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Time: 2 ½ Hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Write your name and your class in spaces provide
• The paper contains two sections. Section I and Section II
• Answer all the questions in section I and any five questions from section II.
• Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces below
each question.
• Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
• Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used
except where stated otherwise.
• This paper consists of 16 printed pages

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY.

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

GRAND TOTAL
Question 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL
Marks

SECTION A (50 marks)

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Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Without using a calculator evaluate

5x6 + (-76)÷4+27÷3
(-5)÷3 x (-4) (3mks)

2. ( a) Express 2268 in terms of its prime factors (1mk)

(b) Hence determine the smallest positive number x such that 2268x is a perfect square. (2mks)

3. Elvis arrived in Kenya with 5000 sterling pound, he exchanged it to Kenya Shilling and spent sh. 267
100. Before jetting out of the country, he exchanged the balance into Euros. Using the exchange rates
below, calculate the amount he obtained in Euros in Kenya shillings. (3mks)

Currency Buying Selling

1 Sterling pound 114.20 114.50
1Euro 101.20 101.30

4. Simplify the expression (3mks)

2
2x +3x-2
x3- 4x

5. When two wires of length 179m and 234m are divided into pieces of equal lengths a
remainder of 3m is left in each case. Find the least number of pieces that can be obtained.
(3mks)

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1 𝑛 242
6. Without using calculator, solve for n in the equation 1-( ) = (3mks)
3 243

7−𝑦 9−2𝑦 1
7. Solve for y in the equation - = (3mks)
4 3 2

8. Two similar solids have surface area of 48cm2 and 108cm2 respectively. Find the volume of the
smaller solid if the bigger solid has a volume of 162 cm3 (3 mks)

1
9. Use reciprocal table only to evaluate (3mks)
0.325

√0.25
Hence, evaluate to 1.d.p
0.325

10. A lot measuring 1.2m by 19.1 m is surrounded by a path 0.5m wide. Find the area of the
path in square metres. (3mks)

11. The interior angle of a regular polygon is 600 more than its exterior angle, find the number of sides
of the polygon. (3mks)

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12. Complete the following solid given that ABC is its cross-section (3mks)

1
13. If tan x= find without using tables or calculator the value of
√3
Sin (90-x)+ cos (90-x) leaving your answer in simplified surd form (3mks)

14. A line perpendicular to the line 3y-2x=2 passes through the point (-3,2). Determine the
equation of the line and write it in the form ax +by = c where a, b, and c are constant.
(3mks)

4 3 3 7
15. Given that A = ( ) and C = ( ) (4mks)
−1 −2 −1 −2
Find B such that A2 + B = C-1

16. Ali travelled a distance of 5km from village A to village B in direction of N600E. He then
changed direction and travelled a distance of 4km in the direction of 1350 to village C.
a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 1.0 km represent the information on an accurate diagram.

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(2mks)

b) Using scale drawing (a) above determine

(i) distance between A and C (1mk)

(ii) bearing of A from C (1mk)

SECTION B (50mks)
Answer only five questions in this section, in the spaces provided below each question.

17. The table below shows marks obtained by 100 candidates at Highway secondary school in a
Biology examination

Marks 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85-94

Frequency 6 14 24 14 x 10 6 4

a) Determine the value of x (2mk)

b) State the modal class (1mk)

c) Calculate the median mark to 4 significant figures (3mks)

d) Using an assumed mean of 59.5 calculate the mean mark (4mks)

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18. the diagram below represents a frustum of a right pyramid with a rectangular base ABCD measuring
24cm by 18cm. the frustum was made by cutting off a small pyramid exactly 2/3 up the vertical height

The slant height of the original pyramid is 36cm. Calculate to 1 decimal place;
a) Vertical height of the original pyramid. (3mks)

b) Volume of the frustum. (4mks)

c) Surface area of the original pyramid. (3mks)

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19. The figure below shows a cube of side 10cm. M is the midpoint of AF

Find;
a) Length HM (4mks)

b) The angle between HM and ABCD (2 mks)

c) Angle between HM and MC (4mks)

20. (a) Complete the table below for y= 3x2+4x+6 (2mks)

X 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0
y

(b) Using a trapezium rule with 5 strips determine the area enclosed by the curve y= 3x2 +4x+6.
The lines x= 1 and x= 6 and the x-axis. (2mks)

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(c) Use mid-ordinate rule with 5 strips to determine the area under the curve y= 3x2+4x+6 the
lines x= 1, x=6 and x- axis. (2mks)

(d) Find the exact area enclosed by the curve y= 3x2+4x+6 the
lines x= 1, x=6 and x- axis. (2mks)

(e) Find percentage error in using trapezium rule. (2mks)

3 4
21. a) Given that A = find inverse of A (1mk)
2 3

b) Two universities, TECK and KCT purchased beans and rice . TECK bought 90 bags of beans and
120 bags of rice for a total of sh 360 000 . KCT bought 200 bags of beans and 300 bags of rice
for a total of sh 850 000. Use matrix method to find the price of one bag of each item .
(6marks)

C) The price of beans later decreased in the ratio 4: 5 while that of rice increased by 20 %. A
businessman bought 20 bags of beans and 30 bags 0f rice. How much did he pay? (3mks)

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22. A commuter train moves from station A to D via B and C in that order, the distance from A
to C via B is 70km and that of B to D via C is 88km. Between stations A and B the train
travels at an average speed of 48km/h and it takes 15minutes. The average
speed of the train between C and D is 45km/h. Find;
a) Distance between B and C (2mks)

b) Time taken between C and D (2mks)

c) If the train halts at B for 3 minutes and at C for 4 minutes and average speed for the whole
journey is 50km/h. Find its average speed between B and C. (4mks)

d) If the return journey was 54km/h how long did it take for the whole journey? (2mks)

2
23. In a triangle OPQ, OP =P and OQ= q and that N is a point on PQ such that PN = PQ, M is
3
the midpoint of OQ.

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(a) Find in terms of p and q the vecors

(i) PQ (1mk)

(ii) PM (1mk)

(iii ) PN (1mk)

(b) Given further that PX= nPM and OX -= mON where m and n are scalars and that x is a point
of intersection of PM and ON.
Express OX in terms of;
i. P, q and m (1mk)

ii. P, q and n (1mk)

(c)Determine the values of m and n. (5mks)

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(d) find ratio OX= ON (1mk )

24. The floor of a rectangular room can be covered completely by a carpet costing sh. 200 per
square metre. The total cost of the carpet would be sh. 5600. Taking the length of the room
to be x m;
a) Express width of the room in terms of x (2mks)

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b) If a uniform width of 2 m is left uncovered all round. The cost is sh. 2000 less. Form and solve
an equation to determine the value of x. (5mks)

c) Later it was decided that the floor left uncovered in (b) above should also be covered. However
the cost of the carpet had then gone up by sh. 150 per square metre. Determine the cost in
covering the previously uncovered region. (3mks)

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MATHEMATICS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name, index number and class in the spaces provided above.
2. The paper contains two sections: Section I and Section II.
3. This paper contains 14 PRINTED pages make sure all PAGES ARE PRINTED and NON IS
MISSING
4. Answer ALL the questions in Section I and ANY FIVE questions from Section II.
5. All working and answers must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below
each question.
6. Marks may be awarded for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
7. Negligent and slovenly work will be penalized.
8. Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and mathematical tables are allowed for use.

For examiners 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

SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.

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1. Without using Mathematical tables or a calculator, evaluate

(3 marks)

2. Antony spent one quarter of his net January salary on school fees. He spent a quarter of the remainder
on electricity and water bills. He then spent one ninth of what was left on transport. If he finally had sh.
3 400, calculate his net January salary. (3 marks)

3. A residential estate is to be developed on a 6 hectares piece of land. 1 500 m2 is taken up by the roads
while the rest is divided into 40 equal plots. Calculate the area of each plot. (3 marks)

4. The equation of a straight line L1 is 3y + 4x – 6 = 0. Another straight line L2 is perpendicular to L1

and passes through point P (⁻3, 6). Determine the equation of L2 in the form y = mx + c, where m and c
are constants. (3 marks)

5. A shopkeeper bought a number of eggs for which he paid a total of Ksh. 1000. Four eggs were
broken. He sold the rest at 13 % profit, thereby making a cash profit of Ksh. 100. Calculate the number
of eggs that he had bought at the first place. (3 marks)

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6. Without using Mathematical tables a calculator evaluate (3 marks)

7. The longest side of a right-angled triangle is (2x) cm. The other sides are (x + 3) cm and
(2x – 4) cm. Find the value of x and hence the lengths of the sides of the triangle. (4 marks)

8. Below is part of sketch of a wedge ABCDEF. Complete the sketch of the solid, showing the hidden
edges with broken lines. (3 marks)

9. If x is a positive integer, solve the inequality 2 < < 11 and hence list the integral values that

satisfy the inequality. (3 marks)

10. The matrix M = has no inverse. Determine the possible values of k. (3 marks)

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11. A Kenyan Bank buys and sells foreign currencies at the exchange rates shown below
Buying selling

Kshs Kshs
1 Euro 147.86 148.00
1 US Dollar 74.22 74.50
An American arrived in Kenya with 20000 Euros. He converted all the Euros to Kenya
shillings at the Bank. He spent kshs.2,512, 000 while in Kenya and converted the remaining
Kenya shillings into US Dollars at the bank. Find the amount in Dollars that he received.
(3 marks)

12. Given that tan (θ + 20)0 = ⁻0.7660, find θ, to the nearest degree, in the range 00 θ 3600.
(3 marks)

13. The area of an island on a map of scale 1:100 000 is 200 cm2. Calculate the actual area on the
ground in square kilometers. (3 marks)

14. P(2, ⁻1), Q(8, 11) and R(12, 19) are three points on a Cartesian plane. Show that P, Q and R are
collinear. (3 marks)

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15. A bus leaves Nairobi travelling towards Mombasa at a speed of 70 kmh⁻1. Half an hour later, a car
leaves Nairobi travelling in the same direction at a speed of 90 kmh⁻1. Calculate the distance travelled
by the car when it overtook the bus. (3 marks)

16. Use a ruler and a pair of compasses in this question.

(a) Construct a quadrilateral PQRS in which PQ = 4 cm, QR = 6 cm, PS = 3cm, angle PQR = 1350
and angle SPQ = 600. (3 marks)

(b) Measure the length of RS. (1 mark)

SECTION II

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Answer five questions only in this section.

17. (a) Aisha sold 180 bags of rice in September 2017. The cost of each bag was sh. 2800.
Calculate the amount of money that he received from the sale of rice that month.
(1 mark)

(b) (i) In October that year, the price of a bag of rice decreased by 24% and the number of bags
that she sold increased by 30%. Determine the percentage decrease in the amount of money she
received from the sale of rice.

(3 marks)

(ii) In November that year, the price of a bag of rice changed in the ratio of 7:8. Find the

price of each bag in November.

(2 marks)

(c) The amount that he received from the sale of rice in September was sh. 1260 more than what was
received in November. If the number of bags that were sold in November were t% more that those sold
in September, find t.

(4 marks)

18. (a) Complete the table below for the function for
(2 marks)

-2 -1 0 1 2 3

2 0 2 8

2 -4 -13

-4 5

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(b) On the grid below, draw the graph of for

(3 marks)

(c) Use your graph to estimate the roots of (2 marks)

(d) Use your graph to solve (3 marks)

19. The marks scored by a certain number of students in a mathematics contest are as shown in the
table below.

Marks 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79

No. of 10 11 14 41 27 18 19
students

(a) Calculate to 2d.p. the mean of the marks scored. (4 marks)

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(b) State the median class and hence calculate the median. (4 marks)

(c) Calculate the difference between the mean and the median. (1 mark)

(d) State the modal class. (1 mark)

20. The figure below shows a solid frustum of right pyramid with a rectangular base EFGH
measuring 24cm by 7cm. The frustum was obtained by cutting off a small pyramid along plane
ABCD that is parallel to base EFGH. Plane ABCD measures 16.8cm by 4.9cm, and is exactly
seven tenths way up the vertical height of the original pyramid.
Given that the original pyramid had a slant edge of 32.5cm, find:

(a) The altitude (perpendicular height) of the frustum. (4 marks)

(b) The volume of the frustum (3 marks)

(c) The surface area of the original pyramid. (3 marks)

21. Triangle ABC has vertices A(-6,5), B(0,1) and C(-2,-3). Triangle MNP is the image of triangle
ABC under an enlargement. The vertices of triangle MNP are M(-4,6), N(-1,4) and P(-2,2). A
reflection then maps triangle MNP onto triangle XYZ whose vertices are X(7,-5), Y(5,-2) and
Z(3,-3).

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(a) Plot the three triangles on the grid below. (3 marks)

(b) Determine the centre and the scale factor of enlargement that maps ABC onto MNP.
(3 marks)

(c) Find the equation of the mirror line of the reflection. (2 marks)

(d) Given that triangle XYZ has an area of Qcm2, state the area of triangle ABC in terms of Q.

(2 marks)
22. In the figure below, AB = 11cm, BC = 8cm, AD = 3cm, AC = 5cm and ‹DAC is a right angle.

C
8CM

5CM

D B
3CM A 11CM

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Calculate, correct to one decimal place:

(a) The length DC (2 marks)

(b) The size of ‹ADC (2 marks)

(c) The size of ‹ACB (3 marks)

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

23. Three warships P, Q and R are at sea such that ship Q is 400km on a bearing of 0300 from ship P.
Ship R is 750km from ship Q and on a bearing of 1200 from ship Q. An enemy warship S is
sighted 1000km due south of ship Q.
(a) Taking a scale of 1cm to represent 100km locate the relative positions of ships P, Q, R and S.
(4 Marks)

(b) Find the compass bearing of

(i) P from S (1 mark)

(ii) S from R (1 mark)

(c) Use the scale drawing to determine the distance of;

(i) S from P (1 mark)

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(ii) R from S (1 mark)

(d) Find the bearing of;

(i) Q from R (1 mark)

(ii) P from R (1 mark)

24. A particle moving along a straight line passes through a fixed point P. Its displacement S metres
from P after a period at t seconds is given S=t3-5t2+3.
Find;
(a) The particle’s displacement from P at t=4 (2 marks)

(b) The particle’s velocity at t = 4. (3 marks)

(c) The possible Value(s) of t when the particle is momentarily at rest. (3 marks)

(d) The acceleration of the particle at t = 3. (2 marks)

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Time: 2 ½ Hours
Instructions toCandidates
1. Write your name, Admission number and class in the spaces provided.
2. Sign and write date of the examination in the spaces provided.
3. The paper contains TWO sections: Section I and II
4. Answer ALL questions in section I and STRICTLY ANY FIVE questions from section II.
5. All working and answers must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
6. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces below each
question.
7. Marks may be awarded for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
8. Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used except
where stated otherwise.

For Examiner’s use only

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

GRAND TOTAL
Section II

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 TOTAL

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Section I(50 Marks): Answer ALL questions in the section in the space provided.

−12 (−3)𝑥4−(−20)
1. Evaluate (2 Marks)
– 6 𝑥 6  +(−6)

1 2
2. Mr. Owino spends4 of his salary on school fees. He spends3of the remainder on food and a fifth of
what is left on transport. He saves the balance. In certain month he saved Sh. 3400. What was his
salary?
(3 marks)

3. Simplify: (3 Marks)
2y 2 − 3xy − 2x 2
4y 2 − x 2

4. Find x if32𝑥+3+ 1 = 28 (2 Marks)

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

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A

4.2cm
6.3cm

5.7cm
C
B

6. A salesman gets a commission of 2.4% on sales up to Sh. 100,000. He gets additional commission of
1.5% on sales above this. Calculate the commission he gets for sales worth Sh. 280,000. (3 Marks)

7. A rectangle whose area is 96m2 is such that its length is 4metres longer than its width.
Find
(a) It dimensions (2 Marks)

(b) Its perimeter (1 Mark)

1
8. Give sin (90 – a) = 2find without using trigonometric tables the value of cos a . (2 Marks)

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9. In triangle ABC below, AC = BC, AB is parallel to DE, AB = 15cm, DE = 7.5cm and BE = 6cm.
C

D E

A B
Calculate
(a) Length CE (2 Marks)

(b) Area of quadrilateral ABED. (2 Marks)

10. A measuring cylinder of base radius 5cm contains water whose level reads 6cm high. A spherical
object is immersed in the water and the new level reads 10cm. Calculate the radius of the spherical
object (3 Marks)

11. Using a ruler and pair of compasses only, construct triangle ABC in which AB = 6cm, BC = 8cm and angle
ABC = 450. Drop a perpendicular from A to BC to meet line BC at M. Measure AM and AC. (4 Marks)

12. In a book store, books packed in cartons are arranged in rows such that there are 50 cartons in the first
row, 48 cartons in the next row, 46 in the next and so on.
(a) How many cartons will there be in the 8th row? (2 Marks)

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(b) If there are 20 rows in total, find the total number of cartons in the book store. (2 Marks)

13. Draw the net of the solid below and calculate the total surface area of its faces. (3 Marks)
V

10cm
10cm
10cm
10cm
6cm
D C
6cm 6cm

6cm B
A

14. Town X is 20km in a bearing of 0600 from Y, and Z is 30km in the direction 1500 from Y. Using the
scale 1cm represents 5km, find by scale drawing:
(a) the bearing of Y from Z. (2 Marks)
(b) the distance of X from Z. (2 Marks )

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15. Solve for x in 22𝑥 - 18 x 2𝑥 = 40 (3 Marks)

16. Oketch sells his car to Jane and makes a profit of 20%. Jane sells the same to Issa at Sh.180, 000,
making a loss of 10%. Determine the price at which Oketch bought the car. (3 Marks)

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Section II (50 Marks):
Answer ANY five questions in this section in the spaces provided.
17. The distance between towns A and B is 360km. A minibus left town A at 8.15 a.m. and traveled
towards town B at an average speed of 90km/hr. A matatu left town B two and a third hours later on
the same day and travelled towards A at average speed of 110km/hr.
(a) (i) At what time did the two vehicles meet? (4 Marks)

(ii) How far from A did the two vehicles meet? (2 Marks)

(b) A motorist started from his home at 10.30 a.m. on the same day as the matatu and travelled at an
average speed of 100km/h. He arrive at B at the same time as the minibus. Calculate the distance
from A to his house. (4 Marks)

18. Karis owns a farm that is triangular in shape as shown below.

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C

250m 440m

A 320m B

(a) Calculate the size of angle BAC (2 Marks)

(b) Find the area of the farm in hectares (3 Marks)

(c) Karis wishes to irrigate his farm using a sprinkler machine situated in the farm such that it is
equidistant from points A, B and C.
(i) Calculate the distance of the sprinkler from point C. (2 Marks)

(ii) The sprinkler rotates in a circular motion so that the maximum point reached by the water jets is
the vertices A, B and C. Calculate the area outside his farm that will be irrigated. (3 Marks)

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19. A ship leaves port M and sails on a bearing of 0500 heading towards island L. Two Navy destroyers
sail from a naval base N to intercept the ship. Destroyer A sails such that it covers the shortest distance
possible. Destroyer B sails on a bearing of 200 to L. The bearing of N from M is 1000 and distance
NM = 300KM. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 50km, determine:-

(i) the positions of M, N and L. (3 Marks)

(ii) the distance travelled by destroyer A (3 Marks)

(iii) the distance travelled by destroyer B. (2 Marks)

(iv) the bearing of N from L. (2 Marks)

20. A number of people agreed to contribute equally to buy books worth KSh. 1200 for a school library.
Five people pulled out and so the others agreed to contribute an extra Shs. 10 each. Their contributions
enabled them to buy books worth Shs. 200 more than they originally expected.
(a) If the original numbers of people was x, write an expression of how much each was originally to
contribute. (1 Mark)

(b) Write down two expressions of how much each contributed after the five people pulled out. (2 Marks)

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(c) Calculate the number of people who made the contribution. (5 Marks)

(d) Calculate how much each contributed. (2 Marks)

21. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, draw a parallelogram ABCD, such that angle DAB = 75 0. Length
AB = 6.0cm and BC = 4.0cm.From point D, drop a perpendicular to meet line AB at N. (7 Marks)

(i) Measure length DN (1 Mark)

(ii) Find the area of the parallelogram. (2 Marks)

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22. The following measurements were recorded in a field book of a farm in metres (xy = 400m)
Y
400
C60 340
300 120D
240 100E
220 160F
B100 140
A120 80
x

(a) Using a scale of 1cm representing 4000cm, draw an accurate map of the farm. (3 Marks)

(b) If the farm is on sale at Kshs. 80,000.00 per hectare, find how much it costs. (7 Marks)

23. The table shows marks obtained by 100 candidates at Goseta Secondary School in Biology
examination.
Marks 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85-94
Frequency 6 14 24 14 x 10 6 4

(a) Determine the value of x (2 Marks)

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(b) State the modal class (1 Mark)

(c) Calculate the median mark (2 Marks)

(d) Calculate the mean mark (5 Marks)

24. In the diagram below, two circles, centres A and C and radii 7cm and 24cm respectively intersect at
B and D. AC = 25cm.

(a) Show that angle ABC = 900. (3 Marks)

(b) Calculate
(i) the size of obtuse angle BAD (3 Marks)

(ii) the area of the shaded part (4 Marks)

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2. The paper consists of two sections section I and section II
3. Answer all the questions in section I and only five questions from section II
4. All answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below
each question
5. Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
6. Negligence and slovenly work will be penalized
7. Non- programmable silent electronic calculators or a mathematical table may be used except
where stated otherwise.
FOR EXAMINERS ONLY

SECTION 1

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

SECTION 1
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1. Without using calculators or mathematical tables, evaluate leaving your answer in standard form.
(3mks)
1.33 × 0.51
0.19 × 0.0017

2. Three bells are programmed to ring after an interval of 15 minutes, 25 minutes and 50 minutes. If
they all rang together at 6.45am, when will they next ring together? (3mks)

3. The volumes of two similar solid cylinders are 1920cm3 and 810cm3. If the area of the curved
surface of the smaller cylinder is 300cm2, find the area of the curved surface of the larger cylinder.
(4mks)

4. Solve for x in the equation (3mks)

(32𝑥 )3 = 81 × 94

5. Class of 30 students uses 75 pencils in a term. If the number of students is reduced to 24, how many
pencils are likely to be used in a term? (2mks)

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6. An empty 300ml bottle has a mass of 270g. Calculate the mass of the bottle when it is full of a
liquid whose density is 1.1g/cm3. (3mks)

4𝑥−20
7. Simplify (3mks)
5−𝑥

8. The shaded region in the figure below shows a section of a road on a roundabout. Calculate the area
in cm2. (use 𝜋 = 3.142) (3mks)

9. Solve the inequalities and represent your solution on a single number line.
𝑥 − 5 ≤ 3𝑥 − 8 < 2𝑥 − 3 (3mks)

10. Tourists visits Kenya and changes $400 to ksh. At the end of the holiday, she has only ksh. 1450
left. How many dollars did she spend in the holiday if the exchange rate is as per the table below.
Currency Buying ksh Selling Ksh
1US dollar $ 79.25 81.50

(3mks)

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11. Use tables of squares, square root and reciprocal only to evaluate. (4mks)
1
2 2
(0.06458) + (
2 )
0.4327

12. Every week, the age of people who attend a cinema is recorded. In a particular week the data was as
shown in the table below.
Age (year) 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 5 5 ≤ 𝑥 < 15 15 ≤ 𝑥 < 25 25 ≤ 𝑥 < 45 45 ≤ 𝑥 < 75
(x)
No of people 14 41 59 70 15

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

Scale: 1cm to represent 5 units on horizontal axis
2cm to represent 2 units on vertical axis. (4mks)

3 −2 13
13. If p = ( ), q = ( ) and c = ( ) Find the scalar m to satisfy the equation 5p + mq = c
4 1 21
(3mks)

14. Find the sum of interior angles of a regular polygon with 18 sides. (2mks)

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15. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. Chords AB and CD intersect at X. Given that CX = 8cm, XD
= 5cm and XB = 4cm, calculate the length of AX and hence find the radius of the circle. (3mks)
C

8cm

A 4cm B

5cm

16. Use logarithm tables to evaluate

3 1.42×0.004623
√ (4mks)
𝑙𝑜𝑔4

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SECTION II
Answer any five questions only
17. A sales lady dealing in shoes earn a basic salary of shs 30,000. In addition she is paid commission
on the sales of shoes as follows.
Commission
For sales up to shs 100,000 0%
For sales above shs 100,000
(i) For first 50,000 4%
(ii) For next 50,000 5%

Any amount above 200,000 10%

On a certain month she sold 200 pair of shoes marked at shs 1200 a pair at a discount of 5%.
(a) Calculate the total sales for the month. (2mks)

(b) Calculate her total earning for that month. (4mks)

(c) If the next month her basic salary was increased by 10%. If she earned a total of sh. 39,160:
Determine
(i) Her total sales for the month. (2mks)

(ii) The number of pairs of shoes she sold that month. (2mks)

18. The vertices of the triangle shown below are

A(2,0), B(5,3) and C(5,1)
(a) Find the coordinates of triangle AI BI CI the image of triangle ABCafter a transformation by
− 1⁄2 3⁄2
the matrix 𝑇 = ( ) (2mks)
3⁄ −1⁄
2 2

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(b) Find the coordinates of triangle AII BII CII, the image of triangle AI BI CI after a
2 1
transformation by the matrix 𝑆 = ( ) (2mks)
1 0

(c) Draw both triangle AI BI CI and triangle AII BII CII on the same grid as triangle ABC. (2mks)

(d) Determine the single matrix that can map triangle AII BII CII on to triangle ABC (4mks)

19. (a) using a ruler and a pair of compases only, construct triangle PQR in which QR = 1.5CM, PR =
2.2cm and angle PRQ = 1200 (3mks)

(b) Measure PQ and angle PQR (2mks)

(c) Construct the perpendicular bisector QR and PR (2mks)

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(d) Draw the circumscribed circle of triangle PQR (2mks)

(e) Measure the radius of the circle. (1mk)

20. In the figure below PQR and QUV are straight lines. QS are parallel to TV. Angles SQR = 400 and
TQV =550

O – is the centre of circle

V

T
U

S
P
Q

R
(a) Find the following angles giving reasons in each case
(i) <QTS (2mks)

(ii) <QRS (2mks)

(iii) <QVT (2mks)

(iv) <QUT (2mks)

(b) Given that QR = 8cm and SR=4cm, find the radius of the circle. (2mks)
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21. Two towns A and B are 80km apart. James started cycling from Town A to town B at 10.00am at an
average speed of 40km hr-1. Mutuku started his journey from town B to A at 10.30am and travelled
by car at an average speed of 60kmhr-1.
(a) Calculate
(i) The distance from A when James and Mutuku met. (5mks)

(ii) Time of the day when the two met. (2mks)

(b) Kimeli started cycling from town A to town B at 10.21 am. He met Mutuku at the same time
as James did. Determine Kimeli’s average speed. (3mks)

22. A straight line L1 whose equation is 3y – 2x = -2 meets the x – axis at R

(a) Determine the coordinates of R. (2mks)

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(b) A second line L2 is perpendicular to L1 at R. Find the equation of L2 in the form
y = mx+c where m and c are constants. (3mks)

(c) A third line L3 passing through (-4, 1) is parallel to L1. Find

(i) The equation of L3 in the form y=mx+c where m and c are constants. (2mks)

(ii) the coordinates of points S at which L3 intersects L2 (3mks)

23. (a) complete the table below for the function

Y = x3+4x2+7x+6 (give y values correct to 1dp) (2mks)

X -4.5 -4 -3.5 -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 0,5 1.0 1.5 2

2.5 1.5 0.5
X3 -91.1 -64 42.9 -27 -8 -1 - 0 0.1 1 3.4 8
0.1
4x2 81 64 49 36 16 4 0 1 4 9 16
7x -31.5 -28 24.5 -21 -4 -7 3.5 0 3.5 7.5 10.5 14
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Y -35.6 - -22.4 -6.0 0.0 2.0 3.4 6 10.6 18.0 44
22.0

(b) Draw the graph of y =x3 +4x2+7x+6 for -4.5≤ x ≤ 2 on the grid provided below (using 1cm rep 0.5
on x- axis (1cm rep 5 on y- axis) (3mks)

(c) Use your graph to solve the simultaneous equations (3mks)

i. 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 6
ii. 𝑦 = 10𝑥 + 15

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(d) Find a cubic equation in x whose roots are the x values you found in c above. (1mk)

(e) From your graph state the root of 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 6 = 0 (1mk)

24. The diagram below shows a wooden solid consisting of a cylindrical part of radius 3.5cm and a
22
conical part of radius 4.2cm. (𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝜋 = )
7

Find correct to two decimal places.

(a) The surface area of the conical part. (5mks)

(b) The volume of solid. (5mks)

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(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
(c) This paper consists of TWO sections: Section I and Section 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 answers at each stage in the spaces
provided below each question.
(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) This paper consists of 13 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.
(j) 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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1. Without using a calculator evaluate (3 marks)
−2(−5 + 8) − 9 ÷ 3 − 5
−3 × −5 + −2 × 4

2. (a) use mathematical tables to find the:

The square of 86.46 (1 mark)

The reciprocal of 27.56 (1 mark)

(b) Hence or otherwise calculate the value of; (2 marks)

86.462
27.56

3. The image of a point K (1,2) after translation is K1 (-1,2). What is the coordinate of the
point
R whose image is R1 (-3,3) after undergoing the same translation? (3 marks)

4. A triangle ABC is such that AB = 12cm, and AC = 17cm. if its area is 512cm2, find the
size of angle BAC (3 marks)

5. (a) Find the greatest common divisor of the terms 9𝑥 3 𝑦 2 and 4𝑥𝑦 4 (1 mark)

(b) Hence factorize completely the expression (2 marks)

9𝑥 3 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 4

6. Solve the following inequality and state the integral solutions. (3 marks)
( ) ( 4) 2 (
2 24 − 4 x > 6 3x − 3  − 3 42 + 3x
1
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7. Find the value of x if. (3 marks)
x +7 −3 x
 27  4
  = 
 8  9

8. Security light poles have been erected along both sides of a street in Bahati town. The
poles are 50m apart along the left-hand side of the road while they are 80m apart along
the right-hand side. At one end of the road the poles are directly opposite each other.
How many poles will be erected by time the poles are directly opposite each other at
end of the road? (3 marks)

1
9. Using trapezoid rule, estimate the area under the curve 𝑦 = 2 𝑥 2 − 2 bounded by lines,
x =2 and x=8 and x –axis use six strips. (3marks)

10. The marked price of a car in a dealer’s shop was Ksh.450 000. Kawira bought the car at
7% discount. The dealer still made a profit of 13%. Calculate the amount of money the
dealer
had paid for the car to the nearest shillings. (3marks)

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11. Kassim has a money box containing 100 mixed shs 5 and shs 10 coins with a total value
of shs 600. How many of each type of coin does the box contain. (3 marks)

12. A boy walk directly from point Q towards the foot of a vertical flag post 200m away.
After covering a distance of 140m, he observes the angle of elevation of the top of the
flag post as 75°. Calculate the angle of depression of point Q from the top of the flag
post. (3 marks)

13. 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 2dp the height of
the liquid in
the container. (3 marks)

14. The table below shows height of 50 students

Height (cm) Frequency
140 – 144 3
145 – 149 16
150 – 154 20
155 – 159 10
160 – 164 1

(a) State the modal class (1 mark)

(b) Calculate the median height. (3 marks)

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15. Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is a fifth of the interior angle.
(a) Find the size of the exterior angle (2 marks)

(b) Find the number of sides of the polygon (1 mark)

16. The diagram below represents a prism whose Cross-section is a right-angled triangle.
Draw the net of the solid. (3 marks)

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2 2
17. A straight line 𝑦 = 𝑥 − meets the x – axis at point T.
3 3
(a) Determine the coordinates of T. (2 marks)

(b) A second line L2 is perpendicular to line L1 at T. Find the equation of line L2 in the
form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 𝑐 where a, b and c are constants. (3 marks)

(c) A third line L3 passes through (−4,1) and is parallel to L1. Find;
The equation of line L3 in the form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐 (2 marks)

(d) The coordinates of point S at which L3 intersects L2. (3 marks)

18. Nakuru county government is to construct a floor of an open wholesale market whose
area is 800m2. The floor is to be covered with a slab of uniform thickness of 200mm. In
order to make the slab, sand, cement and ballast are to be mixed such that their masses
are in the ratio 3:2:3 respectively. The mass of dry mass of dry slab of volume 1m3 is
200kg.

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(a) Calculate
(i) The volume of the slab. (2 marks)

(ii) The mass of the dry slab. (2 marks)

(iii) The mass of cement to be used. (2 marks)

(b) If one bag of cement is 50kg, find the number of bags to be purchased. (1 mark)

(c) If a lorry carries 10 tonnes of ballast, calculate the number of lories of ballast to
be purchased. (3 marks)

19. The vertices of a triangle ABC are A (2,5) B (4,3) and C (2,3). It rotates half-turn about
the origin.
(a) Draw triangle ABC and A1B1C1 under it. (4 marks)
(b) The image A’B’C is mapped onto A’’B’’C’’ under a reflection R in the line x=0
 0 
followed by a translation T =   . Find the coordinates of A’’B’’ and C’’
 − 2
and A’’’B’’’C’’’.
Hence draw triangle A’’’B’’’C’’’. (4 marks)

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(c) Find the area of the triangle A’’B’’C’’. (2 marks)

20. A trader bought 2 cows and 9 goats for a total of Ksh. 98,200. If she had bought 3 cows
and 4 goats, she would have spent Ksh. 2, 200 less.
(a) Form two equations to represents the above information. (2marks)

(b) Use the matrix method to determine the cost of a cow and that of a goat. (4marks)

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(c) The trader later sold the animals she had bought making a profit of 30% per cow
and 40% per goats. Calculate the total amount of money she received. (2marks)

(d) Determine corrects to 4 significant figures the percentage profit the trader made
from the sale of animals. (2marks)

21. In the figure below OAB is a triangle in which M divides OA in the ratio 2:3 and N
divides OB in the ratio 4:1. AN and BM intersects at X.

Given that OA = a andOB=b express in terms of a and b.

(a) AN (1 mark)

(b) BM (1mark)

(c) AB (1mark)

(d) If AX= sAN and BX = tBMwheres and t are constants.

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Write two expressing for OX in terms of a, b, s and t. (2marks)

(e) Find the value of s and t, and hence express OX in terms of a and b. (5marks)

22. Town B is 20km N600W from village A. Town B is 25km 0400 from town C. Village D is
due East of town C and dues South of village A
(a) Using a scale 1:500,000 draw a diagram showing a relative position of town B,
town C, village A and village D (4 marks)

(b) Determine;
i. Distance between village A and town C (1 mark)

ii. Distance between town C and village D (1 mark)

iii. Compass bearing of town C from village A (1 mark)

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iv. Compass bearing of village D from town B (1 mark)

v. Determine the area enclosed by the diagram in (a) above in hectares (2 marks)

23. The figure below shows a frustrum made from a right pyramid, such that
AB=DC=16cm, BC=AD=10cm, FG=EH=18cm, GH=FE=7.5cm, CH=BG=AF=DE=15cm.
If the altitude of the frustrum is 14.6cm, find:

(a) The altitude of the pyramid made from the frustrum. (2 marks)

(b) The surface area of the frustrum. (5 marks)

(c) The volume of the frustrum. (3 marks)

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24. The distance S meters from a fixed point O, covered by a particle after t seconds B
given by the equation S = t3 – 6t2 + 9t + 5
(a) Calculate the gradient of the curve at t = 0.5 seconds (3 marks)

(b) Determine the values of S at the turning points of the curve (3 marks)

(c) Sketch the curve in the space provided. (4 marks)

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• The paper contains two sections. Section I and Section II.
• Answer ALL the questions in section I and any five questions in section II.
• Answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
• Show all steps in your calculations below each question.
• Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
• Non programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical table may be used, except
where stated otherwise.

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

Marks

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

Marks

SECTION I (50MARKS)

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Answer ALL Questions in this Section

1. Evaluate the following; (3 marks)

2 1 5
−1 +
3 4 6
2 1 7 6  1 9
+ 3 of  − 5 +
7 5 8 11  3 10 

2. Use square roots, reciprocal and square tables to evaluate to 4 significant figures the expression;
(3 marks)

2
1 2
(0.06458)2 + ( )
0.4327

1 x
3. Solve for x in the equation log 2 81 + log 2 ( x 2 − ) = 1 (3marks)
2 3

4. A farmer has a piece of land measuring 840m by 396m. He divides it into square plots of equal size.
Find the maximum area of one plot. (3 marks)

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5. The following data was obtained from the mass of a certain animal. Complete the tableand the
histogram below. (3 marks)

Mass(kg) frequency
41-50 20
51-55
56-65 40

6. Solve the following inequalities and state the integral values (3 marks)
2x – 2 ≤ 3x + 1 <x + 11

7. The figure below shows a regular polygon A B C D E F with the interior angles indicated. Find the
value of the smallest angle in the polygon. (3 marks)

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8. The figure below represents a plot of land ABCD such that AB=85m, BC=75m, CD=60m, DA=50m
and angle ACB = 900. (Not drawn to scale).
C
60m
D 75cm

50m B

A 85m

Determine the area of the plot, in hectares, correct to two decimal places. (3marks)

9. A rectangular tank has a hole in it such that 11cm3 of water leaks out every 5 seconds. Using π as
3.142. Calculate:-
(i) The capacity of the water lost from the tank every hour. (2marks)

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(ii) The time it takes to fill a cylindrical tank of radius 30cm and height 30cm into which the leaking
water drains; in hours to 4 significant figures. (2marks)

10. Find the value of x if. (3 marks)

x +7 −3 x
 27  4
  = 
 8  9

11. The image of a point K(1,2) after translation is K1 (-1,2). What is the coordinate of the point R whose
image is R1 (-3,3) after undergoing the same translation. (3 marks)

12. Mugo, a fruit vendor obtained a total of Kshs. 6144 from her sales of oranges on Monday at Kshs.
8.00 each. She had bought 560 more oranges to add to what had remained on Sunday where she
had sold 240 more oranges than on Saturday. She had sold 750 oranges on Saturday. Calculate the
total number of oranges Mugo had bought on Saturday. (4 marks)

13. Simplify the following expression by reducing it to a single fraction. (3 marks)

2𝑥 − 3 𝑥 − 2 1 − 𝑥
− −
3 2 4

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14. Water and ethanol are mixed such that the ratio of the volume of water to that of ethanol is 3: 1.

Taking the density of water as 1 g/cm3 and that of ethanol as 1.2g/cm3, find the mass in grams of 2.5

litres of the mixture. (3 marks)

15. A Kenyan bureau buys and sells foreign currencies as shown below
Buying Selling
(In Kenya shillings) (In Kenya Shillings)
1 Hong Kong dollar 9.74 9.77
100 Japanese Yen 75.08 75.12
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 Japanese Yen
before leaving for Tokyo. Calculate the amount, in Japanese Yen that she received. (3 marks)

16. Draw triangle ABC such that AB=4.4cm, BC=4cm and angle ABC=1200, construct an orthocenter
of the triangle ABC and mark it X. (3 marks)

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SECTION II (50 MARKS)
Answer FIVE questions ONLY from this section
17. A line L1 passes through the points (−2, 3) and (−1, 6) and is perpendicular to L2 at (−1, 6).
a) Find the equation of 𝐿1 . (2 marks)

b) Find the equation of 𝐿2 in the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 − 𝑐 = 0 where a, b and c are constants.

(2 marks)

c) Given that another line 𝐿3 is parallel to 𝐿1 and passes through point (1,2) , find the 𝑥 and 𝑦
intercepts of 𝐿3 . (3 marks)

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

18. A sector of angle 1080 is cut from a circle of radius 20 cm. It is folded to form a cone. Calculate to 1
𝟐𝟐
decimal place: (use 𝝅 = )
𝟕

(a) The curved surface area of the cone. (2 marks)

(b) The base radius of the cone. (3 marks)

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(c) The vertical height of the cone. (2 marks)

(d) If 12 cm of the cone is chopped off to form a frustum as shown below.

12c
m

Calculate the volume of the frustum formed. (3 marks)

19. A village Q is 7 km from village P on a bearing of 0450. Village R is 5 km from

village Q on abearing of 1200 and village S is 4 km from village R on a bearing of 270 0.
a) Taking a scale of 1 m to represent 1 Km, locate the three villages. (3 marks)

b) Use the scale drawing to find the:

i. Distance and bearing of the village R from village P. (2 marks)

ii. Distance and bearing of village P from village S. (2 marks)

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c) Calculate the area enclosed by the three villages (3 marks)

20. The floor of a rectangular room can be covered completely by a carpet costing sh. 200 per square
metre. The total cost of the carpet would be sh. 5600. Taking the length of the room to be x m;
d) Express width of the room in terms of x (2marks)

1
e) If a uniform width of m is left uncovered all round. The cost is sh. 2000 less. Form and solve
2
an equation to determine the value of x. (5marks)

f) Later it was decided that the floor left uncovered in (b) above should also be covered. However
the cost of the carpet had then gone up by sh. 150 per square metre. Determine the cost in
covering the previously uncovered region.
(3marks)

 2 3
21. a)Given that the matrix A =   , find A-1, the inverse of A. (2 marks)
 3 4

b) Kariuki bought 400 goats and 600 sheep for a total of Kshs 1,700,000. Maina bought 180
goats and 240 sheep for a total of Kshs 720,000. If the price of a goat is sh. X and that of a sheep
is shs y,
i) Form two equations to represent the above information. (2 marks)

ii) Use the matrix A-1 to find the price of one goat and one sheep. (3 marks)

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c) John bought 450 goats and 720 sheep. He was given a total discount of shs 66,600.

If the discount on the price of a goat was 2%, calculate the percentage discount on the price
of a goat.
(3 marks)

22. The distance between two towns A and B is 460 km. a minibus left town A at 8.45 am and travelled
towards Bat an average speed of 65km/hr. A matatu left B at 10.55 am on the same day and travelled
towards A at an average speed of 80km/hr.
(a) How far from town B did they meet? (4 marks)

(b) At what time did the two vehicles meet? (2 marks)

(c) A motorist started from his home at 9.15am on the same day and travelled to B at an average
speed of 120km/hr. he arrived at the same time as the minibus. Calculate the distance from B to
his home. (4 marks)

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23. Three partners Mutua, Muthoka and Mwikali contributed Sh. 600,000, Sh. 400,000 and Sh. 800,000
respectively to start a business of a matatu plying Mbumbuni – Machakos route. The matatu carries 14
passengers with each paying Sh. 250. The matatu makes two round trips each day and ever full. Each
day Sh. 6000 is used to cover running costs and wages.
(a) Calculate their net profit per day. (2 marks)

(b) The matatu works for 25 days per month and is serviced every month at a cost of
KSh.10,000. Calculate their monthly profit in June. (1 mark)

(c) The three partners agreed to save 40% of the profit, 24% is shared equally and the rest to be shared
in the ratioof their contribution. Calculate Muthoka’s share in the month of June. (4 marks)

(d) The matatu developed mechanical problems and they decided to sell it through an
agent who charged a commission of 5% on selling price. Each partner received
KSh. 475,000 from the agent after he had taken his commission. Determine the
price at which the agent sold the matatu. (3 marks)

24. The displacement S metres of a body moving along a straight line after t seconds is given by S =
3
-2t3 + 2 𝑡 2 + 3t

(a) Find its initial acceleration. (3 marks)

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(b) Calculate:-
(i) The time when the body was momentarily at rest. (3 marks)

(ii) Its displacement by the time it comes to rest momentarily (2 marks)

(c) Calculate the maximum velocity attained (2 marks)

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Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name and index in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above.
(c) The paper contains TWO Sections: Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer ALL the questions in Section I and Only five questions from Section II.
(e) All answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
(f) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces below
each question.
(g) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
(h) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used
except where stated otherwise.
(i) This paper consists of 15 printed pages.
(j) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as
indicated and that no questions are missing.
(k) Answer all 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 (50 marks)

Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided

1. All odd numbers from 1 − 10 are arranged in descending order to form a number.

(a)(i) Write the number (1 mark)

(ii) Write the total value of the second digit of the number formed in (a) (i) (1 mark)

(iii) Express the value of the number in (a) (ii) as a product of its prime factors in power form.
(2 marks)

2. A shopkeeper bought a bag of sugar. He intends to repack the sugar in 40 g , 250 g and 750 g .
Determine the least mass in grams of sugar that was in the bag. (3 marks)

3. Given that log10 2 = 0.3010 and log10 3 = 0.4771 without using tables or calculator find log 0.036
correct to 4 significant figures. (3 marks)

1 3 1 1 2
of + 1  2 − 
2 2 2 2 3
4. Evaluate (3 marks)
3 1 1
of 2 
4 2 2

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5. Using the grid provided below, solve the simultaneous equation (3 marks)
3 x − 4 y = 10
5x + 7 y = 3

6. Given that a chord of length 10 cm subtends an angle of 1.2c at the circumference of the circle.
Calculate the radius of the circle. (3 marks)

7. When a shopkeeper sells articles at Ksh 24.05 , he makes a 30% profit on the cost price. During a
sale, he reduced the price of each article to Ksh 22.95 . Calculate the percentage profit on an article
sold at the sale price. (3 marks)

8. The size of one interior angle of an irregular polygon is 800 . Each of the other interior angles is
1280 . Find the number of sides of the polygon. (3 marks)

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−1
1
3
9. Simplify 81 −   − 270
4
(2 marks)
5

10. Given the inequalities x − 6  −3x + 2  −2 x + 9

(a)Solve the inequality (3 marks)

(b)Represent on a number line (1 mark)

11. The diagram below represents a right rectangular based pyramid of 5 cm by 4 cm. The slant edge of
the pyramid is 6 cm. Draw and label the net of the pyramid. (3 marks)

12. Vectors OA = 4i + 3 j , OB = −2i − j and OC = −5i − 3 j . Show that points A, B and C are collinear.
(3 marks)
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1 
13. Find the period , amplitude and phase angle of the function 2 y = 3sin  x − 600  (3 marks)
2 

20 − 11x − 3 x 2
14. Simplify (3 marks)
16 x − 12 x 2

15. Write the following ratios in ascending order 2 : 3 , 15 :16 , 7 : 6 , 13 :15 (3 marks)

16. Under an enlargement, the image of the points A ( 3,1) and B (1, 2 ) are A' ( 3, 7 ) and B' ( 7,5 ) . Find
the centre and scale factor of enlargement. (4 marks)

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SECTION II (50 marks)
Answer only five questions in this section in spaces provided

17. A straight line passes through P ( −1,1) and Q ( 3, 4 ) .

(a)Find the length of line PQ (2 marks)

(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of line PQ , leaving the equation in the form
y = mx + c (4 marks)

(c) Determine the equation of line parallel to line PQ and passes through point ( 2,3) , leaving
your answer in double intercept form. Hence state the y intercept. (4 marks)

18. The marks scored by 30 students in test were recorded as follows

41 43 34 28 19 22
32 38 22 18 25 33
30 41 36 31 28 37
35 34 19 22 29 23
29 44 26 27 29 36

(a) Starting with the class 18 − 22 , make a frequency distribution table for the data. (2 marks)

(b) Using the frequency distribution in (a) above calculate :

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(i) the mean (2 marks)

(ii) the median (3 marks)

(c) Draw a frequency polygon to represent the data. (3 marks)

19. The solid below is made up of hemispherical part and a frustum of cone. The top and bottom radius
of the frustum are 5 cm and 15 cm respectively. The vertical height of the frustum is 24 cm .

(a) Determine the vertical height of the cone from which the frustum was cut. (2 marks)

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(b) Calculate

(i) The volume of the solid correct to 2 decimal places (3 marks)

(ii) The surface area of the solid correct to 2 decimal places (5 marks)

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20. (a) (i) Draw the graph of the function y = 2 x 2 − 3x − 5 for −2  x  3 (5 marks)

(ii) Use the graph to solve the equation 2 x 2 − 3x − 5 = 0 (1 mark)

(b) Use the graph to solve the simultaneous equation y = 2 x 2 − 3x − 5 and y = −2 x − 2 (3 marks)

(c) Write down the quadratic equation which the line y = −2 x − 2 is solving. (1 marks)

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21. The diagram below shows the speed time graph for a bus travelling between two stations, the bus
starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for 75 seconds. It then travels at constant speed for 150
seconds and finally decelerates uniformly for 100 seconds.

(a) Given that the distance between the two stations is 5225 m . Calculate

(i) maximum speed in km/h attained by the bus. (3 marks)

(ii) the acceleration of the bus (2 marks)

(c) A van left Nairobi at 8.30 a.m and travelled towards Mombasa at an average speed of
80 km/h . At 8.30 am a car left Nairobi and travelled along the same road at an average
speed of 120 km/h .

(i) Calculate the distance covered by the car to catch up with the van. (4 marks)

(ii) Find the time of the day when the car caught up with van. (1 mark)

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22. On the Cartesian plane below, triangle PQR has vertices P(2, 3), Q(1, 2) and R(4, 1) while triangle
P’’Q’’R’’ has vertices P’’(-2, 3), Q’’(-1, 2) and R’’(-4, 1).

(a) Describe fully the transformation which maps triangle PQR onto triangle P’’Q’’R’’.
(1 mark)

(b) On the same plane, draw triangle P’Q’R’, the image of triangle PQR under a reflection in
the 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) (3 marks)

(e) State a pair of triangles that is

i) oppositely congruent (1 mark)

ii) directly congruent (1 mark)

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23. The equation of the curve is y = x3 − 2 x 2 − 1
(a) Determine
(i) the stationary points (4 marks)

(ii) the nature of the stationary points in (a) (i) above (2 marks)

(b) Determine
(i) the equation of the tangent to the curve at x = 1 (2 marks)

(ii) the equation of the normal to the curve at x = 1 (2 marks)

24. The boundaries of ranch AB , BC , CD and DA are straight lines such that B is 0750 from A
and a distance of 50 km . C is due east of B and a bearing of N800 E from A . D is due south of
C and a distance of 70 km .
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 km. show the relative positions of ABCD .
(3 marks)

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(b) From the scale drawing, determine

(i) the distance in kilometres between B and C (2 marks)

(ii) the bearing of A from D (2 marks)

(iii) the shortest distance from A to border CD (1 mark)

(c) Calculate the area of the ranch in square kilometer. (2 marks)

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

a) Write your name, school and Index No. in the spaces provided at the top of this paper.
b) Write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
c) This paper contains TWO sections: section I and section II
d) Answer all the questions in section I and any FIVE questions from section II.
e) All answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below
each question.
f) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces provided
below each questions.
g) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
h) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used
except where stated otherwise.
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SECTION A
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Marks

SECTION B

Question 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 GRAND TOTAL

Marks

SECTION I ( 50 MKS)

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1. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, evaluate:

8 ÷ 2 + 12 x 9 – 4 x 6
56 ÷ 7 x 2 (3mks)

2. Solve the equation:

16(2 + n) x 8(1 + n) = 2(3n + 19) (3mks)

3. A watch loses five seconds every hour. It was set to read the correct time on Monday at 0720
hrs. Determine the correct time if the time on the watch was reading 1920 hrs on Friday same
week. (3mks)

4. Given that Sin (2x – 40)o = cos (3x + 30)o, calculate the value of x correct to 4 significant
figures. (3mks)

5. Solve the linear inequalities below and state the integral values.

x - 4 ≤ 3x + 2 ≤ 2 (x +5) (3mks)

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6. A sales lady earns a basic salary of shs. 12400 per month. In addition, she gets a commission of
2% on the first shs. 8000 worth of goods and a commission of 3% on goods worth above shs.
8000. In a certain month, she earned a total of shs. 20,000. Calculate the value of goods sold
that month. (3mks)

7. The position vectors of points A and B are a and b respectively. Determine the modulus of AB
if

a = 2i + 3j and b = 3i – 2j correct to one decimal place. (3mks)

8. Three similar pieces of timber of length 240 cm, 320 cm and 380 cm are cut into equal pieces.
Find the largest possible area of a square which can be made from any of the three pieces.
(3mks)

9. Atieno is now four times as old as her daughter and six times as old as her son. Twelve years
from now the sum of the ages of her daughter and son will differ from her age by 9 years. What
is Atieno’s present age? (3mks)

10. Simplify the following expressions: (3mks)

3x2 – 14xy – 5y2

3x2 – 75y2
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11. One interior angle of a polygon is equal to 80o and each of the other interior angles is 128o. Find
the number of sides of the polygon (3mks)

12. Two similar solids have surface areas of 81 cm2 and 100 cm2 respectively. The larger solid has a
mass of 12 kg. Calculate the mass of the smaller solid. (3mks)

13. Use logarithm tables to evaluate:

36.15 x 0.2753

1.9382 (4mks)

14. Find the area of the quadrilateral below. (4mks)

24 cm

7cm 15 cm

20 cm
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15. If x = -2, y = -6 and z = 4, find (3mks)

3x 2 + 3z
1
2 y

16. The L.C.M of three numbers is 360 and the G.C.D of the same numbers is 2. If one of the
numbers is 40, find the other numbers.

SECTION II: ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION.

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17. Mwanajuma and Mwangi entered a partnership. They contributed Kshs. 120,000 nd Kshs.
150,000 respectively. After 18 months of business Njambi joined the partnership and
contributed Kshs. 90,000.

a) Determine the ratio of their contribution after three years of business. (3mks)

b) After three years they realized a profit of Kshs. 510,000. They agreed to set aside 30% of
the profit to cater for the cost of running the business and share the rest as per their
contributions. Determine the difference in Mwangi’s and Njambi’s share of profit. (4mks)

c) Njambi then invested her share into the business. Determine their new ratio of contributions
at the end of the fourth year. (3mks)

18. A bus leaves town X for town Y 240 km away at an average speed of 60 km/h at 8.00 a.m.
Thirty minutes later a car leaves town Y and travels towards town X at an average speed of 80
km/hr.

a) (i) Calculate the time when the bus met the car. (4mks)

(ii) How far from X does the car meet the bus? (2mks)
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b) At the point of meeting, the car develops a puncture and the driver stops for 45 minutes to
replace the wheel. At what speed must the car travel so as to get to X at the same time the
bus reaches Y? (4mks)

19. An institution intended to buy a certain number of chairs at sh. 16200. The supplier agreed to
offer a discount of sh. 60 per chair which enabled the institution to buy 3 more chairs. Taking x
as the originally intended number of chairs:

a) Write an expression for;

(i) Original price per chair. (1mk)

(ii) Price per chair after the discount (1mk)

b) Determine:

i) The number of chairs the institution originally intended to buy. (4mks)]

ii) Price per chair after the discount. (2mks)

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iii) The amount of money the institution would have saved per chair if it had bought the
intended number of chairs at a discount of 15% (2mks)

20. Two lines L1 : 2y – 3x – 6 = 0 and L2 : 3y + x – 20 = 0 intersect at point A.

a) Find the coordinates of A (3mks)

b) A third line L3 is perpendicular to L2 at point A. Find the equation of L3 in the form y = mx

+ c (3mks)

c) Another line L4 is parallel to line L1 and passes through (-1,3). Find the x and y intercepts of
L4. (4mks)

21. Four towns P, R, T and S are such that R is 80 km directly to the North of P and T is on a
bearing of 290o from P at a distance of 65 km. S is on a bearing of 330o from T 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 towns. (4mks)

Find:

(a) The distance and bearing of R from T (3mks)

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(b) The distance and bearing of S from R (2mks)

(c) The bearing of P from S (1mk)

22. The data below shows marked scored by students in a Mathematical test.

35 49 69 57 58 75 48 64 64 56
40 46 86 47 81 67 63 73 41 74
56 80 36 62 49 46 26 70 54 33
41 58 68 73 65 59 72 25 62 57

a) Starting with the marks 25 and using equal class intervals of 10, make a frequency
distribution table. (3mks)

b) Calculate to 2 d.p

i) The mean mark (3mks)

ii) The median mark (3mks)

iii) State the modal frequency (1mk)

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23. (a) The lngth of each side of an equilateral triangle ABC is 10 cm. Calculate the area of the
triangle correct to 2 decimal places. (2mks)

(b) Triangle ABC in 23 (a) forms the base of a solid triangular pyramid VABC. The perpendicular
height of the pyramid is 15 cm. Calculate the volume of the pyramid. (2mks)

(d) The Pyramid VABC in 23 (b) is recast into a cone of base radius 3.5 cm. Calculate, correct
to 2 decimal places:

(i) The height of the cone. (2mks)

(ii) The surface area of the cone (4mks)

24. On the grid provided draw the quadrilateral P(-3,2), Q(-3,6), R(-5,4) and S(-5,2) (1mk)

On the same axes

a) Draw P’Q’R’S’ the image of PQRS under an enlargement scale factor -1 about (0,0) (2mks)

b) Draw P”Q”R”S” the image of P’Q’R’S’ under a rotation -90o about (0,0). Sate the co-
ordinates of P”Q”R”S” (3mks)
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c) P”’Q”’R”’S”’ is the image of P”Q”R”S” when reflected in the line y + x = 0. Draw
P”’Q”’R”’S”’ (2mks)

d) State two pairs of the quadrilateral that are oppositely congruent. (2mks)

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Time: 2 ½ Hours
(a) Write your name, admission number and class in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
(c) This paper consists of two sections; Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer all the questions in Section I and any five questions from Section II
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces
provided below each question
(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) This paper consists of 14 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.
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Section II
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total Grand
Total

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SECTION II (50MKS)
1. Simplify without using a calculator.
(4mks)
2 ⅖ ÷ 3.3 – 1.75
2 ¾ - 7 5/9 ÷ √5 1/16

2. Prime numbers in between 41 and 55 were cubed and summed up. The result was
multiplied by 29. Write the total value of the second digit. (3mks)

3. The table below shows the currency exchange rate table used by the bank of Baroda in
Nairobi.
Selling (Ksh) Buying (Ksh)
10 US dollars ($) 869.80 867.00
200 South African Rand Rn) 5590 5440
Peterson arrived in Kenya with $ 75340. He exchanged all the dollars into Kenya
shillings at a commission of 2%. While in Kenya he used Ksh 2,570,000 on charity and
Ksh 1,750,000 on food and accommodation. At the end of his tour, he decided to
exchange all the remaining Kenya shillings into South African Rands at a commission
of 5%. Calculate to the nearest Rand, how many Rands he received from the bank.
(4mks)

4. Kimani set out on a journey at 9.49a.m from Zimmaman to Ruiru town cycling at a
speed of 30km/h. He cycled for a distance of 60km and then took a rest of 1.25 hours.
He then walked the remaining distance at an average speed of 15km/h. If the distance
between Zimmaman and Ruiru town was 75km, at what time did he arrive? (Write
your answer in 24 hour clock) (3mks)

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5. Find the value of ∟ABC (3mks)
C D

2x
80⁰
B E
(2x-10)⁰

100⁰
(2x-40)⁰ P

6. Use the reciprocal tables and square root tables to evaluate. (3mks)
-20.15
(0.007429) ½

7. A map is drawn to a scale of 1:200,000. Find the area of a village whose shape is a
rectangle measuring 2cm by 3.2cm on the map in km2. (2mks)

8. Use matrix method to solve the pair of simultaneous equations. (3mks)

2x – 3y + 17 = 0
6y + 5x + 4 = 2

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9. 100 pupils running 20km a day for 30 days survive on 12 dozens of milk. How many
days
will 200 pupils covering 5km a day survive on 3 grosses of milk? (2mks)

10. Simplify without using a calculator. (3mks)

8⅔ x 6253/2
4 5/2 x 253/2

4
11. Given that tan 𝜃 = 3 , solve for (cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃) without using a calculator or mathematical
tables. (2mks)

12. Vector 𝑎̌ passes through the points (6,8) and (2,4).Vector 𝑏̌ passes through (𝑥, −2) and
(−5,0). If 𝑎̌ is parallel to 𝑏̌, determine the value of 𝑥. (3mks)

13. In the figure below AB is an arc of a circle centre O .Given that ∠𝐴𝑂𝐶 = 300 , 𝑂𝐴 =
𝑂𝐵 = 8𝑐𝑚 and𝐵𝐶 = 5𝑐𝑚. Calculate the area of the unshaded region to
2 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠 ( 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝜋 = 3.142) (3mks)

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14. Use logarithm table to evaluate (4mks)
3 (36.15)2 ×0.02573
√
1.938

15. The perimeter of a rectangle is 36cm. If the length of the rectangle is twice its width ,
find the length of the rectangle (3mks)

16. (a) Sketch the net of the sketch given below. (3mks)

F E

12cm

A D
5cm
C
B 10cm

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(b) Find its surface area from the net. (2mks)

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SECTION II (50MKS)
17. (a) The line L1 whose equation is 2 x + 1 ½ y = 8 is perpendicular to another line L2
passing through the point (-2, 3.5). Find the equation of line L2. (4mks)

(b) Line L2 is parallel to another line L3, which passes through the point (-4, -5). Find the
equation of L3. Write your answer in the form of ax+by = c. (2mks)

(c) The line L3 intersects another line L4 whose equation is 2x+5y+33=0. Find the co-
ordinates of the point of intersection. (4mks)

18. A, B and C contributed Ksh 2,451,300 such that A:B = 2 ⅔:5 ¾ and B:C = 3 ¼ :51/9. They
decided to buy a matatu with all the money. Each month the matatu delivered a profit
of Ksh 90,000. The matatu was operated for one full year. The matatu driver was being
paid Ksh 27,000 a month. At the end of the year, they decided that the net profit would
be shared in the ration of their contributions.
(a) Determine the ratio A:B:C (3mks)

(b) Determine the net profit realized after one year. (2mks)

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(c) Partner A decided to buy dairy cows with his share at the rate of Ksh 60,000 per
cow. How many cows did he buy? (2mks)

(d) In the second year, the partners decided to breakup. They decided to sell the car
after it had depreciated by 20% and they divided the money in the ratio of contribution.
If the profit was divided equally, how much did C receive? (3mks)

19. A triangle has vertices 𝐴(1, 2), 𝐵(7, 2) and 𝐶(5, 4).
(a) Draw triangle ABC on a cartesian plane. (1mk)

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(b) Draw triangle 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′ the image of ABC under a rotation 90° clockwise about the
origin. (2mks)

(c) Draw ∆𝐴′′𝐵′′𝐶′′ the image of ABC under a reflection in the line 𝑦 − 𝑥 = 0. State the
coordinates of ∆𝐴′′𝐵′′𝐶′′. (3mks)

(𝑑) ∆𝐴′′′𝐵′′′𝐶′′′ is the image of ∆𝐴′′𝐵′′𝐶′′ under reflection in the line 𝑦 = 0. Draw
∆𝐴′′′𝐵′′′𝐶′′′
and state its coordinates. (4mks)

20. Mr Kamau a salesman is paid a commission of 6% on goods sold worth over Sh.
600,000. In addition he is paid a monthly salary of Sh.35,000
i. Calculate his total earnings in a month when his total sales was Shs.750,000.

(3mks)

ii) In the following month the rate of commission was changed to 𝒙% but his monthly
salary remained the same. If Mr. Kamau received a total monthly earning of k.sh
100,000 for selling goods worth the same amount. Find the value of 𝑥 (3mks

iii) A trader made a loss of 30 % by selling an electric kettle at Sh.700. Calculate the
percentage profit he would have made if he had sold it at Sh. 1150 (4mks)

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21. On the grid provided, by shading the unwanted region, determine and label the region
2
R that satisfies the three following inequalities 𝑦 ≤ 3 𝑥 + 4, 4𝑦 > −3𝑥 − 24 and 𝑦 + 6 ≥
3𝑥 on the graph below. (10mks)

22. The distance between towns A and B is 360km. A minibus left town A at 8.15 a.m. and
traveled towards town B at an average speed of 90km/hr. A matatu left town B two
and a third hours later on the same day and travelled towards A at average speed of
110km/hr.
(i) At what time did the two vehicles meet? (4mks)

(ii) How far from A did the two vehicles meet? (2mks)

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(iii) A motorist started from his home at 10.30 a.m. on the same day as the matatu and
travelled at an average speed of 100km/h. He arrived at B at the same time as the
minibus. Calculate the distance from A to his house. (4mks)

23. In the figure below E is the midpoint of BC. 𝐴𝐷: 𝐷𝐶 = 3: 2 and F is the meeting point of
BD and AE. 𝐴𝐶 = 𝑐̌ and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝑏̌

a) Express the following vectors in terms of b and c

i. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵𝐷 (1mk)

ii. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐸 (2mks)

b) If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

𝐵𝐹 = 𝑡𝐵𝐷 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , Express AF in two different ways hence find the value
𝐴𝐹 = 𝑛𝐴𝐸
of t and n (5mks)

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c) State the ratio in which F divides
i. BD (1mk)

ii. AE (1mk)
24. (a) Solve the equation
(4mks)
𝑥+3 1
=
24 𝑥−2

(b) The length of a floor of a rectangular hall is 9m more than its width. If the area of the
floor is 136 𝑚2 ,

i. Calculate the perimeter of the floor (3mks)

ii. A rectangular carpet is placed on the hall leaving an area of 64 𝑚2.If the length of
the carpet is twice its width, determine the width of the carpet.
(2mks)

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121/1
MATHEMATICS Paper 1
Time: 2 ½ Hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
2. This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
3. Answer all questions in section I and any five questions in Section II.
4. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces
below each question.
5. Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
6. KNEC Mathematical tables may be used.

For Examiner’s Use Only

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

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Grand

Total

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SECTION 1 (50 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Evaluate the following; (3 marks)
1 2 4
(8 2 − 6 3) ÷ 9
2 1 1
𝑜𝑓 6 4 + 1 4
5

2. Simplify; (3 marks)
2 1
−
27 3 16 4
( ) ×( )
125 81

3. In a covid-19 vaccination centre, teachers may receive their jabs from either of the two doctors
stationed at the two tents. On an average, one doctor takes 2 minutes while the other doctor takes 3
minutes to serve one teacher. If the two doctors start to serve the teachers at the same time, find the
shortest time it takes to vaccinate a total of 300 teachers. (3 marks)

4. Simplify the expression; (3 marks)

6𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑏 − 2𝑏 2
4𝑎2 − 𝑏 2

5. Solve for 𝜗 if sin(2𝜗 − 50°) = cos(𝜗 + 10°). (3 marks)

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6. The velocity 𝑉 𝑚/𝑠 of a particle projected into space is given by the formula V = 5t2 − 2t + 9 where
𝑡 is the time in seconds elapsed since projection. Determine the acceleration of the particle when
𝑡 = 4 seconds. (3 marks)

7. The interior angles of a heptagon are (2𝑦 + 35)°, 100°, 135°, 150°, 125,(3𝑦 + 25)°, and
(2𝑦 − 20)°. Find the value of y. (3 marks)

8. Two similar cylinders have diameter of 14 cm and 42 cm. If the larger cylinder has a volume of
12 474 𝑐𝑚3 ,find the volume of the smaller cylinder. (3 marks)

9. The figure below shows a circle centre O, PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral and QOS is a straight line.
Angle PRQ is 70°.

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Giving reasons for your answers, find the size of
(a) Angle POQ (1 mark)

(b) Angle PRS. (2 marks)

10. Solve for x and state the integral values. (4 marks)

1
23 − 2𝑥 > 𝑥 + 2 ≥ − 4 𝑥 − 3

11. Given that 𝑎̃ = 3𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 3𝑘 and 𝑏̃ = 2𝑖 − 4𝑗 − 3𝑘 where 𝒊, 𝒋 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒌 are unit vectors. Find
|2𝑎 + 2𝑏| (3 marks)

12. Use the exchange rates below to answer this question

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Buying (Kshs) Selling (Kshs)
1 US dollar ($) 105.00 105.40
1 UK Sterling Pound (£) 145.20 145.75
A tourist arrived in Kenya from Britain with 7,800 UK£. He converted the whole amount of money
to Kenya Shillings. While in Kenya, he spent 70% of this money and changed the rest to US $.
Calculate the amount of money to the nearest dollar that he received. (3 marks)

13. Construct triangle ABC in which BC = 6 cm, AB = 4.5 cm and angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 135°.Drop a perpendicular
from point B to line AC and determine the shortest distance from point B to line AC. (4 marks)

14. Use tables of cubes, cube roots and reciprocals to find the value of; (3 marks)
1
4 5 3
3
+( )
(8.63) 34.46

15. A juice seller blends three types of juices P, Q and R in the ratios 𝑃: 𝑄 = 3: 4 and 𝑄: 𝑅 =
1: 2. The blend contains 16.8 litres of R
a) Find the ratio P: Q: R (1 mark)

b) Find the required capacity of P in the blend (3 marks)

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16. A hawker bought 1948 sweets on the first day and sold 570 sweets on the same day. On the second
day he sold 204 sweets more than the first day. On the third day he added 650 sweets to his stock.
He sold all the sweets on the same day at the price of Sh. 5 each. Calculate the amount of money he
received on the third day. (3 marks)

SECTION II (50 Marks)

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Instruction: Attempt any Five questions only in this section in the spaces provided.

17. (a) A triangle with vertices 𝐴(−4,2) 𝐵(−6,6) and 𝐶(−6,2) is enlarged by a scale factor −1 and
center (−2,6) to produce triangle 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ . Draw triangle ABC and 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ and state its coordinates.
(4 marks)

(b) Triangle𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ 𝐶 ′ is then reflected in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 to give triangle 𝐴′′𝐵 ′′ 𝐶 ′′ . Draw 𝐴′′𝐵 ′′ 𝐶 ′′ and
state its coordinates . (3 marks)

(c) If triangle 𝐴′′𝐵 ′′ 𝐶 ′′ is mapped on to 𝐴′′′𝐵 ′′′ 𝐶 ′′′ whose coordinates are 𝐴′′′ (0, −2), 𝐵 ′′′ (4, −4),
and 𝐶 ′′′ (0, −4) by a rotation. Find the center and angle of rotation. (3 marks)

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18. The table below shows heights of 50 students.

Height (cm) 150 − 154 155 − 159 160 − 164 165 − 169 170 − 174 175 − 179
Number of 5 13 12 𝑥 7 3
students

a) Determine the value of X. (1 mark)

b) Calculate the mean height (4 marks)

c) (i) On the grid provided, draw a histogram to represent the above information. Use a scale of 1
cm to represent 5 students and 2 cm to represent 5 cm. (2 marks)

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(ii) On the histogram, draw a vertical line to show where the median mark lies. (3 marks)

19. The figure below shows a test tube used to store laboratory reagents during a research study.
One of the study reagents was filled into the test tube up to 80% full.

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Calculate:

a) The volume of the reagent in the test tube. (3 marks)

b) The height of the reagent in the test tube. (3 marks)

c) The total surface area of the tube in contact with the reagent. (4 marks)

20. A bus left Mombasa and travelled towards Nairobi at an average speed of 60km/hr. After 2hrs and
30 minutes, a car left Mombasa to Nairobi and travelled along the same road at an average speed of
100km/hr. If the distance between Mombasa and Nairobi is 500km.
a. Determine
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. (4 marks)

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b. Immediately the car caught 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 velocity of a particle after t seconds is given by 𝑉 = 𝑡 2 − 2𝑡 + 4.

(a) Use the mid ordinate rule with six strips to estimate the displacement of the particle between t
= 1 and t = 13 (3 marks)

(b) Determine;
i. The exact area of the particle between t = 1 and t = 13. (3 marks)

ii. Acceleration of the particle at t = 4 (2 marks)

(c) Calculate the percentage error arising from the estimated area in (a) above.
(2 marks)

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22. A shopkeeper planned to buy some fridges from a sum of 1.8 million shillings. Before she could
buy the fridges, the price per unit was reduced by Sh. 4 000. As a result she was able to buy five
more fridges using the same amount of money as originally planned.
a) Determine the number of fridges that the shopkeeper bought. (6 marks)

b) If two of the fridges purchased got damaged while in store and the rest were sold making a
profit of 20 %, calculate her profit per fridge. (4 marks)

23. The equation of a line 𝐿1 is 3𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 10

a) Find in form of 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐 where m and c are constants,
i. The equation of line 𝐿2 passing through point N (-5,2) and parallel to 𝐿1 . (2 marks)

ii. The equation of 𝐿3 perpendicular to 𝐿2 at M (1, −8). (3 marks)

b) Find the angle of inclination of the line 𝐿2 with the horizontal (2 marks)

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c) Find the magnitude of MN (3 marks)

24. The diagram below shows a garden in the shape of a quadrilateral PQRS in which
𝑃𝑄 = 𝑆𝑅 = 120𝑚, 𝑄𝑅 = 45 𝑚, 𝑃𝑄𝑅 = 𝑆𝑃𝑄 = 90° and 𝑄𝑅𝑆 = 135°

(a) Calculate to 1 decimal place:

(i) The size of angle QPR. (3 marks)

(ii) The length PS (4 marks)

(b) Calculate the area of the garden in hectares, correct to 3 decimal places. (3 marks)

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