S475/1

SUBSIDIARY MATHEMATICS
END OF TERM 11 2022
1
2 4 HOURS

BIRERE SECONDARY SCHOOL

SUBSIDIARY MATHEMATICS.
Paper 1(S.5)
2 hours 15 minutes.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Attempt all questions in section A and any all questions from section B.
Section A carry 30 marks and section B carry 40 marks.
Any additional question(s) answered will not be marked.
All necessary calculations must be done in the answer booklet provided.
Therefore, no paper should be given for a rough work.
Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators and mathematical tables with a
list of formula may be used.
 SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Show that 3 √ 27− √ 48−2 √ 75+ √108=√ 3. (05 marks)
2. The sum of the third and fourth term is 46. While that of the fifth and the
eighth terms is 58. Find the first term and common difference. (05 marks)
3.
Goals 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Fréquence 1 2 5 8 6 3 0
Calculate the mean and mean deviation from the mean. (05 marks)
4. a) Given that log 2 = 0.3010 and log3 = 0.477. Find the value of √3 216
(05
marks)
b) Solve 9x = 27¾ (05 marks)
5. Simplify: 4 (1− 2 ) x2(n +3)x16( 2 ).
n −1
(05 marks)
6. The first term of a G.P is 16 and the fifth term is 9. What is the value of the
seventh term? (05 marks)
7. The roots of the equation 2 x + 4 x−1=0 are α and β. Find the value of α 2+ β2
2

(05 marks)
3 −2 2
8. Given that p=log a (a y ) and q=loga (a y ) , find the value of p+q .
(05 marks)

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

9. (a) Find the sum of arithmetic progression (AP) 8+11+14+………..+305.

(05marks)
(b) The fifth term of arithmetic progression (AP) is -6 and eighteenth term is
46. Find the first term, common difference, nth term and the sum of the first
twenty terms of an A.P. (10 marks)
10. The table below shows the weights in kilograms of 200 cows.
Weight (kg) Frequency
44 – 47 15
48 – 51 3
52 – 55 45
56 – 59 7
60 – 63 46
64 – 67 20
 68 – 71 61
72 – 75 3
a) Find the mean weight. (06 marks)
b) Calculate the modal weight. (04 marks)
c) Draw an o-give and use it to estimate
ii) The percentage of cows weighting below 65kgs. (05 marks)
11.Given that log 2 x+ 2 log 4 y=4. Show that xy=16 .hence solve the simultaneous
equations log10 ( x+ y )=1∧log2 x +2 log4 y=4
(15 marks)
12.The roots of the equation 2 x −6 x+7=0 are α and β . Determine the;
2

1 1
a) Values of ( α −β )2 and 2
+ 2 (12 marks)
α β αβ
b) Quadratic equation with integral coefficient whose roots are
1 1
2
+ 2 (03 marks)
α β αβ