ADMA BENCHMARK EXAMINATION - 2024

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

121/2 MATHEMATICS Alt. A Paper 2

Exam Date;
March 2024 – 2 12 Hours
21 / 3 / 2024

Name: ………………………………...……………..……… Adm Number: ………

Student’s Signature: ………………… School: ………………………. Class:………

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Instructions to candidates
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(a) Write your name, Adm number and class in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.

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(c) This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer all the questions in Section I and only five questions from Section II.
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage

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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
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be used, except where stated otherwise.

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(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the
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pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
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(j) Candidates should answer the questions in English.

For Examiner’s Use Only

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.

log 7 + log 7
1 Without using a calculator, evaluate; (3 marks)
1
log 7 − log 7
4

2 The figure below shows a circle passing through the points B, D, E and F. angles FBD and DEF are
50o and 120o respectively. ABC is tangent to the circle at point B.

Giving reasons, find the size of angles;

(a) FBD; (2 marks)

(b) DBC. (2 marks)

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2+ 3 a b +c d
3 Simplify and give your answer in the form where a, b, c , d and e are integers.
4+ 6 e
(3 marks)

4 Solve the equation; 2cos ( 3x + 12 ) = −1 for 0  x  180 (3 marks)

5
 1 
Expand  3 − x  up to the 5th term. Hence use the expansion to evaluate ( 3.25) correct to 1 decimal
5
5
 2 
place. (4 marks)

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r 2 − y2
6 Make y the subject of the formula given; q = m (3 marks)
y2 + 3

7 Find the quartile deviation of the data given below. (3 marks)

12 , 17 , 6 , 9 , 8 , 9 , 16 , 15 , 10

8 The position vectors of P and Q is 3i − 2 j + k and 2i + j − 3k respectively. Determine the column

vector PQ and hence calculate the length to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

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9 A quantity P varies partly as n and partly as the square of n. When P = −3 , n = −1 and when P = 18,
n = 2 . Find P when n = 1 . (3 marks)

10 (a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct triangle ABC such that AB = 8 cm,
AC = 6 cm and angle CAB = 75o. (2 marks)

(b) Shade a region Q within the triangle such that AQ < BQ and CQ  3 cm. (2 marks)

11 A square of area 8.5 cm2 is mapped onto another square of area 68 cm2 by a transformation represented
 2 x − 2 x + 11
by the matrix T =   . Find matrix the matrix of the transformation T. (3 marks)
 5 11 

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12 The table below shows values of variables A and B obtain from an experimental data.

A 1 2 3 4 5 6
B 1.259 1.778 3.162 5.011 8.913 12.59
log B

(a) Complete the table above with values of log B correct to 1 decimal place. (1 mark)

(b) On the grid provided, draw line of best fit for log B against A. (3 marks)

13 Tap A can fill a tank in 20 minutes while Tap B can fill the same tank in 15 minutes. When the tank is
full, it can be emptied by C in 30 minutes. Initially when the tank is empty, all taps are opened. After 5
minutes tap B is closed. Find the total time taken for the tank to be full. (3 marks)

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14 The base and height of a triangle to the nearest 2 mm are 6.4 cm and 5.0 cm respectively. Calculate the
percentage error in its area, giving answer to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

15 In January 2018, the population of a town was 200, 000. It is estimated that the population increases at
annual rate of 6%. Find the approximate population of the town in January 2023. (2 marks)

16 The co – ordinates of the longest chord of a circle are A ( 0, 2 ) and B ( 6,10 ) . Find the equation of the
circle in the form x 2 + y 2 + ax + by + c = 0 where a, b, and c are constants. (3 marks)

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SECTION II (50 Marks)

Answer any five questions from this section in the spaces provided.

17 The 2nd and 5th terms of an arithmetic progression are 8 and 17 respectively. The second , 10 th and 42nd
terms of the AP form the first three terms of a geometric progression. Find

(a) The first term and the common difference of the AP. (3 marks)

(b) The first three terms of the GP and the 5th term of the G.P (4 marks)

(c) The sum of the first 4 terms of the G.P. (3 marks)

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18 (a) Complete the following table for the equation y = 2 x 2 − x − 15 for −3  x  3.5 (2 marks)

x −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 1 2 2.5 3 3.5

y 6 −9 −15 −14 −9 0

(b) On the grid provided draw the graph of y = 2 x 2 − x − 15 for −3  x  3.5

Use scale of: 1 cm for 0.5 unit on the x – axis
1 cm for 2 units on the y – axis. (3 marks)

(c) On the same axes, draw the line y = x − 11 , hence solve the simultaneous equation;
y = 2 x 2 − x − 15
(3 marks)
y = x − 11

(d) Use your graph to find the range of values of x for which y  −9 . (2 marks)

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19 The income tax rates of the year 2023 were as shown in the table below:-

Monthly taxable income ( Kshs ) Tax rate ( % )

24000 − 34500 10%
34501 − 38800 15%
38801 − 48500 20%
48501 − 68000 25%
Above 68000 30%

In a certain month of the year Madam Awuor monthly earning were as follows;-
Basic salary Kshs.54 000
House allowance Kshs.22 500
Commuter allowance Kshs.7 500
Medical allowance Kshs.4 000
Madam Awuor has a life insurance policy for which she pays Kshs.6 000 per month and for which she
is allowed 15% as insurance relief. She is also entitled to a personal tax relief of Ksh.1 240 per month.
Calculate;
(a) her taxable income per month. (2 marks)

(b) her net tax per month. (5 marks)

(c) Apart from income tax and insurance premium, the following monthly deductions were made;-
NHIF of Kshs.250, service charge of Kshs.150, Loan repayment of Kshs.6000 and co – operative
shares of Kshs.2 600. Calculate Madam Awuor’s monthly net income from her employment.
(3 marks)

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20 ABCD is a parallelogram in which AB = a and AD = b

1
(a) N is a point on DC such that DN = NC and a point M divides line BC externally in the ratio 5:2.
2
Express AM and NB in terms of a and b.
(i) AM; (1 mark)

(ii) NB. (1 mark)

(b) Line AM intersects NB at Y such that AY = kAM and NY = hNB

(i) Write AY in two different ways. (2 marks)

(ii) Determine the values of k and h and hence the ratio in which Y divides line NB. (6 marks)

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 −2 0 
21 A transformation represented by the matrix   maps P (1,3) , Q ( 3,3) and R ( 2,1) onto
 0 −2 
P’Q’ and R’ respectively.

(a) (i) On the grid provided, draw triangle PQR and its image PQR  on the same set of axes.
(4 marks)

(ii) Determine the area of triangle PQR  . (2 marks)

 0 −1 
(b) Another transformation represented by matrix   maps PQR  onto PQR  .
 −1 0 
(i) Plot triangle PQR  on the same axes as above. (2 marks)

 0 −1 
(ii) Describe the transformation represented by   (2 marks)
 −1 0 

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22 (a) A number is selected at random from the numbers 90, 91, 92, 93 and 94. A second number is then
selected at random from the numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5. Afterwards a quotient is obtained by dividing
the first number selected by the second number.

(i) Complete the probability space in the following table.

 90 91 92 93 94
1
2 46
2
2
3 30
3
3
4 22
4
18
5

(2 marks)

(ii) Determine the probability that the quotient obtained is a whole number. (2 marks)

(iii) Determine the probability that the quotient obtained is a recurring decimal. (1 mark)

(c) In a shooting practice the probability that a soldier will hit the target in his first attempt is 60%.
This probability increases by 10% in the second attempt. The soldier shoots at the target twice.
Determine the probability that:
(i) The soldier will miss the target only once. (3 marks)

(ii) The soldier will miss the target in both attempts. (2 marks)

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23 In the year 2023, a farmer took a sample of 50 maize cobs to the A.C.K show. The lengths of the maize
cobs were measured and recorded as shown in the table below.
Length ( cm ) 8 − 10 11 − 13 14 − 16 17 − 19 20 − 22 23 − 25
Number of cobs 4 7 11 15 8 5

Taking an assumed mean (A) to be 15, calculate

(a) the mean (3 marks)

(b) the standard deviation (4 marks)

(c) the quartile deviation (3 marks)

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24 (a) Complete the table below giving your values correct to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)

x 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360

sin x 0.00 0.50 0.87 1.00 0.50 0.00 −0.87 −1.00 −0.50 0.00
2sin ( x + 30 ) 1.00 1.73 0.00 −2.00 −1.00 1.00

(b) Draw the graph of y = sin x and y = 2sin ( x + 30 ) on the same axis using a scale of 1 cm to
represent 30o on the x – axis and 2 cm to represent 1 unit on the y – axis. (5 marks)

(c) Find the period and amplitude of y = 2sin ( x + 30 ) (2 marks)

(d) From the graph find the roots of 2sin ( x + 30 ) − sin x = 0 (1 mark)

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