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LIFTING MATHEMATICS IN KENYA ( LIMA ) EXAMINATIONS

FEATURING KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (K.C.S.E) 2024
-121/1 - MATHEMATICS - PAPER 1
ALT A
FORM FOUR
SERIES 1 PREDICTION EXAM
2024 - TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

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NAME……………………………………...……….…ADM NO ………..

D AT E … … … … … … … … … … . … S I G N AT U R E … … … … . .

SCHOOL………………………………… .STREAM …………….

Instructions to candidates
 Write your name, admission number, school, date, stream and signature in the space provided above.
 The paper contains two sections I and II.
 Answer all questions in section I and only five questions in section 11 in the spaces provided below each
question.
 Show all the steps in your calculations giving your answers at each stage in the spaces below each
question.
 Marks may be awarded for correct workings even if the answer is wrong.
 Non-programmable silent electronic calculator and mathematical tables may be used except where stated
otherwise.
 This paper consist of 14 printed pages.
 Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no questions are missing.
 Candidates should answer the questions in English.
For Examiner’s Use Only
SECTION 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL

SECTION 11

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

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SECTION 1 ( 50 marks)

Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Without using mathematical tables or calculator, evaluate the following . (3 marks)

3 0.836×3.22
2.09×0.161

2. When a given length of piece of wire is divided into pieces measuring 20 cm, 24 cm, 26 cm and
28 cm a piece of wire 7cm always remained. Find the length of the wire. (3 marks)

3. The interior angle of a regular polygon is eight times it’s exterior angle. Find the number of sides
of the polygon. (3 marks)

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4. Solve for x in the equation : 32�+1 + 4 × 32�+1 − 45 = 0. (3 marks)

5. Two similar solid cylinders have radii of 7 cm and 21 cm . If the larger cylinder has a mass of
12475 kg , find the mass of the smaller cylinder. (3 marks)

6. Solve for x and represent your solution on a number line : (3 marks)

1
23 − 2x > x + 2 ≥ − 4 x − 3

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7. Given that a = 3i − 2j and b = 2i − 4j where i and j are unit vectors. Find 2� + 2� . (3 marks)

3 � 1 2
8. Given that A = ��� � = , find the values of x for which AB is a singular
�+1 2 3 0
matrix. (3 marks)

9. Mary bought 3 apples and 5 bananas for a total of ksh 165. If Mary had bought 2 apples and 4
bananas she would have spent ksh 45 less. Find the price of an apple and a banana. (3 marks)

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2347×0.46662
10. Use logarithms to evaluate ( 3 marks)
0.0924

11. The figure below is a velocity time graph for a lorry

80
Velocity (m/s)

0 4 20 24
Time (seconds)
a) Find the total distance traveled by the lorry (2 marks)

b) Calculate the acceleration of the lorry (2 marks)

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12. A farmer has 100m of wire- mesh to fence a rectangular enclosure . What is the greatest area he
can enclose with the wire-mesh. (3 marks)

13. A bus which left Mombasa for Nairobi on Monday at 2010hours had a puncture after travelling
for 4hours 20 minutes. Fixing a new tyre took 30 minutes. The bus then travelled for another 1 hour
30 minutes before reaching Nairobi. At what time and day did it arrive in Nairobi? (3 marks)

2�2 −3��−2�2
14. Simplify an expression : (3 marks)
4�2 −�2

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15. A kenyan company received x Us dollars. The money was converted into ksh in a bank which
sells and buys foreign currencies as shown below.

Buying price Selling price

1 sterling pound 155.75 156.65

1 US dollar 135.66 135.95

If the company bought a car using 119488 sterling pounds. Calculate the amount the company
received in Us dollars (3 marks)

16. (a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only. Construct a rhombus ABCD in which AB = 6 cm
and angle ABC = 1350 . (2 marks)

(b) Find the area of the rhombus. (2 marks)

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SECTION 11 ( 50 marks)

Answer only five questions in this section in the spaces provided

17. There are two sweets manufacturing factories X and Y . Factory X produces sweets with 60%
sugar while factory Y produces sweets with 80% sugar.

a. Determine the total mass of sugar in 160 kg of sweets from X and 80kg of sweets from Y. (3 marks)

b. 160kg of sweets from X were crushed together with 80kg of sweets from Y. Find the percentage of
sugar in the mixture correct to 2 decimal place. (2 marks)

c. Type X sweets costs sh. 35 per kg while Y sweets costs sh. 55 per kg , in what ratio should they
mix type X and Y in order to give a profit of 25 % when sold at ksh 50 per kg . (3 marks)

d. Find the profit realized after selling 50 kg of the mixture. (2 marks)

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18. Four schools A,B, C and D are situated such that B is on a bearing of N 750E from A at a distance
of 35 km , C is on a bearing of S 600 E fromm B at a distance of 20 km. A is on a bearing of 3300
from D and C is on a bearing of N 400 E from D. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 5km.

a. Find the relative positions of A,B,C and D. (4 marks)

b. Find the distance and compass bearing of D from A. (2 marks)

c. Determine the true north bearing and distance of D from B . (2 marks)

d. Find the area enclosed by schools A,B and C . (2 marks)

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19. Two lines A, 2y − 3x − 6 = 0 and B , 3y + x − 20 = 0 intersectt at point M.

a. Find the coordinates of M. (3 marks)

b. A third line P is perpendicular to line B at point M. Find the equation of P in the form

ax + by = c where a, b and c are integers. (3 marks)

c. Another line Q is parallel to line A and passes through ( -1, 3). Find the x and y -intercepts of
line Q. (3 marks)

d. Find the angle line A makes with the x-axis to 2 decimal places. (1 mark)

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20. The vertices of triangle ABC are A(6, 2) , B(8, 2) and C (6, 0).

a. On the grid provided below draw a triangle ABC . (1 mark)

b. Draw triangle A’B’C’ the image of triangle ABC under a reflection on the line y = x. (2 marks)

c. Draw A’’B’’C’’ is the image of A’B’C’ under enlargement centre (-1,9) scale factor 2. (2 marks)

d. Triangle A’’’(3,1), B’’’(-1,1), C’’’(3, -3) is the image of A’’B’’C’’ under rotation. Find the
centre and angle of rotation. (3 marks)

e. State a pair of triangle that: (i). indirect congruent. (1 mark)

(ii) direct congruent (1 mark)

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21. The figure below is a model representing an open storage container. The model whose total
height is 80 cm is made up of a frustum top, a hemispherical bottom and the middle part is
cylindrical. The diameter of the top of the frustum is 28 cm, the base of the frustum diameter of
the cylindrical and hemispherical part is 42 cm. The height of the cylindrical part is 29 cm.

(a) Calculate the surface area of the solid above (5 marks)

(b) Calculate the capacity of the container to the nearest litre. (5 marks)

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22. In a maths test, 52 students scored the following marks.

43 39 59 56 58 63 71 40 72 66 47 38 51
50 61 64 32 78 29 32 45 80 70 57 52 46
45 39 58 72 41 55 56 53 66 63 61 46 82
64 66 74 80 75 56 39 29 45 64 37 38 46
a. Make a frequency distribution table using a class intervals of size 10 and (25 – 34) as the first
class. (2 marks)

b. Draw a histogram to represent the distribution above . (3 marks)

c. By drawing a vertical line on the histogram, estimate the median mark. (2 marks)

d. Use the histogram estimate the percentage number of students who scored between 41.5
marks and 61.5 marks (3 marks)

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23. The figure below represents a piece of land ABCD divided into three triangular plots. The lengths
BE and CD are 90m and 70m respectively. Angle ABE = Xo , ACE = 400 and angle ACD = 750.

70m

x0 400 750

B 90m E C

a. If angle ABE is found by the relationship sin (3x +30) - cos 2x = 0. Find angle ABE. (3 marks)

b. Find to four significant figures:

i. The length of AE. (2 marks)

ii. The length of AD. (2 marks)

iii. The perimeter of the piece of land. (3 marks)

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24. The equation of a curve is given by y = 4x3 + 9x2 − 30x + 10.

a. Find the value of y at x = -3 (2 marks)

b. Determine the stationary points of the curve. (4 marks)

c. State the nature of each stationary point in (b) above. (2 marks)

d. Sketch the curve (2 marks)

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