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MATHEMATICS 121/1

Paper 1 2½ Hours
MULANGO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
APRIL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT -2024

SECTION I

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

1. Evaluate (3 marks)

2. Solve the inequality below. Hence state the integral values. (3

marks)

3. The sum of interior angles of a triangle is given by while that of a hexagon is given
by. Calculate
(3 marks)
the values of and .

4. The equation of the line is given by . Given that the L1 cuts the x axis at a point A.

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 a) Find the coordinates of A (2 marks)

b) Find the angle the line L1 makes with the x axis. (2 marks)

5. In the triangle below, BE is parallel to CD. BE=10cm, CD=15cm and the area of the
trapezium BCDE is 75cm2, calculate the area of triangle ACD.
(3 marks)

B C

6. A and B are on the same side of the tower. The angles of elevation of the top of the
towers from A and B are 320 and 500 respectively. If AB = 15cm. calculate the height

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 of the tower to 2 decimal places. (4 marks)

7. Solve the equation (3 marks)

8. A sales lady earns a basic salary of sh. 12400 per month. In addition, she gets a
commission of 2% on the first sh. 80000 worth of goods and a commission of 3% on
goods worth above sh. 80000. In a certain month, she earned a total of sh. 20000.
Calculate the value of goods sold
(3 marks)
that month.

9. The figure below shows a circle centre O. Chord AB subtends 300 at the centre. If
the area of the minor segment is 5.25cm2, find the radius of the circle.
(3marks)

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10. Simplify the following expression completely. (3
marks)

11. A commercial bank in Kenya buys and sells foreign currency as shown in the table
below.

Buying (Ksh) Selling(Ksh)

1 US $ 100.36 100.92

1 Sterling pound 130.52 130.64

James who is going for studies in USA had Ksh. 1,236,600.

a) Calculate the amount of money in dollars he had to the nearest(1dollar.

mark)

b) His father who works in England sent him 4000 sterling pounds, while he was
still
(2 marks)
in Kenya. Find the total amount in dollars he left with to USA.

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12. Given that and , find without using trigonometric tables, the value of (3
marks)

13. Use square, square root and reciprocal tables only to evaluate the following giving
your answer to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

14. The sum of digits formed in a two digit number is 16. When the number is
subtracted from the number formed by reversing the digits, the difference is 18. Find
the number (3 Marks)

15. The line y = mx + 6 makes an angle of 750 58’ with x – axis. Find the coordinates of
the point where the line cuts(3mks)
the x-axis.

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16. Without using mathematical tables and calculator, evaluate:
(2 marks)

SECTION II (50 Marks)

17. A group of choir members decided to raise ksh. 3600 to buy a guitar. Each member
was to contribute equal amount. In the preparation process five members transferred
to another church that meant the remaining contributors had to pay more to achieve
the target.

a) Show that the increase in the contribution per member was:

if n is the initial number of members. (4 marks)

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 b) If the increase in the contribution per member was Ksh. 24, what was the original
contribution(4before
marks) the other members left?

c) Calculate the percentage increase in the contribution before the others left.

(2 marks)

18. a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only construct a rhombus A B C D such
that AB = 6cm and <ABC = 135o. (4 marks)

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 (b) Drop a perpendicular from C to AB extended to meet AB at N. Measure BN and
CN. (2 marks)

(c) Bisect <ABC and <DAB, let the two bisectors meet at M. Measure MA.
(2
marks)

(d) Determine the area of triangle ABM. (2

marks)

19. A village Q is 7 km from village P on a bearing of 0450. Village R is 5 km from

village Q on a bearing of 1200 and village S is 4 km from village R on a bearing of
2700.

a) Taking a scale of 1cm to represent 1 km, locate the four villages.

(4 marks)

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 b) Use the scale drawing to find the:

i) Distance and bearing of the village R from village

(2 marks)
P.

ii) Distance and bearing of village P from village S. (2 marks)

iii) Area of the polygon PQRS to the nearest 4 (2

significant
marks) figures.

20. The diagram below represents a solid frustum with base diameter 42cm and top
diameter 28cm. the frustum is 22.5cm high and is made of a metal whose density is
(take )

28cm

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 22.5cm

42cm

a) Calculate the volume of the metal in the frustum. (5 marks)

b) Calculate the mass of the frustum in kg. (2 marks)

c) The frustum is melted down and recast into a solid cube. In the process 20% of the
metal is lost. Calculate to 2 decimal places the length of each side of the cube.(3
marks)

21. A truck left town X at 11.45am and travelled towards town Y at an average speed
of 60 km/hr. A car left town x at 2.15pm on the same day and travelled along the
same road at an average speed of 100km/hr. The distance between the two towns is
500km.

a) Calculate the time of the day when the car overtook the truck. (4 marks)

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 b) The distance from Y when the car overtook the truck. (3 marks)

c) After overtaking the bus, both vehicles continued towards Y at their original
speeds. Find how long the car had to wait at town Y before the ruck arrived.(3
marks)

22. (a) Complete the table below for the equation . (2 marks)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

0 4 9 25

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 0 -6 -24 -36

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

5 0

b) Draw the graph

(3 marks)
of using the values in the table.

c) use the graph to solve the equations.

i) (1 mark)

ii) (2 marks)

iii) (2 marks)

23. A business lady bought 100 quails and 80 rabbits for Sh. 25,600. If she had bought
twice as many rabbits and half as many quails she would have paid Sh. 7,400 less.
She sold each quail at a profit of 10% and each rabbit at a profit of 20%.
(a) Form two equations to show how much she bought the quails and the (2 rabbits
Marks)

( b ) F i n d t h e c o s t o f e a c h ( 3
M a r k s )

(c) Calculate the profit she made from the sale of the 100 quails and 80
(3rabbits
Marks)

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(d) What percentage profit did she make from the sale of the 100 quails and 80
rabbits(2 Marks)

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