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KAPSABET HIGH SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS
FORM 2 WEEK 1 HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
1. Simplify the expression
𝑥+3 2𝑥+6
- (3mks)
𝑥−3 𝑥 2 −9

2. A line L1 passes through point (3,1) and has a gradient of 4. Another line L2 is
perpendicular to L1 and the two lines meet at a point where 𝑥 = 5. Find the equation
of L2 in the form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐. (3mks)
3. Solve for θ given that; (2mks)

sin 4θ − cos θ = 0
4. A chord of a circle 8cm long, substends an angle of 600 at the centre of the circle.
Determine the area, correct to 2 decimal places of the major segment of the circle.
(4mks)
5. A bus travelling at 99km/hr passes a check-point at 10.00a.m. and a matatu travelling
at 132km/h in the same direction passes through the check point at 10.15a.m. If the
bus and the matatu continue at their uniform speeds, find the time the matatu will
overtake the bus. (6mks)
6. Two passenger trains A and B which are 240m apart and travelling in opposite
directions at 164km/h and 88km/h respectively approach one another on a straight
railway line. Train A is 150 metres long and train B is 100 metres long. Determine
time in seconds that elapses before the two trains completely pass each other.
(4mks)
7. Six men take 28 days working for 10 hours a day to pack 4480 parcels. How many
more men working 8 hours a day will be required to pack 2500 parcels in 4 days?
(3mks)
8. The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 3x0 while exterior is (x – 20)0.
Find the number of sides of the polygon. (3mks)
9. A school decided to make a beautiful picnic site to be used by students and teachers as
a resting point. The site was designed to be triangular in shape measuring 40 metres,
60 metres and 80 metres. Calculate the area of the picnic site.(Answer correct to 1
d.p) (3mks)
10. The ratio of the lengths of the corresponding sides of two similar rectangular petrol
tanks is 3:5. The volume of the smaller tank is 8.1m3. Calculate the volume of the
larger tank. (3mks)
11. ABCD is a rhombus. A is the point(2,1) and C is the point (4,7). Find the equation of
the diagonal BD in the form ax +by = c (3mks)
12. A regular n-sided polygon has its interior angle equal to 4 times its exterior. Find n.
(3mks)
13. A group of women athletes were to contribute some money equally to start a
restaurant business. The total cost of starting the business is sh. 4,950,000. Some days
before the contributions were made; four athletes withdrew from the group. The
remaining athletes were to increase their contributions by sh. 120,000 per member if
they were to go on and start the project.
a) Calculate the original number of members in the group. (4mks)
b) Due to financial challenges, the group applied for a loan of sh. X from their
county governments’ women empowerment kitty. They received the loan,
which was 18% of the total cost. They were then to contribute towards the
balance equally. Find the amount that each woman contributed. (3mks)
c) The ratio of the land purchase cost to all the other costs is 2:7. Express a
member’s contributions as a percentage of the land purchase cost. (3mks)
14. The following table shows the ages in months of some children that were taken to
Huduma clinic in a certain week.

Age(months) Frequency (f) Midpoint (x) fx Frequency


density(fd)
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 10 24

10 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 15 32

15 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 25 48

25 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 45 66

45 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 75 30

a) Estimate the mean age . (3mks)


b) On the grid provided, draw a histogram to represent the distribution. (4mks)
c) use the histogram to estimate the median. (3mks)
15. The corners of a triangular plain field are marked by posts A, B and C. B is 250m
from A and on a bearing of 𝑆600 E. C is 350m due north of B.
a) Using the scale 1:5000, draw a diagram that shows the positions of A, B and C.
(3mks)
b) Use your diagram in (a) above to determine:
i) the distance between posts A and C. (2mks)
ii) the compass bearing of post A from post C. (1mk)
c) Calculate the area of a triangular field, in hectares, correct to 3 significant figures.
(4mks)

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