MATHEMATICS
FORM 4
END TERM EXAMS
TERM 1 2021
PAPER 2
TIME 2½ hrs
INSTRUCTIONS
- This paper has two sections: Section I and II
- Answer all questions in Section I and and FIVE in Section II
SECTION I (50MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
- The length and width of a rectangular window pane measured to the nearest millimeter are 8.6cm and 5.3 respectively. Find to four significant figures, the percentage error in the area of the window pane. (3mks)(Answer to 4 significant figures)
- Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express in surd form and simplify leaving your answer in the form a + b √c where a, b and c are rational numbers. (3mks)
Cos 30º
Tan 45 + √3 - In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle which passes through the points T,C and D. Line TC is parallel to OD and line ATB is a tangent to the circle at T. Angle DOC = 380. Calculate the size of angle CTB (3mks)
- A coffee dealer mixes two brands of coffee, x and y, to obtain 40kg of the mixture worth Ksh. 65 per kg. If brand x is valued at Ksh. 70 per kg and brand y at ks.55 per kg. Calculate the ratio, in its simplest form, in which the brands x and y are mixed. (2mks)
- Find the radius and the coordinate of the centre of the circle whose equation is
2x2 + 2y2 – 6x + 10y + 9 = 0 (3mks) -
- Expand (1 + ¼ x)4 (2mks)
- Use your expansion in (a) above to evaluate (0.975)4 to 4 significant figures. (2mks)
- When Ksh. 60,000 was invested in a certain bank for 8years it earned a simple interest of Ksh. 14,400. Find the amount that must have been invested in the same bank at the same rate for 5years to earn a simple interest of Ksh. 12,000 (3mks)
- Given that P = 2q – r, express q in terms of p and r (3mks)
q + 3r
→ → - If OA = 3i + 2j – 4k and OB = 4i + 5j – 2k, P divides AB in the ratio 3:-2. Determine the modulus of OP leaving your answer to 1 decimal place. Given that O is the origin. (3mks)
- Solve for x in 2 +log7(3x-4) =log798 (3mks)
- A carpenter wishes to make, a ladder with 18 cross-pieces. The cross pieces are to diminish uniformly in lengths from 65cm at the bottom to 31cm at the top. Calculate the length in cm, of the eighth cross-piece from the bottom. (3mks)
- A quantity P varies partly as Q and partly as the square root of Q, given that P=30 when Q=9, and P=14 when Q=16. Find P when Q=36. (3mks)
- Seven people can build five huts in 30 days. Find the number of people, working at the same rate that will build 9 similar huts in 27days. (3mks)
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- A and B are two points on earth’s surface and on latitude 400 N. The two points are on the longitude 500W and 1300E respectively. Calculate the distance from A to B along a parallel of latitude in kilometers. (2mks)
- The shortest distance from A to B along a great circle in kilometres (Take π = 22/7 and radius of the earth = 6370km) (2mks)
- Find the inverse of the matrix shown hence find the coordinates of the point Of intersection of the lines
3x + y = 4 and 2x – y = 1 (3mks) - Evaluate (4mks)
SECTION II
Answer any Five questions in this section
- The following are marks scored by form four student in Mathematics test.
Marks 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 Frequency 2 6 10 16 24 20 12 8 2 - Mean mark (4mks)
- Variance (4mks)
- Standard deviation (2mks)
- A bag contains 5 red, 4 white and 3 blue beads. Three beads are selected at random without replacement. Find the probability that
- The first red bead is the third bead picked. (2mks)
- The beads selected were, white and blue: (2mks)
- In that order
- In any order (2mks)
- No red bead is picked (2mks)
- Beads picked are of the same colour. (2mks)
- The figure below shows solid frustum of a pyramid with a square top of side 6cm and a square base of side 10cm. The slant edge of the frustum is 8cm.
- Calculate the total surface area of the frustum (4mks)
- Calculate the volume of the solid frustum. (3mks)
- Calculate the angle between the planes BCHG and the base EFGH. (3mks)
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- Using a ruler and pair of compasses only construct triangle ABC in which AB = 6.5cm, BC= 5.0cm and angle ABC = 600. Measure AC (3mks)
- On same side of AB as C (3mks)
- Determine the locus of a point P such that angle APB = 600 (3mks)
- Construct the locus of R such that AR = 3cm. (1mk)
- Identify the region T such that AR ≥ 3 and ∠APB ≥ 600 by shading the unwanted part. (3mks)
- The table below shows income tax rates
Monthly income Tax Rate (Kshs) (%) Up to 9680 10 9681 – 18800 15 18801-27920 20 27921-37040 25 37041 and above 30 - Calculate the tax charged on Omari’s monthly earnings. (4mks)
- Omari is entitled to the following tax relief of 15% of the premium paid.
Calculate the tax Omari pays each month if he pays a monthly insurance premium of Ksh. 2400 (2mks) - During a certain month, Omari received additional earnings which were taxed at 20% each shilling. Given that he paid 36.3% more tax that month, calculate the percentage increase in his earning. (4mks)
- The curve of the equation y = x+ 2x2, has x = ½ and x = 0 as x-intercepts. The area bounded by the x-axis, x = ½ and x = 3 is shown by the sketch below.
Find- The exact area bounded by the curve, x axis (7mks)
x= -½ and x=3 (Give your answer to 2dp)
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- Fill in the table below to 2 decimal places for the graph of y = sin x and y = 2sin (x-30) for the range
– 180 ≤ x ≤180 (2mks)xº -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 Sin xº 0 -1.0 -0.87 0 0.87 0.5 2 Sin (x – 30)º 1 -1.73 -2.0 -1 1.0 1.73 - On a graph, using a scale of 1cm to represent 300 on the x-axis and 1cm to represent 0.5 units on the y-axis, draw the graph of y= Sin x0 and y = 2 sin(x – 30)0 on the same axes (4mks)
- Using your graph
- State the amplitude and the period of the graph y = 2 sin (x-30)0 (1mk)
- Solve the equation
Sin xº = 2 sin (x-30)º (1mk) - Describe fully the transformation that will map y = 2sin (x-30)0 on y = sin x (2mks)
- Fill in the table below to 2 decimal places for the graph of y = sin x and y = 2sin (x-30) for the range
- A tailor makes two types of garments A and B. Garment A requires 3 metres of material while garment B requires 2 ½ metres of material. The tailor uses not more than 600 metres of material daily in making both garments. He must make not more than 100 garments of type A and not less than 80 of type B each day.
- Write down all the inequalities from this information. (3mks)
- Graph the inequalities in (a) above (3mks)
- If the business makes a profit of shs. 80 on garment A and a profit of shs. 60 on garment B, how many garments of each type must it make in order to maximize the total profit? (4mks)

MARKING SCHEME
SECTION I (50MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
- The length and width of a rectangular window pane measured to the nearest millimeter are 8.6cm and 5.3 respectively. Find to four significant figures, the percentage error in the area of the window pane. (3mks)(Answer to 4 significant figures)
- Maximum area ⇒ 8.65 x 5.35 = 46.2775
Actual area ⇒ 8.6 x 5.3 = 45.58
Minimum area ⇒ 8.55 x 5.25 = 44.8875
Absolute error = 46.2275 – 44.8875
2
% error = 0.695 x 100%
45.58
= 1.525%
- Maximum area ⇒ 8.65 x 5.35 = 46.2775
- Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express in surd form and simplify leaving your answer in the form a + b √c where a, b and c are rational numbers. (3mks)
Cos 30º
Tan 45 + √3√ 3/2
1 +√ 3√ 3 = √ 3(2-2√ 3)
2 + 2√ 3 (2 + 2 √3 ) (2-2√3)
-2/8√3 + 3/4
= 3/4 – 1/4 √3 - In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle which passes through the points T,C and D. Line TC is parallel to OD and line ATB is a tangent to the circle at T. Angle DOC = 380. Calculate the size of angle CTB (3mks)
< OCT = 38º
< TOC = 102º
< CTB = 51º - A coffee dealer mixes two brands of coffee, x and y, to obtain 40kg of the mixture worth Ksh. 65 per kg. If brand x is valued at Ksh. 70 per kg and brand y at ks.55 per kg. Calculate the ratio, in its simplest form, in which the brands x and y are mixed. (2mks)
70x + 55y = 65(x +y)
5x = 10y
x : y = 2:1 - Find the radius and the coordinate of the centre of the circle whose equation is
2x2 + 2y2 – 6x + 10y + 9 = 0 (3mks)
(x – 3/2)2 + (y +5/2)2 = 16/4
Center = (9,t) = (3/2 – 5/2) = (1.5, -2.5)
r = √ 16/4 = 2
Or
x2 + y2 – 3x + 5y + 9/2 = 0
x2 + y2 + 29x + 2fy + c = 0
-2g = -3 -2f = 5
G = 3/2 f = -5/2
Radius r =√ (f2 + g2 - c) = 25/4 + 9/4 – 9/2
r = √ 16/4 = 2 -
- Expand (1 + ¼ x)4 (2mks)
- (14 + 4x 1/4x) + 6 (1/4x)2 + 4(1/4x)3 + (1/4x)4
1 + 1/x + 3/8x2 + 1/6x3 + 1/6x4
- (14 + 4x 1/4x) + 6 (1/4x)2 + 4(1/4x)3 + (1/4x)4
- Use your expansion in (a) above to evaluate (0.975)4 to 4 significant figures. (2mks)
- 1 + 1/-10 + 3/8(-10)2 + 1/16(-10)3 + 1/64(-10)4
= 0.903689063
= 0.9037
- 1 + 1/-10 + 3/8(-10)2 + 1/16(-10)3 + 1/64(-10)4
- Expand (1 + ¼ x)4 (2mks)
- When Ksh. 60,000 was invested in a certain bank for 8years it earned a simple interest of Ksh. 14,400. Find the amount that must have been invested in the same bank at the same rate for 5years to earn a simple interest of Ksh. 12,000 (3mks)
- 60000 x 8xt = 14400
100
T = 3 years.
P x 5 x 3 = 12000
100
P = 80,000
- 60000 x 8xt = 14400
- Given that P = 2q – r, express q in terms of p and r (3mks)
q + 3r- p(q + 3r) = 2q – r
pq + 3pr = 2q – r
pq -2q = -r – 3pr
q(p-2)=-r-3pr
q=-r-3pr
p-2
→ →
- p(q + 3r) = 2q – r
- If OA = 3i + 2j – 4k and OB = 4i + 5j – 2k, P divides AB in the ratio 3:-2. Determine the modulus of OP leaving your answer to 1 decimal place. Given that O is the origin. (3mks)
Let p be point (x, y, z)
x 3 4
1/3 y + 2/3 2 = 5
Z -4 -2P(6,11,2)
10p1 = √ (6)2 + (11)2 + (2)2
= √ 161 = 12.69 units - Solve for x in 2 +log7(3x-4) =log798 (3mks)
- Log72 + log7 (3x-4) = log7 98
49 (x - 4) = 98
3x – 4 = 2
3x = 6
X = 2
- Log72 + log7 (3x-4) = log7 98
- A carpenter wishes to make, a ladder with 18 cross-pieces. The cross pieces are to diminish uniformly in lengths from 65cm at the bottom to 31cm at the top. Calculate the length in cm, of the eighth cross-piece from the bottom. (3mks)
31 = 65 + 17d ⇒ 17d = -34
d = -2
T8 = 65 + 7(-2)
= 65 – 14
= 51 - A quantity P varies partly as Q and partly as the square root of Q, given that P=30 when Q=9, and P=14 when Q=16. Find P when Q=36. (3mks)
- Let L and K be constants.
P=LQ + K √Q
30 = 9L + √9K
14 = 162 + √16 K
2K + 62 = 20
2K + 8L = 7
-2L = 13
L = -13/2
K + 3(-13/2) = 10
K = 10/1 + 392 = 59/2
P = -13/2Q = 59/2 √Q
P = -13/2 x 36 + 59/2 x √36
P = -234 + 177 = -57
- Let L and K be constants.
- Seven people can build five huts in 30 days. Find the number of people, working at the same rate that will build 9 similar huts in 27days. (3mks)
People Huts days
7 5 30
9 27
7 x 30/27 x 9/5
= 14 people -
- A and B are two points on earth’s surface and on latitude 400 N. The two points are on the longitude 500W and 1300E respectively. Calculate the distance from A to B along a parallel of latitude in kilometers. (2mks)
- d = 180/360 x 2 x 6370 x 22/7 Cos 40º
= 1/2 x 22/7 x 2 4879.7
= 15336.2 km
- d = 180/360 x 2 x 6370 x 22/7 Cos 40º
- The shortest distance from A to B along a great circle in kilometres (Take π = 22/7 and radius of the earth = 6370km) (2mks)
- 100/360 x 2 6370 x 22/7
= 11122.2
- 100/360 x 2 6370 x 22/7
- A and B are two points on earth’s surface and on latitude 400 N. The two points are on the longitude 500W and 1300E respectively. Calculate the distance from A to B along a parallel of latitude in kilometers. (2mks)
- Find the inverse of the matrix shown hence find the coordinates of the point Of intersection of the lines
3x + y = 4 and 2x – y = 1 (3mks)
Determinant
(3 x-1)-(2x1)=(-3-2)=-5
-1/5 - Evaluate (4mks)
(1-x)(1 +x) = 1 – x
1 + x
3
∫ (1-x)dx
-2
x – x2/2 + c
3 - 32 /2 + c – 2 – (-2)2 + c
= 3 – 4.5 + c - -2 + 2 + c
-1.5 + c – c
= -1.5
SECTION II
Answer any Five questions in this section
- The following are marks scored by form four student in Mathematics test.
Marks 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 Frequency 2 6 10 16 24 20 12 8 2 - Mean mark (4mks)
Marks Mp(x) d(x-a) Fd D2 Fd2 10-19 2 14.5 -40 -80 1600 3200 20-29 6 24.5 -30 -180 900 5400 30-39 10 34.5 -20 -200 400 4000 40-49 16 44.5 -10 -160 100 1600 50-59 24 54.5 0 0 0 0 60-69 20 64.5 10 200 100 200 70-79 12 74.5 20 240 400 4800 80-89 8 84.5 30 240 900 7200 90-99 2 94.5 40 80 1600 3200 140 31400 Mean = A + Σfd
Σf
= 54.5 + 140/100 = 55.9 - Variance (4mks)
- Variance= 31400/100 – (140/100)2
= 312.04
- Variance= 31400/100 – (140/100)2
- Standard deviation (2mks)
- standard varaitaion = √variance
√ 312.04 = 17.06
- standard varaitaion = √variance
- Mean mark (4mks)
- A bag contains 5 red, 4 white and 3 blue beads. Three beads are selected at random without replacement. Find the probability that
- The first red bead is the third bead picked. (2mks)
- P(WWR or WBR or BBR or BWR)
(4/12 X 3/11 X 5/10) + 4/12 X 3/11 X 5/10
+ (3/12 x 2/11 x 5/10 + (3/12 x 4/11 x 5/10))
= 2/11
- P(WWR or WBR or BBR or BWR)
- The beads selected were, white and blue: (2mks)
- In that order
5/12 x 4/11 x 3/10 = 1/22 - In any order (2mks)
- P(RWB or RBW or WBR or WRB or BWR or BRW)
(5/12 x 4/11 x 3/10) + (5/12 x 3/11 X 4/10)
+ (4/12 x 3/11 x 5/10)
= 6/52 = 3/11
- P(RWB or RBW or WBR or WRB or BWR or BRW)
- In that order
- No red bead is picked (2mks)
- P(BBB or BBW or BWB or BWW or WWW or WWB or WBW OR WBB)
(3/12 x 2/11 x 1/10)+(3/12x2/11x4/10)+(3/12x4/11x2/10)+(3/12x4/11x3/10 )+
(4/12x3/11x2/10)+(4/12x3/11x3/10) +(4/12x3/11x2/10)
=7/44
- P(BBB or BBW or BWB or BWW or WWW or WWB or WBW OR WBB)
- Beads picked are of the same colour. (2mks)
- P(BBB or WWW or RRR)
(3/12x2/11x1/10)+(4/12x3/11x2/10)+(5/12 x 4/11x3/10)
= 1/220 + 1/55 + 1/55 = 9/220
- P(BBB or WWW or RRR)
- The first red bead is the third bead picked. (2mks)
- The figure below shows solid frustum of a pyramid with a square top of side 6cm and a square base of side 10cm. The slant edge of the frustum is 8cm.
- Calculate the total surface area of the frustum (4mks)
- 6/10 =l/8 +L
12 = L
Base area = 102 = 100
Area of 4Δs = 4√25(25-20)(25-20)(25-20)
= 4√25 x 5 x 5x 15
= 4√ 9375
T.S.A of the pyramid = 100 + 387.28
= 487.28cm2
Area of the slanting edges of thr small pyramid
= 4√15(3)(3)(9)
= 139.44
Surface of the solid frustrum
= 487 .28 +36-139.44
383.84
- 6/10 =l/8 +L
- Calculate the volume of the solid frustum. (3mks)
- Volume = 1/3 x 100 x 18.71
= 62.61
L.S.F = 3/5 ⇒ V.S.F 27/125
Fraction representing Frustrum
= 98/125
∴Volume of the frustrum = 98/125 x 623.61
= 488.91
- Volume = 1/3 x 100 x 18.71
- Calculate the angle between the planes BCHG and the base EFGH. (3mks)
- tanα=18.71
5
α = 75.03º
- tanα=18.71
- Calculate the total surface area of the frustum (4mks)
-
- Using a ruler and pair of compasses only construct triangle ABC in which AB = 6.5cm, BC= 5.0cm and angle ABC = 600. Measure AC (3mks)
AC=5.8±1 - On same side of AB as C (3mks)
- Determine the locus of a point P such that angle APB = 60º (3mks)
- Construct the locus of R such that AR = 3cm. (1mk)
- Identify the region T such that AR ≥ 3 and ∠APB ≥ 60º by shading the unwanted part. (3mks)
- Using a ruler and pair of compasses only construct triangle ABC in which AB = 6.5cm, BC= 5.0cm and angle ABC = 600. Measure AC (3mks)
- The table below shows income tax rates
Monthly income Tax Rate (Kshs) (%) Up to 9680 10 9681 – 18800 15 18801-27920 20 27921-37040 25 37041 and above 30 - Calculate the tax charged on Omari’s monthly earnings. (4mks)
Tax on 1st ksh 9680 = 9680 x 10/100 = kshs. 968
Tax on 2nd kshs. 9120 = 9120 x 15/100= kshs 1368
Tax on rem kshs. 5400 = 5400 x 20/100= ksh 1080
Total tax = 968 + 1368 + 1080 = kshs. 3416 - Omari is entitled to the following tax relief of 15% of the premium paid.
Calculate the tax Omari pays each month if he pays a monthly insurance premium of Ksh. 2400 (2mks)- Tax paid= 3416-(1056 + 2400 x 15/100)
= kshs. 2000
- Tax paid= 3416-(1056 + 2400 x 15/100)
- During a certain month, Omari received additional earnings which were taxed at 20% each shilling. Given that he paid 36.3% more tax that month, calculate the percentage increase in his earning. (4mks)
- Increase in tax paid = 2000 x 36.3= kshs. 726
Increase in earnings= kshs. 726 x 100/20= ksh. 3630
% increase = 3630 x 100
24200
- Increase in tax paid = 2000 x 36.3= kshs. 726
- Calculate the tax charged on Omari’s monthly earnings. (4mks)
- The curve of the equation y = x+ 2x2, has x = ½ and x = 0 as x-intercepts. The area bounded by the x-axis, x = ½ and x = 3 is shown by the sketch below.
Find
x2/2 + 2/3x3 + c
- The exact area bounded by the curve, x axis (7mks)
x= -½ and x=3 (Give your answer to 2dp)
=0-(1/8 – 1/12)
= - (3-2)
24
= - 1/24 ∴ 1/24
32/2 + 2/3 x 33 __(0)
9/2 + 54/3
4.5 + 18 = 22.5
Total area = 1/24 + 22.5=0.0416 + 22.5
= 22.54
-
- Fill in the table below to 2 decimal places for the graph of y = sin x and y = 2sin (x-30) for the range
– 180 ≤ x ≤180 (2mks)xº -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 Sin xº 0 -0.5 -0.87 -1.0 -0.87 -0.5 0 0.5 0.87 1.0 0.87 0.5 0.0 2 Sin (x – 30)º 1 0 -1.0 -1.73 -2.0 0 -1 0 1.0 1.73 2.0 1.73 1.0 - On a graph, using a scale of 1cm to represent 300 on the x-axis and 1cm to represent 0.5 units on the y-axis, draw the graph of y= Sin x0 and y = 2 sin(x – 30)0 on the same axes (4mks)
- Using your graph
- State the amplitude and the period of the graph y = 2 sin (x-30)0 (1mk)
- y = 2sin(x- 30º)
Amplitude = 3units
Period = 360º
- y = 2sin(x- 30º)
- Solve the equation
Sin xº = 2 sin (x-30)º (1mk)
SinX = 2Sin (x – 30º)
X = -126º cr 51.50 ±1º - Describe fully the transformation that will map y = 2sin (x-30)0 on y = sin x (2mks)
+30
0 Translation
- State the amplitude and the period of the graph y = 2 sin (x-30)0 (1mk)
- Fill in the table below to 2 decimal places for the graph of y = sin x and y = 2sin (x-30) for the range
- A tailor makes two types of garments A and B. Garment A requires 3 metres of material while garment B requires 2 ½ metres of material. The tailor uses not more than 600 metres of material daily in making both garments. He must make not more than 100 garments of type A and not less than 80 of type B each day.
- Write down all the inequalities from this information. (3mks)
(i) 3x + 2 1/2y ≤ 600
(ii) x ≤ 100
(iii) Y ≥ 80, x ≥ 0 - Graph the inequalities in (a) above (3mks)
line 3x + 2 1/2y ≤ 600
Line x ≤ 100
Line ≥ 80, x ≥ 0 - If the business makes a profit of shs. 80 on garment A and a profit of shs. 60 on garment B, how many garments of each type must it make in order to maximize the total profit? (4mks)
The objective functions
P = 80x + 60y
100 garments of type A
120 garments of type B
- Write down all the inequalities from this information. (3mks)
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