Q is the mid-point of OA

(a) Express in terms of a and b

(i) AB (1mk)

(ii) BQ (2mks)

→ →
(b) If X is a point on BQ such that BX = hBQ, express OX in terms of a b and h, where h is a
scalar (3mks)

→ →
(c) Given further that OX = k OP where k is another scalar, obtain the values of h and k
(4mks)

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