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Name: ……….………………………………………….. ADM .NO …………………CLASS….….

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MATHEMATICS ALT A
Paper 1
2½ hours

MARYHILL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

POST MOCK EXAMINATIONS
Term 3 2014
Paper 1
2½ hours
Instructions to candidates.
a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
b) Sign and write the date of examination in the space provided above.
c) The paper contain two sections: Section I and section II
d) Answer All the questions in section I and strictly any five questions from section II.
e) All answers and working must be written in the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
f) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces below each
question.
g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used,
except unless stated otherwise.
h) This paper consists of 12 printed pages.
i) Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the pages are printed as
indicated and no questions are missing.

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 22 23 24 Total
Grand Total

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SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator evaluate giving your answer in standard
form. (3 marks)

3.4 ×10−3 ×2.1 ×10−7 × 6.8 ×106

−2 5
5.1× 10 × 4 × 10 × 0.0085

2. The gradient of a line perpendicular to the line ny + ( 2 n+3 ) x=4 is -0.2. Find the value of
n. (3 marks)

3. A man had walked two thirds way across a bridge when he saw an approaching train 75m
long away. He ran back only to reach the end of the bridge at the same time with the train.
If the train was moving at 25m/s and the man ran at 10m/s; find the length of the bridge.
(3 marks)

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4. Factorise completely 12 x2 y−15 y 3 (3 marks)

5. Okello bought 5 physics books and 6 mathematics books for Ksh.2440. Adwar bought 7
physics books and 9 maths books for ksh.3560. use matrix method to find the price of each.
(3 marks)

6. A solid in the shape of a triangular based pyramid with the base in the shape of an
equilateral triangle of side 2cm and height h is submerged into a beaker containing 20cm 3 of
water. If the water level increases to 21 cm3, determine the value of h giving your answer in
surd form. (3 marks)

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7. A salesman earns a basic salary of Ksh. 40,000 per month. He has a target of Ksh.100,000 of
sales per month. In addition to his basic salary, he is paid commission as follows:
(3 marks)
Sales Commission
100,000 – 150,000 3%
150,000 – 200,000 5%

In one month he sold goods worth sh 190,000, calculate his gross income.

1 1 2 1
÷ of 1 −
5 6 3 2
8. Simplify (3 marks)
(1
4
1 1 1
1 +1 ÷ −
3 9 7 )

9. The angle of depression of a moving ship from the top of a cliff is 60 0. After moving for 100m
along a straight path away from the cliff its angle of depression is now 30 0. Find the height of
the cliff to the nearest metres. (4 marks)

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10. A cardboard piece was cut from a regular polygon, and thrown away. A student picked up
this discarded piece, and what he discovered is shown below. (3 marks)

160 0

160 0

Calculate the sum of interior angles of the polygon.

11. Find the smallest value of the positive integer n such that n 300 > 3500 (3 marks)

12. In the circle below O is the centre and angle DAB = 88 0. Arc AB is twice arc AD. Calculate the
size of angle AOB. (3mks)

O B

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13. A curve has equation y= . The normal to the curve at the point (4,2) meets the x-axis at
√x
P and Y axis at Q. Find the length of PQ. (3mks)

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14. The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 4:5. On a certain day of the boys and of the girls
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were out for games. Two more pupils were away on sickness. If 26 pupils were present that
day, how many pupils were absent? (3mks)

15. A group of students decide to contribute sh.800 towards a party. They agreed to contribute
each an equal amount of money. Four of them withdrew and as a result each of the
remaining students had to contribute sh.10 more to reach the target. Calculate the amount
of money each contributed after the withdrawal of the four. (4mks)

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16. The figure below is a histogram

2.0

1.6

1.2

0.8

0.4

7.5 9.5 11.5 15.5 21.5

Length in cm

Fill in the missing frequencies in the table below using the figure above (3mks)

Length x cm Frequency
7.5 ≤ x ≤ 9.5 2.4
9.5 ≤ x ≤ 11.5
11.5 ≤ x ≤ 15.5
15.5 ≤ x ≤ 21.5

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SECTION II ( 50 MARKS) ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS)

17. A civil servant who claims a monthly personal relief of ksh.1750 and an insurance relief of
sh.1500 ends up paying a net tax of shs.23,250 per month. His monthly allowances amount
to shs.22,400. He is housed by the employer for which he pays a norminal rent of shs. 5,000.
Apart from the tax and norminal rent, the following deductions are made from his monthly
income;
NHIF – shs.200
NSSF – shs.280
Local charge – shs. 264
Income per month (pound p.a) Rate in shs per pound
1 - 4512 2
4513 – 9024 3
9025 – 13536 4
13537 – 18048 5
18049 – 22560 6
Over 22560 6.5
Calculate his net income (10mks)

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18. A man moves from town P on a bearing of 037 0 to town Q which is 8.3km away. From point
Q he moves on a bearing of 0890 to town R which is 10.8km from Q. He finally moves to
town S on a bearing of 2960 at a distance of 25.5km from R. Calculate:
i) How far west town S is from town P. (4mks)

ii) The distance between town P and town R. (3mks)

iii) The bearing of P from R. (3mks)

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19. A cylindrical water tank of diameter 10.5m and 7.7m high is covered with a hemispherical
top as shown in the fiure below

7.7 m

a) If the tank is to be filled with water using a pipe of diameter 3cm and water flows into the
tank at the rate of 5m/s, calculate the time taken to fill the tank. (8mks)

b) Suppose the water is used to supply an estate for one day and each family uses 250 litres of
water per day, estimate the number of families in the estate. (2mks)

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20. The diagram below shows the speed time graph for a train travelling between two stations.
The train starts from rest and accelerates for 150 seconds. It then travels at constant speed
for 300 seconds and finally accelerates uniformly for 200 seconds.

Speed (m/s)

Time (s)

Given that the distance travelled between the two stations is 10,450m. calculate:

a) Maximum speed in km/hr the train attained (3mks)

b) Acceleration (2mks)

c) The distance travelled during the last 100 sec (2mks)

d) Time the train takes to travel the first half of the journey (3mks)

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21. Two variables P and R are connected by the equation P = QR n - 10

The table below gives values of P with corresponding values of R.

R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
P -8.0 1.3 21.2 34.0 102.0 166.0 250.0 352.0 476.0 622.0

a) By drawing a suitable line graph determine the values of Q and n correct to 2 significant
figures. (8mks)
b) Use the graph to determine the value of P when R is 5.5 correct to 4 s.f. (2mks)

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22. The vertices of a four sided figure PQRS are P(2,2), Q(8,2), R(8,6) and S(6,4). Under a rotation
the images of P and S are p’(0,8) and S’(-2,12) respectively,
a) Draw PQRS on graph paper (1mk)

b) Mark P’ and S’ on the same diagram and use them to find the centre and angle of
rotation. (3mks)

c) Obtain Q’ and R’ the image of Q and R respectively after this rotation and write the
coordinates. (3mks)

d) Find P’’Q’’R’’S’’ the image of PQRS after a reflection in the line y = 3, hence write the
coordinates. (3mks)

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23. Field book entries made by a surveyor of plot of land were recorded as follows.

Left offset Points of base line Right offset

To B 1100 metres
ND 300 metres To D 900 metres
To C 400 metres CM 500 metres
From A

a) Draw to scale the plan of the plot of land covered by the surveyor. (4mks)

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b) The owner would wish to plant trees on of the land and for grazing and the
4 3
remaining for hortculture. Calculate in hectares:
i) The exact piece of land under horticulture. (4mks)

ii) The exact difference between land under grazing and under trees. (2mks)

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24. The diagram below shows a cresent formed by two circles of radii 3cm and 5cm, centres B
and A respectively.

5cm 3cm

A B

If the arc subtends an angle of 60 0 at the centre, calculate the area of the shaded region. (10mks)

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