MATHEMATICS week 2
1 Use logarithms tables to evaluate giving your answer to 3 s.f
(4mks)
2
8.539 x0.02071 3
log 7.281
2. Quantity R is partly constant and partly varies inversely as the square of T. R = 7. 125 when
T = 16 and R = 5.28 when T = 25. Find R when T = 20
(4mks)
3. A poultry farmer in Tigoni vaccinated 640 of her 800 chicken against a disease.
Two months later 5% of the vaccinated and 80% of the unvaccinated chicken
contracted the disease. Calculate the probability that a bird chosen at random
contracted the disease. (3mks)
4. The points A, B and C lie on a straight line. The position vectors of A and C are
2i + 3j + 9k and 5i – 3j + 4k respectively; B divides AC internally in the ration 2:1. Find
the
(a) Position vector of B. (2 marks)
(b) Distance of B from the origin. (1 mark)
1 3
5. Solve for x: (log 3x)2 - 2 log 3x = 2 (3 marks)
6. Form the three inequalities that satisfy the given region R (3 marks)
8. Expand and simplify the binomial (x + 1/x)6 up to the constant term. Hence use your
expansion to estimate the value of (4.25)6 (3mks)
9. Line AB is the diameter of a circle such that the coordinates of A and B are (-3, 2) and
(5, 2) respectively. Find the equation of the circle in the form ax 2 ay 2 bx cy d 0 .
(4marks)
10. (a) Construct triangle ABC such that AB = 6cm, BC = 5cm and AC = 4cm. (1mk)
11. A coffee dealer mixes two brands of coffee, X and Y to obtain 40kg of the mixture worth
Ksh. 2,680. If brand X is valued at Ksh. 70 per kg and brand Y is valued at Ksh. 55 per kg.
Calculate the ratio in its simplest form in which brands X and Y are mixed. (4mks)
12. The table below shows the temperature readings of four different solutions recorded
by students to nearest 0.10 C during a laboratory lesson. Calculate the percentage error in
PQ
to 3 d.p. (3marks)
SR
Quantity Temperature in 0 C
P 25.2
Q 22.4
R 19.3
S 26.7
13. The figure below shows a toy which consists of a conical top and a hemispherical base.
The hemispherical base has a radius of 5cm and the total height of the toy is 17cm. calculate the
total surface area of the toy. (Take π = 3.142) (3 marks)
14. A quadratic equation x2 + ax + b = 0 has roots 2 and -5 , determine the values of a and b (2
marks)
15. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, simplify (3 marks)
√2 √3
−
√2 − √3 √3 + √2
16. Use the figure below to answer the question that follows
11.83cm
M
12cm
R Q
Given that angle RSQ = 570, SQ= 11.83 cm and QR=12cm. A circumcirle is drawn on
the triangle. Calculate the radius of the circle correct to 2 s f. (2marks
Section II
18. (a) Beth invested Ksh. 320,000 for 2 ½ years in an account which paid 12%
compound
interest p.a. The interest is compounded quarterly. At the end of 2 ½ years she withdrew all the
amount and spent it to the nearest thousands to buy five similar motor cycles. She earned an
average of Ksh. 10,000 from each motorcycle per month. Calculate:
(i) the amount she withdrew at the end of 2 ½ years. (2mks)
(ii) the cost of each motorcycle. (2mks)
iii) the total earnings from the motorcycles for 3 years. (2mks)
(b) She decided to sell the motorcycles after depreciating at an average rate of 20%
p.a for the 3 years.
Find:-
(i) the new value of each motorcycle after depreciation. (2mks)
(ii) the profit earned from her initial investment to the nearest shilling. (2mks)
19. An arithmetic progression (AP) has the first term a and the common difference d.
(a)Write down the third, ninth and twenty fifth terms of the AP in terms of a and d. (1mk)
(b) The AP above is increasing and the third, ninth and twenty fifth terms form the first three
consecutive terms of a Geometric Progression (G.P) The sum of the seventh and twice the sixth
terms of the AP is 78. Calculate:-
(i) the first term and common difference of the AP. (4mks)
(ii) the sum of the first nine terms of the AP. (2mks)
(iii) The difference between the fourth and the seventh terms of the GP. (3mks)
20.The following are marks scored by 50 learners in a Mathematics contest.
Marks 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79 80 - 89 90 – 99
No. of learners 5 9 11 13 9 3
(a)(i) Using an assumed mean of 64.5, calculate the standard deviation of the data. (4marks)
b. On the grid provided, draw a cumulative frequency curve. (3 marks)
From your graph, determine;
(i) The median (1mark)
(ii) The interquartile range (2marks)
.
21. The figure below shows a right pyramid with a square block at its base. The sides of the base
are 36cm and the height of the base is 28cm. M is the mid-point of QR such that PM =
30.48cm.
T S
28cm
D C
Q M R
A 36cm B
Calculate:
(a) The vertical height of vertex P from plane ABCD to the nearest centimeter.
(3mks)
(b) The angle between planes PQR and PST.
(2mks)
(c) The projection of the line RP on the plane QRST
(3mk
(d) The angle between planes QRCD and ABCD (2mks)
22. A triangle ABC with vertices at A (1,-1) B (3,-1) and C (1, 3) is mapped onto triangle
1 0
A1B1C1 by a transformation whose matrix is
0 1
Triangle A1B1C1 is then mapped onto A11B11C11 with vertices at A11 (2, 2) B11 (6, 2) and
C11 (2,-6) by a second transformation.
(i) Find the coordinates of A1B1C1 (3 marks)
(ii) Find the matrix which maps A1B1C1 onto A11B11C11. (2 marks)
(iii) Determine the ratio of the area of triangle A1B1C1 to triangle A11B11C11. (3 marks)
(iv) Find the transformation matrix which maps A11B11C11 onto ABC (2 marks)
23. Given that y = 2sin 2x and y = 3cos (x + 45o)
(a) Complete the table below.
X 00 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
3sin 2x 0.00 2.95 1.03 -1.03 -2.60 -1.93 0.00
2cos (x+ 1.41 0.85 -0.52 -1.64 -1.81 -1.41
450)
(2 marks)/
a). Use the data to draw the graphs of y = 3 sin 2x and y = 2 cos (x + 45 o) for 0o x 180o. On
the same axes. (4mks)
(c) State the amplitude and period of each curve. (2mks)
(d) Use the graph to solve the equation 3 sin 2x – 2cos (x + 450) = 0 for 00 x 1800
(2mks)
24. In the figure below DA is a diameter of the circle ABCDE centre O. TCS is a tangent to
the circle at C, AB = BC and angle DAC = 340
Giving reasons, determine the following angles:
(a) DCT (2marks)
(b) DEA (2marks)
(c) ACB (2marks)
(d) BDC (2marks)
(e) BOA (2marks)
