MATHEMATICS

K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 1995

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS SECTION 1 ( 52 MKS)

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1. Use logarithms to evaluate ( 4 mks)

3 0.06195

2. Solve the simultaneous equations ( 4 mks)

2x – y = 3
x2 – xy = -4

3. The tables shows the yearly percentage taxations rates.

Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Percentage 65 50 50 45 45 45 40 40
taxation
rate

Calculate three- yearly moving averages for the data giving answers to s.f ( 3 mks)

4. Calculate volume of a prism whose length is 25cm and whose cross- section
is an equilateral triangles of 3 cm

5. Find the value of x in the following equations:

49x + 1 + 72x = 350 ( 4 mks)

6. A translation maps a point (1,2) onto) (-2, 2). What would be the coordinates
of the object whose image is ( -3 , -) under the same translation?

7. The ratio of the lengths of the corresponding sides of two similar rectangular
water tanks is 3:5. The volume of the smaller tank is 8.1 m3. Calculate the
volume of the larger tank. ( 3 mks)

8. Simplify completely
3x2–1 – 2x + 1
X2 – 1 x + 1

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9. A boat moves 27 km/h in still water. It is to move from point A to a point B which
is directly east of A. If the river flows from south to North at 9 km/ h, calculate
the track of the boat.

10. The second and fifth terms of a geometric progressions are 16 and 2 respectively.
Determine the common ratio and the first term

11. In the figure below CP= CQ and <CQP = 1600. If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral,
find < BAD.

12. In the figure below, OA = 3i + 3J ABD OB = 8i –j, C is a point on AB such that

AC: CB = 3:2, and D is a point such that OB // CD and 2 OB = CD.

Determine the vector DA in terms of i and j. ( 4 mks)

13. Without using logarithm tables, find the value of x in the equation

Log x3 + log 5x = 5 log 2 – log 2 (3 mks)

5

14. Two containers, one cylindrical and one spherical, have the same volume.
The height of the cylindrical container is 50 cm and its radius is 11 cm.
Find the radius of the spherical container. ( 2 mks)

15. Two variables P and L are such that P varies partly as L and partly as the
square root of L.
Determine the relationship between P and L when L = 16, P = 500 and
when L = 25, P = 800. ( 5 mks)

16. The shaded region below represents a forest. The region has been drawn to
scale where 1 cm represents 5 km. Use the mid – ordinate rule with six
strips to estimate the area of forest in hectares. ( 4 mks)

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 SECTION II (48 Marks)
Answer any six questions from this section

17. A circular path of width 14 metres surrounds a field of diameter 70 metres. The
path is to be carpeted and the field is to have a concrete slab with an exception
of four rectangular holes each measuring 4 metres by 3 metres.

A contractor estimated the cost of carpeting the path at Kshs. 300 per square
metre and the cost of putting the concrete slab at Kshs 400 per square metre.
He then made a quotation which was 15% more than the total estimate. After
completing the job, he realized that 20% of the quotation was not spent.

(a) How much money was not spent?

(b) What was the actual cost of the contract?

18. The table below shows high altitude wind speeds recorded at a weather station
in a period of 100 days.

Wind speed ( knots) 0 - 19 20 - 39 40 - 59 60-79 80- 99 100- 119 120-139 140-159 160-179
Frequency (days) 9 19 22 18 13 11 5 2 1

(a) On the grid provided draw a cumulative frequency graph for the data ( 4 mks)

(b) Use the graph to estimate

(i) The interquartile range ( 3 mks)
(ii) The number of days when the wind speed exceeded 125 knots ( 1 mk)

19. The probabilities that a husband and wife will be alive 25 years from now
are 0.7 and 0.9 respectively.
Find the probability that in 25 years time,

(a) Both will be alive

(b) Neither will be alive
(c) One will be alive
(d) At least one will be alive

20. A hillside is in the form of a plane inclined at an angle of 300 to the horizontal. A
straight section of road 800 metres long lies along the line of greatest slope from a
point A to a point B further up the hillside.

(a) If a vehicle moves from A and B, what vertical height does it rise?

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 (b) D is another point on the hillside and is on the same height as B. Another height
straight road joins and D and makes an angle of 600 with AB. C is a point on AD such
that AC = ¾ AD.
Calcu
late
(i) The length of the road from A to C
(ii) The distance of CB
(iii) The angle elevation of B and C

21. A part B is on a bearing of 0800 from a port A and at a distance of 95 km. A

submarine is stationed at a port D, which is on a bearing of 2000 from AM
and a distance of 124 km from B.
A ship leaves B and moves directly southwards to an island P, which is on a
bearing of 140 from A. The submarine at D on realizing that the ship was
heading fro the island P, decides to head straight for the island to intercept the ship

Using a scale 0f 1 cm to represent 10 km, make a scale drawing showing the

relative positions of A, B, D, P. ( 2 mks)

Hence find
(i) The distance from A to D ( 2 mks)
(ii) The bearing of the submarine from the ship was setting off from B ( 1mk)
(iii) The bearing of the island P from D ( 1 mk)
(iv) The distance the submarine had to cover to reach the island P ( 2 mks)

22. Using ruler and compasses only, construct a parallelogram ABCD such that
AB = 10cm, BC = 7cm and < ABC = 1050. Also construct the loci of P and Q
within the parallel such that AP ≤ 4 cm, and BC ≤ 6 cm. Calculate the area
within the parallelogram and outside the regions bounded by the loci.

23. (a) Complete the table for the function y = 2 sin x ( 2 mks)

x 00 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200
Sin 3x 0 0.5000
y 0 1.00

(b) (i) Using the values in the completed table, draw the graph of y = 2 sin 3x for 00 ≤ x ≤
1200 on the grid provided

(ii) Hence solve the equation 2 sin 3x = -1.5 ( 3 mks)

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24. A manufacture of jam has 720 kg of strawberry syrup and 800 kg of mango syrup
for making two types of jam, grade A and B. Each types is made by mixing
strawberry and mango syrups as follows:

Grade A: 60% strawberry and 40% mango

Grade B: 30% strawberry and 70% mango

The jam is sold in 400 gram jars. The selling prices are as
follows: Grade A: Kshs. 48 per jar
Grade B: Kshs 30 per jar.

(a) Form inequalities to represent the given information ( 3 mks)

(b) (i) On the grid provided draw the inequalities ( 3 mks)

(ii) From your, graph, determine the number of jars of each grade the
manufacturer should produce to maximize his profit ( 1 mk)

(iii) Calculate the total amount of money realized if all the jars are sold ( 1 mk)

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 1996
QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS SECTION 1 (52 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section

1. Evaluate without using mathematical tables

1.9 x 0.032
20 x 0.0038

2. Mary has 21 coins whose total value is Kshs 72. There are twice as many five shillings
coins as there are ten shillings coins. The rest are one shillings coin.
Find the number of ten shillings coins that Mary has.

3. A commercial bank buys and sells Japanese yen in Kenya shillings at the rates
shown below.
Buying Selling
Kshs 0.5024 Kshs. 0.5446

A Japanese tourist at the end of his tour of Kenya was left with Kshs 30,000
which he converted to Japanese yen through the commercial bank. How many
Japanese yen did he get?

4. On the figure below construct

(i) the perpendicular bisector of BC

(ii) The locus of a point P which moves such a way that ∠ APB = ∠ AVB
and P is on the same side of AB on the same side of AB as C

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5. The figure below represents
nts a circle a diameter 28 cm with a sector subtending
ing
an angle of 750 at the centre..

Find the area of the shaded seegment to 4 significant figures

7. Use the trapezoidal rule withh intervals

in of 1 cm to estimate the area of the
shaded region below

8. Expand and simplify ( 1 – 3x))5, up to the term in x3

n to estimate (0.97)5 correct to 4 decimal places

Hence use your expansion

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 CDEFGH a continuous path BFDHB is drawn as
9. On the surface of a cuboid ABCD
shown by the arrows below.

(a) Draw and label a net of cuboid

uboid
(b) On the net show the path

10. ABC is a triangle and P is on AB such that P divides AB internally in the ratioo 4:3.
Q is a point on AC such that PQ
Q is pa
parallel to BC. If AC = 14 cm
(i) State the ratio AQ:QC

11. Find the values of a and b where b are rational numbers

12. The table below represents the mean

me scores in six consecutive assessment
tests given a form four class

Tests T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6
Mean scores 48.40 56.25 50.30 49.00 45.60 57.65
in percentage

Calculate the three moving av

verages of order 4

13. Mogaka and Onduso working toggether can do a piece of work in 6 days, Mogaka,, working
wo
alone takes 5 days longer than Onduso.
nduso. How many days doest it take
Onduso to do the work alone?

14. The athletes in an 800 metres racee take 104 seconds and 108 seconds respectivelyy
to complete the race. Assuming each
eac athlete is running at a constant speed.
Calculate the distance between
n them when
wh the faster athlete is at the finishing linee.

15. A metal bar is a hexagonal prism whose length is 30 cm. The cross – section is a rregular
hexagon with each side of the lenggth 6 cm.
Find
(i) the area of the hexagonall face
f
(ii) the volume of the metal bar
b
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 SECTION II (48 MKS)
Answer any six questions from this section

17. A company is to construct a parking bay whose area is 135m2. It is to be covered

with concrete slab of uniform thickness of 0.15. To make the slab cement. Ballast
and sand are to be mixed so that their masses are in the ratio 1: 4: 4. The mass of
m3 of dry slab is 2, 500kg.

Calculate
(a) (i) The volume of the slab

(ii) The mass of the dry slab

(iii) The mass of cement to be used

(b) If one bag of the cement is 50 kg, find the number of bags to be purchased
(c) If a lorry carries 7 tonnes of sand, calculate the number of lorries of sand to
be purchased

18. Complete the table below by filling in the blank spaces

X0 00 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 3000 3300 3600
Cos x0 1.00 0.87 0.50 0 -0.5 -0.87 -1.0 -0.87 -0.5 0 0.5 0.87 1.0

2 cos ½ x0 2.00 1.93 1.73 1.41 1.0 0.52 0 0.52 -1.00 1.47 1.73 1.93 -2.00

Using the scale 1 cm to represent 300 on the horizontal axis and 4 cm to represent 1 unit on
the vertical axis draw, on the grid provided, the graphs of y = cosx0 and y = 2 cos ½ x0 on
the same axis.

(a) Find the period and the amplitude of y = 2 cos ½ x0

(b) Describe the transformation that maps the graph of y = cosx0 on the graph of
y = 2 cos 1/2 x0

19. An institute offers two types of courses technical and business courses. The institute
has a capacity of 500 students. There must be more business students than technical
students but at least 200 students must take technical courses. Let x represent the
number of technical students and y the number of business students.

(a) Write down three inequalities that describe the given conditions

(b) On the grid provided, draw the three inequalities

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 (c) If the institute makees a profit of Kshs 2, 500 to train one technical
students and Kshs 1,000 to train one business student, determine
(i) the number of students that must be enrolled in each course to maaximize
the profit
(ii) The maximum proffit.

20. In the figure below PQR is the tangent to circle at Q. TS is a diameter and
nd TSR
0
and QUV are straight lines.
ines. QS is parallel to TV. Angles SQR = 40 and
angle TQV = 550

Find the following angles, giv

iving reasons for each answer

(a) QST
(b) QRS
(c) QVT
(d) UTV

21. The volume vcm3 of a solid depends

nds partly
p on r2 and partly on r3 where r cm is
one of the dimensions of the solid

When r = 1, the volume is 54.6 cm3 and

8 3
When r = 2, the volume is 226. 8cm

(a) Find the expression for v in teerms of r

(b) Calculate the volume of the solid when

wh r = 4

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(c) Find the value of r for which the two parts of the volume are equal

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 1998
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 ( 52 MKS)

Answer the entire question in this section

1. Use logarithms to evaluate

1
55.9 ÷ ( 0.2621 × 0.01177 ) 5

2. Simplify the expression −

Hence solve the equation

− =2

3. Simplify as far as possible, leaving your answer in the form of surd

−
√ √ √ √

4. In the figure below ABC = 300, ACB = 900, AD = 4√3 and DC = 4cm

8 + I if A is lost
√3 √3

Calculate the length of

(a) AC
(b) BC

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5. A plot of land was valued at Kshs 50,000 at the start of 1994. It appreciated
by 20% during 1994. Thereafter, every year, it appreciated by 10% of its
previous years value.

a. The value of the land at the start 0f 1995

b. The value of the land at the end 0f 1997

6. During a certain period, the exchange rate were follows

1 sterling pound = Kshs. 102.0
1 sterling pound = Kshs. U.S dollar
1 U.S dollar = Kshs. 60.6

A school management intended to import textbooks worth Kshs 500,00 from U.K. It
changed the money to sterling pounds. Later the management found out that books were
cheaper in U.S.A. Hence it changed the sterling pounds to dollars. Unfortunately, a financial
crisis arose and the money had to be reconverted to Kenya shillings.
Calculate the total amount of money the management ended up with

7. A manufacturer sells bottle of fruit juice to a trader at a profit of 40%. The trader sells
it for Kshs 84 at a profit of 20%. Find

(a) The trader‘s buying price

(b) The cost of manufacture of one bottle

8. In the figure below a line XY and three points. A,B and C are given. On the
figure construct
(a) The perpendicular bisector of AB
(b) A point P on line xy such that APB = ACB

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9. In the figure, KLMN is a trapezium in which KL is parallel to NM and KL = 3 NM

Given that KN = w, NM = u and ML = v

Show that 2 u = v= w

10. Given that P = 3 y express the equation 32y – 1 + 2 x 3y-1= 1 terms of AP Hence or
otherwise find the value of y in the equation 32y – 1 + 2 x 3y-1= 1

11. A balloon, in the form of a sphere of radius 2 cm, is blown up so that the volume
increase by 237.5%. Determine the new volume of balloon in terms of ∏

12. Find x if

3 log 5 + log x2 = log 1

125

13. (a) Write down the simplest expansion ( 1 + x)6

(b) Use the expansion up to the fourth term to find the value of ( 1.03)6 to the
nearest one thousandth.

14. A science club is made up of boys and girls. The club has 3 officials. Using a tree diagram
or otherwise find the probability that:
(a) The club official are all boys

(b) Two of the officials are girls

15. A river is flowing at uniform speed of 6km/ h. A canoeist who can paddle at
10 km/h through still water wishes to go straight across the river.
Find the direction, relative to the bank in which he should steer.

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16. The triangular prism
rism shown below
b has sides AB= DC = EF = 12 cm. The ends
nds
are equilateral triangle off sides
sid 10cm. The point N is the midpoint FC.

(a) Find the length of

(i) BN
(ii) EN

(b) Find the angle betwee

een the line EB and the plane CDEF

SECTION II (48 mks)

Answeer any six questions from this section

17. A cylindrical water tank iss a di

diameter 7 meters and height 2.8 metre

(a) Find the capacity of the water tank in litres

(b) Six members of a fam

mily use 15 litres per day. Each day 80 litres are used for
cooking and washingg and a further 60 litres are wasted.
Find the number of com
omplete days a full tank of water would last the family.

18. (a) Complete the table below

low for the value of y = 2 sin x + cos x.

x 00 300 450 600 900 1200 1350 1500 1800 2250 2700 3150 3600
2 sin x 0 1.4 1.7 2 1.7 1.4 1 0 -2 -1.4 0

Cos x 1 0.7 0.5 0 -0.5 -0.7 -0.9 -1 0 0.7 1

y 1 2.1 2.2 2 1.2 0.7 0.1 -1 -2 -0.7 1

(b) Using the grid provided dr the graph of y= 2 sin x + cos x for 00. Take
d draw ke
0
1 cm represent 30 on the x- axis and 2 cm to represent 1 unit on the axis.
is.

(c) Use the graph to find the range of x that satisfy the inequalities 2 sin x cos
os x > 0.5

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19. In the figure below, QOT is a diam
diameter. QTR = 480, TQR = 760 and RT = 370
SRT

Calculate

(a) RST

(b) SUT

(c) Obtuse RUT

(d) PST

20. (a) Find the value of x at which the curve y= x- 2x2 – 3 crosses the x- axis
is

(b) s(x2 – 2x – 3)dx

(c) Find the area boundedd by the curve y = x2 – 2x – 3, the axis and the liines
x= 2 and x = 4

a known to satisfy a relation R = kVn, where k and n are

21. Two variables R and V are
constants. The table below
low shows data collected from an experiment involv
nvolving
the two variables R and
V.
V 3 4 5 6 7 8
R 27 48 75 108 147 192

(a) Complete the table of log V and R given below, by giving the value
lue to 2
decimal places.

Log V 0.48 0.60 0.70 0.78 0.85 0.90

Log R 1.43 1.88 2.03 1.80 2.28

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 (b) On the grid provided draw a suitable straight line graph to represent the

relation R= kVn

(c) (i) the gradient of the line

(ii) a relationship connecting R and V.

22. Two aeroplane P and Q leaves an airport at the same time. P lies on a bearing
of 2400 at 900 km/ h while Q flies due east at 750 km/ h.

(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represents 100km, make a scale drawing to show

the position of the aeroplane after 40 minutes.

(b) Use the scale drawing to find the distance between the two aeroplane
after 40 minutes. (c) Determine the bearing
(i) P from Q
(ii) Q from P

23. The figure below represents a rectangle PQRS inscribed in a circle centre 0
and radius 17cm .PQ = 16cm.

Calculate
(d) The length PS of the rectangle

(e) The angle POS

(f) The area of the shaded region

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24. A draper is required to supply two types of shirts A and type B.
The total number of shirts must not be more than 400. He has to supply more
type A than of type B however the number of types A shirts must be more
than 300 and the number of type B shirts not be less than 80.
Let x be the number of type A shirts and y be the number of types B shirts.

(a) Write down in terms of x and y all the linear inequalities representing the
information above.

(b) On the grid provided, draw the inequalities and shade the unwanted regions

Type A: Kshs 600 per shirt

Type B: Kshs 400 per shirt

(i) Use the graph to determine the number of shirts of each type that should be
made to maximize the profit.

(ii) Calculate the maximum possible profit.

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 1995
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (52 Marks)

Answer all the questions in this section

3/
1. Use logarithms to evaluate 6.79 x 0.3911 4
Log 5

2. Find the range of x if 2 ≤ 3 – x < 5

3. The mass of a mixture A of beans and maize is 72kg. The ratio of beans to
maize is 3:5 respectively

(a) Find the mass of maize in the mixture

(b) A second mixture of B of beans and maize of mass 98 kg in mixed with A. The
final ratio of beans to maize is 8:9 respectively. Find the ratio of beans to maize
in B

4. Simplify 2 x × 52 x ÷ 2 − x

5. In the month of January, an insurance salesman earned Kshs 6750 which was
a commission of 4.5% of the premium paid to the company.

6. Solve for x (log3 x)2 – ½ log3 3/2

7. The equation of a line is

-3/5x + 3y = 6

Find the:
(a) Gradient of the line

(b) Equation of a line passing through point (1,2) and perpendicular to the given line.

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8. The figure below shows a solid made by passing two equal regular tetrahedra.

(a) Draw a net solid

(b) If each face is an equilateral triangle of side 5cm find the surface area
of the solid

9. Two towns A and B are 220km apart. A bus left town A at 11. 00am and
traveled towards B at 60 km/h. At the same time, a matatu left town B for
town A and traveled at 80 km/h. The matatu stopped for a total of 45 minutes
on the way before meeting the bus. Calculate the distance covered by the bus
before meeting the matatu.

10. Use binomial expression to evaluate (0.96)5 correct to 4 significant figures

11. In the figure below triangle ABO represents a part of a school badge. The badge
has as symmetry of order 4 about O. Complete the figures to show the badge.
B

12. Solve the equation

8s2 + 2 s – 3 = 0

Hence solve the equation

8 sin2Ө + 2sinӨ - 3 = 0 for 00 ≤ θ ≤ 0 Ө 1800

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13. The number of people who attended an agricultural show in one day was
510 men, 1080 women and some children. When the information was
represented on a pie chart, the combined angle
for the men and children was 2160. find the angle representing the children.

14. The points P. Q and R lie on a straight line. The position vectors of P and R
are 2i + 2j + 13k and 5i – 3j + 4k respectively. Q divides PR internally in
the ratio 2:1

Find the
(a) Position vector of Q.

15. A construction firm has tractors T+1 and T2. Both tractors working together can
complete a piece of work in 6 days while T1 alone can complete the work in
15 days. After two tractors had worked together for four days, tractor T1
broke down.
Find the time it takes tractor T2 to complete the remaining work

16. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve

y = (x2 + 1) (x- 2) when x= 2

SECTION II ( 48 Marks)
Answer any six questions from this section

17. A retailer bought 49kg of grade 1 rice at Kshs. 65 per kilogram and 60 kg of
grade II rice at Kshs 27.50 per kilogram. He mixed the tow types of rice.

(a) Find the buying price of one kilogram of the mixture

(b) He packed the mixture into 2 kg packets

(i) If he intends to make a 20% profit find the selling price per packet

(ii) He sold 8 packets and then reduced the price by 10% inorder to attract
customers.
Find the new selling price per packet.

(iii) After selling of the remainder at reduced price, he raised the price so as to
realize the original goal of 20% profit overall. Find the selling price per
packet of the remaining rice.

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18. A tower is on a bearing of 0300 from a point P and a distance of elevation of
the top is 150 and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 10.

a) Find the height of the tower

b) A point Q is on the same horizon plane as point P. The tower is

on a bearing 3300 from Q and at a distance of 70 m

19. Patients who attend a clinic in one week were grouped by age as shown in
the table below:

Age x years 0≤x<5 5 ≤ x < 15 15≤ x 25 25≤ x < 45 45 ≤ x < 75

No. of 14 41 59 70 15
patients

i. Estimate the mean age

ii. On the grid provided draw a histogram to represent the distribution

1 cm to represent 5 unit on the horizon axis

2 cm to represent 5 units on the vertical axis

20. The first term of an arithmetic progression is 4 and the last term is 20. The sum
of the term is 252.

(a) Calculate the number of terms and the common differences

of the arithmetic progression

(b) An Experimental culture has an initial population

of 50 bacteria. The population increased by 80% every 20 minutes.
Determine the time it will take to have a population of 1.2 million bacteria.

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 21. The diagram below shows a garden drawn to scale of 1: 400. In the garden there
are already tow trees marked A and B. The gardener wises to plant more trees.
There are a number of rules he wishes to apply.

Rule 1: Each new tree must be an equal distance from both trees A
and B. Rule 2: Each new tree must be atleast 4 m from the edges of the
garden. Rule 3: each new tree is atleast 14 m from tree B.

(a) draw the locus given by each of these rules on the diagram

(b) If the new trees are to be planted 4m apart, show on your diagram the
possible planting points for the new trees.

22. (a) complete the table below, giving your values correct to 2 decimal places.

x 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Tan x 0
2 x + 300 30 50 70 90 110 130 150 170
0
Sin (2x + 30 ) 0.50 1

b) On the grid provided, draw the graphs of y = tan x and y = sin(2x + 300) for 00 ≤ x 700
Take scale: 2 cm for 100 on the x- axis
4 cm for unit on the y- axis
Use your graph to solve the equation tan x- sin ( 2x + 300 ) = 0

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23. The transformation R given by
b the matrix

A= a b maps 17 to 15 0 to -8
c d 0 8 17 15

(a) Determine the matrix A givin

ng a,b,c and d as fractions

(b) Given that A represents a rotation

otation through the origin determine the angle of rrotation

(c) S is a rotation though 1800 about

bout the point (2, 3). Determine the image of (1,0) under S
followed by R.

24. The diagram below shows a right pyramid VABCD with V as the vertex.. The
base of the pyramid is rectan
ngle ABCD, WITH ab = 4 cm and BC= 3 cm.
The height of the pyramid is 6cm.

(a) Calculate the

(i) length of the projec
ection of VA on the base

(ii) Angle betweenn the face VAB and the base

(b) P is the mid- point of VC and Q is the mid – point of VD.

Find the angle betweeeen the planes VAB and the plane ABPQ

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K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2000
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (52 Marks)

1. Find equation of the perpendicular to the line x + 2 y – 4 and passes

through point (2,1)

2. A passenger noticed that she had forgotten her bag in a bus 12 minutes after
the bus had left. To catch up with the bus, she immediately took a taxi which
traveled at 95 km/h. The bus maintained an average speed of 75 km/h. Determine

(a) The distance covered by the bus in 12 minutes

(b) The distance covered by the taxi to catch up with the bus

3. Two sides of a triangles are 5 cm each and the angle between them is 1200.
Calculate the area of the triangle.

4. A piece of wire P cm long is bent to form the shape shown in the figure below

The figure consists of a semicircular arc of radius r cm and two perpendicular

sides of length x cm each.

Express x in terms of P and r,

Hence show that the area A cm2, of the figures is given by = ½ ∏ r2 + 1/8 (p - ∏r)2

5. The distance from a fixed point of a particular in motion at any time t

seconds is given by
S = t3 –5t2 + 2t + 5
2
Find its:
(a) Acceleration after 1 second
(b) Velocity when acceleration is Zero
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 (c) Find all the integral value of x which satisfy the inequalities
2 (2-x) <4x -9<x + 11

7. Akinyi, Bundi, Cura, and Diba invested some money on a business in the
ratio of 7: 9:10:1 respectively. The business realized a profit of Kshs 46,800.
They shared 12% of the profit equally and the remainder in the ratio of their
contributions.
Calculate the total amount received by Diba

8. Solve the equation 2 sin2(x-300) = cos 600 for – 1800 ≤ x ≤ 1800

9. A triangle is formed by the coordinates A (2, 1) B(4,1) and C(1,6). It is

rotated clockwise through 900 about the origin. Find the coordinates of this
image.

10. Three representatives are to be selected randomly from a group of 7 girls and 8
boys. Calculate the probability of selecting two girls and one boy.

1.23 × 0.0089
11. Use the logarithms to evaluate 3
76.54

12. Find the value of x which satisfy the equation

52x – 6 x 5x + 5 = 0

13. Expand (1 + x)5, hence, use the expansion to estimate (1.04)5 correct
to 4 decimal Places

14. In the figure below, BT is a tangent to the circle at B. AXCT and BXD are
straight lines
AX = 6cm, CT = 8cm, BX = 4.8 cm and XD = 5cm.

Find the length of

(a) XC (b) BT
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15. Make x the subject of the formula p= xy ½
z+ x

16. The frequency distribution table below shows the weekly salary (K£) paid to
workers in a factory

Salary (K£) 50 ≤ x < 100 100≤ x <150 150≤ x < 25 250 ≤ x <350 350≤ x <500
No. of 13 16 38 24 9
workers

On the grid provided draw a histogram to respect the information shown above

SECTION II (48 Marks)

Answer any six questions from this section

17. A construction company requires to transport 144 tonnes of stones to sites A and
B. The company pays Kshs 24,000 to transport 48 tonnes of stone for every 28
km. Kimani transported 96 tonnes to a site A, 49 km away.

(a) Find how much he paid

(b) Kimani spends Kshs 3,000 to transport every 8 tonnes of stones

to site.
Calculate his total profit.

(c) Achieng transported the remaining stones to sites B, 84 km away. If she made
44% profit, find her transport cost.

18. A rally car traveled from point R to point S. S is 128 km on a bearing 0600 from
R. The car then set off S at 9.30 am towards T at an average of 150 km/h. It was
expected at T at 11.30 am. After traveling for I hour and 20 minutes it broke
down at point P. The bearing of T and P from S is 3000.

Calculate the:
(i) Distance from R to P
(ii) Bearing of P and R

(b) The repair took 10 minutes and the car set off to complete its journey to T.
Find the speed at which car must now move to reach T on time.

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20. The charge, C shillings per person
rson for a certain seminar is partly fixed and partlyy
inversely proportional to the total number N of people.

(a) Write down the expression

on for
f C in terms of N

(b) When 100 people attendeed the charge is Kshs 8,700 per person while
for 35 people the chargee is Kshs. 10,000 per person

(c) If a person had paid the full

f amount and does not attend, the fixed charge ge is
refunded. A group of people
ople paid but ten per cent of them did not attend. After
the refund the organizer remained
re with Kshs 574,000. Find the number of
people initially in the group.
roup.

21. The curve of the equation y = 2x + 3x2, has x = -2/3 and x = 0 and x intercepts.
The area bounded by the axis x = -2/3 and x = 2 is shown by the sketch below.
Find:

(a) (2x + 3 x2) dx

2
(b) The area bounded by the curve
c x – axis, x = /3 and x =2

22. The line segment BC given below

low is one side of triangle ABC
compl the construction of a triangle ABC
(a) Use a ruler and compassess to complete
in Which ABC = 450. < AC = 5.6 cm and angle BAC is obtuse

(b) Draw the locus off point P such that P is equidistant from a point O and
nd
passes though the verti
rtices of triangle.

(c) Locate
te point D on the locus
lo of P equidistant from lines BC and BO.
O. Q lies
in the region enclosed
losed by lines BD, BO extended and the locus of P.
Shade the locus of Q.

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23. The diagram on the grid provided
d below
b shows a trapezium ABCD
On the same grid

(a) (i) Draw the image A‘B‘C

‘C‘D of ABCD under a rotation of 900
clockwise about the ori
rigin .

(ii) Draw the image of A‖B‖C‖D‖ of A‘B‘C‘D‘ under a reflection in

oordinates of A‖B‖C‖D‖.
line y = x. State coordin

(b) A‖B‖C‖D‖ is the ima

mage of A‖B‖C‖D under the reflection in the line x=0.
Draw the image A‖B‖ C‖D‖ and state its coordinates.

(c) Describe a single transforrmation that maps A‖ B‖C‖D onto ABCD.

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24. A theatre has a seating capacity of 250 people. The charges are Kshs. 100 for an
ordinary seat and Kshs 160 for a special seat. It cost Kshs 16,000 to stage a
show and the theater must make a profit. There are never more than 200
ordinary seats and for a show to take place at least 50 ordinary seats must be
occupied. The number of special seats is always less than twice the number of
ordinary seats.
(a) Taking x to be the number of ordinary seats and y the number of special seats
write down all the inequalities representing the information above.

(b) On the grid provided, draw a graph to show the inequalities in (a) above

(c) Determine the number of seats of each type that should be booked in order to
maximize the profit.

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2001
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (52 MKS

Answer all the questions in this section.

1. Evaluate 1/3 of (23/4 – 51/2) x 3 6/7 ÷ 9/4

2. Solve for x in the equation 32(x-3) ÷8 (x-4) = 64/÷2x

3. Three people Odawa, Mliwa and Amina contributed money to purchase a flour
mill.Odawa contributed of the total amount, Mliwa contributed of the remaining
amount and Amina contributed the rest of the money. The difference in
contribution between Mliwa and Amina was shs.40,000.

Calculate the price of the flour mill.

4. Two valuables A and B are such that A varies partly as the square of B.
Given that A 30, when
B =9, and A= 16 when 4=14, Find A and B = 36.

5. The figure below shows a a net of a prism whose cross – section is an

equilateral triangle.

a) Sketch the prism

b) State the number of planes of symmetry of the prism.

6. A telephone bill includes Ksh.4,320 for local calls,Ksh.3,260 for trunk calls and a
rental charge of Kshs.2,080.A value added tax (V.A.T.) is then charge at 15%.

7. A translation maps a point P (3,2) onto P‘ (95,5)

a) Determine the translation vector.

8. Solve the equation log (x+24) – 2log3 =log (9-2x)

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9. The table below shows the number of bags of sugar sold per week and their
moving averages.

No. of bag as per week 340 330 x 342 350 345

Moving averages 331 332 Y 346

a) State the order of moving average

b) Find the value of and y

10. Expand (2 + x)5 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x3

Hence, approximate the value of (2.03)5 to 4s.f.

11. A curve is given by the equation: u = 5x3 – 7x2 + 3x +2 a) Gradient

of the curve at x = 1

12. The figure represents a pentagon prism of length 12cm. The cross – section is a
regular pentagon, centre O, whose dimensions are shown.

Find the total surface area of the prism.

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13. Given that tan 75o = 2 + √3, find without using tables tan 150 in the form
p+q√m, where p,qand m are integers.

14. The diagram below represents a field PQR.

a) Draw the locus of points equidistant from sides PQ and PR.

b) Draw the locus of points equidistant from points P and R.
c) a coin is lost within a region which is nearest to point P than to R and
closer to side Pr than to side P,q, shade the region where the coin can be located.

15. Solve the equation 4 sin2 Ө+4 cos Ө =5

For 0o ≤ Ө ≥ 360o give the answer in degrees

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16. The diagram below showss the graph of:

y ≥ 3/10x – 3/2, 5x + 6y = 30 and

nd x = 2

By shading the unwanted reggion, determine and label the region R that
satisfies the three inequalities.
s.

y ≥ 3/10x – 3/2 , + 6y ≥ 30 and

nd x ≥ 2

SECTION II ( 48 Marks)
A
Answer any six questions in this section.

17. a an airport H on a bearing 060o and 800km from

A helicopter is stationed at om
0
another airport P.A third
rd airport is J is on bearing of 140 and 1,200km
from H.
a) Determine:
i) Value of P
ii) The bearing
ring of P from J

18. The marks obtained by 100 pupils

pupi in an English test were 15,14,13,12,P,16
,16,11,13,12
and 17. The sum of the squares
squ of the marks, ∑ x21,794

a) Calculate the:
i) Value of P
ii) Standardrd deviation.
d
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 b) If each mark is increased by 3, write down the:
i) New mean
ii) New standard deviation

19. The nth term of a sequence is given by 2n+3

a) Write the first four items of the sequence.

b) Find S50, the sum of the first terms of the sequence.
c) Show that the sum of the first terms of the sequence is given by.
Sn = n2 +4n

Hence or otherwise find the first largest integral value of n such that.
Sn < 725

20. a) Distance from A and B

b) bearing B from A

21. a) Complete the table given below in the blank spaces.

X 0o 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800
3 cos 2x 3 2.598 1.5 0 1.5 --3 -2.598 -1.5 0 2.598 3
2 sin (2x 1 2 2-732 1 0 -1 -1.732 -2 -2.732 -2 1
+30o)

b) On the grid provided draw, on the same axis, the graph of y = 3cos 2x and
o 0.
y = sin(2x +300) for 0 ≤ x ≥ 18 Take the scale: 1cm for 150 on the axis
and 2cm for 1 unit on the y-axis.

c) Use your graph to estimate the range of value of x for which 3 cos 2x ≤ 2sin (2x+30o).

Give your answer to the nearest degree.

22. The displacement x metres a particle after seconds given by.

x = t3-2t2 +6t > 0.

a) Calculate the velocity of the particle in m/s when t = 2 seconds.

b) When the velocity of the particle is zero, calculate

its:-
i) Displacement
ii) Acceleration.

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23. The diagram below representsnts a pillar made of cylindrical and regular hexaggonal
parts. The diameter and heightht of the cylindrical part are 1.4m and 1m
respectively. The side of the regular
re hexagonal face is o.4m and height of
hexagonal part is 4m.

a) Calculate the volumee of the :

i) Cylindrical paart
ii) Hexagonal paart

b) An identical pillarr is to be built but with a hollow centre cross – section

on
area of 0.25m2.
rial to be used to make the pillar is 2.4g/cm3.
The density of the materi
Calculate the mass of the new
n pillar.

24. Bot juice Company has two types

t of machines, A and B, for juice production.
on.
Type A machine can producee 800 litres per day while type B Machine
produces1,600 litres per day..
Type A machine needs 4 opeerators and type B machine needs 7 operators.

At least 8,000litres mustt be produced

p daily and the total number of
Operators should not exceedd 41. There
Th should be 2 more machines of each tyype.

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Let x be the number of machines
hines of type A and Y the number of machines
for type B,

a) Form all inequalitiess in x and y to represent the above information.

b) On the grid provided beelow, draw the inequalities to shade the unwanted
nted regions.

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2002
QUESTIONS

1. Use logarithms to evaluate

. /

. .

2. Kipketer can cultivate a piecee of land in 7 hours while Wanjiku can do the saame work
y would take to cultivate the piece of land when working
in 5 hours. Find the time they
together.

3. A triangular flower garden has an area of 28m2. Two of its edges are
ind the angle between the two edges.
14 metres and 8 metres. Find

4. Determine the inverse, T-1 of the matrix T = 1 2

1 -1

5. A trader sells a bag of beans

ns for shs. 2100 and that of maize at shs.. 1200. He
mixed beans and maize in thehe ratio 3:2. Find how much the trader should sellll
a bag of the mixture to realiz
ize the same profit.

6. The figure below represents

nts a square
squ based solid with a path marked on it.

Sketch and label the nett of the solid.

812 x × 27 x
7. Solve for x in the equation = 729
9x

8. The sides of a triangle were measured

m and recorded as 8cm, 10cm and 15cm.m.
Calculate the percentage error
or in perimeter, correct to 2 decimal places.

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9. a) Expand (a – b)6

b) Use the first three term of the expansion in a (a) to find

the approximate valuelue of (1.98)6

10. The coordinatess of points O,P,Q and R are (0,0)(3,4) (11,6) and (8,2)
respectively.. A point T is such that vectors OT, QP and QR satisfy the vector
tor
equation. OT = QP + ½ QR .Find. the coordinates of T.

4 x2 − y 2
11. Simply the expression
2 x 2 − 7 xy + 3 y 2

12 Atieno and Kamau started a business

busin by contributing sh.25000 and sh.20, 000 00
Respectively. At the end of the year, they realized a profit of shs. 81,000.Thee
profit was allocated to develop
lopment, dividends and reserves in the ratio 4:5:66
respectively. The dividends
nds were
w the shared in the ratio of their contribution.
ontribution.
Calculate the dividends paid
id to Atieno.

13. The diagram below shows a circle

c ABCDE. The line FEG is a tangent to the circle
at point E.
G, < DEC = 280 and <AGE = 320
Line DE is parallel to CG,

Calculate:
(a) < AEG
(b) < ABC

14. Each month, for 40 months,hs, Amina deposited some money in a saving scheme. me. In
the first month she deposited
posited sh 500. Thereafter
Th she increased her deposits bby sh.50
every month. Calculate the:
a) Last amount deposited
d by Amina
b) Totall amount Amina
Am had saved in the 40 months.

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15. In the diagram below, ABCD
CD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC. The
diagonals AC and BD inttersect at E.

a) Giving reasons
sons show that
th triangle ABE is similar to triangle
le CDE.
b) Giving that AB
A = 3DC, find the ratio of DB to EB.

16. iven by x2 + 4x +y2 – 5 = 0. Find the radius andd the center

The equation of a circle is given
of the circle.

17. A bus travels from Nairobi too Kakamega

K and back. The average speed from
rom Nairobi
To Kakamega is 80km/hr while thatth from Kakamega to Nairobi
irobi is 50km/hr, the fuel
consumption is 0.35 litress per kilometer and at 80km/h, the consumption iss 0.3
litres per kilometer .

Find i) Total fuell consumption for the round trip

ii) Average fuel consumption per hour for the round trip.

18. The table below shows Keny

yan tax rates in a certain year

Income (K£ per annum) Tax rates (Sh. Per £)

1 -4,512 2
4513 -9024 3
9025 – 13536 4
13537 – 18048 5
18049 -22560 6
Over 22560 6.5

In that year Muhando earnedd a salary of Ksh.16510 per month. He wass entitled to a
monthly tax relief of Kshs 960.
Calculate:
a) Muhandos annu
nnual salary in K£
b) The monthly tax paid by muhando in Kshs.

19. The following distributionn shows the masses

m to the nearest kilogram of
65 animals in a certain farm.
rm.
Mass Kg 26-30 31-35
31 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55
frequency 9 13 20 15 6 2
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 a) On the grid provided draw
w the cumulative frequency curve for the given
iven iinformation.

b) Use the graph to find

the:- i) Median mass
ii) Inter-quartile
rtile range
iii) Percentage of animals whose mass is at least 42kg.

20. The figure VPQR below reppresents a model of a top of a tower. The horizzontal
base PQR is an equilateral triangle
t of side 9cm. The lengths of edges are
re VP =
VQ = VR = 20.5cm. Point M is the mid pointpo of PQ and VM = 20cm.
Point N is on the base and veertically below V.

Calculate:
a) i) Length off RM
ii) Height of model
iii) Volume of the model
mod

b) The model is made of material whose density is 2,700 kg/m3. Find the
he
Mass of the model.

21. The table below shows the vaalues of x and corresponding

values of y for a given curvee.

X 0 П П П П 5П П
12 6 4 3 12 2
y 0 0.26 0.48 0.65 0.76 0.82 0.84

a) Use the trapezium rule withh seven

se ordinates and the values in the table only to
estimate the area enclosed byy the curve, x – axis and the line x = П/2 to four
decimal places. (Take П = 3.142)

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b) The exact value of the area enclosed by the curve is known to be 0.8940.Find the
percentage error made when the trapezium rule is used. Give the answer correct
to two decimal places.

22. Four points B, C, Q and D lie on the same plane. Point B is 42km due southe – west
of point Q.
Point C is 50km on a bearing of S 600 E from
Q. Point D is equidistant B, Q and C.

a) Using the scale: 1cm represents 10km, construct a diagram showing the
positions of B, C, Q and D.

Determines the: i) Distance between B and C

ii) Bearing of D from B.

23. a)Complete the table below, giving your values correct to 2 decimal place.

00 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800

Tan Ө0 0 0.27 0.58 1 1.73 a 3.73 1.73 -1 0.27 0

Sin Ө0 0 0.5 1 0.87 0.5 0 -0.5 -1 0.87 -0.5 0

b) Using the grid provided and the table in part (a) draw the graphs of Y = tan Ө
and y = sin 2Ө.
c) Using your graphs, determine the range of values for which tan Ө>Sin 2Ө
for 00 ≤ Ө ≤ 900.

24. The displacement s metre of a particle moving along straight line after t seconds
3 3
is given by. S = 3t + /2 t2 – 2t

a) Find its initial acceleration

b) Calculate: i) The time when the particle was momentarily at rest.

ii) Its displacement by the time it comes to rest momentarily
c) Calculate the maximum speed attained.

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2003
QUESTIONS
2347 × 0.4666
1. Use logarithm tables to evaluate
3 0.0924

2. A shirt whose marked price in shs.800 is sold to a customer after allowing him a
discount of 13%. If the trader makes a profit of 20%, find how much the trader
paid for the shirt.

3. The table below shows the number pf goals scored by a football team in 20 matches

Goals scored 0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of matches 5 6 4 3 1 1

Find:
a) The mode (1mk)
b) The mean number of goals (2mks)

4. A straight line passes through points A(-3,8) and B(3, -4).Find the equation of
the straight line through(3,4) and parallel to AB. Give the answer in the form
y – mx +c, and c are constants. (3mks)

log
5. Solve the equation 10 (6x – 2) – 1 = log 10 (x -3) (3mks)

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6. A train moving at an averagee speed of 72km/h takes 15 seconds to completelly
cross a bridge that is 80 metre
res long.

a) Express 72km/h in metre res per second (1mk)

b) Find the length of the traain in metres (2mks)

7. In the figure below, triangle

le A‘B‘C‘ is the image of triangle ABC under a
rotation, centre O.

By construction, find the labeel the centre O of the rotation. Hence, determinee
the angle of the rotation.

8. Find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve whose equation
is y =6 +2x – 4x2

9. The surface area of a solid heemisphere is radius your answerr in tterms

of n. the volume of the solid, leaving
le

10. Given that a = 1 and b =13,

3, express 2 3- 6 39 in terms of a and b and
nd
3
simplify the answer.

11. a) Expand and simplify the binomial expression (2 – x)6 (2mks)

b) nsion up to the term in x2 to estimate 1.996
Use the expansion (2mks)

12. A mixed school can accomm modate a maximum of 440 students. The numberr
of girls must be at least
st 120 while the number of boys must exceed 150.
Taking x to represent the number of boys and y the number of girls, write down
own
all he inequalities representing
ng the information
in above.

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13. Machine A can do a piece of work in 6 hours while machine B can do the same
work in 9 hours. Machine A was set to do the piece of work but after 31/2 hours,
it broke down and machine B did the rest of the work.
Find how long machine B took to do the rest of the work (3mks)

14. Three business partners Atieno, wambui and Mueni contributed sh 50,000,
Sh.40,000 as sh 25,000 respectively to start a business.
After some time, they realized a profit, which they decided to share in the ration
of their contributions.
If Mueni‘s share was sh 10.000, by how much was Atieno‘s share more than
wambui‘s? (3mks)

15. A colony of insects was found to have 250 insects at the beginning. Thereafter
the number of insects doubled every 2 days. Find how many insects there were
after 16 days. (3mks)

16. A distance s metres of an object varies with time t seconds and partly with the
square root of the time.
Give that s = 14 when t = 9, write an equation connecting s and t.

SECTION II (48 MARKS)

Answer any six questions in this section.

17. Given the simultaneous equations

5x +y = 19
-x + 3y = 9

a) Write the equations in matrix form. Hence solve the simultaneous equations. (5mks)

b) Fins the distance of the point of intersection for the line 5x +y = 19 and
–x +3y = 9 from the point (11,-2) (3mks)

18. A dealer has three grades of coffee X,Y and Z. Grade X costs sh 140 per kg,
grade y costs sh160 per kg grade Z costs sh.256 per kg.

a) The dealer mixes grades X and Y in the ration 5:3 to make a brand of
coffee which sells at sh 180 per kg.

b) The dealer makes a new brand by mixing the three grades of coffee. In
the ratios X:Y =5:3 and Y:Z =2:5

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 Determine:
i) The ratio X: Y: Z in its simplest form (2mks)
ii) The selling price of the new brand of he has to make a 30% profit. (3mks)

19. A ship leaves port p for port R though port Q.Q is 200 km on a bearing of
2200 from P.R is 420 km on the bearing of 1400 from from Q.

a) Using the scale 1:4,000,000, draw a diagram, showing the relative

positions of the three ports P,Q, and R.

b) By further drawing on the same diagram, determine how far R is to

the east of p Distance = 3.5 x 40

c) If the ship has sailed directly from P to R at an average speed of 40 knots,

find how long it would have taken to arrive at R.(Take 1 nautical mile
= 1.853 km)

20. Omondi makes two types of shoes: A and B. He takes 3 hours to make one pair of
type A and 4 hours to make one pair of type B.He works for a maximum of 120
hours to x pairs of type A and Y pairs of type B.It costs him sh 400 to make a pair
of type A and sh 150 to make a pair of type B.

His total cost does not exceed sh 9000. He must make 8 pairs of type A and
more than 12 pairs of type B.

21. a) i) Find the coordinated of the stationary points on the curve

y + x – 3x + 2 (2mks)
ii) For each stationary point determine whether it is minimum or
maximum.

b) In the space provided below, sketch the graph of the

Function y = x – 3x +2 (2mks)

22. The line PQ below is 8cm long and L is its midpoint

a) i) Draw the locus of point R above line PQ such that the

area of triangle PQR is 12cm2.

ii) Given that point R is equidistant from P and Q,show the position
of point R..

b) Draw all the possible loci of a point T such that < RQL = <RTL. (4mks)

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23. a) Complete the table beelow, giving your values correct to 2 decimal pla
laces.

X 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180

Cos x 1 0.77 0.87 0.71 0.15 0.24 0 - -0.5 - 0.5 0.87 1
0.26 0.17

Sin (x 0.5 0.17 0.87 0.97 0.10 0.97 0.87 0.71 0.5 - 0 - -0.5
+30) 0.26 0.26

b) Using the grid provid

rovided draw, on the same axes, the graph of y = cos
os 2x and
y = sin (x + 300) for 00< x< 1800
Take the scale: 1cm f 150 on the x axis
m for
4cm for 1 unit on the y- axis. (4mks)

c) Find the periods of the cu

urve Y = axis (1mks)

b) above, estimate the solutions to the equation

d) Using the graphs in part (b)
0
Sin (x + 30 ) = Cos 2x (4mks)

24. The figure below represents

nts a right pyramid with vertex V and a
rectangular base PQRS.
VP = VQ = VR S = 18cm m and QR =16cm and QR = 12cm. M and O are
the midpoints of QR and PRR respectively.

Find:

a) The length of the projection

on of line VP on the plane PQES (2mks)
b) The size of the angle betwee
een line VP and the plane PQRS. (2mks)
c) The size of the angle betwee
een the planes VQR and PQRS. (2mks)

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2004
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (52 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section

1. Use logarithms to evaluate

34.33
5.25 × 0.042

2. The marked price of a car in a dealer‘s shop was Kshs 400,000. Wekesa bought
the car at 8% discount. The dealer still made a profit of 15%.
Calculate the amount of money the dealer had paid for the car.

3. Find the number of terms of the series 2 + 6 + 10 + 14 + 18 + ……….. that will

give a sum of 800.

4. Two trains T1 and T2 traveling in the opposite directions, on parallel tracks

are just beginning to pass one another. Train T1 is 72 m long and traveling at
108 km/h. T2 is 78 m long and is traveling at 72 km/h.

Find the time, in seconds, the two trains take to completely pass one another

5. Evaluate without using mathematical tables, the expression

2 log10 5 – ½ log10 16 + 2 log10 40

6. A students obtained the following mks in four tests during a school term:
60%, 75%, 48% and 66%. The tests were weighted as follows: 2,1 4 and 3
respectively. Calculate the students weighed mean mk of the tests

7. Use matrices to solve the simultaneous equations

4x + 3 y = 18
5x – 2y = 11

8. (a) Expand (1 + x)5

(b) Use the first three terms of the expansion in (a) to find the approximate
value of (0.98)5

9. Make b the subject a= bd

(b2 – d)
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10. A group of 5 people can do a piece of work in 6 hours. Calculate the time a ggroup
of people. Working at half the rate of the first group would take to complete
the same work.

11. In the figure below ABCDE

CDE is a cross- section of a sold. The solid has uniforrm
cross- section.
Given that BG is a base edgee of the solid, complete the sketch, showing the
hidden edges with broken linnes.

12. An industrialist has 450 litress of a chemical which is 70% pure. He mixes it
with a chemical of the same
me type but 90% pure so as to obtain a mixture
which is 75% pure.

Find the amount of the 90%

0% pure chemical used
dy
13. The gradient function of a cuurve is given /dx = 3x2 – 8x + 2.
If the dx curve passes througgh the point, (0, 2), find its equation.

14. In this questions, mathematic

matical tables should not be used
At Kenya bank buys sells fore
reign currencies as shown below:

Buyinng Selling
(Keny
ya Shillings (Kenya Shillings)
1 Euro 84.15 84.26
100 Japanese yen 65.37 65.45

A Japanese traveling from France

F arrives in Kenya with 5000 Euros, he
converts all the 5000 Euros
os to K
Kenya Shillings at the bank.

Calculate the amount in Japaanese yen, than he receives.

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15. Form the three inequalitiess that satisfy
satis the given region R.

16. Without using mathematical tables, simplify

2 2
- in the form a b
3− 7 3+ 7

SECTION II (48 Marks)

Answ
wer any six questions from this section

17. Farmer has two tractors A and

nd B. The tractors, working together can ploughh a farm
in 21/2h. One day, the tractors
tors started
st to plough the farm together. Afterr 1 h 10 min
tractor B brokee down but A continued alone and completed the job after a
further 4 h.
Find:
(a) The fraction of the job done by the tractors, working together for one hour
(b) The fraction of the job done by tractor A and B broke down
(c) The time each trac
actor working alone would have taken to ploughh tthe farm.

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18. The table below shows the ages in years of 60 people who attended a conference.

Age in years 30 – 39 40- 49 50- 59 60- 69 70-79

Number of 10 12 18 17 3
people

Calculate
(a) The inter-quartile range of the data
(b) The percentage of the people in the conference whose ages were 54.5
years and below.

19. For electricity posts, A, B, C, and D stand on a level ground such that B is 21 m
0
on a bearing of 060 from A, C, is 15 m to the south of B and D is 12 m on
a bearing of 1400 from A.

(a) (i) Using scale of 1 cm of I cm to represents 3 metres, draw a

diagram to show the relative positions of the posts

(ii) Find the distances and the bearing of C from D

(b) The height of the post at A IS 8.4m. On a separate scale drawing, mark and
determine the angle of depression of the foot of the post at C from the top
of the top of the post at A.

20. (a) Given that the matrix A = 2 3 Find A-1 the inverse of A
3 4

(b) Kimtai bought 200 bags of sugar and 300 bags of rice for a total of Kshs. 850,000.
Buya bought 90 bags of sugar and 120 bags of rice for a total of Kshs. 360,000.
If the price of a bag of sugar is Kshs x and that of rice is Kshs. Y,

(i) Form two equations to represent the information above

(ii) Use the matrix A-1 to find the prices of one bag of each item.

(c) Kali bought 225 bags of sugar and 360 bags of rice. He was given a total
discount of Kshs. 33, 300.
If the discount on the price of a bag of rice was 2%, calculate the percentage
discount on the price of a bag of sugar.

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0 2
21. Triangle ABC is the image of
o triangle PQR under the transformation M =
Where P,Q and P map onto
nto A, B, and C respectively.

(a) Given the points P(5, -11), Q(6,-1) and R (4, -0.5), draw the triangle AB
BC
on the grid provided beelow.

(b) Triangle ABC in part (aa) above is to be enlarged scale factor 2 with centre
ntre
at (11, -6) to map onto A‘B‘C.
A
Construct and label triaangle A‘B‘C‘ on the grid above.

(c) By construction
on find the coordinates of the centre and the angle of rotaation
rot triangle A‘B‘C‘ onto triangle A‖ B‖ C‖, shoown
which can be used to rotate
on the grid above.

22. A particle moves in a straight

ht line. It passes though point O at t = O with veloci
locity
2
V = 5m/s. The accelerationon a m/s of the particle at time t seconds after pass
ssing
through O is given by a = 6t + 4

(a) Express the velocity v of the particle at time t seconds in terms of t

(b) Calculate
(i) The velocity of thee particle when t = 3

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 (ii) The distance coveered by the particle between t = 2 and t = 4

23. Three quantities P,Q and R are

a sure that P varies directly as the square of Q and
inversely as the square root of
o R.

(a) Given that P = 20 when

n Q = 5 and R = 9, find P when Q and R = 25
(b) If Q increases by 20% and
nd decreases
d by 36%, find the percentage increase
se in P.

24. The figure below shows a model of a roof with a rectangular base PQRS PQ
Q = 32 cm
and QR =14 cm. The ridge XY
X = 12 cm and is centrally placed. The faces PS
PSX
and QRY are equilaterall triangles
trian M is the midpoint of QR.

Calculate
(a) (i) the length of YM

(ii) The height of Y above

a the base PQRS

(b) The angle betweenn the planes

p RSXY and PQRS

(c) The acute angle betw

ween the lines XY and

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2005
QUESTIONS

SECTION I (52 Marks).

Answer all questions in this section

1. Find the value of y in the equation (3mks)

= 81
÷

2. Without using mathematical Tables, simplify (3 mks)

√ √
√ √

3. In a fund- raising committee of 45 people, the ratio of men to women is 7: 2.

Find the number of women required to join the existing committee so that
the ratio of men to women is changed to 5: 4 (3 mks)

4. The diagram below is a part of a figure which has rotational symmetry of

order 4 about O.

a) Complete the figure ( 1 mk)

b) Draw all the lines of symmetry of the completed figure ( 2 mks)

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5. The first three consecutive terms of a geometrical progression are 3, x and
51/3. Find the value of x. (2 mks)

6. Pipe a can fill an empty water tank in 3 hours while, pipe B can fill the
same tank in 6 hours, when the tank is full it can be emptied by pipe
C in 8 hours. Pipes A and B are opened at the same time when the tank
is empty. If one hour later, pipe C is also opened, find the total time
taken to fill the tank (4 mks)

7. Find, without using Mathematical Tables the values of x which satisfy the
equation
Log2 (x2 – 9) = 3 log2 2 + 1 ( 4 mks)

8. The volumes of two similar solid cylinders are 4752 cm3 and 1408 cm3. If
the area of the curved surface of the smaller cylinder is 352 cm2, find the
area of the curved surface of the larger cylinder. ( 4 mks)

9. Given that Cos 2x0 = 0.8070, find x when 00 < x < 3600 (4 mks)

10. A salesman earns a basic salary of Kshs. 9000 per month

In addition he is also paid a commission of 5% for sales above Kshs 15000
In a certain month he sold goods worth Kshs. 120, 000 at a discount of
2 ½ % Calculate his total earnings that month (3 mks)

11. Successive moving averages of order 5 for the numbers 9, 8.2, 6.7,5.4, 4.7
and k are A and B. Given that A – B = 0.6 find the value of k.

12. Two lines L1 and L2 intersect at a point P. L1 passes through the points (-4,0)
and (0,6). Given that L2 has the equation: y = 2x – 2, find, by calculation,
the coordinates of P. ( 3 mks)

13. Expand and simplify (3x – y)4

Hence use the first three terms of the expansion to approximate the value of
(6-0.2)4 (4 mks)

14. The density of a solid spherical ball varies directly as its mass and inversely
as the cube of its radius
When the mass of the ball is 500g and the radius is 5 cm, its density is 2 g
per cm3

Calculate the radius of a solid spherical ball of mass 540 density of 10g per cm3

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15. The figure below represents below represents a prism of length 7 cm
AB = AE = CD = 2 cm and BC – ED = 1 cm

Draw the net of the prism ( 3 mks)

16. A stone is thrown

hrown vertically upwards from a point O After t seconds, the
stone is S metres from O Given that S= 29.4t – 4.9t2, find the maximum
height reached by the stone ( 3 mks)

SECTION II (48 marks)

Answer any six questions in this section

1 2
17. A curve is represented by the function y = /3 x 3 + x – 3x + 2
dy
(a) Find /dx ( 1 mk)

(b) Determine the values of y at the turning points of the curve

y = 1/3 x3 + x2 – 3x + 2 ( 4 mks)

18. Triangles ABC and A‖B‖C‖ are drawn on the Cartesian plane provided.
Triangle ABC is mapped onto A‖B‖C‖ by two successive transformations
% & 0 −1
#=$ ) followed by * = $ )
' ( 1 0

(a) Find R ( 4 mks)

(b) Using the same scale and axes, draw triangles A‘B‘C‘, the image
of triangle ABC under transformation R ( 2 mks)

(c) Describe fully, the transformation represented by matrix R ( 2 mks)

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19. Abdi and Amoit were employed at the beginning of the same year. Their annual
salaries in shillings progressed as follows:

Abdi: 60,000, 64 800, 69, 600

Amoit 60,000, 64 800, 69 984

(a) Calculate Abdi‘s annual salary increment and hence write down an
expression for his annual salary in his nth year of employment ( 2 mks)

(b) Calculate Amoit‘s annual percentage rate of salary increment and

hence write down an expression for her salary in her ninth year of
employment. ( 2 mks)

(c) Calculate the differences in the annual salaries for Abdi and Amoit
in their 7th year of employment (4 mks)

20. (a) BCD is a rectangle in which AB = 7.6 cm and AD = 5.2 cm. draw
The rectangle and construct the lucus of a point P within the rectangle
such that P is equidistant from CB and CD (3 mks)

(b) Q is a variable point within the rectangle ABCD drawn in (a) above
such that 600 ≤ AQB ≤ 900

On the same diagram, construct and show the locus of point Q, by leaving
unshaded, the region in which point Q lies

21. (a) complete the table below, giving your values correct to 2 decimal places (2 mks)

X0 0 30 60 90 120 150 180

2 sin x0 0 1 2 1
1 – cos x0 0.5 1

(b) On the grid provided, using the same scale and axes, draw the graphs
of y = sin x0 and y = 1 – cos x0 ≤ x ≤ 1800

Take the scale: 2 cm for 300 on the x- axis

2 cm for I unit on the y- axis

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(i) Solve equation
2 sin xo + cos x0 = 1 (1 mk)

(ii) Determine the range of values x for which 2 sin xo > 1 – cos x0 (1 mk)

22. A boat at point x is 200 m to the south of point Y. The boat sails X to another
point Z. Point Z is 200m on a bearing of 3100 from X, Y and Z are on the same
horizontal plane.

(a) Calculate the bearing and the distance of Z from Y ( 3 mks)

(b) W is the point on the path of the boat nearest to Y.

Calculate the distance WY ( 2 mks)

(c) A vertical tower stands at point Y. The angle of point X from the top of
the tower is 60 calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the tower
from W (3 mks)

23. The diagram below represents a cuboid ABCDEFGH in which FG= 4.5 cm,
GH = 8cm and HC = 6 cm

Calculate:

(a) The length of FC ( 2 mks)

(b) (i) the size of the angle between the lines FC and FH (2 mks)

(ii) The size of the angle between the lines AB and FH (2 mks)

(c) The size of the angle between the planes ABHE and the plane FGHE (2 mks)

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24. Diet expert makes up a food production for sale by mixing two ingredients
N and S. One kilogram of N contains 25 units of protein and 30 units of
vitamins. One kilogram of S contains 50 units of protein and 45 units of vitamins.

If one bag of the mixture contains x kg of N and y kg of S

(a) Write down all the inequalities, in terms of x and representing the information
Above ( 2 mks)

(b) On the grid provided draw the inequalities by shading the unwanted regions
( 2 mks)
(c) If one kilogram of N costs Kshs 20 and one kilogram of S costs Kshs 50,
use the graph to determine the lowest cost of one bag of the mixture
( 3 mks)

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K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2006
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (50 Marks)

1. In this question, show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers
at each stage
Use logarithms, correct to 4 decimal places, to evaluate (4 mks)

3 36.72 x (0.46)2
185.4

2. Make s the subject of the formula (4 mks)

+, = -√1 − %.

3. In the figure below R, T and S are points on a circle centre O PQ is a tangent to

he circle at T. POR is a straight line and ≥ QPR = 200

Find the size of ≥ RST ( 2 mks)

4. By correcting each number to one significant figure, approximate the value of

788 x 0.006.
Hence calculate the percentage error arising
a from this approximation ( 3 mks)

5. The data below represents the ages in months at which 6 babies started walking:
9,11, 12, 13, 11, and 10. Without using a calculator, find the exact value of the
Variance ( 3 mks)

6. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, simplify

60
 /
√ √
√ √
(3 mks)

7. The figure below shows a circle centre O and a point Q which is outside the circle

o .
Q

Using a ruler and a pair of compasses, only locate a point on the circle such that
angle OPQ = 90o (2 mks)

8. The table below is a part of tax table for monthly income for the year 2004

Monthly taxable income Tax rate percentage

In ( kshs) (%) in each shillings
Under Kshs 9681 10%
From Kshs 9681 but under 18801 15%
From Kshs 18801 but 27921 20%

In the tax year 2004, the tax of Kerubo‘s monthly income was Kshs 1916
Calculate Kerubos monthly income ( 3 mks)

9. Given that q i + 1/3 j + 2/3 k is a unit vector, find q ( 2 mks)

10. The points which coordinates (5,5) and (-3,-1) are the ends of a diameter of
a circle centre A Determine:

(a) the coordinates of A ( 1 mk)

(b) The equation of the circle, expressing it in form

x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0 where a, b, and c are constants ( 3 mks)

11. Use binomial expression to evaluate ( 4 mks)

$2 + ) + $2 − )
√ √

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the square root of y. Find the percentage in t if x decreases by 4% when y
increases by 44% ( 4 mks)

13. The figure below is drawn to scale. It represents a field in the shape of an
equilateral triangle of side 80m
C

The owner wants to plant some flowers in the field. The flowers must be at
most, 60m from A and nearer to B than to C. If no flower is to be more
than 40m from BC, show by shading, the exact region where the flowers
may be planted ( 4 mks)

14. The table shows some corresponding values of x and y for the curve represented by
Y = ¼ x3 -2
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Y -8.8 -4 -2.3 -2 -1.8 0 4.8

On the grid provided , draw the graph of y = ¼ x2 -2 for -3 ≤ x ≤3. Use

the graph to estimate the value of x when y = 2 ( 3 mks)

15. A particle moving in a straight line passes through a fixed point O with a
velocity of 9m/s. The acceleration of the particle, t seconds after passing
through O is given by a = (10 – 2t) m/s2. Find the velocity of the particle
when t – 3 seconds ( 3 mks)

16. Two places P and Q are at ( 360N, 1250W) and 360N, 1250W) and 360 N,
1250W) and 360 N, 550E) respectively. Calculate the distance in nautical
miles between P and Q measured along the great circle through the
North pole. ( 3 mks)

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Answer any five questions

17. A certain sum of money is deposited in a bank that pays simple interest at
a certain rate. After 5 years the total amount of money in an account is
Kshs 358 400. The interest earned each year is 12 800

Calculate
(i) the amount of money which was deposited (2 mks)

(ii) the annual rate of interest that the bank paid (2 mks)

(b) A computer whose mked price is Kshs 40,000 is sold at Kshs 56,000 on
hire purchase terms.

(i) Kioko bought the computer on hire purchase term. He paid a deposit
of 25% of the hire purchase price and cleared the balance by equal
monthly installments of Kshs 2625

Calculate the number of installments ( 3 mks)

(ii) Had Kioko bought the computer on cash terms he would have been
allowed a discount of 12 ½ % on marked price. Calculate the difference
between the cash price and the hire purchase price and express as a
percentage of the cash price.

18. A garden measures 10m long and 8 m wide. A path of uniform width is
made all round the garden. The total area of the garden and the paths
is 168 m2.

(a) Find the width of the path (4 mks)

(b) The path is to covered with square concrete slabs. Each corner of the
path is covered with a slab whose side is equal to the width of the path.

The rest of the path is covered with slabs of side 50 cm. The cost of
making each corner slab is Kshs 600 while the cost of making each
smaller slab is Kshs 50.

Calculate

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19. Triangle ABC is shown on the coordinates plane below

be

(a) Given that A (-6,

6, 5) is mapped onto A (6,-4)
(6, by a shear with y- axis invariant
(i) Draw triangle A‘B‘B‘, the image of triangle ABC under the shear
(3 mks)
(ii) Determine the matrix representing this shear (2 mks)

(b) Triangle A B C is mapped on to A‖ B‖ C‖ by a transformation defined by

−1 0
the matrix 1 1 −12
(i) Draw triangle A″ B″ C″ (3mks)

(ii) Describe fully a single transformation that maps ABC onto A″B″C″ (3mks)

20. (a) Two integers x and y are selected at random from the integers 1 to 8. If the
same integer may be selected twice, find the probability that

(i) |4 − 5| = 2 (2 mks)

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 (ii) |4 − 5| is more (2 mks)
(iii) x > y (2 mks)

(b) A die is biased so that when tossed, the probability of a number r showing up,
is given by p ® = Kr where K is a constant and r = 1, 2,3,4,5 and 6 (the
number on the faces of the die

(i) Find the value of K (2 mks)

(ii) if the die is tossed twice, calculate the probability that the total
score is 11 (2 mks)

21. A solution whose volume is 80 litres is made 40% of water and 60% of alcohol.
When litres of water are added, the percentage of alcohol drops to 40%

(a) Find the value of x (4 mks)

(b) Thirty litres of water is added to the new solution. Calculate the percentage

(c) If 5 litres of the solution in (b) is added to 2 litres of the original solution,
calculate in the simplest form, the ratio of water to that of alcohol in the
resulting solution ( 4 mks)

22. The product of the first three terms of geometric progression is 64. If the first
term is a, and the common ration is r.

(a) Express r in terms of a (3 mks)

(b) Given that the sum of the three terms is 14

(i) Find the value of a and r and hence write down two possible sequence
each up to the 4th term.

(ii) Find the product of the 50th terms of two sequences (2 mks)

23. Mwanjoki flying company operates a flying service. It has two types of
aeroplanes. The smaller one uses 180 litres of fuel per hour while the
bigger one uses 300 litres per hour.

The fuel available per week is 18,000 litres. The company is allowed 80
flying hours per week while the smaller aeroplane must be flown for y
hours per week.
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 (a) Write down all the inequalities representing the above information (3 mks)

(b) On the grid provided,

provided draw all the inequalities in a) above
by shading the unwanted regions (3 mks)

(c) The profits on the smaller aeroplane is Kshs 4000 per hour while that
on the bigger one is Kshs 6000 per hour

Use the graph drawn in (b) above to determine the maximum profit
that the company made per week. (3 mks)

24. The diagram below shows a sketch of the line y = 3x and the curve y = 4 – x2
intersecting at points P and Q.

a) Find the coordinates of P and Q

(b) Given that QN is perpendicular to the x-

x axis at N, calculate

(i) The area bounded by the curve y = 4 – x2, the x- axis and the line QN (2 mks)
(ii) The area of the shaded region that lies below the x-
x axis
4 2, the line
(iii)The area of the region enclosed by the curve y = 4-x
y – 3x and the y axis

The two dispute the common boundary with each claiming boundary along
oordinates ( x, y) and (x, y2) in the table below,
different smooth curves coordinates
represents points on the boundaries as claimed by Kazungu Ndoe respectively.

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y1 0 4 5.7 6.9 8 9 9.8 10.6 11.3 12
y2 0 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.4 3.7 5.3 7.3 9.5 12

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(a) On the grid provided above draw and label the boundaries as claimed by
Kazungu and Ndoe ( 2 mks)

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K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2007
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (50 Mks)

Answer all the questions in this section

2
1. Using logarithm tables, evaluate 0.032 x 14.26 /3 ( 3 mks)
0.006

2. Given that y = 2x – z, express x in terms of y and z (3 mks)

X + 3z

3. Solve the equation 3 cos x = 2 sin2 x, where 00 ≤ x ≤ 3600 ( 4 mks)

4. (a) Expand the expression 1 + 4 in ascending powers of x, leaving

the coefficients as fractions in their simplest form (2 mks)

(b) Use the first three terms of the expansion in (a) above to estimate the
value of 1 (2 mks)

5. A particle moves in a straight line through a point P. Its velocity v m/s is

given by v= 2 -1, where t is time in seconds, after passing P. The distance s
of the particle from P when t = 2 is 5 metres. Find the expression for s in
terms of t. ( 3 mks)

6. The cash price of a T.V set is Kshs 13, 800. A customer opts to buy the
set on Hire purchase terms by paying a deposit of Kshs 2, 280
If simple interest of 20% p.a is charged on the balance and the customer
is required to repay by 24 equal monthly installments, calculate the amount
of each installment. (3 mks)

7. Find the equation of a straight line which is equidistant from the points
(2,3) and ( 6, 1), expressing it in the form ax + by = c where a, b and c
are constants (4 mks)

8. A rectangular block has a square base whose side is exactly 8 cm. Its
height measured to the nearest millimeter is 3.1 cm
Find in cubic centimeters, the greatest possible error in calculating its volume.
( 2 mks)

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9. Water and milk are mixed such that the ratio of the volume of water to that
of milk is 4: 1. Taking the density of water as 1 g/cm3 and that of milk as
1.2g/cm3, find the mass in grams of 2.5 litres of the mixture. (3 mks)

10. A carpenter wishes to make a ladder with 15 cross-

cross pieces. The cross- pieces
are to diminish uniformly in length from 67 cm at the bottom to 32 cm at the top.
Calculate the length in cm, of the seventh cross-
cross piece from the bottom ( 3 mks)

11. In the figure below AB is a diameter of the circle. Chord PQ intersects AB

at N. A tangent to the circle at B meets PQ produced at R.

Given that PN = 14cm, NB = 4 cm and BR = 7.5 cm, calculate the length of:
(a) NR ( 1 mk)
(b) AN ( 3 mks)

12. Vector q has a magnitude of 7 and is parallel to vector p. Given that

p= 3 i –jj + 1 ½ k, express vector q in terms of I, j, and k. ( 2 mks)

13. Two places A and B are on the same circle of latitude north of the equator.
The longitude of A is 1180W and the longitude of B is 1330E. The shorter
distance between A and B measured along the circle of latitude is 5422 nautical
nautical miles.

Find, to the nearest degree, the latitude on which A and B lie ( 3 mks)

14. The figure below is a sketch of the graph of the quadratic function y = k
( x+1) (x-2)

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 Find the value of k
.
+
√ √
15. Simplify leaving the answer in the form a + b c, where
a , b and c are rational numbers ( 3 mks)

16. Find the radius and the coordinate of the centre of the circle whose
equation is 2x2 + 2y2 – 3x + 2y + ½ = 0 ( 4 mks)

SECTION 11 ( 50 MKS)
Answer any five questions in this section

17. A tank has two inlet taps P and Q and an outlet tap R. when empty, the tank
can be filled by tap P alone in 4 ½ hours or by tap Q alone in 3 hours. When
full, the tank can be emptied in 2 hours by tap R.

(a) The tank is initially empty. Find how long it would take to fill up the tank
(i) If tap R is closed and taps P and Q are opened at the same time ( 2 mks)

(ii) If all the three taps are opened at the same time ( 2 mks)

(b) The tank is initially empty and the three taps are opened as follows
P at 8.00 a.m Q at 8.45 a.m R at 9.00 a.m

(i) Find the fraction of the tank that would be filled by 9.00 a.m ( 3 mks)

(ii) Find the time the tank would be fully filled up ( 3 mks)

18. Given that y is inversely proportional to xn and k as the constant of

proportionality;

(a) (i) Write down a formula connecting y, x, n and k (1 mk)

(ii) If x = 2 when y = 12 and x = 4 when y = 3, write down two

expressions for k in terms of n.
Hence, find the value of n and k. (7 mks)

(b) Using the value of n obtained in (a) (ii) above, find y when x = 5 1/3 (2 mks)

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19. (a) Given that y = 8 sin 2x – 6 cos x, complete the table below for the missing
values of y, correct to 1 decimal place.

X 00 150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200

Y = 8 sin 2x – 6 cos x -6 -1.8 3.8 3.9 2.4 0 -3.9

(b) On the grid provided, below, draw the graph of y = 8 sin 2x – 6 cos for
00 ≤ x ≤ 1200

Take the scale 2 cm for 150 on the x- axis

2 cm for 2 units on the y – axis (4 mks)

(c) Use the graph to estimate

(i) The maximum value of y (1 mks)
(ii) The value of x for which 4 sin 2x – 3cos x =1 (3 mks)

20. The gradient function of a curve is given by the expression 2x + 1. If

the curve passes through the point (-4, 6);

(a) Find:
(i) The equation of the curve (3 mks)
(ii) The vales of x, at which the curve cuts the x- axis (3 mks)

(b) Determine the area enclosed by the curve and the x- axis (4 mks)

21. In this question use a ruler and a pair of compasses only

In the figure below, AB and PQ are straight lines

A B

(a) Use the figure to:

(i) Find a point R on AB such that R is equidistant from P and Q (1 mk)

(ii) Complete a polygon PQRST with AB as its line of symmetry and hence
measure the distance of R from TS. (5 mks)

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 (b) Shade the region within the polygon in which a variable point X must
lie given that X satisfies the following conditions

I: X is nearer to PT than to PQ II:

RX is not more than 4.5 cm

III. ∆PXT > 900 (4 mks)

22. A company is considering installing two types of machines. A and B. The

information about each type of machine is given in the table below.

Machine Number of operators Floor space Daily profit

A 2 5m2 Kshs 1,500
B 5 8m2 Kshs 2,500

The company decided to install x machines of types A and y machines of

type B

(a) Write down the inequalities that express the following conditions
I. The number of operators available is 40
II. The floor space available is 80m2
III. The company is to install not less than 3 type of A machine
IV. The number of type B machines must be more than one third the number
of type A machines

(b) On the grid provided, draw the inequalities in part ( a) above and shade the
unwanted region ( 4 mks)

(c) Draw a search line and use it to determine the number of machines of each
type that should be installed to maximize the daily profit. ( 2 mks)

23. The table below shows the values of the length X ( in metres ) of a pendulum and
the corresponding values of the period T ( in seconds) of its oscillations obtained
in an experiment.

X ( metres) 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6

T ( seconds) 1.25 2.01 2.19 2.37 2.53

(a) Construct a table of values of log X and corresponding values of log T,

correcting each value to 2 decimal places ( 2 mks)

(b) Given that the relation between the values of log X and log T approximate to
a linear law of the form m log X + log a where a and b are constants

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 (i) Use the axes on the grid provided to draw the line of best fit for the graph of log
T against log X. ( 2 mks)

(ii) Use the graph to estimate the values of a and b (3 mks)

(b) Find, to decimal places the length of the pendulum whose period is 1 second (3 mks)

24. Two bags A and B contain identical balls except for the colours. Bag A contains
4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. Bag B contains 2 red balls and 3 yellow balls.

(a) If a ball is drawn at random from each bag, find the probability that both balls
are of the same colour. (4 mks)

(b) If two balls are drawn at random from each bag, one at a time without replacement,
find the probability that:

(i) The two balls drawn from bag A or bag B are red ( 4 mks)
(ii) All the four balls drawn are red ( 2 mks)

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2008
QUESTIONS

SECTION I (50 MKS)

Answer all the questions in this section

1. In this question, show all the steps in your calculations, giving the answer each stage.

Use logarithms correct to decimal places, to evaluate. (3mks)

. 678 .
√ .

2. Make h the subject of the formula (3mks)

9=
:;
;<

3. Line AB given below is one side of triangle ABC. Using a ruler and a pair of
compasses only;

A B

(i) Complete the triangle ABC such that BC=5cm and ∆ABC=450

(ii) On the same diagram construct a circle touching sides AC, BA produced
and BC produced. (2mks)

3 8
The position vectors of points A and B are =−1? and =−6? respectively.
−4 6
4.

A point P divides AB in AB it he ratio 2:3. Find the position Vector of

point P. (3mks)

5 The top of a table is a regular hexagon. Each side of the hexagon measures
50.0 cm. Find the maximum percentage error in calculating the perimeter
of the top of the table. (3mks)

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6. A student at a certain college has a 60% chance of passing an examination at
the first attempt. Each time a student fails and repeats the examination his
chances of passing are increased by15%

Calculate the probability that a student in the college passes an examination

at the second or at the third attempt. (3mks)

7. An aero plane flies at an average speed of 500 knots due East from a point p
(53.40e) to another point Q. It takes 2 ¼ hours to reach point Q.

Calculate:
(i) The distance in nautical miles it traveled; (1mk)
(ii) The longitude of point Q to 2 decimal places (2mks)

8. a) Expand and simplify the expression (2mks)

$10 + )

b) Use the expansion in (a) above to find the value of 145 (2mks)

9. In the figure below, angles BAC and ADC are equal. Angle ACD is a
right angle. The ratio of the sides. AC: BC = 4: 3

Given that the area of triangle ABC is 24 cm2. Find the triangle ACD (3mks)

10. Points A(2,2)and B(4,3) are mapped onto A‘(2,8) and B‘ (4,15) respectively
by a transformation T. Find the matrix of T.

11. The equation of a circle is given by 4x2 + 4y2+- 8x+ 20y – 7 = 0.

Determine the coordinates of the centre of the circle. (3mks)

12. Solve for y in the equation log10 (3y +2)-1-log10 (y-4) (3mks)

√
ABC D
13. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express in surd

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 form and simplify (3mks)

14. The figure below represents a triangular prism. The faces ABCD, ADEF
and CBFE are rectangles.
AB =8cm, BC=14cm, BF=7cm and AF=7cm.

Calculate the angle between faces BCEF and ABCD. (3mks)

15. A particle moves in a straight line from a fixed point. Its velocity Vms-1
after t seconds is given by V= 9t2 – 4t +1
Calculate the distance traveled by the particle during the third second. (3mks)

16. Find in radians, the values of x in the interval 00≤ x ≤ 2π0+ for which
2 cos 2x =1. (Leave the answers in terms of π) (4mks)

SECTION II (50MKS)
Answer any five questions in this section.

17. a) A trader deals in two types of rice; type A and with 50 bags of type B. If
he sells the mixture at a profit of 20%, calculate the selling price of one
bag of the mixture. (4mks)

b)The trader now mixes type A with type B in the ratio x: y respectively.
If the cost of the mixture is Ksh 383.50 per bag, find the ratio x: y. (4mks)

c) The trader mixes one bag of the mixture in part (a) with one bag of
the mixture in part

(b). Calculate the ratio of type A rice to type B rice in this mixture. (2mks)

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18. Three variables p, q and r are such that p varies directly as q and inversely as
the square of r.
(a) When p=9, q=12 and r = 2.
Find p when q= 15 and r =5 (4mks)

(b) Express q in terms of p and r. (1mks)

(c) If p is increased by 10% and r is decreased by 10%, find;

(i) A simplified expression for the change in q in terms of p and r
(3mks)
(ii) The percentage change in q. (2mks)

19. a) complete the table below, giving the values correct to 2 decimal places.

x0 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360

Sin 2x 0 0.87 -0.87 0 0.87 0.87 0
3cosx-2 1 0.60 -2 -3.5 -4.60 -0.5 1

b) On the grid provided, draw the graphs of y=sin 2x and y=3cosx-2 for
00 ≤ x ≤ 3600 on the same axes. Use a scale of 1 cm to represent 300 on
the x-axis and 2cm to represent 1 unit on the y-axis.

c) Use the graph in (b) above to solve the equation 3 Cos x – sin 2x = 2. (2mks)

d) State the amplitude of y =3cosx-2. (1mk)

20. In the figure below DA is a diameter of the circle ABCD centre O, radius
10cm. TCS is a tangent to the circle at C, AB=BC and angle DAC= 380

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 a) Find the size of the angle;
i. ACS; (2mks)
ii. BCA (2mks)

b) Calculate the length of:

i. AC (2mks)
ii. AB (4mks)

21. Two policemen were together at a road junction. Each had a walkie talkie. The
maximum distance at which one could communicate with the other was 2.5 km.
One of the policemen walked due East at 3.2 km/h while the other walked due
North at 2.4 km/h the policeman who headed East traveled for x km while the
one who headed North traveled for y km before they were unable to communicate.

(a) Draw a sketch to represent the relative positions of the policemen. (1mk)

(b) (i) From the information above form two simultaneous equations
in x and y. (2mks)

(ii) Find the values of x and y. (5mks)

(iii) Calculate the time taken before the policemen were unable to
communicate. (2mks)

22. The table below shows the distribution of marks scored by 60 pupils in a test.

Marks 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90

Frequency 2 5 6 10 14 11 9 3

a) On the grid provided, draw an ogive that represents the above information
(4mks)
b) Use the graph to estimate the interquartile range of this
information. (3mks)

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23. Halima deposited Ksh. 109375 in a financial institution which paid simple
interest at the rate of 8% p.a. At the end of 2 years, she withdrew all the money.
She then invested the money in share. The value of the shares depreciated at
4% p.a. during the first year of investment. In the next 3 years, the value of
the shares appreciated at the rate of 6% every four months

a) Calculate the amount Halima invested in shares. (3mks)

b) Calculate the value of Halima‘s shares.

(i) At the end of the first year; (2mks)
(ii) At the end of the fourth year, to the nearest shilling. (3mks)

c) Calculate Halimas gain from the share as a percentage. (2mks)

24. The table below shows values of x and some values of y for the
curve y = x +3+3x2+- 4x-12 in the range -4 ≤ x ≤ 2.

a) Complete the table by filling in the missing values of y.

X -4 -3.5 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2.0

Y -4.1 -1.1 -9.4 -9.0 -13.1 -7.9

b) On the grid provided, draw the graph y= x3 + 3x2+ -4x – 12 for -4≤ x ≤ 2.
Use the scale. Horizontal axis 2cm for I unit and vertical axis 2cm for 5 units. (3mks)

c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the same grid as the curve, solve the
equation x3+3x2-5x-6=0 (5mks)

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2009
QUESTIONS

SECTION (50 MARKS)

M
Answer all the questions in this section

1. A farmer feed every two cows on 480 Kg of hay for four days. The farmer has
20 160Kg of hay which is just enough to feed his cows for 6 weeks. Find the
number of cows in the farm. (3 mks)

2. whos roots are 1.5 + √2 and 1.5 - √2 , expressing

Find a quadratic equation whose
2
it in the form ax + bx + c =0, where a, b and c are integers (3 mks)

3. The mass of a wire m grams (g) is partly a constant and partly varies as
the square of its thickness t mm. when t= 2 mm, m= 40g and when t=3
mm, m = 65g
Determine the value of m when t = 4 mm. (4 mks)

4. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle and radius ON is perpendicular
to the line TS at N.

Using a ruler and a pair o compasses only, construct a triangle ABC to inscribe the
circle, given that angle ABC = 600, BC = 12 cm and points B and C are on the
line TS (4 mks)

5. a solution was gently heated, its temperature readings taken at intervals of 1

minute and recorded as shown in the table below .

Time(Min) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Temperature 4 5.2 8.4 14.3 16.3 17.5
(0C)

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 a) Draw the time-temperature graph on the grid provided (2 mks)
b) Use the graph to find the average rate of change in temperature
Between t= 1.8 and t= 3.4 (2 mks)

2 6
Vector OA = $ ) and OB = $ ) c is on OB such that CB = 2 OC and
1 −3
6.

Point D is on AB such that AD = 3 DB.

Express CD as a column vector. (3mks)

7. In a certain commercial bank, customer may withdraw cash through one of the
two tellers at the counter. On average, one teller takes 3 minutes while the other
teller takes 5 minutes to serve a customer. If the two tellers start to serve the
customers at the same time, find the shortest time it takes to serve 200
customers. (3 mks)

8. a) Expand and simplify the binomial expression (2 –x)7 in ascending

powers of x. (2mks)

b) Use the expansion up to the fourth term to evaluate (1.97)7 correct

to 4 decimal places (2 mks)

The area of triangle FGH is 21cm2. The triangle FGH is transformed

4 5
9.
using the matrix $ )
1 2

Calculate the area of the image of triangle FGH (2 mks)

√
√ √
10. Simplify (2mks)

11. A circle whose equation is (x – 1)2 + (y- k)2 = 10 passes through the point (2,5).
Find the coordinates of the two possible centres of the circle. (3 mks)

1
12. On a certain day, the probability that it rains is /7 . When it rains the
2
probability that Omondi carries an umbrella is /3. When it does not rain
1
the probability that Omondi carries an umbrella is /6. Find the Probability
that Omondi carried an umbrella that day (2 mks)

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 13. Point P (400S, 450E) and point Q (400S, 600W) are on the surface of the
Earth. Calculate the shortest distance along a circle of latitude between
the two points. (3 mks)

14. Solve 4 - 4 Cos 2 F Sin 2F - 1 for 00 ≤ F ≤ 3600 (4 mks)

15. In the figure below, AT is a tangent to the circle at A TB = 480,

BC = 5 cm and CT = 4 cm.

Calculate the length AT. (2 mks)

16. A particle moves in a straight V -1. Its velocity after

ht line with a velocity Vms
t seconds is given by V= 3t2 – 6t-9.
The figure below is a sketch of the velocity-time
velocity graph of the particle

Calculate the distance the particle moves between t = 1 and t = 4 (4 mks)

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 SECTION II (50 MKS)

Answer only five questions in this section in the spaces provided

17. A water vendor has a tank of capacity 18900 litres. The tank is being filled
with water from two pipe A and B which are closed immediately when the
tank is full. Water flows at the rate of

a) If the tank is empty and the two pipes are opened at the same time,
calculate the time it takes to fill the tank. (3 mks)

b) On a certain day the vendor opened the two pipes A and B to fill the empty
tank. After 25 minutes he opened the outlet to supply water to his customers
at an average rate of 20 Liters per minute

i) Calculate the time it took to fill the tank on that day. (3 mks)

ii) The vendor supplied a total of 542 jerricans, each containing

25 litres of water , on the day. If the water that remained in the
tank was 6 300 litres, calculate, in litres, the amount of water that
was wasted. (3 mks)

18. At the beginning of the year 1998, Kanyingi bought two houses, one in Thika
and the other one Nairobi, each at Ksh 1 240 000. The value of the house in
Thika appreciated at the rate of 12% p.a

a) Calculate the value of the house in thirika after 9 years, to the nearest
shilling. (2 mks)

b) After n years, the value of the house in Thika was Kshs 2 741 245
while the value of the house in Nairobi was Kshs 2 917 231. (4 mks)
i) Find n

ii) Find the annual rate of appreciation of the house in Nairobi. (4 mks)

19. The table below shows the number of goals scored in handball matches during
a tournament.

Number of goal 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49

Number of matches 2 14 24 12 8

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 Draw a cumulative frequency curve on the grid provided (5 mks)

b) Using the curve drawn in (a) above determine;

i) The median; (1 mk)

ii) The number of matches in which goals scored were not more than 37; (1 mk)

iii) The inter-quartile

quartile range (3 mks)

20. Triangle PQR shown on the grid has vertices p(5,5), Q(10, 10) and R(10,15)

a) Find the coordinates of the points p‘, Q‘and R‘ and the images of P, Q

−0.6 0.8
8
and R respectively under transformation M whose matrix is (2 mks)

$ )
0.8 0.6
6

b) Given that M is a reflection;

i) draw triangle P‘Q‘R‘ and the mirror line of the reflection; (1 mk)

ii) Determine the equation of the mirror line of the reflection (1 mk)

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 c) Triangle P″ Q″R″ is the image of triangle P‘Q‘R‘ under reflection N
is a reflection in the y-axis.

i) draw triangle P″Q″R″

ii) Determine a 2 x2 matrix equivalent to the transformation NM (2 mks)

iii) Describe fully a single transformation that maps triangle PQR onto
triangle P″Q″R″ (2 mks)

21. The table below shows income tax rates.

Monthly income in Tax rate percentage (%)

Kenya shillings (Kshs) In each shilling
Up to 9 680 10

From 9681 to 18 800 15

From 18 801 to 27 920 20

From 27 921 to 37 040 25

From 37 041 and above 30

In certain year, Robi‘s monthly taxable earnings amounted to Kshs. 24 200.

a) Calculate the tax charged on Robi‘s monthly earnings. (4 mks)

b) Robi was entitled to the following tax reliefs:

I: monthly personal relief of Ksh 1,056;

II: Monthly insurance relief at the rate of 15% of the premium paid.

Calculate the tax paid by Robi each month, if she paid a monthly premium
of Kshs 2 400 towards her life insurance policy. (2 mks)

C) During a certain month, Robi received additional earnings which were

taxed at 20% in each shilling. Given that she paid 36.3% more tax that

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 month, calculate the percentage increase in her earnings. (4 mks)

22. The figure below shows a right pyramid mounted onto a cuboid.
AB=BC= 15√2 cm, CG = and VG = 17 √2 cm.

Calculate:

a) The length of AC;

b) The angle between the line AG and the plane ABCD;
c) The vertical height of point V from the plane ABCD;
d) The angle between the planes EFV and ABCD.

23. a)The first term of an Arithmetic Progression (AP) is 2. The sum of the
first 8 terms of the AP is 156

i) Find the common difference of the AP. (2 mks)

ii) Given that the sum of the first n terms of the AP is

i 416, find n. (2mks)

b) The 3rd, 5th and 8th terms of another AP form the first three terms of
a Geometric Progression (GP)

If the common difference of the AP is 3,

find:

i) The first term of the GP; (4 mks)

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ii) The sum of the first 9 terms of the GP, to 4 significant figures. (2mks)

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24. Amina carried out an experiment to determine the average volume of a ball bearing.

He started by submerging three ball bearings in water contained in a measuring

cylinder. She then added one ball a time into the cylinder until the balls were nine..
The corresponding readings were recorded as shown in the table below

Number of 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ball
bearings(x)
Measuring 98.0 105.0 123.0 130.5 145.6 156.9 170.0

a) i) On the grid provided, Plot (x, y) where x is the number of ball bearings

and y is the corresponding measuring cylinder, reading. (3 mks)

ii) Use the plotted points to draw the line of best fit (1 mk)

b) Use the plotted points to draw the line of best fit. (1 mk)

i) The average volume of a ball bearing; (2 mks)

ii) The equation of the line. (2 mks)

c) Using the equation of line in b(ii) above, determine the volume of the
water in the cylinder. (2 mks)

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 MATHEMATICS
K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2010
QUESTIONS

SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section

1. The length and width of a rectangle measured to the nearest millimeter are 7.5cm
and 5.2cm respectively.
Find, to four significant figures, the percentage error in the area of the rectangle. (3 mks)

2. Simplify
−
√ √ √ √
(3 mks)

3. In the figure below, O is the center of the circle which passes through the
point T, C and D. line TC is parallel to OD and line ATB is a tangent to the
circle at T. angle DOC = 360

Calculate the size of angle CTB (3 mks)

4. A tea dealer mixes two brands of tea, x and y, to obtain 35 kg of the mixture
worth Ksh.65 per kg. If brand x is valued at Ksh.68 per kg and brand
bra y at
Ksh. 53 per kg, calculate the ratio, in its simplest form, in which the brands x
and y are mixed. (3 mks)

5. The length of flower garden is 2 m less than twice its width. The area of the
garden is 60m2.
Calculate its length. (3 mks)

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6. Five people can build 3 huts in 21 days. Find the number of people, working at
the same rate that will build 6 similar huts in 15 days. (2 mks)

7. When Ksh. 40 000 was invested in a certain bank for 5 years it earned a simple
interest of Ksh.3800. Find the amount that must have been invested in the
same bank at the same bank at the same rate for 7 ½ year to earn a simple
interest of Ksh.3 420 (3 mks)

8. The heights, in centimeters, of 100 tree seedlings are shown in the table below.

Number of 9 16 19 26 20 10
seedlings
Height (cm) 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69

Find the quartile deviation of the heights. (4 mks)

9. A bag contains 2 white balls and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 3 white balls
and 2 black balls. The balls are identical except for the colours.
Two balls are drawn at random, one after the other from the first bag and placed
in the second bag. Calculate the probability that the 2 balls are both white. (2 mks)

1 G
10. The point O, A and B have the coordinates (0,0), (4,0) and (3,2) respectively. Under

0 1
shear represented by the matrix , triangle OAB maps onto triangle OAB‘

a) Determine in terms of k, the x coordinates of point B‘ (2 mks)

b) If OAB‘ is a right angled triangle in which angle OB‘ A is acute, find

two possible values of k. (2 mks)

11. A particle starts from O and moves in a straight line so that its velocity
V ms-1 after time t seconds is given by V = 3t – t2. The distance of the
particle from O at time t seconds is s metres.

a) Express s in terms of t and c where c is a constant. (1 mk)

b) Calculate the time taken before the particle returns to O. (3 mks)

12. a) Expand and simplify (2 – x)5 (2 mks)

b) Use the first 4 terms of the expression in part (a) above to find the approximate
value of (1.8)5 to 2 decimal places.

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13. a) Using line AB given below, construct the locus of a point P such that APB = 900. (1 mk)

A B

b) On the same diagram locate two possible position of point C such that
point C is on the locus of P and is equidistance from A and B. (2 mks)

14. Make x the subject of the equation:

3y = y + p
1
q + /x (3 mks)

15. Find the value of x give that

Log (15 – 5x) – 1 = log (3x – 2) (3 mks)

16. The circle shown below cuts the x-axis at (-2,0) and (4,0). It also cuts
y-axis at (0,2) and (0,-4).

Determine the:
a) i) Coordinates of the centre; (1 mk)

ii) radius of the circle. (1 mk)

b) Equation of the circle in the form x2 + y2 + ax + by = c where a, b and c

are constants. (2 mks)

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Answer all five questions in this section

17. (a) Complete the table below, giving the value correct to 2 decimal places. (2 mks)

X0 00 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

Cos X0 1.00 0.94 0.77 0.50 -0.17 -0.77 -1.00

0 0
Sin x – Cos x -1.00 -0.60 0.37 0.81 1.37 1.28 1.00

b) On the grid provided and using the same axes draw the graphs of y = Cos x0 and
y = sin x0 – Cos x0 for 00 ≤ x ≤ 1800 .Using the scale; 1 cm for 200 on the
x-axis and 4cm for 1 unit on the y-axis. (5 mks)

c) Using the graph in part (b);

i) Solve the equation sin x0 – cos x0 = 1.2; (1 mk)
ii) Solve the equation cos x0 = ½ sin x0; (1 mk)
iii) Determine the value of cos x0 in part (c) (ii) above. (1 mk)

18. In the figure below OJKL is a parallelogram in which OJ = 3p and OL = 2r

L K

2r

O 3p J

a) If A is a point on LK such that LA = ½ AK and point B divide the line JK

externally in the ratio 3:1, express OB and AJ in terms of p and r. (2 mks)

b) Line OB interests AJ at X such that OX = mOB and AX = nAJ.

i) Express OX in terms of p, r and m. (1 mk)

ii) Express OX in terms of p, r and n (1 mk)

iii) Determine the value of m and n and hence the ratio in which point x
divides line AJ. (6 mks)

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19. The position of three points A, B and C are (340N, 160W) , (340N, 240E) and
(260S, 160W) respectively.

a) Find the distance in nautical miles between:

i) Port A and B to the nearest nautical miles; (3mks)

ii) Ports A and C. (2 mks)

b) A ship left port A on Monday at 1330h and sailed to Port B at 40 knots.

Calculate:
i) The local time at port B when the ship left port A; (2 mks)

ii) The day and the time the ship arrived at port B (3 mks)

20. A carpenter takes 4 hours to make a stool and 6 hours to make chair. It takes the
carpenter and at least144 hours to make x stools and y chairs. The labour cost
should not exceed Ksh.4800. the carpenter must make a least 16 stools and more
than 10 chairs.

a) Write down inequalities to represent the above information. (3 mks)

b) Draw the inequality in (a) above on a grid. (4mks)

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 c) The carpenter makes a profit of Ksh 40 on a stool and Ksh 100 on a chair. Use
the graph to determine the maximum profit the carpenter can make. (3 mks)

21. A hall can accommodate 600 chairs arranged in rows. Each row has the same
number of chairs. The chairs are rearranged such that the number of row is
increased by 5 but the number of chairs per row is decreased by 6.

a) Find the original number of rows of chairs in the hall. (6 mks)

b) After the re-arrangement 450 people were seated in the hall leaving the
same number of empty chairs in each row. Calculate the number of empty
chairs per row. (4 mks)

22. The first term of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) with six terms is p and its
common difference is c. Another A.P. with five terms has also its first term as
p and a common difference of d. the last terms of the two Arithmetic Progressions
are equal.

a) Express d in terms of c. (3 mks)

b) Given that the 4th term of the second A.P. exceeds the 4th term of the first
one by 1 ½ , find the value of c and d. (3 mks)

c) Calculate the value of p if the sum of the terms of the first A.P. is 10 more
than the terms of the second A.P. (4mks)

23. In a uniform accelerated motion the distance

a) Express in terms of (3 mks)

b) Find:
i) The distance travelled in 5 seconds; (2 mks)
ii) The time taken to travel a distance of 560 metres. (3 mks)

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24. In the figure below, P,Q, R and S are points on the circle. Line USTV is a tangent
to the circle at S, <RST = 500 and <RTV = 1500. PRT and USTV are straight lines.

a) Calculate the size of:

i) < ORS; (2 mks)
ii) < USP; (1mk)
iii) < PQR (2 mks)

b) Given that RT = 7 cm and ST = 9 calculate to 3 significant figures:

i) The length of line PR; (2 mks)

ii) The radius of the circle. (3 mks)

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QUESTIONS

SECTION I (50 mks)

Answer all the questions in this section

1 Use logarithms, correct to 4 decimal places, to evaluate

H
/ . .
.
(4 mks)

2. Three grades A, B, and C of rice were mixed in the ratio 3:4:5. The cost
per kg of each of the grades A, B and C were Ksh 120, Ksh 90 and
Ksh 60 respectively.

Calculate:

(a) The cost of one kg of the mixture; (2 mks)

(b) The selling price of 5 kg of the mixture given that the mixture
was sold at 8% profit, (2 mks)

3. Make s the subject of the formula.

I=H
/ C <
C
(3 mks)

4. (a) Solve the inequalities 2x — 5 > - 11 and 3 + 2x < 13, giving the answer
as a combined inequality. (3 mks)

(b) List the integral values of x that satisfy the combined inequality in (a)
above. (1 mk)

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5. In the figure below, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Point O is the centre of
the circle. Angle ABO = 30° and angle ADO - 40°.

Calculate the size of angle BCD. (2 mks)

6. The ages in years of five boys are 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 while those of five girls are 4, 5,
6, 7 and 8. A boy and a girl are picked at random and the sum of their ages is
recorded.

(a) Draw a probability space ttoo show all the possible outcomes. (1 mk)

(b) Find the probability that the sum of their ages is at least 17 years. (1 mk)

7. The vertices of a triangle are A(l,2), B(3,5) and C(4,l). The coordinates of C' the
image of C under a translation vector T, are (6-2).

(a) Determine the translation vector T. (1 mk)

(b) Find the coordinates of A' and B1 under translation vector T. (2 mks)

√J
8. Write sin 45° in the form where a is a positive integer. Hence simplify
√
KLM D
leaving the answer in surd form. (3 mks)

9. The radius of a spherical ball is measured as 7 cm, correct to the nearest

centimeter. Determine, to 2 decimal places, the percentage error in calculating
the surface area of the ball. (4 mks)

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 10 . (a) In the figure below, lines NA and NB represent tangents to a circle at points
A and B.
Use a pair of compasses and ruler only to construct the circle. (2 mks)

(b) Measure the radius of the circle. (1 mk)

11 Expand and simplify the expression. (3 mks)

%+ + %−

12. The figure below represents a scale drawing of a rectangular piece of land, RSTU.
RS = 9 cm and ST = 7 cm.

U T

7cm

R 9cm S

An electric post P, is to be erected inside the piece of land. On the scale drawing,
shade the possible region in which P would lie such that PU > PT and PS < 7 cm (3 mks)

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13. Vector OP= 6i - j and OQ = -2i - 5j. A point N divides PQ internally in the ratio 3:1.

Find PN in terms of i and j. (3mks)

14. A point M (60°N, 18°E) is on the surface of the earth. Another point N is
situated at a distance of 630 nautical miles east of M.

Find:
(a) the longitude difference between M and N; (2 mks)

(b) The position of N. (1 mk)

15. The equation of a circle centre (a, b) is x2 – y2 – 6x - 10y + 30 = 0.

Find the values of a and b. (3 mks)

16. The table below shows values of x and y for the function y = 2 sin 3x° in the range
00 ≤ x ≤ 1500

x° 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150

y 0 1.4 2 1.4 0 -1.4 -2 -1.4 0 1.4 2

(a) On the grid provided, draw the graph of y = 2 sin 3x. (2 mks)

(b) From the graph determine the period. (1 mk)

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 SECTION II (50 mks)

Answer only five questions in this section

17 The cash price of a laptop was Ksh 60 000. On hire purchase terms, a deposit of
Ksh 7 500 was paid followed by 11 monthly installments of Ksh 6 000 each.

(a) Calculate:
(i) the cost of a laptop on hire purchase terms; (2 mks)

(ii) the percentage increase of hire purchase price compared to the

cash price. (2 mks)

(b) An institution was offered a 5% discount when purchasing 25 such

laptops on cash terms. Calculate the amount of money paid by the
institution. (2 mks)

(c) Two other institutions, X and Y, bought 25 such laptops each.

Institutions X bought the laptops on hire purchase terms. Institution Y
bought the laptops on cash terms with no discount by securing a loan
from a bank. The bank charged 12% p.a. compound interest for two years.
Calculate how much more money institution Y paid than institution X. (4 mks)

18. The first, fifth and seventh terms of an Arithmetic Progression (AP) correspond
to the first three consecutive terms of a decreasing Geometric Progression (G.P).
The first term of each progression is 64, the common difference of the AP is d
and the common ratio of the G.P is r.

(a) (i) Write two equations involving d and r. (2 mks)

(ii) Find the values of d and r. (4 mks)

(b) Find the sum of the first 10 terms of:

(i) The Arithmetic Progression (A.P); (2 mks)

(ii) The Geometric Progression (G.P). (2 mks)

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 19 The vertices of a rectangle are A(-l,-l), B(-4 ,-l),C(-4-3) and D(-l,-3).

−2 0
(a) On the grid provided, draw the rectangle and its image A' B' C1 D' under a

0 −2
transformation whose matrix is (4 mks)

b) A" B" C" D" is the image of A' B' C' D' under a transformation matrix,
1
*=N O
1

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 (i) Determine the coordinates of A", B", C" and D". (2 mks)

(ii) On the same grid draw the quadrilateral A" B" C" D". (1 mk)

(c) Find the area of A" B" C" D". (3 mks)

20. A parent has two children whose age difference is 5 years. Twice the sum of
the ages of the two children is equal to the age of the parent.

(a) Taking x to be the age of the elder child, write an expression for:

(i) the age of the younger child; (1 mk)

(ii) the age of the parent. (1 mk)

(b) In twenty years time, the product of the children's ages will be 15 times
the age of their parent.
(i) Form an equation in x and hence determine the present possible
ages of the elder child. (4 mks)

(ii) Find the present possible ages of the parent. (2 mks)

(iii) Determine the possible ages of the younger child in 20 years time. (2 mks)

21. The table below shows values of x and some values of y for the curve
y = x3 + 2x2 - 3x – 4 f o r - 3 < x < 2.

X -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2

y -4.0 -0.4 1.6 0 -4.0 9 6

(a) Complete the table by filling in the missing values of y, correct to 1

decimal place. (2 mks)

On the grid provided, draw the graph of y = x3+ 2x2 - 3x - 4.

(b)
Use the scale: 1 cm represents 0.5 units on x -axis.
1 cm represents 1 unit on y-axis. (3 mks)

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(c) Use the graph to:
(i) solve the equation x3 + 2x2 - 3x - 4 = 0; (3 mks)

(ii) estimate the coordinates of the turning points of the curve. (2 mks)

22 The figure below represents a rectangular based pyramid VABCD.

AB = 12 cm and AD = 1 6 cm. Point O is vertically below V and VA = 26 cm.

Calculate:
(a) the height, VO, of the pyramid; (4 mks)
(b) the angle between the edge VA and the plane ABCD; (3 mks)
(c) the angle between the planes VAB and ABCD. (3 mks)

23 The cost C, of producing n items varies partly as n and partly as the inverse
of n. To produce two items it costs Ksh 135 and to produce three items it
costs Ksh 140. Find:

(a) the constants of proportionality and hence write the equation

connecting C and n; (5 mks)

(b) the cost of producing 10 items; (2 mks)

(c) the number of items produced at a cost of Ksh 756. (3 mks)

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24. A building contractor has two lorries, P and Q, used to transport at least 42 tonnes
of sand to a building site. Lorry P carries 4 tonnes of sand per trip while lorry Q
carries 6 tonnes of sand per trip. Lorry P uses 2 litres of fuel per trip while lorry
Q uses 4 litres of fuel per trip.

The two lorries are to use less than 32 litres of fuel. The number of trips made by
lorry P should be less than 3 times the number of trips made by lorry Q. Lorry P
should make more than 4 trips.

(a) Taking x to represent the number of trips made by lorry P and y to

represent the number of trips made by lorry Q, write the inequalities
that represent the above information. (4 mks)

(b) On the grid provided, draw the inequalities and shade the unwanted regions.(4 mks)

(c) Use the graph drawn in (b) above to determine the number of trips
made by lorry P and by lorry Q to deliver the greatest amount of sand. (2 mks)

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 MATHEMATICS
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QUESTIONS

SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section

PQR ST PQR TS
X X
UVW ST TS
1. Evaluate

giving the answer to 4 significant figures. (2 mks)

2 Make n the subject of the equation (3 mks)

: Z
=
Y √[

3. An inlet tap can fill an empty tank in 6 hours. It takes 10 hours to fill the tank
when the inlet tap and an outlet tap are both opened at the same time. Calculate
the time the outlet tap takes to empty the full tank when the inlet tap is closed. (3 mks)

4. Given that P = 2i- 3j + k, Q = 3i – 4j- 3k and R = 3P + 2 Q, find the magnitude

of R to 2 significant figures. (3 mks)

5. Solve the equation Sin(2t + 10)° - 0.5 for 0° < t < 180° (2 mks)

6. Construct a circle centre x and radius 2.5 cm. Construct a tangent from a
point P, 6 cm from x to touch the circle at R. Measure the length PR. (4 mks)

7. Kago deposited Ksh 30 000 in a financial institution that paid simple interest
at the rate of 12% per annum. Nekesa deposited the same amount of money
as Kago in another financial institution that paid compound interest. After 5
years, they had equal amounts of money in the financial institutions.

Determine the compound interest rate per annum, to 1 decimal place, for
Nekesa's deposit. (4 mks)

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8. The masses in kilograms of 20 bags of maize were;
90, 94, 96, 98, 99, 102, 105, 91, 102, 99, 105, 94, 99, 90, 94, 99, 98, 96, 102 and 105.

Using an assumed mean of 96kg, calculate the mean mass, per bag, of the maize. (3 mks)

9. Solve the equations x + y = 17

xy - 5x = 32 (4 mks)

√
√
10. Simplify leaving the answer in the form where a, b and c are integers. (2 mks)

11. The base and height of a right angled triangle were measured as 6.4cm
and 3.5 cm respectively. Calculate the maximum absolute error in the area
of the triangle. (3 mks)

12. (a) Expand (1 + x)7 up to the 4th term. (1 mk)

(b) Use the expansion in part (a) above to find the approximate value of (0.94)7.
(2 mks)

13 The graph below shows the relationship between distance s metres and time t
seconds in the interval 0 < t < 6.

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 Use the graph to determine:
(a) the average rate of change of distance between t =3 seconds and t =6 seconds; (2 mks)

(b) the gradient at t = 3 seconds. (2 mks)

14 In the figure below, the tangent ST meets chord VU produced at T. Chord

SW passes through the centre, O, of the circle and intersects chord VU
at X. Line ST = 12 cm and UT

(a) Calculate the length of chord VU. (2 mks)

(b) If WX =3 cm and VX: XU= 2:3, find SX. (2 mks)

15. Three quantities P, Q and R are such that P varies directly as Q and inversely
as the square root of R. When P = 8, Q = 10 and R = 16. Determine the
equation connecting P, Q and R. (3 mks)

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16. In the figure below, VABCD is a right pyramid on a rectangular base. Point O
is vertically below the vertex V AB = 24cm, BC= 10cm and CV = 26cm.

Calculate the angle between the edge CV and the base ABCD.

SECTION II (50 mks)

Answer only five questions in this section

17. Amaya was paid an initial salary of Ksh 180 000 per annum with a fixed annual
increment. Bundi was paid an initial salary of Ksh 150000 per annum with a
10% increment compounded annually.

(a) Given that Amaya's annual salary in the 11th year was Ksh 288 000,
determine: (i) his annual increment; (2 mks)

(ii) the total amount of money Amaya earned during the 11 years. (2 mks)

(b) Determine Bundi's monthly earnings, correct to the nearest shilling, during
the eleventh year. (2 mks)

(c) Determine, correct to the nearest shilling:

(i) the total amount of money Bundi earned during the 11 years. (2 mks)

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 (ii) The difference between Bundi's and Amaya's average monthly earnings during
the 11 years. (2 mks)

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18. OABC is a parallelogram with vertices O(0,0), A(2,0), B(3,2) and C(l,2).
O'A'B'C' is the image of OABC under transformation matrix $ )
0 −2

(a) (i) Find the coordinates of O'A'B'C'. (2 mks)

(ii) On the grid provided draw O″A″B″C″ and O'A'B'C'.

1 0
(b) (i) Find O' 'A" B" C", the image of O' A' B' C' under the transformation

matrix $ )
0 −2
(2 mks)

(ii) On the same grid draw O" A" B" C". (1 mk)

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 (c) Find the single matrix that maps O" A" B" C" onto OABC. (3 mks)

19. In triangle OPQ below, OP = p, OQ = q. Point M lies on OP such that

OM : MP = 2 : 3 and point N lies on OQ such that ON : NQ = 5:1. Line PN
intersects line MQ at X.

(a) Express in terms of p and q:

(i) PM

(ii) QM.

(c) Given that PX = kPN and QX = rQM, where k and r are scalars:

(i) write two different expressions for OX in terms of p, q, k and r; (2 mks)

(ii) find the values of k and r; (4 mks)

(iii) determine the ratio in which X divides line MQ. (2 mks)

20. In June of a certain year, an employee's basic salary was Ksh 17000. The
employee was also paid a house allowance of Ksh 6000, a commuter allowance
of Ksh 2500 and a medical allowance of Ksh 1 800. In July of that year, the
employee's basic salary was raised by 2%.

(a) Calculate the employees:

(i) basic salary for July; (2 mks)

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 (ii) total taxable income in July of that year. (2 mks)

(b) In that year, the Income Tax Rates were as shown in the table below:

Monthly taxable income (Kshs) Percentage rate of tax per

shilling

Up to 9 680 10

From 9681 to 18800 15

From 18 801 to 27 920 20

From 27 921 to 37 040 25

From 37041 and above 30

Given that the Monthly Personal Relief was Ksh 1056, calculate the net tax paid by
the employee. (6 mks)

21 (a) on the same diagram construct:

(i) triangle ABC such that AB = 9 cm, AC= 7 cm and angle CAB = 60°; (2 mks)

(ii) the locus of a point P such that P is equidistant from A and B; (1 mk)

(iii) the locus of a point Q such that CQ < 3.5cm. (1 mk)

(b) On the diagram in part (a):

(i) shade the region R, containing all the points enclosed by the locus of P
and the locus of Q, such that AP > BP; (2 mks)

(ii) find the area of the region shaded in part (b)(i) above. (4 mks)

22 A tourist took 1 h 20 minutes to travel by an aircraft from town T(3°S, 35°E)

to town U(9°N, 35°E). (Take the radius of the earth to be 6370km and π =22/7

(a) Find the average speed of the aircraft. (3 mks)

(b) After staying at town U for 30 minutes, the tourist took a second aircraft to
town V(9°N, 5°E). The average speed of the second aircraft was 90% that

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 of the first aircraft.
Determine the time, to the nearest minute, the aircraft took to travel from
U to V (3 mks)

(c) When the journey started at town T, the local time was 0700h. Find the local
time at V when the tourist arrived. (4 mks)

23 A box contains 3 brown, 9 pink and 15 white clothes pegs. The pegs are
identical except for the colour.

(a) Find the probability of picking:

(i) a brown peg; (1 mk)

(ii) a pink or a white peg. (2 mks)

(b) Two pegs are picked at random, one at a time, without replacement. Find
the probability that:
(i) a white peg and a brown peg are picked; (3 mks)

(ii) both pegs are of the same colour. (4 mks)

24 The acceleration of a body moving along a straight line is (4 - t) m/s2 and its
velocity is v m/s after t seconds.

(a) (i) If the initial velocity of the body is 3 m/s, express the velocity v in terms
of t. (3 mks)

(ii) Find the velocity of the body after 2 seconds. (2 mks)

(b) Calculate:
(i) the time taken to attain maximum velocity; (2 mks)

(ii) the distance covered by the body to attain the maximum velocity. (3 mks)

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 K.C.S.E PAPER 121/ 2 2013
QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (50 mks)

Answer all the question in this section

1. The sum of n terms of the sequence; 3, 9, 15, 21, … is 7500. Determine the
value of n (3 mks)

2. A quadratic curve passes through the points (-2, 0) and (1, 0). Find the equation
of the curve in the form y = ax2 +bx +c, where a, b and c are constants (2mks)

3. Make d the subject of the fomula,

* = \] −
^_
[
(3 mks)

4. Solve the equation

2 log x – log (x-2) = 2 log3. (3 mks)

5. (a) Using a pair of compasses and ruler only, construct an escribed circle to
touch side XZ of triangle XYZ drawn below (3 mks)
Z

(b) Measure the radius of the circle (1 mk)

6. The equation of a circle is given by x2 +4x +y2 -2y – 4 = 0. Determine the centre
and radius of the circle (3 mks)

7. (a) expand 1−4 (1 mk)

(b) Use the expansion in (a) up to the term in x3 to approximate the value
of (0.98)5 (2 mks)

8. The position vectors of points F, G, and H are f, g, and h respectively. Point H

divides FG in the ratio 4:-1. Express h in terms of f and g (2 mks)

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9. Two machines, M and N produce 60% and 40% respectively of the total number
of items manufactured in a factory. It is observed that 5% of the items produces
by machine M are defective while 3% of the items produced by machine N
are defective.

If an item is selected at random from the factory, find the probability that it
is defective
(3 mks)

10. Two taps A and B can each fill an empty tank in 3 hours and 2 hours respectively.
A drainage tap R can empty the full tank in 6 hours; taps A and R are opened for
5 hours then closed.

(a) Determine the fraction of the tank is still empty (2 mks)

(b) Find how long it would take to fill the remaining fraction of the tank if
all the three taps are opened (2 mks)

√
leaving the answer in the form %√& + '
√ √
11. Simplify the expression
where a, b and c are integers (3 mks)

12. A point P moves inside a sector of a circle, centre O, and chord AB such that
2cm < OP ≤ 3cm and angle APB = 650 Draw the locus of P (4 mks)

13. The table below shows income tax rates in a certain year

Monthly income in Kenya shillings Tax rate in each shilling

Up to 9 680 10%
From 9 681-18 800 15%
From 18 801 to 27 920 20%
From 27 921 to 37 040 25%
Over 37 040 30%

In that year, a monthly personal tax relief of kshs 1056 was allowed .calculate
the monthly income tax paid by an employee who earned salary of Ksh 32 500. (4 mks)

14. Solve the equation

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 6 cos2 x +7 sin x – 8 = 0 for 00 ≤ x ≤ 900 (4 mks)

15. The position of two towns are (20 S,300 E) and 20S, 37.4 0E) calculate , to the
nearest km, the shortest distance between the two towns.(take the radius of
the earth to be 6370 km)
(2 mks)

16. The vertices of triangle T are A(1, 2), B(4, 2) and C(3, 4). The vertices of
triangle Tʹ, the image of T are Aʹ(1/2 ,1) , Bʹ(2,1) and Cʹ(3/2. 2).
% &
Determine the transformation matrix ` =
' (
that maps T onto Tʹ. (3 mks)

SECTION 11(50 MKS)

Answer only five questions from section

17. The hire purchase (H.P) price of a public address system was Kshs 276000. A
deposit of Kshs 60000 was paid followed by 18 equal monthly installments.
The cash price of the public address system was 10% less than the H.P price.

(a) Calculate
(i) The monthly installments (2 mks)

(ii) The cash price (2 mks)

(b) A customer decided to buy the system in cash and was allowed a 5%
discount on the cash price. He took a bank loan to buy the system in cash.
The bank charged compound
interest on the loan at the rate of 20% p.a. The loan was repaid in 2 years.
Calculate the amount repaid to the bank by the end of the second year (3 mks)

(c) Express as a percentage of the Hire Purchase price, the difference between
the amount repaid to the bank and the Hire Purchase price (3 mks)

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18. In the figure below, PR is a diameter of the circle center O. Points P, Q, R and S
are on the circumference of the circle. Angle PRQ = 720, QS = QP and line USV
is tangent to the circle at S.

Giving reasons, Calculate the size of

(a) ˂ QPR (2 mks)
(b) ˂ PQS (2 mks)
(c) ˂ OQS (2 mks)
(d) ˂ RTS (2 mks)
(e) ˂ RSV (2 mks)

19. (a) Complete the table below for y = x3+4x2-5x-5 (2 mks)

x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

y= x3+4x2-5x-5 19 -5

(b) On the grid provided, draw the graphs of y = x3 +4x2-5x-5 for -5 ≤ x ≤ 2 (3 mks)

(c) (i) Use the graph to solve the equation x3 +4x2 – 5x – 5 = 0 (2 mks)

(ii) By drawing a suitable straight line on the graph, solve the equation
x3 + 4x2 – 5x -5 = - 4x – 1 (3 mks)

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20. The figure ABCDEF below represents a roof of a house. AB=DC=12 m,
BC = AD = 6m, AE = BF = CF= DE = 5m and EF = 8m

E
F

D
C
A

(a) Calculate, correct to 2 decimal places, the perpendicular distance of EF

from the plane ABCD. (3 mks)

(b) calculate the angle between :

(I) the planes ADE and ABCD (2 mks)
(II) The line AE and the plane ABCD, correct to 1 decimal place; (2 mks)
(III) The planes ABFE and DEFE, correct to 1 decimal place. (3 mks)

21. (a) Complete the table below, giving the values correct to 1 decimal place. (2 mks)

χ0 0 40 80 120 160 200 240

0
2 sin(χ +20) 0.7 2.0 0.0 -2.0
√3 cos χ 1.7 1.3 -0.9 -1.6

b) On the grid provided, using the same scale and axes, draw the graphs of
y = 2 sin (χ+20)0 and y = √3 cos χ for 00 < χ ≤ 2400. (5 mks)

c) Use the graphs drawn in (b) above to determine:

i) the value of χ for which 2sin (χ + 20) = √3 cos χ; (2 mks)

ii)the difference in the amplitudes of y =2sin(χ + 20) and y =√3 cos χ. (1 mk)

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22. Three quantities R, S, and T are such that varies directly as S and inversely as
the square if T.
a) Given that R=480 when S=150 and T = 5, write an equation connecting
R, S and T. (4 mks)

b)(i)find the value of R when S = 360 and T = 1.5. (2mks)

(ii) Find the percentage change in R if S increases by 5% and T decreases by 20%. (4 mks)

(iii) the difference in the amplitudes of y = 2 sin (x + 20) and y = √3 cos x (1 mk)

23. The equation of a curve is given by 5 = 54 − 4

(a) On the grid provided, draw the curve of 5 = 54 − 4 for 0 ≤ 4 ≤ 6 (3 mks)

(b) By integration, find the area bounded by the curve, the line x =6 and the x-axis. (3 mks)

(c) (i) On the same grid as in,(a).draw the line y = 2x. (1 mk)
(ii) Determine the area bounded by the curve and the line y = 2 x. (3 mks)

24. The table below shows marks scored by 42 students in a test.

35 49 69 57 58 75 48
40 46 86 47 81 67 63
56 80 36 62 49 46 26
41 58 68 73 65 59 72
64 70 64 54 74 33 51
73 25 41 61 56 57 28

a) Starting with the mark of 25 and using equal class intervals of 10, make a
frequency distribution table. (2mks)

b) On the grid provided , draw the ogive for the data ( 4 mks)

c) Using the graph in (b) above , estimate:

(i) The median mark (2 mks)
(ii) The upper quartile mark (2 mks)

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QUESTIONS

SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section

1. The lengths of two similar iron bars were given as 12.5m and 9.23m. Calculate
the maximum possible difference in length between the two bars. (3 mks)

2. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is — 7 and the common difference is 3.

(a) List the first six terms of the sequence;

(b) Determine the sum of the first 50 terms of the sequence.

3. In the figure below, BOD is the diameter of the circle centre O. Angle ABD = 300
and angle AXD = 700.

Determine the size of : (2mks)

a) Reflex angle BOC
b) angle ACO. (1mk)

4. Three quantities L, M and N are such that L varies directly as M and inversely
as the square of N. Given that L = 2 when M = 12 and N = 6, determine the
equation connecting the three quantities. (3 mks)

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5. The table below shows the frequency distribution of mks scored by students in a test.

Marks Frequency
1-10 2
11-20 4
21-30 11
31-40 5
41-50 3

Determine the median mark correct to 2 s.f. (2mks)

6. Determine the amplitude and period of the function, y = 2 cos (3x — 45)°. (2mks)

7. In a transformation, an object with an area of 5 cm2 is mapped onto an image

whose area is 30cm2. Given that the matrix of the transformation is
x x−1
$ ), find the value of x.
2 4
(3 mks)
8. Expand (3 - x)1 up to the term containing x4. Hence find the approximate
value of (2.8)7. (3 mks)

9. Solve the equation;

2 log 15 - log x = log 5 + log (x - 4). (4 mks)

10. The figure below represents a cuboid PQRSTUVW. PQ = 60cm, QR = 11 cm

and RW - 10cm.

Calculate the angle between line PW and plane PQRS, correct to 2 decimal
places. (3mks)

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11 Solve the simultaneous equations; 3x - y = 9
x2 — xy = 4 (4mks)

12. Muga bought a plot of land for Ksh 280,000. After 4 years, the value of the
plot-was Ksh 495 000. Determine the rate of appreciation, per annum, correct
to one decimal place. (3 mks)

13. The shortest distance between two points A (40°N, 20°W) and B (0°S, 20°W) on
the surface of y the earth is 8008km. Given that the radius of the earth is 6370km,

determine the position of B. (Take n = ). (3 mks)

14. Vectors r and s are such that r = 7 i + 2 j - k and s = - i + j - k. Find | r + s |. (3 mks)

_c
_
15. The gradient of a curve is given by = x2 - 4x4- 3. The curve passes

through the point (1,0).

Find the equation of the curve. (3 mks).

16. The graph below shows the rate of cooling of a liquid with respect to time.

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 Determine the average rate of cooling of the liquid between the second and
the eleventh minutes. (3mks)

SECTION II (50 mks)

Answer only five questions in this section

17 A paint dealer mixes three types of paint A, B and C, in the ratios A:B = 3:4
and B:C = 1:2. The mixture is to contain 168 litres of C.

(a) Find the ratio A:B:C. (2 mks)

(b) Find the required number of litres of B. (2 mks)

(c) The cost per litre of type A is Ksh 160, type B is Ksh 205 and type C
is Ksh 100.
i. Calculate the cost per litre of the mixture. (2 mks)
ii. Find the percentage profit if the selling price of the mixture is
Ksh182 per litre. (2 mks)
iii. Find the selling price of a litre of the mixture if the dealer makes
a 25% profit. (2 mks)

18. In the figure below OS is the radius of the circle centre O. Chords SQ and TU are
extended to meet at P and OR is perpendicular to QS at R. OS = 61cm,
PU=50cm, UT=40cm and PQ =30cm.

a) Calculate the lengths of:

i) QS: (2mks)
ii) OR (3mks)

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 c) Calculate, correct to 1 decimal place:
i)The size of angle ROS: (2mks)
ii) The length of the minor arc QS. (3mks)

19. The table below shows income tax rates for a certain year.

Monthly income in Kenya Tax rate in each

shillings (Ksh) shilling

0-10164 10%
10165-19740 15%
19741-29316 20%
29317-38892 25%
over 38892 30%

A tax relief of Ksh 1162 per month was allowed. In a certain month, of that year, an
employee's taxable income in the fifth band was Ksh 2108.

(a) Calculate:
(i) the employee's total taxable income in that month; (2mks)
(ii) the tax payable by the employee in that month. (2mks)

(b) The employee's income included a house allowance of Ksh 15 000 per month.
The employee contributed 5% of the basic salary to a co-operative society.
Calculate the employees net pay for that month. (3 mks)

20 The dimensions of a rectangular floor of a proposed building are such that!

• the length is greater than the width but at most twice the width;
• the sum of the width and the length is, more than 8 metres but less than
20 metres. If'x represents the width and y the length.

(a) write inequalities to represent the above information.

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 (b) (i) Represent the inequalities in part (a) above on the grid provided.

(ii) Using the integral values of x and y, find the maximum possible
area of the floor. (2 mks)

21. Each morning Gataro does one of the following exercises: Cycling, jogging or
weightlifting. He chooses the exercise to do by rolling a fair die. The faces of
the die are numbered 1, 1,2, 3, 4 and 5.

If the score is 2, 3 or 5, he goes for cycling. If the score is 1, he goes for jogging.
If the score is 4, he goes for weightlifting.

(a) Find the probability that:

(i) on a given morning, he goes for cycling or weightlifting;
ii) on two consecutive mornings he goes for jogging

(b) In the afternoon, Gataro plays either football or hockey but never both games. The
probability that Gataro plays hockey in the afternoon is:
if he cycled;

if he jogged and

½ if he did weightlifting in the morning.

Complete the tree diagram below by writing the appropriate probability on each branch.

(c) Find the probability that on any given day:

(i) Gataro plays football; (2mks)

(ii) Gataro neither jogs nor plays football. (2mks)

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22. In the figure below OA= a and OB= b. M is the mid point of OA and AN: NB= 2.1

a) Express in terms of a and b:

i) BA: (1mks)
ii) BN: (1 mks)
iii) ON (2 mks)

b) Given that BX= hBM AND ox= kON determine the values of h and k. (6mks)

23. Figure ABCD below is a scale drawing representing a square plot of side 80 metres.

D C

A B

On the drawing, construct:

(i) the locus of a point P, such that it is equidistant from AD and BC. (2 mks)

(ii) the locus of a point Q such that <AQB = 60°. (3 mks)

(i) Mk on the drawing the point Q , the intersection of the locus of Q and line AD.
Determine the length of BQ1 in metres. (1 mk)

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 (ii) Calculate, correct to the nearest m2, the area of the region bounded by the
locus of P, the locus of Q and the line BQ1 (4 mks)

24 In an experiment involving two variables t and r, the following results were obtained

T 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

r 1.50 1.45 1.30 1.25 1.05 1.00

a) On the grid provided, draw the line of best fit for the data (4mks)

b) The variables r and t are connected by the equation r= at + k where a and k

are constant
Determine
i)The values of a and K: (3mks)
ii) The equation of the line of best fit. (1mk)

iii)The value of t when r = 0 (2mks)

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 MATHEMATICS
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QUESTIONS

SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section

1. The length and width of a rectangular piece of paper were measured as 60 cm and
12 cm respectively. Determine the relative error in the calculation of its area. (4 mks)

√XX
+XX √d
2. Simplify

3. An arc 11 cm long, subtends an angle of 70°

70° at the centre of a circle. Calculate
the length, correct to one decimal place, of a chord that subtends an angle of 90° at
the centre of the same circle. (4 mks)

4. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. A, B, C and D are points on the
circumference of the circle. Line AB is parallel to line DC and angle ADC = 55°.

Determine the size of angle ACB (3 mks)

e
T
5. Eleven people can complete of a certain job in 24 hours. Determine the time

in hours, correct to 2 decimal places, that 7 people working at the same rate can
take to complete the remaining job. (3 mks)

6. The length and width of a rectangular signboard are (3x

(3 +12) cm and (x — 4) cm
respectively.
If the diagonal of the signboard is 200cm, determine its area. (4 mks)

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7. Find the value of x given that log (x - 1) + 2 = log (3x + 2) + log 25. (3 mks)

8. Use the expansion of (x — y)5 to evaluate (9.8)5 correct to 4 decimal places. (3 mks)

9. The diameter of a circle, centre O has its end points at M(— 1, 6) and N(5, —2).
Find the, equation of the circle in the form x2+y2 + ax + by = c where a, b and
c are constants (4 mks)

10. Below is a lien AB and a point X. Determine the locus of a point P equidistant
from points A and B and 4 cm from X. (3 mks)

-X

A B

11. In a nomination for a committee, two people were to be selected at random from
a group of 3 men and 5 women. Find the probability that a man and a woman
were selected (2 mks)

12. A school decided to buy at least 32 bags of maize and beans. The number of
bags of maize were to be more than 20 and the number of bags of beans were to
be at least 6. A bag of maize costs Ksh 2500 and a bag of beans costs Ksh 3500.
The school had Ksh 100 000 to purchase the maize and beans. Write down all the
inequalities that satisfy the above information. (4 mks)

S
13. Evaluate f x2+ 2x-15dx
g
(3 mks)

14. The positions of two points P and Q, on the surface of the earth are
P(45 °N, 36°E) and Q(45 °N, 71°E). Calculate the distance, in nautical miles,
between P and Q, correct to 1 decimal place. (3 mks)

15. Solve the equation sin ( ½ x – 300) = cos x for 0 < x < 900. (2 mks)

−e g S
16.The position vectors of points P, Q and R are hi= $ ) , OQ $ ) = OR = $ )
j X −X
Show that P,Q and R are collinerar. (3 mks)

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 SECTION II (50 marks)
Answer any five questions from this section

17. In a retail shop, the marked price of a cooker was Ksh 36 000. Wanandi bought the
cooker on hire purchase terms. She paid Ksh 6400 as deposit followed by 20 equal
monthly installments of Ksh 1750.

(a) Calculate:
(i) The total amount of money she paid for the cooker. (2 mks)
(ii) The extra amount of money she paid above the marked price. (1 mk)

(b) The total amount of money paid on hire purchase terms was calculated at a
Compound interest rate on the marked price for 20 months. Determine the rate,
per annum, of the compound interest correct to 1 decimal place. (4 mks)

c) Kaloki borrowed kshs 36000 form a financial institution to purchase a similar

cooker. The financial institution charged a compound interest rate equal to the
rate in (b) above for 24 months. Calculate the interest kaloki paid correct to
the nearest shilling. (3mks)

18. Mute cycled to raise funds for a charitable organisation. On the first day, he
cycled 40 km. For the first 10 days, he cycled 3 km less on each subsequent day.
Thereafter, he cycled 2km less on each subsequent day.

a) Calculate
i)the distance cycled on the 10th day (2 mks)
ii)The distance cycled on the 16th day (3 mks)

b) If Mute raised kshs 200 per km, calculate the amount of money collected (5 mks)

19 The equation of a curve is given by y= 1 + 3sinx.

(a) Complete the table below for y = 1 + 3 sin x correct to 1 decimal place

x° 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360

y = 1 + 3 sin x 1 3.6 1 -0.5 -1.6

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 (b) (i) On the grid provided, draw the graph of y - 1 + 3 sin x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360°.
(3 mks)
ii) State the amplitude of the curve y = 1 + 3 sin x. (1 mk)

c) On the same grid draw the graph of y = tan x for 900 ≤ x ≤ 270°. (3 mks)

1+3 sin x = tan x for 900 ≤ x ≤ 270°.

d) Use the graphs to solve the equation
(1 mk)

20. The figure below represents a cuboid EFGHJKLM in which EF = 40cm, FG=9cm
and GM=30 cm. N is the midpoint of LM.

Calculate correct to 4 significant figures

a)The length of GL: (1 mk)
b)The length of FJ (2 mks)
c)The angle between EM and the plane EFGH; (3 mks)
d)The angle between eh planes EFGH and ENH; (2 mks)
e)the angle between the lines EH and GL (2 mks)

21. A quantity P varies partly as the square of m and partly as n. When P = 3.8,
m = 2 and n = When P = -0.2, m = 3 and n = 2.
(a) Find:
(i) the equation that connects P, m and n; (4 mks)
(ii) the value of P when m = 10 and n = 4. (1 mk)

(b) Express m in terms of P and n. (2 mk)

(c) If P and n are each increased by 10%, find the percentage increase in
m correct to 2 decimal places. (3 mks)

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22. A particle was moving along a straight line. The acceleration of the particle
after t seconds was given by (9 -3t) ms-2. The initial velocity of the particle
was 7 ms-1.
Find:
a) the velocity (v) of the particle at any given time (t); (4 mks)
b) The maximum velocity of the particle; (3 mks)
c)the distance covered by the particle by the time it attained maximum velocity
(3 mks)
23. The marks scored by 40 students in a mathematics test were as shown in the
table below.
Marks 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-67 68-72 73-77
Number of students 3 4 10 12 8 3

a) Find the lower class boundary of the modal class (1 mks)

b) Using an assumed mean of 64, calculate the mean mk (3 mks)

c i)On the grid provided, draw the cumulative frequency curve for the data (3 mks)

ii)Use the graph to estimate the semi-interquartile range (3 mks)

24.A quadrilateral with vertices at K (1,1), L(4,1), M(2, 3) and N (1, 3 ) is transformed
X e
by a matrix T = $ ) to a quadrilateral K’L’M’N’
k X

a) Determine the coordinates of the image (3 mks)

b) On the grid provided draw the object and the image (2 mks)

c i)Describe fully the transformation which maps KLMN onto K’L’M’N (2 mks)
ii)Determine the area of the image. (1 mk)

d)Find a matrix which maps K’L’M;N’ onto KLMN (2 mks)

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QUESTIONS

SECTION 1 (50 MKS)

Answer all the questions from this section in the spaces provided

−
√ √ √ √
1. Simplify (3 mks)

2. By correcting each number to one significant figure, approximate the value of 788 x
0.0006.hence calculate the percentage error arising from this approximation (3 mks)

3. The area of triangle FGH is 21cm3 . The triangle FGH is transformed using the matrix
4 5
$ )
1 2
Calculate the area of the image of triangle FGH (2 mks)

4. Make s the subject of the formula (3mks)

W= 3H
C <
C

5. Solve the equation

2 log x – log (x -2) = 2 log 3. (3 mks)

6. Kago deposited kshs 30000 in a financial institution that paid simple interest at the
rate of 12% per annum. Nekesa deposited the same amount of money as Kago in
another financial institution that paid compound interest. After 5 years , they had
equal amounts of money in the financial institutions.

Determine the compound interest rate, to 1 decimal place for Nekesas deposit (4 mks)

7. The masses in kilograms of 20 bags of maize were:

90, 94, 96, 98, 99, 102, 105, 91, 102, 99, 105, 94, 99, 90, 94, 99, 98, 96, 102 and 105.
Using an assumed mean of 96 kg, calculate the mean mass, per bag of the maize. (3 mks)

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8. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is — 7 and the common difference in 3
(a) List the first six terms of the sequence; (1 mk)
(b) Determine the sum of the first 50 terms of the sequence. (2 mks)

9. A bag contains 2 white balls and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 3 white balls
and 2 black balls. The balls are identical except for the colours. Two balls are drawn
at-random, one after the other from the first bag and placed in the second bag.
Calculate the probability that the 2 balls are both white. (2 mks)

10. An arc 11 cm long, subtends an angle of 70° at the centre of a circle. Calculate
the length, correct to one decimal place, of a chord that subtends an angle of 90°
at the centre of the same circle. (4 mks)

Given that qi + l + m is a unit vector, find q.

X g
e e
11. (2 mks)

T
(a) Expand the expression X + n
X
g
12. in ascending powers of x, leaving the

coefficients as fractions in their simplest form. (2 mks)

(b) Use the first three terms of the expansion in (a) above to estimate the value
T
Of X
X
gk
(2 mks)

13. A circle whose equation is (x - 1)2 + (y - k)2 = 10 passes through the point (2,5).
Find the value of k. (3 mks)

14. Water and milk arc mixed sueh that the volume of water to that of milk is 4:1,
Taking the density of water as 1 g/cm3 and that of milk as 1.2 g/cm3, find the
mass in grams of 2.5 litres of the mixture. (3 mks)

15. A school decided to buy at least 32 bags of maize and beans. The number of bags
of beans were Lo be at least 6. A bag of maize costs Ksh 2500 and a bag of beans
costs Ksh 3 500, The school had Ksh 100 000 to purchase the maize and beans.
Write down all the inequalities that satisfy the above information, (4 mks)

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16. Find in radians, the values of x in the interval 0c ≤ x < 2oc for which
2 cos2x - sin x = 1. (Leave the answer in terms of π) (4 mks)

SECTION II (50 marks)

Answer any five questions from this section in the spaces provided

17. A garden measures 10 m long and 8 m wide. A path of uniform width is made
all round the garden. The total area of the garden and the path is 168 m2.
(a) Find the width of the path. (4 mks)

b) The path is to be covered with square concrete slabs. Each corner of the path
is covered with a slab whose side is equal to the width of the path. The rest
of the path is covered with slabs of side 50cm. The cost of making each corner
slab is Sh 600 while the cost of making each smaller slab is Sh 50.

Calculate;
(i) the number of the smaller slabs used. (3 mks)
(ii) the total cost of the slabs used to cover the whole path. (3 mks)

18. In the figure below, P, Q, R and S are points on the circle with centre O. PRT
and USTV are straight lines. Line USTV is a tangent to the circle at S. Z.
RST = 50° and Z. RTV = 150°.

a) Calculate the size of

i)<QRS (2 mks)
ii)<USP ( 1mk)
iii)<PQR (2 mks)

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 b)) Given that RT = 7 cm and ST = 9 cm, calculate to 3 significant figures
i)Length of line PR (2 mks)

ii)The radius of the circle (3 mks)

19. The figure ABCDEF below represents a roof of a house

AB= DC = 12m, BC=AD = 6 m, AE=BF = CF = DE = 5 m and EF= 8m
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a) Calculate correct to 2 decimal places, the perpendicular distance of EF from the

plane ABCD (4 mks)

b) Calculate the angle between

tween

i)The planes ADE and ABCD (2 mks)

ii)The line AE and the plane ABCD, correct to 1 decimal place (2 mks)
iii)The planes ABFE and DCFE, correct to 1 decimal place. (2 mks)

20. A water vendor has a tank of capacity 18 900 litres. The tank is being filled with
water from two pipes A and B which are closed immediately when the tank is
full. Water flows at the rate of 150 000cm3/minute through pipe A and
120 000 cm3/ minute through pipe B.

(a) If the tank is empty and the two pipes are opened at the same time, calculate
the time it takes to fill the tank (3 mks)

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 (b) On a certain day the vendor opened the two pipes A and B to fill the empty
tank. After 25 minutes he opened the outlet tap to supply water to his
customers at an average rate of 20 litres per minute.

(i) Calculate the time it took to fill the tank on that day. (4 mks)

(ii) The vendor supplied a total of 542 jerricans, each containing 25 litres of
water, on that day. If the water that remained in the tank was 6300 litres,
calculate, in litres, the amount of water that was wasted. (3 mks)

21. A tourist took 1 hour 20 minutes to travel by an aircraft from town T(3°S, 35°E)
to town U(9°N350E, ). (Take the radius of the earth to be 6370km and π = 22/7)

(a) Find the average speed of the aircraft. (3 mks)

(a) After staying at town U for 30 minutes, the tourist took a second aircraft
to town V(9°N, 5°E), The average speed of the second aircraft was 90% that
of the first aircraft Determine the time, to the nearest minute, the aircraft
took to travel from U to V. (3 mks)

(c) When the journey started at town T, the local time was 0700h. Find the local
time at V when the tourist arrived. (4 mks)

22. The gradient function of a curve is given by the expression 2x + 1. If the curve passes
through the point ( -4, 6);

a)Find
i)The equation of the curve (3 mks)
ii)The value of x at which the curve cuts the x – axis (3mks)
iii) Determine the area enclosed by the curve and the x – axis (4 mks)

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23. A quadrilateral with vertices at K(1,1), L(4,1), M(2,3) and M(1,3) is transformed by
X e
k X
a matrix. T= to a quadrilateral KʹLʹMʹNʹ.

a) Determine the coordinates of the image (3 mks)

c)i)Describe fully the transformation which maps KLMN onto K’L’M’N (2 mks)

ii) Determine the area of the image (1mk)

d) Find a matrix which maps K’L’M’N’ onto KLMN. (2 mks)

24. The first, fifth and seventh terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) correspond to
the first three consecutive terms of a decreasing Geometric Progression (G.P.)
The first term of each progression, is 64, the common difference of the AP is d
and the common ratio of the G.P. is r

a i) Write two equation involvin

involving d and r (2 mks)
ii) Find the values of d and r (4 mks)

b) Find the sum of the first 10 terms of

i) The arithmetic progression(A.P); (2mks)
ii)The Geometric Progression (G.P) (2 mks)

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