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MURANGA HIGH SCHOOL

AUGUST HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

FORM TWO
MATHS

1. Simplify (3mks)

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1 22 1
(3 − )÷6
5 31 2
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2. Solve the following simultaneous equation 3mks

𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 7

𝑥−𝑦 =1
3. Use logarithms to evaluate the following 3 0.07893____
37.8 x 43.81
4. Awinja is 100m from the foot of a tower and the angle of elevation of the tower from her position is 49o.
Find the height of the tower (2mks)

5. What is the total value of digit six in the solution to 1725 -125 + 6591  39 x 5 of 90?
6. A square ABCD is such that A(-3,4) C(2,3). Equation of line AB is 3y-2x=18 and equation of line CD
is 3y-2x=5. Determine
(a) Equation of line BC in the form y=mx+c (2mks)
(b) Equation of line AD in the form y=mx+c (2mks)
7. A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currencies using the rates shown below.
Buying Selling
(Ksh) (Ksh)
1 Euro 86.25 86.97
100 Japanese Yen 66.51 67.26
A Japanese travelling from France arrives in Kenya with 5000 Euros, which he converts to Kenya
shillings at the bank. While in Kenya he spent a total of Ksh.289,850 and then converted the remaining
Kenya shillings to Japanese Yen at the bank. Calculate the amount of Japanese Yen that he received.
8. A square brass plate is 2mm thick and has a mass of 1.05kg. The density of brass is 8.4g/cm3. Calculate
the length of the plate in centimeters.
9. Solve the equation −3𝑥 + 2 = 𝑥 + 6

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10. The G.C.D of three numbers is 30 and their L.C.M IS 900. If two of the numbers are 150 and 60, what
are other three possible third numbers? (3 marks)
11 Juma, Ali and Hassan share the profit of their business in the ratio 3: 7: 9 respectively. If Juma receives
kshs 60, 000. How much profit did the Hassan get? (3 marks)
0.3
12. Use tables of logarithms to evaluate 0.0351 + √0.4983 (4 marks)

13. John who runs a clothing shop bought a shirt at Ksh. 500 and marked it at Ksh. 600. A customer bought
it at Ksh. 550 after engaging John in a lengthy negotiation process. What was the customer’s percentage
discount. (3mks)
14. Line L passes through P(8,6) and perpendicular to the line 3y + 2x + 6 = 0. Find the equation of line L
and write it in the form y = mx + c. (3 marks)
15. Evaluate without using a calculator. (3 marks)
−2(+5 + 3) − 9 ÷ 3 + 5
−3 × −5 − 2 × 4
16. Express 0.73̇ as fraction. (3 marks)
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17.The angle of depression of a hen on a horizontal surface on the ground to a crow perched on top of a
building is 28 degrees. The building is 8m tall vertically. When the hen sees the crow, the hen moves directly
towards base of the building to a point such that the angle of elevation of the cow from B is 320 .
Calculate the distance hen moved. (3mks)
18. A water tank is cylindrical in shape is filled by a pipe p in 6 hours. This same tank is emptied when filled in
12 hours by a pipe. When someone starts with the tank empty, both pipes are opened at the same time and then
pipe Q turned off after 4 hours. Find
The time taken to fill the tank. (3mks)
19. The figure below shows triangle PQR in which PR = 12cm. T is a point on PR such that TR =4cm.
Line ST is parallel to QR. If the area of triangle PQR is 336cm². Find the area of the quadrilateral
STQR. (4 marks)
P

S T

Q R
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20. Kamau spent 5 of his money on buying food,and 2 of what was left on rent.After that,he finds that he has
sh.1400 left in his pocket. Determine the amount money spent on buying food. (3mks)
21.a) Find the centre of enlargement if P(0,-1) is the image of P(2,3) under enlargement scale factor 3 (3mks)

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b) Use the reciprocal tables to evaluate to determine 3 decimal places, (4mks)

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0.4821 24.71

22. A bank in Kenya buys and sells foreign currencies as follows.

Currency Buying (Ksh) Selling

1 Sterling pound 134.20 (Kshs)
134.65
1 US dollar 71.40 71.84
A tourist arrived in Kenya with $4500. He converted al the dollars to Kenya shillings at the bank, while
in Kenya he spend Kshs 215,000 and then converted the remaining amount in Kenya shillings to
sterling pound.
Calculate the amount he received in sterling pound. (3mks)
23. Three students shared a certain amount of money. The first got sh.120 more than the second thrice what the
third student got. If the second got sh.300, how much did each of the other two get? (3mks)
24. .A trader sold an item at sh. 10,625 after allowing his customers 15% discount on the marked price of the
item. In so doing he made a profit of 25%
i) Calculate the marked price of the item. (3marks)
ii) Calculate the price at which the trader had bought the item (2 mark)
iii) If the trader had sold the item without giving a discount, calculate the percentage profit he
would have made. (3 marks)
iv. To clear his stock the trader decides to sell the remaining items at a loss of 10%. Calculate the price
at which he sold each item. (2 marks)
25. The table below shows measurements of a farm in a fields book. XY=2000m

Y
1800 G 100
F 200 1600
1200 E 300
900 D 100
C 150 600
300 B 200
A 200 100

X
(a) Using a scale 1cm rep 100m. Sketch the map of the farm (2mks)
(b) Calculate the area of the farm in hectares. (8mks)

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26. Four towns R,T,K and G are such that T is 84km directly to the north of R and K is on bearing of 295o
from R at a distance of 60km. G is on a bearing of 340o from K and at a distance of 30km.
(a) Using the scale of 1cm to represent 10km make an accurate scale drawing to show the relative
positions of the towns. (3mks
(b)Find:-
(i) The distance and the bearing of T from K (3mks)
(ii) The distance and the bearing of G from T. (3mks)
(iii) The bearing of R from G (1mk)
27. The points A(2,6) B(1,1) C(3,4) and D (5,3) are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD.
(a) Plot points A,B,C and D on the graph provided and join them to form quadrilateral ABCD
(b) Locate and write down the coordinates of A', B', C' and D' and to the image of ABCD under a
rotation of positive 90o centre (0,0) on the same grid
(c) Reflect A'B'C'D' on the x-axis and draw the image of quadrilateral A'' B'' C'' D''
(d) Draw the mirror line MM for the reflection of ABCD whose image is A'' B'' C'' D''
28. The kite shown on the fig below has vertices, A(-2,4)B(5,7)C (7,4) D(5,1).The kite ABCD is rotated about
the origin through −900 to obtain its first image A’B’C’D’.The kite A’B’C’D’ is then reflected along the line =
X = 0 to obtain A”B’’C’’D’’.Find
(a) The equation of the Mirror line that reflects point A to itself, B on to D and C onto itself
(b) Draw a kite A’B’C’D and state its coordinates.
29 A given solid is made up of a cone and three quarters of hemisphere as shown in the diagram below
.The radius and vertical height of the cone are 4cm and 6.2 cm respectively

6.2 cm

a. Calculate the volume of the solid

b. Calculate the surface area of the solid (4mks)
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c. The material used for making the solid costs shs 40 per cm .What is the cost of making ten such
solids (2mks)

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30. In the diagram below, two circles, centres A and C and radii 7cm and 24cm respectively intersect at B and
D. AC = 25cm. If angle ABC = angle ADC = 90o

(a) Find angle BCD. (3mks)

(b) Calculate
(i) the size of obtuse angle BAD (3mks)
(ii) the area of the shaded part (4Mks)
(a) Find the area of the farm in hectares (3mks)
(b) Karis wishes to irrigate his farm using a sprinkler machine situated in the farm such that it is equidistant
from points A, B and C.
(i) Calculate the distance of the sprinkler from point C. (2 Marks)
(ii) The sprinkler rotates in a circular motion so that the maximum point reached by the water jets is the
vertices A, B and C. Calculate the area outside his farm that will be irrigated.

31. Two lines L1=2y-3x-6 and L2=3y+x-20=0 intersect at point A.

a. (i) Find the coordinates of A (3marks)
(ii) A third line L3 is perpendicular to L2 at point A. Find the equation of L3 in form of y=mx+c,
where m and c are constants. (3marks)

a. Another line L4 is parallel to L1 and passes through (-1,3). Find the x-intercept and the y-
intercept of L4. (4marks)

32 (a)PQRS is a quadrilateral with vertices P(1,4), Q(2,1), R(2,3) and S(6,4). On the grid provided, plot the
quadrilateral. (2marks)
(b) Draw P’Q’R’S’ the image of PQRS under a positive quarter turn about the origin and write down its co-
ordinates. (3 marks)
(c) Draw P”Q”R”S” the image of P’Q’R’S’ under an enlargement scale factor -1 and center (0,0) and write
down its co-ordinates. (3 marks)
(d) Determine the single transformation that maps PQRS onto P”Q”R”S (2marks)