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MATHEMATICS ALT. A
Paper 2
JULY-AUGUST-2024
Time: 2 ½ Hours

ASUMBI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL - MOCK

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

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
a) Write your name and Admission number in the spaces provided above.
b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
c) The paper consists of two sections. Section I and Section II.
d) Answer ALL the questions in Section I and any FIVE questions in Section II.
e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answer at each stage in the spaces
provided below each question.
f) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be
used except where stated otherwise.
h) This paper consists of 16 printed pages.
i) Candidates must check the question paper to ascertain that all pages are printed as
indicated and that no question(s) is/are missing
j) candidates should answerthe questions in English

FOR EXAMINER’S USE

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. Solve for x in the equation

(3 marks)

2. Simplify and rationalize the expression giving your answer the expression giving your answer
is the form of a + b c , where a, b and c are constants. (3 marks)

3. Solve for x in the range 00  x  1800 given that -8 sin2x – 2 cos x = -5 (3 marks)

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4. Calculate the shortest distance between (40oS, 60oE) and (40oS, 1200W) in nautical miles
along the great circle. (3 marks)

5. A farmer wishes to grow two crops; potatoes and beans. He has 70 hectares available for this
purpose. He has 240 man days of labour available to work out the land and he can spend upto
Sh 180 000. The requirements for the crops are as follows:-
Potatoes beans
Minimum number of hectares to be 10 10
sown
Man – day per hactare 2 4
Cost per hectare in sh 3000 2000
Profit per hectare 15000 10000

If x and y represent the number of hectares to be used for potatoes and beans respectively,
write down in their simplest form the inequalities which x and y must satisfy. (4 mks)

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6. The figure below represents the curve of the function y  1  P sin dx for the range
250  x  550

Determine the values of P and d (3 marks)

7. The dimensions of a rectangle are 10cm and 15cm to the nearest cm. Find the percentage
error in the area of the rectangle. (3 marks)

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8. The figure below shows part of the a curve which passes through point A (3,8)

Determine the instantaneous rate of change at A. (3 marks)

9. Two grades of tea costing ksh.80 and ksh.120 per kilogram respectively are mixed in the ratio
2:3 by weight, the mixture is then sold at ksh.204 per kilogram. Find the percentage profit on
the cost of the mixture. (4 marks)

10. Find the value of independent term in the expansion of the expression; (3 marks)

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11. Construct a tangent through the point X on the circumference of the given circle

12. A car cost ksh.1 200 000 in December 2022. Its value has been depreciating by 5%
every 4 months. Find its value in January 2026, correct to the nearest shilling. (3 marks)

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13. Find the radius and the coordinates of the center of the circle whose equation is
and hence draw the circle in the grid below. (4 marks)

14. A particle moves in a straight line from a fixed point. Its velocity V m/s after t seconds is given
by V  9t 2  6t  2 calculate the distance traveled by the particle during the 2nd second.
(3 marks)

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15. Letters and parcels can take up to 2 days to be delivered by a courier company. The table
below shows the percentage of items delivered at certain times after sending.

Same day After 1 day After 2 days

Letter 40% 50% 10%
Parcel 15% 55% 30%

Find the probability that when a letter and a parcel are posted together, the letter arrives at least 1
day before the parcel. (3 marks)

16. If the coordinates of A(12,8) and B(16,4). Find the coordinates of the point which
divides AB internally in the ratio1:3 (3 marks)

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 SECTION II (50 MARKS)
Answer any FIVE questions in this section
17. (a) Complete the table below for the functions of and to 2 d.p
(2 marks)

0 90 180 270 360 450 540 630 720 810 900

(b) On the same axes, draw the graphs of and (use 2 units to
0
represent one unit on the y- axis and 1 unit to represent 90 on the x axis) (4 marks)

(c) Use the graph to solve the equation . (2 marks)

(d)Describe fully the transformation that maps onto (2 marks)

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18. A transformation represented by matrix maps A(0,0), B(2,0), C(2,3) and D(0,3)
1 1 1 1
onto A B C and D respectively.
a) Draw ABCD and its image A1B1C1D1 (4 marks)

b) A transformation represented by maps A1B1C1D1 on A11B11C11D11. Plot

A11B11C11D11on the same graph. (3 marks)

c) Determine the matrix of a single transformation that maps A11B11C11D11 onto ABCD
(3 marks)

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19. The figure below shows a model of a house, with a hip top EFGHIJ as its roof. The
edge IJ = 7 cm is centrally placed above the plane EFGH. Given that AB = 13 cm, AD =
11 cm, DE = 10 cm and EJ = FJ = HI = GI = 9 cm.

Calculate to one decimal place;

a. The length EB. (2 marks)

b. The angle that line EB makes with the plane ABCD. (2 marks)

c. The angle between plane JEF and plane ABCD. (2 marks)

d. The angle between plane ADI and plane ABCD. (4 marks)

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20. The table below shows monthly income tax rates

Monthly income in (Kshs) Tax rates %

0 - 10164 10
10165 - 19740 15
19741 - 29316 20
29921 - 37040 25
37041 and above 30
Mr. Kamau who is a civil servant earns a Monthly salary of Kshs.20000 and is provided
with a house at a nominal rent of Kshs.700 per month
a) Taxable pay is the employee’s salary plus 15% less nominal rent. Calculate
Mr.Kamau’s taxable pay (2 marks)

b) Calculate the total tax Mr. Kamau pays. (3 marks)

c) Mr. Kamau is entitled to a personal relief of Kshs.600 per month. Calculate his net
tax. (2 marks)

d) Mr. Kamau has the following deductions made on his pay;

Loan repayment of Kshs.2100 per month
NSSF Kshs.200 per month
WCPS calculated at 2 % of monthly salary
Calculate Mr. Kipchokes net pay. (3 marks)

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21. The 1st, the 7th and 25th terms of an arithmetic progression are the first three consecutive
terms of a geometrical progression. The 20th terms of the arithmetic progression is 22. Find:
(a) (i) the first term and common difference of the arithmetic progression.
(3 marks)

(ii) the sum of the first 40 terms of the arithmetic progression. (2 marks)

(b) (i) the 10th term of geometric progression. (2 marks)

(ii) the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric progression. (3 marks)

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22. The marks obtained by 10 students in a maths test were:-
25, 24, 22, 23, x, 26, 21, 23, 22 and 27
The sum of the squares of the marks; x2 = 5154
(a) Calculate the:
(i) Value of x ( 2 marks)

(ii) Standard deviation ( 2 marks)

(b) If each mark is increased by 3, write down the:-

(i) New mean ( 1 mark)

(ii) New standard deviation ( 1 mark)

(c) The mean of a set of 10 values is 17 and its variance is 33. If one of the values is 21, find the
variance of the other values (4 marks)

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23. Three quantities , R , S and T are such that R varies directly as S and inversely as the square
root of T
(a) R = 480 when S = 150 and T = 25, write an equation connecting R, S and T . (4 marks)

(b) Find:
(i) The value of R when S = 360 and T = 2.25 . (2 marks)

(ii) The percentage change in R if S is increased by 5% and T decreased by 15.36%. (4 marks)

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24. Use a ruler and a pair of compasses only for all constructions in this question.

a) i) Construct a triangle ABC in which AB=8cm, and BC=7.5cm and ABC=112½°(3 marks)
ii) Measure the length of AC (1 mark)

b) By shading the unwanted regions show the locus of P within the triangle ABC such that
i) AP ≤ BP
ii) AP >3cm
Mark the required region as P (3 marks)

c) Construct a normal from C to meet AB produced at D (2 mark)

d) Locate the locus of R in the same diagram such that the area of triangle ARB is ¾ the
area of the triangle ABC. (1 mark)

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