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121/2 - MATHEMATICS Alt. A - Paper 2

March 2024 - 2½ hours
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Name …………………………………………….……… Admission Number……………………

School ………………….…...………………………… Candidate’s signature…………...…
Date ……………………………………………………. Stream ………………………………….
Instructions to Candidates

(a) Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Write the name of your school and sign in the spaces provided above.
(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 your 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 mathematics tables may be
used, except where stated otherwise.
(h) This paper consists of 14 printed pages.
(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all 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
Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Section II

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total
Grand Total

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SECTION I (50 marks)

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

1. Object A of area 10cm2 is mapped on to its image B of area 60cm 2 by

𝑥 4
transformation whose matrix is given by P= . Find the positive values
3 𝑥+3
of x. (3 marks)

2. Without using tables or calculator, solve for X. (3 marks)

𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟑 𝒙 − 𝟒𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒙 𝟑 + 𝟑 = 𝟎

3. Two grades of Kenyan coffee costing sh. 200 and sh. 250 per kg respectively are
mixed in the ratio 3:5 by weight. The mixture is then sold at ksh. 240 per kg.
Find the percentage profit on the cost. (3marks)

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4. Use method of completing of square leaving your answer in a simplified surd

form x2 = 7x – 2. (3 marks)

5. Two values n and m are such that:

. .
What is the greatest possible value of (2 marks)
. .

6. A cold water tap A cold water tap can fill a bath in 10 minutes while a hot water
tap can fill it in 8 minutes. The drainage pipe can empty the bath in 5 minutes.
The cold water and hot water taps are opened for 4 minutes all the 3 taps are
opened. Find how long it will take to fill the bath. (3 marks)

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7. Reagan invested a sum of money, sh p at 24% p.a simple interest for 8 years
and realized that he got the same amount as Wesonga who invested sh. 2p for 4
years at compound interest. Calculate the rate of interest p.a Wesonga enjoyed.
(3 marks)

√ √
8. If − = 𝑎√7 + b√2
√ √ √
Find the values of a and b where and b are rational numbers. (3 marks)

9. The eleventh term of an A.P is four times the second term. If the sum of the first
seven terms of the A.P is 175 find the first term and the common difference.
(3 marks)

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10. P and Q are two points such that OP = i + 2j + 3k and OQ = 4i + 5j – 3k. M is a

point that divides PQ externally in the ratio 3:2. Find the co-ordinates of M.
(3 marks)

11. Make x the subject of the formula.

ℎ= (3 marks)

12. Find the interquartile range of the data below: (3 marks)

2,4,6,8,10,5,6,9,4,6

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13. (a) Expand (1 – 2x)6 up to the fourth term. (2 marks)

(b) Use the expansion in (a) above to find the value of (0.98) 6 correct to 4
significant figures. (1 mark)

14. Write the equation of a circle if the endpoints of a diameter are (2, 5) and (-6, 3).
(4 marks)

15. Solve 4- 4cos2 x= 4sinx -1 for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3600 (4 marks)

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16. In the figure blow, DC is the tangent of the circle at D. BC = 8cm, AF = 6cm,
DF=8cm and FE=3cm. Find the length FB and DC. (3 marks)

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SECTION I (50 marks)

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

17. Two businessmen P and Q invested shs 2,400,000 each in separate banks. P
invested in a bank which paid an interest of 12% p.a. compounded semi-
annually. While Q invested in a bank which paid simple interest of 20% p.a.
(a) Find:
(i) the compound interest earned by P after 10 years to the nearest
hundreds. (3 marks)

(ii) the total interest earned by Q after 10 years to the nearest hundreds.
(2 marks)

(b) How long will it take P to get an amount equivalent to Kshs 6,000,000.
(3 marks)

(c) How long does it take Q to reach the amount of Kshs 6,000,000? (2 marks)

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18. Every evening before the end of preps, Eunice either reads a novel or solves a
mathematical problem. The probability that she reads a novel is . If she read a
novel, there is a probability of that she will fall asleep. If he solves a
mathematical problem, there is a probability of that she will fall asleep.
Sometimes the teacher on duty enters Eunice’s classroom When Eunice is asked
whether she had been asleep, there is a probability of only that she will admit
that she had been asleep and a probability of that she will claim to have been
asleep when she had not been asleep.
By use of a tree diagram, find the probability that:
(a) She sleeps and admits. (4 marks)

(b) she sleeps and does not admit. (2 marks)

(i) She does not sleep but claims that she had been asleep. (2 marks)

(ii) She does not sleep and says that she has not been asleep. (2 marks)

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19. (a) Complete the table below for the functions y = 3 Cos x and y = Sin 2x.
X0 -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180
2 X0 -300 -120 0.0 180 360
3cos X0 3.0 -3.0
Sin 2 X0 0.0 0.0
(2 marks)
(b) On the same axes, draw the graphs of y = 3 Cos x and y = Sin 2x for -180 0 ≤
x≤1800. (5 marks)

(c) Use the graphs in (b) above to find:

(i) the values of x such that 3 Cos x - Sin 2x = 0. (2 marks)

(ii) the difference in the values of y when x= 45 0. (1 mark)

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20. The figure below shows a circle centre O in which QOT is a diameter. <QTP =
460, TQR = 750 and SRT = 380, PTU and RSU are straight lines.

Calculate the following angles giving a reason in each case.

(a) <RST. (2marks)

(b) <SUT. (2marks)

(c) <PST. (2marks)

(d) Obtuse <ROT. (2marks)

(e) <SQT. (2marks)

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21. Matrix S represents a reflection on line y = x, matrix T represents a rotation

through positive 900 centre (0,0). A triangle whose vertices are A(-2,0), B(1,-2)
and C(0,1) is subjected to these transformations, such that :the triangle A IBICI is
the image of ABC under transformation matrix S and that A IIBII CII is the image
of AIBICI under transformation matrix T.
(a) Plot the three triangles on the grid provided below. (4marks)

(b) Find a single matrix that will map A IIBIICII onto ABC. (3marks)

(c) Find a single matrix that will map A IIBIICII onto ABC. (3marks)

(d) If triangle ABC is sheared, shear factor 2 with the y-axis invariant, find the
coordinates of the image. (2marks)

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22. The table below shows the income tax for a certain year.
Monthly Taxable Income (Kshs) Tax Rates (%)
1 - 9680 10%
9681 – 18800 15%
18801 – 27920 20%
27921 – 37040 25%
Above 37040 30%
In that year, Odero paid a net tax of Kshs. 5,512 per month. His total monthly
taxable allowances amounted to Kshs. 15,220 and he was entitled to a monthly
personal relief of kshs. 1,162.
Every month the following deductions were made:
N.H.I.F Kshs. 320
Union dues Kshs. 200
Co-operative shares Kshs. 7,500
(a) Calculate Odero’s monthly basic salary in Kshs. (7 marks)

(b) Calculate his monthly salary. (3 marks)

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23. The frequency distribution of marks 80 students is given in the table below.
Marks 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
Frequency 1 6 10 20 15 5 14 5 3 1

(a) Using 45.5 as assumed mean calculate the standard deviation of the data.
(5 marks)

(b) On the grid provided, represent the data on an ogive and use it to find:

(i) The median mark. (1 mark)

(ii) The pass marks if 60% of the students are to pass. (1 mark)

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24. PQRS is a trapezium where PQ is parallel to SR. PR and SQ intersect at X, so

that SX = kSQ and PX = hPR where k and h are constants.
Vectors PQ = 3q and PS = s, SR = q
~ ~ ~
(a) Show this information on a diagram. (1 mark)

(b) Express vector SQ in terms of s and q. (1 mark)

~ ~ ~

(c) Express SX in terms of k, q and s. (2 marks)

~ ~ ~

(d) Express SX in terms of h, q and s. (2 marks)

~ ~ ~

(e) Obtain h and k. (2 marks)

(f) In what ratio does X divide SQ? (2 marks)

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