1. This paper consists of ten (10) compulsory questions.
2. Show clearly all the working and answers in the spaces provided. 3. All writings must be in blue or black ink except drawings which must be in pencil. 4. NECTA mathematical tables, geometric instruments and graph papers may be used where necessary. 5. All communication devices and calculators are not allowed in the examination room. 6. Write your Examination Number on the top right of every page.
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QUESTION SCORE EXAMINER’S INITIALS NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL CHECKER’S INITIALS
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1. (a) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 18, 24 and 60.
(b) If x = 0. 2 and y = 2.4 3 . Find the fraction of x+y.
2. (a) Simplify 2.065 x 1.375 by first rounding each number to the nearest hundredth and give your answer into two significant figures.
(b) A lorry carries 7.2 tonnes of sand from the mining area to industrial site. On the way 230kg of sand fall off away. What is the remaining mass at the end of the journey?
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3. (a) The interior angle of a regular polygon is 160o. Find the number of sides and the sum of interior angles of a polygon.
(b) A bicycle wheel with its tyre inflated has an outside diameter of 70cm. What is its circumference?
4. (a) The sum of numbers of boys and girls in a class is 36. If twice the number of girls exceeds the number of boys by 12. Find the number of boys and girls in the class.
(b) Solve the equation x2 – 5x + 2 = 0 by completing the square method.
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5. (a) Mr. Juma grows tomatoes, in the year 2020 the selling price was 15,000/= per kg. In the next year 2021 the selling price increased by 24%. Calculate the selling price in the year 2021.
(b) Find the rate if the principal of 500,000/= is invested in a bank for a period of 2 years and produce an interest of 140,000/=.
6. (a) Find the image of the point P(4,1) when it is
(i) Reflected in the x-axis
(ii) Reflected in the line y = x.
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(iii) Translated by the point T(3,5).
(b) The line PQ passes through the point P(2,k) and Q(5,7) has the gradient of 2 . What is the value of k? 3
2 3 7. (a) Given that . a b c . Find the value of a, b and c. 3 2
(b) Without using mathematical tables, evaluate 2log5+log36-log9.
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8. (a) Given the angle LMT = angle LNT. Use the following figure to prove that
LM LN .
M T N
(b) If ABC is similar to PQR and AC = 20cm, RP = 10cm, RQ = 12cm and
PQ = 9cm. Find the length AB and BC .
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9. (a) A ladder 7m long rests against a vertical wall so that the distance between the foot of the ladder and the wall is 3m. Find:
(i) The angle the ladder makes with the wall
(ii) The height above the ground at which the upper end of the ladder touches the wall.
(b) The dimensions of the school garden are 12m by 5m. A student walks from one corner to the opposite corner of the garden. What distance did he walk?
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10. (a) In mathematics examination the following marks were obtained:
27, 57, 57, 40, 70, 48, 59, 60, 42, 44,
47, 44, 44, 59, 35, 48, 43, 52, 36, 48.
Group the marks in class interval of 20 – 29, 30-39, 40 – 49, ……,construct
frequency distribution table and represent it in a histogram.
(b) In a certain school 150 students eat meat, 80 eat fish and 26 eat both meat and fish. Assuming that every student eat meat or fish, find the total number of the students in the school.
