ST PIUS URIRI HIGH SCHOOL

MATHEMATHICS PAPER 2 (121/2)

FRIDAY (20.06.2025) MID-MORNING
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
2 HRS 30 MINS
Name …………………………………………………….………... Admissio Number……………...

Class………………………………….…………..... Candidates Signature…………………………

PRINCIPAL’S EXAMS
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE’S:
 Write your name, admission number and stream in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
 Sign and write the date of examination in spaces provided above.
 This paper consists of TWO sections: Section I and Section II.
 Answer ALL the questions in Section I and only five questions from Section II.
 Answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
 Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
 Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used, except
where stated otherwise.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
SECTION I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL

SECTION II GRAND TOTAL

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL

This paper consists in 15 printed pages. Candidates should ensure that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no question is missing.

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 SECTION I (50 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section

( )
0 −1
1−sin 675
1. Simplify: ,leaving the answer in surd form. (3
8
marks)

( )
9
2 3
2. Find the independent term in the expansion of: x + (3
x
marks)

3. The revenue generated by a local market stall varies directly as the square of
the number of customers visiting daily and inversely as the square root of the
number of nearby competing stalls. When 20 customers visit and there are 9
competing stalls, the revenue is Ksh 1,800. Determine the revenue when 60
customers visit and there are 4 competing stalls. (3 marks)

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4. A point X is on a circle below. By construction, locate the centre of the circle
hence draw a tangent 6 cm long to the circle at X.
(4 marks)

5. A circle center (3 ,−5) has an equation x 2+ y 2−6 x +a y=15 where a is a constant.

Determine the value of a and the circumference of the circle (use 𝜋¿
22
)
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(4 marks)

6. A die is biased such that the probability of getting a 6 is twice the probability of
getting any other number. If the die is thrown once, find the probability of
getting a prime number.
(3 marks)

7. The table below shows the income tax rates for year 2024.

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 Monthly income (in Tax rate per
Ksh) shilling
1080- 11180 10%
11181-21714 15%
21715-32248 20%
32249-42782 25%
Above 42782 30%
In a certain month that year an employee’s taxable income in the third band was
Ksh 4200 and he was entitled to a monthly tax relief of 1280. Calculate, the tax
payable by the employee that month.
(4 marks)

8. Make x the subject of the formula :

(3marks)
√ ( 2 x + y )2
m
=x+ r

9. The number of phone text messages sent by 11 different students is given

below. 7, 8, 10, 19, 12, 16, 19, K , 23, 24, 30. Given that
∑ fx 2 =340 determine the
∑ fx
value of hence the standard deviation correct to 1 decimal place.
K
(4 marks)

10. A cuboid ABCDEFGH below has a point P on AB such that AP:PB ¿ 1 :2 and a
point Q on GH such that GQ:QH ¿ 2 :3

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Calculate the angle between the line PQ and the plane ABCD.
(3 marks)

( )
c
2 2 0 C
11. Solve for x : 3 tan 2 x + π =1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 π (4 marks)
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12. Solve for x given that:2 log 3 x−log 3 ( x−2 )=2 (3

marks)

13. The following shows the sketch of the earth with points P, Q and S.

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 A pilot flies a plane from S due south to Q then due west to point P. Calculate
the total distance covered in nautical miles to the nearest whole number.
(4marks)

14. A tailor makes two types of skirts: Type A and Type B. The total number of
skirts must not exceed 500. The number of Type B skirts must be at least as
many as Type A. At least 200 skirts of Type A must be made. Let x represent the
number of Type A skirts and y represent the number of Type B skirts. Write the
inequalities describing these conditions. (4 marks)

15. An athlete runs a distance of 100 meters measured to the nearest 10

centimeters in 12 seconds measured to the nearest 1 second. Calculate her
maximum and minimum speed.

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 (3
marks)

Triangle ABC, such that 𝐴𝐵 = 9𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 7𝑐𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 < 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 600
16. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only construct
i.
(2 marks)

ii. The locus of P, such that AP≤ BP (1

mark)

iii. The locus of Q such that 𝐶𝑄 ¿ 3.5 𝑐𝑚 (1 mark)

SECTION II( 50 MARKS) (answer only five questions)

17. Two painters, Alice and Bob, are hired to paint a house. Alice can paint the
entire house in 12 hours working alone, while Bob can paint it in 18 hours. They
start painting together, but after 4 hours, Bob leaves due to an emergency.

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 a) Determine the fraction of the house that remains unpainted after the initial 4
hours when both painters work together.
(3 marks)

b) Alice continues alone to finish the job. Calculate the time it takes Alice to
complete the remaining painting alone.
(2 marks)

c) The total payment for the job is Ksh 36,000, shared between Alice and Bob
based on the proportion of work each completed. Find the amount of money
each painter receives based on their contribution to the work.
(3 marks)

d) If Bob’s painting rate could be increased by 50%, how long would it take both
painters working together to complete the entire house from the start?
(2 marks)

18. The figure below shows a trapezium OABC, where O is a fixed origin. The
position vectors of A and C are 12 i+ 4 j∧18 i−21 j respectively .The point D lies on
AC such that
AD : DC =1:2

A B
2
y=x −3 x +7 8
 O D
2
2
y=x −3 x +7 y=x −3 x +7

C
2
y=x −3 x +7

a) Find the position vector of D (2

marks)

b) Given that CB has a magnitude of 8 √ 10 units and is parallel to vector [Link]

the position vector of CB in terms of i and j
(3 marks)

c) Show that the points O,D and B are collinear

(3marks)

d) State the ratio in which B divides OD

(2 marks)

19. Two entrepreneurs, Wambui and Kimani, repay loans for their businesses
over 10 years. Wambui repays her loan with annual payments that increase by a
fixed amount each year. Kimani repays his loan with annual payments that
increase by a 4% compound rate annually.

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 (a) Wambui’s initial annual payment is Ksh 120,000, and in the 10th year, her
payment is Ksh 192,000. Calculate:
i. The annual payment increment. (2 marks)

ii. The total amount Wambui pays over the 10 years. (2

marks)

(b)Kimani’s initial annual payment is Ksh 100,000, with each payment increasing
by a 4% compound rate annually. Calculate:
i. His monthly payment in the 10th year, correct to the nearest shilling.
(2 marks)

ii. The total amount Kimani pays over the 10 years, correct to the nearest
shilling.
(2 marks)

(c) Calculate the difference between Kimani’s and Wambui’s average monthly
payments over the 10 years, correct to the nearest shilling.
(2 marks)

20. A transformation represented by the matrix (21 −21 ) maps the points
A(0 ,0), B (2 ,0) , C(2, 3)∧D(0 ,3) of the quadrilateral ABCD onto A I B I C I DI respectively.

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 (a) Draw the quadrilateral ABCD∧its image A I BI C I DI (2 marks)

(b)Hence or otherwise determine the area of A I B I C I D I (3

marks)

(c) Another transformation (−00 −10 ) maps A B C D onto A B C

I I I I II II II
D
II

Draw the image A II B II C II DII (3

marks)

(d)Determine the single matrix which maps A II B II C II DII back to ABCD . (2

marks)

21. In the figure below shows a curve y=x 2−3 x +7 and a straight line y=x + 4

y
y=x + 4
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B
 A
2
y=x −3 x +7

I. The curve and the straight line meets at points A and B. find the coordinates
of A and B (4
marks)

II. The exact area of the shaded region (6

marks)

22. The marks obtained by 50 candidates in an examination were recorded

as shown
Marks 0−9 10−19 20−29 30−39 40−49 50−59 60−69
No . of candidates 4 10 12 9 8 5 2

a) Draw a cumulative frequency curve

(3 marks)

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 b) hence use your graph in (a) above to estimate:
i) The median (1 mark)

ii) The quartile deviation (2

marks)

iii) The percentage of candidate failing if 25 marks is the pass mark.

(2 marks)

iv) The range of marks scored by the middle 60% of the candidates.
(2 marks)

23. A school in Nyeri plans to plant 360 trees for an environmental project. The
number of students participating affects how many trees each student plants.
When some students are absent, the remaining students must plant more trees
to meet the target.
a. If n students originally planned to plant 360 trees equally, but 6 students are
absent, write an expression for the increase in the number of trees each
remaining student must plant in terms of n .
(2 marks)

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 b. Given that the increase in the number of trees per student is 4 trees,
calculate the original number of students in the project.
(4 marks)

c. Determine how many trees each student would have planted if the 6
students had not been absent.
(2 marks)

d. Find the percentage increase in the number of trees per student due to the
absence of the 6 students.
(2 marks)

24. Complete the table below for the equation y=x 3 +3 x 2−6 x−8 for the range
−5 ≤ x ≤ 3
(2 marks)

X −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3

Y
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a) On the grid provided, draw the graph of y=x 3 +3 x 2−6 x−8 for the range −5 ≤ x ≤ 3
Use 1 cm represent 1 unit on the x-axis 1 cm represent 5 units on the y axis.
(3 marks)

a) Using your graph, solve the equations;

3 2
i. x +3 x −6 x−8=0 (2 marks)

3 2
ii. x +3 x −6 x−8=5 x +5 (3 marks)

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