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MATHEMATICS
FORM 4 PAPER 2
JULY 2024
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
END OF TERM TWO EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2024

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this
page.
2. This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
3. Answer all questions in section I and any five questions in Section II.
4. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the
spaces below each question.
5. Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
6. KNEC Mathematical tables may be used.

For Examiner’s Use Only

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 SECTION 1 (50 Marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. Use logarithms to evaluate; (4 marks)

( )
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415.3 × 0.0152 3
sin75 °

2. The base and perpendicular height of a triangle measured to the nearest ccentimetre are
12 cm and 8cm respectively. Find the absolute error in calculating area of the triangle
(3
marks)

( ) up-to the term x .

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3. (a) Expand 3+ (1 mark)
x

(b) Hence estimate the value of ( 3.5 )5 to 4 s.f. (2 marks)

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4. Find the radius and centre of the a circle whose equation is 3 x 2+3 y 2−12 x +18 y=9
(3 marks)

5. An aero plane leaves town A(40 ˚ N , 155 ˚ W ) for town B(40˚ N , 25 ˚ E) using the
shortest route at a speed of 300 knots. Calculate the time it takes to travel from A to B.

(3 marks)

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6. The third term and the sixth term of a geometric series are 3 and 11 respectively.
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Calculate the;
a) Common ratio (2 marks)

b) First term (1 mark)

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7. The graph below is part of a straight line obtained from initial equation y=a x n . Use the
graph to calculate the values of a and n. (4 marks)

8. Given that A= (21 34) and B=(−12 −13 ), find matrix C where AC=B. (3 marks)

9. A quantity P is partly constant and partly varies inversely as square of t. P = 6 when t = 6

and P = 18 when t = 3. Find t when P = 11. (3 marks)

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10. A mobile phone can be purchased in cash Ksh. 30,000 or by paying Ksh. 1,750 for 24
months. Calculate the rate of interest charged on instalment buying. Give your answer
correct to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

11. Solve for x in 3 log 3 x+ 4=log 3 24 (3 marks)

12. Solve for x in the equation

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6 sin x−cos x−5=0 for 0 ° ≤ x ≤360 ° (3 marks)

13. Two brands of tea costing Sh. 160 and Sh. 140 per kilogram respectively are mixed in the
ration 2 :3 by mass. The mixture is sold at Sh. 240 per kilogram. Find the percentage
profit made. (3 marks)

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14. Triangle A' B ' C ' is the image of triangle ABC under transformation represented by the
matrix ( )
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5 4
. If the area of triangle A' B ' C ' is 140cm2, find the area of triangle ABC
(3 marks)

15. Given that PR = 2cm, PN = 12cm and PM = 3cm. Find the length of:

(i) PS (2 marks)

(ii) PQ (1 mark)

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16. Given that tan x= , find the value of tanx+cos x. (3 marks)
√3

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 SECTION II (50 Marks)
Answer any Five questions only in this section.
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17. In a science class, of the class are boys and the rest are girls. 80% of the boys and
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90% of the girls are right handed. The probability that the right handed student will break
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a test tube in any session is and that for the left handed student is ,regardless of
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whether boy or girl.
(a) Draw a tree diagram to represent this information (2 marks)

(b) Using the tree diagram drawn, find the probability that:
(i) A student chosen at random from the class is left handed (2 marks)

(ii) A test tube is broken by a left handed student. (2 marks)

(iii) A test tube is broken by a right handed student. (2 marks)

(iv) A test tube is not broken in any session (2 marks)

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18. In a triangle ABC, E is the midpoint of BC, D is a point on AC such that AD : DC =3 :2
~
and F is the point of intersection of AE and BD. Vectors AB=b and AC=~c

~
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of b and ~
c only
(i) AE (2 marks)

(ii) BD (1 mark)

(b) By expressing vectors BF in two ways, find the ratio BF : FD given that BF=hBD and
AF=tAE where h & t are constants (5 marks)

(c)Hence find vector BF in terms of b and c only (2 marks)

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19. The table below shows the rates at which income tax is charged on annual income.
Annual taxable income Rates (Sh per K£)
(K£)
1−2800 3
2801−4600 5
4601−7200 6
7201−9000 7
9001−11800 9
11801−13600 10
Over 13 600 12
A company employee earns a basic monthly salary of Ksh. 18 600 and a house allowance
of 15% of his basic salary. If the employee is married and claims a monthly family relief
of Sh. 250, calculate;
a) His annual taxable income in Kenya pounds. (2 marks)

b) His net salary per month. (8 marks)

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 20. The marks obtained by 50 students in an examination were recorded in the table below
Marks 0−9 10−19 20−29 30−39 40−49 50−59 60−69 70−79
Number 3 6 10 12 9 5 3 2
of
student
Using 44.5 as the assumed mean, calculate
(i) The actual mean mark (4 marks)

(ii) The standard deviation to 2 decimal place (3 marks)

(iii) The quartile deviation (3

marks)

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21. Given that y=2sin 2 x and y=3 cos (x +45 ° )
(a) Complete the table below: (2 marks)

x 0° 20 ° 40 ° 60 ° 80 ° 100 ° 120 ° 140 ° 160 ° 180 °

2 sin 2 x 0 1.97 0.68 −0.68 −1.73 −1.28 0

3 cos ( x +45 ° ) 2.12 1.27 −0.78 −2.46 −2.72 −2.12

(b) Use the data to draw the graph of y=2sin 2 x and y=3 cos (x +45 ° ) for
0 ° ≤ x ≤180 ° on the same axis on the grid provided below. (5 marks)

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(c) State the amplitude and period of each curve (2 marks)

(d) Use the graph to solve the equation 2 sin 2 x−3cos ( x+ 45 ° )=0 for 0 ° ≤ x ≤180 °
(1 mark)

22. VABC is a pyramid standing on an equilateral triangular base ABC whose sides are 6
cm. VO is the perpendicular height. VA=VB=VC =15 cm.

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 Calculate to 2 d.p.
a) Height VO. (3 marks)

b) The inclination of VAB to ABC. (2 marks)

c) The inclination of VB to ABC. (3 marks)

d) The volume of the pyramid. (2 marks)

23. A small scale farmer wishes to buy some sheep and goats for rearing. Sheep cost Sh 400
and a goat cost Sh.300.The farmer has enough space for only 20 animals and may spend
at most Sh. 6 800. The number of goats should not exceed twice the number of sheep.

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a) By letting x and y to represent the number of sheep and goats he can buy
respectively, write down all inequalities from the above information. (4 marks)

b) Represent the inequalities on the grid provided (4 marks)

c) From your graph, find the maximum number of animals he can buy at the lowest
cost (2 marks)

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24. The displacement of a particle S metres, t seconds after passing a fixed point O is given
by S=3+2t−5 t 2.
Calculate:
a) The displacement of the particle 2 seconds later (2 marks)

b) The time taken for the particle to return to O (3 marks)

c) The maximum displacement of the particle (3 marks)

d) The initial velocity of the particle (2 marks)

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