F2 Maths Topicals
F2 Maths Topicals
MATHEMATICS
A SERIES OF TOPICAL QUESTIONS IN FORM
TWO MATHEMATICS
MR ISABOKE 0705525657
TOPIC 1
NUMBERS
3 36.15 x 0.02573
1,938
16x2 = 84x-3
(3.256 x 0.0536)1/3
9x
2
1 + 4 .3462
24.56
2/3
0.032 x 14.26
0.006
(0.07284)2
3√0.06195
14. Given that P = 3y express the equation 3(2y-1) + 2 x 3 (y-1) = 1 in terms of P hence or
Log 5
3 1.23 x 0.0089
79.54
X = 0.0056 ½
1.38 x 27.42
EQUATIONS OF LINES
1. The coordinates of the points P and Q are (1, -2) and (4, 10) respectively.
(ii) Hence determine the equation of the line perpendicular PQ and passing
through T
(iii) If the line meets the y- axis at R, calculate the distance TR, to three
significant figures
2. A line L1 passes though point (1, 2) and has a gradient of 5. Another line L2, is
perpendicular to L1 and meets it at a point where x = 4. Find the equation for L2 in the
form of y = mx + c
3. P (5, -4) and Q (-1, 2) are points on a straight line. Find the equation of the
4. On the diagram below, the line whose equation is 7y – 3x + 30 = 0 passes though the
points A and B. Point A on the x-axis while point B is equidistant from x and y axes.
k and hence express the equation of the line in the form a ax + ab = c, where a, b, and
c are constants.
6. Find the equation of a straight line which is equidistant from the points (2, 3) and (6,
(b) Equation of a line passing through point (1, 2) and perpendicular to the given line b
8. Find the equation of the perpendicular to the line x + 2y = 4 and passes through point
(2,1)
9. Find the equation of the line which passes through the points P (3,7) and Q (6,1)
10. Find the equation of the line whose x- intercepts is -2 and y- intercepts is 5
11. Find the gradient and y- intercept of the line whose equation is 4x – 3y – 9 = 0
TRANSFORMATIONS
1. A translation maps a point (1, 2) onto) (-2, 2). What would be the coordinates of the
11. In the figure below triangle ABO represents a part of a school badge. The badge
has as symmetry of order 4 about O. Complete the figures to show the badge.
3. A point (-5, 4) is mapped onto (-1, -1) by a translation. Find the image of (-4, 5) under
4. A triangle is formed by the coordinates A (2, 1) B (4, 1) and C (1, 6). It is rotated
clockwise through 900 about the origin. Find the coordinates of this image.
(a) (i) Draw the image A’B’C’D of ABCD under a rotation of 900
(b) A”B”C”D” is the image of A”B”C”D under the reflection in the line x=0.
(b) A point Q’ is the image of the point Q (, 5) under the same translation. Find the
(a) Find the coordinates of Q’ the image of Q under the translation (1 mk)
(b) The position vector of P and Q in (a) above are p and q respectively given
that mp – nq = -12
8. on the Cartesian plane below, triangle PQR has vertices P(2, 3), Q ( 1,2) and R (
4,1) while triangles P” q “ R” has vertices P” (-2, 3), Q” ( -1,2) and R” ( -4, 1)
P”Q”R”
(b) On the same plane, draw triangle P’Q’R’, the image of triangle PQR, under
reflection in line y = -x
(c) Describe fully a single transformation which maps triangle P’Q’R’ onto triangle P”Q”R
(d) Draw triangle P”Q”R” such that it can be mapped onto triangle PQR by a positive
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MEASUREMENT
1. A solid cone of height 12 cm and radius 9 cm is recast into a solid sphere. Calculate
2. A circular path of width 14 metres surrounds a field of diameter 70 metres. The path
is to be carpeted and the field is to have a concrete slab with an exception of four
A contractor estimated the cost of carpeting the path at Kshs. 300 per square metre
and the cost of putting the concrete slab at Kshs 400 per square metre. He then made
a quotation which was 15% more than the total estimate. After completing the job, he
3. In the figure below BAD and CBD are right angled triangles.
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and height 18 cm is submerged into the water. Find the change in height of the water
submerged into the water, the water level rises by 1.2 cm.
(a) Find, the volume of the water displaced by the solid leaving your answer in
terms of ∏
(b) If the solid is a circular cone of height 9 cm, calculate the radius of the cone to
2 decimal places.
6. A balloon, in the form of a sphere of radius 2 cm, is blown up so that the volume
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piece of a card of size y cm by cutting off four isosceles triangles whose equal sides were
7. A pyramid VABCD has a rectangular horizontal base ABCD with AB= 12 cm and
BC = 9 cm. The vertex V is vertically above A and VA = 6 cm. calculate the volume
of the pyramid.
8. A solid made up of a conical frustrum and a hemisphere top as shown in the figure
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(b) A similar solid has a total area of 81.51 cm2. Determine the radius of its base.
9. Two sides of triangles are 5 cm each and the angle between them is 1200. Calculate
10. The figure below represents a kite ABCD, AB = AD = 15 cm. The diagonals BD and
cone. The radius of the hemisphere are each 6 cm and the height of the cone is 9 cm.
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12. The internal and external diameters of a circular ring are 6 cm and 8cm respectively.
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13. A wire of length 21 cm is bent to form the shape down in the figure below, ABCD is
14. The length of a hallow cylindrical pipe is 6 metres. Its external diameter is 11 cm and
has a thickness of 1 cm. Calculate the volume in cm3 of the material used to make the
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16. A cylindrical piece of wood of radius 4.2 cm and length 150 cm is cut length into
(Take π as 22/7
17. The figure below is a model representing a storage container. The model whose total
part is cylindrical. The radius of the base of the cone and that of the hemisphere are
18. A garden measures 10m long and 8 m wide. A path of uniform width is made all
round the garden. The total area of the garden and the paths is 168 m2.
(b) The path is to be covered with square concrete slabs. Each corner of the path is
covered with a slab whose side is equal to the width of the path.
The rest of the path is covered with slabs of side 50 cm. The cost of making each
corner slab is Kshs 600 while the cost of making each smaller slab is Kshs 50.
Calculate
(ii) The total cost of the slabs used to cover the whole path
Calculate the area of the curved surface of the solid in contact with water, correct
to 4 significant figures
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of 45 cm2 and can hold 0.945 litres of liquid when full. The smaller container has
(b) The larger container is filled with juice to a height of 13 cm. Juice is then drawn
from is and emptied into the smaller container until the depths of the juice in both
(c) On fifth of the juice in the larger container in part (b) above is further drawn and
emptied into the smaller container. Find the difference in the depths of the juice in
22. A metal bar is a hexagonal prism whose length is 30 cm, the cross section is a
Find
23. A cylindrical water tank of diameter 7 metres and height 2.8 metres
(b) Six members of family use 15 litres each per day. Each day 80 litres are
sued for cooking and washing and a further 60 litrese are wasted.
Find the number of complete days a full tank would last the family (2mks)
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wastage was reduced by 20% but cooking and washing remained the
same. Calculate the number of days a full tank would now last the family
cm. Each piece of soap is a similar to the container. If the linear scale factor
between the container and the soap is 1/6 find the volume of each piece of soap.
25. A pyramid of height 10cm stands, on a square base ABCD of side 6 cm.
(b) Calculate the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the side AB.
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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
1. Simplify
2x – 2 ÷ x–1
6x2 – x – 12 2x – 3
2x – y = 3
x2 – xy = -4
4. Simplify completely
3x2 – 1 – 2x + 1
x2 – 1 x+1
6. Factorize a2 – b2
7. If x2 + y2 = 29 and x + y = 3
(i) x2 + 2xy + y2
(ii) 2xy
(iii) x2 – 2xy + y2
(iv) x–y
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4a2 + 3ab – b2
9. (a) Write an expression in terms of x and y for the total value of a two digit
b) The number in (a) above is such that three times the sum of its digits is
less than the value of the number by 8. When the digits are reversed the
4a2 – b2
6t2 + 19 at + 15a2
12. Simplify
P2 + 2pq + q2
P3 – pq2 + p2q – q3
14. The sum of two numbers x and y is 40. Write down an expression, in terms of x, for
– 5ab + 2b2
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Koech had 3 times as many goats as Mohamed. Whereas Odupoy had 10 goats less
(i) Write a simplified algebraic expression with one variable. Representing the total
number of goats
(ii) Three butchers bought all the goats and shared them equally. If each butcher got
17. Find the value of x which satisfies the equation 162x = 84x – 3
18. Mary has 21 coins whose total value is Kshs 72. There are twice as many five
shillings coins as there are ten shillings coins. The rest one shilling coins. Find the
x- 1 - 2x + 1
x 3x
x 3x 3
4x2 – y2
2x2 – 7xy + 3y
22. Three years ago Juma was three times as old as Ali. In two years time the sum of their
23. Simplify
x - 2 – 2x + 20
x+2 x2 - 4
24. If the expression 25y2 – 70y + d is a perfect square, where d is a constant, find the
value of d
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INEQUALITIES
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5. A family is planning a touring holiday, during which time (x days) will be spent
walking and the rest of the time (y days) in traveling by bus. Each day they can
altogether.
The holiday must not last more than 14 days. Each day walking will cost Kshs.
200 and each day traveling by bus will cost Kshs. 1400. The holiday must not cost
(a) Write down all the inequalities in x and y based on the above facts
(c) Use the graph to determine the integral values of x and y which give
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TOPIC 7
CIRCLES
1. In the figure below CP= CQ and <CQP = 1600. If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral,
2. In the figure below AOC is a diameter of the circle centre O; AB = BC and < ACD =
250, EBF is a tangent to the circle at B.G is a point on the minor arc CD.
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3. In the figure below PQR is the tangent to circle at Q. TS is a diameter and TSR and
QUV are straight lines. QS is parallel to TV. Angles SQR = 400 and angle TQV = 550
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(a) QST
(b) QRS
(c) QVT
(d) UTV
4. In the figure below, QOT is a diameter. QTR = 480, TQR = 760 and SRT = 370
Calculate
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(b) <SUT
5. In the figure below, points O and P are centers of intersecting circles ABD and
BCD respectively. Line ABE is a tangent to circle BCD at B. Angle BCD = 420
(i) <CBD
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circle at point E. Line DE is parallel to CG, < DEC = 280 and < AGE = 320
Calculate:
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LINEAR MOTION
1. Two towns P and Q are 400 km apart. A bus left P for Q. It stopped at Q for one
hour and then started the return journey to P. One hour after the departure of the
bus from P, a trailer also heading for Q left P. The trailer met the returning bus ¾
of the way from P to Q. They met t hours after the departure of the bus from P.
(b) Find the ration of the speed of the bus so that of the trailer.
2. The athletes in an 800 metres race take 104 seconds and 108 seconds respectively
Calculate the distance between them when the faster athlete is at the finishing
line.
3. A and B are towns 360 km apart. An express bus departs form A at 8 am and
maintains an average speed of 90 km/h between A and B. Another bus starts from
B also at 8 am and moves towards A making four stops at four equally spaced
points between B and A. Each stop is of duration 5 minutes and the average speed
between any two spots is 60 km/h. Calculate distance between the two buses at 10
am.
4. Two towns A and B are 220 km apart. A bus left town A at 11. 00 am and
traveled towards B at 60 km/h. At the same time, a matatu left town B for town A
and traveled at 80 km/h. The matatu stopped for a total of 45 minutes on the way
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the matatu.
5. A bus travels from Nairobi to Kakamega and back. The average speed from
km/hr, the fuel consumption is 0.35 litres per kilometer and at 80 km/h, the
ii) Average fuel consumption per hour for the round trip.
6. The distance between towns M and N is 280 km. A car and a lorry travel from M
to N. The average speed of the lorry is 20 km/h less than that of the car. The lorry
(b) The lorry left town M at 8: 15 a.m. The car left town M and overtook the lorry
km/hr. after 21/2 hours; a car left Mombasa and traveled along the same road at
an average speed of 100 km/ hr. If the distance between Mombasa and Nairobi is
(a) (i) The distance of the bus from Nairobi when the car took off (2mks)
(ii) The distance the car traveled to catch up with the bus
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car traveled in order to reach Nairobi at the same time as the bus.
8. A rally car traveled for 2 hours 40 minutes at an average speed of 120 km/h. The
9. A passenger notices that she had forgotten her bag in a bus 12 minutes after the
bus had left. To catch up with the bus she immediately took a taxi which traveled
(b) The distance covered by the taxi to catch up with the bus
10. The athletes in an 800 metre race take 104 seconds and 108 seconds respectively
Calculate the distance between them when the faster athlete is at the finishing
line.
11. Mwangi and Otieno live 40 km apart. Mwangi starts from his home at 7.30 am
and cycles towards Otieno’s house at 16 km/ h Otieno starts from his home at
8.00 and cycles at 8 km/h towards Mwangi at what time do they meet?
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