KUWIRIRANA HIGH SCHOOL END OF TERM ONE 2025 EXAM
MATHEMATICS FORM 3
Time 2 hours
Answer all questions
Take 𝛑 to be
22
in this paper
7
For all decimals give your answer to one decimal place (1.d.p)
1. (a) Name the regular polygon which has rotational symmetry of order 5. [1]
(b) State the special name given to a regular polygon with 4 sides. [1]
(c) The angles of a hexagon are 115◦, 89◦, x ◦, x ◦, x ◦ and x ◦. Find the value of x [3]
2. Factorise completely the expression
(a) 4 x 2− y 2 [2]
3
(b)125 p −5 p [3]
1
3. +2=8 [2]
3m
2 y+ 5 9
4. = [3]
3 y−2 4
5. Solve the simultaneous equations:
5 x−2 y=26
3 x+ 4 y =0 [3]
6. A right circular cone has a base diameter of 24 cm and a slant height of 15 cm. Calculate the
(a) vertical height of the cone, [2]
(b) volume of the cone. [2]
1
[Volume of cone = πr ² h]
3
7. An office is 4,35 m long and 3,62 m wide. Its floor is to be carpeted at a cost of $15,99 per
square metre. Calculate
(i) the area of the floor, [2]
(ii) the cost of carpeting the floor [2]
8. State the number of lines of symmetry of the shape labelled
(i) figure A, [1]
(ii) figure B, [1]
(iii) figure C, [1]
(iv) figure O, [1]
(v) figure I, [1]
9. It is given that 300 cattle are to be shared in the ratio 12 : 10 : 8 ,
(i) Express the ratio in its simplest form. [1]
(ii) Calculate the difference between the largest and smallest shares. [4]
[Link] the inequality
(a) 4−5 x <19 [2]
(b) 3 x+ 17<5−3 x [2]
11. Two identical circular and 2 semi-circular discs of radii 3,5 cm were cut off from a rectangular
sheet of metal of length 14 cm and width 10.5 cm.
Calculate the
(a) circumference of one of the circular discs, [2]
(b) perimeter of the rectangular sheet of metal [2]
12. (a) A polygon has n sides. The sum of the interior angles is equal to the sum of the exterior
angles. Find the value of n [2]
(b) The interior angles of a regular polygon are 144◦ each. Find the number of sides of the
polygon. [2]
7 x+2 5 x+ 3
13. Express − as a single fraction in its simplest form. [2]
5 6
THE END