Form 3 Mathematics
The radius of a spherical ball is measured as 7 cm, correct to the nearest centimeter. Determine, to 2 decimal places, the percentage error in calculating
the surface area of the ball.
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Form 2 Mathematics
The vertices of a triangle are A(1,2), B(3,5) and C(4,1). The coordinates of C' the image of C under a translation vector T, are (6-2).
(a) Determine the translation vector T. (b) Find the coordinates of A' and B' under translation vector T.
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Form 3 Mathematics
The ages in years of five boys are 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 while those of five girls are 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. A boy and a girl are picked at random and the sum of their ages is recorded.
(a) Draw a probability space to show all the possible outcomes. (b) Find the probability that the sum of their ages is at least 17 years.
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Form 2 Mathematics
In the figure below, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Point O is the centre of the circle. Angle ABO = 30° and angle ADO - 40°.
Calculate the size of angle BCD.
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Form 2 Mathematics
(a) Solve the inequalities 2x — 5 > - 11 and 3 + 2x ≤ 13, giving the answer as a combined inequality.
(b) List the integral values of x that satisfy the combined inequality in (a) above.
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Form 1 Mathematics
Three grades A, B, and C of rice were mixed in the ratio 3:4:5. The cost per kg of each of the grades A, B and C were Ksh 120, Ksh 90 and Ksh 60 respectively.
Calculate: (a) The cost of one kg of the mixture; (b) The selling price of 5 kg of the mixture given that the mixture was sold at 8% profit,
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Form 2 Mathematics
The frequency table below shows the daily wages paid to casual workers by a certain company.
(a) Draw a histogram to represent the above information.
(b) (i) State the class in which the median wage lies. (ii) Draw a vertical line, in the histogram, showing where the median wage lies. (c) Using the histogram, determine the number of workers who earn sh 450 or less per day.
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Form 3 Mathematics
In the figure below, ABCD is a trapezium, AB is parallel to DC, diagonals AC and DB intersect at X and DC = 2 AB. AB = a, DA = d, AX = k AC and DX = hDB, where h and k are constants.
(a) Find in terms of a and d:
(i) BC; (ii) AX; (iii)DX; (b) Determine the values of h and k
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Form 4 Mathematics
The displacement, s metres, of a moving particle after,t seconds is given by, s =2t 3- 5t2 + 4t + 2. .
Determine: (a) the velocity of the particle when t = 3 seconds; (b) the value o f t when the particle is momentarily at rest; (c) the displacement when the particle is momentarily at rest; (d) the acceleration of the particle when t = 3 seconds.
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Form 4 Mathematics
(a) Using the trapezium rule with seven ordinates, estimate the area of the region bounded by the curve y = -x2 +,6x+ 1, the lines x = 0, y = 0 and x = 6.
(b) Calculate: (i) the area of the region in (a) above by integration; (iii) the percentage error of the estimated area to the actual area of the region,correct to two decimal places.
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Form 2 Mathematics
In a triangle ABC, BC =8 cm, AC= 12 cm and angle ABC = 120°.
(a) Calculate the length of AB, correct to one decimal place. (b) If BC is the base of the triangle, calculate, correct to one decimal place: (i) the perpendicular height of the triangle; (ii) the area of the triangle; (iii) the size of angle ACB.
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Form 4 Mathematics
Find the value of p.
(b) A saleswoman earned a fixed salary of Ksh x and a commission of Ksh y for each item sold. In a certain month she sold 30 items and earned a total of Ksh 50 000. The following month she sold 40 items and earned a total of Ksh 56 000. (i) Form two equations in x and y. (ii) Solve the equations in (i) above using matrix method. (iii) In the third month she earned Ksh 68 000. Find the number of items sold.
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