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Mathematics Paper 2
2 ½ Hours

2NK JOINT MOCK EXAMINATION-2022

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)-2021

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

 Write your name and Admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
 This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
 Answer ALL questions from section I and ANY FIVE from section II
 All answers and workings must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided
below each question.
 Show all the steps in your calculation, giving your answer at each stage in the spaces
below each question.
 Non – Programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be
used, except where stated otherwise.

FOR EXAMINERS 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 1 (50 marks):
Answer all questions in the section.

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1. Use logarithms to evaluate :
5.25 x0.042 (4mks)

2. Form the quadratic equation whose roots are x = - and x = 1 (2 Marks)

3. W varies directly as the cube of x and inversely as y. Find W in terms of x and y given that W = 80
when x = 2 and y = 5. (2 Marks)

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4. A cold water tap can fill a bath in 10 minutes while a hot water tap can fill it in 8 minutes. The
drainage pipe can empty it in 5 minutes. The cold water and hot water taps are opened for 4 minutes.
After four minutes all the three taps are opened. Find how long it takes to fill the bath. (3 Marks)

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5. Object A of area 10cm is mapped onto its image B of area 60cm by a transformation. Whose
matrix is given by p = ( ). Find the positive values of x (3 Marks)

6. Make P the subject of the formula in L = √ (3 Marks)

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7. (a) Expand the expression ( ) in ascending order powers of x, leaving the coefficients as
fractions in their simplest form. (2 Marks)

(b) Use the first three terms of the expansion in (a) above to estimate the value of ( ) (2 Marks)

8. By rounding each number to the nearest tens, approximate the value of

Hence, calculate the percentage error arising from this approximation to 4 significant figures. (3 Marks)

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9. Given log = 0.4771 and log 5 = 0.6990, find without using table or calculator log 0.045. (3mks)

10. The cost of 2 brands of coffee A and B per kilogram are 59.40 and Sh.72 respectively. The two
brands are mixed in the ratio x:y and sold at a profit of 20% above the cost. If the selling price per
kilogram mixture is Ksh.72. find the value of x and y (3mks)

11. The second and fifth terms of a geometric progression are 16 and 2 respectively. Determine the
common ratio and the first term. (3 Marks)

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12. The figure below A=62 ,B=40 , BC=8.4cm and CN is the bisector of ACB
o o

Calculate the length of CN to 1 decimal place (3mks)

13. On the triangle PQR, draw a circle touching PR, QP produced and QR produced. (3 Marks)

P Q

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14. The perimeter of a triangular field is 120m. two of the sides measures 21m and 40m. calculate the size of the
largest angle of the field. (3mks)

15. Solve for x in the equation

2 Sin2 x – 1 = Cos2 x + Sin x, where 00  x  3600. (4 Marks)

16. Find the radius and the coordinate of the centre of the circle whose equation is
2x2 + 2y2 – 3x + 2y + = 0 (4 marks)

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SECTION II (50 MARKS): ANSWER FIVE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.
17. The relationship between the variables a and y is believed to be y = a/x + bx. Where a and b are constants.
The table below shows corresponding values of x and y

X 1 2 3 4 5
Y 5.00 7.00 9.67 12.50 15.40

(a) Write the relationship in the form of y = mx + c (1mk)

(b) By drawing a suitable straight line graph estimate the values of a and b (7mks)

(c) Find the value of y when x = 1000 (2mks)

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18. (a) A triangular garden ABC is such that AB=8cm BAC=45o and ABC=75o. Using an
appropriate scale draw the garden using a ruler and a pair of compasses only (3mks)

(b) A water tap P is to be mounted in the garden that it is equal in distance from A,B and C.
on the diagram in (a) above show the position of P (3mks)

(c) A section of the plot is enclosed such that a region R is formed under the following
conditions
(i) CR1.5cm (1mk)
(ii) R is more than 2m from line AB (1mk)
(iii) R is nearer to CB than CA. shade the region R (2mks)

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19. A cinema has seats for 400 people. The seats are in two catergories; A and B which are charged at
Sh.200 and Sh.500 per show respectively. The number of catergory B booked per show does not
exceed that of catergory A. for the hall expenses to be covered, atleast 70 category B seats must be
booked and they must be more than quarter of the total number of seats booked.

(a) Write down inequalities other than > < 0 and y  0 to represent the conditions satisfied by the
seats per show (4mks)

(b) Represent these inequalities on a graph (4mks)

(c) If the hall is charged at sh.45000 per day and the operator runs 3 shows per day, find the
maximum possible profit in a day (2mks)

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20. For a sample of 100 bulbs, the time taken for each bulb to burn was recorded. The table below shows
the result of the measurements.
Time (in hours) 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74

Number of 6 10 9 5 7 11 15 13 8 7 5 4
bulbs

(a) Using an assumed mean of 42, calculate

(i) The actual mean of distribution (4 Marks)

(ii) The standard deviation of the distribution (3 Marks)

(b) Calculate the quartile deviation (3 Marks)

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21. Two points P and Q are found on the earth’s surface the position of P is ( 52 oS,66oW) and Q ( 52oS,144oE).
Taking earth’s radius as 6370km,
(a) find the difference in longitude between the two points P and Q (1mk)

(b) (i) calculate the shortest distance between points P and q along (i) the latitutde in km (1mk)

(ii) The longitude in Km ( 4mks)

(a) A plane travelling at 800km/hr leaves point P At 10.00am and sais through south pole to point q. Find the
local time the plane arrives at point Q to the nearest minute. (4mks)

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22. PQRSV is a right pyramid on a horizontal square base of side 10cm. The slant edges are all 8cm
long. Calculate
V

8cm

P
S
10cm
R
Q

(a) The height of the pyramid (2 Marks)

(b) The angle between

(i) Line VP and the base PQRS (2 Marks)

(ii) Line VP and line RS (2 Marks)

(iii) Planes VPQ and the base PQRS (2 Marks)

(c) Volume of the pyramid (2 Marks)

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23. Complete the table below for the functions y = sin 3  and y = 2 Cos ( + 400) (2 Marks)

0 00 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

3 Sin 3 0 1.50 3.00 0.00 -3.0
2 Cos ( + 400) 1.53 1.29 0.35 -0.69 -1.29

(a) On the grid provided, draw the graphs of Y = 3 Sin 3  and y = 2 Cos ( + 400) on the same axis.
Take 1 cm to represent 100 on the x-axis and 4 cm to represent 2 unit on the y – axis. (5 marks)

(b) From the graph find the roots of the equation.

(i) Sin 3 = Cos ( + 400) (2 Marks)

(ii) 2 Cos (0 + 400) = 0 in the range 0   900 (1 Mark)

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24. The gradient function of a curve is given by the expression 2x + 1. If the curve passes through the
point (-4, 6)
(a) Find:
(i) The equation of the curve (3 Marks)

(ii) The values of x, at which the curve cuts the x-axis (3 Marks)

(b) Determine the area enclosed by the curve and the x –axis (4 Marks)

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