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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS.

LONDIANI JOINT MOCK

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
b) Sign and write date of examination in the spaces provided above.
c) This paper consists of two sections; Section I and Section II.
d) Answer All questions in Section I and only Five questions from section II
e) All answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below
each
f) question.
g) Show all the steps in your calculations giving answers at each stage in the spaces provided
below each
h) question.
i) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
j) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used
except where stated otherwise.
k) This paper consists of 15 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that
all pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
m) Candidates should answer questions in English.

For examiner’s use only.

Section I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total

Section II
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total

GRAND
TOTAL
SECTION 1 (50 MARKS)
1. Evaluate using squares, cubes and reciprocal tables (4 marks)
-2

2. Make x the subject in =K (3

marks)

3. Ali deposited Ksh.100,000 in a financial institution that paid simple interest

at the rate of 12.5% p.a. Mohamed deposited the same amount of money as
Ali in another financial institution that paid compound interest. After 4 years,
they had equal amounts of money. Determine the compound interest rate per
annum to 1 decimal place. (3 marks)
4. Simplify (3 marks)
-1

5. Expand , hence find the value of correct to 3

significant figures. (3 marks)

6. If and , find the value of b (3 marks)

7. Find the relative error in given that , ,

and
(3 marks)
8. Without using a calculator or mathematical tables, express

in surd form and simplify. (3

marks)

9. The equation has real roots.

Find the value of P. (2 marks)

10.A construction company employs 200 artisans and craftsmen in the ratio 1:3
every week. An artisan is paid 2 ½ times as much as a crafts man. At the end
of 3 weeks the company paid ksh 1485000 to those employees. Find how
much each artisan and each craftsman is paid. (a working week has six days)
(3 marks)
11.A dam containing 4158m3 of water is to be drained. A pump is connected to
a pipe of radius 3.5cm and the machine operates for 8 hours per day. Water
flows through the pipe at the rate of 1.5m per second. Find the number of
days it takes to drain the dam. (4 marks)

12.Two brands of coffee Arabica and Robusta costs sh.4,700 and sh.4,200 per
kilogram respectively. They are mixed to produce a blend that costs
shs.4,600 per kilogram. Find the ratio of the mixture. (3 marks)

13.Under a transformation represented by a matrix , a triangle of

area 10cm2
is mapped onto a triangle whose area is 110cm2. Find x (3 marks)
 14.Find the distance between the centre 0 of a circle whose equation is
and a point .
(3 marks)

15. Solve for x in the equation:

)² + (4 marks)

16.The figure below shows a circle inscribed in an isosceles triangle ABC. If Q,

P and R are the points of contact between the triangle and the circle, O is the
centre of the circle, and Find the radius of
the circle and hence the length of the minor arc PQ. (3 marks)
B

∟
Q P
O

C
R A
SECTION II (50 MARKS)
Answer any five questions in this section.
17. Income tax is charged on annual income at the rates shown below.

Taxable Income K£ Rate (shs per K£)

1 – 1500 2
1501 – 3000 3
3001 – 4500 5
4501 – 6000 7
6001 – 7500 9
7501 – 9000 10
9001 – 12000 12
Over 12000 13

A certain headmaster earns a monthly salary of Ksh. 8570.. He is entitled to tax relief of
Kshs. 150 per month.
(a) How much tax does he pay in a year. ( 6 mks)

(b) From the headmaster’s salary the following deductions are also made every month;
W.C.P.S 2% of gross salary
N.H.I.F Kshs. 1200
House rent, water and furniture charges Kshs. 246 per month.
Calculate the headmaster’s net salary. (4 mks)
18. (a) (i) Taking the radius of the earth, R = 6370 km and  = 22/7 calculate the shorter
distance between the two cities P (60oN , 29oW) and Q (60oN, 31oE) along the parallel of
latitude. (3mks)

(ii) If it is 1200Hrs at P, what is the local time at Q.

(3mks)

(b) An aeroplane flew due South from a point A (600N, 450E) to a point B. The distance
covered by the aeroplane was 800km. Determine the position of B. (4mks).
19. a) Draw ∆PQR whose vertices are P(1,1)Q(-3,2) and R(0,3) on the grid provided
(2marks)

b) Find and draw the image of ∆PQR under the transformation whose matrix is

and label the image P’Q’R’ (2mks)

c) P’Q’R’ is then transformed into P11 Q11 R11 by the transformation with the matrix
Find the co-ordinates of P11 Q11 R11 and draw P11 Q11 R11

(3marks)

d) Describe fully the single transformation which maps PQR onto P11 Q11 R11 and
find the matrix of this transformation (3marks)
 20. (a) Complete the table for y = Sin x + 2 Cos x.

(2mks)
X 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300
Sinx 0 1.0 0.5 -0.5 -0.87
2 cos x 2 0 -1.73 -1.73 1.0
Y 2 1.0 -1.23 -2.23 0.13
(c) Draw the graph of y = Sin x + 2 cos x. (3mks)

(c)Solve sinx + 2 cos x = 0 using the graph. (2mks)

 (d) Find the range of values of x for which y < -0.5

(3mks).
21. A bag contains 3 red, 5 white and 4 blue balls. Two balls are picked without
replacement. Determine the probability of picking.
(a) 2 red balls 2mks

(b) Only one red ball 2mks

(c) At least a white ball 2mks

(d) Balls of same colour. 2mks

(e) Two white balls 2mks

22. (a) Draw the graph of the function 4mks
y = 10+3x – x2 for –2<x <5

(b) use of the trapezoidal rule with 5 stripes, find the area under the curve from x = -1 to
x = 4. 2mks

(c) Find the actual area under the curve from x = -1 to x = 4. 2mks
 (d) Find the percentage error introduced by the approximation. 2mks

23. The figure below is a cuboid ABCDEFGH such that AB = 8cm, BC = 6cm and CF 5cm.
Determine (a) the length
(i) AC (2mks)

(ii) AF
(2mks)

(iii)The angle AF makes with the plane ABCD. (3mks)

(iv) The angle AEFB makes with the base ABCD. (3mks)
24. If , x and are the first three consecutive
terms of a geometric progression;
(a) Determine the values of and the common ratio. (4
marks)

(b) Calculate the sum of the first 6 terms of this progression. (3 marks)

(c) Another sequence has the terms

-13, -16, -19, ……………………………-310.
Find the sum of this sequence. (3 marks)