KISII SCHOOL

MOCK EXAM 2025

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

MATHEMATICS FORM 4
PAPER 2
MARKING SCHEME
 M1
1. +1) +3(5x-1) =6
8x+4+15x-3=6
23x + 1=6 M1
23x=5
X=5/23 A1

2a. 1-4(2x) +6(2x)2- 4(2x)3+(2x)4

1-8x+24x2-32x3+16x4 B1

2b. 1-2x =0.96

0.04=2x
0.02=x
1-8(0.02) +24(0.02)2-32(0.02)3+16(0.02)4 M1
1-0.16+0.00096-0.000256+0.00000256
=0.849858556
=0.8499 A1

B1
3.True value √ 1+n=√ 1.44 = 1.2
n 0.044
Approx. value =1+ =1+ =1.22
2 2
=1.22-1.2 M1
=0.02 A1
0.02
= ×100=1.67%
1.2
4. 3log8(x+6)-3log8(x-3) =2 MI
3 3
log8(x+6) -log8(x-3) =log864
( x +6)3
log8[ ( x−3 ) 3 ]=log864
x+ 6 M1
log8[ x−3 ]3=log864
X +6
3log8( X−3 )=log864
x−6 1
log8( x−3 )= 3 log864 M1
x−6
log 8( x−3 )log8641/3
log8 ¿ ]= log84
X +6 A1
=4
X−3

x+6=4x-12
18=3x
x=6

5. E=
√ p 2−3 y
y −3 x p
2
p −3 y
2 M1 Squaring

E2= 2
y−3 x p M1 Collecting terms p
E2y-3E2xp2=p2-3y
E2y+3y =p2+3E2xp2
2
E y+ 3 y = 2
2 p
1+ 3 E X
A1 If ± sign is missing 0

√
2
E y +3 y
P=± 2
3 E x+1

6. x ≥ 30 B1

2x+3y ≤ 75 B1

Y ≥ 10 B1

7. AT × BT = (PT)2 M1
12BT=92
81
BT=
12
BT = 6.5 M1
AB=12-6.75
AB=5.25
Radius =2.6cm A1
 MI For completing the square
8. x2+y2-2x+4y=-1
−2 2 2 4 −2 2 4 2
X2+2x+( ) +y +4y+( )2=-1+( ) +( )
2 2 2 2 M1
2 2
(x-1) +(y+2) =-1+1+4
(x-1)2+(y+2)2=4
Centre (1,-2) radius 2 A1 For centre and radius

√3 B1
√3 1+
2
9. 3 ×
1−√ √3
2 1+
2 M1

3 3
√ 3+ √3+
2 2
= A1
3 1
1−
4 4

3
=4(√ 3+ )
2
=4√ 3+6

P1
10a. Graph attached
L1

B1
52−30 22
10 b. g= =
60−35 25

y−30 22
=
x−35 25 B1

22 20
Y= x-
25 25

11. Kathwana d=8000, a=40000 M1

40000 +(5×8000) =80000

Siakago r=1.2 M1
40000(1.2)5=40000×2.488
=99533
Difference =99533-80000
=9533 A1
12. 6(1-cos2x)-cosx-5=0
6-6 cos2x- cosx-5=0 M1
6a2+a-1=0
6a2+3a-2a-1=0
3a(2a+1)-1(2a+1)=0 M1
3a=1 2a= -1
1 −1
a= a=
3 2
1 1
a= and -
3 2 A1
=120° and 240°
70.53° 289°

13.a

A R

90 75 A1
2 3

180 225
M1
13.b
M1
180+225
5
SH. 81 Per Kg
115 A1
×81
100
= sh.93.00

dy M1
14. =2x-1
dx
Y= ∫ (2 x−1¿)dx ¿
Y=x2-x+c
5=12-1+C M1
C=5
Y=x2-x+5
A1
 B1 Locating centre
15. a

B1 Completed the circle

15.b A= π r 2 M1
22
= × 32
7 A1
=28.2857

0 4
16. P = 3 – 0
2 7

−4
9
−1

SECTION II
x−5 x−2 M1
17.a =
x−2 x+ 2
(x-5) (x-2)2= (x-2)2 M1
X2-3x-10=x2+4x+4
-3x+4x=14 A1

X=14

b. i.
14−5 9 3 B1
= =
14−2 12 4

c.
i t3 = ar2
3 2
16=a ( ¿
4
A= 16×16
9
4
256 =28
9
9
 259
II. a=
9 M1
3
r=
4
n
a(1−r )
sum = n
1−r
M1
=259/9 ¿ ¿

259 3 6
(1-( ¿ 4
9 4

259 729
(1− )4
9 4069

A1
=93.53

18.
B

25 2 2 25 3 1 M1
b.i. ( × × ¿ or ( × × ¿
40 5 3 40 5 3

1 1
+
6 8 A1
7
=
24
M1
3 1
ii.¿ × ¿ + ¿ × ¿
4 4

25 2 2 25 3 1
( × × )+( × × ) A1
40 5 3 40 5 3
M1
27 3 1 1 239
+ + + =
160 80 6 8 480
1 15 2 3
iii.¿ × ¿ +( × × ¿
4 40 5 4
A1
9 9
+
160 80
M1
 27
=
160
A1
1 25 2 1
iv. ¿ × ¿ +( × × )
4 40 5 3

9 1
+
160 12
67
=
480
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19.a
1 M1
i. OP = ( √3 + 4 )
2 2
2
= 2.5 M1

PV = √ 62 +2.52
A1
=6.964
M1

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ii. tanθ=
2
=3 A1
−1
θ=tan ( 3 )
71.56°
For expression of VM and VN
M1
b.
A1
i. Slant height vm
VM =√ 62 +22
=6.325 A1 For VM & VN
VN =√ 62 +1.522
=6.185
M1

ii. (3× 4 ¿+ ( 12 ×2 ×6.325 × 3)+2 ×1 /2 ×60185 × 4 ¿ A1

12+18.98+24.74
=55.72
20. M1
a. 71×60 × cos 60
2130nm A1

b.71× 4 min =284min M1

=4hrs 44min
1340hrs = 4hrs 44min A1
=8:16 am

71 22 M1
c. ×2 × 6370 cos 60 ×
360 7
=3948.39km A1

θ 22
d. ×2 × × 6370=1001
360 7 B1

1001 ×7 × 360 M1
θ=
2 ×22 × 6370
M1
=90°
30° s , 42° w A1

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21.a B1 For cumulative frequently
S1 Scale
P1 Plotting
C1 Curve smooth

b. B1 For median
i. median =69.5± 0.5
B1 For Q3
ii. Q3 = 77.5± 0.5 B1 For Q1
Q1 = 58.5 ± 0.5
77.5−58.5 B1
Quartile deriation =
2
19
=9.5
2

B1 For 20

iii. percentage fail =40%

No of student who
40 B1
Failed = ×50
100
=20
Pass mark = 65.5± 0.5
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22.a M1
 i. a=2-t
v=2t-t2 + c
v = 1, t =0
v= 2t- t2+1 A1

ii. v= 2 t−t 2 +132 M1

2(3)-32+1 - 2(2)-22+1

6-9+1- 4-4+1

-2-1 A1
-3m/s

b. i.
t
3 M1
S=t2- +t+ c , s=0t=0
3
t
3 A1
S=t 2− + t
3
M1

3
t
ii. S=t 2− + t t=3
3 A1
( 3 )3
S =(3¿¿ 2)− + 3¿
3
9-9+3 M1
=3m

c. t 2−2 t−1=0
t=2± √ ¿ ¿
2
A1
=2± 2.828
2
=2.414
23.a B2 All value collect B1for atlist 5
x -4 -3
- 0 1 2 3 -2 collet values
1
y 46 25 10 1 - 1 10 25
2

1
×1 ¿
2 M1
2+10+25 )
 1
= (92+148)
2 A1

=120 of units

M1
4

b.∫ (3 x ¿−2)=¿ ¿ x2-2x

2
M1
−4

A1
=56-(-56)
=112 of units
M1

M1
116−112
c. × 100 A1
112
B1
=3.5712

)( )( )
P R 5 P1 Q 1 R1
24. (
−1 0
0 1 1
1
4 5 = −1 −4 −5
1 4 1 1 1 B1

( )( )
P Q R P Q R
( 1 0
0 −1
1
)
−1 −4 −5 = −1 −4 −5
1 4 −1 −1 −4 B1 For both

P` (-1,1), Q` (-4,1) and R` (-5,4)

P`` (-1, -1), Q`` (-4, -1) and R`` (-5, -4)
B1 For both
b. it’s a reflection in the line y=-x or y+x=0
it’s a rotation through +180°∨−180 °
about the origin (0,0)
let the matrix be ( )
a b
c d
M1

( )( )( )
P Q R P Q R
a b
1 4 5 = −1 −4 −5
c d
1 1 4 −1 −1 −4

a+b=-1 4a+b=-4
c+d=-1 4c+d=-1 M1 For both

a+b=-1 c+d=-1
 4 a+b=−4 4 c+ d=−1
−3 a=3 −3 c=0
A1
a=-1 c=0
b= 0 d=-1

the matrix is = (−10 −10 )

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