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

CLASS: ……………….…..………………………….…..…… DATE: ……….……….……………………

KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (K.C.S.E)

FORM 4 END OF TERM 2 EXAM 2021

121/1 MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
i. Write your name, admission number, class and date in the spaces provided above.
ii. The paper consists of two sections: section I and section II.
iii. Section I has sixteen questions and section II has eight questions.
iv. Answer all the questions in section I and any five in section II.
v. All answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
vi. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces below each
question
vii. KNEC Mathematical table and silent 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 2 21 22 23 24 total Total
0

This paper consists of 15 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all
pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

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 SECTION I (50 marks)
Answer ALL the questions in this section
3 5 4 1
+1 ÷ of 2
4 7 7 3
1. Evaluate (3 marks)
3 5 2
1 − ×
7 8 15

2
4 x −9
2. Simplify 2 (3 marks)
8 x +6 x−9

3. Two similar solid cones made of the same material have masses of 800g and 100g respectively. If the
base area of the smaller cone is 38.5cm2, calculate;

a) The base area of the larger cone (2 marks)

b) The radius of the larger cone (2 marks)

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4. Given that cos (2 x)°−sin(2 x−30)°=0. Calculate the value of sin x (3 marks)

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5. A line L passes through point (-5, 3) and is parallel to the line y + x−5=0. Determine the equation
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of the line L in the y=mx+c . (3 marks)

6. A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currency as shown in the table below.

Buying (Kshs.) Selling (Kshs.)

1 US dollar 95.34 95.87
1 UK pound 124.65 125.13
A tourist arrived in Kenya with 15000 pounds which he converted into Kshs. at a commission of 8%.
He later used half of the money before changing the balance into dollars at no commission. Calculate
to the nearest dollar the amount he received. (3 marks)

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7. Find all the integral values of x which satisfy the inequalities (3 marks)
20−x>5+ 2 x ≥ x +5

8. A man is now three times as old as his daughter. In twelve years’ time he will be twice as old as his
daughter. Find their present ages. (3 marks)

9. The point P(5, 4) is mapped onto P1(9, 3) under a translation T. Find the co-ordinates of the image of
Q(6, 8) under the same translation. (3 marks)

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10. The figure below shows a solid wedge PQRSTU. Complete the solid showing all the hidden edges
with dotted lines. (3marks)

11. Two machines X and Y working together can do some work in 6 days. After 2 days machine X
breaks down and it takes machine Y 10 days to finish the remaining work. How long will it take
machine X alone to finish the whole work if it does not break down. (3 marks)

12. Solve for X in the equation. (3 marks)

2 1 3
( log 4 X ) = 2 log 4 X + 2

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13. The area of a rhombus is 60cm2 given that one of its diagonals is 15cm long, calculate the perimeter
of the rhombus. (4 marks)

14. The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 24 times the size of the exterior angle. Find the
number of sides of the polygon and hence name it. (3 marks)

15. Using tables, find the reciprocal of 0.432 and hence evaluate
√ 0.1225 (3 marks)
0.432

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16. a) Matrices P and Q are given by P = (3¿1¿2)and Q = 2 Find the product PQ. (1 mark)
−1

( )
3 4
(
b) Given A =
10 7 5
9 11 12 )
and B 1 6 find AB
0 3
(2 marks)

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 SECTION I (50 marks)
Answer ANY five questions in this section
17. Four towns P, Q, R and S are such that Q is 160km from town P on a bearing of 065°. R is 280km
on a bearing of 152° from Q. S is due west of R on a bearing of 155° from P. Using a scale of 1cm
to represent 40km.
a) Show the relative positions of P, Q, R and S. (6 marks)

b) Find the bearing of;

(i) S from Q (1 mark)

(ii) P from R (1 mark)

c) Find the distance

(i) PS (1 mark)

(ii) RS (1 mark)

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18. (a) Complete the table below for the function y=2 x 2 +3 x – 5. (2 marks)

x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
〖 2𝑥 〗 ^2 18 0
3𝑥 -12 -3 6
−5
𝑦

(b) On the grid provided draw the graph of y = 2x2 + 3x – 5 for -4 ≤ x ≤ 2 (4 marks)

(c) Use your graph to state the roots of

(i) 2x2 + 3x – 5 = 0 (1mark)

(ii) 2x2 + 6x – 2 = 0 (3marks)

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19. A particle moves from rest and attains a velocity of 10m/s after two seconds it then moves with
10m/s velocity for 4 seconds. It finally decelerates uniformly and comes to rest after 6 seconds.
a) Draw a velocity time graph for the motion of this particle (3 marks)

b) From the graph find;

(i) the acceleration during the first two seconds. (2 marks)

(ii) the uniform deceleration during the last six seconds. (2 marks)

(iii) the total distance covered by the particle (3 marks)

20. a) Find the gradient of a line L1 perpendicular to the line whose equation is y=x + 4
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 (2 marks)

b) Calculate the angle in which line L1 is making with

(i) x-axis (2 marks)

(ii) y-axis (1 mark)

c) Line L2 is passing through the x-axis at 2 and point T(-2, k) and it is parallel to line L1. Calculate
the value of K. (2 marks)

d) Another line L3 is perpendicular to line L2 and passes through point T. Calculate the equation of
line L3 leaving your answer in the form ax +by + c=0 (3 marks)

21. In the figure below P, Q, R and S are points on the circle centre O. PRT and USTV are straight lines.
Line UV is a tangent to the circle at S. Angle RST is 500 and angle RTV is 1500.
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 a) Calculate the size of:
i. angle ORS (2 marks)

ii. angle USP (1 mark)

iii. angle PQR (2 marks)

b) Given that RT=7cm and ST=9cm, calculate to three significant figures:

i. the length of line PR (2 marks)

ii. the radius of the circle. (3 marks)

22. The figure below is triangle OAB in which OA = a and OB = b. M and N are points on OA and OB
respectively such that OM:MA = 1:3 and ON:NB = 2:1.

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 A

M Y

O B
N

(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b

(i) AN (1 mark)

(ii) BM (1 mark)

(iii) AB (1 mark)

(b) Lines AN and BM intersect at X such that AX=hAN and BX=kBM. Express OX in two different
ways and find the value of h and k. (6 marks)

(c) OX produced meets AB at Y such that AY:YB =3:2. Find AY in terms of a and b. (1 mark)

23. Two circles with centres O1 and O2 have radii 10cm and 8cm respectively and intersect at points A
and B. Angle AO1B = 90° and angle AO2B = 124.23°. Calculate to two decimal places;

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 a) The length AB (2 marks)

b) The length O1O2 (2 marks)

c) Area of minor segment centre O1 (3 marks)

c) Area of quadrilateral O1AO2B (3 marks)

24. PQR is a triangle with coordinates; P(3, 3), Q(5, 1) and R (2, 1). P’Q’R’ is the image of PQR under
an enlargement such that the coordinates are P'(-3, 0), Q'(-7, 4) and R'(-1, 4). Using a scale of 1:1 on
both axes;
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(a) (i) Plot PQR and P’Q’R’ hence locate the centre of enlargement by
construction. (4 marks)

(ii) State the scale factor of the enlargement. (2 marks)

(b) P’’Q’’R’’ is the image of PQR under a translation T (13). Plot P''Q''R''. (2 marks)

(c) P’’’Q’’’R’’’ is the image of PQR under a reflection whose mirror line is y=−2. Plot P’’’Q’’’R’’
(2 marks)

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