Mathematics

MATHEMATICS PAPER 1 K.C.S.
E 1995 QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 (52 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section
1. Without using logarithms tables evaluate ( 3 marks)
384.16 x 0.0625
96.04
2. Simplify ( 3 marks)
2x – 2 ÷ x–1
6x2 – x – 12 2x – 3
3. Every week the number of absentees in a school was recorded. This was done for
39 weeks these observations were tabulated as shown below
Number of absentees 0.3 4 -7 8 -11 12 - 15 16 - 19 20 - 23
(Number of weeks) 6 9 8 11 3 2
Estimate the median absentee rate per week in the school ( 2 marks)
4. Manyatta village is 74 km North West of Nyangata village. Chamwe village is 42

km west of Nyangate. By using an appropriate scale drawing, find the bearing of
Chamwe from Manyatta ( 2 marks)
5. A perpendicular to the line -4x + 3 = 0 passes through the point ( 8, 5) Determine

its equation ( 2 marks)
6. The volume Vcm3 of an object is given by
V = 2 π r3 1–2
3 sc2
Express in term of π r, s and V ( 3 marks)
8. Two baskets A and B each contains a mixture of oranges and lemons. Basket A
contains 26 oranges and 13 lemons. Basket B contains 18 oranges and 15 lemons.
A child selected basket at random and picked at random a fruit from it.
Determine the probability that the fruit picked was an orange.
9. A solid cone of height 12cm and radius 9 cm is recast into a solid sphere.
Calculate the surface area of the sphere. ( 4 marks)
10. The first, the third and the seventh terms of an increasing arithmetic progression
are three consecutive terms of a geometric progression. In the first term of the
arithmetic progression is 10 find the common difference of the arithmetic
progression. ( 4 marks)
11. Akinyi bought and beans from a wholesaler. She then mixed the maize and
beans the ratio 4:3 she brought the maize as Kshs. 12 per kg and the beans 4 per
kg. If she was to make a profit of 30% what should be the selling price of 1 kg
of the mixture? ( 4 marks)
12. A clothes dealer sold 3 shirts and 2 trousers for Kshs. 840 and 4 shirts and 5
trousers for Kshs 1680.
Form a matrix equation to represent the above information. Hence find the cost of
1 shirt and the cost of 1 trouser. ( 4 marks)
13. Water flows from a tap. At the rate 27cm3 per second, into a rectangular container
of length 60cm, breath 30 cm and height 40 cm. If at 6.00 p.m. the container was
half full, what will be the height of water at 6.04 pm? ( 3 marks)
14. In the diagram below < CAD, = 200, < AFE = 1200 and BCDF is a cyclic
quadrilateral. Find < FED. ( 3 marks)
15. The cash prize of a television is Kshs 25000. A customer paid a deposits of Kshs
3750. He repaid the amount owing in 24 equal monthly installments.
If hw was charged simple interest at the rate of 40% p.a, how much was each
installment? ( 4 marks)
16. A bus takes 195 minutes to travel a distance of ( 2x + 30) km at an average speed
of ( x – 20) km/h
Calculate the actual distance traveled. Give your answers in kilometers.
( 3 marks)
SECTION II ( 48 MARKS)
Answer any six questions from this section
17. At the beginning of every year, a man deposited Kshs 10,000 in a financial
institution which paid compound interest at the rate of 20% p.a. He stopped
further deposits after three years. The Money remained invested in the financial
institution for a further eight years.
(a) How much money did he have at the end of the first three years ( 4 marks)
(b) How much interest did the money generate in the entire period ( 4 marks)
18. The figure below is a right pyramid with a rectangular base ABCD and VO as the
height. The vectors AD= a, AB = b and DV = v
a) Express
(i) AV in terms of a and c ( 1 mark)
(ii) BV in terms of a, b and c ( 2 marks)
(b) M is point on OV such that OM: MV = 3:4, Express BM in terms of a, b and

c.
Simplify your answer as far as possible ( 5 marks)
19. (a) In the figure below O is the centre of a circle whose radius is 5 cm AB = 8 cm
and < AOB is obtuse.
Calculate the area of the major segment ( 6 marks)

(b) A wheel rotates at 300 revolutions per minute. Calculate the angle in radians
through which a point on the wheel turns in one second.
20. The table shows the height metres of an object thrown vertically upwards varies
with the time t seconds
The relationship between s and t is represented by the equations s = at 2 + bt + 10
where b are constants.
t 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
s 45.1
(a) (i) Using the information in the table, determine the values of a and b
( 2 marks)
(ii) Complete the table ( 1 mark)
(b) (i) Draw a graph to represent the relationship between s and t ( 3 marks)
(ii) Using the graph determine the velocity of the object when t = 5 seconds
(2 marks)
21. (a) Construct a table of values for the function y = x2 – 6 for -3 < x <4
( 2 marks)
(b) By drawing a suitable line on the same grid estimate the roots of the equation
X2 + 2x – 2 =0 ( 3 marks)
22. The figure below represents a plot of land ABCD, where BC = CD = 60 metres, <
BCD = 1200 < ABC = 750 and < ADC = 850
(a) Calculate the distance from B to through D ( 5 marks)
(b) The plot is to be fenced using poles that are 3 metres apart except at corner A,
where the two poles next to the corner pole are each less than 3 metres from A.
Calculate the distance from the pole at corner at corner A to each of the poles
next to it.
23. On the grid provided on the opposite page ABCE is a trapezium
(a) ABCD is mapped onto A‟B‟C‟D‟ by a positive quarter turn. Draw the image
A‟B‟C‟D‟ on the grid. ( 1 mark)
(b) A transformation maps -2 -1 A‟B‟C‟D onto A” B” C” D”

1 -1
(i) Obtain the coordinates of A” B” C” D” on the grid ( 2 marks)

(ii) Plot the image A” B” C” D” on the grid (1mark)
(c) Determine a single matrix that maps A” B” C” D” ( 4 marks)

MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 K.C.S.E 1995 QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 ( 52 MARKS)
1. Use logarithms to evaluate (0.07284)2 ( 4 marks)
3 0.06195
2. Solve the simultaneous equations ( 4 marks)

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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
8. Simplify completely
3x2 – 1 – 2x + 1
X2 – 1 x + 1
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 marks)
13. Without using logarithm tables, find the value of x in the equation
Log x3 + log 5x = 5 log 2 – log 2 (3 marks)

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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
SECTION II (48 Marks)

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 marks)
(b) Use the graph to estimate

(i) The interquartile range ( 3 marks)
(ii) The number of days when the wind speed exceeded 125 knots ( 1 mark)
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?
(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 60 0 with AB. C is a
point on AD such that AC = ¾ AD.
Calculate
(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 200 0 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 marks)
Hence find
(i) The distance from A to D ( 2 marks)
(ii) The bearing of the submarine from the ship was setting off from B
( 1mark)
(iii) The bearing of the island P from D ( 1 mark)
(iv) The distance the submarine had to cover to reach the island P
( 2 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
(b) (i) On the grid provided draw the inequalities ( 3 marks)
(ii) From your, graph, determine the number of jars of each grade the
manufacturer should produce to maximize his profit ( 1 mark)
(iii) Calculate the total amount of money realized if all the jars are sold
( 1 mark)
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1 K.C.S.E 1996 QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 ( 52 Marks)
1. Use logarithms to evaluate ( 3 marks)
3 36.15 x 0.02573
1,938
2. Factorize completely 3x2 – 2xy – y2 ( 2 marks)
3. The cost of 5 skirts and 3 blouses is Kshs 1750. Mueni bought three of the skirts
and one of the blouses for Kshs 850.
Find the cost of each item ( 3 marks)
4. A man walks directly from point A towards the foot of a tall building 240m away.
After covering 180m, he observes that the angle of the top of the building is 45.
Determine the angle of elevation of the top of the building from A. ( 3 marks)
5. In the figure below, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and BD is a diagonal. EADF

is a straight line. <CDF = 680, < BDC = 450 and < BAE = 980.
Calculate the size of

(a) < ABD ( 2 marks)
(b) < CBD ( 2 marks)
6. An employee started on a salary of £ 6,000 per annum and received a constant

annual increment. If he earned a total of £ 32,400 by the end of five years,
calculate his annual increment. ( 3 marks)
7. Mr. Ngeny borrowed Kshs. 560,000 from a bank to buy a piece of land. He was
required to repay the loan with simple interest for a period of 48 months. The
repayment amounted to Kshs 21000 per month.
Calculate
(a) The interest paid to the bank ( 2 marks)
(b) The rate per annum of the simple interest ( 4 marks)
8. A rectangular tank of base 2.4 m by 2.8 m and a height of 3 m contains 3,600

liters of water initially. Water flows into the tank at the rate of 0.5 litres per
second
Calculate the time in hours and minutes, required to fill the tank ( 4 marks)
9. A car dealer charges 5% commission for selling a car. He received a commission

of Kshs 17,500 for selling a car. How much money did the owner receive from
the sale of his car? ( 2 marks)
10. Five pupils A, B, C, D and E obtained the marks 53, 41, 60, 80 and 56
respectively. The table below shows part of the work to find the standard
deviation.
Pupil Mark x x - x ( x-x)2
A 53 -5
B 41 -17
C 60 2
D 80 22
E 56 -2
(a) Complete the table ( 1 mark)
(b) Find the standard deviation ( 3 marks)
11. A and B are two matrices. If A = 1 2 find B given that A2 = A + B ( 4 marks)

4 3
12. Solve the equation
Sin 5 θ = -1 for 00 ≤ 0 ≤ 1800 ( 2 marks)
2 2
13. A fruiterer bought 144 pineapples at Kshs 100 for every six pineapples. She sold
some of them at Kshs. 72 for every three and the rest at Kshs 60 for every two.
If she made a 65% profit, calculate the number of pineapples sold at Kshs 72 for
every three ( 3 marks)
14. Make V the subject of the formula

T = 1 m (u2 – v2)
2 ( 3 marks)
15. The figure below represents a hollow cylinder. The internal and external radii are
estimated to be 6 cm and 8 cm respectively, to the nearest whole number. The
height of the cylinder is exactly 14 cm.
(a) Determine the exact values for internal and external radii which will give
maximum volume of the material used. ( 1 mark)
(b) Calculate the maximum possible volume of the material used

Take the value of to be 22/7 ( 2 marks)
16. Two lorries A and B ferry goods between tow towns which are 3120 km apart.
Lorry A traveled at km/h faster than lorry B and B takes 4 hours more than lorry
A to cover the distance.
Calculate the speed of lorry B ( 5 marks)
SECTION II (48 MARKS)

17. The data given below represents the average monthly expenditure, E in K £, on
food in a certain village. The expenditure varies with number of dependants, D in
the family.
Dependants 3 7 12 25 32
Expenditure E ( K£) -210 250 305 440 500
(a) Using the grid provided, plot E against D and draw the line of the best fit
( 2 marks)
(b) Find the gradient and the E- intercept of the graph ( 3 marks)
(c) Write down an equation connecting E and D ( 1 mark)
(d) Estimate the cost of feeding a family with 9 dependants ( 2 marks)
18. The table below shows the income tax rates
Total income per month in Kenya Rate in shillings per pound

1 – 325 2
326 – 650 3
651-975 4
976 – 1300 5
1301 – 1625 7
Over 1625 7.50
Mr. Otiende earned a basic salary of Kshs 13,120 and a house allowance of Kshs
3,000 per month. He claimed a tax relief for a married person of Kshs 455 per
month
(a) Calculate
(i) The tax payable without the relief
(ii) The tax paid after the relief
(b) Apart from the income tax, the following monthly deductions are made. A
service charge of Kshs 100, a health insurance fund of Kshs 280 and 2%
of his basic salary as widow and children pension scheme.
Calculate
(i) The total monthly deductions made from Mr. Otiende‟s income
( 2 marks)
(ii) Mr. Otiende‟s net income from his employment ( 2 marks)
19. The equation of a curve us y = 3x2 - 4 x + 1

(a) Find the gradient function of the curve and its value when x = 2 ( 2 marks)
(b) Determine
(i) The equation of the tangent to the curve at the point (2, 5) ( 2 marks)
(ii) The angle which the tangent to the curves at the point ( 2, 5) makes with the
horizontal ( 1 mark)
(iii) The equation of the line through the point ( 2, 5) which is perpendicular to the
tangent in (b) (i)
20. The position of two A and B on the earth‟s surface are ( 36 0 N, 490E) and ( 3600N,
1310 W) respectively.
(a) Find the difference in longitude between town A and town B ( 2 marks)
(b) Given that the radius of the earth is 6370, calculate the distance between town
A and town B.
(c) Another town, C is 840 east of town B and on the same latitude as towns A
and B. Find the longitude of town C.
21. The table below shows some values of the function y = x2 + 2x - 3
x -6 -6.75 -5.5 -5 -4.75 -4.5 4.25 -4.0 -3.75 -3.75 -3.5 -3.25 -3
y 21 18.56 14.06 10.06 8.25 5 2.25 1.06 0

a) Complete the table
b) Using the completed table and the mid- ordinate rule with six ordinates,
estimate the area of the region bounded by the y = x2 + 2 x – 3 and the line
y = 0, x = -6 and x = -3 ( 3 marks)
(i) By integration find the actual area of the region in (b) above 2 marks)
(ii) Calculate the percentage error arising from the estimate in (b) (2 marks)
22. In the diagram below OABC is a parallelogram, OA = a and AB = b. N is a point

on OA such that ON: NA = 1: 2
(a) Find
(i) AC in terms of a and b
(ii) BN in terms of a and b
(b) The lines AC and BN intersect at X, AX = hAC and BX = kBN
(i) By expressing OX in two ways, find the values of h and k
(ii) Express OX in terms of a and b ( 1 mark)
23. Use ruler and compasses only in this question
The diagram below shows three points A, B and D
(a) Construct the angle bisector of acute angle BAD ( 1 mark)
(b) A point P, on the same side of AB and D, moves in such a way that <
APB = 22 ½ 0 construct the locus of P ( 6 marks)
(c) The locus of P meets the angle bisector of < BAD at C measure < ABC
( 1 mark)
Hence find area of the image A” B” C” ( 2 marks)

17. Two businessmen jointly bought a minibus which could ferry 25 paying
passengers when full. The fare between two towns A and B was Kshs 80 per
passengers for one way. The minibus made three round trips between two towns
daily. The cost of fuel was Kshs 1500 per day. The driver and the conductor were
paid daily allowances of 200 and Kshs 150 respectively.
A further Kshs 4,000 per day was set aside for maintenance, insurance and loan
payment.
(a) One day, the minibus was full on every trip.
(i) How much money was collected from the passengers that day?
(ii) How much was the net profit?
(b) On another day, the minibus was 80% full on the average for the three round
trips, how much and each businessman get if the day‟s profit was shared in
the ratio of 2: 3
18. In the figure below AOC is a diameter of the circle centre O; AB = BC and <
ACD = 250, EBF is a tangent to the circle at B.G is a point on the minor arc
CD.
(a) Calculate the size of
(i) < BAD ( 3 marks)
(ii) the Obtuse < BOD ( 3 marks)
(iii) < BGD ( 1 mark)
(b) Show the < ABE = < CBF. Give reasons ( 2 marks)
19. In an agricultural research centre, the length of a sample of 50 maize cobs
were measured and recorded as shown in the frequency distribution table
below.
Length in cm Number of cobs
8 – 10 4
11 – 13 7
14 – 16 11
17 – 19 15
20 – 22 8
23 - 25 5
Calculate
(a) The mean
(b) (i) the variance
(ii) The standard deviation ( 8 marks)
20. Four towns R, T, K and G are such that T is 84 km directly to the north R,
and K is on a bearing of 2950 from R at a distance of 60 km. G is on a bearing
of 3400 from K and a distance of 30 km. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent
10 km, make an accurate scale drawing to show the relative positions of the
town.
Find
(a) The distance and the bearing of T from K
(b) The distance and the bearing G from T
(c) The bearing of R from G
21. Kubai saved Kshs 2,000 during the first year of employment. In each
subsequent year, he saved 15% more than the preceding year until he retired.
(a) How much did he save in the second year? ( 1 mark)
(b) How much did he save in the third year? ( 1 mark)
(c) Find the common ratio between the savings in two consecutive years
( 3 marks)
(d) How many years did he take to save the savings a sum of Kshs 58,000?
( 3 marks)
(e) How much had he saved after 20 years of service? ( 2 marks)

22. A school has to take 384 people for a tour. There are two types of buses
available, type X and type Y. Type X can carry 64 passengers and type Y can
carry 48 passengers. They have to use at least 7 buses.
(a) Form all the linear equalities which will represent the above information
( 3 marks)
(b) On the grid provided, draw the inequalities and shade the
Unwanted region ( 3 marks)
(c) the charges for hiring the buses are
Type X. Kshs 25000
Type y: Kshs 20000
Use your graph to determine the number of buses of each type that should be
hired to minimize the cost.
23. Complete the table given below using the functions.
Y = -3 cos 2x0 and y = 2 sin ( 3/2 x0 + 300) for 0 < x < 1800
0
X 00 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
- 3 cos 2 x0 -3.00 1.50 2.82 2.82 0.52 -2.30
3 0 0
2 sin ( /2 x + 30 ) 1.00 2.00 1.73 0.00 -1.00 -1.73
(a) Using the grid provided, draw the graphs y = -3 cos 2xo and y = 2 sin
( 3/2 x0 + 300) on the same axes.
Take 1 cm to represent 200 on the x - axis and 2 cm to represent one
unit on the y – axis. ( 4 marks)
(b) From your graphs, find the roots of 3 cos 2x + sin ( 3/2 x0 + 300) = 0
24. Data collected form an experiment involving two variables X and Y was
recorded as shown in the table below
x 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
y -0.3 0.5 1.4 2.5 3.8 5.2
The variables are known to satisfy a relation of the form y = ax3 + b where a and
b are constants
(a) For each value of x in the table above, write down the value of x3( 2 marks)
(b) (i) By drawing a suitable straight line graph, estimate the values of a and b
( 2 marks)
(ii) Write down the relationship connecting y and x

MATHEMATICS PAPER 121/1 K.C.S.E 1997 QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 ( 52 marks)
1. Use logarithms to evaluate ( 1934)2 x 0.00324
√436
2. Find the greatest common factor of x3 y2 and 4 xy4. Hence completely the
expression x3 y2 – 4xy4
3. In the figure below PQRS is a rhombus, < SQR = 550, < QST is a right angle
and TPQ is a straight line
Find the size of the angle STQ
4. In geometric progression, the first is a and the common ratio is r. The sum of
the first two terms is 12 and the third term is 16.
(a) Determine the ratio ar2
a + ar
(b) If the first term is larger than the second term, find the value of r.
5. There are two signposts A and B on the edge of the road. A is 400 m to the
west of b. A tree is on a bearing of 0600 from A and a bearing of 3300 from B
Calculate the shortest distance of the tree from the edge of the road.
6. A cylinder of radius 14 cm contains water. A metal solid cone of base radius 7

cm and height 18cm is submerged into the water. Find the change in height of
the water level in the cylinder.
7. A company saleslady sold worth Kshs 42, 000 from this sale she earned a
commission of Kshs 4,000
(a) calculate the rate of commission
(b) If she sold goods whose total marked price was Kshs 360,000 and allowed
a discount of 2% calculate the amount of commission she received.
8. The following enrollment figures for twenty primary schools were collected
934 923 936 924 933 933 937 926 923
934 931 929 934 927 932 934 927 940
(a) Determine the mode

(b) The difference from an assumed mean were obtained and rearranged as
follows
(i) Determine the assumed mean
(ii) Use the assumed mean in (b) (i) to find the mean enrolment
9. Given that A = 1 3 B 3 1, C = p 0 and AB = BC, determine the value of P

5 3 5 -1 0 q
10. The curve y= ax3 – 3x2 – 2x + 1 has the gradient 7 when x=1. Find the value of a
11. Find the value of θ between 00 and 3600 satisfying the equation 5 sin θ = 4
12. A businesswoman bought two bags of maize at the same price per bag. She
discovered that one bag was of high quality and the other of low quality.
On the high quality bag she made a profit by selling at Kshs 1,040. Whereas on
the low quality bag she made a loss by selling at Kshs 880. If the profit was three
times the loss, calculate the buying price per bag.
13. Given that y =b – bx2 make x the subject

cx2 - a
14. Two towns P and Q are 400 km apart. A bus left P for Q. It stopped at Q for one
hour and then started the return journey to P. One hour after the departure of the
bus from P, a trailer also heading for Q left P. The trailer met the returning bus ¾
of the way from P to Q. They met t hours after the departure of the bus from P.
(a) Express the average speed of the trailer in terms of t

(b) Find the ration of the speed of the bus so that of the trailer.
15. Akinyi bought three cups and four spoons for Kshs. 324. Wanjiku bought five
cups and Fatuma bought two spoons of the same type as those bought by Akinyi.
Wanjiku paid Kshs 228 more than Fatuma. Find the price of each cup and spoon.
16. (a) Work out the exact value of R = 1_________

0.003146 - 0.003130
(b) An approximate value of R may be obtained by first correcting each of the
decimal in the denominator to 5 decimal places
(i) The approximate value
(ii) The error introduced by the approximation
Answer six questions from this section
17. The figure below shows a portable kennel
(a) Calculate
(i) The total surface area of the walls and the roof ( include the door as
part of the wall)
(ii) The total area of the roof
(b) The cost of roofing is Kshs 300 per square metre and that of making walls and
floor Kshs 350 per square metre. Find the cost of making the kennel
(c) Find the cost of roofing another kennel whose dimensions are 50% more than
those of given kennel.
18. A ship leaves an island ( 50N, 450E) and sails due east for 120 hours to
another island. The average speed of the ship is 27 knots.
(a) Calculate the distance between the two islands
(i) in nautical miles
(ii) in kilometers
(b) Calculate the speed of the ship in kilometers per hour

(c) Find the position of the second island
(take 1 nautical mile to be 1.853 Km and the radius of the earth to be 6370 Km)
19. Using ruler and compasses only construct triangle ABC such that AB = 4 cm,
BC = 5cm and < ABC = 1200. Measure AC.
On the diagram, construct a circle which passes through the vertical of the
triangle ABC.
Measure the radius of the circle
Measure the shortest distance from the centre of the circle to line BC.
20. (a) Draw the graph of y= 6+x-x2, taking integral value of x in -4 ≤ x ≤ 5. ( The
grid is provided. Using the same axes draw the graph of y = 2 – 2x
(b) From your graphs, find the values of X which satisfy the simultaneous
equations y = 6 + x - x2
y = 2 – 2x
(c) Write down and simplify a quadratic equation which is satisfied by the
values of x where the two graphs intersect.
21. The water supply in a town depends entirely on two water pumps. A and B.
The probability of pump A filling is 0.1 and the probability of pump B failing
is 0.2. Calculate the probability that
(a) Both pumps are working

(b) There is no water in the town
(c) Only one pump is working
(d) There is some water in the town
22. In the figure below OA = a, OB = b, AB = BC and OB: BD = 3:1
(a) Determine
(i) AB
(ii) CD, in terms of a and b
(b) If CD : DE = 1:k and OA:AE = 1: m determine

(i) DE in terms of a, b and k
23. The figure on the grid shows a triangular shaped object ABC and it‟s image
A‟B‟ C‟
(a) (i) Describe fully the transformation that maps ABC and A‟B‟C‟
(ii) Find a 2 x 2 matrix that transforms triangle ABC onto triangle A‟ B‟ C‟

(b) The matrix P = 2 1 transforms triangle ABC onto A” B” C”
1 1
(i) Find the coordinates of A” B” C”
(c) Find the area of triangle ABC
(d) Hence find the area of the image A” B” C
24. The coordinates of the points P and Q are ( 1, -2) and ( 4, 10) respectively.
A point T divides the line PQ in the ratio 2: 1
(a) Determine the coordinates of T
(b) (i) Find the gradient of a line perpendicular to PQ
(ii) Hence determine the equation of the line perpendicular PQ and passing
through T
(iii) If the line meets the y- axis at R, calculate the distance TR, to three
significant figures
MATHEMATICS PAPER 121/2 K.C.S.E 1997 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
5. The figure below represents a circle a diameter 28 cm with a sector subtending an

angle of 750 at the centre.
Find the area of the shaded segment to 4 significant figures

6. A pyramid of height 10cm stands on a square base ABCD of side 6 cm
(a) Draw a sketch of the pyramid
(b) Calculate the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the side AB
7. Find the value of m in the following equation

(½) m X (81)-1 = 243
8. Use the trapezoidal rule with intervals of 1 cm to estimate the area of the shaded
region below
9. Expand and simplify ( 1 – 3x)5, up to the term in x3
Hence use your expansion to estimate (0.97)5 correct to 4 decimal places
10. On the surface of a cuboid ABCDEFGH a continuous path BFDHB is drawn as

shown by the arrows below.
(a) Draw and label a net of cuboid

(b) On the net show the path
11. ABC is a triangle and P is on AB such that P divides AB internally in the ratio
4:3. Q is a point on AC such that PQ is parallel to BC. If AC = 14 cm
(i) State the ratio AQ:QC
(ii) Calculate the length of QC
12. If 14 - 14 a 7 + b 2
______ ________ =
7 - 2 7 + 2
Find the values of a and b where b are rational numbers
13. The table below represents the mean 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 averages of order 4
14. Mogaka and Onduso working together can do a piece of work in 6 days, Mogaka,
working alone takes 5 days longer than Onduso. How many days doest it take
Onduso to do the work alone?
15. The athletes in an 800 metres race take 104 seconds and 108 seconds respectively
to complete the race. Assuming each athlete is running at a constant speed.
Calculate the distance between them when the faster athlete is at the finishing
line.
16. A metal bar is a hexagonal prism whose length is 30 cm. The cross – section is a
regular hexagon with each side of the length 6 cm.
Find
(i) the area of the hexagonal face
(ii) the volume of the metal bar
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
(c) If the institute makes 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
maximize the profit
(ii) The maximum profit.
20. In the figure below PQR is the tangent to circle at Q. TS is a diameter and
TSR and QUV are straight lines. QS is parallel to TV. Angles SQR = 40 0 and
angle TQV = 550
Find the following angles, giving reasons for each answer
(a) QST
(b) QRS
(c) QVT
(d) UTV
21. The volume vcm3 of a solid depends partly 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
When r = 2, the volume is 226. 8cm3
(a) Find the expression for v in terms of r
(b) Calculate the volume of the solid when r = 4
(c) Find the value of r for which the two parts of the volume are
equal
MATHEMATICS PAPER 121/1 K.C.S.E 1998
QUESTIONS
1. Evaluate without using mathematical tables
1000 0.0128
200
2. Factorize a2 – b2
Hence find the exact value of 25572 - 25472
3. The mass of 6 similar books and 4 similar biology books is 7.2 kg. The mass of 2
such art books and 3 such biology books is 3.4 kg. Find the mass of one art
book and mass of one biology book.
4. In the figure below, AB is parallel to DE, DE bisects angle BDG, angle DCF =
600 and angle CFG = 1100
Find
(a) CDF
(b) ABD
Give reasons for your answers
5. A salesman gets a commission of 2.4% on sales up to Kshs 100.00. He gets an

additional commission of 1.5% on sales above this. Calculate the commission
he gets on sales worth Kshs 280.000
6. A point A is directly below a window. Another point B is 15 m from A and at the

same horizontal level. From B angle of elevation of the top of the bottom of the
window is 300 and the angle of elevation of the top of the window is 350.
Calculate the vertical distance.
(a) From A to the bottom of the window
(b) From the bottom to top of the window
7. A matrix A is given by A = x 0
5 y
a) Determine A2
b) If A2 = 1 0 , determine the possible pairs of values of x and y

0 1
8. Given that log y = log (10n ) make n the subject
9. A quantity T is partly constant and partly varies as the square root of S.

a) Using constants a and b, write down an equation connecting T and S.
b) If S = 16, when T = 24 and S = 36 when T = 32, find the values of
the constants a and b,
10. The third and fifth term of an arithmetic progression are 10 and -10 respectively
a) Determine the first and the common difference
b) The sum of the first 15 terms
11. A cyndrical container of radius 15cm has some water in it. When a solid is
submerged into the water, the water level rises by 1.2 cm.
(a) Find, the volume of the water displaced by the solid leaving your
answer in terms of ∏
(b) If the solid is a circular cone of height 9 cm, calculate the radius of
the cone to 2 decimal places.
12. Six weeks after planting the height of bean plants were measured correct to the
nearest centimeter. The frequency distribution is given in the table below.
Height (x) 0≤x≤4 4≤x≤8 8≤ x ≤ 12 12 ≤ x ≤ 16 16 ≤ x ≤ 20
Frequency 3 8 19 14 6
Cumulative
Frequency
(a) Enter the cumulative frequency values in the above table

(b) Estimate the median height of the plants
13. A financial institution charges compound interest on money borrowed. A business

woman borrowed Kshs. 16, 000 from the financial institution. She paid back Kshs
25,000 after 2 years. Find the interest rate per annum.
14. Solve the equation cos (3θ + 1200) = √3/2 for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 1800
15. The radius of circle is given as 2.8 cm to 2 significant figures

(a) If C is the circumference of the circle, determine the limits between
which C/∏ lies
(b) By taking ∏ to be 3.142, find, to 4 significant figures the line
between which the circumference lies.
16. A and B are towns 360 km apart. An express bus departs form A at 8 am and
maintains an average speed of 90 km/h between A and B. Another bus starts
from B also at 8 am and moves towards A making four stops at four equally
spaced points between B and A. Each stop is of duration 5 minutes and the
average speed between any two spots is 60 km/h. Calculate distance between the
two buses at 10 am.
17. Wainaina has two dairy farms. A and B. Farm A produces milk with 3 ½ percent
fat and farm B produces milk with 4 ¾ percent fat.
(a) Determine
(i) The total mass fat in 50 kg of milk from farm A and 30 kg of milk
from farm B
(ii) The percentage of fat in a mixture of 50 kg of milk from A and
30 kg of milk from B
(c) Determine the range of values of mass of milk from farm B that must be used
in a 50 kg mixture so that the mixture may have at least 4 percent fat.
18. The table below shows monthly income tax rates

Monthly taxable pay K £ Rate of tax Kshs per £
1 - 342 2
343 - 684 3
685 - 1026 4
1027-1368 5
1369 - 1710 6
Over 1710
A civil servant earns a monthly salary of Kshs 20,000 and is provided with a
house at a nominal rent of Kshs 700 per month
(a) Taxable pay is the employee‟s salary, plus 15% of salary, less nominal
rent.
Calculate the civil servant‟s taxable pay in K £
(b) Calculate the total tax
(c) If the employee is entitled to a personal relief of Kshs. Per month, what is
the net tax.
19. A quadrilateral ABCD has vertices A (4, -4), B(2, -4), C(6, -6) and D (4, -2)
(a) On the grid provided draw the quadrilateral ABCD.
(b) A‟B‟C‟D is the image of ABCD under positive quarter turn about the
origin. On the same grid draw the image A‟B‟C‟D
(c) A‟B‟C‟D‟ is the image of A‟ B‟ C‟ D‟ under the transformation
given by the matrix 1 -2
0 1
(i) determine the coordinators of A” B” C” D”
(ii) On the same grid draw the quadrilateral A” B” C” D”
(d) Determine a single matrix that maps ABCD onto A” B”C”D”
20. The position of two towns X and Y are given to the nearest degree as
X (450 N, 100W) and Y ( 450 N, 700W)
Find
(a) The distance between the two towns in
(i) Kilometers ( take the radius of the earth as 6371)
(ii) Nautical miles ( take I nautical mile to be 1.85 km)
(c) The local time at X when the local time at Y is 2.00 pm.
21. A cyndrical can has a hemisphere cap. The cylinder and the hemisphere are of
radius 3.5 cm.
The cylindrical part is 20 cm tall.
Take ∏ to be 22/7 calculate
(a) the area of the circular base
(b) the area of the curved cylindrical surface
(c) the area of the curved hemisphere surface
(d) The total surface area.
22. The figure below shows a grid of equally spaced parallel lines
AB = a and BC = b
(a) Express
(i) AC in terms of a and b
(b) Using triangle BEP, express BP in terms of a and b
(c) PR produced meets BA produced at X and Pr = 1b/9 - 8a/3
By writing PX as kPR and BX as hBA and using the triangle BPX determine the
ratio PR: RX
23. Use a ruler and a pair of compasses only for all constructions in this question.
(a) On the line BC given below, construct triangle ABC such that
ABC = 300 and BA = 12 cm
(b) Construct a perpendicular from A to meet BC produced at D. Measure CD
(c) Construct triangle A‟B‟C‟ such that the area of triangle A‟B‟C is the three
quarters of the area of triangle ABC and on the same side of BC as
triangle ABC.
(d) Describe the lucus of A‟
24. In a livestock research stations a new drug for a certain fowl disease is
being tried. A sample of 36 fowls were diagnosed to have the disease.
Twenty (20) fowls were treated with the drug and the rest were not.
(a) Calculate the probability that a fowl picked at random is
(i) treated with the drug
(ii) Not treated with the drug
25. If a fowl is treated, probability of dying is 1/10 while if not treated the probability
is 7/10 calculate the probability that, a fowl picked at random from the 36 fowl is
(i) treated with the drug and will die

(ii) Not treated with the drug and will die
(iii) Not treated with the drug and will not die
MATHEMATICS PAPER 121/2 K.C.S.E. 1998
QUESTIONS
Answer the entire question in this section
1. Use logarithms to evaluate

55.9 ÷ (02621 x 0.01177) 1/5
2. Simplify the expression x–1 - 2x + 1

x 3x
Hence solve the equation

x- 1 - 2x + 1 = 2
x 3x 3
3. Simplify as far as possible, leaving your answer in the form of surd

1 - 1
√4 – 2 √3 √14 + 2√3
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
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
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.
16. The triangular prism shown below has sides AB= DC = EF = 12 cm. The ends
are equilateral triangle of sides 10cm. The point N is the midpoint FC.
(a) Find the length of

(i) BN
(ii) EN
(b) Find the angle between the line EB and the plane CDEF
SECTION II (48 marks)
17. A cylindrical water tank is a diameter 7 meters and height 2.8 metre
(a) Find the capacity of the water tank in litres
(b) Six members of a family use 15 litres per day. Each day 80 litres are used
for cooking and washing and a further 60 litres are wasted.
Find the number of complete days a full tank of water would last the
family.
18. (a) Complete the table below 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 0 1.4 1.7 2 1.7 1.4 1 0 -2 -1.4 0
sin
x
Cos 1 0.7 0.5 0 -0.5 -0.7 -0.9 -1 0 0.7 1
x
y 1 2.1 2.2 2 1.2 0.7 0.1 -1 -2 -0.7 1
0
(b) Using the grid provided draw the graph of y= 2 sin x + cos x for 0 . Take 1 cm
represent 300 on the x- axis and 2 cm to represent 1 unit on the axis.
(c) Use the graph to find the range of x that satisfy the inequalities 2 sin x cos x > 0.5
19. In the figure below, QOT is a diameter. QTR = 48 0, TQR = 760 and SRT = 370
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
(b) s(x2 – 2x – 3)dx
(c) Find the area bounded by the curve y = x2 – 2x – 3, the axis and the lines x= 2
and x = 4
21. Two variables R and V are known to satisfy a relation R = kV n, where k and n are
constants. The table below shows data collected from an experiment involving
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 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
(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
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.

MATHEMATICS PAPER 121/ 1 K.C.S.E 1999
QUESTIONS

1. (a) Evaluate
-8 ÷ 2 + 12x 9-4 x 6
56÷7 x 2
(b) Simplify the expression

5a – 4b – 2 [a- (2b + c)]
2. A point (-5, 4) is mapped onto ( -1, -1) by a translation. Find the image of (-4, 5)
under the same translation.
3. Find by calculation the sum of all the interior angles in the figure ABCDEFGHI
below
4. An open right circular cone has a base radius of 5 cm and a perpendicular height
of 12 cm.
Calculate the surface area of the cone ( take ∏ to be 3.142)

5. The figure below is a map of a forest drawn on a grid of 1 cm squares
(a) Estimate the area of the map in square centimeters
(b) If the scale of the map is 1: 50,000 estimate the area of the forest in hectares
6. The table below shows the weight and price of three commodities in a given
period
Commodity Weight Price Relatives
X 3 125
Y 4 164
Z 2 140
Calculate the retail index for the group of commodities
7. Two baskets A and B each contain a mixture of oranges and limes, all of the same
size. Basket A contains 26 oranges and 13 limes. Basket B contains 18 oranges
and 15 limes. A child selected a basket at random and picked a fruit at a random
from it.
(a) Illustrate this information by a probabilities tree diagram
(b) Find the probability that the fruit picked was an orange
8. A girl wanted to make a rectangular octagon of side 14cm. She made it from a
square piece of a card of size y cm by cutting off four isosceles triangles whose
equal sides were x cm each, as shown below.
(a) Write down an expression for the octagon in terms of x and y
(b) Find the value of x
(c) Find the area of the octagon
9. The length and breath of a rectangular floor were measured and found to be 4.1 m
and 2.2 m respectively. If possible error of 0.01 m was made in each of the
measurements, find the:
(a) maximum and minimum possible area of the floor
(b) Maximum possible wastage in carpet ordered to cover the whole floor
10. A business woman opened an account by depositing Kshs. 12,00 in a bank on 1st
July 1995. Each subsequent year, she deposited the same amount on 1 st July. The
bank offered her 9% per annum compound interest. Calculate the total amount in
her account on
(a) 30th June 1996
(b) 30th June 1997

11. Given below is line BC. Without using a protractor construct another through B
making an angle of 37 ½0 with BC. Using the constructed line subdivide BC into
7 equal parts.
B C
12. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and AB is a diameter. Angle ADC = 117 0 Giving
reason for each step, calculate BAC
13. An artisan has 63 kg of metal of density 7, 000kg/m3. He intends to use to make a

rectangular pipe with external dimensions 12 cm by 15 cm and internal
dimensions 10 cm by 12 cm.
Calculate the length of the pipe in metres
14. An equilateral triangle ABC lies in a horizontal plane, A vertical flag AH stand at
A.
If AB = 2 AH find the angle between the places ABC and HBC
15. By substituting triangle for (2 – 0) or otherwise simplify the expression

(x + 2 –a)2 + (2 – a-x)2 – 2(x- 2 + a) (x + 2 – a). Give your answer in terms of a
and as a product of two squares.
16. A particle moves on a straight line. The velocity after t seconds is given by V =
3t2 – 6 t – 8. The distance of the particle from the origin after one second is 10
metres. Calculate the distance of the particle from the origin after 2 seconds.

17. The cost of a minibus was Kshs. 950,000. It depreciated in value by 5% per year
for the first two years by 15% per year for the subsequent years.
(a) Calculate the value of the minibus after 5 years
(b) After 5 years the minibus was sold through a dealer at 25% more than its
value to Mr. X. If the dealers sale price was to be taken as its value after
depreciation, calculate the average monthly rate of depreciation for 5
years.
18. A triangle plot of land ABC is such that AB= 34 m, AC=66m and BAC = 96.70
(a) Calculate the length of BC
(b) In order to subdivide the plot, a fencing post P is located on BC such that
BP: PC = 1:3. Calculate the area of the plot ABC and hence find the area
of the triangular subdivision APB.
(c) A water pipe running though the subdivision APB is parallel to AB and
divides the area in the ratio 4:5 where the bigger portion is a trapezium.
Calculate the distance of the pipe from P.
19. The figure below shows two circle ABPQ and ABSR intersecting at A and B.
PBS, QART and ABU are straight lines. The line UST is a tangent to a circle
ABSR at S. BPQ = 800, PBU = 1150 and BUS = 800
Find the values of the following angles, stating your reason in each case.
(a) BAR
(b) STR
(c) BSU
20. (a) Complete the following table for the equation y = x3 – 5x2 + 2x + 9
x -2 -1.5 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2
x -3.4 -1 0 1 27 64 125
2
-5x -20 -11.3 -5 0 -1 -20 -45
2x -4 -3 0 2 4 6 8 10
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 99
-8.7 9 7 -3
(b) On the grid provided draw the graph of y = x3 – 5x2 + 2x + 9 for -2 ≤ x ≤ 5
(c) Using the graph estimate the root of the equation x3 – 5x2 + 2 + 9 = 0 between x =
2 and x = 3
(d) Using the same axes draw the graph of y = 4 – 4x and estimate a solution to the
equation x2 – 5x2 + 6x + 5 =0
21. In triangle OAB, OA = a OB = b and P lies on AB such that AP: BP = 3.5

(a) Find the terms of a and b the vectors
(i) AB
(ii) AP
(iii) BP
(iv) OP
(b) Point Q is on OP such AQ = -5a + 9b

8 40
Find the ratio OQ: QP
22. If x2 + y2 = 29 and x + y = 3
(a) Determine the values of
(i) x2 + 2xy + y2
(ii) 2xy
(iii) X2 – 2xy + y2
(iv) X–y
(b) Find the value of x and y
23. The diagram below shows a cross- section of a bottle. The lower part ABC is a
hemisphere of radius 5.2 cm and the upper part is a frustrum of a cone. The top
radius of the frustrum is one third of the radius of the hemisphere. The
hemisphere part is completely filled water as shown in the diagram.
When the container is inverted, the water now completely fills only the frustrum
part.
(a) Determine the height of the frustrum part
(b) Find the surface area of the frustrum part of the bottle.
24. The graph below consists of a non- quadratic part ( 0 ≤ x ≤ 2) and a quadrant
part ( 2 ≤ x 8) The quadratic part is y = x2 – 3x + 5, 2 ≤ x ≤ 8
(a) Complete the table below
x 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
y 3
( 1 mark)
(b) Use the trapezoidal rule with six strips to estimate the area enclosed by the
curve, x = axis and the line x = 2 and x = 8 ( 3 marks)
(c) Find the exact area of the region given in (b) ( 3 marks)
(d) If the trapezoidal rule is used to estimate the area under the curve between
x = 0 and x = 2, state whether it would give an under- estimate or an over-
estimate. Give a reason for your answer ( 1 mark)
MARKING SCHEME
1. Use logarithms to evaluate 6.79 x 0.3911 3/ 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 2x x 52x2-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.
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 O
Hence solve the equation C
8 sin2Ө + 2sinӨ - 3 = 0 for 00 ≤ θ ≤ 1800
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 T 1 alone can complete the work in 15
days. After two tractors had worked together for four days, tractor T 1 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)
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.
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 1 0.
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. 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.
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
Sin ( 2x + 0.50 1
300)
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
23. The transformation R given by the matrix
A= a b maps 17 to 15 0 to -8
c d 0 8 17 15
(a) Determine the matrix A giving a,b,c and d as fractions
(b) Given that A represents a rotation through the origin determine the angle of
rotation
(c) S is a rotation though 1800 about 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 rectangle ABCD, WITH ab = 4 cm and BC= 3 cm. The
height of the pyramid is 6cm.
(a) Calculate the

(i) length of the projection of VA on the base
(ii) Angle between the face VAB and the base
(b) P is the midpoint of VC and Q is the mid – point of VD.

Find the angle between the planes VAB and the plane ABPQ
QUESTIONS
1. Evaluate 28 – (-18) – 15 – (-2) (-6)

-2 -3
2. Simplify the expression 3a2 + 4ab+ b2

4a2 + 3ab – b2
3. In the figure below ABCD is a rectangular pentagon and M is the midpoint of AB.
DM intersects EB at N.
Find the size of:

(a) BAE
(b) BED
(c) BNM
4. The table below shows heights of 50 students
Height (cm) Frequency

140 – 144 3
145 – 149 15
150- 154 19
155- 159 11
160-164 2
(a) State the modal class
(b) Calculate the median height
5. Find the value of x that satisfies the equation

Log (x + 5) = log 4 – log ( x + 2)
6. The enclosed region shown in the figure below represent a ranch drawn to scale.
The actual area of the ranch is 1075 hectares.
(a) Estimate the area of the enclosed region in square centimeters
(b) Calculate the linear scale used
7. Given that sin θ = 2/3 and is an acute angle find:

(a) Tan θ giving your answer in surd form
(b) Sec2 θ
8. Shopping centers X, Y and Z are such that Y is 12 km south of X and Z is 15 km

from X.Z is on a bearing of 3300 from Y.
9. The figure below shows an octagon obtained by cutting off four congruent
triangles from rectangle measuring 19.5 by 16.5 cm
Calculate the area of the octagon

10. The length and breath of a rectangular paper were measured to be the nearest
centimeter and found to be 18cm and 12 cm respectively.
Find the percentage error in its perimeter.
11. A pyramid VABCD has a rectangular horizontal base ABCD with AB= 12 cm
and BC = 9cm. The vertex V is vertically above A and VA = 6cm. calculate the
volume of the pyramid.
12. A tailor intends to buy a sewing machine costs Kshs. 48,000. He borrows the
money from a bank the loan has to be repaid at the end of the second year. The
bank charges an interest at the rate of 24% per annum compounded half - yearly.
Calculate the total amount payable to the bank.
13. On The figure below lines ABC and DC are tangents to the circle at B and D
respectively ACD = 400 and ABE = 600
Giving reasons find the size of:

(a) CBD
(b) CDE
14. The acceleration a m/s2 of a particle moving in a straight line is given by a = 18t - 4,
where t is time in seconds. The initial velocity of the particle is 2 m/s
(a) Find the expression for velocity in terms of t
(b) Determine the time when the velocity is again 2m/s
15. Three people Korir, Wangare and Hassan contributed money to start a business.
Korir contributed a quarter of the total amount and Wangare two fifths of the
remainder. Hassan‟s contribution was one and a half times that of Korir. They
borrowed the rest of the money from the bank which was Kshs 60, 000 less than
Hassan‟s contribution, find the total amount required to start the business.
16. Karani bought 4 pencils and 6 biro- pens for Kshs 66b and Tachora bought 2
pencils and 5 biro- pens for Kshs 51.
(a) Find the price of each item
(b) Musoma spent Kshs. 228 to buy the same type of pencils and biro pens. If
the number of biro- pens he bought were 4 more than the number of
pencils, find the number of pencils bought.

17. A triangular plot ABC is such that AB = 36m, BC = 40m and AC = 42 m
(a) Calculate the:
(i) Area of the plot in square metres

(ii) Acute angle between the edges AB and bc
(b) A water tap is to be installed inside the plot such that the tap is equidistant
from each of the vertices A, B and C. Calculate the distance of the tap.
18. In form 1 class there are 22 girls and boys. The probability of a girl completing
the secondary education course is 3 whereas that of a boy is 2/3
(a) A student is picked at random from class. Find the possibility that,
(i) The student picked is a boy and will complete the course
(ii) The student picked will complete the course
(b) Two students are picked at random. Find the possibility that they are a boy
and a girl and that both will not complete the course.
19. (a) Complete the table below for the equation

y = 2x3 + 5x2 – x -6
x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
3
2x -128 -54 0 2 16
5x3 80 45 20 5 0 5 20
-x 4 3 0 -1
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
y -50 2 -6 0
(b) On the grid provided draw the graph y = 2x3 + 5x2 –x -6 for -4 ≤ x ≤ 2
(c) By drawing a suitable line use the graph in (b) to solve the equation
2x3 + 5x2 + x – 4 = 0
20. A solid made up of a conical frustrum and a hemisphere top as shown in the
figure below. The dimensions are as indicated in the figure.
(a) Find the area of

(i) The circular base
(ii) The curved surface of the frustrum
(iii) The hemisphere surface
(b) A similar solid has a total area of 81.51 cm2. Determine the radius of its base.
21. The figure below shows triangle OAB in which M divides OA in the ratio 2: 3
and N divides OB in the ratio 4:1 AN and BM intersect at X
(a) Given that OA = a and OB = b, express in terms of a and b:

(i) AN
(ii) BM
(b) If AX = s AN and BX = tBM, where s and t are constants, write two expressions
for OX in terms of a,b s and t
Find the value of s
Hence write OX in terms of a and b
22. A plane leaves an airport A (38.50, 37.050W) and flies dues North to a point B on
latitude 520N.
(a) Find the distance covered by the plane
(b) The plane then flies due east to a point C, 2400km from B. Determine the
position of C
Take the value ∏ of as 22/7 and radius of the earth as 6370 km
23. Matrix p is given by 4 7

5 8
-1
(a) Find P
(b) Two institutions, Elimu and Somo, purchase beans at Kshs. B per bag and
maize at Kshs m per bag. Elimu purchased 8 bags of beans and 14 bags of
maize for Kshs 47,600. Somo purchased 10 bags of beans and 16 of maize
for Kshs. 57,400
(c) The price of beans later went up by 5% and that of maize remained
constant. Elimu bought the same quantity of beans but spent the same total
amount of money as before on the two items. State the new ratio of beans
to maize.
24. (a) Complete the table for the equation
Y = 2 sin (3x + 300)
X 00 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

3x + 300 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300
Y=2 sin (3x + 300 1 1.73 2 0 -2 -1.73
(b) Using the grid provided, draw the graph of y = 2 sin ( 3x + 30 0) for 0 ≤ x ≤
900Take 1 cm to represent 50 on the x- axis and 2 cm to represent I unit
on the y- axis
(c) Use the graph in (b) to find the range of x that satisfy the inequality y3 1.6
QUESTIONS
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
(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.
11. Use the logarithms to evaluate 3 1.23 x 0.0089

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
½
15. Make x the subject of the formula p = xy
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
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 060 0 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 300 0.
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.
20. The charge, C shillings per person for a certain seminar is partly fixed and partly
inversely proportional to the total number N of people.
(a) Write down the expression for C in terms of N
(b) When 100 people attended the charge is Kshs 8,700 per person while for
35 people the charge is Kshs. 10,000 per person
(c) If a person had paid the full amount and does not attend, the fixed charge
is refunded. A group of people paid but ten per cent of them did not
attend. After the refund the organizer remained with Kshs 574,000. Find
the number of people initially in the group.
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
(b) The area bounded by the curve x – axis, x = 2/3 and x =2
22. The line segment BC given below is one side of triangle ABC
(a) Use a ruler and compasses to complete the construction of a triangle ABC
in Which ABC = 450. AC = 5.6 cm and angle BAC is obtuse
(b) Draw the locus of point P such that P is equidistant from a point O and
passes though the vertices of triangle.
(c) Locate point D on the locus of P equidistant from lines BC and BO. Q lies
in the region enclosed by lines BD, BO extended and the locus of P. Shade
the locus of Q.
23. The diagram on the grid provided below shows a trapezium ABCD
On the same grid
(a) (i) Draw the image A‟B‟C‟D of ABCD under a rotation of 900
clockwise about the origin .
(ii) Draw the image of A”B”C”D” of A‟B‟C‟D‟ under a reflection in
line y = x. State coordinates of A”B”C”D”.
(b) A”B”C”D” is the image 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 transformation that maps A” B”C”D onto ABCD.
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.
QUESTIONS
1. Find the reciprocal of 0.342. Hence evaluate:
0.0625
0.342
2. The figure below represents a kite ABCD, AB = AD = 15 cm. The diagonals BD
and AC intersect at O. AC = 30 cm and AO = 12 cm.
Find the area of the kite

(3 .256 x 0.0536)1/3
4. The diagram below represents a solid made up of a hemisphere mounted on a

cone. The radius of the hemisphere are each 6 cm and the height of the cone is 9 cm.
5. A line L1 passes though point (1,2) and has a gradient of 5. Another line L2, is
perpendicular to L1 and meets it at a point where x = 4. Find the equation for L2 in
the form of y = mx + c
6. Simplify the expression 3x2 – 4xy – y2

9x2 – y2
7. The length of a room is 4 metres longer its width. Find the length of the room if
its area is 32cm2
8. Use a ruler and compasses in this question. Draw a parallegram ABCD in which
AB = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm and BAD = 750. By construction, determine the
perpendicular distance between AB and CD.
9. A poultry farmer vaccinated 540 of his 720 chickens against a disease. Two
months later, 5% of the vaccinated and 80% of the unvaccinated chicken,
contracted the disease. Calculate the probability that a chicken chosen random
contacted the disease.
10. Make x the subject of the formula
S = w a2 – x2
11. A particle is projected from the origin. Its speed was recorded as shown in the
table below
Time 0 5 10 15 20 25 39 35
(sec)
Speed 0 2.1 5.3 5.1 6.8 6.7 4.7 2.6
(m/s)
Use the trazezoidal rule to estimate the distance covered by the particle within the
35 seconds
12. Given that sin ( x + 30)0 = cos 2x0 for 00, 00 ≤ x ≤900 find the value of x. Hence
find the value of cos 23x0.
13. Given that P = 2 3 and Q = 2 -3 ,, find the matrix product PQ

1 2 1 2
Hence, solve simultaneous equations below:

2x – 3 y = 5
-x + 2y = -3
14. The interior angles of the hexagon are 2x0, ½ x0 + 400, 1100, 1300 and 1600. Find
the value of the smallest angle
15. A town N is 340 km due west of town G and town K is due west of town N. A
helicopter Zebra left G for K at 9.00 am. Another helicopter Bufalo left N for K
at 11.00 am. Helicopter Buffalo traveled at an average speed of 20 km/ h faster
than Zebra. If both helicopters reached K at 12.30 pm find the sped of helicopter
Buffalo.
16. The position vectors for points P and Q are 4 I + 3 j + 6 j + 6 k respectively.

Express vector PQ in terms of unit vectors I, j and k. Hence find the length of PQ,
leaving your answer in simplified form.
Answer any six questions in this section
17. The table shows income tax rates
Monthly taxable pay Rate of tax Kshs in 1 K£

1 – 435 2
436 – 870 3
871-1305 4
1306 – 1740 5
Excess Over 1740 6
A company employee earn a monthly basic salary of Kshs 30,000 and is also
given taxable allowances amounting to Kshs 10, 480.
(a) Calculate the total income tax
(b) The employee is entitled to a personal tax relief of Kshs 800 per month.
Determine the net tax.
(c) If the employee received a 50% increase in his total income, calculate the
corresponding percentage increase on the income tax.
18. The coordinates of the vertices of rectangle PQRS are P (1,1), Q (6,1), R ( 6,4)
and S(1,4)
(a) (i) Find the coordinates of its image P”Q”R”S” of P‟Q‟R‟S under the
transformation given by the matrix 1 -2
0 1
(ii) Draw the object and its image on the grade provide
(iii) On the same grid draw the image. P” Q”R” S” of P‟ Q‟ R‟ S‟ under the
transformation given by 0 1
-1 0
(b) Find a single matrix which will map P” Q” R” S” onto P‟R‟S‟Q‟
19. The figure below shows a parallelogram OPQR with O as the origin, OP = p and
OR = r, Point T divides RQ in the ratio 1: 4 PT Meets OQ at S.
(a) Express in terms of p and r the vectors
(i) OQ
(ii) OT
(b) Vector OS can be expressed in tow ways: mOQ or OT + n TP, Where m
and n are constants express OS in terms of
(i) m, n and r
(ii) n, s and r
Hence find the:
(iii) Value on m
(iv) Ratio OS: SQ
20. In the figure below, points O and P are centers of intersecting circles ABD and
BCD respectively. Line ABE is a tangent to circle BCD at B. Angle BCD = 42 0
(a) Stating reasons, determine the size of

(i) GBD
(ii) Reflex BOD
(b) Show that ∆ ABD is isosceles

21. (a) The gradient function of a curve is given by dy = 2x2 – 5
dx
Find the equation of the curve, given that y = 3, when x = 2
(b) The velocity, vm/s of a moving particle after seconds is given: v = 2t 3 + t2 – 1.
Find the distance covered by the particle in the interval 1 ≤ t ≤ 3
22. (a) Complete the following table for the equation y = x3 + 2x3
x -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 1 1.5
x3 -27 -8 -3.375 -1 0.125 0 0.125 3.375
2x2 18 8 4.5 2 0.5 0 0.5 4.5
y -9 0 1.125 1 0.375 0 0.625 7.875
(b) On the grid provided draw the graph y = x3 + 2x2 for -3 ≤ x ≤ 1.5
Take the scale: 2cm for 1 unit on the X- axis and 1 cm for 1 unit on y – axis
(c) By drawing a suitable line on the same grid, Estimate the roots of the equation:
X3 + 2x2 – x – 2 =0
23. The probability of three darts players Akinyi, Kamau, and Juma hitting the bulls
eye are 0.2, 0.3 and 1.5 respectively.
(a) Draw a probability tree diagram to show the possible outcomes
(b) Find the probability that:

(i) All hit the bulls eye
(ii) Only one of them hit the bulls eye
(iii) at most one missed the bull‟s eye
24. A plane flying at 200 knots left an airport A (300S, 310E) and flew due North to
an airport B ( 300 N, 310E)
(a) Calculate the distance covered by the plane, in nautical miles
(b) After a 15 minutes stop over at B, the plane flew west to an airport C (
300N, 130E) at the same speed.
Calculate the total time to complete the journey from airport C, though airport B.
QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 (52 MARKS
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 anet 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)

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.

13. Given that tan 75o = 2 + √3, find without using tables tan 150 in the form p+q√m,
where p,q and 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
16. The diagram below shows the graph of:
Y ≥ 3/10x – 3/2, 5x + 6y = 30 and x = 2
By shading the unwanted region, determine and label the region R that satisfies
the three inequalities.
Y ≥ 3/10x – 3/2 , + 6y ≥ 30 and x ≥ 2

SECTION II ( 48 Marks)
Answer any six questions in this section.
17. A helicopter is stationed at an airport H on a bearing 060 o and 800km from

another airport P.A third airport is J is on bearing of 140 0 and 1,200km from H.
a) Determine:
i) Value of P
ii) The bearing of P from J
18. The marks obtained by 10 pupils in an English test were

15,14,13,12,P,16,11,13,12 and 17.The sum of the squares of the marks, ∑x21,794
a) Calculate the:
i) Value of P
ii) Standard deviation.
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 y =
sin(2x +300) for 0o ≤ x ≥ 1800. 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.
23. The diagram below represents a pillar made of cylindrical and regular hexagonal
parts. The diameter and height of the cylindrical part are 1.4m and 1m
respectively. The side of the regular hexagonal face is o.4m and height of
hexagonal part is 4m.
a) Calculate the volume of the :

i) Cylindrical part
ii) Hexagonal part
b) An identical pillar is to be built but with a hollow centre cross – section

area of0.25m2. The density of the material to be used to make the pillar is
2.4g/cm3.Calculate the mass of the new pillar.
24. Bot juice Company has two types of machines, A and B, for juice production.
Type A machine can produce 800 litres per day while type B
Machine produces1,600 litres per day.
Type A machine needs 4 operators and type B machine needs 7 operators.
At least 8,000litres must be produced daily and the total number of

Operators should not exceed 41. There should be 2 more machines of each type.
Let x be the number of machines of type A and Y the number of machines for
type B,
a) Form all inequalities in x and y to represent the above information.
b) On the grid provided below, draw the inequalities to shade the unwanted regions.
MARKING SCHEME K.C.S.E.2002
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
1. Evaluate: - 12 –(-3)x4 –(-20) (3mks)

-6x6÷3 + (-6)
2. Simplify: (x + 2y)2 – (x- 2y)2 (3mks)
3. Make y the subject of the formula p = xy

x-y
4. The position vectors of points X and Y are x=2i + j – 3k and y =3i + 2j -2k.
Respective. Find XY
5. Use reciprocal and square tables to evaluate, to 4 significant figures,

The expression:
6. The figure below is a polygon in which AB = CD = FA = 12cm BC = EF = 4cm

and BAF =- CDE = 1200. AD is a line of symmetry.
Find the area of the polygon.
7. Akenyan tourist left Germany for Kenya through Switzerland. While in

Switzerland he bought a watch worth 52 deutsche Marks. Find the value of the
watch in:
(a) Swiss Francs.
(b) Kenya Shillings
Use the exchange rtes below:

1 Swiss Franc = 1.28 Deutsche Marks. (3mks)
1 Swiss Franc = 45.21 Kenya Shillings
8. Solve the following inequalities and represent the solutions on a single number
line:
3 – 2x < 5
4 – 3x ≥ -8 (3mks)
9. The average rate of depreciation in value of a water pump is 9% per annum.
After three complete years its like value was sh 150,700. Find its value at the
start of the three – year period. (4mks)
10. The figure below shows a triangle ABC.
a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses, determine a point D on the line BC

such that BD:DC = 1:2. (2mks)
b) Find the area of triangle ABD, given that AB = AC. (2mks)
11. The internal and external diameters of a circular ring are 6cm and 8cm
respectively. Find the volume of the ring if its thickness is 2 millimeters. (3mks)
12. Chords XY and PQ of a circle intersect at a point M inside the circle. Given that
MX = 8cm, XY = 14cm and MP = 4cm, calculate the length of MQ. (2mks)
13. Given that sin a =1 where a is an acute angle find, without using
√5
Mathematical tables: cos a in the form of a√b, where a and b are rational numbers
atan (900 – a).
14. A quantity P is partly constant and partly varies inversely as a quantity q. Given
that P=10 when p = 20 when q = 1.25, find the value of p when q = 0.5.
15. The table below shows the weight and price relatives of four items in a given
period.
Item weight Price relative
Maize meal 6 220
Meat 3 120
Sugar 4 180
Cooking fats 2 150
Compute the cost of living index for the given items.
16. Given the curve y = 2x3 + 1/2x2 – 4x + 1. Find the:
i) Gradient of curve at {1, - 1/2}

ii) Equation of the tangent to the curve at {1, - 1/2}
17. A house is to be sold either on cash basis or through a loan. The cash price
is sh.750,000. The loan conditions area s follows: there is to be down payment
of 10% of the cash price and the rest of the money is to be paid through a loan
at 10% per annum compound interest.
A customer decided to but the house through a loan.
a) (i) Calculate the amount of money loaned to the customer.
(ii) The customer paid the loan in 3 year‟s. Calculate the total amount
paid for the house.
b) Find how long the customer would have taken to fully pay for the house
if she paid a total of sh 891,750. (8mks)
18. The figure below represents a right prism whose triangular faces are isosceles.
The base and height of each triangular face are 12cm and 8cm respectively. The
length of the prism is 20cm.
Calculate the:
a) Angle CE
b) Angle between
i) The line CE and the plane BCDF
ii) The plane EBC and the base BCDF
b) During a certain motor rally it is predicted that the weather will be either dry (D)
or wet (W). The probability that the weather will be dry is estimated to be 7/10.
The probability for a driver to complete (C) the rally during the dry weather is
estimated to be 5/6. The probability for a driver to complete the rally during wet
weather is estimated to be 1/10.
Complete the probability tree diagram given below.
What is the probability that:-

i) The driver completes
ii) The weather was wet and the driver did not complete the rally?
20. The diagram below shows a straight line intersecting the curve y = (x-1)2 + 4
At the points P and Q. The line also cuts x-axis at (7,0) and y axis at (0,7)
a) Find the equation of the straight line in the form y = mx +c.
b) Find the coordinates of p and Q.
c) Calculate the area of the shaded region. (8mks)
21. In this question use a ruler and a pair of compasses.

a) Line PQ drawn below is part of a triangle PQR. Construct the triangle PQR
in which
a) < QPR = 300 and line PR = 8cm
b) On the same diagram construct triangle PRS such that points S and Q
are no the opposite sides of PR<PS = PS and QS = 8cm
C) A point T is on the a line passing through R and parallel to
QS.If <QTS =900, locate possible positions of T and label them T 1
and T2, Measure the length of T1T2.
22. A triangle T whose vertices are A (2,3) B(5,3) and C (4,1) is mapped onto triangle
T1 whose vertices are A1 (-4,3) B1 (-1,3) and C1 (x,y) by a
Transformation M = a b
c d
Find the: (i) Matrix M of the transformation

(ii) Coordinates of C1
b) Triangle T2 is the image of triangle T1 under a reflection in the line y = x.
Find a single matrix that maps T and T 2 (8mks)
0
23. A minor sector of a circle of radius 28cm includes an angle of 135 at the center.
a) (i) convert 1350 into radians. Hence of otherwise find the area
of the sector.
ii) Find the length of the minor arc.
b) The sector is folded to form a right circular cone. Calculate the :
i) Radius of the cone
ii) Height of the cone. (Take the value of П to be 22/7) (8mks)
24. Two quantities P and r are connected by the equation p = kr n. The table of values
of P and r is given below.
P 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 4.5

r 1.58 2.25 3.39 4.74 7.86 11.5
a) State a liner equation connecting P and r.

b) Using the scale 2cm to represent 0.1 units on both axes, draw a suitable line graph
on the grid provided. Hence estimate the values of K and n. (8mks)
MATHEMATICS PAPER 121/2
QUESTIONS K.C.S.E 2002

(0.0056)2
1.38x27.42
2. Kipketer can cultivate a piece of land in 7 hours while Wanjiku can do the same
work in 5 hours. Find the time they would take to cultivate the piece of land
when working together.
3. A triangular flower garden has an area of 28m2. Two of its edges are
14 metres and 8 metres. Find the angle between the two edges.
4. Determine the inverse, T-1 of the matrix T = 1 2

1 -1
5. A trader sells a bag of beans for shs. 2100 and that of maize at shs. 1200. He
mixed beans and maize in the ratio 3:2. Find how much the trader should sell a
bag of the mixture to realize the same profit.
6. The figure below represents a square based solid with a path marked on it.
Sketch and label the net of the solid.
7. Solve for x in the equation 812x x 27 x= 729

9 xs
8. The sides of a triangle were measured and recorded as 8cm, 10cm and 15cm.
Calculate the percentage error in perimeter, correct to 2 decimal places.
9. a) Expand (a – b)6
b) Use the first three term of the expansion in a (a) to find the
approximate value of (1.98)6
10. The coordinates 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 equation. OT =
QP + ½ QR .Find the coordinates of T.
11. Simply the expression 4x2 – y2
2x2 – 7xy + 3y2
12 Atieno and Kamau started a business by contributing sh.25000 and sh.20, 000
Respectively. At the end of the year, they realized a profit of shs. 81,000.The
profit was allocated to development, dividends and reserves in the ratio 4:5:6
respectively. The dividends were the shared in the ratio of their contribution.
Calculate the dividends paid to Atieno.
13. The diagram below shows a circle ABCDE. The line FEG is a tangent to the
circle at point E.
Line DE is parallel to CG, DEC = 280 and AGE = 320
Calculate:
(a) < AEG
(b) < ABC
14. Each month, for 40 months, Amina deposited some money in a saving scheme. In
the first month she deposited sh 500. Thereafter she increased her deposits by
sh.50 every month.
Calculate the:
a) Last amount deposited by Amina
b) Total amount Amina had saved in the 40 months.
15. In the diagram below, ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC. The
diagonals AC and BD intersect at E.
a) Giving reasons show that triangle ABE is similar to triangle CDE.

b) Giving that AB = 3DC, find the ratio of DB to EB.
16. The equation of a circle is given by x2 + 4x +y2 – 5 = 0. Find the radius and the
center of the circle.
17. A bus travels from Nairobi to Kakamega and back. The average speed from
Nairobi to Kakamega is 80km/hr while that from Kakamega to Nairobi is
50km/hr, the fuel consumption is 0.35 litres per kilometer and at 80km/h, the
consumption is 0.3 litres per kilometer .Find
i) Total fuel consumption for the round trip
ii) Average fuel consumption per hour for the round trip.
18. The table below shows Kenyan 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 earned a salary of Ksh.16510 per month. He was entitled to
a monthly tax relief of Kshs 960.
Calculate:
a) Muhandos annual salary in K£
b) The monthly tax paid by muhando in Kshs.
19. The following distribution shows the masses to the nearest kilogram of
65 animals in a certain farm.
Mass Kg 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55
frequency 9 13 20 15 6 2
a) On the grid provided draw the cumulative frequency curve for the given
information.
b) Use the graph to find the:-
i) Median mass
ii) Inter-quartile range
iii) Percentage of animals whose mass is at least 42kg.
20. The figure VPQR below represents a model of a top of a tower. The horizontal
base PQR is an equilateral triangle of side 9cm. The lengths of edges are VP =
VQ = VR = 20.5cm. Point M is the mid point of PQ and VM = 20cm.
Point N is on the base and vertically below V.
Calculate:
a) i) Length of RM
ii) Height of model
iii) Volume of the model
b) The model is made of material whose density is 2,700 kg/m3. Find the
Mass of the model.
21. The table below shows the values of x and corresponding values
of y for a given curve.
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 with seven ordinates and the values in the table only to
estimate the area enclosed by the curve, x – axis and the line x = П/2 to four
decimal places. (Take П = 3.142)
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 60 0 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 is
given by. S = 3t + 3/2 t2 – 2t3
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.
MARKING SCHEME 2003 MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
1. Work out the following, giving the answer as a mixed number in its simplest
form.
2
/5 ÷ ½ of 4/9 – 11/10
1 1/ 3
/8 - 6 x /8 (3mks)
1 2 1 2
2. Simplify the expression a + /b – a – /b (3mks)
3. Make c the subject of t formula: T = x c2 + d2 (3mks)
4. A water pump costs Kshs. 21600 when new. At the end of first year its value
depreciates by 25%. The depreciation by the second year is 20% and thereafter
the rate of the depreciation is 15% yearly. Calculate the exact value of the water
pump at the end of the fourth year. (3mks)
5. In the figure below is the center of the circle ABCD and AOD in a straight line.
If AB = BC and angle DAC = 400, Calculate angle BAC. (3mks)

6. Give that x = 2i +j – 2k,y = - 3i +4j –k and z = - 5i +3j +2k and that p = 3x – y
+2z. Find the magnitude of vector p to 3 significant figures. (4mks)
7. Solve the equation 3 tan2 x – 4 tan x -4 =0 for 00 ≤ x ≥ 1800 (4mks)
8. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only.

a) Construct triangle ABC in which BC = 8cm, angle ABC = 1050 and
BAC =450
b) Drop a perpendicular from A to meet CB produced at p. Hence find the
area of triangle ABC.
9. There are three cars A,B and C in a race. A is twice as likely to win as B while B
is twice as likely to win as c. Find the probability that.
a) A wins the race
b) Either B or C win the race. (3mks)
10. The length of a solid prism is 10cm. Its cross section is an equilateral triangle of
side 6cm.
Find the total surface area of the prism.

11. A wire of length 21cm is bent to form the shape down in the figure below, ABCD
is a rectangle and AEB is an equilateral triangle. (2mks)
If the length of AD of the rectangle is 1 ½ times its width, calculate the

width of the rectangle.
12. Two straight paths are perpendicular to each other at point p.One path meets a
straight road at point A while the other meets the same road at B. Given that PA is
50 metres while PB is 60 metres. Calculate the obtuse angle made by path PB and
the road.
13. The length of a hallow cylindrical pipe is 6metres. Its external diameter is 11cm
and has a thickness of 1cm. Calculate the volume in cm3 of the material used to
make the pipe.
Take П as 3.142.
14. a) Write an expression in terms of x and y for the total value of a two digit
number having x as the tens digit and y as the units digit.
b) The number in (a0 above is such that three times the sum of its digits is
less than the value of the number by 8. When the digits are reversed the
value of the number increases by 9. Find the number.
15. Three points O, A and B are on the same horizontal ground. Point A is 80 metres
to the north of O. Point B is located 70 metres on a bearing of 0600 from A. A
vertical mast stands at point B.
The angle of elevation of the top of the mast from o is 20 0.
Calculate: a) The distance of B from O. (2mks)
b) The height of the mast in metres (2mks)
16. The velocity Vms-1 of particle in motion is given by V =3t 2 – t +4, where t is time
in seconds.
Calculate the distance traveled by the particle between the time t=1 second and
t=5 seconds.
17. A rectangular tank whose internal dimensions are 1.7m by 1.4m by 2.2m is three
– quarters full of milk.
a) Calculate the volume of milk in the tank in cubic metres.
b) Pyramid on an equilateral triangular base of side 16cm. The height of each
packet is 1.6cm. Full packets obtained are sold at sh.25 per packet.
i) The volume of milk in cubic centimeters, contained in each packet
to 2 significant figures
ii) The exact amount that will be realized from the sale of all the
packets of milk.
18. The mass of 40 babies in a certain clinic were recorded as follows:
Mass in Kg No. of babies.
1.0 – 1.9 6
2.0 – 2.9 14
3.0 -3.9 10
4.0 – 4.9 7
5.0 – 5.9 2
6.0 – 6.9 1
Calculate
(a) The inter – quartile range of the data.
(b) The standard deviation of the data using 3.45 as the assumed mean.
19. The figure below shows two circles each of radius 7cm, with centers at X and Y.
The circles touch each other at point Q.
Give that AXD = BYC = 1200 and lines AB, XQY and DC are parallel, calculate
the area of:
a) Minor sector XAQD (Take П 22/7)
b) The shaded regions.
20. The diagram below is a sketch of the curve y =x2 + 5.
a) i) Use the mid –ordinate rule, with six strips to estimate the area
enclosed by the curve, the x – axis and the y – axis and line x =3.
(4mks)
ii) Calculate the same area using the integration method. (2mks)
b) Assuming the area calculated in (a) (ii) _______________ calculate the
percentage error made when the mid – ordinate rule is used.
21. In the figure below, vector OP = P and OR =r. Vector OS = 2r and OQ = 3/2p.
a) Express in terms of p and r (i) QR and (ii) PS

b) The lines QR and PS intersect at K such that QK = m QR and PK = n PS,
where m and n are scalars. Find two distinct expressions for Ok in terms of P,r,m
and n. Hence find the values of m and n. (5mks)
c) State the ratio PK:KS
22. Complete the table below, for function y = 2x2 + 4x -3

X -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
2x2 32 8 2 0 2
4x - 3 -11 -3 5
y -3 3 13
(b) On the grid provided, draw the graph of the function y=2x2 + 4x -3 for
-4 ≤ x ≤ 2 and use the graph to estimate the rots of the equation 2x2+4x –
3 = 0 to 1 decimal place. (2mks)
c) In order to solve graphically the equation 2x2 +x -5 =0, a straight line
must be drawn to intersect the curve y = 2x2 + 4x – 3. Determine the
equation of this straight line, draw the straight line hence obtain the roots.
23. A businessman obtained a loan of sh.450,000 from a bank to buy a matatu valued
at the same amount. The bank charges interest at 24% per annum compounded
equation. 2x2 + x – 5 = 0 to 1 decimal place.
a) Calculate the total amount of money the businessman paid to clear the
loan in 1 – ½ years.
b) The average income realized from the matatu per day was sh.1500. The
matatu worked for 3 years at an average of 280 days year. Calculate the
total income from the matatu.
c) During the three years, the value of the matatu depreciated at the rate of
16% per annum. If the businessman sold the matatu at its new value,
calculate the total profit he realized by the end of three years. (3mks)
24. Two towns A and B lie on the same latitude in the northern hemisphere.
When its 8am at A, the time at B is 11.00am.
a) Given that the longitude of A is 150 E find the longitude of B. (2mks)
b) A plane leaves A for B and takes 31/2 hours to arrive at B traveling along
a parallel of latitude at 850km/h. Find:
(i) The radius of the circle of latitude on which towns A and B lie.
(3mks)
(ii) The latitude of the two towns (take radius of the earth to be
6371km) (3mks)
MATHEMATICS PAPER 2
QUESTIONS K.C.S.E 2003
1. Use logarithm tables to evaluate 2347 x 0.4666

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 log
5. Solve the equation 10 (6x – 2) – 1 = 10 (x -3) (3mks)
6. A train moving at an average speed of 72km/h takes 15 seconds to completely
cross a bridge that is 80 metres long.
a) Express 72km/h in metres per second (1mk)
b) Find the length of the train in metres (2mks)
7. In the figure below, triangle A‟B‟C‟ is the image of triangle ABC under a
rotation, centre O.
By construction, find the label the centre O of the rotation. Hence, determine 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 hemisphere is radius ____________ the volume of the
solid, leaving your answer in terms of n.
10. Given that a = 1 and b =13, express 2 3- 6 39 in terms of a and b and
3
simplify the answer.

11. a) Expand and simplify the binomial expression (2 – x)6 (2mks)
b) Use the expansion up to the term in x2 to estimate 1.996 (2mks)
12. A mixed school can accommodate a maximum of 440 students. The number of
girls must be at least 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
all he inequalities representing the information above.
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 wee 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 sh 160 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
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 220 0
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 x40
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)
23. a) Complete the table below, giving your values correct to 2 decimal places.
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 provided draw, on the same axes, the graph of y = cos 2x
and y = sin (x+ 300) for 00< x< 1800
Take the scale: 1cm for 150 on the x axis
4cm for 1 unit on the y- axis. (4mks)
c) Find the periods of the curve Y = axis (1mks)
d) Using the graphs in part (b) above, estimate the solutions to the equation
Sin (x + 300) = Cos 2x (4mks)
24. The figure below represents a right pyramid with vertex V and a rectangular
base PQRS.
VP = VQ = VR S = 18cm and QR =16cm and QR = 12cm. M and O are the
midpoints of QR and PR respectively.
Find:
a) The length of the projection of line VP on the plane PQES (2mks)
b) The size of the angle between line VP and the plane PQRS. (2mks)
c) The size of the angle between the planes VQR and PQRS. (2mks)
SECTION 1(52 MARKS)
1. Without using logarithm tables evaluate
0.015 + 0.45 ÷ 1.5

4.9 x 0.2 +0.07
Giving the answer in decimal form.

2. The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 156 0.Find the number of sides
of the polygon.
3. Simplify the expression 2a2 – 3ab – 2b2
4a2 – b2
4. Given that OA = 3i -2j + and OB = 4i + j – 3k. Find the distance between points
A and B to 2 decimal places.
5. The velocity V ms, of a moving body at time t seconds is given by

V = 5t2 – 12t + 7
6. Point C divided the line AB given below externally in the ratio 5:2
B
A
By construction, determine the position of point c
7. In the year 2003, the population of a certain district was 1.8 million. Thirty per
cent of the population was in the age group 15 – 40 years. In the same year,
120,000 people in the district visited the Voluntary Counseling and Testing
(VCT) centre for an HIV test.
If a person was selected at random from the district in this year. Find the
probability that the person visited a VCT centre and was in the age group 15 – 60
years.
8. Use tables of reciprocals only to work out
3 + 13
0.6735 0.156
9. Give that xo is an angle in the first quadrant such that 8 sin 2x + 2 cos X -5=0
Find:
a) Cos x
b) tan x
10. Omolo bought a new car for ksh. 800,000. After 5 years, he sold it through a
second- hand car dealer. The dealer charged a commission of 4% for the sale of
the car. If Omolo received Ksh.480, 000, calculate the annual rate of depreciation
of the car.
11. The table below shows some values of the function y = x2 +3
X 0 1/2 1 11/2 2 21 /2 3 31/2 4 41/2 5 51/2 6

y 3 4 51/4 7 12 151/4 19 28 39
a) Complete the table

b) Use the mid – ordinate rule with six ordinates to estimate the area
bounded by y = x ÷3, the y – axis, the x – axis and the line x = 6
12. In the figure below PQRS is a trapezium with SR parallel to PQSR = 5cm, RQ =
4cm, QS = 8cm and PQ = 10cm.
Calculate:
a) The size of angle QSR
b) The area of triangle PQS
13. The figure below represents a hexagon of side 5cm.
Find the volume of the prism.
14. The figure below shows a circle, centre, O of radius 7cm. TP and TQ are tangents
to the circle at points P and Q respectively. OT =25cm.
Calculate the length of the chord PQ

15. The figure below is a triangle XYZ. Using a pair of compasses and a ruler only,
construct an inscribed circle such that the centre of the circle and the point x are
the opposite sides of line Yz.
16. P(5, ) and Q (-1,2) are points on a straight line. Find the equation of the
perpendicular bisector of PQ: giving the answer in the form y = mx+c.
17. The table below shows monthly income tax rates for the year 2003.
Monthly taxable income in Ksh. Tax rates(Percentage)

1-9860 10%
9681 – 18800 15%
27921 – 37040 20%
37041 and above 25%
30%
In the year 2003.Ole Sanguya‟s monthly earnings were as follows:-

Basic salary Ksh 20600
House allowance ksh 12000
Medical allowance Ksh 2880
Transport allowance Ksh 340.
Ole Sanguya was entitled to a monthly tax relief of Ksh 1056.
Calculate:
a) His monthly taxable income
b) The monthly tax paid by Ole Sanguya.
18. The equation of a curve is given y = x2 + 4x2 – 2

a) Determine the coordinates of the tuming points of the curve, correct to 1
decimal place.
b) Use the equation of the curve to complete the table below.
X -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
y -2 6 1
c) i) On the grid provided, use the solutions in part (a) and the values in
the table in part (b) to draw the curve for -4 < x< 1.
ii) Use the graph to solve the equation x3 + 4x2 – 2 =0
19. The figure below represents a model of a solid structure in the shape of a frustum
of a cone with hemispherical top. The diameter of the hemispherical part is 70cm
and is equal to the diameter of the top of the frustum. The frustum has a base
diameter of 28cm and slant height of 60cm.
Calculate
a) The area of hemispherical surface.
b) The total surface area of the model.
20. The simultaneous equations below, are satisfied when x = 1 and y =p
-3x + 4y = 5
qx2 – 5xy + y2 = 0
a) Find the values of P and Q.
b) Using the value of Q obtained in (a) above, find the other values of x and
y which also satisfy the given simultaneous equations.
21. a) If A,B and C are the points P and Q are p and q respectively is another
point with position vector r = 3q -1/2 p.
Express in terms of p and q.
i) PR
ii) RQ hence show that P,Q and R are collinear.
iii) Determine the ratio PQ:QR.
22. In the figure below, K M and N are points on the circumference of a circle centre
O. The points K, O, M and p are on a straight line.
PN is a tangent to the circle at N.Angle KOL = 1300 and angle MKN = 400
Find the values of the following angles, stating the reasons in each case:
a) <MLN
b) <OLN
c) < LNP
d) <MPN
23. A triangular plot ABC is such that the length of the side AB is two thirds that of
BC. The ratio of the lengths AB:AC = 4:9 and the angle at B is obtuse.
a) The length of the side BC
b) i) The area of the plot
iii) The size of <ABC
24. A man who can swim at 5km/h in still water swims towards the east to cross
arriver. If the river flows from north to south at the rate of 3km/h
a) Calculate:
i) The resultant speed
ii) The drift
b) If the width of the river is 30m, find the time taken, in seconds, for the
man to cross the river.
QUESTIONS
SECTION 1 (52 marks)
34.33
5.25 x 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 marks 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 mark 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)
10. A group of 5 people can do a piece of work in 6 hours. Calculate the time a group
of people. Working at half the rate of the first group would take to complete the
same work.
11. In the figure below ABCDE is a cross- section of a sold. The solid has uniform
cross- section. Given that BG is a base edge of the solid, complete the sketch,
showing the hidden edges with broken lines.
12. An industrialist has 450 litres of a chemical which is 70% pure. He mixes it with
a chemical of the same type but 90% pure so as to obtain a mixture which is
75% pure.
Find the amount of the 90% pure chemical used
13. The gradient function of a curve is given dy = 3x2 – 8x + 2. If the

dx
curve passes through the point, (0, 2), find its equation.
14. In this questions, mathematical tables should not be used

At Kenya bank buys sells foreign currencies as shown below:
Buying Selling
(Kenya Shillings (Kenya Shillings)
1 Euro 84.15 84.26
100 Japanese yen 65.37 65.45
A Japanese traveling from France arrives in Kenya with 5000 Euros, he converts
all the 5000 Euros to Kenya Shillings at the bank.
Calculate the amount in Japanese yen, than he receives.

15. Form the three inequalities that satisfy the given region R.
16. Without using mathematical tables, simplify
2 - 2
3- 7 3 + 7, in the form a b
17. Farmer has two tractors A and B. The tractors, working together can plough a
farm in 21/2h. One day, the tractors started to plough the farm together. After 1 h
10 min tractor B broke 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 tractor working alone would have taken to plough
the farm.
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 on
a bearing of 0600 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.
21. Triangle ABC is the image of triangle PQR under the transformation M = 2 4
0 2
Where P,Q and P map onto A, B, and C respectively.
(a) Given the points P(5, -1), Q(6,-1) and R (4, -0.5), draw the triangle ABC
on the grid provided below.
(b) Triangle ABC in part (a) above is to be enlarged scale factor 2 with centre at (11,
-6) to map onto A‟B‟C.
Construct and label triangle A‟B‟C‟ on the grid above.
(c) By construction find the coordinates of the centre and the angle of rotation which
can be used to rotate triangle A‟B‟C‟ onto triangle A” B” C”, shown on the grid
above.
22. A particle moves in a straight line. It passes though point O at t = O with velocity
v= 5m/s. The acceleration a m/s2 of the particle at time t seconds after passing
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 the particle when t = 3
(ii) The distance covered by the particle between t = 2 and t = 4
23. Three quantities P,Q and R are sure that P varies directly as the square of Q and
inversely as the square root of R.
(a) Given that P = 20 when Q = 5 and R = 9, find P when Q and R = 25
(b) If Q increases by 20% and decreases by 36%, find the percentage increase in
P.
24. The figure below shows a model of a roof with a rectangular base PQRS PQ = 32
cm and QR = 14 cm. The ridge XY = 12 cm and is centrally placed. The faces
PSX and QRY are equilateral triangles M is the midpoint of QR.
Calculate
(a) (i) the length of YM
(ii) The height of Y above the base PQRS
(b) The angle between the planes RSXY and PQRS

(c) The acute angle between the lines XY and QS
121/ 1 MATHEMATICS 2005
PAPER 1
Answer all the question in this section
1. Evaluate
¾ + 1 5/7 ÷ of 2 1/3
(1 3/7 – 5/8 x 2/3 ) ( 3 marks)
2. Express the numbers 1470 and 7056, each as a product of its prime factors
Hence evaluate
14702 Leaving the answer in prime form
7056 ( 3 marks)
3. The area of a rhombus is 60cm2. Given that one of its diagonals is 15 cm long,
calculate the perimeter of the rhombus (3 marks)
4. Simplify the expression 9t2 – 25a2

6t2 + 19 at + 15a2 ( 3 marks)
5. The size of each interior angle of a regular polygon is five times the size of the
exterior angle. Find the number of sides of the polygon. ( 3 marks)
6. A point R divides a line PQ internally in the ration 3:4. Another point S, divides
the line PR externally in the ration 5:2. Given that PQ = 8cm, calculate the length
of RS, correct to 2 decimal places. ( 3 marks)
7. Given that sin (90 – x)0 = 0.8, where x is an acute angle, find without using
mathematical tables the value of tan x0.
8. Two teachers are chosen randomly from a staff consisting 3 women and 2 men to
attend a HIV/AIDs seminar. Calculate the probability that the two teachers chosen are:
(a) Of the same sex

(b) Of opposite sex
9. In this question Mathematical Tables should not be used
The base and perpendicular height of a triangle measured to the nearest centimeter
are 6 cm and 4 cm respectively.
Find
(a) The absolute error in calculating the area of the triangle (2marks)
(b) The percentage error in the area, giving the answer to 1 decimal place (2mks)
10. Make P the subject of the formula

P2 = (P – q) (P-r) ( 3 marks)
11. On the diagram below, the line whose equation is 7y – 3x + 30 = 0 passes though the
points A and B. Point A on the x- axis while point B is equidistant from x- and y –
axes.
Calculate the co-ordinates of the points A and B (3mks)
12. A cylindrical piece of wood of radius 4.2 cm and length 150 cm is cut length into
two equal pieces.
Calculate the surface area of one piece
(Take ∏ as 22/7 (4mks)
13. Point T is the midpoint of a straight line AB. Given the position vectors of A and T
are i-j + k and 2i+ 1 ½ k respectively, find the position vector of B in terms of i, j \
and k.
( 3 marks)
14. The figure below shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 8 cm, DC = 12 cm, <
BAD = 450, < CBD = 900 and BCD = 300.
Find:
(a) the length of BD ( 1 mark)
(b) The size of the angle ADB (2 marks)
15. A bank either pays simple interest as 5% p.a or compound interest 5% p.a on
deposits. Nekesa deposited Kshs P in the bank for two years on simple interest
terms. If she had deposited the same amount for two years on compound
interest terms, she would have earned Kshs 210 more.
Calculate without using Mathematics Tables, the values of P ( 4 marks)

16. The acceleration, a ms-2, of a particle is given by a =25 – 9t2, where t in
seconds after the particle passes fixed point O.
If the particle passes O, with velocity of 4 ms-1, find
(a) An expression of velocity V, in terms of t ( 2 marks)
(b) The velocity of the particle when t = 2 seconds ( 2 marks)
SECTION II ( 48 marks)
17. The distance between towns M and N is 280 km. A car and a lorry travel from
M to N. The average speed of the lorry is 20 km/h less than that of the car.
The lorry takes 1 h 10 min more than the car to travel from M and N.
(a) If the speed of the lorry is x km/h, find x ( 5 marks)

(b) The lorry left town M at 8: 15 a.m. The car left town M and overtook the
lorry at 12.15 p.m calculate the time the car left town M.
18. The points P, Q, R and S have position vectors 2p, 3p, r and 3r respectively,
relative to an origin O. A point T divides PS internally in the ratio 1:6
(a) Find, in the simplest form, the vectors OT and QT in terms P and r ( 4 marks)
(b) (i) Show that the points Q, T, and R lie on a straight line ( 3 marks)
(ii) Determine the ratio in which T divides QR ( 1 mark)
19. The diagram below represents a rectangular swimming pool 25m long and 10m
wide. The sides of the pool are vertical.
The floor of the pool slants uniformly such that the depth at the shallow end is
1m at the deep end is 2.8 m.
(a) Calculate the volume of water required to completely fill the pool.
(b) Water is allowed into the empty pool at a constant rate through an inlet
pipe. It takes 9 hours for the water to just cover the entire floor of the
pool.
Calculate:
(i) The volume of the water that just covers the floor of the pool ( 2 marks)
(ii) The time needed to completely fill the remaining of the pool ( 3 marks)
20. The table below gives some of the values of x for the function y=½ x 2 + 2x + 1
in the interval 0≤ x ≤ 6.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 1 3.5 7 11.5 17 23.5 31
(a) Use the values in the table to draw the graph of the function ( 2 marks)
(b) (i) Using the graph and the mid – ordinate rule with six (6) strips,
estimate the area bounded by the curve, the x- axis, the y- axis and
the line = 6
(ii) If the exact area of the region described in (b) (i) above is 78cm2,
calculate the percentage error made when the mid – ordinate rule
is used.
Give the answer correct to two decimal places ( 2 marks)
21. The gradient of a curve at point (x,y) is 4x – 3. the curve has a minimum value of
1
– /8
(a) Find
(i) The value of x at the minimum point ( 1 mark)
(ii) The equation of the curve ( 4 marks)
(b) P is a point on the curve in part (a) (ii) above. If the gradient of the curve
at P is -7, find the coordinates of P ( 3 marks)
22. The data below shows the masses in grams of 50 potatoes
Mass (g) 25- 34 35-44 45 - 54 55- 64 65 - 74 75-84 85-94

No of 3 6 16 12 8 4 1
potatoes
(a) On the grid provide, draw a cumulative frequency curve for the data (4mks)
(b) Use the graph in (a) above to determine

(i) The 60th percentile mass
(ii) The percentage of potatoes whose masses lie in the range 53 g to 68g (3mks)
23. A boat which travels at 5 km/h in still water is set to cross a river which flows
from the north at 6km/h. The boat is set on a course of x0 with the north.
(a) Given that cos x0 = 3/5 , calculate
(i) The resultant speed of the boat ( 2 marks)
(ii) The angle which the track makes with the north ( 2 marks)
(b) If the boat is to sail on a bearing of 1350, calculate the bearing of possible
course on which it can be set ( 4 marks)
24. (a) (i) Complete the table below for the function y = x3 + x2 – 2x ( 2 marks
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 2.5
-2x 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 -5
x2 9 4 1 0 1 4 6.25
x3 -27 -8 -1 0 1 8 15.625
Y = x3 + x2 – 2x
(ii On the grid provided, draw the graph of y = x3 + x2 – 2x for the values of x in
the interval – 3 ≤ x ≤ 2.5 ( 2 marks)
(iii) State the range of negative values of x for which y is also negative (1 mk)
(b) Find the coordinates of two points on the curve other than (0,0) at which x-
coordinate and y- coordinate are equal ( 3 marks)
121/2 MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 2005
SECTION I (52 Marks).
1. Find the value of y in the equation

243 x 32y = 81
729 x 3y divide 3(2y – 1) ( 3 marks)
2. Without using mathematical Tables, simplify
63 + 72
_________________
32 + 28 ( 3 marks)
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 marks)
4. The diagram below is a part of a figure which has rotational symmetry of order 4
about O.
(a) Complete the figure ( 1 mark)

(b) Draw all the lines of symmetry of the completed figure ( 2 marks)
5. The first three consecutive terms of a geometrical progression are 3, x and 5 1/3.
Find the value of x. ( 2 marks)
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 marks)
7. Find, without using Mathematical Tables the values of x which satisfy the
equation
Log2 (x2 – 9) = 3 log2 2 + 1 ( 4 marks)
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 marks)
9. Given that Cos 2x0 = 0.8070, find x when 00 < x < 3600 ( 4 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
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 cm 3
Calculate the radius of a solid spherical ball of mass 540 density of 10g per cm3
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 marks)

16. A stone is thrown 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 marks)

17. A curve is represented by the function y = 1/3 x3 + x2 – 3x + 2

(a) Find dy/dx ( 1 mark)
(b) Determine the values of y at the turning points of the curve

y = 1/3 x 3 + x2 – 3x + 2 ( 4 marks)
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
R= a b
c d Followed by P = 0 -1
-1 0
(a) Find R ( 4 marks)
(b) Using the same scale and axes, draw triangles A‟B‟C‟, the image of
triangle ABC under transformation R ( 2 marks)
(c) Describe fully, the transformation represented by matrix R ( 2 marks)
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 marks)
(b) Calculate Amoit‟s annual percentage rate of salary increment and hence
write down an expression for her salary in her nth year of employment.
( 2 marks)
(c) Calculate the differences in the annual salaries for Abdi and Amoit in their
7th year of employment ( 4 marks)
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 marks)
(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 marks)
X0 0 30 60 90 120 150 180

2 sin x0 0 1 2 1
1 – cos 0.5 1
x0
(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
(c) Use the graph in (b) above to

(i) Solve equation
2 sin xo + cos x0 = 1 ( 1 mark)
(ii) Determine the range of values x for which 2 sin xo > 1 – cos x0
( 1 mark)
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 marks)

(b) W is the point on the path of the boat nearest to Y.
Calculate the distance WY ( 2 marks)
(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
marks)
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 marks)
(b) (i) the size of the angle between the lines FC and FH ( 2 marks)
(ii) The size of the angle between the lines AB and FH ( 2 marks)
(c) The size of the angle between the planes ABHE and the plane FGHE (2mks)
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 marks)
(b) On the grid provided draw the inequalities by shading the
unwanted regions ( 2 marks)
(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 marks)
K.C.S.E 2006 MATHEMATICAL PAPER 121/1
1. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator evaluate ( 4 marks)
3 675 x 135
2025
2. All prime numbers less than ten are arranged in descending order to form a
Number.
(a) Write down the number formed ( 1 mark)
(b) State the total value of the second digit in the number formed in (a) above
( 1 mark)
3. Simplify
P2 + 2pq + q2
P3 – pq2 + p2q – q3 ( 4 marks)
4. In the figure below, ABCDE is a regular pentagon and ABF is an equilateral

triangle ( 1mark)
Find the size of

a)  ADE ( 1 mark)
b)  AEF ( 1 mark)
c)  DAF ( 1 mark)
5. Solve the inequality 3 – 2x  x ≤ 2x + 5 and show the solution on the

number line
6. The length of a rectangle is (3x + 1) cm, its width is 3 cm shorter than its
length. Given that the area of the rectangle is 28cm 2, find its length.
7. In this question, mathematical table should not be used

A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currencies as shown below
Buying Selling
(In Kenya shillings) In Kenya Shillings
1 Hong Kong dollar 9.74 9.77
1 South African rand 12.03 12.11
A tourists arrived in Kenya with 105 000 Hong Kong dollars and changed the
whole amount to Kenyan shillings. While in Kenya, she pent Kshs 403 897
and changed the balance to South African rand before leaving for South
Africa. Calculate the amount, in South African rand that she received.
(3 marks)
8. In this question use a pair of compasses and a ruler only
(a) construct triangle ABC such that AB = 6 cm, BC = 8cm and ABC 1350
(2 marks)
(b) Construct the height of triangle ABC in a) above taking BC as the base
(1 mark)
9. A line with gradient of -3 passes through the points (3. k) and (k.8). Find the
value of k and hence express the equation of the line in the form a ax + ab = c,
where a, b, and c are constants.
10. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator evaluate

6 log2 3  64 + 10 log3 5  243 ( 3 marks)
11. The diagram below represents a school gate with double shutters. The shutters
are such opened through an angle of 630.
The edges of the gate, PQ and RS are each 1.8 m
Calculate the shortest distance QS, correct to 4 significant figures ( 3 marks)
12. Two points P and Q have coordinates ( -2 ,3) and (1,3) respectively. A
translation map point P to P‟ ( 10, 10)
(a) Find the coordinates of Q‟ the image of Q under the translation ( 1 mark)
(b) The position vector of P and Q in (a) above are p and q respectively given
that mp – nq = -12
9 ( 3 marks)
Find the value of m and n
13. The diagram below represents a right pyramid on a square base of side 3 cm.
The slant of the pyramid is 4 cm.
(a) Draw a net of the pyramid ( 2 marks)

(b) On the net drawn, measure the height of a triangular face from the top of
the Pyramid ( 1 mark)
14. Hadija and Kagendo bought the same types of pens and exercise books from
the same shop
Hadija bought 2 pens and 3 exercise books for Kshs 78. Kagendo bought pens
and 4 exercise books for Kshs 108
Calculate the cost of each item ( 3 marks)
15. The histogram below represents the distribution of marks obtained in a test.
The bar marked A has a height of 3.2 units and a width of 5 units. The bar
marked B has a height of 1.2 units and a width of 10 units
If the frequency of the class represented by bar B is 6, determine the

frequency of the class represented by bar A.
16. A circle centre O, ha the equation x2 + y2 = 4

The area of the circle in the first quadrant is divided into 5 vertical strips of
width 0.4 cm
(a) Use the equation of the circle to complete the table below for values of y
correct to 2 decimal places ( 1 mark)
X 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0

Y 2.00 1.60 0
(b) Use the trapezium rule to estimate the area of the circle ( 3 marks)
Answer any five questions in this section)
17. In the year 2001, the price of a sofa set in a shop was Kshs 12,000
(a) Calculate the amount of money received from the sales of 240 sofa sets
that year ( 2 marks)
(b) (i) In the year 2002 the price of each sofa set increased by 25% while the
number of sets sold decreased by 10%
Calculate the percentage increase in the amount received from the sales
( 3 marks)
(ii) If at the end of year 2002, the price of each sofa set changed in the ration
16:15, calculate the price of each sofa set in the year 2003 ( 1 mark)
(c) The number of sofa sets sold in the year 2003 was P% less than the number
sold in the year 200. Calculate the value of P, given that the amounts received
from sales if the two years were equal. ( 4 marks)
18. on the Cartesian plane below, triangle PQR has vertices P(2, 3), Q ( 1,2) and
R ( 4,1) while triangles P” q “ R” has vertices P” (-2, 3), Q” ( -1,2) and R” ( -
4, 1)
(a) Describe fully a single transformation which maps triangle PQR onto
triangle P”Q”R” ( 2 marks)
(b) On the same plane, draw triangle P‟Q‟R‟, the image of triangle PQR,
under reflection in line y = -x ( 2 marks)
(c) Describe fully a single transformation which maps triangle P‟Q‟R‟ onto
triangle P”Q”R ( 2 marks)
(d) Draw triangle P”Q”R” such that it can be mapped onto triangle PQR by a
positive quarter turn about ( 0,0) ( 2 marks)
(e) State all pairs of triangle that are oppositely congruent ( 2 marks)
19. The diagram below ( not drawn to scale) represents the cross- section of a
solid prism of height 8.0 cm ( 3 marks)
(a) Calculate the volume of the prism ( 3 marks)

(b) Given that the density of the prism is 5.75g/cm3, calculate its mass in grams
( 2 marks)
(c) A second prism is similar to first one but is made of a different materials.
The volume of the second is 246.24cm3
(i) calculate the area of the cross section of the second prism ( 3 marks)
(ii) Given that the ratio of the mass of the first to that of the second is 2: 5 and
the density of the second prism ( 2 marks)
20. A bus left Mombasa and traveled towards Nairobi at an average speed of
60km/hr. after 21/2 hours; a car left Mombasa and traveled along the same
road at an average speed of 100km/ hr. If the distance between Mombasa and
Nairobi is 500km, Determine
(a) (i) The distance of the bus from Nairobi when the car took off ( 2 marks)
(ii) The distance the car traveled to catch up with the bus
(b) Immediately the car caught up with the bus, the car stopped for 25 minutes.
Find the new average speed at which the car traveled in order to reach Nairobi at
the same time as the bus. ( 4 marks)
21. The figure below represents a quadrilateral piece of land ABCD divided into
three triangular plots The lengths BE and CD are 100m and 80m
respectively. Angle ABE = 300 ACE = 450 and  ACD = 1000
Find to four significant figures:

(i) The length of AE ( 2 marks)
(ii) The length of AD ( 3 marks)
(iii) the perimeter of the piece of land ( 3 marks)
(b) The plots are to be fenced with five strands of barbed wire leaving an entrance
of 2.8 m wide to each plot. The type of barbed wire to be used is sold in rolls of
lengths 480m.
Calculate the number of rolls of barbed wire that must be bought to complete the
fencing of the plots ( 2 marks)
22. In the diagram below, the coordinates of points A and B are ( 1,6) and (15,6)
respectively)
Point N is on OB such that 3 ON = 2OB. Line OA is produced to L such that
OL = 3 OA
(a) Find vector LN ( 3 marks)

(b) Given that a point M is on LN such that LM: MN = 3: 4, find the
coordinates of M ( 2 marks)
(c) If line OM is produced to T such that OM: MT = 6:1
(i) Find the position vector of T (1 mark)
(ii) Show that points L, T and B are collinear (4 marks)
23. The figure below is a model representing a storage container. The model
whose total height is 15cm is made up of a conical top, a hemispherical
bottom and the middle part is cylindrical. The radius of the base of the cone
and that of the hemisphere are each 3cm. The height of the cylindrical part is
8cm.
(a) Calculate the external surface area of the model ( 4 marks)

(b) The actual storage container has a total height of 6 metres. The outside of the
actual storage container is to be painted. Calculate the amount of paint required if
an area of 20m2 requires 0.75 litres of the paint ( 6 marks)
24. A particle moves along straight line such that its displacement S metres from
a given point is S = t 3 – 5t2 + 4 where t is time in seconds
Find
(a) the displacement of particle at t = 5 ( 2 marks)
(b) the velocity of the particle when t = 5 ( 3 marks)
(c) the values of t when the particle is momentarily at rest ( 3 marks)
(d) The acceleration of the particle when t = 2 ( 2 marks)
K.C.S.E 2006 MATHEMATICS PAPER 121/2
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 marks)
3 36.72 x (0.46)2
185.4
2. Make s the subject of the formula ( 4 marks)
P=r 1 – as2
3. In the figure below R, T and S are points on a circle centre O PQ is a tangent to

the circle at T. POR is a straight line and  QPR = 200
Find the size of  RST ( 2 marks)
4. By correcting each number to one significant figure, approximate the value of 788
x 0.006. Hence calculate the percentage error arising from this approximation.
( 3 marks)
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 marks)
6. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, simplify 3  2 -  3 ( 3 marks)

23-2
7. The figure below shows a circle centre O and a point Q which is outside the
circle
o
Using a ruler and a pair of compasses, only locate a point on the circle such that
angle OPQ = 90o ( 2 marks)
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 marks)
9. Given that q i + 1/3 j + 2/3 k is a unit vector, find q ( 2 marks)
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 mark)
(b) The equation of the circle, expressing it in form x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0
where a, b, and c are constants ( 3 marks)
11. Use binomial expression to evaluate ( 4 marks)

5
2+ 1 + 2- 1
2 2
12. Three quantities t, x and y are such that t varies directly as x and inversely as the
square root of y. Find the percentage in t if x decreases by 4% when y increases
by 44% ( 4 marks)
13. The figure below is drawn to scale. It represents a field in the shape of an
equilateral triangle of side 80m
C
A
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 marks)
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 below, 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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
SECTION II ( 50 marks)
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 marks)
(ii) the annual rate of interest that the bank paid ( 2 marks)
(b) A computer whose marked 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 marks)
(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 marks)
(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
(i) The number of smaller slabs used ( 3 marks)
19. Triangle ABC is shown on the coordinates plane below
(a) Given that A (-6, 5) is mapped onto A (6,-4) by a shear with y- axis invariant
(i) draw triangle A‟B‟B‟, the image of triangle ABC under the shear
( 3 marks)
(ii) Determine the matrix representing this shear ( 2 marks)
(b) Triangle A B C is mapped on to A” B” C” by a transformation defined by
the matrix (1 1)
(i) Draw triangle A” B” C”
(ii) Describe fully a single transformation that maps ABC onto A”B” C”
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) x–y=2 ( 2 marks)
(ii) x – y is more ( 2 marks)
(iii) x>y ( 2 marks)
(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 marks)
(ii) if the die is tossed twice, calculate the probability that the total score
is 11 ( 2 marks)
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 marks)
(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 marks)
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 marks)
(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 marks)
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.
(a) Write down all the inequalities representing the above information
( 3 marks)
(b) On the grid provided on page 21, draw all the inequalities in a) above by
shading the unwanted regions ( 3 marks)
(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 marks)
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- axis at N, calculate
(i) The area bounded by the curve y = 4 – x2, the x- axis and the line QN
( 2 marks)
(ii) The area of the shaded region that lies below the x- axis
(iii)The area of the region enclosed by the curve y = 4-x2, the line y – 3x and the y
axis
K.C.S.E MATHEMATICS PAPER 1 2007
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Evaluate without using mathematical tables or a calculator 0.0084 x 1.23 x 3.5,

2.87 x 0.056
Expressing the answer as a fraction in its simplest form ( 2 marks)
2. The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 3x0 while its exterior angle is
( x- 20)0. Find the number of sides of the polygon ( 3 marks)
3. Expand the expression ( x2 – y2) ( x2 + y2) ( x4 – y4 ) ( 2 marks)
4. A Kenyan businessman bought goods from Japan worth 2, 950 000 Japanese yen.
On arrival in Kenya custom duty of 20% was charged on the value of the goods.
If the exchange rates were as follows
1 US dollar = 118 Japanese Yen
1 US dollar = 76 Kenya shillings
Calculate the duty paid in Kenya shillings ( 3 marks)
5. The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = ax3 + bx at the point ( 1,1) is -5
Calculate the values of a and b ( 4 marks)
6. Simplify the expression 15a2b – 10ab2

3a2 – 5ab + 2b2 ( 3 marks)
7. A square brass plate is 2 mm thick and has a mass of 1.05 kg. The density of the
brass is 8.4 g/cm3. Calculate the length of the plate in centimeters ( 3 marks)
8. Given that x is an acute angle and cos x = 2 5, find without using mathematical
5
0
tables or a calculator, tan ( 90 – x) .
9. A cylindrical solid of radius 5 cm and length 12 cm floats lengthwise in water to a

depth of 2.5 cm as shown in the figure below.
Calculate the area of the curved surface of the solid in contact with water, correct
to 4 significant figures ( 4 marks)
10. In the figure below A = 620, B = 410, BC = 8.4 cm and CN is the bisector of 
ACB.
Calculate the length of CN to 1 decimal place. ( 3 marks)
11. In fourteen years time, a mother will be twice as old as her son. Four years ago,
the sum of their ages was 30 years. Find how old the mother was, when the son
was born. ( 4 marks)
12. (a) Draw a regular pentagon of side 4 cm ( 1 mark)

(b) On the diagram drawn, construct a circle which touches all the sides of the
pentagon ( 2 marks)
13. The sum of two numbers x and y is 40. write down an expression, in terms of x,
for the sum of the squares of the two numbers.
Hence determine the minimum value of x2 + y2 ( 4 marks)
14. In the figure below, PQR is an equilateral triangle of side 6 cm. Arcs QR, PR and
PQ arcs of circles with centers at P, Q and R respectively.
Calculate the area of the shaded region to 4 significant figures ( 4 marks)
15. Points L and M are equidistant from another point K. The bearing of L from K is
3300. The bearing of M from K is 2200.
Calculate the bearing of M from L
16. A rally car traveled for 2 hours 40 minutes at an average speed of 120 km/h. The
car consumes an average of 1 litre of fuel for every 4 kilometers.
A litre of the fuel costs Kshs 59
Calculate the amount of money spent on fuel ( 3 marks)
Answer any five questions in this section
17. Three business partners: Asha Nangila and Cherop contributed Kshs 60,000,
Kshs 85,000 and Kshs 105 000 respectively. They agreed to put 25% of the profit
back into business each year. Thay also agreed to put aside 40% of the
remaining profit to cater for taxes and insurance. The rest of the profit would then
be shared among the partners in the ration of their contributions. At the end of
the first year, the business realized a gross profit of Kshs 225 000
(a) Calculate the amount of money Cherop received more than Asha at the end of
the first year ( 5 marks)
(b) Nangila further invested Kshs 25,000 into the business at the beginning of the
second year. Given that the gross profit at the end of the second year increased in
the ratio 10: 9, calculate Nangila‟s share of the profit at the end of the second
year. ( 5 marks)
18. In the diagram below PA represents an electricity post of height 9.6 m. BB and
RC represents two storey buildings of heights 15.4 m and 33.4 m respectively.
The angle of depression of A from B is 5.50 While the angle of elevation of C
from B is 30.50 and BC = 35m.
(a) Calculate, to the nearest metre, the distance AB ( 2 marks)

(b) By scale drawing find,
(i) The distance AC in metres ( 5 marks)
(ii)  BCA and hence determine the angle of depression of A from C
( 3 marks)
19. A frequency distribution of marks obtained by 120 candidates is to be
represented in a histogram. The table below shows the grouped marks.
Frequencies for all the groups and also the area and height of the rectangle for the
group 30 – 60 marks.
Marks 0-10 10-30 30-60 60-70 70-100

Frequency 12 40 36 8 24
Area of rectangle 180
Height of rectangle 6
(a) (i) Complete the table ( 4 marks)
(ii) On the grid provided below, draw the histogram ( 2 marks)
(b) (i) State the group in which the median mark lies ( 1 mark)
(ii) A vertical line drawn through the median mark divides the total area of the
histogram into two equal parts
Using this information or otherwise, estimate the median mark (3mks)
20. A retailer planned to buy some computers form a wholesaler for a total of Kshs
1,800,000. Before the retailer could buy the computers the price per unit was
reduced by Kshs 4,000. This reduction in price enabled the retailer to buy five
more computers using the same amount of money as originally planned.
(a) Determine the number of computers the retailer bought ( 6 marks)
(b) Two of the computers purchased got damaged while in store, the rest were
sold and the retailer made a 15% profit
Calculate the profit made by the retailer on each computer sold ( 4 marks)
21. In the figure below, OQ = q and OR = r. Point X divides OQ in the ratio 1: 2 and
Y divides OR in the ratio 3: 4 lines XR and YQ intersect at E.
(a) Express in terms of q and r

(i) XR ( 1 mark)
(ii) YQ ( 1 mark)
(b) If XE = m XR and YE = n YQ, express OE in terms of: ( 1 mark)
(i) r, q and m
(ii) r, q and n ( 1 mark)
(c) Using the results in (b) above, find the values of m and n. ( 6 marks)
22. Two cylindrical containers are similar. The larger one has internal cross- section
area of 45cm2 and can hold 0.945 litres of liquid when full. The smaller container
has internal cross- section area of 20cm2
(a) Calculate the capacity of the smaller container

(b) The larger container is filled with juice to a height of 13 cm. Juice is then
drawn from is and emptied into the smaller container until the depths of
the juice in both containers are equal.
Calculate the depths of juice in each container. ( 2marks)
(c) On fifth of the juice in the larger container in part (b) above is further
drawn and emptied into the smaller container. Find the difference in the
depths of the juice in the two containers. ( 4 marks)
23. (a) Find the inverse of the matrix 9 8 ( 2 marks)

7 6
(b) In a certain week a businessman bought 36 bicycles and 32 radios for total of
Kshs 227 280. In the following week, he bought 28 bicycles and 24 radios for a
total of Kshs 174 960
Using matrix method, find the price of each bicycle and each radio that he bought
( 4 marks)
(c) In the third week, the price of each bicycle was reduced by 10% while the price of
each radio was raised by 10%. The businessman bought as many bicycles and as
many radios as he had bought in the first two weeks.
Find by matrix method, the total cost of the bicycles and radios that the
businessman bought in the third week. ( 4 marks)
24. The diagram on the grid below represents as extract of a survey map showing
two adjacent plots belonging to Kazungu and Ndoe.
The two dispute the common boundary with each claiming boundary along
different smooth curves coordinates ( x, y) and (x, y2) in the table below,
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
(a) On the grid provided above draw and label the boundaries as claimed by
Kazungu and Ndoe ( 2 marks)
K.C.S.E MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 2007
1. Using logarithm tables, evaluate 0.032 x 14.26 2/3 ( 3 marks)

0.006
2. Given that y = 2x – z, express x in terms of y and z ( 3 marks)
X + 3z
3. Solve the equation 3 cos x = 2 sin2 x, where 00 ≤ x ≤ 3600 ( 4 marks)

5
4. (a) Expand the expression 1 + ½ x in ascending powers of x, leaving the
coefficients as fractions in their simplest form ( 2 marks)
(b) Use the first three terms of the expansion in (a) above to estimate the
value of 1 1/20 5 ( 2 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
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 marks)
10. A carpenter wishes to make a ladder with 15 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- piece from the bottom
( 3 marks)
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 mark)
(b) AN ( 3 marks)
12. Vector q has a magnitude of 7 and is parallel to vector p. Given that

p= 3 i –j + 1 ½ k, express vector q in terms of I, j, and k. ( 2 marks)
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 miles.
Find, to the nearest degree, the latitude on which A and B lie ( 3 marks)
14. The figure below is a sketch of the graph of the quadratic function y = k
( x+1) (x-2)
Find the value of k

.
15. Simplify 3 + 1 leaving the answer in the form a + b c, where a , b and c are
5 -2 5
rational numbers ( 3 marks)
16. Find the radius and the coordinate of the centre of the circle whose equation is
2x2 + 2y2 – 3x + 2y + ½ = 0 ( 4 marks)
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 marks)
(ii) If all the three taps are opened at the same time( 2 marks)
(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 marks)
(ii) Find the time the tank would be fully filled up ( 3 marks)
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 mark)
(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 marks)
(b) Using the value of n obtained in (a) (ii) above, find y when x = 5 1/3
( 2 marks)
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 marks)
(c) Use the graph to estimate
(i) The maximum value of y ( 1 marks)
(ii) The value of x for which 4 sin 2x – 3cos x =1 ( 3 marks)
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 marks)
(ii) The vales of x, at which the curve cuts the x- axis ( 3 marks)
(b) Determine the area enclosed by the curve and the x- axis ( 4 marks)
21. In this question use a ruler and a pair of compasses only

In the figure below, AB and PQ are straight lines
Q
P
(a) Use the figure to:
(i) Find a point R on AB such that R is equidistant from P and Q (1 mark)
(ii) Complete a polygon PQRST with AB as its line of symmetry and hence
measure the distance of R from TS. (5 marks)
(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 marks)
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 marks)
(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 marks)
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 marks)
(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
(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 marks)
(ii) Use the graph to estimate the values of a and b (3 marks)
(b) Find, to decimal places the length of the pendulum whose period is 1 second
( 3 marks)
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 marks)
(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 marks)
(ii) All the four balls drawn are red ( 2 marks)

121/1
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
Oct/Nov. 2008
2 ½ hours.
SECTION 1 (50 MAKS)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Without using a calculator, evaluate -8+(-5)x(-8)-(-6)
-3+(-8)  2x4 (2mks)
2. Simplify 27 2
2/3 4
32-3/4 (3mks)
4 4
3. Simplify the expression a -b
a3 – ab2 (3mks)
4. Mapesa traveled by train from Butere to Nairobi. The train left Butere on a
Sunday at 23 50 hours and traveled for 7 hours 15 minutes to reach Nakuru. After
a 45 minutes stop in Nakuru, the train took 5 hours 40 minutes to reach Nairobi.
Find the time, in the 12 hours clock system and the day Mapesa arrived in
Nairobi. (2mks)
5. The figure below shows a net of a solid
Below is a part of the sketch of the solid whose net is shown above.
Complete the sketch of the solid, showing the hidden edges with broken lines. (3mks)
6. A fuel dealer makes a profit of Kshs. 520 for every 1000 litres of petrol sold and
Ksh. 480 for every 1000 litres of diesel sold.
In a certain month the dealer sold twice as much diesel as petrol. If the total fuel
sold that month was 900,000 litres, find the dealer‟s profit for the month. (3mks)
7. A liquid spray of mass 384g is packed in a cylindrical container of internal radius

3.2cm. Given that the density of the liquid is 0.6g/cm3, calculate to 2 decimal
places the height of the liquid in the container. (3mks)
8. Line BC below is a side of a triangle ABC and also a side of a parallelogram
BCDE.
B C
Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only construct:
(i) The triangle ABC given that ABC = 1200 and AB= 6cm (1mk)
(ii) The parallelogram BCDE whose area is equal to that of the triangle ABC
and point E is on line AB (3mks)
9. A solid metal sphere of radius 4.2 cm was melted and the molten material used to
make a cube. Find to 3 significant figures the length of the side of the cube.
(3mks)
10. An angle 0f 1.8 radians at the centre of a circle subtends an area of length 23.4cm
Find;
a) The radius of the circle (2mks)
b) The area of the sector enclosed by the arc and the radii. (2mks)
11. Three vertices of a rhombus ABCD are; A(-4,-3), B(1,-1) and c are constants.
(2mks)
a) Draw the rhombus on the grid provided below. (2mks)
b) Find the equation of the line AD in the form y = mx + c, where and c are
constants. (2mks)
12. Two matrices A and B are such that A= k 4 1 2

and B =
3 2 3 4
Given that the determinant of AB = 4, find the value of k.
13. A rectangular and two circular cut-outs of metal sheet of negligible thickness are
used to make a closed cylinder. The rectangular cut-out has a height of 18cm.
Each circular cu-out has a radius of 5.2cm. Calculate in terms of , the surface
area of the cylinder (3mks)
14. Given that log 4=0.6021 and log 6=0.7782, without using mathematical tables or
a calculator, evaluate log 0.096.
(3mks)
15. The equation of line L1 is 2y-5x-8=0 and line L2 passes through the points (-5, 0)
and (5,-4). Without drawing the lines L1 and L2 show that the two lines are
perpendicular to each other. (3mks)
16 Solve the equation;
2 cos 2 =1 for 00   3600 (4mks)
SECTION II (50 MKS)

Answer any five questions in this section.
17 a) The ratio of Juma‟s and Akinyi‟s earnings was 5:3 Juma‟s earnings rose
to Ksh 8400 after an increase of 12%.
Calculate the percentage increase in Akinyi‟s earnings given that the sum
of their new earnings was Ksh. 14100. (6mks)
b) Juma and Akinyi contributed all the new earnings to buy maize at Ksh
1175 per bag. The maize was then sold at Ksh 1762.50 per bag. The two
shared all the money from the sales of the maize in the ratio of their
contributions.
Calculate the amount that Akinyi got. (4mks)
18. The figure below is a sketch of the curve whose equation is y=x2+x+5.
It cuts the line y=11 at points P and Q.
a) Find the area bounded by the curve =x2+x+5 and the line y=11 using the
trapezium rule with 5 strips. (5mks)
b) Calculate the difference in the area if the mid-ordinate rule with 5
ordinates was used instead of the trapezium rule. (5mks)
19 In the figure below AB=P, AD= q, DE= ½ AB and BC= 2/3 BD

a) Find in terms of p arid q the vectors: (1mk)
(i) BD; (1mk)
(ii) BC; (1mk)
(iii) CD; (1mk)
(iv) AC. (2mks)
b) Given that AC=KCE, where k is a scalar, find
(i) The value of k (4mks)
(ii) The ratio in which C divides AE (1mk)
20. The diagram below represents two vertical watch-towers AB and CD on a level
ground. P and Q are two points on a straight road BD. The height of the tower
AB is 20m road a BD is 200m.
A
20 M C
B
P Q D
a) A car moves from B towards D. At point P, the angle of depression of the
car from point A is 11.30. Calculate the distance BP to 4 significant
figures. (2mks)
b) If the car takes 5 seconds to move from P to Q at an average speed of 36
km/h, calculate the angle of depression of Q from A to 2 decimal places
(3mks)
c) Given that QC=50.9m, calculate;
(i) The height of CD in meters to 2 decimal places; (2mks)
(ii) The angle of elevation of A from C to the nearest degree. (3mks)
21. The diagram below shows a triangle ABC with A (3, 4), B (1, 3) and C (2, 1).
a) Draw A „B‟C‟ the image of ABC under a rotation of +900+ about (0,
0).
(2mks)
b) Drawn  A “B” the image of A “B‟C” under a reflection in the line y=x.
(2mks)
c) Draw  A. “B” C. the image under a rotation of -90 about (0, 0) (2mks)
0
d) Describe a single transformation that maps ABC‟‟ onto A‟‟‟B”‟C‟‟‟

(2mks)
e) Write down the equations of the lines of symmetry of the quadrilateral
BB”A”‟A (2mks)
22. The diagram below represents a conical vessel which stands vertically. The
which stands vertically,. The vessels contains water to a depth of 30cm. The
radius of the surface in the vessel is 21cm. (Take =22/7).
a) Calculate the volume of the water in the vessels in cm3
b) When a metal sphere is completely submerged in the water, the level of
the water in the vessels rises by 6cm.
Calculate:
(i) The radius of the new water surface in the vessel; (2mrks)
(ii) The volume of the metal sphere in cm3 (3mks)
(iii) The radius of the sphere. (3mks)
23. A group of people planned to contribute equally towards a water project which
needed Ksh 200 000 to complete, However, 40 members of the group without
from the project.
As a result, each of the remaining members were to contribute Ksh 2500.
a) Find the original number of members in the group. (5mks)
b) Forty five percent of the value of the project was funded by Constituency
Development Fund (CDF). Calculate the amount of contribution that
would be made by each of the remaining members of the group. (3mks)
c) Member‟s contributions were in terms of labour provided and money
contributed. If the ratio of the value of labour to the money contributed
was 6:19; calculate the total amount of money contributed by the
members. (2mks)
24. The distance s metres from a fixed point O, covered by a particle after t seconds is
given by the equation;
S =t3 -6t2 + 9t + 5.
a) Calculate the gradient to the curve at t=0.5 seconds (3mks)
b) Determine the values of s at the maximum and minimum turning points of
the curve. (4mks)
c) On the space provided, sketch the curve of s= t 3-6t2+9t + 5. (3mks)
121/2
MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
Oct/Nov 2008
2 ½ hours
SECTION I (50 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. In this question, show all the steps in your calculations, giving the answer each
stage. Use logarithms correct to decimal places, to evaluate.
6.373 log 4.948
0.004636
(3mks)
2. Make h the subject of the formula (3mks)
q = 1+rh
l-ht
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.
3 8
4. The position vectors of points A and B are -1 and -6 respectively.
-4 6
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)
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 by 15%
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
5
10 + 2/x (2mks)
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. (4mks)
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)
13. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express

3 in surd form and simplify
1-cos 300 (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 0  x  2 for which 2 cos x=1.
0 0+ 2
(Leave the answers in terms of ) (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)
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, q12 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  36000 on the same axes. Use a scale of 1 cm to represent 30 0 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= 38 0
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)
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)
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 Halima„s gain from the share as a percentage. (2mks)
(ii) Find the values of x and y. (5mks)
(iii) Calculate the time taken before the policemen were unable to
communicate. (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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Calculate the area of the major segment ( 6 marks)

(a) Calculate the distance from B to through D ( 5 marks)

23. On the grid provided on the opposite page ABCE is a trapezium

(b) A transformation maps -2 -1 A‟B‟C‟D onto A” B” C” D”

(i) Obtain the coordinates of A” B” C” D” on the grid ( 2 marks)

(c) Determine a single matrix that maps A” B” C” D” ( 4 marks)

1. Use logarithms to evaluate (0.07284)2 ( 4 marks)

2. Solve the simultaneous equations ( 4 marks)

3. The tables shows the yearly percentage taxations rates.

Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

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

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

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

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

SECTION II (48 Marks)

(b) Use the graph to estimate

(a) Both will be alive

(i) The length of the road from A to C

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

1. Use logarithms to evaluate ( 3 marks)

2. Factorize completely 3x2 – 2xy – y2 ( 2 marks)

5. In the figure below, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and BD is a diagonal. EADF

Calculate the size of

6. An employee started on a salary of £ 6,000 per annum and received a constant

8. A rectangular tank of base 2.4 m by 2.8 m and a height of 3 m contains 3,600

9. A car dealer charges 5% commission for selling a car. He received a commission

(a) Complete the table ( 1 mark)

(b) Find the standard deviation ( 3 marks)

11. A and B are two matrices. If A = 1 2 find B given that A2 = A + B ( 4 marks)

14. Make V the subject of the formula

(b) Calculate the maximum possible volume of the material used

Calculate the speed of lorry B ( 5 marks)

SECTION II (48 MARKS)

Total income per month in Kenya Rate in shillings per pound

19. The equation of a curve us y = 3x2 - 4 x + 1

y 21 18.56 14.06 10.06 8.25 5 2.25 1.06 0

22. In the diagram below OABC is a parallelogram, OA = a and AB = b. N is a point

(i) AC in terms of a and b

(ii) BN in terms of a and b

(b) The lines AC and BN intersect at X, AX = hAC and BX = kBN

(i) By expressing OX in two ways, find the values of h and k

(ii) Express OX in terms of a and b ( 1 mark)

23. Use ruler and compasses only in this question

The diagram below shows three points A, B and D

(a) Construct the angle bisector of acute angle BAD ( 1 mark)

Hence find area of the image A” B” C” ( 2 marks)

Answer any six questions from this section

(a) One day, the minibus was full on every trip.

(ii) How much was the net profit?

(a) Calculate the size of

(i) < BAD ( 3 marks)

(ii) the Obtuse < BOD ( 3 marks)

(iii) < BGD ( 1 mark)