Maths 2023 Top School's Mock

KCSE 2023 TOP SCHOOLS’
MATHEMATICS MOCKS
(KCSE MOCK TRIALS 1-10)
First Compilation of Recent Top Ten National Schools Mock Exams in

Mathematics for our KCSE 2023 Candidates in Preparation of Final KCSE
Examinations Scheduled for November 2023.
CONTAINS BOTH PAPER 1 & 2 EXAMS.
SERIES 1
For Marking Schemes

Mr Isaboke 0746-222-000 /0742-999-000
MWALIMU CONSULTANCY
TOP SCHOOLS’ MOCKS MWALIMU CONSULTANCY
KCSE 2023 TOP SCHOOLS’ MOCKS

EXAMINATION TRIAL 1
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

a) Write your name and Random no. the spaces provided above.
b) Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above.
c) This paper consists of two sections; Section I and Section II.
d) Answer All questions in Section I and only Five questions from section II
e) Show all the steps in your calculations giving 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.
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
For Marking Schemes Contact 0746-222-000 / 0742-999-000
SECTION A
Answer All questions
 4 of (4  15  5  3  4  2)
1. Evaluate (3 mks)
84  7  3  5
9x 2  1
2. Simplify (2 mk)
3x 2  2x  1
3. Solve the following inequality and state the integral solutions. (3 marks)
1
2
24  4x > 63x  43    23 42  3x
4. The position vector of P is OP = 2i – 3j and M is the mid – point of PQ. Given OM = i + 4j,
Obtain the vector PQ. (3 marks)
5. Use tables of reciprocals only to work out. (3 mks)
5 12

0.0396 0.593
6. A straight line passes through points A (-2,6) and B (4, 2).
(a) M is the midpoint of line AB. Find the coordinate of M. (2 mks)
(b) Determine the equation of a straight line passing through point M and is perpendicular to
AB. (2 mks)
7. An open right circular cone has radius of 5cm and a perpendicular height of 12cm. Calculate the
surface area of the cone. (take  =3.142). (3 mks)
8. Mary spends a total of sh. 970 on buying 3 text books and 5 pens. If she had bought 2 textbooks
and 8 pens, she would have saved sh. 90. Find the cost of one textbook. (3 mks)
9. In the figure below O is the centre of the circle. <BCA =80 0 and <CBO = 100. Determine the
size of <CAB. (3 mks)

10.In a bookstore, books packed in cartons are arranged in rows such that there are 50 cartons in the
first row, 48 cartons in the next row, 46cartons in next and so on.
(a) How many cartons will be there in 8th row. (2 mks)
(b) If there are 20 rows in total, find the total number of cartons in the books store. (2 mks)
11.Find the value of x if. (3 mks)
x 7 3 x
 27  4
   
 8  9
12.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 mks)
13. The figure below is a velocity time graph for a car.
80
(a) Find the total distance travelled by the car (2 mks)

(b) Calculate the deceleration of the car. (2 mks)
14.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 mks)
15.The exterior angle of a regular polygon is equal to one third of the interior angle. Calculate the
number of number of sides of the polygon. (3 mks)
16.Write down the inequalities that define the unshaded region marked R in the figure, below.
(3 mks)
SECTION B
17.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.
(a) Calculate
(i) The volume of the slab. (2 mks)
(ii) The mass of the dry slab. (2 mks)
(iii) The mass of cement to be used. (2 mks)
(b) If one bag of cement is 50kg, find the number of bags to be purchased. (1 mk)
(c) If a lorry carries 10 tonnes of ballast, calculate the number of lories of ballast to be
purchased. (3 mks)
18. Paul is a sales executive earning sh 20,000 and a commission of 8% for the sales in excess of
100,000. In January 2014 he earned a total of 48000 in salaries and commissions.
(a) Determine the amount of sales he made in that month. (4 mks)
(b) If the total sales in the month of February and march increased by 18% and then dropped
by 25% respectively. Calculate.
(i) Paul`s commission in the month of February. (3 mks)
(b) His total earnings in the month of March. (3 mks)
19.Two tanks are similar in shape. The capacity of the tanks are 1,000,000 litres and 512,00 litres
respectively.
(a) Find the height of the smaller tank if the larger one is 300cm tall. (5 mks)

(b)Calculate the surface area of the tank if the smaller one has a surface area of 768cm3(3 mks)
(c) Calculate the mass of the larger tank if the mass of the larger one is 800kg. (2 mks)
20.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 mks)
(b)The image A’B’C is mapped onto A’’B’’C’’ under a reflection R in the line x=0 followed by a
 0 
translation T =   . Find the coordinates of A’’B’’ and C’’ and A’’’B’’’C’’’. Hence draw triangle

 2
A’’’B’’’C’’’. (4 mks)
(c) Find the area of the triangle A’’B’’C’’. (2 mks)
21. Ombati owns a farm that is triangular in shape as shown below.
(a) Calculate the size of angle BAC. (2 mks)

(b) Find the area of the farm in hectares. (3 mks)
(c) Ombati wishes to irrigate his farm using a sprinkler machine in the farm such that it is
equidistant from points A. B and C.
(i)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 the farm that will be irrigated. (5 mks)
22.Ena Coach bus left Nairobi at 8.00 am and travelled to Nakuru at an average speed of 80km/h. A
car left Nakuru at 3.30 am and travelled to Nairobi at an average speed of 120km/h. Given that
the distance between Nairobi and Nakuru is 400km, Calculate.
(a) The time the car arrived in Nairobi. (3 mks)
(b) The time the two vehicles met. (4 mks)
(c) The distance from Nairobi to the meeting point. (2 mks)
(d) The distance of the bus from Nakuru when the car arrived in Nairobi. (2 mks)

23.Town B is 102km on the bearing of 1220 from town A. Town C is 94 km on bearing of 0620
from B. Town D is on a bearing of 0730 from A and 3360C.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 20km, draw a scale diagram to show the relative
positions of town A, B, C and D. (4 mks)
(b) Using your diagram, determine.
(i) The bearing B from D. (1 mk)
(ii) The bearing of A from C. (1 mk)
(iii) The distance from town A to D. (1 mk)
(iv) The distance from town B and D. (1 mk)
24.The table below gives some of the values of x and y for the functions y= ½x2 +22x + 1 in the
interval 0  x  6.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 1 23.5
(a) Complete the values in the table above. (1 mk)
(b) Use the values in the table to draw the graph of function on the grid provided below.
(2 mks)
(b) Using the graph and the mid-ordinate rule with 6 stripes, estimate the area bounded by the
curve, the x-axis, the y-axis and the line x=6. (3 mks)
(d) Using integration, calculate the exact area and hence find percentage error made when
mid-ordinate rule is used. Give your answer correct to 2.dp. (4 mks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 1
121/2
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES
a) Write your name and Random no. the spaces provided above.
b) Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above.
c) This paper consists of two sections; SectionI and Section II.
d) Answer All questions in Section I andonly Fivequestions from section II
e) Show all the steps in your calculations giving answers at each stage in the spaces provided
g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used
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

SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section
1. Evaluate without using tables or calculators. (3 mrks)
log 1  log 64
2
 1 1
log  
 32 8 
2. Make x the subject of the equation (3 marks)
t b

s x4
3. Two pipes, P and Q can fill an empty tank in 3 hours and 4 hours respectively. It takes 5 hours to
fill the tank when an outlet pipe R is opened the same time with the inlet pipes. Calculate the time
pipe R takes to empty the tank. (3 marks)
4. Given that M=i – 3j + 4k, W= 6i + 3j – 5k and Q = 2M + 5N, find the magnitude of Q to 3
significant figures. (3 marks)
5. A triangle ABC is such that a =14.30 cm, b =16.50 cm and B =56º. Find the radius of a circle that
circumscribes the triangle. (3 marks)
6. Construct a circle centre O and radius 3 cm. Construct two tangents from a point T, 6.5 cm from
O to touch the circle at W and X. measure Angle WTX. (3 marks)
7. Grace deposited Ksh 16 000 in a bank that paid simple interest at the rate of 14% per annum.
Joyce deposited the same amount of money as Grace in another bank that paid compound interest
semi- annually. After 4 years, they had equal amounts of money in the banks.
Determine the compound interest rate per annum, to I decimal place, for Joyce’s deposit.(4 marks)
7
8. Simplify , leaving your answer in the form a  b c , where a, b, and c are integers.
73
(2 marks)
9. Solve the equation (4marks)
x  y 1
x2  2y2  1

10. Grade I coffee cost sh 500 per kilogram while grade II coffee costs sh 400 per kilogram. The
grades are mixed to obtain a mixture that costs sh 420 per kilogram. In what ratio should the two
grades be mixed? (3 marks)
11. The base length and height of parallelogram were measured as 8.4 cm and 4.5 cm respectively.
Calculate the maximum absolute error in the area of the parallelogram. (3 marks)
12. (a) Expand (1 + ½x)10up to the fourth term.
(b) Hence, find the value of (0.84)10. (3 marks)
13. The graph below shoes the relationship between velocity of a body and time (t) seconds in the
interval 0 ≤ t = 5.
25
20
15
Velocity (m/s)
10
0 2 4 5
1 3 6
Time (t)
Use the graph to determine ;

(a) the average rate of change of velocity between t = 2.5 seconds and t = 5 seconds. (2 mrks)
(b) the instantaneous rate of change at t = 4 seconds. (2 mrks)

14. In the figure below, the tangent HXY meets chord PQ produced at Y. Chord XZ passes through
the centre, O, of the circle and intersects PQ at T. Line XY = 16 cm and QY = 10 cm.
Z
P
Q
O
10 cm
H X 16 cm Y
(a) Calculate the length PQ. (2 marks)

(b) If ZT = 4 cm and PT: TQ = 3:5, find XT. (2 marks)
15. Quantity P varies partly as Q and partly varies inversely as square of Q. When Q = 1, P = 1 and
when Q = ½, P = -3. Find the equation of the relationship connecting P and Q. (3 marks)
 4  1 
   
16. OA   1 and OB    2 . A point Q divides line AB externally the ratio 5:2. Find the position
 0  3 
   
vector of point Q. (3 marks)
SECTION II (50 Marks)

Answer any five questions from this section.
17. Two tanks of equal volume are connected in such a way that one tank can be filled by pipe A in
1hour 20minutes. Pipe B can drain one tank in 3hours 36minutes but pipe C alone can drain
both tanks in 9 hours. Calculate:
(a) The fraction of one tank that can be filled by pipe A in one hour. (2mks)
(b) The fraction of one tank that can be drained by both pipes B and C in one hour. (4mks)
(c) Pipe A closes automatically once both tanks are filled. Assuming that initially both tanks are
empty and all pipes opened at once, calculate how long it takes before pipe A closes. (4mks)

18. An examination involves a written test and a practical test. The probability that a candidate
passes the written test is 611 if the candidate passes the written test, then the probability of
passing the practical test is 3 5 , otherwise it would be 2 7
(a) Illustrate this information on a tree diagram. (2mks)

(b) Determine the probability that a candidate is awarded
(i)Credit for passing both tests. (2mks)
(ii)Pass for passing the written test. (2mks)
(iii)Retake for passing one test. (2mks)
(iv)Fail for not passing the written test. (2mks)
19. (a) Conctruct triangle PQR with PQ = 7.2cm, QR = 6.5cm and angle PQR = 480 (3mks)
(b) The locus L1, of points equidistant from P and Q, and locus , L2 of points equidistant from P
and R, meet at M. Locate M and measure QM (4mks)
(c) A point x moves within triangle PQR such that QX ≥ QM. Shade and label the locus of X.
(3mks)
20. The figure below represents a prism with a cross section of an equilateral triangle of side 8cm
and length 12cm, as shown below.
(a) Draw the net of the prism ABCDEF (2mks)

(b) Calculate the angle between the plane ABCD and the line BF. (2mks)
(c) M is the midpoint of EF. Calculate
(i) The length BM (2mks)
(ii) The perimeter of triangle BMD. (2mks)
(d) Calculate the angle between the plane ABM and the base plane ABCD. (2mks)
 1  4
21. Give the matrix A   
1 3 
(a) (i) Calculate A2 and A3 (2mks)

(ii) Find the values of the constants p and q for which A2 = pA + qI where I is the identity matrix.
(3mks)
(iii) The triangle ABC maps onto A1B1C1 under the transformation represented by matrix A.
Find the area of triangle ABC if the area of triangle A1B1C1 is 21cm2 (3mks)
(b) The figure shows two concetric circles such that the ratio of their radii is 1: 3. If the area of the
shaded region is 78.4 square units, calculate the area of the larger circle. (2mks)
22) . A certain uniform supplier is required to supply two types of shirts: one for girls labelled G
and the other for boys labelled B. The total number of shirts must not be more than 400. e as to
supply more of type G than of type B. However the number of type G shirts must not be more
than 300 and the number of type B shirts must not be less than 80. by taking x to be the number
of type G shirts and y the number of type B shirts,
(a) Write down in terms of x and y all the inequalities representing the information above.
(3mks)
(b) On the grid provided draw the inequalities and shade the unwanted regions. (4mks)
(c) Given that type G costs Shs. 500 per shirt and type B costs Shs. 300 per shirt.
(i) Use the graph in (b) above to determine the number of shirts of each type that should be made
to maximize profit. (1mk)
(ii) Calculate the maximum possible profit. (2mks)
23. (a) The equation of a curve is given by y = X3 + X2 – bx. Show that the value of X at the
 1  19
minimum turning point is (3mks)
3
(b) The displacement X metres of a particle moving along a straight line after t seconds is
given by X = 4t + 2t2 – t3
(i) Find its initial acceleration (2mks)
(ii) Calculate the time when the particle was momentarily at rest. (2mks)
(c) (i) Find the values of X where the curve y = X2 (x - 2) crosses the x-axis. (1mk)
(ii) Hence find the area enclosed by the curve y = X2 (x - 2), the lines x = 0, x = 2 2 3 and the x-
axis. (2mks)

24. The marks of 50 students in a mathematics test were taken from a form 4 class and recorded in
the table below.
Mark (%) 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
Frequency 2 5 7 9 11 8 5 3
(a) On the grid provided, draw a cumulative frequency curve of the data. (3mks)
Take: 1cm to represent 5 students on the vertical scale and 1cm to represent 10 marks on the
horizontal scale.
(b) From your curve in (a) above
(i) Estimate the median mark. (1mk)
(ii) Determine the Interquartile deviation. (2mks)
(iii) Determine the 10th to 90th percentile range. (2mks)
(c) It is given that students who score over 45 marks pass the test. Use graph in (a) above to
estimate the percentage of students that pass. (2mks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 2
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

Instructions to Candidates
(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,
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
SECTION I 50 MARKS
(Answer all the questions)

0.084 x 1.32 x 3.5
1. Without using mathematical tables or calculator, evaluate: Leaving the answer as
2.87 x 0.056
a fraction in its simplest form. (2 marks)

1
58323
2. Use prime factors to evaluate (3 marks)
√1156+2
3. Solve for m in the equation: (3 marks)

34(𝑚 + 1) + 34𝑚 − 246 = 0
4. (a) Find the greatest common divisor of the term. (1 mark)
288𝑥 3𝑦 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 162𝑥𝑦 4
(b) Hence factorize completely this expression 288𝑥 3 𝑦 2 − 162𝑥𝑦 4 (2 marks)
1
5. Solve for x if sin(2𝑥 + 10) − =0 (3 marks)
[cos(𝑥+20)] −1
6. A car dealer charges 10% commission for selling a car. He received a commission of Ksh.
27,500 for selling a car. How much did the owner received from the sale of his car if the dealer
added an extra charges of 5 %. (3 marks)
7. Two similar cylinders have diameter of 7cm and 21cm. If the larger cylinder has a volume of
6237cm³. Find the heights of the two cylinders. (3 marks)
8. A sector of radius 12 cm subtends and angle of 700 at the centre. If the sector is folded to form a
cone, calculate ;
(a) The area of the curved part of the cone (2 marks)
(b) The radius of the cone formed. (2 marks)
9. Find all the integral values of x which satisfy the inequality (3 marks)
3 (1 + 𝑥) < 5𝑥 – 14 < 𝑥 + 46
10. The table below shows four principal crops produced in Kenya in the years 2000 and 2001. Use
it to answer the questions below.
CROP AMOUNT IN METRIC TONNES
YEAR 2000 2001
Wheat 70,000 13,000
Maize 200,000 370,000
Coffee 98,000 55,000
Tea 240,000 295,000

(a) Using a radius of 5 cm, draw a pie chart to represent crop production in the year 2000.
(3 marks)
(b) Calculate the percentage increase in wheat production between the years 2000 and 2001.
(1 mark)
11. Construct line AB 12.2 cm. Use a line X which meets line AB at A such that angle XAB is 650
to divide line AB into 8 proportional parts. (3 marks)
12. The cost of providing a commodity consists of transport, labour and raw material in the ratio
8:4:12 respectively. If the transport cost increases by 12% labour cost 18% and raw materials
by 40%, find the percentage increase of producing the new commodity. (3 marks)
13. A line L1 passes through point (-1,1) and perpendicular to the line L2 which makes an angle of
18.434948820 with the x-axis. Find the equation of L1 giving your answer in the double intercept
form. (4 marks)
10 −14
14. Given that 4𝒑 − 3𝒒 = ( ) and 𝒑 + 2𝒒 = ( ) find /𝒑 + 2𝒒/ (4 marks)
5 15
15. The exterior angle of a regular polygon is equal to one-third of the interior angle. Calculate the
number of sides of the polygon and give its name. (3 marks)
16. In the figure below, shows an irregular solid with a uniform cross-section. Complete the
sketch, showing the edges clearly. (2 marks)

SECTION II (50 MARKS)

(Answer ANY FIVE questions)
17. The figure below shows a frustrum container with base radius 8 cm and top radius 6 cm. The
slant height of the frustrum is 30cm as shown below. The container 90 percent full of water.
(a) Calculate the surface area of the frustrum (3 marks)

(b) Calculate the volume of water. (4 marks)
(c) All the water is poured into a cylindrical container of circular radius 7cm, if the cylinder has the
height of 35cm; calculate the surface area of the cylinder which is not in contact with water.
(3 marks)
18. (a) Complete the table below for the function 𝒚 = −𝒙𝟑 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 – 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐.(2 marks)
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-x3 27 8 0 -8
2x2 18 8 2 0
-4x 8 0 -16
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
y 26 2 -6 -46
𝟑 𝟐
(b) On the grid provided below draw the graph of −𝒙 + 𝟐𝒙 – 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐
for − 𝟑 ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 𝟒. (3 marks)
(c) Use the graph to estimate the roots of −𝒙𝟑 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 – 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐 = 𝟎. (2 marks)
(d) By drawing a suitable line on the graph solve the equation.
– 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 – 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟑 = 𝟎. (3 marks)
19. A lorry left Malaba for Nairobi, 500 km away at 6.00 am and travelled at an average speed of
60km/h. After travelling for 1hour it stopped for 30 minutes to unload some luggage then
proceeded with its average speed. A coast bus left Nairobi for Malaba at 8.00 am and travelled
at an average speed of 90km/h. Calculate
(a) The distance travelled by the lorry before the bus started its journey. (2 marks)
(b) The time of the day the two vehicles met (4 marks)
(c) How far from Malaba when they met. (3 marks)
(d) The time the bus reached Malaba if it travelled continuously without stopping. (1 mark)

20. The table below shows measurements in metres made by a surveyor in her field book. (Distance
are given in metres)
B
280
F 50 250
200 E 40
150 D 100
C 120 100
40 B 50
A
1
(a) Using the representative fraction scale of a map is , Draw the accurate measurements of the
2,000
field (3 marks)
(b) Calculate the area of the field in hectares (5 marks)
Using the above scale:
(c) Calculate actual circumference of the circular maize farm of radius 2.1cm on the map in
kilometres. (2 marks)
21. The table below shows the marks of 100 candidates in an examination:
Marks 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
No of students 4 9 16 24 18 12 8 5 3 1
(a) Draw a cumulative frequency curve to represent above data (3 marks)
(b) Using the graph determine:
(i) the upper quartile (1 mark)
(ii) estimate how many students passed, if 55 marks is the pass mark. (2 marks)
(iii) find the pass mark if 70% of the students are to pass (2 marks)
(iv) the range of marks obtained by the middle 80% of the students (2 marks)
22. A ball is thrown upwards with a velocity of 40 m/s.
( Take acceleration due to gravity to be 10𝑚/𝑠 2 )
(a) Determine the expression of its height above the point of projection (3 marks)
(b) Find the velocity and height after 2 seconds and 3 seconds (2 marks)
(c) Find the distance moved by the ball between 𝑡 = 1𝑠 and 𝑡 = 4𝑠 (2 marks)
(d) Find the maximum height attained by the ball. (3 marks)

 2 1
23. A transformation represented by the matrix   maps P(0,0), Q(2,0), R(2,3) and S(0,3) onto
 1 2
P’, Q’, R’, S’
(a) On the grid provided draw the quadrilateral PQRS and P’Q’R’S’ (3 marks)
(b) Determine the area of PQRS , Hence or otherwise find the area of P’Q’R’S’ (2 marks)
 0 1
(c) A transformation represented by the matrix   maps P’Q’R’S’ onto P’’Q’’R’’S’’. On the
1 0 
same Cartesian plane draw and state the coordinates of P’’Q’’R’’S’’ (3 marks)
(d) Determine the matrix of transformation that would map P’’Q’’R’’S’’ onto PQRS (2 marks)
24. In the figure below, 𝑂𝐵 = 𝒃 and 𝑂𝐴 = 𝒂. If Y divides line OA in the ratio 11: −3 and
𝑶𝑿: 𝑿𝑩 = 2: −1
(a) Find in terms of a and b the vectors:

(i) XA (1 mark)
(ii) BY (1 mark)
(b) If XD=hXA and BD=kBY, express OD in terms of
(i) a, b and h (1 mark)
(ii) a, b and k (1 mark)
(c) using the results in (b) above, find the values of k and h hence find XD:DA and BD:DY.
(6 marks)


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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
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INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

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)
1. Use logarithm tables of trigonometry and numbers to evaluate; (3 marks)
sin 350 cos 500
√
log 6
2. By rounding each number to the nearest tens, approximate the value of,
2454×396
Hence, calculate the percentage error arising from this approximation
66
to 4 significant figures. (3 marks)
3. Determine the value of 𝑥 for which the matrix below is singular. (3 marks)
x 4 
 
 1 x  3
4. Simplify without using tables or a calculator (3 marks)
sin 4800 − cos 7650
tan 2250 − sin 3300

5. Find the value of x in the equation cos 3 x  180
o
 2
3
in the range listed below. 00 ≤ 𝑥 ≤
1800 (3 marks)
1
6. Z is directly proportional to x2 and inversely proportional to . If x is increased by 22.5% and
𝑦 −1
y is decreased by 19.76%. Find the percentage change in Z. (3 marks)

7. Triangle PQR has vertices P(-1, 2) Q(-1, 1) and R(1, -1). Find the matrix of transformation
which maps triangle PQR onto triangle P1 Q1 R1 whose vertices are P1(-3, 2) Q1(0, -1) R1(2, -1).
Describe the transformation fully. (3 marks)
8. The age distribution of 9 workers in a factory were: 32, 30, 28, 35, 33, 37, 33, 34, 32. Determine
the semi-Interquartile range of the data. (3 marks)
9. The first three terms of a geometric sequence are 2𝑥, 𝑥 − 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 + 5 respectively. Find the
possible values of 𝑥. (3 marks)
10. 125 small white cubes are arranged to form one large cube. The sides of the large cube are then
painted red, the cubes are then dismantled and one of the small cubes picked at random. Find the
probability that the cube picked has two of its side painted red. (3 marks)
11. The gradient function of a curve is given by the expression 2x+1. If the curve passes through
the point (-4,6).Find the equation of the normal to the curve at this point. (3 marks)

12. Find the area enclosed by the curve 𝑦 = 81 − 𝑥 2 and the x – axis using mid-ordinate rule with
9 strips. (4 marks)
13. Two parallel chords of a circle are each 16cm long. If the radius of the circle is 10cm. Find the
perpendicular distance between the chords. (3 marks)
14. Line AB is the diameter of a circle such that the co-ordinates of its ends A and B are (-1, -4)
and (7,2) respectively.
(a) Determine the centre and radius of the circle. (2 marks)
(b) Hence find the equation of the circle. (1 mark)
15. The table below shows income tax rates in Kenya.
Monthly taxable income in Ksh Tax rate percentage % in each shilling

Upto 8680 10%
From 8681 to 18900 15%
From 18901 to 27920 20%
During the year, Mong’are paid a net tax of Ksh. 5360 after a relief of Ksh. 1256 in a certain month.
Calculate Mong’are’s net salary during the month if he enjoys a non-taxable travel allowance of
Ksh. 5000. (4 marks)
1 4
16. Write down the expansion of (1 + 𝑥) ,use the first three terms of the expansion to find out
4
the value of (1.025)4 correct to three decimal places. (3 marks)

(Answer ANY FIVE questions in the spaces provided)
17. (a) Complete the table below and use it to answer the question that follow. (2 marks)
(b) draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 and 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 on the same axis using a scale of 1cm for 30° on
𝑥 0 −1800 −1500 −1200 −900 −600 −300 00 300 600 900 1200 1500
cos 𝑥 0 -1 -0.87 0 0.5 1 0.5 0 -0.5
sin 2𝑥 0 0 0.87 0 -0.87 0.87 0 -0.87
the x-axis and 1cm for 0.2 units on the y-axis. (5 marks)
(c) Estimate the values of x for which
(i) cos 𝑥 0 − sin 2𝑥 0 = 0 (2 marks)
(ii) 𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝑥 = −0.5 (1 mark)

18. The diagram below represents a square based pyramid with equilateral triangles, 𝐴𝐵 = 8𝑐𝑚.
Calculate the:
(a) Height of the triangular faces. (2 marks)
(b) Length of AC (1 mark)
(c) Angle between VD and the base (3 marks)
(d) Angle between VAB and VBC (4 marks)
19. (a) A farmer bought a tractor at Ksh.1800000. The tractor’s depreciation rate is 12% p.a. Find
the number of full years it will take for the value of the tractor to depreciate to Ksh. 800000.
(3 marks)
(b) At the start of the eighth year, the tractor was sold at a value that is
Ksh. 200,000 more than its actual value. If the selling price was to be taken as its actual value at the
start of the eight year, find the tractors semi annual rate of depreciation. (4 marks)
(c) purchase of a table is Ksh.16800. If 25% is paid as deposit and the rest of the money is spread
over 10 equal monthly installments. Find the amount of each installment. (3 marks)
20. The diagram represents parts of a curve y  2x  x 2
(a) Calculate:
(i) the coordinates of A (2 marks)

(ii) the area bounded by curve and the x-axis. (3 marks)
(b) The equation of the curve is 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 − 𝑥. Calculate the angle between the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 and
tangent to the curve at (2, -6) (5 marks)
21. The diagram represents two pulley wheels, centres A and B with a rubber band CDEFGHC
stretched round them. Radius of the wheel centre A is 12cm,
AB = 20cm, CD, GF are tangents to the circles. Angle 𝐷𝐵𝐹 = 120°
Calculate
(a) Length
(i) BD (2 marks)
(ii) CD (2 marks)
(b) Arc lengths;
(i) CHG (2 marks)
(ii) DEF (2 marks)
(c) The total length of the belt (2 marks)
22. Figure ABDE below represents Koech’s grazing land. It is divided into three paddocks. ABE,
BCE and CDE. ˂ABE = 80°, ˂CBE = 60° and ˂CDE = 62°. AB = 260m and CD = 80m.
(a) Calculate to the nearest metre;

(i) The length of CE (2 marks)
(ii) The length of AE (3 marks)
(iii) The perimeter of the grazing land (3 marks)

(b) Koech fenced each side of the three triangular paddocks with three strands of wire. He left 2.4m
wide gates at sides AB, BE and CE. If the wire that he used was bought in rolls of 500m,
determine the number of rolls of wire that he bought. (2 marks)
23. (i) Construct the triangle ABC in which 𝐴𝐵 = 5𝑐𝑚, angle 𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 60° and angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 =
90°. Measure the length BC (1 mark)
(ii) Construct the circumcircle of triangle ABC (2 marks)
(iii) On the same side of AB as C, construct the locus of point P such
that the area of triangle ABP is half the area of triangle ABC. (4 marks)
(iv) Mark and label clearly a point Q such that AQB is 30°. (3 marks)
24. P and Q are two points on a geographical globe of diameter 50 cm. They both lie on a parallel
latitude 50o North. P has longitude 90o West and Q has longitude 90o East. A string AB has one
end at point P and another at point Q when it is stretched over the North pole. Taking  =
3.142;
(a) Calculate the length of the string. (3 marks)
(b) If instead the string is laid along the parallel of latitude 50 oN with A at point P, calculate the
longitude of point B. (3 marks)
(c) State the position of B if the string is stretched along a great circle of P towards the South pole if
point A is static at P. (4 marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 3
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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
1) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
2) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
3) Answer ALL questions in section A and B.
4) All your workings must be clearly shown as must be awarded for correct working even if the
answer is wrong.
5) Non programmable silent scientific calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used.
FOR EXAMINERS’S USE ONLY

Section 1
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Marks
Section 1I GRAND TOTAL
Question 17 18 19 20 21 22 13 24 Total
Marks

SECTION A ( 50 MARKS)
3 5 4 1
1. Evaluate  1  of 2 (3mks)
4 7 7 3
 3 5 2
1   x
 7 8 3
2. A fruit juice dealer sell the juice in packet of 300ml, 500ml and 750ml. find the size of the
smallest container that can fill each of the packets and leave a remainder of 200ml. (3mks)
0.0032  0.0608
3. Without using table or calculators, evaluate (3mks)
1.44 x0.4
2
4. Simplify the following quadratic expression. 8b  50a2

2
(3mks)
2b  5a 
5. In a fundraising committee of 45 people, the ratio of men to women is 7:2. Find the number of
women required to join the existing committee so that the ratio of men to women is changed to
5: 4. (3mks)
6. A student expanded ( x + y)2 incorrectly as x 2+ y 2 calculate the percentage error in the answer
if x = 4 and y = 6 (3mks)
7. The figure below shows a trough which is 40 cm wide at the top and 25 cm wide at the bottom.
The trough is 20cm deep and 4.5 m long. Calculate the capacity of the trough in litres. (3mks)
40 cm
4.5 m
25 cm
8. Jemima’s team entered a contest where teams of students compete by answering questions that
earn either 3 points of 5 points. Jemima’s team scored 44 points after answering 12 questions
correctly. How many five-points questions did the team answer correctly. (3mks)
9. Using compass and ruler only construct a triangle ABC such that AB= 6cm ,BC = 5cm and
angle ABC = 67.5o measure the length of AC. (3mks)
13 3
10. Use table of reciprocals only to work out : − ( 3mks)
0.156 0.6735
11. In the figure below, angle ABE is equal to angle ADC AE = 6cm, ED = 9cm and AB = 8cm,
calculate the length of BC. (3mks)
8cm
A D
6cm E 9cm
12. Simplify the expression below leaving your answer in rationalized surd form of a + b√𝑐
𝟏+𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝒐
(4mks)
𝟏+𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟑𝟑𝟎𝒐
13. The two sides of a triangle are given 6 cm and 5 cm. the angle between them is 130 o.
calculate the area of the triangle ( giving your answer to 2 decimal places) (3mks)
−3 0 −6
14. Given that Km ~ = r~ and that ~m = (
~ + hn −2
) n = ( ) and
~ 4 ~ r = ( ) . Find the scalars k and h
0
(3mks)
15. A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currencies as shown.
Buying (Kshs.) Selling (Kshs.)
1 Euro 84.15 84.26
100 Japanese Yen 65.37 65.45
A Japanese travelling from France to Kenya had 5000 Euros. He converted all the 5000 Euros to
Kenya shillings at the bank. While in Kenya, he spent a total of Kshs. 289,850 and then
converted the remaining Kenya shilling to Japanese Yen. Calculate the amount in Japanese Yen
that he received. (3mks)
16. The length of a rectangular mat is 1.5 m longer that its width, Find the length of the mat if
its area is 6.5 m2( give your answer to 4 significant figures) (3mks)
SECTION II
Answer only five questions from this section
17. Five towns V,W,X,Y and Z are situated such that W is 200km east of V. X is 300km from W
on a bearing of 150o. Y is 350km on a bearing of 240o from X. Z is 150o from V but 200o from
X.
Draw the diagram representing the position of the towns. (use a scale of 1cm to represent 50km)
(5mks)
(b) From the diagram determine
(i) the distance in km of V from Z (1mk)
(ii) The bearing of Y from W ( 1mk)
(c) A plane heading to town X takes off from town Y and flies upwards at a constant angle which
is less than 90o. After flying a distance of 350km in the air it sees town X at an angle of depression
of 50o. Calculate the distance of the plane from X at this point to the nearest km.
(3mks)
18. Two circles of radii 3.5 and 4.2 cm with centres O1 and O2 respectively intersect at points A and
B as shown in the figure below. The distance between the two centres is 6 cm.
A
4.2 cm
3.5 cm
 O2
O1
Calculate
(a) The size of  AO1B ( to the nearest degree) ( 3mks)

(b) The size of  A O2 B ( to the nearest degree) ( 3mks)
(c) The area of quadrilateral O1AO2B, correct to 2 decimal places. (2mks)
(d) The shaded area correct to 2 significant figures. ( take 𝜋 22⁄7) ( 2mks)
19 (a) Complete the table below for the function y = 2 x 2 + 4 X -3
X -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
2x2 32 8 2 0 2
4x-3 -11 -3
Y -3 3 13
(b) Draw the graph of the function y = 2x2 + 4x – 3 on the grid provided. (3mks)
(c) Use your graph to estimate the roots of the equation 2x2 + 4x – 3 = 0 (1mk)
(d) Use your graph to obtain the roots of the equation 2x2 + x – 5 = 0 to 1 decimal place. (3mks)
(e) Draw the line of symmetry to pass through the turning point of this curve. (1mk)
Age x years 0≤ x < 5 5≤ x < 15 15≤ x < 25 25≤ x < 45 45≤ x < 75
Number of patients 14 41 59 70 15
20. The table below shows patients who attend a clinic in one week and were grouped by age as
shown in the table below.
(a) Estimate the mean age (4mks)
(b) On the grid provided draw a histogram to represent the distribution. (3mks)
Use the scales: 1cm to represent 5 units on the horizontal axis 2 cm to represent 5 units on the
vertical axis.
(c) (i) State the group in which the median mark lies ( 1mk)
(ii) A vertical line drawn through the median mark divides the total area of the histogram into
two equal. Using this information estimate the median mark. (2mks)
21. (a) Show by shading the unwanted region, the region which satisfies the following inequalities
(8mks)
y> -3
4y ≤5x + 20
2y < - 5 x + 10
4y≤ - 3x – 12
(b) Calculate the area of this region in a square units (2mks)

22. The figure below (not drawn to scale) shows a quadrilateral ABCD inscribed in a circle. AB =
5cm, BC = 8cm,CD = 7cm and AD = 8cm. AC is one of the diagonals of length 10cm.
8cm
C
5cm
A
7cm
8cm
D
(a) Find the size of angle ABC. (3mks)

(b) Find the radius of the circle. (2mks)
(c) Hence, calculate the area of the shaded region. (5mks)
23. The diagram shows a frustum ABCDEF GH formed from a smaller pyramid ABCDO. The
base the top of the frustums are squares of sides 12cm and 5 cm respectively. If Ob = 6cm and
each of the slant edges of the frustum is 15 cm long. Calculate to 1 decimal place:
(a) the height OY of the small pyramid (3mks)

(b) the vertical height X Y of the frustum ( 4mks)
(c) the volume of the frustum (3mks)
24. The table below shows the income tax rates

Total income per month Rate in shillings per pound
In Kenya Pounds
1 - 325 2
326 - 650 3
651 - 975 4
976 - 1300 5
1301 and above 7
Mr. Musango earned a basic salary of shs. x and a house allowance of shs. 3000 per month. He
claimed a tax relief for a married person of shs. 455 month. He paid shs. 1794 income tax per
month.
a) Calculate Mr. Musango’s basic salary in shs. per month (6mks)
b) Apart from the income tax, the following monthly deductions are made. Service charge – shs.
100, health insurance fund – shs 280 and 2% of his basic salary as widow and children pension
scheme.
Calculate:
i) The total monthly deductions (2mks)

ii) Mr. Musango’s net income p.m (2mks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 3
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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

1) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
2) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
3) Answer ALL questions in section A and B.
4) All your workings must be clearly shown as must be awarded for correct working even if the
answer is wrong.
5) Non programmable silent scientific calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used.
FOR EXAMINERS’S USE ONLY

Section 1
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total
Marks
Section 1I GRAND TOTAL
Question 17 18 19 20 21 22 13 24 Total
Marks

SECTION I
1. Use logarithms tables to evaluate
36.72  0.46
2
3 (4mks)
185.4
 5x 2 
2. T is a transformation represented by the matrix   under T, a square of area 10cm2 is
  3 x 
mapped onto a square of area 110cm2. Find the value of x (3mks)
6
3. Given that 2 cos(2 x  30 0 )   find x where 1800  x  3600 (3mks)
5
4. Make A the subject of the formula
2m L  A
T (3mks)
n 3K
5. A quantity P is partly constant and partly varies inversely as square of t. P = 6 when t = 6 and p
= 18 when t = 3. Find t when p = 11 (3mks)
6
Expand  5   up to the term in x3.

x
6. i) (2mks)
 2
6
ii) Use your expansion to estimate the value of   . Correct to one decimal place. (2mks)
11
2
7. Solve for x in the equation. (3 Mks)

2
Log8 (x + 6) – Log8 (x – 3) =
3
8. Solve for x and y in the simultaneous equation below. (3 mks)

xy + 6 = 0
x – 2y = 7
9. The size of each interior angle of a regular polygon is five times the size of the exterior angle.
Find the number of sides of the polygon. (3mks)
1 22 5
10. If   a  b c , find the value of a, b and c (3 mks)
3 5 3 5
11. The data below shows marks scored by 8 form four students in Molo district mathematics
contest 44, 32, 67, 52, 28, 39, 46, 64.Calculate the mean absolute deviation. (3 Mks)
12. Steve deposited ksh.50, 000 in a financial institution in which interest is compounded quarterly.
If at the end of second year he received a total amount of ksh79, 692.40. Calculate the rate of
interest p.a (3 Mks)
13. The points with coordinates (5,5) and (-3,-1) are the ends of a diameter of a circle
Centre A
Determine:
(a) The coordinates of A (1mk)
(b) The equation of the circle, expressing it in form x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0 Where a, b, and
c are constants (2mks)
Pipe x can fill an empty tank in 3 hours while pipe y can fill the same tank in 6 hours. When the
tank is full, it can be emptied by pipe z in 8 hours. pipe x and y are opened at the same time
when the tank is empty. If one hour later pipe z is also opened, find the total time taken to fill
the tank. (3marks)
14. Fatima bought maize and beans from Kami. She mixed the maize and beans in the ratio
3: 2 she bought the maize at sh.90 per kg and the beans at sh.150 per kg. If she was to make
a profit of 30% what would be the selling price of 1kg of the mixture. (3mks)
7 4  2 11
15. Given A    and B    find A‾1 B-1 (3mks)
 5 3 1 6 
SECTION II
17. a) A figure whose co-ordinates are A(-2, -2), B(-4, -1), C(-4, -3) and D (-2, -3) undergoes
successive transformations ERS; where E, R and S are transformations represented by the matrices,
 2 0   0 1  0 1
E  , S    and R   
 0 2   1 0   1 0 
On the grid provided, show the figure ABCD and its image under the successive transformations
ERS. (6mks)
Marks 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
Frequency 2 6 10 16 24 20 12 8 2
b) Find the matrix representing the single transformation mapping the image found in (a) above
back the object figure ABCD. (2mks)

c)Triangle PQR has vertices at P(2, 2), Q(4, 1) and R(6, 4). On the same grid, show the image of
triangle PQR under a shear with line y = 2 invariant and point R(6, 4) is mapped onto R 1(2, 4).
(2mks)
18. The following are marks by form four students in a mathematics test.
Using an assumed mean of 54.5, calculate the
(a) Mean mark (4mks)
(b) Variance (4mks)
(c) Standard deviation (2mks)
19. The diagram below represents a Cuboid ABCDEFGH in which FG =4.5cm, GH =8cm HC=6m
(a) Calculate the length FC (2mrks)

(b) (i) The size of the angle between the lines FC and FH (2mks)
(ii) Size of the angle between the line AB and FH. (2mks)
(c) The size of the angle between the planes ABHE and the plane FGHE. (2mks)
(d) The total surface area of the cuboid (closed) (2mks)
20. Complete the table below, giving all your values correct to 2 d. p. for the functions y = cos x
and y = 2cos (x + 30)0
x0 00 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 3600 4200 4800 5400
Cos x 1.00 -1.00 0.50
2cos(x + 30) 1.73 -1.73 0.00

(b) For the function y = 2cos (x + 30)0

State:
(i)The period (1mk)
(ii)Phase angle (1mk)
(c) On the same axes draw the waves of the functionsy = cos x and y = 2cos (x + 30)0 for 00 ≤
x ≤ 540.Use the scale 1cm rep 300 horizontally and 2cm rep 1 unit vertically. (4mks)
(d)Use your graph above to solve the inequality 2cos (x + 30 o) ≤ cos x (2mks)
21. A teacher had 5 red, 6 black and 9 blue pens in a box. The pens were all identical except for the
colour.
(a) If one pen is picked from the box, what is the probability that it is
(i) Red. (1mk)
(ii) Not black. (1mk)
(a) The teacher asked a student to pick two pens from the box, one at a time, without replacement.
Find the probability that
(i) Both pens are of the same colour. (3mks)
(ii) They are of different colours. (2mks)
(b) If the first student was allowed to take away two blue pens and another student was asked to
pick two pens without replacement. What is the probability that the second student picked pens
of same colour? (3mks)
22. In the figure below, PQR is the tangent to the circle at Q. TS is a diameter and TSR and QUV
are straight lines. QS is parallel to TV. Angle SQR = 35° and TQV = 60°.
(a) Find the following angles, giving reasons for each answer.
(i) QTS. (2mks)
(ii) QRS. (2mks)
(iii) QVT. (2mks)
(iv) UTV. (2mks)

(v) QUT. (2mks)
23. Use ruler and a pair of compasses only in this question
a) Construct triangle ABC such that AB = 6cm, AC=BC and angle ACB = 135° 4mks
b) On one side only construct the locus of P such that:
i) < APB = 67.5° 1mk
ii) area of triangle , APB = 9cm² 3mks
c) i) Locate P1 and P2 the two possible positions of P which satisfy the two conditions above
1mk
ii) Measure the distance between P1 and P2. 1mk
24. An arithmetic progression has the first term a and the common difference d.
(a) Write down the third, ninth and twenty – fifth terms of the progression. (3 Mks)
(b) The progression is increasing and the third, ninth and twenty-fifth terms form the first three
Consecutive terms of a geometric progression. If the sum of the seventh term and twice the sixth
term of the arithmetic progression is 78.
Calculate
(i) The first term and the common difference (5 Mks)
(ii) The sum of the first nine terms of the arithmetic progression (2 Mks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 4
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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
INSTRUCTION
a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
b) Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above.
c) This paper consist 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 stage in the
spaces below each question.
g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used,
Section I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Section II Grand
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total Total

SECTION 1: 50 MARKS.
Answer All the Questions
1. Evaluate: (3marks)
3/ - 1 2/5 ÷ 1¾ of 2 1/3
5
12/
17 of (1 3/7 – 5/8 x 2/3 )
2. A Kenyan businessman bought goods from Japan worthy 2,950,000 Japanese yen. On arrival in
Kenya, custom duty of 20% was charged on the value of the goods. If the exchange rate were as
follows:-
1 US dollar = 118 Japanese Yen
1US dollar = 76 Kenyan shillings Calculate the duty paid in Kenyan shillings. (3Mks)
3. A rally car travelled for 2 hours 40 minutes at an average speed of 120km/h. the car consumes an
average of 1 litre of fuel for every 4 kilometers. A litre of fuel costs Ksh.59. Calculate the
amount of money spent on fuel. (3mks)
4. The curved surface area of a cylindrical container is 1980cm2. If the radius of the container is
21cm, calculate to one decimal place the capacity of the container in litres (4 mks)
5
5. Given that sin𝜃= , find tan(90-𝜃) in its simplest form. (2mks)
13
6. The equation of line L1 is 2x -5y – 10 = 0. Find the equation of line L2 perpendicular to L1 and
passing through (5, -2) express your equation in the form y=mx + c (3mks)
7. One interior angle of a polygon is equal to 800 and each of the other interior angles are 128°.
Find the number of sides of the polygon. (3 mks)
8 . The length of a rectangle is (3x + 1) cm, its width is 3 cm shorter than its length. Given that
the area of the rectangle is 28cm2, find its length, (3 marks)
9. Simplify the expression. (3mks)

4x 2  y 2
3 y 2  7 xy  2 x 2

10. In the figure below, lines AB and XY are parallel.
If the area of the shaded region is 36 cm2, find the area of triangle CXY. (3 marks)
11. Using a pair of compasses and a ruler only construct a triangle ABC and such that AB= 4cm,
BC =6cm and angle ABC=135o. (2mks)
(b) Construct the height of triangle ABC in (a) above taking AB as the base, hence
Calculate the area of triangle ABC. (2 mks)
12. The external length width and height of an open rectangular container are 41cm, 21cm and
15.5cm respectively. The thickness of the materials making the container is 5mm. If the
container has 8 litres of water. Calculate the internal height above the water level.(3mks)
13. A triangle P with vertices x(2,4), Y(6,2) and z(4,8) is mapped onto triangle P 1 with vertices X1
(10,0), Y1(8, -4) and Z1(14, -2) by a rotation.
a) On the grid provided, draw triangle P and its image (2mks)
b) Determine the centre and angle of rotation that maps P onto P1 (2mks)
14. Solve the following inequalities and state the integral values (3mks)
2x – 2 ≤ 3x + 1 <x + 11
15. In the triangle PQR below, PQ =12cm, <PQR = 800 and <PRQ= 300
P
Q R
Calculate, to 4 s.f, the area of the triangle PQR (3mks)
16. A two digit number is such that the sum of digits in 13. When the digits are interchanged, the
original number is increased by 9. Find the original number. (3mks)

Answer only five questions in this section
17. A straight line L1 has a gradient ˉ½ and passes through point P (-1, 3). Another line L2 passes
through the points Q (1, -3) and R (3, 5). Find.
(a) The equation of L1. (2mks)
(b) The equation of L2 in the from ax+by+c=0 (2mks)
(c) The equation of a line passing through a point S (0, 1.5) and is perpendicular to L2. (3mks)
d) The point of intersection of a line passing through S and L2 3mks
18. The figure below shows a velocity – time graph of a car journey.
22
Velocity (m/s)
O t 40 T time(s)
The car starts from rest and accelerates at 2.75m/s2 for t seconds until its speed is 22m/s. It then
travels at this velocity until 40 seconds after starting. Its breaks bring it uniformly to rest. The
total journey is 847m long and takes T seconds.
Calculate the
i) Value of t (3mks)
ii) Distance travelled during the first t seconds (2mks)
iii) Value of T (3mks)
iv) Final deceleration (2mks)

19. In the figure below, QT = a and QP = b.

Q b P
a
T x
R S
a) Express the vector PT in terms of a and b. (1mk)
b) If PX = kPT, express QX in terms of a, b and k, where k is a scala. (3mks)
c) If QR = 3a and RS = 2b, write down an expression for QS in terms of a and b. (1mk)
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
d) If QX = tQS, use your result in (b) and (c) to find the value of k and t. (4mks)
e) Find the ratio PX : XT. (1mk)
20. A triangle with A(-4, 2), B(-6, 6) and C(-6, 2) is enlarged by a scale factor -1 and centre (-2, 6)
to produce triangle A¹B¹C¹.
a) Draw triangle ABC and A¹B¹C¹.and state its coordinates 4mks
b) Triangle A¹B¹C¹ is then reflected in the line y =  to give triangle A¹¹B¹¹C¹¹.draw A¹¹B¹¹C¹¹.and
state its coordinates 3mks
c) If triangle A¹¹B¹¹C¹¹ is mapped onto A¹¹¹B¹¹¹C¹¹¹ whose co-ordinates are A¹¹¹(0, -2), B¹¹¹(4, -4)
and C¹¹¹(0, -4) by a rotation. Find the centre and angle of rotation. (3mks)
21. Four towns P, R, T and S are such that R is 80km directly to the north of P and T is on a bearing
of 290° from P at a distance of 65km. S is on a bearing of 330° from T and a distance of 30 km.
Using a scale of 1cm to represent 10km, make an accurate scale drawing to show the relative
position of the towns. (4mks)
Find:
(a) The distance and the bearing of R from T (3mks)
(b) The distance and the bearing of S from R (2mks)
(c) The bearing of P from S (lmk)
22. Four towns A, B, C and D are such that B is 80km directly North of A and C is on a bearing of
3000 from A at a distance of 50km. D is on a bearing of 3450 from C at a distance of 30km.
a) Using a scale of 1cm rep 10km, draw the relative positions of the towns (4mks)
b) Find:
(i) The distance and bearing of B from C (2mks)

(ii) The distance and bearing of B from D (2mks)
(iii) Calculate the distance of ABCD (2mks)
23. A school in Meru Central decided to buy x calculators for its students for a total cost of ksh.
16,200. The supplier agreed to offer a discount of ksh. 60 per calculator. The school was then
able to get three extra calculators for the same amount of money.
(a) Write an expression in terms of x , for the
(i) Original price of each calculator (1mk)
(ii) Price of each calculator after the discount (1mk)
b) Form an equation in x and hence determine the number of calculators the school bought (5mks)
c) Calculate the discount offered to the school as a percentage (3mks)
24.A solid is made up of a conical frustum and a hemispherical top. The slant height of the frustum
is 8cm and its base radius is 3.5cm. If the radius of the hemispherical top is 4.2cm.
a) Find the area of:
(i) The circular base. (2 Marks)
(ii) The curved surface of the frustum (3 Marks)

(iii) The hemispherical surface (3 Marks)
b) A similar solid has a total surface area of 81.51cm2. Determine the radius of its base. (2 Marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 4
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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
(a) Write your name and index number 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 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
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 1 : 50 MARKS.
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1. Evaluate without using Mathematical tables or a calculator. (3mks)
1
2 log 5  log 16  2 log 40
2
2. The sum of K terms of sequence 3,9,15,21............is 7500. Determine the value of K. (3mks)
3. Use matrix method to solve (3mks)
5x +3y =35
3x -4y = -8
4. Calculate the percentage error in the volume of a cone whose radius is 9.0cm and slant length
15.0cm. (3mks)
5. Make y the subject the subject of the formula (3mks)
𝒑 𝒎𝒚−𝟐
=
𝒘 𝒏𝒚+𝟒
6. Solve for x: tan 2 x – 2 tan x = 3 for the interval 0 ≤x≤ 180o (3 marks)
7. The table below shows income tax rates in the year 2013.
Monthly Income in Ksh Tax rate in each shilling
Up to 9680 10%
9681-18800 15%
18801 – 27920 20%
27921 – 37040 25%
Over 37040 30%
In that year, a monthly personal tax relief of ksh 1056 was allowed. Calculate the monthly income
tax by a constable who earned a monthly salary of ksh. 42500 (3mks)
2 2 2
8. Simplify   a  b c leaving your answer in the form a  b c , where a, b and c
1 2 1 2
are rational numbers. (3mks)
9 a) Expand (1-n)5 (2mks)
b) Use the expansion in (a) up to the term in n3 to approximate the value of (0.98)5 (2mks)
10 The probability that three candidates; Anthony, Beatrice and Caleb will pass an examination
are 3 4 , 2 3 and 4 5 respectfully. Find the probability that:-all the three candidates will not
pass. (2mks)
11. The equation of a circle is X2 + Y2 -4x +6y + 4 = 0. On the graph provided draw the circle
(4mks)
12. Find the shortest distance between points A(50oS,25ot) and B(50oS, 140oE in KM (Take R=6370
Km) (3mks)
13. The mid-point of AB is (1,-1.5, 2) and the position vector of a point A is  1 j . Find the
~ ~

magnitude of AB correct to 1dp. (3mks)
3
14. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables. Express in surd form and
1−𝐶𝑂𝑆 300
simplify (3mks)
15. The figure below shows a circle centre O. AB and PQ are chords intersecting externally at a
point C. AB = 9cm, PQ= 5cm and QC = 4cm. Find the length of BC. (3mks)
16. Evaluate without using tables (4mks)

Log(3x+8) -3log2 = log(x-4)

Answer ONLY FIVE questions in this section
17. a) Use the trapezium rule with six trapezia to excrete the areas bounded by the curve Y=2n2+ 3n
+1, the axis and the ordinate x=0 and x=3. (5mks)
b) Calculate the exact axed in (a) above by integration. (3mks)
c) Assuming they are calculated in (a) above is an estimate, calculate the percentage error made
when the trapezium rule is used leaving your answer to 2 decimal places. (2mks)

18. In the diagram below <EDG=360 and <ABG=420 Line EDC and ABC are tangents to the circle
at D and B respectively.
E
D
G O
F
C
A B
Calculate by giving reason

a) <DGB (2mks)
b) Obtuse <DOB (2mks)
c ) <GDB (2mks)
d) <DCB (2mks)
e) <DFB (2mks)
19. The table below shows the rate at which income tax is charged for all income earned in a month
in 2015.
Taxable Income p.m (Kenya pound) Rate in % per Kenya pound
1 -236 10%
237 -472 15%
473 -708 20%
709 – 944 25%
945 and over 30%
Mrs.mumanyi earns a basic salary of 18000.She is entitled to a house allowance of Ksh. 6,000 a
person relief of Ksh. 1064 month
. Every month she pays the following.
v) Electricity bill shs.580
vi) Water bill shs. 360
vii) Co-operative shares shs. 800
viii) Loan repayment Ksh. 3000
(a) Calculate her taxable income in k£ p.m (2Marks)
(b)Calculate her P.A.Y.E (6Marks)
(c) Calculate her net salary (2Marks)

20. A flower garden is in the shape of a triangle ABC such that AB = 9M, AC=7.5M and angle
ACB=75%. Using a rule and a pair of compass only.
a) Construct triangle ABC (3mks)
b) Construct a locus of P such that AP = pc (2mks)
c) Construct locus of Q such that it is equal distance from AB and BC and locus of R which is 2M
from AC. (2mks)
d) Flowers are to be planted such that they are nearer AC than AB and less than 5m from a shade
the portion with flowers. (3mks)
21. A tank has two water taps P and Q and another tap R. When empty the tank be filled by tap P
alone in 5 hours or by tap Q in 3 hours .When full the tank can be emptied in 8 hours by tap R
a)The tank is initially empty . Find how long it would take to fill up the tank
i) If tap R is closed and taps P and Q are opened at the same time (2mks)
ii) If all the three taps are opened at the same time .Giving your answer to the nearest minute(2mk)
b) Assume the tank initially empty and the three taps are opened as follows
P at 8:00 am
Q at 9:00 am
R at 9:00 am
i) Find the fraction of the time that would be filled by 10:00 am (3mks)
ii) Find the time the tank would be fully filled up. Give your answer to the nearest minute (3mks)
22. The figure below shows a cuboid.
Calculate
a) The length BE (2Mks)
b) The angle between BE and plane ABCD (3Mks)

c) The angle between FH and BC. (2Mks)

d) The angle between place AGHD and plane ABCD. (3Mks)
23. In triangle OAB below OA = a, OB = b point M lies on ON such that OM : MA= 2:3 and point
N lies on OB such that ON: NB = 5:1 line AN intersect line MB at X.
(a) Express in terms of a and b

(i) AN ( 1 mk)
(ii)BM ( 1 mk)
b) Given that AX=kAN and BX=rBM where k and r are sca lars.
i. write down two different expression for OX in terms of a, b, k and r.
(2mks)
ii. Find the value of k and r. (4mks)
iii. Deter mine the ratio in which x divides line MB. (2mks)
24. (a) Complete the table below for the function y=n -3k -k+2 for -2 ≤ 𝑛 ≤ 4.
3 2 (2mks)
X -2 -1 0 1 3 4
Y -6 2 14
b) On the grid provided, draw the graph of y =n3-3n2-n+2. (3mks)

a) (i) Use the graph to solve the equation
n3 -3n2 – x + 2 = 0 (2mk)
(ii) By drawing a suitable line on the graph, solve the equation
n3- 3n3 – 3n + 3 = 0 (3mks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 5
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
 Write your name, admission number , Signature and write date of examination in the spaces
provided
 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,
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY
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 (50 MARKS)

Answer all the questions from this section
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:
(i) The square of 86.46 (1 mark)
(ii) The reciprocal of 27.56 (1 mark)
(b) Hence or otherwise calculate the value of; (2 marks)
𝟖𝟔.𝟒𝟔𝟐
𝟐𝟕.𝟓𝟔
3. The sum of the interior angles off an n – sided polygon is 14400. Find the value of n and hence
deduce the name of the polygon. (3 marks)
4. Two containers have base areas of 750cm2 and 120cm2 respectively. Calculate the volume of the
larger container in litres given that the volume of the smaller container is 400cm3. (3 marks)
−1 −3 −2
5. Given that the column vectors 𝒂 = ( ) , 𝒃 = ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒄 = ( ) and that 𝑷 = 2𝑎 − 4𝑏 +
4 −2 −1
3𝑐. Express P as a column vector. (3 marks)
6. Solve the following inequalities and represent the range of values of x on a single number line.
(3 marks)
5 − 3𝑥 > −7
𝑥 − 6 ≤ 3𝑥 − 4
7. The cost of a car outside Kenya is US $ 4800. You intend to buy one such car through an agent
who deals with Japanese Yen. The agent will charge 15% commission on the price of the car
and further 72 220 Japanese Yens for shipment of the car. How many Kenya shillings will you
need to send to the agent to obtain the car given that:
1 US $ = 117.20 Japanese Yens
1US $ = Kshs 72.34 (3 marks)
8. Two numbers p amd q are such that p3 × q = 189. Find p and q (3 marks)
9. Evaluate without using mathematical tables. (3 marks)
0.0128
1000 (√ )
200

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

2𝑥 − 3 𝑥 − 2 1 − 𝑥
− −
3 2 4
11. Thirty men working at a rate of 10 hours a day can complete a job in 14 days. Find how long it
would take 40 men working at the rate of 7 hours a day to complete the same job.(3 marks)
12. The figure below shows a circle centre O and radius 6cm. sector OAB subtends an angle of 100 0
at the centre of the circle as shown.
22
Calculate to 2 decimal places the area of the shaded region. (Take π = ) (3 marks)
7
13. Use the prime factors of 1764 and 2744 to evaluate (3 marks)
√1764
3
√2744
14. A rectangular block is 50cm long and 15 cm wide. If its mass is 18kg and its density is 2.4g/cm3,
find its height. (3 marks)
15. A triangle ABC is such that AB = 12cm, and AC = 17cm. if its area is 512cm2, find the size of
angle BAC (3 marks)
16. (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 3𝑦 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 4
Answer FIVE questions ONLY from this section
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;
(i) The equation of line L3 in the form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐 (2 marks)
(ii) The coordinates of point S at which L3 intersects L2. (3 marks
1 2
18. A particle moves in a straight line so that its velocity is given by 𝑉 = 𝑡 − 3𝑡 + 7 where t is
2
time in seconds. Find:

(a) The velocity after 8 seconds. (2 marks)
(b) The acceleration when t = 0 (2 marks)
(c) The minimum velocity attained. (2 marks)
(d) The distance travelled in the first 2 seconds. (4 marks)
19. The points AI B I C I are the images of 𝐴(4, 1), 𝐵 (0, 2)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(−2, 4) respectively under a
1 1
transformation represented by the matrix M = ( ).
1 3
(a) Write down the coordinates of AI B I C I (3 marks)
2 −1
(b) AII B II C II are the images of AI B I CI under another transformation whose matrix is N = ( ).
1 2
Write down the co – ordinates of AII B II C II (3 marks)
(c) Transformation M followed by N can be replaced by a single transformation P. determine the
matrix for P. (2 marks)
(d) Hence determine the inverse of matrix P. (2 marks)
20. 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)
21. A paper cup is made in the shape of a frustum of a cone with an open top of diameter 10.5cm
and a sealed bottom of diameter 7cm. it has a depth of 12cm, calculate:
(a) The total surface area of the cup. (6 marks)
(b) The capacity of the cup to the nearest deciliter. (4 marks)

22. The table below shows the marks scored by form four students in a mathematics test in Bidii
secondary school.
Marks (%) 40 45 − 49 50 55 60 65 70
− 44 − 54 − 59 − 64 − 69 − 74
No of students 3 30 29 33 13 1 1
(a) State the modal class. (1 mark)
(b) Using an assumed mean of 57, calculate:
(i) The mean (3 marks)
(ii) The standard deviation. (3 marks)
(c) Find the mark scored by the 50th student. (3 marks
23. The figure below shows triangle XYZ in which line XY = 5cm, line YZ = 13.4cm and the size
of angle XYZ = 57.70
(a) Calculate the length of line XZ (4 marks)

(b) Calculate the size of angle XZY (4 marks)
(c) Calculate the size of angle YXZ to 4 significant figures (2 marks)
24. Four towns P,Q,R and S are such that town P is 200 km West of Q. Town R is at a distance of
80km on a bearing of 0490 from P. Town S is due East of R and due North Of Q.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 20km, make an accurate scale drawing to show the relative
positions of the towns. (4 marks)
(b) Find:
(i) Determine the bearing of S from P (1mark)
(ii) Determine the distance of Q from S (2 marks)
(iii) Determine the bearing of Q from R (1 mark)
(iv) Determine the distance of R from S (2 marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 5
121/2
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
 Write your name, admission number , Signature and write date of examination in the spaces
provided
 The paper contains two sections. Section I and Section II.
 Answer ALL the questions in section I and any five questions in section II.
 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,

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


Answer all the questions from this section
1. Use Logarithms correct to four significant figures to evaluate. (4marks)
3 24.36 × 0.066547
√
1.482
2. Find the percentage error in the total length of four rods measuring 12.5cm, 24.5cm, 12.9cm and
10.1cm all the nearest 0.1cm. (3 marks)
3. In the figure below QT is a tangent to the circle at Q. PXRT and QXS are straight lines.
PX = 6cm, RT = 8cm, QX = 4.8cm and XS = 5cm.
Find the length of QT (3 marks)

4. Use the trapezium rule with seven ordinates to find the area bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 1
lines x = -2, x = 4 and x – axis (3 marks)
𝑡𝑝
5. Given that 𝑥 = √ make 𝑝 the subject of the formula (3 marks)
2 𝜇+𝑝
6. Solve for x in the equation below:

Log 3(x + 3) = 3 log 3 + 2 (3 marks)
7. The points (5, 5) and (-3, -1) are ends of a diameter of a circle centre A. Determine:
a) The coordinates of A. (1 mark)
b) The equation of a circle expressing it in form x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0 (2 marks)
1 3
8. A transformation is represented by the matrix [ ] . This transformation maps a triangle ABC
4 2
of the area 12.5cm2 onto another triangle A′B′C′. Find the area of triangle A′B′C′. (3marks)
9. Two taps A and B can fill a water bath in 8 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. Tap A is opened
for 2 minutes then closed. Tap B is later opened for one minute then closed. How long will the
two taps take running together to fill the remaining part of the water bath? (3 marks)
10. i) Expand and simplify (1-3x)5 up to the term in x3 (2 marks)

ii) Hence use your expansion to estimate (0.97)5 correct to 4d.p. (2 marks)
11. Solve for x in the equation:
2𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑥 = −1 for 00 < x < 1800 (3 marks)
12. Wanjiku pays for a car on hire purchase in 15 monthly instalments. The cash price of the car is
Ksh.300, 000 and the interest rate is 15%p.a. A deposit of Ksh.75, 000 is made. Calculate her
monthly repayments. (3 marks)
𝑑𝑦
13. The gradient function of a curve is given = 3x2 – 8x + 2. If the curve passes through the point,
𝑑𝑥
(2, –2), find its equation. (3 marks)

14. Rationalize the denominator and simplify (3 marks)
2√5(√5 − 2)
(√5 + 2)(√5 − 2)
15. The sum of two numbers is 24. The difference of their squares is 144. What are the two numbers?
(3marks)
16. The data below represents the marks scored by 15 form 4 students in an exam:
58, 61, 40, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 37, 70, 44, 47, 36 and 52
Calculate the interquartile range of the above data (3 marks)

Answer five questions only from this section
17. The following table shows the rate at which income tax was charged during a certain year.
Monthly taxable income in Ksh. Tax rate %
0 - 9860 10
9861 - 19720 15
19721 - 29580 20
29581 - 39440 25
39441 - 49300 30
49301 - 59160 35
over 59160 40
A civil servant earns a basic salary of Ksh.35750 and a monthly house allowance of sh.12500. The
civil servant is entitled to a personal relief of sh.1062 per month. Calculate:
a) Taxable income (2 marks)
b) Calculate his net monthly tax (5 marks)
c) Apart from the salary the following deduction are also made from his monthly income.
WCPS at 2% of the basic salary
Loan repayment Ksh.1325
NHIF sh.480
Calculate his net monthly earning. (3 marks)
18. The diagram below represents a cuboid ABCDEFGH in which FG= 4.5 cm, GH=8cm and
HC=6 cm
Calculate:
a) The length of FC (2 marks)
b) (i) The size of the angle between the lines FC and FH (2 marks)
(ii) The size of the angle between the lines AB and FH (3 marks)
c) The size of the angle between the planes ABHE and the plane FGHE (3 marks)
19. A plane S flies from a point P (400N, 450W) to a point Q (350N, 450W) and then to another point
T (350N, 1350E).
a) Given that the radius of the earth is 6370km find the distance from P to Q in Km.
𝟐𝟐
(Take = ) (2 marks)
𝟕
b) Find in nm
(i) The shortest distance between Q and T. (2 marks)
(ii) The longest distance between Q and T (to the nearest tens) (2 marks)
c) Find the difference in time taken when S flies along the shortest and longest routes if its speed is
420 knots (4 marks)
2 1
20. The probability that a pupil goes to school by a boda-boda is and by a matatu is . If he uses
3 4
2
a boda-boda the probability that he is late is and if he uses matatu the probability of being late
5
3 3
is . If he uses other means of transport the probability of being late is .
10 20
a) Draw a tree diagram to represent this information. (3marks)

b) Find the probability that he will be late for school. (3marks)

c) Find the probability that he will be late for school if he does not use a matatu.(2marks)
d) What is the probability that he will not be late to school? (2marks)
21. A farmer has 50 acres of land. He has a capital Shs. 2,400 to grow carrots and potatoes as cash
crops. The cost of growing carrots is Shs.40 per acre and that of growing potatoes is Shs.60 per
acre. He estimates that the respective profits per acre are Shs.30 (on carrots) and Shs. 40 (on
potatoes). By letting x and y to represent carrots and potatoes respectively:-
a) Form suitable inequalities to represent this information. (4marks)
b) b) By representing this information on a graph, determine on how many acres he should grow
each crop for maximum profit. (4marks)
c) Find the maximum profit. (2 marks)
22. An arithmetic progession is such that the first term is –5, the last term is 135 and the sum of the
progression is 975.
(a) Calculate
(i) The number of terms in the series (4 marks)
(ii) The common difference of the progression (2 marks)
(c) The sum of the first three terms of a geometric progression is 27 and first term is 36.
Determine the common ration and the value of the fourth term (4 marks)
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.
a) If AB = b and AC = c, find:
i) BD (2marks)
ii) AE (2marks)
b) If BF = t BD and AF = n AE. Find the value of t and n. (5marks)
c) State the ratio of BD to BF. (1mark)

24. Given that y = 2sin 2x and y = 3cos (x + 45o)

(a) Complete the table below. (2mks)
x 00 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

2sin x 0 1.97 0.68 -0.68 -1.73 -1.28 0.00
3cos (x+ 450) 2.12 1.27 -0.78 -2.46 -2.72 -2.12
(b) Use the data to draw the graphs of y = 2 sin 2x and y = 3 cos (x + 45o) for 0o x  180o on the
same axes. (4marks)
(c) State the amplitude and period of each curve. (2marks)
(d) Use the graph to solve the equation 2 sin 2x – 3cos (x + 450) = 0 for 00 x  1800
(2marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 6
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
(a) Write your name and admission number in the space provided at the top of this page.
(b) This paper consists of two sections; section I and section II
(c) Answer ALL questions in sections I and only FIVE sections in section II
(d) Show all the steps in your calculations; giving your answers at each stage in the spaces
provided below each question.
(e) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong
(f) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used.
For examiners use only

Section I
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 Total Grand total

SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions
−4{(−4+−15÷5)+−3−4÷2}
1. Evaluate 84÷−7+3−−5
(3 marks)
𝟔𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 −𝟐𝟎𝒙𝒚+𝟏𝟔
2. Simplify completely the expression: 𝟐𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 −𝟖
(3 marks)
3
3. Given that cos 𝜃 = 5, find sin 𝜃 − tan(900 − 𝜃 ) without using tables or calculator. (2 marks)
4. Under an enlargement, the images of points A(3,1) and B(1,2) are A1(3,7) and B1(7,5). Without
construction, find the centre and the scale factor of enlargement. (4 marks)
5. List all the integral values of x that satisfy the inequalities; (3 marks)
𝟑
𝒙− ≤ 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏 < 𝟓
𝟐
6. A bus travelling at an average speed of x km/h left station at 8.15 am. A car, travelling at an
average speed of 80km/h left the same station at 9.00 am and caught up with the bus at 10.45
am. Find the value of x. (3 marks)
7. The interior angle of a regular polygon with 3x sides exceeds the interior angle of another
regular polygon having x sides by 400 . Determine the value of x. (3 marks)
8. Use squares, cubes and reciprocals tables to evaluate, to 4 significant figures, the expression:
𝟏 𝟑
𝟑 + (𝟎.𝟎𝟕𝟏)𝟐 (3 marks)
√𝟐𝟕.𝟓𝟔
9. From a point 20m away on a level ground the angle of elevation to the bottom of the window is
270 and the angle of elevation of the top of the window is 32 0. Calculate the height of the
window. (3 marks)
10. Solve for x in the equation: 𝟓𝟑𝒚+𝟑 + 𝟓𝟑𝒚−𝟏 = 𝟏𝟐𝟓. 𝟐 (4 marks)
11. Mr. Kanja, Miss Kanene and Mrs. Nyaga have to mark a form three mathematics contest for 160
students. They take 5 minutes, 4 minutes and 12 minutes respectively to mark a script. If they all
start to mark at 9.00 am non-stop, determine the earliest time they will complete the marking.
(4 marks)
12. Evaluate 𝟒. 𝟒̇𝟏̇ − 𝟎. 𝟐̇𝟏̇ (2 marks)
13. Two similar cylinders have diameter of 7cm and 21cm. If the larger cylinder has a volume of
22
6237𝑐𝑚3, find the heights of the two cylinders. (take 𝜋 = ) (3 marks)
7

14. The cost of providing a commodity consists of transport, labour and raw materials in the ratio
8:4:12 respectively. If the transport cost increases by 12%, labour cost by 18% and raw
materials by 40%, find the percentage increase of producing the new commodity. (3 marks)
15. Given that 4𝒑 − 3𝒒 = (10) and 𝒑 + 2𝒒 = (−14), find value of p and q (4 marks)
5 15
16. In the figure below ABCDE is a cross-section of a solid. The solid has a uniform cross-section.
Given that AP is an edge of the solid, complete the sketch showing the hidden edges with a
broken lines. (3 marks)
SECTION II (50 Marks)

Answer any five questions from this section
17. The figure below represents a sector of a circle radius r units. The area of the sector is 61.6 cm2
and the length of the arc AB is one tenth of the circumference of the circle from which the sector
22
was obtained. ( Take 𝜋 = )
7
a) Calculate;
i) the angle 𝜃 subtended by the sector at the centre. (2 marks)
ii) The radius r of the circle. (3 marks)
b) If the sector above is folded to form a cone;
i) Calculate the base radius of the cone. (2 marks)
ii) The volume of the cone. (3 marks)

18. Two factories A and B produce both chocolate bars and eclairs. In factory A, it costs Kshs x and
Kshs y to produce 1 kg of chocolate bars and 1 kg of eclares respectively. The cost of producing
1 kg of chocolate bars and 1 kg of eclairs in factory B increases by the ratio 6:5 and reduce by
the ratio 4:5 respectively.
a) Given that it costs Kshs 460 000 to produce 1 tonne of chocolate bars and 800kg of eclares in
factory A and Kshs 534 000 to produce the same quantities in factory B, form two simplified
simultaneous equations representing this information. 3 marks)
b) Use matrix method to find the cost of producing 1 kg of chocolate bars and 1 kg of eclaires in
factory A. (5 marks)
c) Find the cost of producing 100 kg of chocolate bars and 50 kg of eclaires in factory B.(2 marks)
19. The vertices of triangle ABC are A(6,2), B(8,2) and C(6,0).

a) On the grid provided below, draw triangle ABC. (1 mark)

b) Triangle A’B’C’ is the image of triangle ABC under a reflection in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥. On the same
grid draw triangle A’B’C’ and state its coordinates (2 marks)
c) Triangle A”B”C” is the image of triangle A’B’C’ under and enlargement scale factor 2 about the
centre (-1,9). On the same grid, draw triangle A”B”C” and states its coordinates. (2 marks)
d) By construction, find and write down the co-ordinates of the centre and angle of rotation which
can be used to rotate triangle A”B”C” onto triangle A’’’B’’’C’’’ shown on the grid above.
(3 marks)
e) State any pair of triangles that are:
i) Oppositely congruent. (1 mark)
ii) Directly congruent. (1 mark)
20. The figure below shows a velocity-time graph of an object a which accelerates from rest to a
velocity of V m𝑠 −1 then decelerated to rest in a total time of 54 seconds.
a) If it covered a distance of 810 metres;

i) Find the value of V. (2 marks)
2
ii) Calculate its deceleration, given that its initial acceleration was 1 𝑚𝑠 −2 (2 marks)
3
b) A bus left town X at 10.45 am and travelled toward town Y at an average speed of 60 km/h. A
car left town X at 11.45 am on the same day and travelled along the same road toward Y at an
average speed of 100km/h. The distance between town X and town Y is 500km.
i) Determine the time of the day when the car overtook the bus. (3 marks)
ii) Both vehicles continued towards town Y at their original speeds. Find how long the car had to
wait in town Y before the bus arrived. (3 marks)

21. The masses to the nearest kilogram of some students were recorded in table below.
Mass(kg) 41-50 51-55 56-65 66-70 71-85
Frequency 8 12 16 10 6
Height of 0.2
rectangle
a) Complete the table above to 1 decimal place. (2 marks)
b) On the grid provided below, draw a histogram to represent the above information.(3 mks)
c) Use the histogram to:
i) State the class in which the median mark lies. (1 mark)
ii) Estimate the median mark. (2 marks)
iii) The percentage number of students with masses of at least 74kg. (2 marks)
22. (a) a straight line L1 whose equation is 9𝑦 − 6𝑥 = −6 meets the x-axis at Z. Determine the
coordinates of Z. (2 marks)
(b) A second line L2 is perpendicular to L1 at Z. Find the equation of L2 in the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 𝑐,
where ,b and c are integers. (3 marks)
(c) a third line L3 passes through the point (2,5) and is parallel to L1. Find:
i) The equation of L3 in the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 𝑐, where a, b and c are integers. (2 marks)
ii) The coordinate of point R at which L2 intersects L3. (3 marks)
23. In the diagram below, the coordinates of points O, P and Q are (0,0), (2,8) and (12,8)
respectively. A is a point on OQ such that 4OA=3OQ. Line OP produced to R is such as
OR=5OP.
a) Find vector RA. (3 marks)

b) Given that point L is on PQ such that PL: LQ=12:5, find vector RL. (4 marks)
c) Show that R, L and A are collinear. (2 marks)
d) Find the ratio of RL:LA. (1 marks)
24. Five points, P, Q, R, V and T lie on the same plane. Point Q is 53km on the bearing of 055 0 of P.
Point R lies 1620 of Q at a distance of 58km. Given that point T is west of P and 114km from R
and V is directly south of P and S400E from T.
a) Using a scale of 1:1,000,000, show the above information in a scale drawing. (3 mks)
b) From the scale drawing determine:
i) The distance in km of point V from R. (2 marks)
ii) The bearing of V from Q. (2 marks)
iii) Calculate the area enclosed by the points PQRVT in squares kilometers. (3 marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 6
121/2
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
b) This paper consists of TWO sections: Section I and Section II.
c) Answer ALL the questions in Section I only five questions from Section II.
d) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces
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

SECTION 1 (50 MARKS)

1. Evaluate using squares, cubes and reciprocal tables (4 marks)
1 3
[3 + (0.071)2 ] -2
√27.56
𝑥4 − 4
2. Make x the subject in =K (3 marks)
𝑥2 − 2
3. Ali deposited Ksh.100,000 in a financial institution that paid simple interest at the rate of 12.5%
p.a. Mohamed deposited the same amount of money as Ali in another financial institution that
paid compound interest. After 4 years, they had equal amounts of money. Determine the
compound interest rate per annum to 1 decimal place. (3 marks)
4. Simplify (3 marks)
-1
𝑎3 − 𝑎𝑏2
𝑎4 − 𝑏4
5. Expand 1 − 2𝑥 4 , hence find the value of 1.02 4 correct to 3 significant figures. (3 mks)
6. If sin 𝑥 = 2𝑏 and cos 𝑥 = 2𝑏√3, find the value of b (3 marks)
𝑎 + 𝑏
7. Find the relative error in given that 𝑎 = 77𝑚𝑙, 𝑏 = 23𝑚𝑙,
𝑐− 𝑑
𝑐 = 36𝑚𝑙, and 𝑑 = 16𝑚𝑙. (3 marks)

8. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express
√3
in surd form and simplify. (3 marks)
1 −cos 30°
9. The equation 3𝑥 2 − 8𝑝𝑥 + 12 = 0 has real roots.

Find the value of P. (2 marks)
10. A construction company employs 200 artisans and craftsmen in the ratio 1:3 every week. An
artisan is paid 2 ½ times as much as a crafts man. At the end of 3 weeks the company paid ksh
1485000 to those employees. Find how much each artisan and each craftsman is paid. (a
working week has six days) (3 marks)
11. A dam containing 4158m3 of water is to be drained. A pump is connected to a pipe of radius
3.5cm and the machine operates for 8 hours per day. Water flows through the pipe at the rate of
1.5m per second. Find the number of days it takes to drain the dam. (4 marks)
12. Two brands of coffee Arabica and Robusta costs sh.4,700 and sh.4,200 per kilogram
respectively. They are mixed to produce a blend that costs shs.4,600 per kilogram. Find the
ratio of the mixture. (3 marks)

5𝑋 2
13. Under a transformation represented by a matrix , a triangle of area 10cm2
−3 𝑋
is mapped onto a triangle whose area is 110cm2. Find x (3 marks)
14. Find the distance between the centre 0 of a circle whose equation is
2𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 + 6𝑥 + 10𝑦 + 7 = 0 and a point 𝐵(−4,1). (3 marks)
(log 2 𝑥)² + log 2 8 = log 2 𝑥 4 (4 marks)
16. The figure below shows a circle inscribed in an isosceles triangle ABC. If Q, P and R are the
points of contact between the triangle and the circle, O is the centre of the circle,
𝐵𝑂 = 19.5𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝑄 = 18𝑐𝑚. Find the radius of the circle and hence the length of the minor
arc PQ. (3 marks)
Q P
O
C
R A

Answer Only Five Questions
17. (a) Mr. Mackey pays a tax of Kshs.5,800 per month according to the income tax
table given below. He is married and entitled to a family relief of K 420p.a. €
Taxable income Rate€ (Ksh per K )€
(K € p.a.)
1 – 9,600 2
9,600 – 19,200 3
19,201 – 29,800 5
29,801 - 38,400 7
38,401 - 47,200 9
Over 47,200 10

Calculate Mackey’s gross annual salary in K (6marks)
(b) The difference between compound interest and simple interest on Kshs.P over
a duration of 36 months at the rate of 15% p.a. is Kshs.52,477.50. Calculate the value of P.
(4 marks)
18. (a) Complete the table below for 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 (2 marks)
X -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
y 19 -5
(b) On the grid provided, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 for −5 ≤ × ≤ 2(3 marks)
(c) i) Use the graph to solve the equation
𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 = 0 (2 marks)
ii) By drawing a suitable straight line on the graph, solve the equation
𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 = −4𝑥 − 1 (3 marks)
19. OPQ is a triangle in which OP=𝑃 and OQ=q. 𝑥 is a point on OP such that OP:XP=5:2 and y is
another point on PQ such that PY:YQ=1:2. Lines OY and XQ intersect at T.
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of P and q
(i) 𝑃𝑄 (1 mark)
(ii) 𝑂𝑌 (1 mark)
(iii) 𝑂𝑋 (1 mark)
(b) If 𝑂𝑇 = 𝑘𝑂𝑌 and 𝑄𝑇 = ℎ𝑄𝑋 express 𝑂𝑇 in two different ways. Hence or otherwise find the
values of h and k. (6 marks)
(c) Determine the ratio OT:TY (1 mark)
20. If (𝑥 − 1 1⁄8), x and (𝑥 + 3⁄2) are the first three consecutive terms of a geometric progression;
(a) Determine the values of 𝑥 and the common ratio. (4 marks)
(b) Calculate the sum of the first 6 terms of this progression. (3 marks)
(c) Another sequence has the terms
-13, -16, -19, ……………………………-310.
Find the sum of this sequence. (3 marks)

21. The figure below shows a belt passing round two pulleys of centres A and B.
The radius of the pulleys is 4cm and 6cm respectively and the distance between the centres is 25cm.
4cm
25cm 6cm
•
Calculate the length of the belt used for the pulley system. (10 marks)
22. The points P(2,1), Q(4,1) R(4,3) and S(3, 3) are coordinates of a quadrilateral.
(a) Plot the quadrilateral PQRS on the grid provided. (1 mark)
(b) Find the coordinates of P1Q1R1S1 the image of PQRS under the transformation represented by
1 1
the matrix 𝑀 = ( ) (2 marks)
2 0
(c) Draw and label P1Q1R1S1 on the same grid.
(d) Find the coordinates of P11Q11R11S11 on the image of P1Q1R1S1 under the transformation
−2 1
represented by the matrix 𝑁 = ( ) (2 marks)
0 1
(e) Draw and label P11Q11R11S11 on the same grid. (1 mark)
(f) Determine the matrix that maps PQRS directly onto P11Q11R11S11. (3 marks)
23. The table below shows the ages of people in years who attended a wedding ceremony.
Age in years 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
Frequency 2 4 4 8 6 3 2
(a) State the modal class (1 mark)
(b) Using an assumed mean of 44.5 calculate
(i) The mean age (3 marks)
(ii) The standard deviation (3 marks)
(iii) The median age (3 marks)

24. A supermarket is stocked with plates which come from two suppliers A and B. They are bought
in the ratio 3:5 respectively, 10% of plates from A are defective and 6% of the plates from B are
defective.
(a) A plate is chosen by a buyer at randon.Find the probability that
i) It is from A (2 marks)
ii) It is from B and it is defective (2 marks)
iii) It is defective (2 marks)
(b) Two plates are chosen at random. Find the probability that;
i) Both are defective (2 marks)
ii) At least one is defective (2 marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 7
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

(a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of the examination in spaces provided above.
(c) This paper consists of two sections: Section I and II.
(d) Answer all the questions in section I and only five questions from section II.
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answer at each stage in the space provided.
(g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used,
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

SECTION I (50 MARKS):

Answer all the questions in this section
1. Without using a calculator evaluate.
1 1 25 3 (3 marks)
of 2    
9 3 33 2
2 1 1
of 3 
5 3 3
2. The distance between Jane’s home and her school is 4
/5 of 8km. One day she run ¼ of the way
and walked the rest of the journey. What distance did she walk? (3marks)
3. Otiende works for a coffee processing company as a sales man. He is paid on Monthly basis as
per agreement below.
a) A basic pay of sh. 20,000 per Month.
b) A commission of 2% for goods sold up to a maximum of sh. 200,000.
c) A commission of 4% for goods sold over sh. 200,000 in that Month.
In a certain Month he sold goods worthy sh. 600,000. Calculate his total pay for that Month.(3mks)
4. The figure below is a triangular prism of uniform cross-section in which AF = FB =3cm, AB =
4cm and BC = 5cm. Draw a clearly labeled net of the prism. (3marks)
5. Solve for y in the equation. 8𝑦+1 − 23𝑦+1 = 48 (3marks)

12𝑥 2 +𝑎𝑥−6𝑎2
6. Simplify the expression; (3marks)
9𝑥 2 −4𝑎2
7. A line P whose equation is 𝑦 = 1⁄3 𝑥 + 4 is parallel to another line Q. Find the equation of
line Q in the form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐 given that it passes through Point ( 3, 6) (3marks)
8. The figure below shows a triangle ABC in which AB = 6cm, BC = 11cm and angle ABC = 100 0.
Calculate to the decimal places the length of AC. (3marks)

9. A football match between Bercelona FC and Liverpoo FC started at 1500hrs. It lasted for the
official 90 minutes with a half time break of 15 minutes. The referee added five extra minutes for
injuries and other stoppages. Find the time the match ended. (3marks)
10. Find the region defined by the following inequalities (3marks)
2y < x + 4; 4y ≥ -x – 4; x ≤ 2
11. The GCD three numbers is 6 and their LCM is 900. If two of the numbers are 36 and 60, find the
least possible third number. (3 marks)
12. The mass of two similar cans is 960g and 15000g. If the total surface area of the smaller can is
144cm2, determine the surface area of the larger can. (3 marks)
13. The width of a rectangular hall of Busiada Girls Secondary School is 16m less than its length.
Calculate the length of the hall if its area is 32m2. Hence calculate its perimeter. (4marks)
14. Town A is 80km due east of town B. Town C is on a bearing of 2340 form town B. If town C is
100km from town A, by scale drawing find the distance of town C from town B. (4marks)
7 4
15. a) Find the inverse of the matrix ( ). (1mark)
3 2
b) Using matrix method, solve the simultaneous equations. (2 marks)
7𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 14
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 8
16. Use tables of square roots and reciprocals to find the value of x. (3marks)
1 3
𝑥=√ +
15.36 1.302
SECTION II (50 marks).

Answer only five questions in this section in the spaces provided.
17. The figure below shows a frustrum. The top and bottom radii are 5cm and 10cm respectively,
while the vertical height of the frustrum is 12cm.
Find the:-
a) Slant height of the frustum. (3marks)
b) Curved area of the frustum. (3marks)

c)Volume of the frustum. (4marks)
18. Bumala is a market centre 600km from Kisumu town.A bus starts from Kisumu for Bumala at
7.00am at an average speed of 80 km/h. At 8.30 am a car started from Kisumu to Bumala and
moved at an average speed of 120 km/hr. Calculate
i)The distance bus covered before the car started moving. (3marks)
ii) The relative speed for the two vehicles. (2marks)
iii) The time the car overtook the bus. (1 mark)
iv) Distance covered by the car before overtaking the bus. (2marks)
v)Distance from Bumala to the car at the time the car was overtaking the bus. (2marks)
19. The height of 36 students in a class was recorded to the nearest centimeter as follows:-
148 159 158 163 166 155 155 179 158
161 160 157 165 165 175 173 172 178
147 168 157 172 165 154 170 157 167
155 159 173 171 168 160 172 156 167
a) Make a frequency distribution table using a class interval of 5 and starting with the class
145 – 149. (2marks)
b) From the table above
i) Calculate the mean mark (3marks)
ii) Calculate the median (3marks)
d) Draw a frequency polygon using the table in (a) above. (2 marks)
20. Bujumba Boys Secondary School. Intends to buy a certain number of chairs For Ksh. 16,200.
The supplier agreed to offer a discount of Ksh. 60 per chair which will enable the school to get 3
chairs more.
Taking y as the originally intended number of chairs:-
a) Write an expression in terms of y for
i) Original price per chair. (1mark)
ii) Price per chair after discount. (1mark)
b) Determine
i) The number of chair the school originally intended to buy. (4marks)
ii) Price per chair after discount. (2marks)
iii)The amount of money the school would have saved per chair of it got the intended number of
chairs at a discount of 15%. (2marks)

21. a) Without using a protractor, construct triangle ABC such that angle ABC = 60 0, BC =
8cm and AC = 9cm.Measure AB. (3marks)
b) Drop a perpendicular from A to BC and measure its length. (2marks)
c) Hence calculate the area of triangle ABC. (2marks)
d) Locate a point D on BC such that the area of triangle ABC is three times that of triangle ABD.
(3marks)
22. In triangle ABC, shown below, AB = a AC = b point M lies on AB such that AM: MB = 2:3 and
point N lies on AC such that AN: NC = 5:1 line BN intersects line MC at X.
a) Express the following in terms of a and b

i) BN (1 mark)
ii) CM (1 mark)
b) Given that BX = kBN and CX = rCM where k and r are scalars
i)Write two different expressions for AX in term of a, b, k and r (4marks)
ii) Find the values of k and r (4 marks)
23. A triangle ABC has vertices A(2,1), B(5,2) and C(0,4).
(a)On the grid provided plot the triangle ABC. (2 marks)
2
(b) A1B1C1 is the image of ABC under a translation ( ). Plot A1B1C1 and state its coordinates.
−5
(2 marks)
11 11 11 1 1 1
(c) Plot A B C the image of A B C after a rotation about the origin through a negative quarter
turn. State its coordinates. (3 marks)
(d) A111B111C111 is the image of A11B11C11 after a reflection on the line y = 0.
Plot A111B111C111 and state its coordinates. (3 marks)
24. The displacement h metres of a particle moving along a straight line after t seconds
is given by h = -2t3 + 3/2 t2 + 3t
(a) Find the initial acceleration. (3 marks)
(b) Calculate
(i) The time when the particle was momentarily at rest. (3marks)
(ii) Its displacement by the time it comes to rest momentarily. (2 marks)
(c) Calculate the maximum speed attained. (2 marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 7
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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
b) This paper consists of TWO sections: Section I and Section II.
c) Answer ALL the questions in Section I only five questions from Section II.
d) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces

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

SECTION 1 (50 MARKS)

1. Evaluate using squares, cubes and reciprocal tables (4 marks)
1 3 -2
[3 + (0.071)2 ]
√27.56
𝑥4 − 4
2. Make x the subject in =K (3 marks)
𝑥2 − 2
3. Ali deposited Ksh.100,000 in a financial institution that paid simple interest at the rate of 12.5%
p.a. Mohamed deposited the same amount of money as Ali in another financial institution that
paid compound interest. After 4 years, they had equal amounts of money. Determine the
compound interest rate per annum to 1 decimal place. (3 marks)
4. Simplify (3 marks)
-1
𝑎3 − 𝑎𝑏2
𝑎4 − 𝑏4
5. Expand 1 − 2𝑥 4 , hence find the value of 1.02 4 correct to 3 significant figures.(3 marks)
6. If sin 𝑥 = 2𝑏 and cos 𝑥 = 2𝑏√3, find the value of b (3 marks)

𝑎 + 𝑏
7. Find the relative error in given that 𝑎 = 77𝑚𝑙, 𝑏 = 23𝑚𝑙,
𝑐− 𝑑
𝑐 = 36𝑚𝑙, and 𝑑 = 16𝑚𝑙. (3 marks)

8. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express
√3
in surd form and simplify. (3 marks)
1 −cos 30°
9. The equation 3𝑥 2 − 8𝑝𝑥 + 12 = 0 has real roots.

Find the value of P. (2 marks)
10. construction company employs 200 artisans and craftsmen in the ratio 1:3 every week. An
artisan is paid 2 ½ times as much as a crafts man. At the end of 3 weeks the company paid ksh
1485000 to those employees. Find how much each artisan and each craftsman is paid. (a
working week has six days) (3 marks)
3
11. A dam containing 4158m of water is to be drained. A pump is connected to a pipe of radius
3.5cm and the machine operates for 8 hours per day. Water flows through the pipe at the rate of
1.5m per second. Find the number of days it takes to drain the dam. (4 marks)
12. Two brands of coffee Arabica and Robusta costs sh.4,700 and sh.4,200 per kilogram
respectively. They are mixed to produce a blend that costs shs.4,600 per kilogram. Find the
ratio of the mixture. (3 marks)

5𝑋 2
13. Under a transformation represented by a matrix , a triangle of area 10cm2
−3 𝑋
is mapped onto a triangle whose area is 110cm2. Find x (3 marks)
14. Find the distance between the centre 0 of a circle whose equation is
2𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 + 6𝑥 + 10𝑦 + 7 = 0 and a point 𝐵(−4,1). (3 marks)

(log 2 𝑥)² + log 2 8 = log 2 𝑥 4 (4 marks)
16. The figure below shows a circle inscribed in an isosceles triangle ABC. If Q, P and R are the
points of contact between the triangle and the circle, O is the centre of the circle,
𝐵𝑂 = 19.5𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝑄 = 18𝑐𝑚. Find the radius of the circle and hence the length of the minor
arc PQ. (3 marks)
Q P
O
C A
R

ANSWER ONLY FIVE QUESTIONS
17. (a) Mr. Mackey pays a tax of Kshs.5,800 per month according to the income tax
table given below. He is married and entitled to a family relief of K 420p.a.€
Taxable income Rate (Ksh per K ) €
(K €p.a.)
1 – 9,600 2
9,600 – 19,200 3
19,201 – 29,800 5
29,801 - 38,400 7
38,401 - 47,200 9
Over 47,200 10
Calculate Mackey’s gross annual salary in K€ (6marks)

(b) The difference between compound interest and simple interest on Kshs.P over
a duration of 36 months at the rate of 15% p.a. is Kshs.52,477.50. Calculate the value of P.
(4 marks)
18. (a) Complete the table below for 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 (2 marks)
X -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
y 19 -5
(b) On the grid provided, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 for

−5 ≤ × ≤ 2 (3 marks)
(c) i) Use the graph to solve the equation
𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 = 0 (2 marks)
ii) By drawing a suitable straight line on the graph, solve the equation
𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 5 = −4𝑥 − 1 (3 marks)
19. OPQ is a triangle in which OP=𝑃 and OQ=q. 𝑥 is a point on OP such that OP:XP=5:2 and y is
another point on PQ such that PY:YQ=1:2. Lines OY and XQ intersect at T.
(d) Express the following vectors in terms of P and q
(i) 𝑃𝑄 (1 mark)
(ii) 𝑂𝑌 (1 mark)
(iii) 𝑂𝑋 (1 mark)
(e) If 𝑂𝑇 = 𝑘𝑂𝑌 and 𝑄𝑇 = ℎ𝑄𝑋 express 𝑂𝑇 in two different ways. Hence or otherwise find the
values of h and k. (6 mrks)
(f) Determine the ratio OT:TY (1 mark)
20. If (𝑥 − 1 1⁄8), x and (𝑥 + 3⁄2) are the first three consecutive terms of a geometric progression;
(d) Determine the values of 𝑥 and the common ratio. (4 marks)
(e) Calculate the sum of the first 6 terms of this progression. (3 marks)
(f) Another sequence has the terms
-13, -16, -19, ……………………………-310.
Find the sum of this sequence. (3 marks)

21. The figure below shows a belt passing round two pulleys of centres A and B.
The radius of the pulleys is 4cm and 6cm respectively and the distance between the centres is
25cm.
4cm
6cm
•
25cm
Calculate the length of the belt used for the pulley system. (10 marks)
22. The points P(2,1), Q(4,1) R(4,3) and S(3, 3) are coordinates of a quadrilateral.
(a) Plot the quadrilateral PQRS on the grid provided. (1 mark)
(b) Find the coordinates of P1Q1R1S1 the image of PQRS under the transformation represented by
1 1
the matrix 𝑀 = ( ) (2 marks)
2 0
(c) Draw and label P1Q1R1S1 on the same grid.
(d) Find the coordinates of P11Q11R11S11 on the image of P1Q1R1S1 under the transformation
−2 1
represented by the matrix 𝑁 = ( ) (2 marks)
0 1
(e) Draw and label P11Q11R11S11 on the same grid. (1 mark)
(f) Determine the matrix that maps PQRS directly onto P11Q11R11S11. (3 marks)
23. The table below shows the ages of people in years who attended a wedding ceremony.
Age in years 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
Frequency 2 4 4 8 6 3 2
(c) State the modal class (1 mark)
(d) Using an assumed mean of 44.5 calculate
(i) The mean age (3 marks)
(ii) The standard deviation (3 marks)
(iii) The median age (3 marks)
24. A supermarket is stocked with plates which come from two suppliers A and B. They are bought
in the ratio 3:5 respectively, 10% of plates from A are defective and 6% of the plates from B are
defective.
(c) A plate is chosen by a buyer at randon.
Find the probability that
i) It is from A (2 marks)
ii) It is from B and it is defective (2 marks)
iii) It is defective (2 marks)
(d) Two plates are chosen at random. Find the probability that;
i) Both are defective (2 marks)
ii) At least one is defective (2 marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 8
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

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
CHANIA ZONE
JOINT INTER-SCHOOLS EVALUATION TEST (CZJISET)
SECTION A (50MKS)
Answer ALL the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1 3 5 2
2 + ÷ 𝑜𝑓 2
4 5 6 5
1. Without using a calculator, evaluate 7 leaving the answer as a fraction in its simplest
1
10
form (3mks
812𝑥 × 27𝑥
2. Solve for x in the equation =729 (3 marks)
9𝑥
3. The length of a solid prism is 10cm, its cross-section is an equilateral triangle of side 6cm. Find
the total surface area of the prism. (3mks)
4. In the figure below ABCDE is a cross-sections of a solid. The solid has uniform cross-section.
Given that BG is a base edge of the solid, complete the sketch, showing the hidden edges with
broken lines (3mks
D G
E C
A B
5. A shopkeeper sell two types of pangas, type x and type y. Twelve type x pangas and five type y
pangas cost sh. 1260, while nine type x pangas and fifteen type y pangas cost sh. 1620.
Musembi bought nineteen type y pangas. How much did he pay for them? (4mks)
6. Ntutu had cows, sheep and goats in his farm. The number of cows was 32 and number of sheep
was twelve times the number of cows. The number of goats was 1344 more than the number of
sheep. If he sold ¾ of the goats, find the number of goats that remained. (4mks)
7. Given below is a line PQ. Without using a protractor construct another line through P making
an angle of 37 ½ o with PQ. Using the constructed line subdivide BC into 7 equal parts (4mks
P Q
4 −3
8. Given that OA = [ ]and OB = [ ] find the mid-point m of AB (2mks)
5 8
−1
𝑋 3 −𝑋𝑌 2
9. Simplify(
𝑋 4 −𝑌 4 ) (3 MKS)

10. In the triangle, AB = 8.5cm, AC = 10cm and ABC = 90 o
Calculate:-
i) The length of BC (1mk)
ii) The length of BD (2mks)
11. Simplify 3 + 1 leaving the answer in the form a + b √c where a,b, and c
√5–2√5
are rational number. (3mks)
12. Two matrices A and B are such that A =K 4 and B 1 2 Given that the determinant of
3 2 3 4
AB = 4, find the value of K. (3mks)
13. A minibus covered a distance of 200km at an average speed of 100km/h. it travelled at a speed
of 80km/h for 3/5 of its journey. At what speed did it travel the remaining part of the journey?
(3mks)
14. The table below shows marks scored by 40 students in a mathematics test.
Marks 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
No of students 2 9 14 7 8
Calculate the median mark (2mks)

15. Juma paid sh. 180 for a book after getting a discount of 10%. the shopkeeper made a profit of
20% on the sale of the set book. What percentage profit would the shopkeeper have made if no
discount was allowed.? (3mks)
16. A rectangular tank has a hole in it such that 11cm3 of water leaks out every 5 seconds. Using a
ᴫ as 3.142, calculate
I) the capacity of the water lost from the tank every hour (2mks)
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 (2mks)

SECTION II (50MARKS)
Answer Any Five Questions From This Section In The Spaces Provided.
17. A line L passes through points (-2, 3) and (-1, 6) and perpendicular to a line P at (-1,6)
a) Find the equation of L (2mks)
b) Find the equation of P in form ax + by = c where a,b, and c are constants (2mks)
c) Given that another line Q is parallel to L and passes through point (1,2) find the x and y intercept
of Q (3mks)
d) Find the Values of x and y (3mks)
18).Two shopkeepers Juma and Wanjiku bought some items from a wholesaler. Juma bought 18
loaves of bread, 40 packets of milk and 5 bars of soap while Wanjiku bought 15 loaves of bread,
30 packets of milk and 6 bars of soap. The prices of loaf of bread, a packet of milk and a bar of
soap wereksh, 45ksh 50 and ksh, 150 respectively.
a) Represent
I) the number of items bought by Juma and Wanjiku using a 2 x 3 matrix (1mk)
ii) The price of items bought using a 3 x 1 matrix (1mk)
b) Use the matrix I (a) above to determine the total expenditure incurred by each person and hence
the difference in their expenditure. (3mks)
c) Juma and Wanjiku also bought rice and sugar. Juma bought 36kg of rice and 23kg of sugar and
paid ksh, 8160. Wanjiku bought 50kg of rice and 32kg of sugar and paid ksh, 11,340. Use the
matrix method to determine the price of one kilogram of rice and one kilogram of sugar.(5mks)
19. The table below shows how income tax wascharged on income earned in a certain year.
Taxable income per year Rate (shilling per Kenya Pound)
(Kenya Pounds)
1 - 3630 2
3631 - 7260 3
7261 - 10890 4
10891 - 14520 5
Mr. Gideon is an employee of a company and earns a salary of Ksh. 15,200 per month. He is
housed by the company and pays a nominal rent of Ksh. 1050 per month. He is married and is
entitled to a family relief of Ksh. 450per month
i) Calculate his taxable income in k£ p.a. (2mks)
ii) Calculate his gross tax per month. (4mks)
iii) Calculate his net tax per month (2mks)
iv) Calculate his net salary per month (2mks)

20. The diagram below shows a triangle ABC with A(3,4) B(1,3) and C(2,1)
a) Draw ∆ A’B’C’ the image of a ∆ABC under a rotation of +90 about (0,0) (2mks
b) Draw ∆A”B”C” the image of ∆ A’B’C’ under a reflection in the lines y = x (2mks)
c) Draw ∆ A”’B”’C”’ the image of ∆ A ”B”C” under a rotation of - 90o about (0.0) (2mks)
d) Describe a single transformation that maps ∆ABC onto∆ A’’’B’’’ C’’’ (2mks)
e) Write down the equations of the lines of symmetry of the quadrilateral B B”A”’A’ (2mks)

21. The diagram below shows the speed time graph for a train travelling between two stations. The
train starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for 150 seconds. It then travels at a constant
speed for 300 seconds and finally decelerates uniformly for 200 seconds
Given that the distance between the two stations is 10,450m, calculate the
a) Maximum speed in km/h the train attained (3mks)
b) Acceleration (2mks)
c) Distance the train travelled during the last 100 seconds (2mks)
d) Time the train takes to travel the first half of the journey. (3mks)
22.The table shows the mark scored by students in a maths exams

Class 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89
No of students 3 17 27 23 8 2
a) Draw a cumulative frequency curve (3mks)
b) Use your graph to determine
i) The median (1mk)
ii) The quartile deviation (1mk)
iii) The number of students who scored above 67 (1mk)
c) Use an assumed mean of 64.5 to calculate the standard deviation of the above data. (4mks)
23. A circular lawn is surrounded by a path of uniform width of 7M. the area of the path is 21%
that of the lawn
a) calculate the radius of the lawn (4mks)
b) Given further that the path surrounding the lawn is fenced on both sides by barbed wire on
posts at intervals of 10 metres and 11 metres on the inner and outer sides respectively. Calculate
the total number of posts required for the fence (4mks)
c) Calculate the total cost of the post if one post cost shs.105 (2marks)

24. The displacement , S metres of a moving particles after t seconds is given by

S = 2t3- 5t2 + 4t + 2
Determine
a) The velocity of the particle when t = 3seconds (3mks)
b) The value of t when the particle is momentarily at rest (3mks)
c) The displacement when the particle is momentarily at rest (2mks)
d) The acceleration of the particles when t = 3 seconds (2mks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 8
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
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


Answer ALL questions in this section.
1. Make y the subject of the formula in: (3 marks)

2. Solve for x in the equation: 𝐿𝑜𝑔8(6 − 2𝑥 ) − 𝐿𝑜𝑔8(𝑥 − 2) = −1⁄3 (3 marks)
3. Three quantities P, Q and R are such that P varies directly as the cube of Q and inversely as the
square root of 𝑅. Find the percentage change in P if Q decreases by 10% and R decreases to
36%. (3 marks)
4. A circle with its centre at O (-2, 0) passes through a point (1, 4). Write down the equation of the
circle in the form 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 (3 marks)
𝐶𝑂𝑆 300
5. Express: in surd form and simplify by rationalizing the denominator
tan 450 +√3
(3 marks)
6. The position vectors of points P and Q are 𝒑 = −𝟐𝒊 − 𝒋 + 𝒌 and 𝒒 = 𝟒𝒊 − 𝟓𝒋 – 𝟐𝒌 and
respectively. Find the magnitude of OM if M is a point that divides PQ in the ratio 1:2 correct to
4 significant figures. (3 marks)
1 7
7. a) Find the binomial expansion of(1 + ) up to the 4th term with increasing powers of x.
2𝑥
(2 marks)
b) Hence estimate the value of (1.05)7 correct to 4 decimal places. (2 marks)
8. A computer with a marked price of Kshs. 40000 can also be bought on hire purchase terms.
Kibet bought the computer on hire purchase by making a deposit of Ksh 10000 and cleared the
balance with equal 12 monthly installments of KShs. 3500 each. Determine the monthly interest
rate of hire purchase to 2 significant figures. (3 marks)
9. A dealer blends Kericho tea that costs sh 300 per 100g packet with Ketepa that costs ksh 160 per
200g packet. In what ratio must the dealer mix the two so that by selling a 100g packet of the
blend for ksh 250, a profit of 25% is made? (4 marks)
10. Solve for x in the equation: 𝑆𝑖𝑛 2θ = −0.5 for 00 ≤ θ≤ 3600 (3 marks)
11. Use completing of the square method to solve: 2𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 4 = 0 (3 marks)
12. A carpenter wishes to cut a 1m long piece of wood into 3 equal parts. He approximates the
length of each piece to 0.33m. Calculate the percentage error due to this approximation
(3 marks)
13. Calculate length DT in the figure below given AT and DT are secants that intersect at T and AB
= 5 cm, BT = 4 cm and DC = 9 cm. (3 marks)
D
C
B
A
14. An arc of a circle of diameter 7 cm subtends an angle of 1.2 radians to the centre of the circle.
What is the length of the arc? (2 marks)
𝑥 − 2𝑥 𝑥−4
15. Given matrix 𝐴 = ( ). Find the possible values of 𝑥 if 𝐴 is a singular matrix.
𝑥 2
(3 marks)
16. Working together two taps A and B can fill a tank in 2 hours. By itself tap A can fill the tank in
6 hrs. Tap A and B are opened at the same time and after running for 1 hours, an outlet tap
which can drain the full tank by itself in 12 hours is opened and Tap A is closed. Find the total
time taken to fill the tank. (4 marks)
SECTION II – 50 MARKS
Answer only FIVE questions from this section.
17. In a form 4 class there are 24 girls and 30 boys. The probability that a girl participates in games
is 0.4 whereas that of a boy is 0.6.
a) A student is picked at random from the class. Find the probability that the student picked:
i) Is a boy and will participate in games (2 marks)
ii) Will not participate in games (2 marks)
b) Two similar bags A and B are such that, bag A contains 3 blue balls and 7 red balls while bag B
contains 4 green balls and 8 blue balls. The balls are similar in shape and size. A ball is drawn
from bag A and bag B. Determine the probability that:
i) One of the balls drawn is green. (2 marks)
ii) The balls drawn are of the same colour. (2 marks)
iii) None of the balls drawn is red (2 marks)

18. The table below gives the values of P and I showing the relationship between electrical power
(P) and current (I) in a certain circuit.
P 1.050 1.350 1.650 1.950 2.250 2.400
I 0.995 1.697 2.700 3.698 4.403 5.196
a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 0.5 units on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to represent 0.5 units
on the vertical axis, draw a graph of P against I on the grid provided. (4 marks)
b) What is the gradient of the graph? (2 marks)
c) From the graph, find:
i) The value of P when I = 3.4 (1 mark)
ii) The value of I when P = 1.45 (1 mark)
iii) The value of P when I = 0 (2 marks)
19. In the triangle OAB below, OA = a, OB = b and 3OA = 2OC. M divided OB in the ratio 1:1 .
a) Express in terms of a and b only, the vectors

i) BA (1 mark)
ii) OC (1 mark)
iii) MC (1 mark)
b) Given further that MN = hMC and BN = kBA,
i) Express vector MN in two different ways in terms of a, b, h and k (2 marks)
ii) Find the value of h and k. (4 marks)
c) State the ratio MN:MC (1 mark)
20. A group of people planned to contribute equally towards buying a plot valued at Ksh 270,000.
After the contribution, 2 members joined of the group. As a result, a refund of Ksh 1500 was
made to the members who had already contributed..
a) Let the original number of people be x and express in terms of x:
i) The original contribution (1 mark)
ii) The new contribution (1 mark)
b) Find how much each member contributed finally (5 marks)
c) Calculate the percentage decrease in the contribution per person caused by the members who
joined. (3 marks)
21. The table shows income tax rates for a certain year.
Monthly taxable pay K£ Rate of tax in Ksh. Per K£
1- 434 2
435 - 866 3
867- 1298 4
1299 - 1730 5
Over 1730 6
A company employee earns a monthly basic salary and is also given taxable allowances amounting
to Ksh 10480. If the employees tax on the 5th band is Ksh 3420,
a) Calculate the employee’s monthly taxable income tax in K£. (2 marks)
b) The employee is entitled to a personal tax relief of Ksh. 1056 per month. Determine the net tax.
(4 marks)
c) In a certain month, the employee received a 25% increment in his basic salary. Calculate his net
monthly pay. (4 marks)
22. a) The nth term of a sequence is given by the relation 2𝑛 + 𝑛
i) Write down the first 3 terms of the sequence. (1 mark)
ii) Find the sum of the first 42 terms of the sequence. (3 marks)
b). Bacteria in a culture increases by 125% of every hour. The number bacteria in the culture
at 0607h was 8000.
i) What will be the number of the bacteria in the culture after one hour. (2 marks)
ii) Determine the total number of bacteria in the culture at 0937h the same day (4 marks)
23. In the figure above, ABC is a tangent to the circle, centre O and BOE is a diameter. Given FG =
BG and angles DBC = 48o angle GEF = 25o.
E
F D
G
C
B
A
Giving reasons, find the size of angles:

i) BFE (2 marks)
ii) BGD (2 marks)
iii) DFE (2 marks)
iv) Reflex DOE (2 marks)
v) BGF (2 marks)
24. a) Complete the table below for 𝑦 = −2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥. (2 marks)
x 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 210° 240° 270° 300° 330° 360°
-2 Sin x 0.00 -1.73 -1.00 0.00 2.00 1.73
3 Cos x 3.00 1.50 -2.60 -3.00 0.00 1.50
b) Draw the graph 𝑦 = −2 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 using 1 cm to represent 30° horizontal axis
and 2 cm to represent 1 unit on the vertical axis. (5 marks)
c) Use the graph to solve:
i) 3 Cos x + 2sin x = 0 (1 mark)
ii) 1 - 2sin x = 2 (2 marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 9
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
 Write your name and Admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
 This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II. Answer ALL questions from
section I and ANY FIVE from section II
 Show all the steps in your calculation, giving your answer at each stage in the spaces below
each question.
 Non – Programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used,

SECTION 1
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL
Marks
SECTION II
TOTAL MARKS
Question 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL
Marks

SECTION A
Answer ALL questions
1. Evaluate leaving your answer in simplified form
(3marks)
2 2 4 4 1 4
+ 𝑜𝑓 ÷ − ÷
3 3 18 5 5 5
5 1 2 7
− × ÷
6 6 3 9
1
3
2. Calculate the value of √4 ×466563 using factor notation. (3marks)
0.0001
3. The length of three wires are 36m,48m and 72m. pieces of wire of equal lengths were cut from
the three wires, calculate the least number of pieces obtained. (3marks)
4. A two-digit number is such that the sum of the digits is 14. When the digits are reversed its
value is 36 more than the original number. Find the original number. (3marks)
3x2 – 4xy + y2
5. Simplify (3marks)
9x2 – y2
6. The area of a rhombus is 60cm2 given that one of its diagonal is 15cm long, calculate the
perimeter of the rhombus (4marks)
7. The sum of two numbers is 23 and their difference is 3. Find the sum of the squares of the two
numbers. (3marks)
8. A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currency as shown in the table below.
Buying (Ksh) Selling (Ksh)
1 US dollar 95.34 95.87
1 UK pound 124.65 125.13
A tourist arrived in Kenya with 15000 pounds which he converted into Ksh at a commission of 8%.
He later used half of the money before changing the balance into dollars at no commission.
Calculate to the nearest dollar the amount he received. (3marks)
9. The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 24 times the size of the exterior angle. Find
the number of sides of the polygon and hence name it (3marks)
10. The figure below shows a solid wedge PQRSTU. Complete the solid showing all the hidden
edges with dotted lines. (3marks)
11. Solve the equation (3marks)

3𝑥 × 3𝑦 = 1
22𝑥−𝑦 − 64 = 0
√0.1225
12. Using tables, find the reciprocal of 0.432 and hence evaluate (3marks)
0.432
13. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point P is 45 o.From another point T, 15
meters nearer the foot of the building, the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 52 o.
Calculate the height of the building. (3marks)
14. The data below represents the ages in months at which 6 babies started walking; 9, 11, 12, 13, 14
and10. Find the root mean squared deviation of the data (4marks )
15. Find all the integral values of 𝑥 which satisfy the inequalities (3mks)
20 − 𝑥 > 5 + 2𝑥 ≥ 𝑥 + 5
1
16. a) Matrices P and Q are given by P = (3 1 2)and Q = ( 2 ) Find the product PQ. (1mk)
−1
3 4
10 7 5
b) Given A = ( ) and B (1 6) find AB (2mks)
9 11 12
0 3
SECTION B
17. (a). The price of an article is marked as sh.12,000. Mr. Mulmulwas sold the article at a discount
of 10% and still made a profit of 5%. Calculate the cost of the article. (3marks)
(b). Mr. Mulmulwas made a loss of 30% by selling an electric kettle at sh.700. What profit would
he have made if she had sold it at sh.1150? (3marks)
(c). Mr. Mulmulwas is a real estate agent who is entitled to a commission on all properties bought
through him. During a certain month he sold 2 mansions at sh. 2.54 million each, 4 flats at sh.
582,000 each and 5 bungalows at sh.354,000 each and he was paid a total commission of
sh.458,900. Calculate the percentage rate of commission he was paid. (4mks)
18. The coordinates of the points P and Q are (1, -2) and (4, 10) respectively. A point T divides the
line PQ in the ratio 2:1.
a. Determine the coordinates of T (3marks)
b. Find the gradient of a line perpendicular to PQ, hence determine the equation of the line
perpendicular to PQ and passing through T (4marks)
c. If the line meets the y-axis at R, calculate the distance TR to three significant figures. (3marks)
19. A triangle PQR has vertices at P (1,1), Q (2,4) and R (4,2) Draw on the same axes triangle PQR
and its image PIQIRI after a reflection in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 (3marks)
II II II I I I o
b) On the same axes draw P Q R the image of P Q R after -90 turn about the origin and state the
co-ordinates of ∆ PIIQIIRII (2marks)
c) Describe the transformation that maps ∆PIIQIIRII onto ∆PQR. (2marks)
d) Draw ∆P Q R the image of ∆P Q R under a reflection in the line x = 3. State the co-
III III III II II II
ordinates of ∆PIIIQIIIRIII. (3marks)

20. The figure above shows two circles ABPQ and ABSR intersecting at A and B. QART, PBS and
ABU are straight lines. The line TSU is a tangent to the circle ABSR at S. Given that ˂BPQ =
80o, ˂PBU = 115o and ˂BUS = 70o.
U
70o
S
B o
115
T P
80o
R
A
Q
Find state reasons the following angles
a) ˂BRS (2 marks)
b) ˂BSU (2 marks)
c) ˂STR (2 marks)
d) ˂BAR (2 marks)
e) ˂ARB (2 marks)
21. Helena left town A at 8:00 am and travelled towards town B at an average speed of 64 km/h.
half an hour later, Joan left town B and travelled towards A at the same speed if the two towns
are 384km apart:
a. At what time of the day did they meet? (5marks)
b. How far from town B was their meeting point? (2marks)
c. How far apart were they at 10:30am (3marks)

22. Four towns A, B, C and D are such that B is 84km direct to the north of A and C is on a bearing
of N65oW from A at a distance of 60km. D is on a bearing of 340o from C at a distance of
30km. Using a scale of 1 cm rep 10km
a) Make an accurate scale drawing showing the relative positions of the towns (5marks)
b) Find the distance and bearing of B from C (2marks)
c) Find the distance and bearing of D from B (2marks)
d) Find the bearing of A from D (1mark)
2
23. (a) Complete the table below for the function 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 – 5. (2mks)
x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
2𝑥 2 18 0
3𝑥 -12 -3 6
−5
𝑦
(b) On the grid provided draw the graph of y = 2x2 + 3x – 5 for -4 ≤ x ≤ 2 (4mks)
Use your graph to state the roots of
(i) 2x2 + 3x – 5 = 0 (1mark)
(ii) 2x2 + 6x – 2 = 0 (3marks)
24. The speed of projectile 𝑣 𝑚/𝑠 at a given time 𝑡 is given by 𝑣 = 10(10𝑡 − 𝑡 2 ) calculate
a. The time when the velocity is maximum (3marks)
b. maximum velocity attained (2marks)
c. The distance travelled by the body in the first 6 seconds (3marks)
d. The acceleration of the projectile at 𝑡 = 6.5𝑠𝑒𝑐 (2marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 9
121/2
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..

 Write your name and Admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
 This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
 Answer ALL questions from section I and ANY FIVE from section II
 All answers and workings must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided
 Show all the steps in your calculation, giving your answer at each stage in the spaces
 Non – Programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be
used, except where stated otherwise.

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)
1. In this question, show all the steps in your calculations, giving the answer at each stage. Use
logarithms correct to decimal places, to evaluate. (4 marks)
−2
8.574 log 5.843 5
( )
√0.005124
ℎ−0.5
2. Make h the subject of the formula 𝐸 = 1 − 𝜋√ (4 marks)
1−ℎ
1 6
3. (a) Expand and simplify (𝑥 − ) up to the term in x3 and state the constant term. (2 marks)
2𝑥
(b) Use this expansion to calculate to 4 d.p the value of (0.96)6. (2 marks)
2 −13𝑥+28 2
Solve for x in log 3 (3 𝑥 + ) = log 5 0.5 (3 marks)
9
4. Use the method of completing the square to solve (3 marks)
4 − 9𝑥 − 3𝑥 2 = 0
8
5. Given that = 𝑎 + 𝑏 √3 and that a and b are rational numbers, find the values of a and b.
4−2√3
(3 marks)
6. The radius and height of a cylindrical Kentank rounded to 1 cm are 105 cm and 300 cm
respectively. Calculate the percentage error in its volume. (3 marks)
7. Given that P varies directly as V and inversely as the cube root of R and that
𝑃 = 12 when 𝑉 = 3 and 𝑅 = 2,
(i) Find an equation connecting P, V and R. (2 marks)
(ii) Find the percentage change in P if V is increased by 12% and R decreased by 36% (2 mks)
8. The cost of a matatu was sh. 950 000.It depreciated in value by 5% per year for the first 2 years
and 15% per for the subsequent years. Calculate the value of the matatu after 5 years. (3 marks)
9. The mass of two similar solid are 324g and 768g. Find the surface area of the smaller solid if
the surface area of the bigger solid is 40cm². (3 marks)
10. Calculate all the values of x between -180° and +180° which satisfy the equation
6 cos (𝑥 − 30)° = −3 (3 marks)
11. The diameter of a circle has its ends with coordinates A(6, 10) and B(0, 2). Determine the
equation of the circle giving your answer in the form
𝑥 + 𝑦 2 + a𝑥 + b𝑦 + c = 0.
2
(3 marks)
12. Triangle ABC has vertices A(1,0), B(4,0) and C(1,4) is mapped onto A’B’C’ under a shear
matrix, x-axis invariant and C(1,4) is mapped onto C’(7,4). Find the shear matrix hence find the
coordinates of the image of P(2,-3) and Q(-2,-3). (3 marks)
13. Draw a line 𝐷𝐹 = 4. 6𝑐𝑚.Construct the locus of point K above DF such that angle 𝐷𝐾𝐹 = 700.
(3 marks)
14. The figure below shows a frustum of a square based pyramid (not drawn to scale). The based
ABCD is a square of sides 10cm. The top A’B’C’D’ is a square of side 4 cm and each slant
edges of the frustum is 5cm long. Calculate the angle between AC’ and the line AC. (4 marks)

D’ C’
4cm
A’ 4cm
B’ 5cm
D C
10cm
A 10cm B
15. Two circles centres A and B and radii 2.5cm and 1.5cm respectively. The distance between A
and B is 7cm.
(a) Draw the required circles and construct the direct common tangents to the two circles.
(2 marks)
(b) Measure the length of the tangent (1 mark)

(Answer ANY FIVE questions in the spaces provided)
16. An aeroplane that moves at a constant speed of 600 knots flies from town
A (140N, 300W) southwards to town B (X0S, 300W) taking 3 12 hrs. It then changes direction and
flies along latitude to town C (X0S, 600E). Given   3.142 and radius of the earth 𝑅 =
6370 𝑘𝑚
(a) Calculate
(i) The value of X (3 marks)
(ii) The distance between town B and town C along the parallel of latitude in km. (2 marks)
(b) D is an airport situated at (50N, 1200W), calculate
(i) The time the aeroplane would take to fly from C to D following a great circle through the South
Pole. (3 marks)
(ii) The local time at D when the local time at A is 12.20 pm (2 marks)
17. The first term of A.P is 3.5, the common difference is d if the difference of 20 th and 6th terms is
40.
(a) (i)find the common difference, d (2 marks)
(ii) calculate the sum of the first 40 terms of the AP (2 marks)
(b) The progression is such that the 2nd , 14th and 85th terms of the AP forms the first 3 terms of a
G.P. If the common difference of A.P is 2.5
Find
(i) 2nd term of the G.P (3 marks)
(ii) Sum of the two 10 terms of G.P (3 marks)

18. The probability that a boy goes to school by bus is 1/3 and by matatu is ½. If he uses a bus the
probability that he is late to school is 1/5 and if he uses a matatu the probability of being late is
3/10. If he uses other means of transport, the probability of being late is 1/20. What is he
probability that;
(a) He will be late to school (2 marks)
(b) He will not be late to school (3 marks)
(c) He will be late to school if he does not use a matatu (3 marks)
(d) He neither uses a bus nor matatu but arrives to school early. (2 marks)
19. In the figure below, E is the midpoint of BC. AD : DC=3:2 and F is the meeting point of BD and
AE.
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of b and c

(i) 𝐵𝐷
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ (2 marks)
(ii) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐸 (2 marks)
(b) If BF= tBD and AF=nAE, find the value of t and n (5 marks)
(c) State the ratio in which F divides BD and AE (1 mark)
20. (a) Using trapezoidal rule estimate the area bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 2
and the lines 𝑥 = −4 ,𝑥 = 4 and 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. (4 marks)
2
(b) find the actual area bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 2and the lines 𝑥 = −4 ,𝑥 = 4 and 𝑥 −
𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. (3 marks)
(c) Calculate the percentage error when trapezoidal rule is used. (3 marks)
21. The table below gives the marks obtained in a mathematics test by 47 students.
Marks 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70
No of students 3 7 14 13 7 3
(a) State the modal class (1 mark)

(b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve to represent the above data. (4 marks)
(c) Use your graph to estimate
(i) Median (1 mark)
(ii) Lower quartile (1 mark)
(iii) Upper quartile (1 mark)
(d) Calculate the quartile deviation (2 marks)
22. The table below shows the income tax rates

Income per annum in K£ Rate in Sh per K£
1-1980 2
1981-3960 3
3961-5940 5
5941-7920 7
7921-9920 9
Over 9920 10
Juma is a salaried employee who is given an automatic house allowance of sh8000 monthly. He
also gets a single relief of Ksh1320. If his P.A.Y.E is Ksh 5420 a month,
(a) Find his total tax in shillings per annum (3 marks)
(b) How much does he earn per month? (7 marks)
24. A certain uniform supplier is required to supply two types of shirts: one for girls labeled G and
the other for boys labeled B. The total number of shirts must not be more than 400. He has to
supply more of type G than of type B. However the number of type G shirts must not be more
than 300 and the number of type B shirts must not be less than 80. By taking x to be the number
of type G shirts and y the number of type B shirts.
(a) Write down in terms of x and y all the inequalities representing the information above.(4 marks)
(b) On the grid provided draw the inequalities and shade the unwanted regions. (4 marks)
(c) Given that type G costs Ksh 500 per shirt and type B costs Ksh. 300 per shirt
(i) Use the graph in (b) above to determine the number of shirts of each type that should be made
to maximize profit. (1 mark)
(ii) Determine the maximum profit (1 mark)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 10
121/1
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
1. Write your name, index number and class in the spaces provided.
2. Sign and write DATE of the 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 2 STRICTLY FIVE questions from section II.

SECTION 1
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

SECTION I:(50 Marks).

Answers all questions in this section
1. Without using a calculator evaluate (3 Marks)
1 1 1
(3 + 1 ) ÷ 1
3 9 3
2 5 2
(4 − 2 ) 𝑥
9 9 3
2. The number 5.81 contains an integral part and a recurring decimal. Convert the number into an
improper fraction and hence a mixed fraction. (3 Marks)
3. The gradient of curve at any point is given by 2x – 1. Given that the curve passes through point
(1, 5),find the equation of the curve. (3 Marks)
9𝑥 2 − 1
4. Simplify: (3 Marks)
3𝑥 2 +2𝑥−1
5. A man invests KSh. 24,000 in an account which pays 16% interest p.a. The interest is
compounded quarterly. Find the amount in the account after 1 ½ years. (3 Marks)
3
6. Given that - x + 3y – 6 = 0is an equation of a straight line,find:
5
(i) The gradient of the line (1 Mark)

(ii) Equation of a line passing through point (2,3) and parallel to the given line.(2marks)
7. A two digit number is formed from the first four prime numbers.
(a) Draw the table to show the possible outcomes. (1 Mark)
(b) Calculate the probability that a number chosen from the two digit numbers is an even
number. (1 Mark)
8. Solve for x given that
Log (x – 4) + 2 = log 5 + log (2x + 10) (3 marks)
9. The position vectors of A and B are given as a = 2i – 3j + 4kand b = -2i – j + 2krespectively.
Find to 2 decimal places, the length of vector AB. (3 Marks)
10. A regular polygon has internal angle of 1500 and side of length 10cm.
(a) Find the number of sides of the polygon. (2 Marks)
(b) Find the perimeter of the polygon. (2 Marks)
11. Solve for x in the equation. (3 Marks)
9(2𝑥−1) x 3(2𝑥+1) = 243

12. The region R in the figure below is defined by the inequalities L1, L2 and L3.
y axis
3
IR
1
0 x axis
2 4 6 8
-1
-2
Find the three inequalities (3 Marks)

4 2
13. Two boys and a girl shared some money. The elder boy got of it, the younger boy got of the
9 5
remainder and the girl got the rest. Find the percentage share of the younger boy to the girl’s
share. (4 Marks)
14. Use tables of reciprocals only to find the value of
5 14
- (3 marks)
0.0829 0.581
15. The figure below is a velocity – time graph for a car. (not drawn to scale).
y
Velocity (m/s)
80
80
x
4 20 24
Time (seconds)

(a) Find the total distance travelled by the car? (2 Metres)

(b) Calculate the deceleration of the car. (2 Marks)
16. The table below shows marks obtained by a form four class in a certain school.
Marks (x) 8X9 9X11 11X13 13X16 16X20 20X21

No. of contents y 2 6 8 3 2 1
Use the table to represent the information on a histogram. (3 Marks)
SECTION II (50 MARKS):

Answer any five questions in this section.
17. The diagram below shows two circles, centres A and B which intersect at points P and Q.
Angle PAQ = 700, angle PBQ = 400 and PA = AQ = 8cm.
A 700 400 B
Use the diagram to calculate

(a) PQ to correct to 2 decimal places (2 Marks)
(b) PB to correct to 2 decimal places (2 Marks)
(c) Area of the minor segment of the circle whose centre is A (2 Marks )
(d) Area of shaded region (4 Marks)
18. The income tax rates in a certain year are as shown below.
Income (k₤ – p.a Rate (KSh. per ₤)
1 – 4200 2
4201 – 8000 3
8001 – 12600 5
12601 – 16800 6
16801 and above 7
Omar pays Sh. 4000 as P.A.Y.E per month. He has a monthly house allowance of KSh.10800
and is entitled to a personal relief of KSh. 1,100 per month. Determine:
(i) his gross tax per annum in Kshs (2 Marks)
(ii) his taxable income in K₤ per annum (2 marks)
(iii) his basic salary in Ksh. per month (3marks)
(iv) his net salary per month ( 3marks)
19. A straight line passes through the points (8, -2) and (4,-4).
(a) Write its equation in the form ax + by +c = 0, where a, b and c are integers. (3 Marks)
(b) If the line in (a) above cuts the x-axis at point P, determine the coordinates of P.(2 Marks)
(c) Another line, which is perpendicular to the line in (a) above passes through point P and cuts
the y- axis at the point Q. Determine the coordinates of point Q. (3 Marks)
(d) Find the length of QP (2 Marks)
20. A bus and a Nissan left Nairobi for Eldoret, a distance of 340 km at 7.00 a.m. The bus
travelled at 100km/h while the Nissan travelled at 120km/h. After 30 minutes, the Nissan had
a puncture which took 30 minutes to mend.
(a) Find how far from Nairobi the Nissan caught up with the bus (5Marks)
(b) At what time of the day did the Nissan catch up with the bus? (2 Marks)
(c) Find the time at which the bus reached Eldoret (3 Marks)
1 1
21. The figure below shows triangle OPQ in which OS = OP and OR = OQ. T is a point on QS
3 3
3 P
such that QT = QS
4
S
T
O Q
R
(a) Given that OP = p and OQ = q, express the following vectors in terms of p and q.
̃ ̃
(i) SR (1 Mark)
̃
(ii) QS (2 Marks)
̃
(iii) PT (2 Marks)
̃
(iv) TR (2 Marks)
̃
(b) Hence or otherwise show that the points P, T and R are collinear. (3 Marks)

22. On the grid provided below:

(a) Draw triangle ABC whose coordinates are A (8,6), B(6,10) and C(10,12) and its image
A’B’C’ after undergoing a reflection in the line y = x. Write the co – ordinates of A’ B’ C’
(4 Marks)
(b) Triangle A’B’C’ undergoes an enlargement centre (0,0) scale factor ½ to form triangle
A’’B’’C’’.Draw triangle A’’B’’C’’. (3 Marks)
(c) Triangle ABC is stretched with y – axis invariant and stretch factor of ½ to obtain triangle
A’’’B’’’C’’’. Draw triangle A’’B’’C’’’. (3 Marks)
23. Three Kenyan warships A, B and C are at sea such that ship B is 450km on a bearing of 030 0
from ship A. Ship C is 700km from ship B on a bearing of 120 0. An enemy ship D is sighted
1000km due south of ship B.
(a) Taking a scale of 1cm to represent 100km locate the position of the ships A, B, C and D.
(4 Marks)
(b) Find the compass bearing of:
(i) Ship A from ship D (1 Mark)
(ii) Ship D from ship C (1 Mark)
(c) Use the scale drawing to determine
(i) The distance of D from A (1 Mark)
(ii) The distance of C from D (1 Mark)
(d) Find the bearing of:
(i) B from C (1 Mark)
(ii) A from C (1 Mark)
24. (a) Fill the table below for the function y = 2x + 6x – 5, for -4x3
2 (2 Marks)
X -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Y
(b) (i) Draw the curve for y = 2x2 + 6x – 5, for -4x3 on grid given (1 Mark)
(ii) On the same axes, draw line y = 7x + 1 (1 Mark)
(c) Determine the values of x at the points of intersection of the curve (1 Mark)
y = 2x2 + 6x – 5 and line y = 7x + 1
(d) Find the actual of the region bounded by the curve y = 2x2 + 6x – 5 and line y = 7x + 1
(4 Marks)


EXAMINATION TRIAL 10
121/2
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2½ HOURS
NAME………………………………………………………………………………………..
SCHOOL……………………………………………… SIGN………………………….
INDEX NO…………………………………………. ADM NO……………………..
1. Write your name, index number and class in the spaces provided.
2. Sign and write DATE of the 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 FIVE questions from section II.

SECTION 1
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

SECTION 1 (50 MARKS):

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THE SECTION.
1. Use logarithms to evaluate (4 Marks)
3 45.3 𝑥 0.00697
√
0.534
5
2. Form the quadratic equation whose roots are x = -3 and x = 1 (2 Marks)
3. W varies directly as the cube of x and inversely as y. Find W in terms of x and y given that W
= 80 when x = 2 and y = 5. (2 Marks)
4. A cold water tap can fill a bath in 10 minutes while a hot water tap can fill it in 8 minutes. The
drainage pipe can empty it in 5 minutes. The cold water and hot water taps are opened for 4
minutes. After four minutes all the three taps are opened. Find how long it takes to fill the
bath. (3 Marks)
5. Object A of area 10cm2 is mapped onto its image B of area 60cm2 by a transformation. Whose
𝑥 4
matrix is given by p = ( ). Find the positive values of x (3 Marks)
3 𝑥+3
2 𝑥 2 − 𝑃𝑇
6. Make P the subject of the formula in L = 3 √ 𝑦
(3 Marks)
1 5
7. (a) Expand the expression (1 + 2 𝑥) in ascending order powers of x, leaving the coefficients
as fractions in their simplest form. (2 Marks)
(b)Use the first three terms of the expansion in (a) above to estimate the value of (1.05)5
(2 Marks)
2454 𝑥 396
8. By rounding each number to the nearest tens, approximate the value of 66
Hence, calculate the percentage error arising from this approximation to 4 significant figures.
(3 Marks)
√ 3
9. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express 1−𝐶𝑜𝑠 300
in surd form and simplify
(3 Marks)
10. Kasyoka and Kyalo working together can do a piece of work in 6 days. Kasyoka, working alone
takes 5 days longer than Kyalo. How many days does it take Kyalo to do the work alone?
(3 Marks)

11. The second and fifth terms of a geometric progression are 16 and 2 respectively. Determine the
common ratio and the first term. (3 Marks)
12. A particle moves along a straight line AB. Its velocity V metres per second after t seconds is
given by v = t2 – 3t + 5 Its distance from A at the time t = 1 is 6 metres.
Determine its distance from A when t = 3 (3 marks)
13. On the triangle PQR, draw a circle touching PR, QP produced and QR produced.(3 Marks)
P Q
14. Two containers havebase area of 750cm2 and 120cm2 respectively. Calculate the volume of the
larger container in litres given that the volume of the smaller container is 400cm3(3 Marks)
15. Solve for x in the equation
2 Sin2 x – 1 = Cos2x + Sin x, where 00 x  3600. (4 Marks
16. Find the radius and the coordinate of the centre of the circle whose equation is
1
2x2 + 2y2 – 3x + 2y + = 0 (4 marks)
2
SECTION II (50 MARKS):

Answer Five Questions In This Section.
17. A bag contains 5 red, 4 white and 3 blue beads. Two beads are selected at random.
(a) Draw a tree diagram and list the probability space. (3 Marks)
(b) Find the probability that
(i) The last bead selected is red. (2 Marks)
(ii) The beads selected were of the same colour (2 Marks)
(iii) At least one of the selected beads is blue (3 Marks)
18. The figure below shows a circle centre O in which line QOT is a diameter. Angle QTP = 46 0,

angle TQR = 750 and angle SRT = 380, PTU and RSU are straight lines.
T
O 460
Q
750
R U
S
Determine the following, giving reasons in each case:
(a) angle RST (2 Marks)
(b) angle SUT (2 Marks)
(c) angle PST (2 Marks)
(d)obtuse angle ROT (2 Marks)
(e)angle SQT (2 Marks)
19. P, Q and R are three villages such that PQ = 10km, QR = 8km and PR = 4km where PQ, QR
and PR are connecting roads.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm rep 1 km, locate the relative positions of the three villages(2 Marks)
(b) A water tank T is to be located at a point equidistant from the three villages. By construction
locate the water tank T and measure its distance from R. (3 Marks)
(c) Determine the shortest distance from T to the road PQ by construction (2 Marks)
(d) Determine the area enclosed by the roads PQ, QR and PR by calculation (3 Marks)
20. For a sample of 100 bulbs, the time taken for each bulb to burn was recorded. The table below
shows the result of the measurements.
Time (in 15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45- 50- 55- 60- 65- 70-
hours) 19 24 29 34 39 44 49 54 59 64 69 74
Numberof 6 10 9 5 7 11 15 13 8 7 5 4
bulbs
(a) Using an assumed mean of 42, calculate
(i) the actual mean of distribution (4 Marks)
(ii) the standard deviation of the distribution (3 Marks)
(b) Calculate the quartile deviation (3 Marks)
21. A plane leaves an airport P (100S, 620E) and flies due north at 800km/h.
(a) Find its position after 2 hours (3 Marks)
(b) The plane turns and flies at the same speed due west. It reaches longitude Q, 12 0W.
(i) Find the distance it has traveled in nautical miles. (3 Marks)
22
(ii) Find the time it has taken (Take 𝜋 = , the radius of the earth to be 6370km and 1
7
nautical mile to be 1.853km) (2 Marks)

(c)If the local time at P was 1300 hours when it reached Q, find the local time at Q when it
landed at Q (2 Marks)
22. PQRSV is a right pyramid on a horizontal square base of side 10cm.The slant edges are all
8cm long. Calculate V
8cm
P
S
10cm
R
Q
(a) The height of the pyramid (2 Marks)

(b) The angle between
(i) Line VP and the base PQRS (2 Marks)
(ii) Line VP and line RS (2 Marks)
(iii) Planes VPQ and the base PQRS (2 Marks)
(c) Volume of the pyramid (2 Marks)
23. Complete the table below for the functions y = sin 3  and y = 2 Cos ( + 400) (2 Marks)
0 00 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
3 Sin 3 0 1.50 3.00 0.00 -3.0
2 Cos ( + 400) 1.53 1.29 0.35 -0.69 -1.29
(a) On the grid provided, draw the graphs of Y = 3 Sin 3  and y = 2 Cos ( + 400) on the same axis.
Take 1 cm to represent 100 on the x-axis and 4 cm to represent 2 unit on the y – axis. (5 marks)
(b) From the graph find the roots of the equation.
3 1
(i) Sin 3 = Cos ( + 400) (2 Marks)
4 2

(ii) 2 Cos (0 + 400) = 0 in the range 0  900 (1 Mark)

24. The gradient function of a curve is given by the expression 2x + 1. If the curve passes through
the point (-4, 6)
(a) Find:
(i) The equation of the curve (3 Marks)
(ii) The values of x, at which the curve cuts the x-axis (3 Marks)
(b) Determine the area enclosed by the curve and the x –axis (4 Marks)

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