MATHEMATICS GURU EXAMINATIONS.

Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.) 2023.

𝟏𝟐𝟏/𝟏 − MATHEMATICS − Paper 1

ALT A
FORM FOUR
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March. 2023−𝟐 𝟐 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬

Name……………………………….……………. Index Number:…….……………....

Candidate’s Signature……………………… Date………………………..…………..

Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided.
(c) This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer all questions in section I and only five questions from section II.
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving the answers at each stage in the spaces provided below
each question.
(f) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
(g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used, except where
stated otherwise.
(h) This paper consists of 15 printed pages.
(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no questions are missing.
(j) Candidates should answer the questions in English.

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
𝟏𝟕 𝟏𝟖 𝟏𝟗 𝟐𝟎 𝟐𝟏 𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟑 𝟐𝟒 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥
Grand
Total

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SECTION I (50 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. Simplify without using a calculator. (3marks)

4 25 2
1 𝑜𝑓 ÷1 ×24
5 18 3
1 1 5
2 − 𝑜𝑓 12 ÷
3 4 3

2. The area of AXYB in the figure below is 36cm2 find the area of CXY given that AB = 12cm and
XY = 4cm (3marks)

3. Find the integral values of 𝑥 which satisfies the inequalities below:

(3marks)

−18 − 3𝑥 ≤ 2𝑥 − 0.5 ≤ 20 − 1.5𝑥

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4. A regular polygon of n sides has half of the interior angles as 150° each and the rest as 170o each.
Calculate the value of n. (3marks)

5. In the figure below, shows an irregular solid with a uniform cross-section. Complete the sketch,
showing the edges clearly. (2marks)

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6. The figure below shows a histogram.

Complete the frequency distribution table below. ( 4marks)

Length x cm Class width Frequency density Frequency
7.5  x < 9.5 1.2 24
9.5  x < 11.5
11.5  x < 15.5
15.5  x < 21.5

7. Construct line AB 12.2 cm. Use a line X which meets line AB at A such that angle XAB
is 650 . Locate a point P on AB such that AP:PB=4;-2 (3 marks)

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1 𝑛 242
8. Without using calculator, solve for n in the equation 1-( ) = (3marks)
3 243

9. Simplify the following expression. (3marks)

3x2 – 14xy – 5y2
75𝑦 2 −3𝑥 2

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10. The position vectors of points A and B are OA=( ) and OB=( ).A point M is on AB such that
𝟒 −4
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AM= AB and a point N is on OB such that ON:NB=1:3
2

a) Find
i) AB (2 marks)

ii) Find ‫׀‬NM ‫׀‬correct to 1 decimal place (2 marks)

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11. On Saturday October 15, 2017 the following were the buying and selling prices
of foreign currencies in a certain bank.

Buying(Ksh) Selling(Ksh)
1 Euro 111.53 112.01
100 Japanese Yen 97.32 97.70

A Japanese travelling from Sweden arrived in Kenya with X Euros. He

converted all the X Euros to Kenya shillings at the bank while in Kenya he
spent a total of kenya shillings 350000 and then converted the remaining
Kenya shillings to Japanese Yen at the same bank at the same rates. If the
Japanese received 32669396 Yen. Calculate the value of X. (3marks)

12. A three digit number is such that three times the tens digit is equal to the hundreds digit.
When the number is divided by half the hundreds digit the quotient is 209.if the sum of
twice tens digit and three times the units digit is equal to25,find the number.
(3marks)

13. Find in radians, values of x in the interval 0c x  2c for which 2 cos 2x – sin x=1. (Leave the
answers in terms of ) (4marks)

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14. A train 20m long is moving at an average speed of 52km/hr. Another train 30m long is
moving in the opposite direction at an average speed of 48km/hr. How long does it take
the trains to completely pass each other .Leave your answer in seconds (3 marks)

15. Five years ago, a mother’s age was four times that of the daughter. In four years to come,
she will be 2 ½ times the age of her daughter . Calculate the sum of their present ages.
(3marks)

16. (a) Using a pair of compasses and a ruler only construct a triangle ABC and such that
AB=4cm, BC=6cm and angle ABC=1350. (2marks)

(b) Construct the height of triangle ABC in (a) above taking AB as the base, hence
calculate the area of triangle ABC. (1marks)

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SECTION II (50 marks)
Answer only five questions from this section in the spaces provided.
17. In the figure below 0 is the centre of the circle. A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of
the circle. A, O, X and C are points on a straight line. DE is a tangent to the circle at D. Angle
𝐵𝑂𝐶 = 48° 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝐴𝐷 = 36°

a) Giving reasons or otherwise, find the value of the following angles

i. Angle 𝐶𝐵𝐴 (2marks)

ii. 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝐵𝐷𝐸 (2marks)

iii. 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝐸𝐷 (2marks)

iv. 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝐸𝐷𝐶 (2marks)

v. 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝐸𝐷𝑂 (2marks)

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18. The points A1B1C1 are images of ABC A (1, 4), B (-2, 0), C (4, -2) respectively under a
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transformation N presented by the matrix N =( ).
4 0
a. Write down the co-ordinates of A1B1C1 (3marks)

b. A11B11C11 are the images of A1B1C1 under a transformation represented by matrix

2 −2
M=( ). Draw and Write down the co-ordinates of A11B11C11. (3marks)
1 0

c. Determine the single matrix K that maps ABC onto A’’B’’C’’ (3 marks)

d. Calculate the area of A’’B’’C’’ (3 marks)

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19. In a rectangle ABCD, the equation of the line AB is 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 6. The x co-ordinate of A is -3. The
line AD is parallel to the line 𝑦 + 3𝑥 = 7. If C has the co-ordinates (2,6), determine

(a). The equation of the lines AD, BC and CD (4marks)

(b). The co-ordinates of A,B and D (3marks)

(c). The equations of the diagonals (3marks)

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20. Two circles centers A and B have radii 20cm and 15cm respectively. If the distance between their
centers AB is 30cm

a) Calculate
i) The length of the common chord CD (3marks)

ii) Angle CAD (2marks)

iii) Angle CBD (2marks)

b) Calculate the area of the common shaded region (3marks)

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21. The figure below shows a sector of a circle. If the radius OA = 14cm and the angle AOB = 720

a) Calculate the area of the sector. (2marks)

b) The sector is folded to form a cone. Calculate:-

i). The radius of the cone formed. (2marks)

(ii)The volume of the solid formed. (3marks)

c) A solid cone of same size as the one in (b) above is melted down and casted into circular
washers. Each washer has an external diameter of 4cm, internal diameter of 1½ cm and 0.3cm
thick. Calculate number of washers made. (3marks)

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22. A car starts from rest and builds up a speed of 40m/s in 1 min 40 seconds. It then travels at this
speed for 5 minutes. Brakes are then applied and the car is brought to a halt in 2 minutes.

(a) Draw a velocity-time graph to represent the information above. (3marks)

(b) Use your graph to find

(i) The initial acceleration. (2marks)

(ii) The deceleration when the car is brought to a halt. (2marks)

(iii) The distance traveled in km. (3marks)

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23. Using a ruler and compass only, construct triangle ˂ABC such that AB=7cm, BC=6cm and
˂ABC =750
I.
Draw and locate the loci of P Such that P is equidistant to point A and B
II.
Locate R such that ˂ARB is ≥52.50 and area ARB =14cm2
III.
Shade the region Q such that ˂AQB ≥52.5, AQ ≤BQ, area of AQB ≤14cm2 and Q is
nearer to BC than BA

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24. The table below shows the marks scored by eighty Form 4 students in a mathematics test.

Marks 10 ≤ 𝑥 < 20 20 ≤ 𝑥 < 30 30 ≤ 𝑥 < 40 40 ≤ 𝑥 < 50 50 ≤ 𝑥 < 60 60 ≤ 𝑥 < 70 70 ≤ 𝑥 < 80 80 ≤ 𝑥 < 90

Frequency 2 5 9 17 22 15 8 2

a) Calculate
i) Mean mark. (3marks)

ii) Lower quartile

(2marks)

b) On the grid provided draw the cumulative frequency curve to represent the above
distribution. (3marks)

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