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BSJE JOINT EXAMINATION

-2024 -
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
121/1 Mathematics Alt. A Paper 1
July, 2024 TIME: 2½ Hrs
Name: …………………………………….……. Index No: ……………

School: ……………………….. Signature: ………....... 121/1 - Mathematics

Friday, 12TH July, 2024
Morning
8.00am-10.30am
Instructions to candidates.
(a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of the examination in spaces provided above.
(c) This paper consists of two sections: Section I and II.
(d) Answer all the questions in section I and only five questions from section II.
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answer at each stage in the space
provided.
(f) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
(g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may
be used, except where stated otherwise.
(h) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that no questions are
missing.
(i) Candidates should answer the questions in English.

For examiner’s use only

SECTION I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL

SECTION II
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL GRAND
TOTAL

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SECTION I (50MARKS):Answerall the questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Evaluate without using tables or calculators (3marks)
6
/7 of 14/3 ÷ 80 x -20/3
-2 x 5 ÷ (14 ÷ 7) x 3

2. Solve the following inequalities and represent the solution on a number line.
4– 3 ≤ 6x -1 < 3x + 8 (3marks)

3. Use tables of squares, cubes roots and reciprocals to evaluate; (4marks)

3 1
23.53- √(4411) +0.0071

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4. Triangle ABC has its vertices at A(3, 0), B(2,3) and C(5,1) if A΄(5, 0), B΄(3,6) and
C΄(9,2) is the image of ABC under enlargement. On the same axes and grid provided
below, determine the Centre of enlargement and linear scale factor. (3marks)

5. Phenny is a saleslady. She is paid Ksh 15,375 per month. She is also paid a commission
of 4 ½ % on the amount of money she makes from her sales. In a certain month, she earned a
total of Ksh. 28,875. Calculate the value of her sales that month. (3marks)

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6. The figure drawn below is a square ABCD of sides 36.75cm. The shaded area is formed
out of two segments. DCB and DKB. Find the area of the shaded region. (3marks)

7. Solve for x in the equation:32𝑥+1 + 4 × 32𝑥+1 − 45 = 0 (3 marks)

24𝑥 2 + 2ax−12𝑎2
8. Simplify the expression to its simplest form (3marks)
18𝑥 2 − 8𝑎2

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9. In the figure below, O is the centre of circle. Angle BCA=800 and angle CBO = 100.
Determine the size of angle CAB. (3marks)

10. A foreign exchange bureau in Mombasa buys and sells selected foreign currencies at the
rates shown in the table below.
Currency Buying (Ksh) Selling (Ksh)
1 South African Rand 7.48 7.95
1 Chinese Yuan 20.03 20.20

A tourist arrived in Kenya from South Africa with 7,435,000 South African Rands. She
converted the whole amount to Kenya shillings through an agent at a commission of 2%.
While in Kenya, she spent 25% of this money and converted the balance to Chinese
Yuan. Calculate the amount of Chinese Yuan that she received. (3 marks)

𝑘 4 1 2
11. Two matrices A and B are such that A=( )and B= ( ) ,given that the
3 2 3 4
determinant of AB = 4, find the value of K. (3mks)

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12. The circle below whose area is 18.05cm2 circumscribes triangle ABC where AB = 6.3cm,
BC = 5.7cm and AC = 4.2cm. Find the area of the shaded part. (4Marks)

4.2cm
6.3cm

5.7cm
C
B

13. A boat is at point P, a distance of 100km from the bottom of a hill. The angle of elevation
of the top of the hill is 30o from P. The boat sails straight towards the hill to a point Q
from where the angle of elevation to the top of the hill is now 60o. Calculate the distance
PQ (3 marks)

14. The interior angle of a regular polygon is 1080 larger than the exterior angle. Determine
the number of sides of the polygon. (3 Marks)

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15. A piece of wire 18 cm long is to be bent to form a rectangle. If its length is x cm, obtain
an expression for its area. Hence calculate the dimensions of the rectangle with maximum
area from the expression (3marks)

16. A solid comprises of a cube ABCDEFGH of each side 2cm and a square based pyramid
EFGHV. The slant edges of the pyramid EV=FV=GV=HV=2cm. Draw the net of the
solid. (3marks)

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SECTION II(50 Marks)

Answer only five questions from this section in the spaces provided
17. A bus left Kisumu at 6.00a.m and travelled towards Usenge Boys at an average speed of
100km/hr. At 6.30 am, a van left Usenge Boys and travelled towards Kisumu to receive
the bus with a number of students moving at an average speed of 125km/h.Given that the
distance between Kisumu and Usenge Boys is 500km Calculate:
a. The time the two vehicles met. (4marks)

b. On meeting, the bus proceeded with its journey but the van had a break of 30
minutes before proceeding for Usenge Boys. Calculate:
i. The time the bus arrived at Usenge Boys. (3marks)

ii. The time the van arrived at Usenge Boys (3marks)

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18. Complete the table below for the function y= x2– 3x + 6 in the range -2 ≤ x ≤ 8. (2mks)

X -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Y

a. Use the trapezium rule with 10 strips to estimate the area bounded by the
curve, y=x2- 3x + 6, the lines x = -2, x =8 and the x – axis. (3mks)

b. Use the mid – ordinate rule with 5 strips to estimate the area bounded by the
curve, y = x2 – 3x + 6, the lines x = -2, x = 8 and the x- axis. (3mks)

c. By integration, determine the actual area bounded by the curve y = x2 – 3x +

6, the lines x = -2, x = 8, and the x – axis. (2mks)

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19. The figure below is a right pyramid VEFGH with a square base of 8cm and a slant edge
of 20cm. points A,B,C and D lie and plane ABCD is parallel to the base EFGH.

a. Find the length of AB. (2marks)

b. Calculate to 2 decimal places.

i. The length of AC. (2marks)

ii. The perpendicular height of the pyramid VABCD. (2marks)

c. The pyramid VABCD was cut off. Find the volume of the frustrum
ABCDEFGH correct to 2 decimal places. (4marks)

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20. The figure below is triangle OPQ in which OP = p and OQ = q . M and N are points on
OQ and OP respectively such that ON = NP = 1:2 and OM: MQ = 3: 2.

(a) Express the following vectors in terms of p and q.

(i) PM. (2marks)

(ii) QN. (1marks)

(iii) PQ. (1marks)

(b) Lines PN and QN intersect at X such that PX = rPM and QX = tQN. Express
OX in two different ways and find the value of r and t. (4 marks)

(c) OX produced meets PQ at Y such that PY: YQ = 5: 3. Using the ratio theorem or
otherwise, find OY in terms of p and q. (2 mark)

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21. Complete the table below for the equation 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 11 (2 Marks)

𝑥 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
2
2𝑥 32
3𝑥 -12
−11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11
𝑦 -9 16
(a) On the grid paper provided draw the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 11 (3 Marks)

(b) On the same axes draw the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 (2 Marks)

(c) Use your graph to solve the quadratic

(i) 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 11 = 0 (1 Mark)

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(ii) 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 12 = 0 (2 Marks)

22. A straight lineL1 passes through the points (8, -2) and (4,-4).
(a) Write its equation in the form ax + by +c = 0, where a, b and c are integers. (3Marks)

(b) If the line L1 above cuts the x-axis at point P, determine the coordinates of P.
(2Marks)

(c) Another lineL2, which is a perpendicular bisector to the line in (a) above cuts the y
axis at the point Q. Determine the coordinates of point Q. (3 Marks)

(d) Find the length of QP (2 Marks)

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23. A rectangular field measures 20 metres by 16 metres. A path of uniform width x - metres
is made all round it. This make the area of the field to reduce in the ratio 7 : 16.
a) Find an expression in x for the new length and the width (1mark)

b) Find the expression in x for the new area. (1mark)

c) Find the possible value of x (4 marks)

d) The remaining area of the field is divided among three siblings Abdi, Bor and Celine such
that the ratio of Abdi to Bor’s is 3 : 4 while that of Bor's to Celine's is 6 : 5. Find the
difference between the area of Celine’s share and Abdi's share.
(4marks)

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24. Using a pair of compass and ruler only construct.

(a) Triangle PQR in which PQ =5cm∠QPR = 300 and ∠PQR=1050. (3marks)

(b) A circle that passes through the vertices of the triangle PQR. Measure its radius.
(3marks)

(c) The height of triangles PQR with PQ as the base. Measure the height. (2marks)

(d) Determine the area of the circle that lies outsides the triangle correct to 2 decimal
places (2marks)

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