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 FORM TWO COMPREHENSIVE HOLIDAY REVISION
MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 01

SECTION I (50 MARKS)

1. Using mathematical tables; find (4 marks)
(0.0546) 0.5 + (2/4.327)2

2. Solve the equation; (3 marks)

𝑥−2 3−𝑥 𝑥− 2
− =
3 4 2

3. 3g of metal A of density 2.7g/cm3 is mixed with 2.4dm3 of metal B of density 4.8g/cm3.

Determine the density of the mixture. (3 marks)

4. Korir is now four times as old as his daughter and six times as old as his son. Twelve years
from now, the sum of the ages of his daughter and son will differ from his age by 9 years.
Determine present ages. (3marks)

5. Convert 2.2 2̇3̇ into an improper fraction. (3 marks)

6. Evaluate 1⁄3 of (2 3⁄4 − 5 1⁄2) x 36⁄7 ÷ 9⁄4 (3 marks)

7. Evaluate ; (3 marks)
2 −3 4 2 2⁄
(5) x (5) x (32) 5

8. Cynthia exchanged Ksh.600,000 to Sterling pounds. After settling the bills worth £1200, she
changed the balance to Euros. She then purchased goods worthy 200 Euros. Using the
exchange rates below, calculate her balance in Kenyan shillings. (3 marks)
Buying (Ksh) Selling (Ksh)
1 Sterling pound 114.20 114.50
1 Euro 101.20 101.30

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9. Find the equation of line whose gradient is −3⁄2 and y – intercept is 2. Give the answer in the
form y = mx + c. (4 marks)

10.In a month of March a motorbike salesman sold 3 motorbikes, one at Kshs 150,000, the
second at Kshs 120,000 and the other Kshs 100,000. If he is paid a salary of Ksh 15,000 and a
commission of 10% how much did he get during the month of March? (3 marks)

11.A cylindrical tank has a diameter of 700cm and can hold 120,000l of water. What is the
22
height of the water tank in meters to four significant figures? (Take 𝜋 = ) (3 marks)
7

12. Two similar solids weigh 625g and 40g respectively. If the surface area of the smaller solid is
4.8cm2. Determine the surface area of the larger one. (3 marks)

−10−( −6)𝑥 (−6)÷ −2+(−18)

13. Evaluate (3 marks)
−8+(−6)÷(−2) 𝑥 2

14. The figure below shows the sketch of a net of a solid (measurement in centimeters)
1. The figure below shows the sketch of a net of a solid (measurement in centimeters)
3cm 5cm

3cm
4

3cm 5cm
solid showing the hidden edges with broken lines. (4 marks)
Below is part of a sketch of the solid whose net is shown above. Complete the sketch of the
solid showing
Below is part of a sketch of thethe hidden
solid edgesnet
whose with
is broken
shownlines.
above. Complete the sketch of(4the marks)
solid
showing the hidden edges with broken lines. (4 marks)

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1. Given that (5m - 2n): (2m - n) = 7: 5. Find the4 ratio
of 59m: n. (2 marks)
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 15. Given that (5m - 2n): (2m - n) = 7: 5. Find the ratio m: n. (2 marks)

16. The size of an exterior angle is 1/3 of the interior angle of a regular polygon.
Determine the number of sides of the polygon. (3 marks)

SECTION II (50 MARKS)

17. Ariell is a sales executive earning a salary of Kshs. 20,000 and a commission of 8% for
the sales excess of Kshs. 100,000. If in May he earned a total of Kshs, 48,000 in salaries
and commission
a. Determine the amount of sales he made in that month. (4 marks)

b. If the total sales in the months of June and July increased by 18% and then dropped by 30%
respectively. Calculate.
i.Ariell’s commission in the month of June. (3 marks)

ii.His total earnings in the month of July. (3marks)

18.Town B is 20km N600W from village A. Town B is 25km 0400 from town C. Village D is
due East of town C and dues South of village A
(a) Using a scale 1:500,000 draw a diagram showing a relative position of town B,
town C, village A and village D (4 marks)

(b) Determine;
(i) Distance between village A and town C (2 marks)

(ii) Distance between town C and village D (2 marks)

(iii) Compass bearing of town C from village A (1 mark)

(iv) Compass bearing of village D from town B (1 mark)

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19.A Rhombus has its vertices as PQRS. The co-ordinates of the vertex P and Q of the rhombus
are P(-1, 3) and Q(2, 4). The diagonal QS and PR meet at point M. Given that the equation of
the line PR is y = x + 4.
a) Find the equation of the diagonal QS. (1 mark)

b) Find the co-ordinates of the mid-point M of QS. (2 marks)

c) Find the co-ordinates of the points R and S. (4 marks)

d) Calculate the length of diagonal PR. (3 marks)

20. A triangle has vertices A(-4, -1), B(-1, -3), C(-2, -1).
a)Draw triangle ABC on the graph below. (1 mark)

b) Plot the image A1B1C1 of triangle ABC under reflection in the line y = - x. (3marks)
c) Plot the image A11B11C11 of triangle A1B1C1 under rotation of +90 about the origin.
(3 marks)
111 111 111 11 11 11
d) Plot the image A B C of A B C under enlargement scale factor -2 and centre
(1, 0). (3 marks)

21.The ratio of men to women in a self-help group is 8:13. Two more men joined the group
while 5 women left it. The new ration of men to women in the group is 7:10.
a) Find the original:
i) Number of men in the group (4 marks)

ii) Number of women in the group (2 marks)

iii) Original number of members in the group. (2 marks)

b) Determine the new number of members in the group. (2 marks)

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MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 02

SECTION I (50 MARKS)

Answer all the questions from this section
1. Work out the following, giving the answer as a mixed number in its simplest form
2 1 4 1
 of  1
5 2 9 10 (3marks)
1 1 3
 
8 6 8

2. When a certain number is divided by 30, 45, 54, there is always a remainder of 21.
Find the least numbers. (3marks)

3. Evaluate without using mathematical tables of a calculator,

0.0084 ×1.23×3.5
expressing your answer as a single fraction. (3marks)
2.87×0.056

4. Use logarithm to solve tables to evaluate (4 marks)

3 45.3×0.00697
√
0.534
5. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 1500, how many sides does the polygon have?
(3 marks)

6. Solve for x in the equation

32(x-3) ÷ 8 (x - 4)= 64 ÷ 2x (3 marks)

7. Use reciprocal table to work out.

7 0.5
+ (4marks)
0.5283 3.735

8. Three pens and four exercise books cost sh. 87. Two pens and five exercise books cost sh.93.
Find the cost of one pen and one exercise book. (3marks)

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9. A Kenyan Company received US dollars 100,000. The money was converted into Kenya
Shillings in a bank which buys and sell foreign Currencies as shown below.
Buying (kshs) Selling (ksh)
1 US Dollar 77.25 77.44
1 sterling pound 119.93 120

a) Calculate the amount of money in ksh, the Company received. (1mark)

b) The company charged the Kenya shillings calculated above into sterling pounds to buy Car in
Britain. Calculate the cost of the car to the nearest sterling pounds. (2marks)

10.A company saleslady sold goods worth sh. 1,600,000. From this sale she earned a
commission of sh. 40,000.
a) Calculate the rate of Commission. (1mark)
b) If she sold goods whose marked price was sh. 3 600,000 and allowed a discount of 2%,
calculate the amount of commission she received. (2marks)

11.A piece of metal has a volume of 20cm3 and a mass of 300g. Calculate the density of the
metal in kg/m3. (3marks)

12. The area of a sector of a circle of diameter 126cm is 4158cm2. Calculate the angle subtended
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at the centre of the circle. (Take pie = ) (3marks)
7

13. Simplify completely by factorization. (3 marks)

𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑦𝑎 + 𝑦𝑏
𝑚𝑎 + 𝑚𝑏 + 𝑛𝑎 + 𝑛𝑏

−12÷(−3)×4−(−20)
14. Evaluate: (3 marks)
−6×6÷3+(−6)

15. Use the tables of cubes to evaluate: (3 marks)

3
(3.461)3 − √2809

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16.The figure below is a prism whose cross-section is an equilateral triangle such that
AB=BC=CA=3cm, BE=CD=AF=5cm

Draw the net of the prism (3marks)

SECTION II (50 MARKS)

17. A line L passes through point (-2,3) and (-1, 6) and is perpendicular to a line P at (-1, 6)
a) Find the equation of L. (3marks)
b) Find the equation of P in the form ax + by = c. (3marks)
c) Given that another line Q is parallel L and passes through point (1, 2), find the x and the y
intercepts of line Q. (2marks)
d) Find the point of intersection of lines P and Q. (2marks)

18.Triangle PQR has vertices at P(2,3),Q(1,2) and R(4,1), while triangle P1Q1R1 has vertices at
P1(-2,3),Q1(-1,2), R1 (-4,1).
(a) (i) Draw triangle PQR and P1Q1R1 on the grid provided below (2marks)
(ii) Describe fully a single transformation which maps triangle PQR onto triangle P1Q1R1.
(1mark)
(b) (i) On the same plane, draw triangle P11Q11R11 the image of PQR, under reflection
on line y + x = 0 (2marks)
(ii) Describe fully a single transformation which maps triangle P11Q11R11 onto triangle
P1Q1R1. (1mark)
111 111 111
(c) Draw triangle P Q R such that it can be mapped onto triangle PQR by a positive quarter
turn about the origin (2marks)
(d) State all pairs of triangles that are oppositely congruent (2marks)

19.A businessman sold a car at sh.900 000 after allowing his customer a 10% discount on the
marked price of the car. In so doing he made a profit of 20%.

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a) Calculate
(i) The marked price of the car. (3 marks)

(ii) The price at which the businessman had bought the car (2marks)

b) If the businessman had sold the same car without giving a discount. Calculate the percentage
profit he would have made. (3 marks)

c) In the month of December the businessman sold 20 vehicles without giving a discount.
Determine the total profit he received from the sale. (2 marks)

20.Four towns A, B, C and D are such that town B is 180 km East of A. Town C is at a distance
of 120km on a bearing of 3000 from B. Town D is due West of C and North Of A.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 20km, make an accurate scale drawing to show the relative
positions of the towns. (4 marks)
(b) Find:
(i) Determine the bearing of C from A (1mark)
(ii) Determine the distance of C from D (2 marks)
(iii) Determine the bearing of B from D (1 mark)
(iv) Determine the distance of A from D (2 marks)

21. The measurements (in metres) of a field were given in a field note book as follows:
1. The measurements (in metres) of a field were given in a field note book as follows:
Base line XY = 240m
Base line XY = 240m
Y
150 50 to P
To Q 60 120
50 20 to M
X

(a) Using a scale of(a)1Using

cm toa scale of 1 cm20
represent to represent
m, draw20 anm,accurate
draw an accurate
map ofmap
the offarm.
the farm. (4 marks)
(4 marks)
(b) Find the area of the field in hectares. (4marks)
(c) If the farm is on sale at sh. 900 000 per hectare, find how much the farm costs. (2 marks)

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22. Triangle ABC is such that AB = 7cm, angle ABC = 1200 and angle BAC = 300.
(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compass only, construct triangle ABC. (3 marks)
(b) Measure the length of:
(i) Line BC (1 mark)
(ii) Line BC (1 mark)
(c) Drop a perpendicular from C to meet line AB extended at M. (2 marks)
(d) Measure the length of line CM (1 mark)
(e) Calculate the area of triangle ABC (2 marks)

23. A hollow metal pipe whose internal and external and internal diameters are 6.3cm and 2.8cm
respectively is 3.5m long.
(a) Calculate the volume of the metal used to make the pipe. (4 marks)
(b) The pipe is melted down and recast into a solid cylinder of height 1.75m. Calculate the radius
of the cylinder to two decimal places. (4 marks)
3
(c) Given that the density of the metal above is 4.2g/cm , calculate the mass of the solid cylinder
in kilograms. (2 marks)

24.Three business people Kamau, Gachui and Maina agreed to contribute Kshs. 1 210 000 to start
a business. The ratio of Kamau’s contribution to Gachui’s contribution is 3 : 2 while that of
Gachui to Maina is 1 : 3.
(a) Determine the ratio of Kamau’s contribution to Maina’s contribution. (2 marks)
(b) Determine the amount of money contributed by Kamau (2 marks)
(c) They agreed to share their profits as follows;

50% to be shared in the ratio of their contributions

40% to be retained for the running of the business
10% to be set aside for emergencies
If their total profit for the year 2014 was sh.704 000, determine the

(i) Amount of money retained for running the business. (2 marks)

(ii) The amount of money set aside for emergencies. (2 marks)
(iii) The amount of received by Gachui (2 marks)

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 FORM TWO COMPREHENSIVE HOLIDAY REVISION
MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 03
SECTION 1(50MKS)
1. Evaluate without using a calculator.
4 𝑜𝑓 20+10÷−5×6
(3mks)
6×9−4÷2+12

0.24+(−0.3×−0.81)
2. (3mks)
0.08÷0.4

3. a) Find the H.C.F of 36 and 54 (1mk)

b) If three numbers 36,54 and another number have a G.C.D of 6 and L.C.M of 216,
find the other number (2mks)

4. a) Simplify the expression (3mks)

3𝑥 + 4 𝑥 + 1 2𝑥 + 8
+ −
4 2 3

b) Solve for x in the equation below.

2(x+4) =14 (2mks)

5. Use a number line to work out the following:

i) 3+-4 (1mk)

ii) 5- -2 (1mk)

6. The length of an arc of a circle is 88cm. Find the radius of the circle if the arc subtends an
angle 144° at the centre (Take 𝜋 = 22/7) (3mks)

7. Four men can build a stone wall 32m long in 12 days . What length of wall can eight men,
working at the same rate , build in eight days.Give your answer to 4 significant figures
(3mks)

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8. A shopkeeper made a loss of 20% by selling a trouser at Sh. 960 . What profit would he have
made if he had sold it at sh.1500 (3mks)

9. A girl spent 2⁄5 of her pocket money on bread and 1⁄6 of the remainder on stationery. If she
had Ksh. 200 left at the end of the term, how much pocket money did she have at the beginning
of the term. (3mks)

10.Small cubes of of edge 2cm are to be packed into a rectangular container measuring 6 cm by 5
m and 4 m.How many cubes are required ? (3 mks)

11. If a: b =2: 3 and b: c=5:9 , find the ratio a:c (2mks)

12. Express 0.4̇07̇as a fraction. (3mks)

13.Three bells ring at intervals ring at intervals of 40 minutes,45 minutes and 60 minutes.If they
ring simultaneously at 6.30 am,at what time will they ring next together? (3mks)

14.The area of 10 square plots is 160 ares .Find the length in metres of the side of each plot
(3mks)

15. Find the perimeter of a circular protractor whose radius is 14 cm (3mks)

16. Convert the following decimals into percentage (3 mks)

(i)0.67

(ii)1.25

(iii)0.167

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 ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
SECTION II (50MKS)
17.(a)A cylindrical can of diameter 20 cm and height 60cm is filled with water using a cylindrical
jar of diameter 10 cm and height 8 cm. How many jarfuls will fill the can? (5 mks)

(b)Find the the surface area of an isosceles triangular prism of length 25 cm ,height 4.5 cm and
base 6 cm (5 mks)

18. (a)Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 3 cm if the angle subtended at the centre at
the centre is 1400 .(Take pie=22/7) (4mks)

(b)A minor arc of a circle subtends an angle of 1050 at the centre of the circle.If the radius of the
circle is 8.4 cm,find the length of the major arc (3 mks)
(c)Calculate the surface area of a rectangular tank measuring 5.4 cm long,3.6 cm width and
1.8 cm high. (3 mks)

19.(a)All prime numbers less than ten are arranged in descending order to form a number
(i)Write down the number formed (2 mks)

(ii)State the total value of the second digit in the number formed in a(i) above (2 mks)

(b)The lengths of wires were 30 m,36 m and 84 m.Pieces of wire of equal length were cut from
the three wires.Calculate the least number of pieces obtained. (6 mks)

20. (a)When a certain number is divided by 30,45 or 54 there is always a remainder of 21.Find
the number (4 mks)

(b)A square toilet is covered by a number of whole rectangular tiles of sides 60 cm by 48 cm.
Calculate the least possible area of the room in square metres (3 mks)

(c)(i)Express 1050 in terms of its prime factors (1 mk)

(ii)Determine the smallest positive number such that 1050P is a perfect square (2 mks)

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21. The following figure represents a piece of land . The two ends are semicircles of radius
70m each.

a) Calculate
(i) The perimeter of the land (2mks)

(ii) The area of the land in hectares (3mks)

b) A private developer bought this piece of land at a price of Ksh 5,000,000 per hectare and later
sold the all land at Kshs. 14,760,000. Determine

(i) The price at which he bought the whole piece of land (2mks)

(ii) His percentage profit (3mks)

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 FORM TWO COMPREHENSIVE HOLIDAY REVISION
MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 04
SECTION I (50 MARKS)

1. Without using logarithm tables or a calculator evaluate.

0.015 + 0. 45 1.5
4.9 x O.2 + 0.07 giving the answer in decimal form. (3mks)

2. The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 156o. Find the number of sides of the
polygon. (2mks)

3. Factors the expression a2 – b2 (1mk)

Hence find the exact value of 63.72 – 36.32 (2mks)

4. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order 7, 5 , 3, 9, 1 (2mks)

24 16 8 32 4

5. A clock loses 6 minutes in every 24hours. If it is showing the correct time at mid- day on
Monday. What is the correct time on Thursday when the clock shows 6.00p.m (3mks)

6. Without using a calculator evaluate 2 ¼ + ¾  5/6 of 2 2/5 leaving the answer as a

17/10 fraction in its simplest form (4mks)

7. Use logarithms to evaluate 8.072 X (0.74 32) ½ (3mks)

(0.824)2

8. Evaluate 64– ½ X 27000 ⅔ (4mks)

2-4 X 30 X 52

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9 In the figure below line AB is parallel to line CD; angle BAD = 40o and Line DE = DF
A B
40o

C F D

Calculate the size of angle CFE (3mks)

10. In the figure below O, is the centre of the circle and angle OAB = 30o
C

30o
B A

Calculate the size of angle ACB. (3mks)

11. Calculate the perimeter of a rhombus whose diagonals are 12cm and 5 cm (4mks)

12.A metal hemisphere of radius 12cm is melted down and recast into the shape of a cone of
base radius 6cm. find the perpendicular height of the cone. (4mks)

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13. The coordinates of the line AB are A ( 4,6) and B ( 12,10) . Find the equation of a
perpendicular line to line AB, passing through the mid-point of the line AB (3mks)

14.Two similar jugs have capacities 0.25 litres and 2 litres respectively. If the circumference of
the smaller jug is 5.8cm calculate the circumference of the larger jug. (3mks)

15. Find the range of values of x which statisfy the inequality. 2x +1 11 6x – 1.
Illustrate your answer on the number line (4mks)

16.The figure below represents s a hexagonal prism, whose height is 20cm. the cross – section
of the prism is a regular hexagon of side 5 cm. Calculate the volume of the prism; give your
answer to 2dp (4mks)

20cm

5cm

SECTION II ( 50 MARKS)
17.The figure below shows part of a circle centre O, radius 6cm; the Length of the chord AB is 9 cm

O
6cm

A 9cm B

a) Calculate the area of the major segment (7mks)

b) Given that the sides of triangle are 7cm, 9cm and 11cm.Calculate the area of the triangle.
(3mks)

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18a) By choosing any three suitable pairs of values of x and y complete the table of values for
each function.
(i) x + 3y = 15 x (2mks)
2 y

(ii) x – y = 4 y (2mks)
3

b) Using the grid provided , and on the same axes, draw the lines x + 3y = 15 and x – y = 4 (4mks)
2 3

c) Use your graph to solve the equations x + 3y = 15 (2mks)

2
x–y=4
3

19. The ratio of Kipto’s Salary to Mary’s is 5:3. Kipto’s salary rose by 12% to Kshs. 22400.
Mary’s salary was also raised by x%. The total of their new salaries was Kshs. 36 200.
a) Calculate
(i) Kipto’s Salary before the increase (2mks)

(ii) Mary’s Salary before the increase. (2mks)

(b) Determine Mary’s salary after the increase. (1mk)

(c) What was the percentage increase in Mary’s Salary. (2mks)

(d) Determine the new ratio of their salaries. (2mks)

(e) Calculate the combined percentage increases for both of them. (1mk)

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20.The mean mass of 5 boys is 54.4 kg. Three boys of masses 52kg, 55.1 kg and 57.5 kg join the
five. Calculate the mean mass of the 8 boys (3mks)

b) The table below shows the distribution of ages of workers in certain organization.

Age (Years ) Number of Workers

20 – 24 5
25 – 29 10
30 – 34 18
35 -39 15
40 - 44 12

i) State the modal class (1mk)

ii) Calculate the mean age (3mks)
iii) Calculate the median age (3mks)

21. a) A solid sphere of radius 8.4cm is dropped into a cylinder of radius 12cm and containing
water upto a height of 10cm.
Determine the new height of water in the cylinder (6mks)

b) If the mass of the sphere is 100g; determine

(i) Density of the solid. (2mks)

(ii) Volume of similar solid which is irregular given that its mass is 800g; correct to the
nearest cm3. (2mks)

22. If x + y = 3 and x2 + y2 = 29. Determine the values of

(i) x2 + 2xy + y2 (1mk)
(ii) 2xy (1mk)
(iii) x2 – 2xy + y2 (1mk)
(iv) x- y (2mks)

(b) Find the values of x and y (3mks)

(c) If x = -2 is a root of x2 + kx + 8 = 0 , find the other root. (2mks)

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23. a) Two observers, A and B 500m a part observe a kite in the same vertical plane and from the
same side of it. The angles of elevation of the Kite are 30o and 20o respectively. Find how
high, the Kite was from the observers. (6mks)

Solve the equation cos x = sin 5x (2mks)

c) In the right angle triangle below. Find the length of AB in 2d.p (2mks)
c) In the right angle triangle below. Find the length of AB in 2d.p

4 cm

35o
B A
x

24. A rectangle has a diagonal of 15.2cm. The diagonal makes an angle of 28o with the shorter
side of the rectangle
a) Calculate
(i) The Length and width of the rectangle. (4mks)

(ii) The are of the rectangle. (2mks)

(b) A triangular plot has two equal sides. The two equal sides meet at an angle of 40o.
The area of the plot is 128.56m2. Calculate the lengths of the sides of the plot. (4mks)

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MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 05
1. Evaluate
−3(4+2)−8 ÷ 4 + 3
(3 marks)
−2× −4 + −6×5

2. Find the value of x, which satisfies the equation.

16 x2
 8 4 x 3 (3 marks)

3. Evaluate; (3 marks)

1 1 3 1
14 ÷ 𝑜𝑓 5 − 3 × 1
3 4 4 3

4. Find the length of a square whose diagonal is 8cm to one decimal place (3 marks)

5. The figure below represents a kite ABCD, AB = AD = 15cm. The diagonals BD and AC
intersect at O, AC = 30cm and AO = 12cm.

Find the area of the kite. (3 marks)

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6. Using logarithm tables evaluate; (4 marks)
34.684 × 2.497
√
tan 87°

7. A straight line L passes through the point (3, -2) and is parallel to a line whose equation is
2𝑦 − 4𝑥 = 1. Find the equation of line L in the form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐. (3 marks)

8. . The figure below is a triangle XYZ. ZY = 13.4cm, XY = 5cm and ∠𝑋𝑌𝑍 = 57.7°

Find the area of triangle XYZ. (3 marks)

9. Using a ruler and a pair of compass only, construct a parallelogram ABCD such that
𝐴𝐵 = 8 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 6 𝑐𝑚 and angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 135°. (3 marks)

10. Write the following as a single fraction (3 marks)

(2𝑥+1) 2𝑥−1
−
4 3

11.Calculate the length of an arc of a circle radius 14cm that is subtended by an angle 22.5 0 at
the centre (3 marks)

12. Given that cos 𝐴 = 5⁄13 and angle A is acute, find the value of 2 tan 𝐴 + 3 sin 𝐴. (3 marks)

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13. Two similar containers have base areas of 750 𝑐𝑚2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 120 𝑐𝑚2 respctively.

a) Find the ratio of their radii (1 mark)

b) Find the ratio of their volume. (1 mark)

c) Calculate the volume of the larger container if the volume of the smaller container is 400𝑐𝑚3
(2 marks)

14.A plane leaves town P to town Q on a bearing of 130° and a distance of 350 km. it then flies
to town R 500km away and on a bearing 060°. Find by scale drawing the distance of R from P
(3 marks)

15. Simplify the expression; (3 marks)

2𝑡 2 − 3𝑝𝑡 − 2𝑝2
4𝑡 2 − 𝑝2

16. If O is the center of part of the circle shown below, find the area of the figure (3 marks)

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 SECTION II (50 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in this section in the spaces provided.
17. Saleswoman is paid a commission of 2% on goods sold worth over Ksh 100 000. She is
also paid a monthly salary of Ksh 12 000. In a certain month, she sold 360 handbags at Ksh 500
each.
a. Calculate the saleswoman’s earnings that month. (3 marks)
b. The following month, the saleswoman’s monthly salary was increased by 10%. Her total
earnings that month were Ksh 17 600.

Calculate
i) the total amount of money received from the sales of handbags that month; (5 marks)
ii) The number of handbags sold that month. (2 marks)

18. A triangle whose vertices are 𝐴′ (−2, −2) 𝐵′ (−4, −1) and 𝐶 ′ (−3, 1) is an image of a
triangle whose vertices are 𝐴 (1,1), 𝐵 (2, 3) and 𝐶 (4, 2) under a rotation.
a) On the grid below, draw the 𝑥 and 𝑦 axes such that values of 𝑥 range between −6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 6 and
values of 𝑦 range between −7 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3. (1 mark)

Provide a graph paper

b) Draw the triangles ABC and 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′ on the same axes. (2 marks)

c) Hence determine the centre and angle of rotation. (4 marks)

d) 𝐴′′𝐵′′𝐶′′ is the image of 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′ under enlargement centre (−2, 3) and scale factor 2.
Draw 𝐴′′𝐵′′𝐶′′ and state its coordinates. (3 marks)

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19. A small cylinder of radius 3.5cm and height 10 cm has a mass of 385 kg , Calculate
22
a) The volume of the cylinder in 𝑚3 ( 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝜋 = ) (3 marks)
7

b) The density of the materials making the cylinder in kg/𝑚3 (2 marks)

c) The cylinder was melted and the molten materials recasted into four identical cuboids each of a
square base of side 𝑥 𝑐𝑚 and height 10cm. Determine the value of 𝑥 to 4 significant figures.
(5 marks)
20.The figure below shows two circles each of radius 10.5 cm with centres A and B. the circles
touch each other at T.

Given that 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑋𝐴𝐷 = 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑌𝐵𝐶 = 160° and lines XY, ATB and DC are parallel.
Calculate the area of:
a) The minor sector AXTD (2 marks)
b) Figure AXYBCD (6 marks)
c) The shaded region (2 marks)

21. A glass of radius 3 cm in the form of a cylinder contains water to a height of 9 cm.
a. Find the volume of the water in the glass correct to 2 decimal places in cubic centimetres.
(2 marks)
b. When a spherical marble is submerged into the water in the glass, the water level rises by 1 cm.

Calculate;
i. The volume of the marble correct to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)
ii. Radius of the marble correct to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)
iii.If the height of the glass is 13 cm, calculate the surface area of glass not in contact with
water after the above process. (3 marks)

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MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 06
SECTION I (50 MARKS)
Answer ALL the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. Evaluate (3 Marks)
−12 3 × 4 − (−15)
−5 × 6 2 + (−5)

2. Evaluate without using a calculator. (3 Marks)

3 5 5
(2 − 1 ) ÷
7 6 6
2 1 1
𝑜𝑓2 − 1
3 4 7

3. Use logarithms to evaluate. (4 Marks)

4 43.52 𝑥 0.08792
√
785.3

4. Find the equation of the L1 in the form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐 which is perpendicular to the line 3y + 2x = 6
and passes through the point (-3, 4). ( 3mks)

5. The diagram below represents a prism of length 6cm whose cross-section is an equilateral
triangle of sides 3cm. Draw
1. sides 3cm. aDraw
wella labeled sketch
well labeled sketchof
ofthe netofofthethe
the net prism.
prism. (3 Marks) (3 Marks)

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6. The figure below represents a kite ABCD, AB = AD = 15 cm. The diagonals BD and AC
intersect at O. AC = 30cm and AO = 12 cm. Find the area of the kite (3mks)

7. Mrs. Musyoka has Sh. 700 in Sh. 50 notes and Sh. 100 notes only. If she has a total of 11 notes
find how many notes she has of each denomination. (3mks)

8. In the figure below AD // BC. AC and BD intersect at E. Given that AE: EC = 1:5 and
BD =12 cm, calculate the length of DE.

A D

(3 marks)
B C

9. Given that(3𝑥 − 35) =𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (𝑥 + 20) . Find 𝑥 + 10) (3mks)

153×0.18
10. Without using a mathematical tables or a calculator evaluate√ . (3mks)
0.68×0.32

11.Three bells ring at intervals of 9 minutes, 15 minutes and 21 minutes. The bells will next ring
together at 11.00pm. Find the time the bells had last rung together. (3 Marks)

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12.The surface areas of two similar bottles are 12cm2 and 108cm2 respectively. If the bigger one
has a volume of 810cm3. Find the volume of the smaller one. (3 Marks)

13.In the figure below A′B′ is the image of AB under rotation. By construction, find and label the
centre O of the rotation. Hence, determine the angle of the rotation. (4mks)

A′ B′

14.Mr. Ombogo the principal of Chiga secondary would wish to cover the floor of the new
administration block using the square tiles. The floor is a rectangle of sides 12.8m by 8.4m.
Find the area of each of the largest tiles which can be used to fit exactly without breaking
(3mks)

15. The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is (3𝑥)° while the exterior angle is
(𝑥 + 20)°. Find the number sides of the polygon (3 Marks)

16.In the figure below triangle ABO represents a part of a school badge. The badge has as
symmetry of order 4 about O. Complete the figure to show the badge. (3mks)
B

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SECTION II (50MKS)

Answer 5 questions only in this section

17. The vertices of quadrilateral OPQR are O (0, 0), P (2, 0), Q (4, 2) and R (0, 3). The vertices of
its image under a rotation are O’ (1, -1), P'(1, -3) Q'(3, -5) an R'(4, -1).

(a) (i) On the grid provided, draw OPQR and its image O'P'Q'R' (2marks)
(b) (ii) By construction, determine the centre and angle of rotation. (3marks)

(c) On the same grid as (a) (i) above, draw O''P''Q''R'', the image of O'P'Q'R' under a reflection in
the line y = x (3marks)
(d) From the quadrilaterals drawn, state the pairs that are:
(i) Directly congruent; (2marks)
(ii) Oppositely congruent (2marks)

18.A slaughter house bought a number of goats at Sh. 2000 each and a number of bulls at Sh. 15000
each. They paid a total of Sh. 190,000. If they bought twice as many goats and three bulls less,
they would have saved Sh. 5000.
(a) If the number of goats and bulls bought were x and y respectively, write down two simplified
equations involving the above information. (2mks)

(b) Solve the two equations above and hence find the number of each type of animals bought.
(4mks)
(c) The slaughter house sold all the animals at a profit of 25% per goat and 30% per bull. Determine
the total profit they made. (4 Marks)

19.a) In a safari rally drivers are to follow route ABCDA. B is 250km from A on a bearing of 0750
from A. C is on a bearing of 1100 from A and 280km from B. The bearing of C from D is 0400
and a distance of 300km. By scale drawing show the position of the point A, B, C and D.
(4mks)
b) Determine
(i) The distance of A from C. (2mks)

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 (ii) The bearing of B from C. (1mk)

(iii) The bearing of A from D. (1mks)

(iii) The distance A from D (2mks)

20.A saleswoman is paid a commission of 20% on goods sold worth over Ksh 100,000.She is
also paid a monthly salary of Ksh 12,000.In a certain month, she sold 360 handbags at Ksh
500 each.
(i)Calculate the saleswoman’s earnings that month. (3 mks)

(ii)The following month, the saleswoman’s monthly salary was increased by 10%.Her to total
earnings that month were Ksh17, 600.
Calculate the total amount of money received from the sales of handbags that month. (5mks)

(ii)The number of handbags sold that month. (2 mks)

21.Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, draw a parallelogram ABCD, such that angle
DAB = 750. Length AB = 6.0cm and BC = 4.0cm.
From point D, drop a perpendicular to meet line AB at N. (7 Marks)
(i) Measure length DN. (1 Mark)

(ii) Find the area of the parallelogram. (2 Marks)

22. Two cubes of length 5cm and 7cm are melted and cast into a single cube.
Determine the:
i. Volume of the new cube (3mks)
ii. Length of the new cube correct to 1 decimal place (2mks)
iii. Surface area of the new cube (2mks)

b. Suppose that it was instead cast into a cylinder of radius 3.5 cm. what would the height be to
22
the nearest cm? Take 𝜋 = , (3 mks)
7

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23.The diagram below shows vertical telephone pole RS supported by wires SP and SQ pegged at
points P and Q respectively on a level ground. Points P and Q are on the same straight line
from the base R of the pole. The angles of elevation of S from P and Q are 33.90 and 48.20
respectively. Given that PR = 5 m, calculate:

(a) The distance QR (4 marks)

(b) The length of the wires SP and SQ (4 marks)
(c) If the cost of the pole and labour is sh. 1600 and the cost of 1 meter of the wire is sh. 233.
Find the total cost of the installation. (2 marks)

24.A glass in the form of a frustum of a cone, is represented by the diagram below. The glass
contains water to a height of 9 cm. The bottom of the glass is a circle of radius 2 cm while the
surface of the water is a circle of radius 6 cm.

(a) Calculate the volume of the water in the glass. (3Mks)

(b) When a special marble is submerged into the water in the glass, the water level rises by 1
cm.
Calculate :
(i) the volume of the marble (4 marks)

(ii) the radius of the marble (3 marks)

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MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 07
SECTION I (50 Marks)
Answer all the questions in this section
1. Evaluate (3 marks)
1 2 3 1
2 + of 3 − 4
5 3 4 6
1 2 1 3
1 −2 ÷1 +3
4 5 3 4

2. Three metallic tanks have the capacities of 447 litres, 577 litres and 669 litres. Find the
capacity of the largest container that can fill the tanks an exact number of times, leaving a
remainder of 7 litres, 5 litres and 9 litres respectively. (3 marks)

3. The marked price of a computer is Kshs. 72,000. Rhenice bought the computer at a discount
of 8%. The dealer still made an 20% profit. Calculate the amount of money the dealer paid for
the computer. (3 marks)

4. Use tables of squares, square roots and reciprocals only to evaluate (4 marks)
1
− 0.12732
√446.9

5. The length of a grass lawn is 2 metres less than twice its width. The area of the lawn is 60 m2,
calculate its length (3 marks)

6. The figure below shows part of a solid cuboid ABCDEFGH

Complete the solid (3 marks)

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7. The graph below shows the relationship between the electricity bill (in Kshs.) and the number
of units consumed (in kilowatt hours)

Use a graph to determine the

(a) fixed charge of the bill. (1 mark)

(b) cost per unit of the consumption (2 marks)

8. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation (3 marks)

(32𝑥 )3 = 81 × 94

−1 3
9. Given that 𝒑 = ( ) and 𝒓 = ( ) and find |𝒒| given that 𝒒 = 3𝒑 − 2𝒓. (3 marks)
3 2

10.The cost of four exercise books and three pens is Kshs. 630. Five similar exercise books and
two similar pens cost Kshs. 70 more. Calculate the cost of each item. (3 marks)

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11.Two similar containers have surface areas of 700 cm2 and 1008 cm2 respectively. If the height
of the larger container is 29.4 cm, calculate the height of the smaller container. (3 marks)

12. The cross-section of a swimming pool is such that the shallow end is 1 metre deep and the
deepest end 1.5 metres deep. The width of the pool is 6 metres. Given that the pool is 15
metres long, calculate the capacity of water if the swimming pool is full. (3 marks)

13.Calculate the distance AB in the figure below. Give your answer correct to 4 significant
figures. (4 marks)

14. A number 𝑃 is formed by writing all the prime numbers between 0 and 10 is ascending
order while another number 𝑄 is formed by writing all the square numbers between 0 and 10 in
descending order.
(a) Find 𝑃 − 𝑄 (2 marks)

(b) Hence find the total value of the third digit in the answer of 𝑃 − 𝑄 (1 mark)

15. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a triangle PQR in which
10
PQ=8.7 cm, PQR=52 and QR=4cm. Measure PR (3 marks)
2

16. Oscar started a road trip that took him a total of 9 hours 28 minutes and completed the trip
on a Tuesday at 6. 03 a.m. At what time did he start the trip? Give your answer in 12 hour clock
system (3 marks)

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 SECTION II (50 Marks)
Answer any five questions in this section
17. The table below shows the marks scored by 50 students in a Zeraki Achievers’
Examination.
Marks (%) 20 – 24 25 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 54 55 – 59 60 – 74
Number of Students 7 8 10 13 9 3

(a) Calculate
(i) The mean mark (4 marks)

(ii) The median mark (3 marks)

(b) The mean age of 14 students is 16 years. If two more students join them, the new mean
becomes 16.5 years. If one of the added student is 22 years old, find the age of the other
student. (3 marks)

18. (a) On the grid provided, draw the square whose vertices are P(6, −2), Q(7, −2),
R(7, −1) and S(6, −1) (1 mark)

(b) On the same grid, draw:

(i) P′Q′R′S′ the image of PQRS, under an enlargement scale factor 3, centre (9, −4). State the
coordinates of P′Q′R′S′ (3 marks)

(ii) P′′Q′′R′′S′′ the image of P′Q′R′S′ under a reflection in the line 𝑦 = 0. (2 marks)

(iii) P′′′Q′′′R′′′S′′′ the image of P′′Q′′R′′S′′ under a rotation of −900 about (0, 0) (2 marks)

(c) Describe a single transformation that maps P′Q′R′S′ on to P′′′Q′′′R′′′S′′′. (2 marks)

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19. The diagram below shows a solid frustum whose top and bottom diameters are 35 cm and 28
22
cm respectively. The height of the frustum is 25 cm. Using 𝜋 =
7

(a) Calculate the volume of the solid (6 marks)

(b) The frustum is melted and recast into a solid sphere. Calculate the radius of the sphere correct
to 2 decimal places . (4 marks)

20.A matatu left a town P at 9.00 a.m. for town Q, 51 km away at an average speed of 48 km/h.
Half an hour later, a car left town Q for town P travelling along the same route at an average
speed of 60 km/h.
Find;
(a) (i)the time they met (3 marks)

(ii) how far they met from town P (2 marks)

(b) A body starts from rest and accelerates uniformly attaining a velocity of 40 m/s in three
seconds. It maintains this velocity for five seconds, and then decelerates at 8 m/s 2 for two
seconds. It further decelerates uniformly and comes to rest in four seconds.

(i) Using the information above, calculate the value of 𝑎 and b in the table below. (2 marks)

Time (seconds) 0 3 𝑎10 14

Velocity (m/s) 0 40 40 𝑏0

(ii) Hence, calculate the total distance covered by the body. (3 marks)

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21.Samantha and Kerina entered into a joint business venture in which they contributed Kshs.
150,000 and Kshs. 120,000 respectively every year. After one year, Joyce joined the venture
too and contributed Kshs. 90,000.
(a) Calculate the ratio of their investment after 3 years of business (3 marks)

(b) The agreed as follows; that 30% of the profits after 3 years be used to carter for the
operational costs of the business while the rest would be shared proportionately. At the end of
the third year, the profit was Kshs. 1,870,000. Calculate each person’s share. (4 marks)

(c) Samantha and Kerina put their shares together and bought fish cages at Kshs 25, 500 per cage.
Calculate the number of fish cages they bought. (3 marks)

22. A straight line L1 whose equation is 3𝑦 – 2𝑥 = −2 meets the x- axis at R

(a) Determine the coordinates of R. (2 marks)

(b) A second line L2 meets L1 at a right angle at R. Find the equation of L2 in the
form 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐, where 𝑚 and 𝑐 are constants. (4 marks)

(c) A third line L3 passing through (−4, 1) is parallel to L1. Find the equation of L3 in the
form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, where 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are integers. (2 marks)

(d) Calculate the acute angle L2 makes with the line 𝑦 = 0 (2 marks)

23. (a) Three schools, Kisumu School, Sinyolo Girls and Thurdibuoro are such that Sinyolo
girls is on a bearing of 0620 from Kisumu School at a distance of 32 km. Thurdibuoro is
50 km from Kisumu School and on a bearing of 1670 from Sinyolo girls. Using a scale of 1:
500,000,
(i) Show the relative positions of the three schools (3 marks)

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(ii) Use the scale drawing to find:
 Bearing of Kisumu School from Thurdibuoro. (1 mark)

 Distance of Thurdibuoro from Sinyolo girls (1 mark)

(iii) A talent centre M, is to be located such that it is equidistant from each of the three schools.
 On the diagram in (i) above, show the position of M (2 marks)
 Hence find the bearing of M from Sinyolo girls (1 mark)

(b) The figure below shows a school farm. Using AB=750 metres as the base line, enter the
measurements of the farm in a surveyor’s field book (2 marks)

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24. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and that
CBD = 420, BAC = 580 DCA = 360

Giving reasons, find the values of:

(a) DAC (2 marks)

(b) ADB (2 marks)

(c) Acute DOA (2 marks)

(d) BDO (2 marks)

(e) DEC (2 marks)

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 FORM TWO COMPREHENSIVE HOLIDAY REVISION
MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 08
SECTION A (Answer all questions in the spaces provided)
1. Arrange the following sets of numbers in descending order. [2 Marks]

404,044 440,440 440,404 404,444 444,044

2. Prove that 581,526 is divisible by both 9 and 11. [2 Marks]

3. When a number 𝑢 is divided by either 36, 24 or 45, the remainder is always 5. Find the least
value of 𝑢. [3 Marks]

4. Using mathematical tables, find the cubes of each of the following numbers. Leave your
answer in standard form.
a. 2341 [2 Marks]
b. 0.00472 (2mks)

743.1×34.8
5. Use logarithms tables to evaluate; [4 Marks]
15.6×102.7

6. Find the equation of a line that passes through (3, -5) and is perpendicular to a line whose
equation is 4𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 6 = 0 [3 Marks]

7. Two similar vases have their heights in the ratio 3:2. What is the ratio of
i. Their surface areas [1 Mark]

ii. Their volumes [1 Mark]

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8. A rectangular container measuring 1.2m long, 70 cm wide and 55 cm high is half full of
water. All this water is poured into an empty cylindrical tank of diameter 1.4 metres. Find the
height to which the water rises. (4 mks)

9. In the triangle below, AB=12cm AC=13cm and ABC=BDC=900.

Calculate;
i. The length of BC [2 Marks]

ii. The length of BD [2 Marks]

𝑥−3 2𝑥−5
10. Express as a single fraction in the simplest form; + [3 Marks]
5 4

1
11. The ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. When of the boys and 6 girls are absent, the ratio remains
3
the same. Find the number of students in the class. [4 Marks]

12. The diagram below shows a triangular prism. Determine its total surface area. [3 Marks]

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13. The size of the interior angle of a regular polygon is 𝑥° and the exterior angle is
𝑥−36 0
( )
3

a. Calculate the value of 𝑥 [2 Marks]

b. How many sides does the polygon have? [2 Marks]

14. Solve for the value of 𝜃if [2 Marks]

sin(2𝜃 + 30) = cos(2𝜃 + 20)

15. A triangle measures 16cm by 20cm by 24cm. calculate its area using the Hero’s formula.
[3 Marks]

16. If 𝑎 = 8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = 36, calculate the value of; [3 Marks]

2 1 1
−
(𝑎 3 + 𝑏 2 )2

SECTION B (Answer any 5 questions)

17. The table below is a bus timetable for journeys between towns E and J via towns FGH and
I. Use it to answer the questions that follow.
Town Arrival Departure
E 0500
F 0630 0645
G 0710 0720
H 0820 0830
I 1145 1230
J 1345

a. At what time does the bus leave town G in 12hr system. [1 Mark]

b. How long does it take between town E and G. [1 Mark]

c. In which town does the bus stop the longest and for how long? [2 Marks]

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d. If the bus does not stop anywhere;
i. How long would it take to travel from town E to town J. [2 Marks]

ii. At what time would it arrive at town J. [1 Mark]

e. If the distance between town G and J is 400km, calculate the average speed between G and J.
[3 Marks]

18.In a certain day secondary school in Vihiga County. There were 500 students. The ratio of
boys to girls is 3:2.
a. How many more boys than girls are there in the school? [2 Marks]

b. i. One day 10% of the girls and two fifth of the boys went for music and drama festivals.
How many students were left in the school? [3 Marks]

ii. During the Festivals each student was given 100/= and the two accompanying teachers were
given 1000/= each for lunch. What was the total expenditure? [2 Marks]

c. On a certain morning, ½ of the boys and 0.75 of the girls were sent home for fees. Given that
each student brought 2500/= the following day, calculate the total amount of money that was
collected. [3 Marks]

19. A line L1 passes through (3, -2) and (5,4).

a. Determine the gradient of line L1 [1 Mark]

b. The equation of line L1 [2 Marks]

c. Line L1 cuts 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 at point P and the 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 at point Q. determine the
co-ordinates of P and Q. [4 Marks]

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d. Another line L2 passes through (-3,7) and is perpendicular to L1. Determine its equation.
[3 Marks]

20. a. Given that the ratio of the areas of two similar solids is 9:25
i. What is the linear scale factor between the two solids? [2 Marks]

ii. If the length of the smaller solid is 1.2m, what is the length of the bigger solid? [2 Marks]

1
b. The linear dimensions of a model car are of the dimensions of the actual car.
16
i. What is the area of the windscreen of the actual car if the windscreen of the model
car is 3cm2? [2 Marks]

ii. If the capacity of the boot of the model car is 15cm3, find the capacity of the boot of the model
car. [2 Marks]

c. The volume of two similar jugs are in the ratio 8:125. What is the ratio of their surface
areas? [2 Marks]

21. A triangle PQR has co-ordinates P(1,1) Q (1,3) R (3,1)

a. Plot the triangle in the graph paper provided. [1 Mark]

b. PˈQˈRˈ is the image of PQR under an enlargement scale factor 2 about origin.
i. Plot PˈQˈRˈ in the graph provided. [3 Marks]

ii. State the co-ordinates of PˈQˈRˈ. [1 Mark]

c. PˈˈQˈˈRˈˈ is the image of PˈQˈRˈ under reflection in the 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. Plot PˈˈQˈˈRˈˈ in the graph
paper and state its co-ordinates. [4 Marks]

d. Calculate the area of triangle PˈˈQˈˈRˈˈ [1 Mark]

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22. In each of the following figures, calculate the area of the shaded regions.
a.

b.

c.

d.

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23. Amina bought 3 pens and 2 pencils for shs. 13. Njoki bought 2 similar pens and 1 pencil
and spent shs. 5 less than Amina.
a. Form 2 simultaneous equations to represent the above information [2 Marks]

b. Using substitution method, determine the price of each item. [3 Marks]

c. Migwi bought 100 pencils and 150 pens from the same shop.
i. What was the total cost? [2 Marks]

ii. He later sold all the pencils at a profit of 30% and all the pens at a profit of 50%.
Determine the total profit. [3 Marks]

24.A bus has a carrying capacity of 52 passengers and a Nissan 14 passengers. Both vehicles
were used to ferry people from a village to a church for a wedding function. The distance from
the village to church is 80km and the fuel consumption of the bus is 1 litrefor every 8km and
the Nissan is 1 Litre for every 15 km. Fuel costs shs. 15 per litre. The bus made 5 complete
round trips and the Nissan made 8 complete round trips with full capacity. If each passenger
was paying shs. 100 to be ferried to the function; Find
i. The total collection made by each vehicle. [3 Marks]

ii. The total cost of fuel used by each vehicle. [2 Marks]

iii. The net profit made by each vehicle. [3 Marks]

iv. The total number of people who were ferried to the function. [2 Marks]

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 FORM TWO COMPREHENSIVE HOLIDAY REVISION
MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 09

SECTION A (50MKS)
Instructions.
Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. Use logarithms to evaluate. 1. Use logarithms to evaluate. (4mks)
√415.2 x 0.0761
135
2. Three similar bars of length 200 cm , 300cm and 360 cm are cut into equal pieces. Find the
largest possible area of square which can be made from any of the three pieces. (3mks)

3. A triangle has vertices A(2,5), B(1, -2) and C(-5,1). Determine:

a) The equation of the line BC. (3mks)

b) The equation of the perpendicular line from A to BC. (3mks)

4. The ratio of the radii of two spheres is 2:3. Calculate the volume of the first sphere if the
volume of the second is 20cm3. (3mks)

5. 1. Without
Without using a mathematical using
table or acalculator
mathematical tablethe
solve or following.
calculator solve the following.(3mks)

3√0.729 x 409.6
0.1728

6. Three boys shared some money, the youngest boy got ½ of it and the next got 1/9, and the eldest
got the remainder. What fraction of money did the eldest receive? If the eldest got sh 330, what
was the original sum of money? (4mks)

7. Ten men working 6 hours a day take 12 days to complete a job. How long will it take 8 men
working 12 hours a day to complete the same job? (3mks)

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8. An electric pole is supported to stand vertically by a tight wire as shown below. Find the height
of the pole and leave to 2 decimal places. (3mks)

9. From a window 25m above a street, the angle of elevation of the top of a wall on the opposite
side is 150. If the angle of depression of the base of the wall from the window is 350 find:
a) The width of the street. (2mks)
b) The height of the wall on the opposite side. (2mks)

10. Simplify: (2mks)

3/2 ½ 2
25 x9 x2
52 x 32
11. Solve the in equality: (3mks)
2x – 1 ≤ 3x + 4 < 7 – x

12. Solve the following: (3mks)

x2 + 3x – 54 = 0

13. The figure below shows a circle with centre O and radius 5cm. if ON= 3cm, AB = 8cm
and <AOB= 106.3O. Find the area of shaded region. (3mks)

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14. Expand and simplify: (2mks)
4(q + 6 ) + 7 (q – 3)

15. The length of a rectangle is three times its breadth. If its perimeter is 24cm what is the length
of the rectangle. (2mks)

b) Area of rectangle. (2mk)

SECTION B
Answer any two questions.
16. A rectangular tank whose internal dimensions are 1.7m by 1.4m by 2.2m is filled with milk.
a) Calculate the volume of milk in the tank in cubic metres. (2mks)

b) The milk is to be packed in small packets. Each packet is in the shape of a right pyramid on an
equilateral triangular base of side 16cm. The height of each packet is 13.6cm. Calculate the
volume of milk contained in each packet. (3mks)

ii. If each packet was to be sold at sh 25 per packet, what is the sale realized from the sale of all
exact packets of milk. (5mks)

17. A triangle ABC with vertices A(-2,2), B (1, 4) and C(-1, 4) is mapped on to triangle
A’B’C’ by a reflection in the line y=x+1.
a. On the grid provided draw:

i. Triangle ABC (1mk)

ii. The line y=x+1 (2mks)

iii. Triangle A’B’C’ (3mks)

b. Triangle A’’B’’C’’ is the image of triangle A’B’C’ under a negative quater turn, with the
centre of rotation as origin (0, 0). On the same grid draw triangle A”B”C” (4mks)

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18.The following measurements were obtained while measuring a coffee field. The
1. The following measurements were obtained while measuring a coffee field. The
measurements were entered
measurements wereinentered
a fieldin book
a field as follows:
book as follows:
Y
360 80 to Q
280
To R 80 200
To S 160 80 200 to P
X
a) Taking the baseline XY = 400 m. draw the map of the coffee field using a scale of
1cm represents 40m.
a) Taking the baseline XY = 400 m. draw the map of the coffee field using a scale of 1cm
represents 40m.

b) Calculate the area of the coffee field. (5mks)

19.The figure below represents a right pyramid. On a square base of side 3cm. the slant edge of
the pyramid is 4cm.

a) Draw the net of the pyramid. (2mks)

b) Calculate the surface area of the pyramid. (4mks)

c) Calculate the volume of the pyramid to 2 decimal places. (4mks)

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 FORM TWO HOLIDAYS KEYNOTE
MATHEMATICS QUESTION PAPER NO: 10
SECTION I (50 Marks)
Answer all the questions in this section
1. George spends five-eighths of his salary on food, one-sixth of the remainder on school fees,
two-thirds of what remains on contingencies and saves Kshs. 6,000. Calculate George’s
monthly salary. (3 marks)

2. (a) Find the GCD of 1240 and 860 (1 mark)

(b) Hence find the number of square tiles that can be used to cover a floor of dimensions
12.4 m by 8.6 m (2 marks)

3. Without using a mathematical table or a calculator, find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 given that:
(3 marks)
0.0168 × 2.46 × 7 𝑎
=
5.74 × 0.0112 𝑏

4. Ten years ago, Mary was twice as old as her daughter Ruth. If the sum of their ages now is 56
years, calculate their present ages. (3 marks)

5. Simplify the expression below (3 marks)

2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑥 2 − 6𝑥𝑦
1 − 4𝑥 2

6. A rectangular plot of land measures 120 m by 50 m. One of the longer sides has a wall already
erected along it. The plot is to be fenced using chain link. One roll of chain link measures is
16 m long. A gate 6 m wide is left on one of the shortest sides. Calculate the number of rolls
of chain link required to completely fence the plot. (3 marks)

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7. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. The reflex AOD=2440 and BCD=480.

Calculate the size of BDC (3 marks)

8. The figure below shows a face and an edge of a triangular prism ABCDEF.

Complete the prism, labeling it accordingly and showing the hidden lines as broken. (2 marks)

9. Use tables of logarithms only to evaluate (4 marks)

30.2103 tan 89.40
√
74.62

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10. Evaluate without using mathematical tables (3 marks)
1
−
2 625 2
(125)3 × ( )
64

11. A tourist arrived in Kenya with Great Britain Pounds (GBP) 8,640 all of which she
exchanged into Kenya Shillings. He spend Kshs. 517,906 while in Kenya and converted the
rest of the money into US dollars (USD). Use the exchange rates below to calculate the
amount of money he received to the nearest USD. (3 marks)
Currency Buying (Kshs.) Selling (Kshs.)
1 GBP 145.40 154.29
1 USD 104.61 111.00

12.Two similar cups have capacities of 1 litre and 343 cm3. The surface area of the smaller cup is
122.5 cm2, calculate the surface area of the larger cup. (3 marks)

13.The figure below shows the cross-section of a solid equipment used in a construction firm. It
comprises of a circular hole of diameter 56 cm drilled on to a square of side 70 cm. The solid
is 1.5 m long

22
Calculate the volume of the solid in m3. Use π = (4 marks)
7

14. Find the modulus of the 𝐀𝐁 given that 𝒂 = −4𝒊 − 7j and 𝒃 = 3𝒊 − 8𝒋 correct to 2
decimal places. (3 marks)

15. Use a ruler and pair of compasses only in this question.

Construct a trapezium PQRS such that PQ=7.4 cm, PQR=1050, SPQ=RSP=900,
PS=5.3 cm and PQ parallel to SR. (4 marks)

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16. Show on a number line the range of all integral values of x which satisfy the following pair of
inequalities. (3 marks)
1
3−𝑥 ≤1− 𝑥
2
1
− (𝑥 − 5) < 7 − 𝑥
2

SECTION II (50 Marks)

Answer any five questions in this section
17.Four schools, K, L, M and N are such that L is on a bearing of 0550 and a distance of 8.5 km
from K. M is 7.2 km from L on a bearing of 1440. N is 5 km due south of M. A campsite P is
due west of N and on a bearing of 1590 from K

(a) Using a scale of 1: 100,000 make a scale drawing to show the relative positions of
K, L, M, N and P (5 marks)

(b) Use the scale drawing in (a) above to find:

(i) The distance between K and M (2 marks)

(ii) The bearing on P from L. (1 mark)

(c) Show the position T of a communication mast installed such that it is equidistant
from K, N and P. (2 marks)

18. (a)The ratio a: b = 2: 3 and the ratio b: c = 2: 5. If the sum of the three quantities is 2,050,
calculate the difference between quantities 𝑐 and 𝑎. (4 marks)

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(b) Two business partners Eric and Bryan contributed Kshs. 100,000 and Kshs. 120,000
respectively to start a tech firm. They agreed that 30% of the proceeds from the firm would
be shared in the ratio of their contributions and another 30% shared equally. At the end of the
year, the business realized a profit of Kshs. 198,000
Calculate:
(i) The amount of money they shared (2 marks)

(ii) The amount received by each. (4 marks)

19. The figure below shows a solid drum that is in the shape of a frustum of a cone with top
and bottom radii as 30 cm and 20 cm respectively. The drum is 45 cm high.

(a) Calculate the height of the original cone from which the drum was made. (2 marks)

(b) Calculate to 2 decimal places, the surface area of the drum. Use π = 3.142 (8 marks)

20. Below are masses of students taken in a medical centre.

35 55 32 37 60 35 38
20 54 66 59 34 56 42
31 44 47 45 55 48 39
29 27 24 33 36 35 43
45 48 28 52 39 64 41

(a) Starting with the class 20 – 29 and class size of 10, make a frequency distribution table for the
data. (2 marks)

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(b) Calculate the mean mass (4 marks)

(c) (i) On the grid provided, draw a histogram to represent the data above (2 marks)

(ii) On the histogram, draw a line to estimate where the median mass lies. (2 marks)

21. (a) Calculate the time in seconds it takes a bus 5 m long and moving with a speed of
60 km/h to go past a truck 15 m long and heading in the opposite direction with a speed of
50 km/h if the distance between the bus and the truck is 200 m (3 marks)

(b) A bus left Eldoret at 7.12 a.m. towards Nairobi at an average speed of 72 km/h. At 8.22
a.m., a car left Eldoret for Nairobi at an average speed of 100 km/h. The distance between
Nairobi and Eldoret is 348 km.
Calculate:
(i) The time of the day when the car caught up with the bus. (4 marks)

(ii) The distance from Nairobi where the car caught up with the bus. (3 marks)

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22. A youth group plans to buy a branding machine at a cost of Kshs. 72,000 by contributing
equal amount of money. Before they contribute, 3 new members join the group, and as such each
of the members has to contribute Kshs. 1,200 less.
(a) By taking 𝑥 as the original number of members of the group, write an expression for:
(i) The original amount to be contributed by each member (1 mark)

(ii) The amount contributed by each member after the new members joine (1 mark)

(b) Find the total members who contributed. (6 marks)

(c) At the end of the year, the machine realized a profit Kshs. 337,500. The profit was shared
equally among the members. Calculate the amount of money received by each member of the
group. (2 marks)

23.Triangle 𝑻 has coordinates A(−2, −2), B(−5, −5) and C(0, −4). 𝑻𝟏 is the image of 𝑻 after a
transformation 𝑴 such that A′(2, 2), B′(5, 5) and C′(4, 0)
(a) (i)On the same pair of axes, draw triangles 𝑻 and 𝑻𝟏 (2 marks)

(ii) Describe the transformation 𝑴 fully (2 marks)

(b) 𝑻𝟐 is the image of 𝑻𝟏 after a rotation of +900 about (1, 1). Draw 𝑻𝟐 on the same axes
and state its coordinates (3 marks)
5
(c) 𝑻𝟑 is the image of 𝑻𝟐 under a translation described by vector ( ).
−7
𝟑
(i) Draw 𝑻 (2 marks)
(ii) Which pair of the triangles exhibit opposite congruency? (1 mark)

24. A straight line L1 passes through the points (−2, 8) and (4, −4)
(a) (i) Find the equation L1 in the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 𝑐, where 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are
integral values. (3 marks)
(ii) L1 crosses the x-axis at point P, determine the coordinates of P. (2 marks)
(b) (i)Another line L2 is perpendicular to L1 through point P. Determine the
y-intercept of L2. (3 marks)
(ii) Determine the angle L2 makes with the x-axis correct to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)

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