SUNSHINE SCHOOL

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FORM 3
MATHS PAPER 1
END TERM EXAM – OCT. 2015
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

NAME:……………………………………………………CLASS:……….ADM NO:………..

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your name, admission no. and class in the spaces provided.
2. Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above
3. The paper contains two sections; Section I and II.
4. Answer all questions in Section I and II
5. All answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below
each question.
6. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces
provided below each question
7. KNEC Mathematical tables may be used, except where stated otherwise
8. Silent or non-programmable calculators may be used

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

17 18 19 20 21 TOTAL
GRAND
TOTAL

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1. Evaluate: (3 mks)

𝟐 𝟑⁄𝟒 𝐱 𝟖⁄𝟑𝟑
𝟑+ (𝟓 𝟐⁄𝟓 ÷ 𝟗⁄𝟐𝟓)

2. Simplify: (2 mks)

𝟐⁄ 𝟑⁄
𝟔𝟒 𝟑 𝟐
( ) ÷ (𝟒⁄𝟐𝟓)
𝟏𝟐𝟓

3. Evaluate: (3 mks)

𝟕 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟑 − (𝟏𝟖 ÷ 𝟔 + 𝟑) ÷ (𝟗 𝐱 𝟑 − 𝟐𝟓)
𝟔𝟏 − {𝟔𝟑 ÷ (𝟑𝟎 − 𝟕 𝐱 𝟑)}

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4. Simplify: (4 mks)

𝟔 − 𝐱 − 𝐱𝟐
𝐱𝟐 − 𝟒

5. The interior angle of a regular polygon is 1200. Find the number of sides of the polygon.
(2 mks)

𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟔𝟎𝟎
6. Simplify without using tables or calculator leaving your answer in the form
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟓𝟎 +𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟑𝟎𝟎
a + b√𝑐. (3 mks)

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7. The length of a rectangle is 8cm and its area 48 cm2. Find the length of a similar rectangle
whose are is 192 cm2 (3 mks)

8. Using a ruler and compass only, construct a parallelogram PQRS with <QPS = 1050, PQ = 6
cm and PS = 4 cm.
Measure QS. (4 mks)

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9. Determine the value of the constant C, if the lines 3x + y = 0 and Cx + 3y – 4 = 0 are
parallel. (3 mks)

10. Jane is a sales executive earning a salary of Ksh 20,000 and a commission of 8% for the sales
in excess of Ksh 100,000. If in January 2010 she earned a total of Ksh 480,000 in salaries
and commissions. Determine the amount of sales she made in that month. (4 mks)

11. A two digit number is such that the sum of the ones digit and the tens digit is 10. If the digits
are reversed, the number formed exceeds the original number by 54. Find the number.
(3 mks)

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12. Three towns XWY are such that the bearing of X from W is 2800 and <WXY = 1350, WY =
34 km and WX = 18 km. by use of scale drawing find the bearing of Y from W. (3 mks)

13. The area of a sector of a circle is 16 cm2. Given the circle radius is 8 cm calculate the angle θ
subtended by the sector. (3 mks)

14. The following table shows marks students go in a test.

Marks Frequency
20 – 29 3
30 – 39 8
40 – 49 9
50 – 59 6

Estimate the median to1 d.p. (3 mks)

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15. Line AB has A (4,-9) and B (7,15). Find the coordinates of K which is the mid point of AB
hence calculate the modulus of KB to 4 s.f. (3 mks)

16. Use table of reciprocals square and cube root solve and answer to 2 d. places. (4 mks)

𝟓 𝟑
+ 𝟎. 𝟒𝟗𝟐𝟕𝟐 − √𝟔𝟒𝟕𝟗
𝟎. 𝟎𝟖𝟐𝟗

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17. A lorry travels from Nairobi to Lodwar and back. From Nairobi to Lodwar, the average
speed of the lorry is 70 km/h and from Lodwar to Nairobi, the lorry averages 20 km/h slower
and takes 4 hours longer than on the journey from Nairobi to Lodwar.

(a) Find the distance between Nairobi and Lodwar. (4 mks)

(b) Diesel consumption is 0.32 litres per kilometer on the journey from Nairobi to Lodwar.
This rate of fuel consumption increases by 25% on the return journey. Calculate the
amount of diesel the lorry consumes for the trip. (3 mks)

(c) The lorry makes 2 round trips per week. If diesel costs sh 65 per litre, determine the total
cost of diesel required to run the lorry for a quarter a year. (3 mks)

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18. Town B is 180 km on a bearing of 0500 from town A. another town C is on a bearing of 1100
from town A and on a bearing of 1500 from town B. A fourth town D is 240 km on a bearing
of 3200 from town A. without using a scale drawing, calculate to the nearest kilometer:

(a) The distance AC (4 mks)

(b) The distance CD (4 mks)

(c) The distance BC (2 mks)

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19. (a) Given the matrix Q = [ ], find its inverse matrix. (2 mks)
4 30

(b) Two friend, Kamara and Teso, bought bulls at sh b per bull and goats at sh g per goat.
Kamara spent sh 96,000 in buying 5 bulls and 24 goats while Tero spent sh 93,000 in
buying 4 bulls and 30 goats.

(i) Form a matrix equation to represent this information. (1 mk)

(ii) Use the inverse matrix Q-1 in (a) above to find the cost of one bull and that of one
goat. (3 mks)

(c) Karama sold all his animals at a profit of 30% per bull and 40% per goat. Teso sold his
animals at a profit of 25% per bull and 50% per goat. Determine who made more profit
and by how much. (4 mks)

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20. (a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only construct triangle ABC such that AB = 4 cm,
BC = 5 cm and <ABC = 1200. Measure AC. (3 mks)

(b) On the diagram, construct a circle which passes through the vertices of the triangle ABC.
Measure the radius of the circle. (4 mks)

(c) (i) Measure the shortest distance from the centre of the circle to the line BC.
(1 mk)

(ii) Calculate the area of the triangle to 2 d.p. (2 mks)

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21. In the figure below PR is diameter of the circle centre O. points P, Q, R and S are on the
circumference of the circle. Angle PRQ =720, QS = QP and line USV is a tangent to the
circle at S.

Giving reasons, calculate the size of:

(a) <QPR (2 mks)

(b) <PQS (2 mks)

(c) <OQS (2 mks)

(d) <RTS (2 mks)

(e) <RSV (2 mks)

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