Answer all questions in this section (50mks)

1. Without using a calculator or mathematical table evaluate: (3mks)

1
8 ×3 ÷ 1 + 9× 3−3
2
−4−(−8)×9

2. Given that x-y=3 and 3x+y = 17. Find without solving for x and y the value of : (3mks)
2 2
3 x −4 xy + y
2 2
9x −y

3. Evaluate
1+ 3 tan 60 °
1−sin60 °
Without using tables or Calculator and leaves your answer in the simplest Surd form
(3mks)
4. Using a pair of Compasses and a ruler only construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB
= 5cm, BC =6cm, AD = 3cm, Angle ABC = 150° and angle DAB = 60°
Measure the size of angle BCD (3MKS)

5. The radii, OA and OC of these concentric circles are 7cm and 3.5cm. If the angle AOB =
30° .Find the difference between the lengths of the major arcs AB and CD (3mks)

A
A

O
D B
A
6. Mary and Penina bought the same types of pens and exercise books from the same shop.
Mary bought 2pens and 3 exercise books for Sh.78. Penina bought 3pens and 4 exercise
books for Sh.108. Calculate the cost of each item (3mks)

7. Solve the equation below by completing the square method 2 x 2−13 x +3=0 (3MKS)

8. A farmer has 3 containers of capacity 12L, 15L and 21L. Calculate the capacity of
a) The smallest container which can be filled by each one of them an exact number
of
times (2mks)

b) The longest container which can fill each of them an exact number of times
(1mks)

9. A map has a scale of 1:2500. The area of the plot on the map is 4cm2. Calculate the actual
area of the plot in hectares. (3mks)
10. Solve for x in the equation (3mks)
log ( x−3 )=log 24−log (x −1)

11. In the figure below PQ =8cm, O is the centre of the circle, determine the area of the circle
if angle OPQ=30°
(3mks)

30°

P Q
8cm

12. A tourist arrived in the country with US dollars 3000 which he changed into Kenya
shillings. He spent Ksh.85, 000 on hotel accommodation and Kshs.30, 000 on travel and
other expenses. He change the remaining money into sterling pounds. If he did all his
 money transactions based on bank rates shown below, how much money in sterling
pounds did he remain with?
Give the answer in 2d.p? (4mks)

Currency Buying (Kshs) Selling (Kshs)

1US dollar 87.35 87.95
1 Sterling pound 130.64 131.55

13. A line whose equation is 3 x+ 2 y =8 cuts the y=axis at P.

i. Find the co-ordinates of P (1mks)

ii. Determine the equation of the line passing through a perpendicular to the line
whose equation is 3 x+ 2 y =8 (2mks)

14. A passenger noticed she had forgotten her bag in a matatu 18minutes after the matatu had
left. To catch up with the matatu, she immediately took a tai which travelled at 100Km/h.
Determine the distance covered by the taxi to catch up with the Matatu (3mks)
15. Solve for x in

2 x −18 x 2 +32=0

16. Find the reciprocal of 0.000314 correct to 4 significant figure. Hence evaluate: (3mks)
√3 3375 + √ 1764
0.000314

ANSWER ANY FIVEQUAESTION (50mks)

17. Two boats leave harbour K at the same time. One boat sails 60km on a bearing of 030° to
posrt P. The other boat sails 100km on a bearing of 110° to harbour q.
 a. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 10km, show the relative position of P, Q and
harbour K. (3mks)

b. Using your diagram find

i. The distance PQ (1mk)

ii. The bearing of P and Q (1mk)

iii. The bearing of P from Q (1mk)

c. Both boats t take hours to reach their destinations. The speed of the faster boat is
20km/h. Find
i. The value of t (3mks)

ii. The speed of the slower boat (2mks)

18. Marks by 120 candidates are shown in the table below:

Marks 0-10 10-20 30-60 60-70 70-100

 Frequency 12 40 36 8 24

a. Calculate:
i.Mean (4mks)

ii.Median (3mks)

b. On the grid provided draw a histogram (3mks)

19. The diagram below represents a conical solid which stands on a hemispherical base with
radius of 7cm. the solid has a perpendicular height of 20cm.
a) Calculate the surface area of the solid. (5mks)

b) If the solid immersed in a cylindrical container full of water with a volume of3080 cm3.
Calculate the capacity of the water that remained in the container (5mks)
20. Three business patners, Mary, Jones and Paul contributed Kshs. 60,000 , Kshs. 85,000
and Kshs. 105,000 respectively. They agreed to put 25% of the profit back into the
business each year. They also agreed to put aside 40% of the remaining profit to cater for
taxes and insurance. The rest of the profit would then be share among the partners in the
ratio of their contribution. At the end of the first yaer the business realised a gross profit
of Ksh. 225,000.
a. Calculate the amount of money Paul received more than Mary at the end of the first
year (5mks)

b. Jones further invested Kshs.25,000 into the business at the beginning of the second
year. Given that the gross profit at the end of the second year increased in the ratio
10:9. Calculate Jone’s share of the profit at the end of the second year (5mks)
21. A parent has two children whose age difference is 5years. Twice the sum of the ages of
the two children. Is equal to the age of the parents
a. Taking x to be the age of the elder child, write an expression for.
i. The age of the younger child (1mk)

ii. The age of the parent (1mk)

b. In 20 years time the product of the children’s ages will be 15 times the age of the
parent.
i. Form an equation in x and hence determine the present possible ages of the
elder child (4mks)

ii. Find the present possible age of the parent (2mks)

iii. Determine the possible ages of the younger child in 20 years time (2mks)
22. Use a ruler and a pair of compasses only in this question. Draw a parallelogram ABCD in
which AB=8cm, BC=6cm and angle BAD = 75° . By construction
i. determine the perpendicular distance between AB and CD (5mks)

ii. Measure the length of the perpendicular distance MN obtained (2mks)

iii. Calculate the area of the enclosed sytem ABCD in m2 (3mks)

23. Complete the table for the equation y=2 x 2−3 x−5 (2mks)

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2
2x 18 8 2 18 32
3x 9 6 3 -9 -12
−5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
y 22 0 4 15

a. Draw the graph of y=2 x 2−3 x−5 using the values of x and y in the grid provided
(3mks)

b. Use the to solve the equations

2
i. 2 x −3 x −5=0 (2mks)

2
ii. 2 x −5 x −3=0 (3mks)
24. The diagram below shows a circle centre O. PQ is the tangent to the circle C. Angle
DCQ= 46 ° and angle BAC = 27 °

27°

O
D
B

46° Q
C

P
Find giving reasons the size of each of the following angles

a. Angle OAD (2mks)

b. Angle DBO (2mks)

c. Angle ACD (2mks)

d. Angle BDA (2mks)

e. Reflex angle BOC (2mks)