MASENO SCHOOL MOCK COMMITTEE –

2024
Mathematics Paper 2 - Advanced KCSE Type Questions
Instructions to candidates

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

SECTION I (50 Marks)

1. 1. Ryan bought a cooker worth Ksh 40,000 on hire purchase by paying a deposit of Ksh
4,000 and the balance in 36 equal monthly instalments. If the simple interest rate is
20% per annum, calculate the monthly instalment amount. (4 marks)
2. 2. Two taps P and Q, working together, can fill a tank in 3 hours 36 minutes. Tap P alone
takes 3 hours longer than Tap Q to fill the same tank. Calculate the time Tap P takes to
fill the tank. (4 marks)
3. 3. Simplify the expression (2 - √3) / (2√3 + 3) without using a calculator. Express your
answer in the form a + b√c, where a, b, and c are integers. (4 marks)
4. 4. The quantity P varies directly as the cube of Q and inversely as the square root of R. If
P increases in the ratio 8:5 and R decreases by 19%, calculate the percentage change in
Q. (4 marks)
5. 5. (a) Expand (1 - 2x)^6 in ascending powers of x up to the fourth term. (2 marks)
(b) Use this expansion to estimate the value of (0.9)^6 correct to three decimal places.
(2 marks)
6. 6. Three types of tea A, B, and C are mixed in the ratio 2:3:4. The costs per kilogram are
Ksh 150, Ksh 140, and Ksh 90, respectively. Find the selling price of 12 kg of the mixture
if it is sold at a 15% profit. (4 marks)
7. 7. In a circle with centre O, VOR and PTS are straight lines. Given that ST = 21 cm, TV = 7
cm, and PV = 24 cm, and PVW is a tangent at V, calculate: (a) Length of PQ. (3 marks) (b)
Length of TR. (3 marks)
8. 8. The probability that a bus will be late is 1/5. If Rafiki boards the bus when it is on
time with a probability of 9/10 and when it is late with a probability of 1/3, find the
probability that Rafiki will not board the bus. Use a tree diagram. (4 marks)
9. 9. The coordinates of A and B are (-2,5,4) and (1,-1,10). A point Q divides AB externally
in the ratio 5:2. Find the coordinates of Q. (4 marks)
10. 10. Solve the trigonometric equation: 2cos^2(x) - sin(x) = 1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360°. (4 marks)
11. 11. In a region R, bounded by line PRQ, where angle PRQ ≥ 60° and the area of triangle
PRQ > 15 cm², represent the region R graphically. (4 marks)
12. 12. A pipe has internal and external diameters of 8 cm and 10 cm, respectively,
measured to the nearest cm. If the length of the pipe is exactly 63 cm, calculate the
percentage error in the volume. (4 marks)
13. 13. Solve the logarithmic equation: log(3x^2) - log(8x) = 10. (4 marks)
14. 14. A class of 50 students scored an average of 55 marks with a standard deviation of
20. If two more students join with scores of 60 and 64, calculate the new mean and
standard deviation. (4 marks)
15. 15. A triangle ABC with vertices A(2,1), B(2,-1), and C(0,-1) is sheared such that vertex A
maps onto A'(0,1). Find the images of vertices B and C under the shear transformation.
(4 marks)
16. 16. Data from an experiment is given for variables x and y as follows: x = [1,2,3,...10] and
y = [9,12,16,...42]. Plot the line of best fit and find the equation connecting x and y. (4
marks)

SECTION II (50 Marks)

17. 17. (a) Complete the table for 1 - cos(x) and 2sin(x + 30°) for values of x from 0° to 180°.
(3 marks)
(b) Draw the graphs of 1 - cos(x) and 2sin(x + 30°) on the same axes. (4 marks)
(c) Use the graphs to find: (i) The amplitude of 1 - cos(x), (ii) Solve cos(x) + 2sin(x + 30°)
= 1. (4 marks)
18. 18. A plane leaves point A (latitude 42°N, longitude 15°E) at 1000 hours local time,
flying northwards at 450 knots. After a stopover at point B, it travels to point C (latitude
42°N, longitude 165°W). Calculate:
(a) The location of point A. (3 marks)
(b) The time taken to fly from B to C. (3 marks)
(c) The local time at C when the plane arrives. (4 marks)
19. 19. In an arithmetic progression (A.P.), the 2nd, 5th, and 11th terms form a geometric
progression (G.P.). If the common difference of the A.P. is 2, calculate the tenth term of
the A.P. and the least number of terms needed to reach a sum of 460. (7 marks)
20. 20. In a trapezoidal prism ABCDEFGH, AB = 24 cm, AH = 25 cm, BG = 15 cm, and BC = 30
cm. Find:
(a) The angle between lines HG and AB. (3 marks)
(b) The angle between line CH and plane ABCD. (3 marks)
(c) The angle between planes BCEH and EFGH. (3 marks)
21. 21. The masses of students in a school are recorded as follows: Mass(kg) = [25-29, 30-
34, ..., 65-69]. Construct the cumulative frequency curve, and find the median, inter-
quartile range, and percentage of students above 47 kg. (10 marks)
22. 22. The monthly income tax rates for a certain year are given, with Jayden earning a net
tax of Ksh 19,760 and additional allowances. Calculate his gross tax, taxable income, and
basic salary. (10 marks)
23. 23. Anne and Ben make jackets and suits, each with different times for cutting and
sewing. Given constraints on working hours and a profit function, determine the
maximum profit they can make in a week. (10 marks)
24. 24. A particle's acceleration is given by a = 2t - 8 m/s². If its initial velocity is 12 m/s,
find its velocity at any time t, its displacement during the third second, and its minimum
velocity. (10 marks)