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Form 2 Mathematics
Motorbike A travels at 10 km/h faster than motorbike B whose speed is x km/h.Motorbike A takes 1 1/2 hours less than motorbike B to cover a 180 km journey.
(a) Write an expression in terms of x for the time taken to cover the 180 km journey by: (i) motorbike A; (ii) motorbike B. (b) Use the expressions in (a) above to determine the speed, in km/h, of motorbike A. (c) For a journey of 48 km, motorbike B starts 10 minutes ahead of motorbike A. Calculate, in minutes, the difference in the time of their arrival at the destination.
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Form 1 Mathematics
The boundaries PQ, QR, RS and SP of a ranch are straight lines such that: Q is 16 km on a bearing of 040° from P; R is directly south of Q and east of P and S is 12 km on a bearing of 1200 from R.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 2 km, show the above information in a scale drawing. (b) From the scale drawing determine: (i) the distance, in kilometers, of P from S; (ii) the bearing of P from S. (c) Calculate the area of the ranch PQRS in square kilometres. Form 4 Mathematics
(b) Okello bought 5 Physics books and 6 Mathematics books for a total of Ksh 2 440.
Ali bought 7 Physics books and 9 Mathematics books for a total of Ksh 3 560. (i) Form a matrix equation to represent the above information. (ii) Use matrix method to find the price of a Physics book and that of a Mathematics book. (c) A school bought 36 Physics books and 50 Mathematics books. A discount of 5% was allowed on each Physics book whereas a discount of 8% was allowed on each Mathematics book. Calculate the percentage discount on the cost of all the books bought. Form 2 Mathematics
A carpenter constructed a closed wooden box with internal measurements 1.5 metres long, 0.8 metres wide and 0.4 metres high. The wood used in constructing the box was 1.0 cm thick and had a density of 0.6 gcm3.
(a) Determine the: (i) volume, in cm3, of the wood used in constructing the box; (ii) mass of the box, in kilograms, correct to 1 decimal place. (b) Identical cylindrical tins of diameter 10 cm, height 20cm with a mass of 120 g each were packed in the box. Calculate the: (i) maximum number of tins that were packed; (ii) total mass of the box with the tins. Form 1 Mathematics
A saleswoman is paid a commission of 2% on goods sold worth over Ksh 100 000. She is also paid a monthly salary of Ksh 12 000. In a certain month, she sold 360 handbags at Ksh 500 each.
(a) Calculate the saleswoman’s earnings that month. (b) The following month, the saleswoman’s monthly salary was increased by 10%. Her total earnings that month were Ksh 17 600. Calculate: (i) the total amount of money received from the sales of handbags that month; (ii) the number of handbags sold that month. Form 4 Mathematics
The following distribution shows the masses to the nearest kilogram of 65 animals in a certain farm
Form 3 MathematicsForm 3 Mathematics
Amina carried out an experiment to determine the average volume of a ball bearing. He started by submerging three ball bearings in water contained in a
measuring cylinder. She then added one ball a time into the cylinder until the balls were nine. The corresponding readings were recorded as shown in the table below
a) i) On the grid provided, Plot (x, y) where x is the number of ball bearings and y is the corresponding measuring cylinder, reading.
ii) Use the plotted points to draw the line of best fit b) Use the plotted points to draw the line of best fit. i) The average volume of a ball bearing; ii) The equation of the line. c) Using the equation of line in b(ii) above, determine the volume of the water in the cylinder. Form 3 Mathematics
a)The first term of an Arithmetic Progression (AP) is 2. The sum of the first 8 terms of the AP is 156
i) Find the common difference of the AP. ii) Given that the sum of the first n terms of the AP is 416, find n. b) The 3rd, 5th and 8th terms of another AP form the first three terms of a Geometric Progression (GP) If the common difference of the AP is 3, find: i) The first term of the GP; ii) The sum of the first 9 terms of the GP, to 4 significant figures. Form 4 MathematicsForm 3 Mathematics
The table below shows income tax rates.
In certain year, Robi‟s monthly taxable earnings amounted to Kshs. 24 200.
a) Calculate the tax charged on Robi‟s monthly earnings. b) Robi was entitled to the following tax reliefs: I: monthly personal relief of Ksh 1 056; II: Monthly insurance relief at the rate of 15% of the premium paid. Calculate the tax paid by Robi each month, if she paid a monthly premium of Kshs 2 400 towards her life insurance policy. Form 4 Mathematics
Triangle PQR shown on the grid has vertices p(5,5), Q(10, 10) and R(10,15)
a) Find the coordinates of the points p‟, Q‟ and R‟ and the images of P, Q and R respectively under transformation M whose matrix is
b) Given that M is a reflection;
i) draw triangle P‟Q‟R‟ and the mirror line of the reflection; ii) Determine the equation of the mirror line of the reflection c) Triangle P” Q” R” is the image of triangle P‟Q‟R‟ under reflection N is a reflection in the y-axis. i) draw triangle P”Q”R” ii) Determine a 2 x2 matrix equivalent to the transformation NM iii) Describe fully a single transformation that maps triangle PQR onto triangle P”Q”R” Form 4 Mathematics
The table below shows the number of goals scored in handball matches during a tournament.
Draw a cumulative frequency curve on the grid provided
b) Using the curve drawn in (a) above determine; i) The median; ii) The number of matches in which goals scored were not more than 37; iii) The inter-quartile range Form 3 Mathematics
At the beginning of the year 1998, Kanyingi bought two houses, one in Thika and the other one Nairobi, each at Ksh 1 240 000. The value of the house in Thika appreciated at the rate of 12% p.a
a) Calculate the value of the house in thirika after 9 years, to the nearest shilling. b) After n years, the value of the house in Thika was Kshs 2 741 245 while the value of the house in Nairobi was Kshs 2 917 231. i) Find n ii) Find the annual rate of appreciation of the house in Nairobi. Form 1 Mathematics
A water vendor has a tank of capacity 18900 litres. The tank is being filled with water from two pipe A and B which are closed immediately when the tank is full. Water flows at the rate of
a) If the tank is empty and the two pipes are opened at the same time, calculate the time it takes to fill the tank. b) On a certain day the vendor opened the two pipes A and B to fill the empty tank. After 25 minutes he opened the outlet to supply water to his customers at an average rate of 20 Liters per minute i) Calculate the time it took to fill the tank on that day. ii) The vendor supplied a total of 542 jerricans, each containing 25 litres of water , on the day. If the water that remained in the tank was 6 300 litres, calculate, in litres, the amount of water that was wasted. Form 1 Mathematics
A farmer feed every two cows on 480 Kg of hay for four days. The farmer has 20 160 Kg of hay which is just enough to feed his cows for 6 weeks. Find the number of cows in the farm.
Form 3 Mathematics
a) On the grid provided, draw a graph of the functionY= ½ x2 – x + 3 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 6
b) Calculate the mid-ordinates for 5 strips between x= 1 and x=6, and hence Use the mid-ordinate rule to approximate the area under the curve between x= 1, x=6 and the x-axis. c) Assuming that the area determined by integration to e the actual area, calculate the percentage error in using the mid-ordinate rule. Form 1 Mathematics
Three points P, Q and R are on a level ground. Q is 240 m from P on a bearing of 2300 . R is 120 m to the east of P
a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 40 m, draw a diagram to show the positions of P, Q and R in the space provided below. b) Determine i) The distance of R from Q ii) The bearing of R from Q c) A vertical post stands at P and another one at Q. A bird takes 18 seconds to fly directly from the top of the post at q to the top of the post at P. Given that the angle of depression of the top of the post at P from the top of the post at Q is 90, Calculate: i) The distance to the nearest metre, the bird covers; ii)The speed of the bird in Km/h Form 3 Mathematics
The diagram below shows the speed-time graph for a train traveling between two stations. The train starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for 150 seconds. It then travels at a constant speed for 300 seconds and finally decelerates uniformly for 200 seconds.
Given that the distance between the two stations is 10 450 m, calculate the:
a) Maximum speed, in Km/h, the train attained; b) Acceleration, c) Distance the train traveled during the last 100 seconds; d) Time the train takes to travel the first half of the journey. Form 2 Mathematics
A glass, in the form of a frustum of a cone, is represented by the diagram below.
The glass contains water to a height of 9 cm,. The bottom of the glass is a circle of radius 2 cm while the surface of the water is a circle of radius 6 cm.
a) Calculate the volume of the water in the glass
b) When a spherical marble is submerged into the water in the glass, the water level rises by 1 cm. Calculate: i) The volume of the marble; ii) The radius of the marble Form 3 MathematicsForm 3 Mathematics
A school planned to buy x calculators for a total cost of Kshs 16 200. The supplier agreed to offer a discount of Kshs 60 per calculator. The school was then able to get three extra calculators for the same amount of money.
a) Write an expression in terms of x, for the: i) Original price of each calculator. ii) Price of each calculator after the discount b) Form an equation in x and hence determine the number of calculators the School bought. c) Calculate the discount offered to the school as a percentage Form 4 Mathematics
The diagram below shows a straight line intersecting the curve y = (x-1)2 + 4
At the points P and Q. The line also cuts x-axis at (7,0) and y axis at (0,7)
Form 3 MathematicsDuring a certain motor rally it is predicted that the weather will be either dry (D) or wet (W). The probability that the weather will be dry is estimated to be 7/10. The probability for a driver to complete (C) the rally during the dry weather is estimated to be 5/6. The probability for a driver to complete the rally during wet weather is estimated to be 1/10. Complete the probability tree diagram given below.
What is the probability that:-
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