ST.

ANTHONY MAKILIVA
SEC.SCHOOL
P.O.BOX 5 – 90110 MBIUNI
MATHEMATICS MIDTERM
TERM 1 2020 FORM 3

NAME……………………………………. ADM.NO:……………………….DATE:…………………….
INSTRUCTIONS
Attempt all questions in SECTION A and ANY FIVE QUESTIONS in SECTION B
SECTION A
1. Evaluate without using tables or calculators. (3marks)
96÷6+7×15-14×5
-16×9+56÷7

2. A two digit number is such that the sum of its digits is 10. If the digits are reversed, the number formed
exceeds the original number by 54. Find the number. (4marks)

3. Solve by completing the square method, the expression 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 (3marks)

4. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 9000. Find;
a) The number of sides of the polygon. (2marks)

b) The triangles the polygon can be divided into from one of its vertices. (1mark)

5. The actual area of an estate is 3510hectares. The estate is represented by a rectangle measuring 2.6cm by
1.5cm on the map whose scale is 1: n. find the value of n. (4marks)

6. Given that cos x = sin (3x + 10). Find the value of x. (3marks)

7. Evaluate using logarithm tables. (4marks)

 ( 0.07432 )2 × ( 48.38 )3
√
3

8458

8. A line L is perpendicular to 2x + y = 3 and passes through point (4, 1). Determine the equation of L.(3marks)

1
9. Solve for x in the equation. 9(x- 3) × 81 (1 – x) = (3marks)
27 x

10. The three sides of a right angled triangle are x, (x + 1) and (x + 2) cm. calculate the area of the triangle.(3mks)
 OA =
11. Given that ⃗ ( 43) and ⃗ 5
OB = ( ). Find |AB| to one decimal place.
−2
(3marks)

12. A bus leaves town A at 8.30a.m and travels at an average speed of 70km/h. Thirty minutes later,, a car leaves
the same place and follows the bus at an average speed of 120km/h. find how far apart, they will be at 9.30a.m.
(3marks)

13. Otieno, Peter and Jacob shared the profit of their business in the ratio 3 : 8 : 9, respectively. If peter received
sh.60,000, how much profit did the business yield? (3marks)

14. The diagonal of a square is 15cm. Calculate its perimeter. (2marks)

 5 cos x−sin x
15. If tan x = , evaluate, (4marks)
12 sin x+ cos x

16. Find all the integral values of x in; (4marks)

5 ≤ 3x + 8
3x – 14 < -2

SECTION B ( 50 marks)
Answer all questions from this section
17. The vertices of a quadrilateral OPQR are O(0,0), P(2,0), Q(4,2) and R(0,3). The vertices of the image under a
rotation are O’(1, -1), P’(1, -3) Q’(3, -5) and R’(4, -1).
a) (i) On the grid provided, draw OPQR and its image O’P’Q’R. (2marks)
(ii) By construction, determine the centre and angle of rotation. (3marks)
b) On the same grid as in (i) above, draw O’’P’’Q’’R’’ under a reflection in the line y = x . (2marks)
c) From the quadrilateral drawn, state the pairs that are;
(i) Directly congruent (1mark)
(ii) Oppositely congruent. (2marks)
18. Two alloys A and B are each made up of copper, zinc and tin. In alloy A, the ratio of copper to zinc is 3:2 and
the ratio of zinc to tin is 3:5.
a) Determine the ratio of copper : zinc : tin in alloy A. (2marks)

b) The mass of alloy A is 250kg. Alloy B has the same mass as alloy A but the amount of copper is 30% less than
that of alloy A. Calculate,
(i) The mass of tin in alloy A (2marks)

(ii) The total mass of tin and zinc in alloy B (3marks)

c) Given that the ratio of zinc to tin in alloy B is 3:8, determine the amount of tin alloy B than in alloy A.(3mks)
 19. The frequency distribution table below represents the number of kilograms of meat sold in a butchery.

Mass in kg 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35

frequency 2 3 6 8 3 2 1

a) State the modal frequency. (1marks)

b) Calculate the mean mass (5marks)

c) Calculate the median class (4marks)

20. Three pegs, R,S and T are on the vertices of a triangular plain field. R is 300m from S on a bearing of 300 0
and T is 450m directly south of R.
a) Using a scale of 1cm to rep 60m, draw a diagram to show the position of the three pegs. (6marks)

b) Use scale drawing to determine;

(i) The distance between T and S in meters (3marks)

(ii) The bearing of T from S. (1marks)

21. A line L passes through points (-2,3) and (-1,6) and is perpendicular to a line P at (-1,6).
a) Find the equation of L. (2marks)

b) Find the equation of P in the form ax + by = c where a, b and c are constants. (2marks)

c) Given that another line Q passes through point (1,2), find the coordinates of the intercepts of Q.(3marks)

d) Find the point of intersection of lines P and Q. (3marks)