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FORM FOUR (4) MATHEMATICS: DURATION 1 Hour & 45 Minutes

Name……………………………………………Admission Number………………

SECTION 1: (40 MARKS)

Instruction: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SPACES PROVIDED

1) Evaluate the exact value of (𝟎.2̇43̇ ){𝟗 × 𝟐𝟒 ÷ 𝟑 + 𝟐} (3 marks)

2) Use logarithms to four (4) decimal places to evaluate the following. (4 marks)

−1
𝐋𝐨𝐠 92.84 3
[ ]
0.8741 × √0.1365

3) A passenger train travelling at 15km/hr. completely passes a goods train travelling at

25km/hr. in the opposite direction in 10.8 seconds. If the passenger train is twice as long
as the goods train, calculate it’s the length. (3 marks)

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4) The L.C.M of three numbers is 360 and their G.C. D is 4. If two of the numbers are 24 and 40,
determine the LEAST possible values of the third number. (2 marks)

5) Make t the subject of formular 𝒂𝑡 2 + 𝒃𝑡 − 𝒄 = 0. (4 marks)

6) The points 𝑨 (−𝟒, 𝟏) and B (−𝟐,𝟓) are the end points of the diameter of a circle. Find the
equation of the circle in form of 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒚 + 𝒄 = 𝟎 (3 marks)

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7) Two points have coordinates R (4, 8, -4) and S (4, -4, 8). Another point T divides line RS
internally in the ratio of 1:3. The position vectors of points R, S and T are r, s and t
respectively.
a. Express the position vector t in terms of vectors r and s. (1 mark)

b. Express the position vector t in terms of i, j and k. (2 marks)

c. State the coordinates of point T. (1 mark)

8) At the start of each six-month period, £1200 is deposited into a savings account that pays 8%
compounded semi-annually. Find the balance in the account at the end of its sixth year of existence.
(4 marks)

8) Three angles of a polygon are 125, 140 and 160. The remaining angles are 145 each.
Calculate the sum of the interior angles of the polygon. (3 marks)

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 9) Solve the system of simultaneous equations below. (4 marks)
𝒙 + 𝒚 = 17

𝒙𝒚 − 5𝒙 = 32

9) Make M the subject of the formula in the following: (3 marks)

𝒅 𝑭 − 𝒉𝑴
𝑸= √
2𝝅 𝑴

10) Without using mathematical tables or calculators, solve the equation. (3 marks)
2
𝐥𝐨𝐠 8 [𝒙 + 5] − 𝐥𝐨𝐠 8 [𝒙 − 3] =
3

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 SECTION 2: (40 MARKS)

Instruction: Answer any FOUR (4) QUESTIONS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED

Question One

i. A farmer uses two harvesters to harvest wheat on his farm. One of the harvesters is a
Ferguson and the other is a Honda. It normally takes both harvesters to work together
3 hours and 20 minutes to complete the job. On one occasion both the harvesters
started working together, but after 40 minutes Ferguson broke down and Honda had
to complete the job alone. Given that it took Honda a further 4- hours to complete the
job, determine how long it would take each harvester working alone to complete the
job. (7 marks)

ii. Peter bought some articles at Kshs.3060 per dozen and sold them all making a profit
of 20% on the cost price. When selling these articles, he allowed his customers a
discount of 10% on the marked price of each article. Find the marked price of each
article. (3 marks)

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 Question Two

i. The radius of a spherical ball is measured as 7 cm, correct to the nearest centimeters.
Determine, to 2 decimal places, the percentage error in calculating the surface area of
the ball. (4 marks)

ii. Given that 8 ≤ 𝒚 ≤ 12 and 1 ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 6, find the absolute error in each of the
following:

a. 𝒙 × 𝒚 (2 marks)

b. 𝒚 ÷ 𝒙 (2 marks)

𝒙+𝒚
c. (2 marks)
𝒚−𝒙

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 Question Three

i. Find in form of 𝒙2 + 𝒚2 + 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒚 + 𝒄 = 0 the equation of a circle passing through

the points (−1,1) and (2,3) and has its centre on line 𝒙 − 11 = 3𝒚 (6 marks)

ii. Solve the equation 𝐥𝐨𝐠 5 (𝒙 − 3) = 𝐥𝐨𝐠 25 (2𝒙 + 4) (4 marks)

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 Question Four

i. The sum of the first four terms of a geometric progression having 𝒏 terms is 64 times
the sum of the last four terms of the same progression. If the value of the fourth term
is 192, determine the exact value of the last term. (6 marks)

ii. Determine the shortest distance from the point (2,1) to the line 𝒙 = 4 − 2𝒚.
(4 marks)

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 Question Five

In the figure below OY = 2OB, OX = 5/2 OA, OA = a and OB = b

~ ~

a) Express the following in terms of a and b

(i) AB (1 mark)

(ii) XY (1 mark)

b) Given that AC = 6 AB, express OC & XC in terms of a and b (4 marks)

c) Show that points X, Y, and C are collinear. (2 marks)

d) State the ratio in which C divides XY. (2 marks)

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