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Name……………………………......…......................…………Index Number…..............….....…/........

Class……………………Class No……Admission No…………………………..…………...

121/2 Candidates Signature………..….........…….

MATHEMATICS ALT A
Paper 1 Date……………………………………………
JULY 2024
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Time 2 hours
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PANGANI GIRLS SCHOOL
MOCK EXAMINATION
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
121/1
Mathematics
Paper 1
JULY 2024
Instructions to candidates

a) Write your name, class, class number and index number in the spaces provided above.
b) The paper consists of two sections: section I and section II.
c) Answer all the questions in section I and any five in section II
d) Section I has sixteen questions and section two has eight questions
e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the
spaces below each question
f) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
g) KNEC Mathematical table and silent non-programmable calculators may be used.
h) 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
GRAND
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total TOTAL

This paper consist of 15 printed pages candidates should check the question paper to ensure
that all pages are printed as indicated and no question is missing
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SECTION I (50 MARKS)

Answer all questions from this section.
1. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator evaluate. (3 marks)
8−42 9−(−3)(−10)
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2. Find the integral values of x which satisfy the inequality below. (3 marks)
3 x−2<10+ x <2+5 x

3. Solve for x∧ y in the following equations. (4 marks)

x y
2 +3 =59
x+3 y+2
2 −3 =13
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4. A piece of copper wire is bent in the shape of an isosceles triangle. The vertical angle is
40o, and the altitude of the triangle is 5cm. find the length of the wire correct to 1
decimal place. (4 marks)

5. Two of the exterior angles of an irregular polygon are 63 o each. The remaining exterior
angles are 26o each. Determine ten number of sides of the polygon. (3 marks)

6. Find the equation of the normal to the curve y=2 x 3−3 x 2−12 x+12at the point
(1,-1). (3 marks)
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7. Simplify completely. (3 marks)

2 2
3 x −14 xy−5 y
2 2
3 x −75 y

8. The scale of a map is 1:50,000. Find the actual area in hectares of a region represented by
a triangle of sides 8cm by 7cm by 6cm. (3 marks)

9. The seven digit number 51y3183 is divisible by 11. Find the value of y. (2 marks)
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10. A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currency as shown below.

Buying (ksh) Selling (ksh)

1 Euro 84.15 84.26
100 Japanese Yen 65.37 65.45

A Japanese travelled from France to Kenya with 5000 Euros which he converted to kshs
at the bank. While in Kenya he spent a total of ksh 289850 and then converted the
remaining ksh to Japanese Yen. How much did he receive? (3 marks)

11. A mother is now 2 ½ times as old as her daughter Mary. 4 years ago the ratio of their
ages was 3:1. Find the present age of the mother. (3 marks)
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12. A square room is covered by a number of whole rectangular slabs of sides 50cm by
32cm. Calculate the least possible area of the room in square metres and hence find the
number of tiles used. (3 marks)

13. Three police posts X, Y and Z are such that Y is 50km on a bearing of 060 o from X while
Z is 70km from Y on a bearing of 300o from X.
a) Using a scale of 1cm rep 10km, show the positions at X, Y and Z. (3 marks)

b) Determine the distance of Z from X. (1 mark)

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14. John took 3 hours 15 minutes to cycle from Ziwe to Bungoma town and 2 hours 45
minutes to cycle back to Ziwe town. What is the exact percentage change in his speed?
(3 marks)

15. The following diagram represents circle ABCD, centre O.

o o
∠ DAO=18 ∧∠ DCO=45 . Find ∠ ABC . (2 marks)
B

A O

16. Using a curler and a pair of compasses only. Construct quadtrilateral MNPQ such that
MN=6cm, NP=4cm, MQ=5cm, ∠ QMN=120 o∧∠ MNP=45 o. Measure ∠ NPQ .
(4 marks)
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SECTION II (50 MARKS)

Answer only FIVE questions from this section
17. A line L1 passes through the points (-2,3) and (-1,6) and is perpendicular to L2 at (-1,6).
a) Find the equation of L1 in the form y =mx + c. (2 marks)

b) Find the equation of L2 in the form ax +by + c=0 where a, b and c are integers.
(2 marks)

c) Given that L3 is parallel to L1 and passes through point (1,2).

Find the coordinates of the x∧the y−¿ intercept of L3. (3 marks)

d) Find the point of intersection of L2 and L3. (3 marks)

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18. A conical flask comprises of a bottom in the shape of a frustum of a cone and a top in
the shape of a cylinder. The base and the top diameters of the frustum are 8.4cm and
3.5cm and the height of the frustum is 8.4cm. the height of the cylindrical part is 5cm.
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(Take π= )
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a) Calculate the volume of the water in the flask when filled to a height of 12.4cm.
(5 marks)

b) Calculate the surface are of the flask in contact with water when the flask is filled to a
height of 7.2cm. (5 marks)
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19. a) The figure below represents a speed time graph for a cheetah which covered 675
metres in 40 seconds.

Speed m/s
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0 10 20 40
i) State the initial speed in km/hr. (1 mark)

ii) Calculate the maximum speed attained by the cheetah. (3 marks)

b) Calculate the acceleration of the cheetah in;

(i) The first 10 seconds. (1 mark)

(ii) The last 20 seconds. (2 marks)

c) A train moving at an average speed of 72km/hr takes 15 seconds to completely cross a

bridge that is 80 metres long. Find the length of the train. (3 marks)
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20. The diagram below is a quadrilateral ABCD in which CD = 8 cm, BC =11cm, AC = 13cm,
AB =4cm and angle ADC =80o.

(a) Calculate the size of angle ACD (3 marks)

(b) Calculate the length of side AD (2 marks)

(c) Calculate the size of angle ACB (3 marks)

(d) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD (3 marks)

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21. To watch a movie, a fixed amount of K sh x is charged and a further K sh y for every
movie watched. It costs sh 80 to watch 2 movies and Ksh 125 to watch 5 movies.
a) Form two equations to represent the above information. (2 marks)

b) Use matrix method to find the values of x and y and hence state the standing charge.
(6 marks)

c) Find the cost of watching 8 movies. (2 marks)

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22. A group of women agreed to contribute Ksh 48,000 for a chama. Each was to contribute
an equal amount but before any contributions were made, 2 women withdrew from the
group. The remaining women had to contribute more money to meet their target. If n
represents the number of women originally.
a) Form an equation in terms of n to show;
i) The original amount contributed by each woman. (1 mark)

ii) The amount each contributed after the two withdrew. (1 mark)

b) If the increase in contribution per woman was Ksh 2000, find the number of women
who originally offered to contribute. (5 marks)

c) Calculate the percentage increase in contrition charge by the withdrawal of the two
women. (3 marks)
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23. The vertices of a triangle are A (2,4), B(1,2) and C(5,2).

a) On the grid provided draw triangle ABC. (1 mark)

b) On the same grid, draw triangle A’B’C’, the image of ABC under positive quarter
turn about the origin and write down its coordinates. (2 marks)

c) Draw triangle A’’B’’C’’ the image of A’B’C’ under reflection in the line y=x and
write down its coordinates. (2 marks)

d) Draw triangle A’’’B’’’C’’’ the image of A’’B’’C’’ under enlargement centre (1,-3),
S.F=-2 and write down its coordinates. (3 marks)

e) Describe fully a single transformation that maps ABC onto A’’B’’C’’. (2 marks)
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24. A curve is given by the function y= 6 x 2−x 3 −9 x+ k passes through (-1,20).

(a) Determine
(i) The value of k (2 marks)

(ii) The coordinates of the y-intercept of the curve. ( 1 mark)

(iii) The coordinates of the stationary points of the curve. (3 marks)

(iv) The nature of the stationary points in (iii) above. (2marks)

(v) Sketch the curve (2marks)