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MATHEMATICS
ALT A
FORM FOUR
PRE-MOCK
Feb. 2024

Name……………………………….……………. Index Number:…….……………....

Candidate’s Signature……………………… Date………………………..…………..

Instructions to candidates
(a) Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided.
(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 the answers at each stage in the spaces provided below
each question.
(f) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
(g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used, except where
stated otherwise.
(h) This paper consists of 16 printed pages.
(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no questions are missing.
(j) Candidates should answer the questions in English.

For Examiner’s Use Only

Section I

Section II

Grand Total

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SECTION I (50 marks)

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

1. Without using a calculator or a mathematical tables, evaluate; (3 marks)

2. The LCM of three numbers is and their GCD is . Two of the numbers are and
. Using factor method, determine the third least possible number. (3 marks)

3. Find the values and given that (3 marks)

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4. Solve , hence list the integral values that satisfies the inequality.
(3 marks).

5. The figure below represents part of a regular polygon in which A,B,C,D are among its
vertices and is the centre of the polygon, and .
Determine the number of sides of the polygon hence the total diagonals of the polygon.
(4 marks).

√
6. Given that where x is an acute angle, find without using tables
and calculator; (3 marks)

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7. Simplify (4 marks)

8. Use the rates below to answer this question;

A tourist arrived in Kenya from Britain with . He converted the whole amount to
Kenya Shillings. While in Kenya, he spent of this money and changed the balance to
Dollars. Calculate the amount of money, to the nearest , that he received.
(3 marks)

9. To watch 2 or less movies, the fixed charge of is paid and another per movie. To
watch more than 2 movies, discount of is given on the fixed charge. Two friends Anita
and Chogo paid and to watch and movies respectively. Calculate the cost
of watching 4 movies. (3 marks)

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10. Under enlargement, scale factor , a point is mapped onto . Find the
centre of enlargement. (2 marks)

11. Given that |⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ( ) and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ( ), find the value of .
(3 marks)

12. The ratio of girls to boys in a school is . One day of the boys and of the girls were
absent. If ten more students would have been absent of the whole school would have been
present. Find the total number of students in school on that particular day. (3 marks)

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13. A line is a side of a trapezium in which , .

and . Use a ruler and a pair of compasses only ;
(a) Construct the trapezium ABCD. (3 marks)

(b) Locate a point T on AB such that (1 mark)

14. In the figure below, OAB and OCD subtend an angle of at the centre
and . Calculate the perimeter of the shaded region. (3 marks)

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15. Three matrices are such that where * +, * + and

* + . Use inverse of a matrix method to find the values of . (3 marks)

16. Sheila a saleslady earns basic salary of per month. In addition, he is paid a
commission as follows;
Commission In
Percentages
For sales up to
For sales above
i) For the first
ii) For the next
iii) For any additional amount above
In a certain month, the saleslady made sales amounting to . How much did she earn
that month. (3 marks)

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SECTION II (50 marks)

Answer only five questions from this section in the spaces provided.

17. The figure below shows rectangle ABCD. Use it to;

(a) State the values of . (2 marks).

(b) Determine;
i. The equation of side AD in double intercept form. (3 marks)

ii. The coordinates of vertices A,B,C. (3 marks)

iii. The area of the triangle. (2 marks).

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18. Three solids, a cylinder, a sphere and a cone are such that their radii are equal. It is also
given that their surface area equal. If the volume of the sphere is , find the;
(a) Radius of the sphere. (2 marks).

(b) Volume of the cylinder. (3 marks).

(c) Volume of the cone (3 marks).

(d) Curved surface area of the cylinder. (2 marks).

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19. A projectile is fired vertically upwards. At any time t(seconds) its height h(metres)above
the ground is given by .
(a) How fast is it moving at, . (3 marks).

(b) How far up does it travel? (3 marks)

(c) How long will the projectile take to land on the ground? (4 marks)

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20. The table below shows the marks obtained by students in a Mathematics paper.

Marks
Frequency
(a) Use it to calculate the median mark. (3 marks)

(b)
(i) Draw a histogram to illustrate the data .above. (3 marks)

(ii) On the same axes, draw a frequency polygon representing the above data.
(1 mark)
(c) If is the pass mark, how many students pass the test. (3 marks)

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21. A train starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for a few minutes then attains its
maximum speed of therefore it maintain its speed for , after which it
flagged down and decelerates uniformly coming to rest. If it covered a total distance of
.
(a) Sketch the speed – time graph to show a train’s journey. (2 marks)

(b) Find the total time taken for the train to cover the whole journey. (3 marks)

(c) If the train was moving with the acceleration of , calculate the time taken
to cover the maximum speed. (2 marks)

(d) Calculate the time taken to cover the a half of the journey. (3 marks)

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22. (a) On the grid provided below plot the triangle PQR such that , and
. (1 mark)

(b) On the same axes, draw triangle the image of triangle PQR under the
reflection in the line . State the coordinates of . (3 marks)

(c) Triangle is enlarged about scale factor to obtain the image triangle
. Draw and state its coordinates of . (3 marks)

(d) If triangle undergoes a translation defined by ⃗ ( ) to obtain its image

triangle . Draw it and state the coordinates. (3 marks)

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23. The figure below represent a piece of land in the shape of quadrilateral in which
, , , and .

Calculate;

(a) The size of angle correct to 3decimal places. (3 marks)

(b) The length correct to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

(c) The area of the piece of land, in hectares, correct to 4 significant figures. (4 marks).

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24. A flag post long is fixed vertically on top of a vertical tower. From a point P, on a
horizontal ground, the angles of elevation of the top and the bottom of the flag post are
and respectively.
(a) Draw a sketch of the positions of point P, flag post and the tower. (2 marks)

(b) Use the sketch diagram to calculate;

(i) The horizontal distance from P to the base of the tower. (3 marks)

(ii) How high the flag is raised from the ground. (2 marks)

(iii)The shortest distance from point P to the top of the flag post. (3 marks).

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