TERM 3 – 2022

121/2 MATHEMATICS FORM THREE PAPER 2

TIME: 2½ hours

Name: …………………………………………………… Adm No: …………… Class: ……………..

School: …………………………………………………. Date: ……………….. Sign: ………………

Instructions
(a) Write your name, admission number and class in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above
(c) This paper consists of two sections; Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer all the questions in Section I and any five questions from Section II
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage 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 Kenya National Examinations Council Mathematical
tables may be used, except where stated otherwise.
(h) This paper consists of 15 printed pages.
(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and
that no questions are missing

For Official Use Only

Section I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total

Section II Grand Total

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total
 SECTION I (50 Marks)
Answer all the questions in this section
1. Use tables of squares, square roots and reciprocals only to evaluate: (4 marks)
4 3
+
√12.83 ×10 −3
0.459
2

2. Three computer key boards and 2 charger cost Kshs. 5,100 while 4 similar keyboards and 3 similar chargers cost
Kshs. 7,050. Use matrices to find the cost of each item. (4 marks)

3. Given that the log 2=0.30103 and log 3=0.47712, without using a calculator or mathematical table, find the value
of log 1080. (3 marks)

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4. Simplify by rationalizing the denominator, (3 marks)
7 4
−
3−√ 5 3+ √ 5

5. Calculate the percentage error in the calculation of volume of a sphere of radius 7.0 cm (3 marks)

6. Nadia a branding machine on hire purchase. The cash price of the branding machine is Kshs. 56,000. She pays a
deposit of Kshs. 14,000 and followed by 24monthly installments of Kshs. 3,500 each. Calculate the monthly
rate at which compound interest was charged. (3 marks)

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7. The figure below shows a circle centre A.

Find the equation of the circle in below in the form x 2+ y 2+ ax+ by +c=0 , where a , b and c are integers.
(3 marks)

8. Make x the subject of the formula (3 marks)

P=
√ kx +1
1−kx

9. A quantity Z varies directly as the square of X and inversely as the square root of Y. If X increases by 20% and
Y decreases by 36%, find the percentage change in Z. (3 marks)

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10. On the line PQ below,
(a) Use a ruler and a pair of compasses only to construct PQR = 37½0 such that R is on the upper side of PQ.
(1 mark)

(b) By construction and using line QR, locate a point T on PQ such that PT: TQ = 4: 3 (2 marks)

11. (a) Expand the expression below in increasing powers of x , leaving coefficients as fractions in their simplest forms

( )
5
3
1− x
10

(b) Use the first three terms of the expansion in part (a) above to estimate the value of ( 0.97 )5(4 marks)

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12. John bought 3 brands of tea A, B and C. The cost price of the three brands were Kshs. 250, Kshs. 300 and
Kshs. 450 per kilogram respectively. He mixed the three brands in the ratio 5:2:1 respectively. After selling the
mixture he made a profit of 20%. How much profit did he make per kilogram of the mixture? (4 marks)

13. A farmer has two tractors P and Q. Tractor P, working alone, can plough a piece of land in 5 hours while tractor Q
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would take 1 hours less than tractor P. Determine the time the two tractors ploughing together, would take to
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complete the work. (3 marks)

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14. In the figure below, O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. TA and TB are tangents to the circle at A and B
respectively. OT=13 cm

Using π = 3.142, calculate the shaded area, correct to

3 decimal places. (4 marks)

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15. During an inter-schools games competition, hockey and basketball teams from Zeraki School took part. The
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probability that rugby team would win the first match was while that of the hockey team losing was . Determine
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the probability that at least one team won the first match. (3 marks)

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16. Given that cos θ= and 0 0 ≤ θ ≤90 0, find tan ( 90−θ )+ sinθ without using a mathematical table or a calculator.
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(3 marks)

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 SECTION II (50 Marks)
Answer any five questions in this
17. (a) By taking integral values of x from x=−2 to x=6 , make a table of values for the function y=3 x (4−x)
(2 marks)

(b) On the same pair of axes and using the scales: 1 cm for 1 unit on the x−¿ axis and 1 cm for 5 units on the y−¿
axis, draw the graphs of y=3 x (4−x) and y=5 (x−2) (4
marks)

(c) From the graphs;

(i) Find the roots of the equation 3 x (4−x )=0 (1 mark)

(ii) Write the maximum value of y=3 x (4−x) (1 mark)

(iii) Deduce the roots to the equation 3 x (4−x )=5(x−2) (2 marks)

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18. Three ships P, Q and R are approaching a harbour T. P is 16 km due east of T. Q is 14 km from T on a bearing of
1300 and R is 26.31 km to the west of Q and on a bearing of 2400 from T.
(a) Make a sketch drawing showing the relative positions of the ships and the harbour (1 mark)

(b) By calculation, find

(i) The distance between P and Q

(ii) The distance from R to T

(iii) The bearing of

(iv) The bearing of

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19. The table below shows how income tax was charged in a certain year.

Taxable Income Tax Rate

(Kenya pounds p.a.) (Kshs. per Kenya pound)
1 – 3,630 2
3,631 – 7,260 3
7,261 – 10,890 4
10,891 – 14,520 5
14,521 – 18,150 6
18,151 – 21,780 7
21,781 and above 7.5

During the year, Agnetta earned a basic salary of Kshs. 25,200 and a house allowance of Kshs. 12,600 per month.
She was entitled to a personal tax relief of Kshs. 1,162 per month.
Calculate:
(a) Agnetta’s taxable income in Kenya pounds per annum (2 marks)

(b) The net tax she pays per month (6 marks)

(c) Apart from income tax, she also contributes monthly NHIF Kshs. 1,600, WCPS Kshs. 1,000. Calculate her net
monthly pay (2 marks)

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20. (a) The first term of an arithmetic progression is 3 and the sum of its first 8 terms is 164.
(i) Find the common difference of the arithmetic progression. (2 marks)

(ii) Given that the sum of the first n terms of this arithmetic progression is 570, find n . (3 marks)

(b) The first, fifth and seventh terms of another arithmetic sequence forms a decreasing geometric progression. If the
first term of the geometric progression is 64, find
(i) The values of the common difference of the arithmetic sequence (3 marks)

(ii) The sum of the first 12 terms of the geometric progression. (2 marks)

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21. The figure below is a cyclic quadrilateral PQRS. Given that TRX is a tangent at R and O is the centre of the circle
and that PSX is a straight line, angle PRS = 500 and angle QPR = 300 and cord RS = PS.

(a) Giving reason in each case, find the sizes of the following angles,
(i) XRS (2 marks)

(ii) SXR (2 marks)

(iii) PQR (2 marks)

(iv) Reflex QOR (2 marks)

(b) Given that RX = 12cm, SX = 8cm, Find the length of chord PS. (2 marks)

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22. In triangle OAB below OA=a and OB=b . point M lies on ON such that OM : MA= 2:3 and point N lies on OB
such that ON: NB = 5:1. Lines AN and MB intersect at X.

(a) Express in terms of a and b ;

(i) AN (1 mark)

(ii) BM (1 mark)

(b) Given that AX=h AN and BX=k BM , where h and k are constants
(i) Express OX in two different ways in terms of a , b , h and k (2 marks)

(ii) Find the values of h and k (4 marks)

(iii) Determine the ratio MX : MB (2 marks)

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23. The table below shows the wages of workers in a construction firm in Kenya Shillings deposited by selected students
in a Zeraki School.
Number of
Wages (Kshs.) Workers
510 – 519 2
520 – 529 4
530 – 539 9
540 – 549 11
550 – 559 10
560 – 569 6
570 – 579 5
580 – 589 3
590 – 599 1

(a) Calculate the mean wage (4 marks)

(b) Calculate the median wage (3 marks)

(c) On the grid provided, draw a frequency polygon to represent the information above. (3 marks)

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24. On the grid provided, draw triangle ABC with coordinates A(−2, 6), B (2 ,3) and C (−2 ,3) (1
mark)

(b) ∆ ABC is reflected along the line x +3=0 to obtain ∆ A ' B ' C ' . On the same pair of axes, draw ∆ A ' B ' C ' .
(2
marks)

(c) Translate ∆ A ' B ' C ' through (102 ) and label the image as ∆ A ' ' B ' ' C ' ' . Write down the coordinates of

∆ A'' B''C''
(3 marks)

(d) A' ' ' ( 6 ,−6 ) , B' ' ' ( 2 ,−3 ) and C (6 ,−3) is the image of ∆ A ' ' B ' ' C ' ' after a transformation P. Plot
∆ A ' ' ' B ' ' ' C ' ' ' and describe P fully.
(2 marks)

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(e) What single transformation would have mapped ∆ ABC onto ∆ A ' ' ' B ' ' ' C ' ' ' ? (2
marks

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