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FORM FOUR
SERIES TWO
Oct. 2024-2- hours
MARKtG sCHÉMS!
Name..YJMUR.NASHON. Adm. Number:. DDoO

Candidate's Signature.. Date..l.allel.392.4....Stream:.

Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided.
(c) This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer all questions in section I and only five questions from scction II.
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving the answers at each stage in the spaces provided below each
question.
) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
(g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used, except where stated
otherwise.
(h) This paper consists of 18 printed pages.
(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no
questions are missing.
() Candidates should answer the questions in English.

For Examiner's Use Only

Section I
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
1

Section II
21 22 23 24 Total
17 18 19 20
Grand Total

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following surds V5
Simplifythe
2V2-V5 2/2 + V5
Ts(2r2 ts)+ a2ra-s) =3+ Iho
(aa)= (5)"

(3 marks)
3 calculator, solve for x;
mathematical table or a
2. Without using
og:(*²- 2) log:(;x+5) =1 A= 4 4
P= - 2

f=- 4 3
los (-a) =lbg,(to)M i- 4) + 3 ( 4)
I - 2 = ttio 3)( -4)=O
the
The coordinates of the end points of the diametet ofa circle are A(3,2) and B(5,1). Find
3. +e= 0. (3 marks)
equation of a circle in the form ax + by² + cx + dy

Conte = ts 2t|
-8tlbt y33t
H-32tt C4 t H1-121-s
t4y-322 -124+s%=OA
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4. A commercial plot is valued at sh. 500000. The plot depreciates at the rate of 10% per six monthsthe
for three years. Find
for a pernod of 2 years. It then appreciates at a rate of 4% per quarter yearly (4 marks)
value of the plot after 5 years to the nearest shillings.

A
=s00000||-2=H53903. ol43
12 -sh 4s 3{03A

school: 6, 11, 13, 14,

students picked at random in a secondary
5. The data below shows the age of l0 Determine the value of P hence find the standard deviation
8,7, 12, 20, P and 9. If Sfx? = 1360. (3 marks)
to 3 decimal places.

36 t2l +I69+196t P= ID B
-6tl+L3 +4tzt
p 1=1360 -3.2 248334
13604260 = ||0
Narianco = 136O
3873
P 466D
up to the term with x3.
(1 mark)
6. (a) Expand the binomial expression(2 -x)
cafiaent
32- H1 t r - h t
32-20+ - R
estimate the value of (1.75) 5. (2 marks)
(b) Using the binomial expansion in (a) above,

32- 206) +s) -20

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(3 marks)
7. Maked the subject of the formula;
1+ d2 b
a= 2

d= 3aLtb
4 34
2
/3a3t5-3
2
|td=24b tb
8. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct an equilateral triangle ABC of sides 4cm on
side BC drawn below. Construct the lgers of poing Psch that Pis always on the same side of BC as
Aand ZBPC = 30°. Shade the region where Qcan be found Qis outside the triangle and angle
BÌC > 30°. (3 marks)

B-Cmplehu
4 cm
B

locus P'

9. The mass of a cylinder varies jointly as the square of the radius and its height. If the radius is
increased by 20% and the height is decreased by 10%, find the percentage change in mass.
(3 marks)
M<rh
m- h kh
29.6IMere9se
=l:296kh
M,
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6-6SinttSin 10.
11.
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tSinc
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probability balls 4dtd4t 2+d 24S
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(3 marks)(3
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of of
a
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13.In the figure below, ABC is a tangent to the circle BDEF at B. BC = 17cm, DC = 10cm and
BG = 15 cm. chord FD intersects chord BE at G and FG: GD = 1:5
A

15
cm 17 cm

3'S G/\S 10 cm
D

Find the length of;

a) GD
(2 marks)

19=1oIo )
GrD=xI89
DRD
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b) GE
(2 marks)

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14. A rectangular floor measures 4.1 m by 2.2 m. If a possible error of 0.01 m was made in both
measurements, calculate the percentage error in calculating the area of the floor. (3 marks)

4:09SX 219

Maximum
s25-.q3s2s
2sM =(9-0s
9.os1s 2X9-o2
im en -o.344223146 64
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externally in the ratio 3: 2,
15. Given that OA = 3i + 2j - 4k and OB = 4i+ 5j - 2k. Pdivides AB (3 marks)
determine the position vector of P in terns of i, jand k.
3 (
2

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equation
between two variables Q and R connected by the
16. The table below represents a relationship
Q = aR+b, where a andb are constants.
R0.10.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
03 Q 2.7 3.4 4.04.8 5.66.2
for the data. (2 marks)
(a) On the grid provided, draw the line of best fit

Scalei
4-xs
202
X-axis

A P-I
L-|

(b) Use your graph to find the value of b. (I mark)

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SECTION II(50 marks)

Answer only five questions from this section in the spaces provided.
17. Mr. Nyikuri, a teacher employed by TSC earns a basic salary of Ksh. 51,600. He is also entitled to a
Rental house allowance of Ksh. 13,000 and Commuter allowance of Ksh.6,000. He contributes
7.5% of his basic salary to a pension scheme which is exempted from taxation. He is entitled to a
personal tax relief of Ksh, 2,400. The income tax rates are as follows:
Monthly income (Ksh) Tax rate in each shilling
0- 24 000 10%
24 000 -32 333 25%
Above 32 333 30%
(a) Calculate;
(i) Nyikuri's monthly taxable income in Kenya shillings. (2 marks)
(s IcUD t l3000 +soUD ( s 1 )M
(i)
=chiGb,730 A
Total tax levied
(4 marks)
tax
(D
34347 x
tax =sh l031q10
2333X 2 -stal tax
=sh2023. 25 2400 t203-2S +
0319-1o
=shi 4 803,3S
(b) Mr. Nyikuri is amember of KUPPET where he contributes 5% of his basic salary. He is also a
member of Mwalimu National Sacco where he saves Ksh. 5,000 and services a Development
Loan at Ksh. 20, 000 per month. He also pays premiums of Ksh. 1,400 NHIF and Ksh. 4,000
Britam Education Policy of his children and awarded 15% insurance relief for both premiums.
Calculate Nyikuri's
(i) Total tax relief (1 mark)
=ch3 24D
(ii) Tax paid (1 mark)
2|0
|H B02 3 5 3
(iii) Net pay (2 marks)
DsoD20,D+
docductms pau 424423s
7bL0D
I|l46D
Sq2 +3s L +
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18. (a) An industrialist has 920 litres ofa chemical which is 75% pure. She mixes it with a
chemical of the same type but 90% pure so as to obtain a mixture which is 78%. Find the
amount of the 90% pure chmical used. (3 marks)

33}.5 toqx =
3S|tO: 782
7hours respectively, while pump C can
(b) Pumps A and B can fill an empty tank in 5 hours and
30 a. m, when the tank was empty, all
empty the full tank in 10÷2 hours. On a certain day, at 7:
the pumps were opened for 3; hours
empty at the end of the 3hours.
() Determine the fraction of the tank that was still (3 marks)

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B and C were left open. Determine the
(ii) Pump A was later closed after the 3 hours while after the closure of A.
tank to be filled
time taken for the remaining fraction of the (3 marks)

(iii)Calculate the time of the day at which the tank was full.
A (1 mark)

0730
O33O
Arcert
41S Pm
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19. The monthly rainfall of a meteorological station was observed for 10 years and the results recorded
in the table below.
Monthly
09 10 - 19 20- 29 30- 39 40- 49 50 - 59 60- 69 70- 79 80 -89
rainfall(mm)
No. of
9 13 20 33 23 12 5 3 2
months
(a) Draw a cumulative frequency curve to represent above (4 marks)
information.
Cmf 98 120

J40 Sale
1-axis
j20
X-axis
idiv 2
2

30

DR

40 Z0 I20

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(b) Use the curve to estimate

(2 marks)
(i) The nmedian rainfll.

= 35 B (2 marks)
(i) The interquartile range of the rainfall.

9,x12o)"posti
postic, nboy quarto range

301 pesh
is between 30.5 mm and 50.5 mm. (2 marks)
(iii)The number of months when the rainfall

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20. Two towns Aand Blie on the earth's surface such that(65°N, 96°E) and is on the western side
ofAon the same latitude with atime difference of 12 hours. (Take = 227 and R= 6370 km).
Find;
(a) The position of B. (3 marks)

long dt =12XGO

46 =130

(b) The distance between A and B in nm along the parallel of latitude. (3 marks)

(c) A plane left town A at 0820 hrs and travelled to town B via the North Pole at a speed of
450km/hr. Determine the local time it landed at B. (4 marks)

lance aved =2hes mi 204/ - M

120-30 Aival hmo
4 hsA

Cne Tacey
Local Accept
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21. The figure below is a pyramid on arectangular base. PQ = 16 cm, QR = 12

VP = VS = VQ = VR = 13 cm. cm and

13
cm

2 cm

16 cm

Find:

(a) The length of QS. (2 marks)

12Cm

(2 marks)
(b),The height of the pyramid to one decimal place.

13 h=(3-40)
P -3:30¬623 8634
(2 marks)
(c) The angle between line VQ and plane PQRS.

13

39. 7|S |3723

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(d) The angle between planes VQR and PQRS. (2 marks)

= 4biD7H24242
Q131

(e) The angle between planes VQR and VPS.

(2 marks)

-7433603
6
E439224S7822
87·24|SL3),
(an 9=
lan & =

a la 6q

'43.97S2

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22. The points A' B'C' are the images of A(4,1), B(0,2) and C(-2,4) respectively under a
transformation represented by matrix
(3 marks)
(a) Write down the coprdinates of A' B'c!.
4
2
|AS), 36) ce)e,
2

whose matrix is N=(

(b) A"Blicil are images of A' B'C' under another transformation 3
(3 marks)
Write down the coordinates of All Bll C11.
S2

38 20 26,
a single transformation P. Determine the
(c) Transformation M followed by N can be replaced by (2 marks)
matrix ofP.

(2 marks)
(d) Hence determine the inverse of matrix P.

Det = 0t =4

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23. The acceleration of a body moving along a straight line is (4 - t)m/s and its velocity is Vm/s
after t, seconds.
(a) i. If the initial velocity of the þody is 3m/s, express the velocity vin terms of t. (3 marks)

a = t-t

v= Ht- t tC
at t= O
2=H{o)-yo)cty
C=3

ii. Find the velocity of the body after 2 seconds. (2 marks)

= 3 - 2t3

(b) Calculate;
i, The time taken to attain maximum velocity. (2 marks)

4-t =0M

t = 4
A
i. The distance covered by the body to attain the maximum velocity (3 marks)

+3) dt
=22
A
b(3)(tsl)
|2t-tst

y4t3(4) =29-D
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its production unit. Type A machines

24. A company is considering installing two types of machines in
floor. Type B machines require b
to be installed requires 2 operators and5 m² of space of the install x machines of type A and y
operators and 8 m of floor space. The companv decided to
machines of type B. (4 marks)
(a) Write down the inequalities that express the following conditions.
() The number of operators available is 40.
is 80 m.
(11) The production space (floor) available
than 3 machines of type A.
less
(1)The company has to install not more than a third of the number
of type A
type Bmachines must be
(1v) The number of
machines. 21 t S 4

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(6) Represent the above inequaliies in' part(a) on the grid provided below. (4 marks)

10:

4 6 7 8 10 11 12

Serth ine
(c) Determine the number of machines of each type that should be installed to maximize daily profit
given that type A earns sh. 15000 in profit and B sh. 2500 daily. (2 marks)

A, )
at (5,+) amwm
p=isoD()+scol4)
sODtasoy=SD

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