KCSE MATHEMATICS QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS ~ Topically Analyzed
Form 3 Mathematics
A rally car traveled for 2 hours 40 minutes at an average speed of 120 km/h. The car consumes an average of 1 litre of fuel for every 4 kilometers.
A litre of the fuel costs Kshs 59 Calculate the amount of money spent on fuel
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Form 1 Mathematics
Points L and M are equidistant from another point K. The bearing of L from K is 3300.
The bearing of M from K is 2200.Calculate the bearing of M from L Form 3 MathematicsForm 1 Mathematics
The sum of two numbers x and y is 40. write down an expression, in terms of x, for the sum of the squares of the two numbers.
Hence determine the minimum value of x2 + y2 Form 1 Mathematics
(a) Draw a regular pentagon of side 4 cm
(b) On the diagram drawn, construct a circle which touches all the sides of the pentagon Form 1 Mathematics
In fourteen years time, a mother will be twice as old as her son. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 30 years. Find how old the mother was, when the son was born.
Form 2 MathematicsForm 2 MathematicsForm 1 Mathematics
A square brass plate is 2 mm thick and has a mass of 1.05 kg. The density of the brass is 8.4 g/cm^3. Calculate the length of the plate in centimeters
Form 4 MathematicsSolve the equation 4 sin2 Ө+4 cos Ө =5 For 0o ≤ Ө ≥ 360o give the answer in degrees Form 4 Mathematics
The gradient of the tangent to the curve y = ax3 + bx at the point ( 1,1) is -5
Calculate the values of a and b Form 1 Mathematics
A Kenyan businessman bought goods from Japan worth 2, 950 000 Japanese yen. On arrival in Kenya custom duty of 20% was charged on the value of the goods.
If the exchange rates were as follows 1 US dollar = 118 Japanese Yen 1 US dollar = 76 Kenya shillings Calculate the duty paid in Kenya shillings Form 2 Mathematics
The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 3x0 while its exterior angle is ( x- 20)0. Find the number of sides of the polygon
Form 4 Mathematics
The diagram below shows a sketch of the line y = 3x and the curve y = 4 – x2 intersecting at points P and Q.
a) Find the coordinates of P and Q
(b) Given that QN is perpendicular to the x- axis at N, calculate (i) The area bounded by the curve y = 4 – x2, the x- axis and the line QN (ii) The area of the shaded region that lies below the x- axis (iii)The area of the region enclosed by the curve y = 4-x2, the line y – 3x and the y axis Form 4 Mathematics
Mwanjoki flying company operates a flying service. It has two types of aeroplanes. The smaller one uses 180 litres of fuel per hour while the bigger one uses 300 litres per hour.
The fuel available per week is 18,000 litres. The company is allowed 80 flying hours per week while the smaller aeroplane must be flown for y hours per week. (a) Write down all the inequalities representing the above information (b) On the grid provided on page 21, draw all the inequalities in a) above by shading the unwanted regions (c) The profits on the smaller aeroplane is Kshs 4000 per hour while that on the bigger one is Kshs 6000 per hour Use the graph drawn in (b) above to determine the maximum profit that the company made per week. Form 3 Mathematics
The product of the first three terms of geometric progression is 64. If the first term is a, and the common ration is r.
(a) Express r in terms of a (b) Given that the sum of the three terms is 14 (i) Find the value of a and r and hence write down two possible sequence each up to the 4th term. (ii) Find the product of the 50th terms of two sequences Form 1 Mathematics
A solution whose volume is 80 litres is made 40% of water and 60% of alcohol. When litres of water are added, the percentage of alcohol drops to 40%
(a) Find the value of x (b) Thirty litres of water is added to the new solution. Calculate the percentage (c) If 5 litres of the solution in (b) is added to 2 litres of the original solution, calculate in the simplest form, the ratio of water to that of alcohol in the resulting solution Form 3 Mathematics
(a) Two integers x and y are selected at random from the integers 1 to 8. If the
same integer may be selected twice, find the probability that (i) x – y = 2 (ii) x – y is more (iii) x>y (b) A die is biased so that when tossed, the probability of a number r showing up, is given by p ® = Kr where K is a constant and r = 1, 2,3,4,5 and 6 (the number on the faces of the die (i) Find the value of K (ii) if the die is tossed twice, calculate the probability that the total score is 11 Form 4 Mathematics
Triangle ABC is shown on the coordinates plane below
(a) Given that A (-6, 5) is mapped onto A (6,-4) by a shear with y- axis invariant
(i) draw triangle A"B"B", the image of triangle ABC under the shear (ii) Determine the matrix representing this shear (b) Triangle A B C is mapped on to A" B" C" by a transformation defined by the matrix (1 1) (i) Draw triangle A" B" C" (ii) Describe fully a single transformation that maps ABC onto A"B" C" Form 2 Mathematics
A garden measures 10m long and 8 m wide. A path of uniform width is made all round the garden. The total area of the garden and the paths is 168 m2.
(a) Find the width of the path (b) The path is to covered with square concrete slabs. Each corner of the path is covered with a slab whose side is equal to the width of the path.
The rest of the path is covered with slabs of side 50 cm. The cost of making each corner slab is Kshs 600 while the cost of making each smaller slab is Kshs 50.
Calculate (i) The number of smaller slabs used Form 1 Mathematics
A certain sum of money is deposited in a bank that pays simple interest at a certain rate.
After 5 years the total amount of money in an account is Kshs 358 400. The interest earned each year is 12 800 Calculate (i) the amount of money which was deposited (ii) the annual rate of interest that the bank paid (b) A computer whose marked price is Kshs 40,000 is sold at Kshs 56,000 on hire purchase terms. (i) Kioko bought the computer on hire purchase term. He paid a deposit of 25% of the hire purchase price and cleared the balance by equal monthly installments of Kshs 2625 Calculate the number of installments (ii) Had Kioko bought the computer on cash terms he would have been allowed a discount of 12 ½ % on marked price. Calculate the difference between the cash price and the hire purchase price and express as a percentage of the cash price. |
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