SENIOR FOUR MATHEMATICS PAPER ONE SOLUTIONS.

SECTION A.

1 4X=Y+7
6X+5Y=17
Rearrange the equation
4X-Y=7
6X+5Y=17

4 -1 X = 7
6 5 Y 17

5 6 4 -1 X = 5 1 7
-6 4 6 5 Y -6 4 17

26 0 X = 52
0 26 Y 26

26X = 52
X=2

and 26Y = 26
Y=1

X=2, and Y=1

2. 5 5 - 2 10 + 125
5 5 - 2 10 + 5 5
5 5 - 40 + 5 5
10 5 - 40
10 5 - 2 10

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3. 8: 10: 14
Sum = 32
Angle sum of a triangle is 1800
8 0
32 X 180 = 45
10 0
32 X 180 = 56.25

14 0
32 X 180 = 78.75

Therefore the smallest angle = 450.

4. Let the matrix be (a b)

a b = 2 3
c d 1 2

a = 2, b = 3, c = 1, d = 2
Therefore the image of (7 , -4 )
= 2 3 7 = 2
1 2 -4 -1

T’ (2 , -1 )

5. Cos x = 0.2
0  x  90 x is Acute

10 b= 4 6

2
b = 10  2 2 2

b = 96
b =4 6
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 4
Sin x = 6
10
2
Sin x = 6
5
4
tan x = 6
2
tan x = 2 6

6. Area = 5cm 2 R

P Q
4cm
1
Area = PR X PQSin30
2
1
5= PR X 4 X Sin30
2
5 X 4 = PR X 4
5cm = PR

7. (a) Mean =
 fx
f
5X1) + (2X3) + (3X6) + (4X2) + (5X4)
=
20
57
=
20

= 2.85
x

n
(b) +1) th
Median (
2
For n – even
= 11 th Position
 The median is 3

8. 8 2 n X 3 m = 36
2 6 n X 3 m = (6) 2
2 6 n X 3 m = (2 2 X 3 2 )

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6n = 2 and m = 2
1
n=
3

9. 1 : 30,000
This means that 1cm on the map represents 30,000cm on the ground

1cm → 30,000cm
3cm →90,000cm
4cm →120,000cm

W= 4cm

L=3cm
= 2 (L + W)
= 2 (90,000 + 120,000)
= 2 (210,000)
=420,000cm

But 1m → 100cm
? →420,000cm
=420,000X10 2 m
= 4,200m

10 n(A) = 10
n(B) = 6
Lets look at the possibilities

(i) n(AnB)=6, n(AuB)=10

n(AnB) = 0, n(AuB)=16
Max of n(AnB) is 6
Max of n(AuB) is 16
Min of n(AnB) is 0
Min of n(AuB) is 10
11.
Y = x 2 -4x

X -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

X2 4 1 0 1 4 9 16 25

-4X 8 4 0 -4 -8 -12 -16 -20

Y 12 5 0 -3 -4 -3 0 +5

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 Solving the Equations
(i) Y = x 2 - 4x and x 2 - 4x-3 = 0
0 = x 2 -4x – 3

Y=0+3
Y=3
So x 1 = -0.6 , x 2 = 4.6

(ii) x 2 -5x + 2 = 0
Subtracting equations
y = x 2 - 4x
0 = x 2 -5x +2

y=x–2
x 1 =0.5
x 2 = 0.6

(b) Minimum value of the curve

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 c. Range X 2 -4x<0
Simply draw the line Y=0 and note the values where the curve is below the line y=o

 0≤ x ≤ 4 As required

P
12.
6cm

U Q

4cm

T R
6cm 10cm
P P

U Q T R

Since UQ is parallel to TR, this means that angle PRT is equal to angle PQU (corresponding angles)

Since Q = R and U = T then it follows that the triangle PUQ is similar to PTR .

b. (i) UV

10 16
=
6 UQ

UQ = 9.6cm

(ii)

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 10 10
=
6 VQ

VQ = 6cm

UV = UQ-VQ

=9.6 – 6 = 3.6cm

c. Area of PRT is 40cm 2

5
L.S.F = ( )
3

5 2
A.S.F = ( )
3

25 40
=
9 PUQ

40x9
D PUQ =
25

= 14.4cm 2

(ii)Angle PRS

1
A x10 x16 Sin
2

160 Sin
40 =
2

80
 Sin
160

1
 Sin
2

1
  Sin 1  
2

  30 0 .

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13. Allowances

120,000 / 
1- Marriage = 10,000
12

10
2 – House & Transport x 600,000
100

= 60,000/=

240,000
_ Medical care =
12

= 20,000

Total allowance per month

10,000 + 60,000 + 20,000

= 90,000/=

Taxable income =

Gross income – allowances

600,000 - 90,000

= 510,000/=

Taxable Income Rate Amount

1 – 100,000 % x 100,000 0

5
100,000 – 200,000 x100,000 5000
100

10
200,000 - 300,000 x100,000 10,000/=
100

20
300,000 – 450,000 x150,000 30,000/=
100

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 30
450,000 – 550,000 x 60,000 18,000/=
100

Income tax is 5000 + 10,000 + 30,000 + 18,000

Income tax Monthly = 63000/=

Net Monthly Income

Gross Income - taxable income = Income tax

= 510,000 – 63,000/=

= 447,000/=

14. P 1Q 1 R 1

(a) 3 0 2 2 4 6 6 12

1 2 5 2 3 = 12 6 10

P1( 6,12 ) Q1 (6,6 ) R1(12 , 10)

P 1Q 1 R 1 P 11Q 11 R 11

1 
(b) - 0 6 6 12 3 3 6
2

1
0  12 6 10 = 
6  3 5
2

P 11 ( 3,6)Q 11 ( 3,3) R 11 ( 6,5)

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 Single Matrix

1 3
 0 3 0 = 0
2 2

1 1
0 1 2 -1
2 2

Determinant x Area = Area of P 11Q 11 R 11

  3  
 2 x  1  0 x3units 
  

3 9
x  3 =
2 2

= 4.5 Square Units.

15.

1 2 3

10 18 24

5 7 10 3x3

Factory’s Monthly output;

100

200

80 3x1

Monthly requirements;

1 2 3 100 100 + 400 + 240

10 18 24 200 = 1000 +3600 + 1920

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 5 7 10 80 500 + 1400 + 800

= 740

6520

3700

The cost of these components per set;

T R C

S 1 10 5 T 10,000 S 160,000

N 2 18 7 R 5,000 =N 250,000

H 3 24 10 C 20,000 H 350,000

The cost per month;

100 200 80 160,000 = 16,000,000 50,000,000 28,000,000

250,000

350,000 = sh. 94,000,000

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