ZERAKI ACHIEVERS EXAMINATIONS 13.

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Mathematics Form 4
Alternative A.
Paper 2
121/2
Marking Scheme

No. Working Marks Comments

1. (a) 36957  0.02164  799.74948 B1

(b) Truncated values 36000 and 0.021 B1

36000  0.021  756
799.74948  756
Percentage  100 M1
799.74948
 5.470% A1
Total 4
2. sin1050  sin 750  cos150 - sines and cosines of
complimentary angles are equal
6 2
Hence sin 750 
4
1 1 4 M1
 
6 2
0 0
sin105 sin 75
4  6 2  
4 6 4 2
M1
 6 2  6 2  62

4 6 4 2 4

 6 2 
62 4
 6 2 A1
Total 3
3. (a) Phase angle  400 B1
a
(b) 2 y  a sin  bx  40   y  sin  bx  40 
0 0

2
a
2.5   a  2  2.5
2
a5 B1
3600
 14400  360  1440b
b
360 1
b  B1
1440 4
Total 3

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No. Working Marks Comments
4. 3 2
(a) Let   A
5 4
1  4 2  1  4 2   2 1
A1      3  B1
3  4  5  2  5 3  2  5 3    52 2 

(b) 2 y  3x  4  3x  2 y  4
2.5 x  2 y  4.5...  2
5x  4 y  9
 2 1  3 2  x   2 1  4 
(c)  3       5 3   M1
 2   y   2 2 9
5
2  5 4
 1 0  x   1 
     
 0 1  y   3.5 
 x   1  x  1 
   
 y   3.5  y  3.5 A1

Hence  1,3.5 B1
Total 4
5.

Translate UW on the plane PQRS as PR

Hence the angle between PR and SQ
7 M1
tan  
10
7
  tan 1    34.990
 10 
Obtuse angle  1800  2  34.990 M1
 110.020 A1
Total 3
6. 2 1 1 4
𝑶𝑻 = (−6) + (0) M1
3 3
3 3
2
𝑶𝑻 = (−4) A1
3
𝑶𝑻 = 2𝑖 − 4𝑗 + 3𝑘 B1
Total 3

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No. Working Marks Comments
7. det  3  2  4  6  12  24  36 M1
Area scale factor  36
Let the area of the area of ABCD be 𝐴 square units
540 540
36   A  15 square units M1, A1
A 36
Total 3
8. P(marks with deviation)=P(AD) or P(BD)
1 4  1 3 
      M1
 2 10   2 10 
4 3 7 A1
  
20 20 20
Total 2
9. 105 + 82 + 78 + 144 + 130 + 127 B1
Mean(𝑥̅ ) = = 111
6
Station A Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
𝑥 105 82 86 126 130 137
𝑑 = 𝑥 − 𝑥̅ −6 −29 −25 15 19 26 B1
|𝑑| 6 29 25 15 19 26

6 + 29 + 25 + 15 + 19 + 26
̅̅̅̅
|𝑑| = = 15 B1
6
Total 3
10. 312
 12 
A  45, 000 1   M1
 100 12 
36
 1 
A  45, 000 1    64,384
 100 
I  64,384  45, 000  19,384 M1, A1
Total 3
11. A    R2  r 2   A   R2   r 2
 r 2   R2  A M1
 R2  A
r 
2
M1

 R2  A
r A1 A0 if ± included in the
 answers
Total 3

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No. Working Marks Comments
12.

B1 Bisector of PS or QR

B1 Semi-circle diameter
PQ

B1 T marked and labeled

Total 3
13. Centre/Mid-point   1,1
Radius = 3units B1
x   1   y 1
2
 32
2
M1

 x  1   y  1  32
2 2

x2  2 x  1  y 2  2 y  1  9
x2  y 2  2 x  2 y  1  1  9  0
x2  y 2  2x  2 y  7  0 A1
Total 3
14. (a) 1  13 x   1  6  13 x   15  13 x   20  13 x   ...
6 2 3

5 20 3 B1
1  13 x 
6
 1  2x  x2  x  ...
3 27
1 9 9 1
(b) 1  x   1  x
3 10 10 3
1 1 3
 x  10 x  3  x 
10 3 10
6 2 3
9  3  5  3  20  3 
   1  2          ...
 10   10  3  10  27  10  M1
53
 A1
100
Total 3

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No. Working Marks Comments
15. 9 x  4 y  36 B1
3x  10 y  30 B1
x  0, y  0 B1
Total 3
16. 4.9 4.9
2R  0
R  2.889 cm B1
sin 58 2sin 580
Angle BOC  2  580  1160 - angle at the centre twice angle at
the circumference
Shaded area
116 1 M1
  3.142  2.8892   2.889  2.889sin1160
360 2
8.4500  3.7508  4.699 cm2 A1
Total 3
17. (a) (i) Taxable Income  72,940  16,160  8, 000  97,100 B1
(ii) Gross Tax
10
13,100   1,310
100
15
9,500   1, 425
100
20
9,500   1,900 M1
100
25
9,500   2,375
100
30
 97,100  41, 600    16, 650 M1
100
Gross Tax  23, 660 M1
(b) Relief  23, 660  21, 260  2, 400 B1
120 10
(c) (i) 13,100  15, 720   1,572 B1
100 100
(ii) Tax bands

Taxable income Tax Rate

(Ksh. per month) (% in each Ksh.)
Up to 15720 10
15721 – 25220 15 M1
25221 – 34720 20
334721 – 44220 25
44221 and over 30

30
Last band   97,100  44220    15,864 M1, A1
100
Total 10

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No. Working Marks Comments
18. (a) Scale diagram

S1 Given scale used

B1 Locating Nyagot’s
house

B1 Locating Zoe’s
house

B1 Locating Atieno’s
store and
completing the
quadrilateral
(b) (i) Bearing of Nyagot’s house from Atieno’s store.
 0740  10 B1

(ii) distance between Zoe’s house and Lourine’s house

9.7 cm 5  48.5 km 0.5 km B1, B1

(c) (i) Bisecting any 2 sides of triangle NZA B1

Labeling S B1
(ii) Distance from Lourine’s house to the store
 6.1 cm 5  30.5  0.5 km B1
Total 10

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No. Working Marks Comments
19. (a) Along a parallel of latitude
Change in longitude  1000  800  1800 B1
180 22
Distance   2   6370 cos 750 M1
360 7
 5,181.56 km
Along a great circle over the North Pole

30 22 M1
  2   6370
360 7
 3,336.67 km
Difference  5,181.56  3,336.67  1,844.89 km M1
 1,845 km A1

M1
(b) (i) Distance  2  300  600 nm
60 cos 750  600
600 M1
  38.640  390
60 cos 750
Longitude of C  800  390  410 West A1

(ii) Time difference

41 4 M1
  2hr 44 min
60
Time at C
15.20
2.44
1236 hours A1
Total 10

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No. Working Marks Comments
20. (a) (i) T1  3 1  12  15
T2  3  2  12  18 B1
T3  3  3  12  21
T4  3  4  12  24
M1
(ii) 870  2 15   n  1 3
n
2
870  2  n 30  3n  3
1740  n  3n  27   3n2  27n  1740  0
9  92   4  580  M1
n  9n  580  0  n 
2

2
9  2401 9  49
n 
2 2
9  49
Either n   29 (discriminate)
2
9  49
Or n   20
2 A1
Last term, T20  3  20  12  72
B1
(b) Let the common ratio be r and the first term be a
T5 ar 4 8
(i)   M1
T2 ar 64
1 1
r3   3
8 2
1 1
r3 3  A1
2 2
1
ar  64  a   64  a  8  64
8
a  512
B1
  1 11 
512 1    
 2 
(ii) S11   
1 M1
1
2
S 11  1023.5
A1
Total 10

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No. Working Marks Comments
21. (a) 2  4  9  y  13  10  8  60
y  46  60  y  60  46
B1
y  14
(b) Ogive S2 Appropriate scales
used in both the axes

B1 Plotting all the points

B1 Smooth curve/ogive
drawn

(c) Q3  XX and Q1  YYY B1 For both quartiles

identified from the
Q3  Q1 ogive
Semi interquartile range   ZZZZ M1, A1
2

(d) Number of students that passed from the 𝑐𝑓 axis

B1
Number = 60 – B = C M1, A1
Total 10
22. 22
(a) Volume   2.1 2.1  50 100  M1
7
 69,300 cm3
69,300 M1, A1
Capacity   69.3 litres
1000
(b) Time difference  2710 hrs – 2030 hrs = 6 hours 40 minutes M1
 6  60  40  400 minutes
1000 litres  1 m3
69.3
69.3 litres   0.0693 m3
1000
Volume of tank  400  0.0693  27.72 m3 M1
27.72  B. A  3 M1
27.72 A1
B. A   9.24 m2
3
(c) Capacity of tank  27.72 1000  27, 720 litres
27, 720  50 M1
Cost of water 
1000
 1,386
Total cost for the month  1,386  1, 650  Ksh. 3, 036 M1, A1
Total 10

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No. Working Marks Comments
23. (a) (i) Drawings B1

B1

B1
B1
B1

M1

A1
ABCD drawn
 0 1 2 2 4 4   1 4 3 1 B1
   
 1 0  1 4 3 1   2 2 4 4 
A ' B ' C ' D ' drawn
(ii) A '  1, 2  , B '  4, 2  , C'  3, 4  and D '  1, 4 
(b) (i) A '' B '' C '' D '' drawn
a b
Let T   
c d 
 a b  1 4 3 1  1 4 3 1 
   
 c d  2 2 4 4   2 2 4 4 
 a  2b 4a  2b 3a  4b a  4b   1 4 3 1 
  
 c  2d 4c  2d 3c  4d c  4d   2 2 4 4 
a  2b  1 3c  4d  4
4a  2b  4 c  4d  4
3a  3  a  1 2c  0  c  0
1  2b  1 0  4d  4
2b  0  b  0 d  1
1 0 
Let T   
 0 1
(ii) T – reflection along y  0

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  1 0  0 1  0 1
(c)    
 0 1 1 0   1 0 
Total 10
No. Working Marks Comments
24. (a) (i) a  4  t  v 
  4  t  dt
1 M1
v  4t  t 2  c
2
At initial, v  3 m/s; t  0
1 2
3  4  0  0  c M1
2
c3
1
v  4t  t 2  3 A1
2
1
(ii) At t  3; v  4  3   32  3 M1
2
v  10.5 m/s A1

(b) (i) At maximum velocity; a  0

4t  0 M1
t4 A1

 
4
1

(ii) S   4t  t 2  3 dt
0
2 
4
 1 
S   2t 2  t 3  3t  c  M1
 6 0
 1   1 
S   2  42   43  3  4  c    2  02   03  3  0  c  M1
 6   6 
S   33 3  c    0  c   33 3 metres
1 1
A1
Total 10

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