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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
April 2023

TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

MECS JOINT EXAMINATION

FORM FOUR
TERM 1 2023
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
 Write your name, admission number and write date of examination in the spaces provided
 The paper contains two sections. Section I and Section II.
 Answer ALL the questions in section I and any five questions in section II.
 Answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
 Show all steps in your calculations below each question.
 Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
 Non programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical table may be used, except
where stated otherwise.

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

SECTION I
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL

Marks

SECTION II
GRAND TOTAL
Question 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL

Marks

Section I (50 Marks)

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 Answer ALL questions in this section in the spaces provided

1. Solve for x

2 1 3
( log 3 x ) − 2 log 3 x=¿ ¿ 2 [ 4 marks ]

2. In the figure below PT is a tangent to the circle from an external point P. PT =24 cm and
OP=25 cm .

Calculate the area of the shaded region correct to 2 decimal places [ 4 marks ]

2 3 1
3. Find the value of w in the expression w x − x + is a perfect square , given that w is
2 16
a constant [ 2 marks ]

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4. Simplify

(3 marks)

5. The cost C of hiring a conference facility for one day consists of two parts, one which is
fixed and the other varies as the number of participants n attending the conference. If
Kshs 45000 is charged for hiring the facility for 100 participants and Kshs 40000 for 60
participants, Find the number of participants if 63000 is used to hire the facility

[ 3 marks ]

6. Juma a form 2 student was told to pick two number x and y from a set of digits 0, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5 and 6. Find the probability that |x− y| is atleast 3. [ 3 marks ]

7. Given that the matrix ( x−6−3

3xx
) maps a triangle A( 0 , 0), B( 2 , 1) and c( 3 , 5) on to a straight
line. Find the possible values of x . [ 3 marks ]

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8. The points with co-ordinates A(13,3) and B(-3,-9) are the end of diameter of a circle
centre O. Determine ;
(i) The coordinates of O [ 1 mark ]

(ii) The equation of the circle expressing it in the form

2 2
x + y + ax+ by +c=0 [ 3 marks ]

9. Two containers have base areas of 750cm2 and 120cm2 respectively. Calculate the
volume of the larger container in litres given that the volume of the smaller container is
400cm3.
(3 marks)

10. The cash price of a laptop is 4800. Wambui bought it on hire purchase by making a
deposit of kshs. 10000 followed by 24 monthly instalments of kshs 2000 each. Calculate
the monthly rate at which compund interest was charged [ 3 marks ]

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11. A merchant blends 350kg of KAKUZI tea costing shs. 84 per kg with 140 kg of
KETEPA tea costing sh.105 per kg. calculate the price at which he must sell 1kg of the
mixture to attain 20 % profit. [ 3 marks ]

12. The graph below is part of the straight line graph obtained from the initial equation
n
V =a P

Write down the equation of a straight line in the form of y=mx+c hence use the graph to
find the of a and n [ 3 marks ]

13. State the amplitude, period and phase angle of y=2sin ( 12 x+30 )
0

(i) Amplitude (1 mark)

(ii) Period (1 mark)

(iii) Phase angle (1 mark)

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14. Given the position vectors ⃗OA =4 i+ 8 j−2 k and ⃗
OB =3 k−i−2 j. Point C divides
vector AB in the ratio of 3:-1. Find the magnitude of ⃗
OC . Give your answer to 2dp

[ 3 marks ]

15. The table below shows income tax rates in a certain year

Monthly income in Kshs Tax rate in each kshs

1 ≤ x< 9681 10%
9681 ≤ x< ¿18801 15%
18801 ≤ x< ¿27921 20%
27921 ≤ x< ¿ 37040 25%
Over 37040 30%

In a certain month of the year Mr. Mogaka had a total deduction of ksh5,000, he
got a personal tax relief of kshs.1056 and paid kshs.3944 for NHIF, WCPS and
sacco loan repayment. Calculate
(i) P.A.Y.E. (1 mark)

(ii) Monthly income/salary (3 marks)

16. In the figure given below, O is the centre of circle. If ∠ BCA=80 0 and ∠ CBO=100 .

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Determine the size of ∠ CAB . (3 marks)

Section II (50 Marks)

Answer ONLY FIVE questions in the section in the space provided:
→ →
OB =b ; OC = 3OB OA= a
17. In the figure below ~ and ~

a
~
a) Given that = and and meet at M. Determine in terms
b
and ~ .
→
i) AB (1 mark)

→
ii) CD (1 mark)

→ →
AM =h AB
b) Given that and . Determine the values of the scalars and .
(5 marks)

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 Mid-point Frequency
Marks d= x−A fd d
2
fd
2
X f
40-44 3
45-49 30
50-54 29
55-59 33
60-64 13
65-69 1
70-74 1
∑ f =¿ ¿ ∑ fd =¿ ¿ ∑ f d 2=¿ ¿

c) Show that O, M and N are collinear. (3 marks)

18. The table below shows the marks scored by form four students in a mathematics test in
Amani secondary school.

Using an assumed mean of 57

a) Complete the table (4 marks)
b) Determine
i) the mean mark (2 marks)

ii) The standard deviation (2 marks)

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 c) Find the mark scored by the 50th student. (3 marks

19. An arithmetic progression AP has the first term a and the common difference d.
(a) Write down the third, ninth and twenty fifth terms of the AP in terms of a and d.
(2marks)

(b) The AP above is increasing and the third, ninth and twenty fifth terms form the first
three consecutive terms of a geometric progression (G.P). The sum of the seventh and
twice the sixth term of AP is 78. Calculate
(i) The first term and common difference of the A.P (5marks)

(ii) The sum of the first 5 terms of the G.P (3marks)

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20. (a) (i) Taking the radius of the earth, R=6370km and π= , calculate the shortest
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distance between two cities P(600N, 290W) and Q(600N, 310E) along the parallel of
latitude. (3marks)

(ii) If it is 1200hrs at P, what is the local time at Q (3marks)

(b) An aeroplane flew due south from a point A(600N, 450E) to a point B, the distance
covered by the aeroplane was 8000km, determine the position of B. (4marks)

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 21. (a) Complete the table below to 2 decimal places. (2mks)

X 00 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 3000 3300 3600

– Cos x –1 – 0.5 0.5 0.87 0.87 -0.5 – 0.87

Sin ( x – 300) 0.0 0.5 0.87 0.5 – 0.5 – 0.87 – 0.5

(b) Draw the graphs of y=sin(x – 30° ) and y= – Cos x on the same axes, for 00< x < 3600. (5mks)

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 d) Use your graph to solve the equation s
°
(i) sin( x – 30 )+cos x=0. (2marks)

(ii) −cos x =0.5 (1 marks)

22. Kamau, Njoroge and Kariuki are practicing archery. The probability for Kamau hitting
2 1
the target is , that of Njoroge hitting the target is and that of Kariuki hitting the target
5 4
3
is .
7
Find the probability that in one attempt;
a) Only one hits the target (2marks)

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b) All three hit the target (2marks)

c) None of them hits the target (2marks)

d) Two hit the target (2marks)

e) At least one hits the target (2marks)

23. Figure below is a pyramid on a rectangular base. PQ=16cm, QR = 12cm and VP = 13cm.

13cm

12cm
16cm
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 Find

(a) The length of QS. (2marks)

(b) The height of the pyramid to 1 decimal place. (2marks)

(c) The angle between VQ and the base. (2marks)

(d) The angle between plane VQR and the base. (2marks)

(e) The angle between planes VQR and VPS (2marks)

24. ABCD is a quadrilateral with vertices as follows: A (3, 1), B (2, 4) C (4, 3) and D (5, 1)
(a) (i) On the grid provided draw the quadrilateral ABCD and the image A'B'C'D' under a
transformation With matrix [0 −1
1 0 ]
. Find the co-ordinates of A'B'C'D' (3marks)

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(ii) Describe the transformation that maps ABCD onto A'B'C'D' fully (1mark)

(b) A transformation represented by the matrix [ 10 −10 ] maps A'B'C'D' onto A''B''C''D''
find the co-ordinates of A''B''C''D''. Plot A''B''C''D'' on the same grid. (3marks)

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(c) Determine a single transformation that maps A''B''C''D'' onto ABCD. Describe this
transformation fully. (3marks)

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