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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. (K.C.S.E)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

a) Write your name, index number and date in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
b) Write name, admission number and class in the spaces provided above.
c) This paper contains 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.

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 GRAND TOTAL

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL

(SECTION I 50MARKS)
 Attempt all the questions from this questions.
1. The length of a rectangle is 8.3cm and its width is exactly 5. 45cm.Calculate the percentage error
in its area, correct to four significant figures. (3marks)

4 √ 5+3 √ 2
2. Express in the form a + b√ c where a and b are improper fractions.
√5 − √2
(3marks)

3. Make P the subject of the formula. (3marks)

√
2
4 R −K
d = 2
P
4. Two blends of tea costing Ksh 120and Ksh 150 per kilogram were mixed and the mixture sold at
Sh 171.60. As a result a profit of 30% was made. At what ratio were they mixed. (3marks)

5. A singular matrix M is given as shown, Find the possible value of T and hence write down the
two possible matrices.

M= [ T T−1 2
T +2 ] (3marks)

6. Given that the position vectors of A is 3i -2j-k and that of B is i-3j+2k.

Find:

(i) AB in terms of i, j, and k (2marks)

(ii) The magnitude of AB correct to 2 decimal places. (2marks)

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1
7. a) Expand (1 − x) up to the 4th term. (2marks)
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b) Use your expansion above to evaluate (0.96)5 to four significant figures. (2marks)

8. Solve the equation 2 sin (2x-30º) = -1 for 0º ≥ x ≥360º (3marks)

9. Calculate the semi-interquartile range of (3marks)

3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 5, 7, 9

10. Solve for x in the equation. (3marks)

log 3 ( 7 x +3 ) −log 3 ( 2 − x )=1

11. The original area of an object after two successive transformations given by the matrices (23 15)
and (30 21) in that order becomes 168 square units. Find the original area of the object.
(3marks)
 12. What is the smallest number of terms that can be added so that the sum of 1+4+16+64+
is more than 25,000. (3marks)

13. The figure below is a graph of y=x 2 − 4.

2
y=x − 4

-4

Calculate the exact area bounded by the curve, x – axis and the lines x= 0 and x= 3

(3marks)

14. The points with coordinates (5, 5) and (-3, -1) are the ends of the longest chord of a circle centre
D. Determine

i) the coordinates of D. (1mark)

 ii) the equation of the circle in the form of x 2+ y 2+ ax+ by +c=0 Where a, b, and c are
constants. (2marks)

15. Quantity Q partly varies as quantity R and partly varies inversely as the square of R.

Given that Q = 3 when R = 1 and Q = 5 when R = ½.

Find the equation connecting Q and R. (3marks)

16. The diagram drawn below is a triangle in which AB = 7cm, BC = 6cm and AC = 5cm.
 On the diagram show the locus of P such that AP > 3cm and that P is nearer to A than B.

Shade the region where p can be found. (3marks)

SECTION II (50 MARKS)

Answer any five questions in this section
17. ABC is a triangle with vertices A (-7, 2) B (-2, 1) and C (2, 8). A1B1C1 is the image under

[
transformation.
−1 0
0 −1 ]
a. (i) Find the co-ordinates of A1B1C1 (2marks)
(ii) On the grid provided draw ABC and A1B1C1 (2marks)
b. (i) Find the co-ordinates of A11B11C11 the image of a triangle A1B1C1 under

transformation matrix. [ −10 −01] (2marks)

(ii) On the same grid draw A11B11C11 (1marks)

c. (i) Find the single matrix that maps A11B11C11 onto A1B1C1 (2marks)

(ii) Describe the transformation represented by the matrix in c(i) above (1mark)

18. The table below shows income tax rate for the year 2020.
Taxable income (Ksh per Month) Tax rate (Ksh per Ksh 20)

1 – 12,000 2
12,001 – 22,500 3
22,501 – 33,000 4
33,001 – 43,500 5
43,501 – 54,000 6
54,001 and over 7
Musa was earning a basic salary of Ksh 48,200 per month. He was entitled to the following allowances
per month:

House allowance Ksh 12,000, medical allowances Ksh 4,200 and a non-taxable transport allowance of
Ksh 5,200. He is entitled to a personal relief of Ksh 1,054 monthly. Calculate:

(a) Musa’s monthly taxable income (2marks)

(b) Musa’s monthly net tax. (5marks)

(c) The following deductions were also made from his salary per month. NHIF Ksh 3,000,

Bank loan –Ksh 9,500, WCPS Ksh 760. Determine his net monthly pay. (3marks)
 b⏟ OA
, ⏟ = ⏟ . Point N is on OB such that the ratio ON:NB=1:2 and the
a
19. In the triangle OAB, ⃗
OB =
point M divides AB in the ratio 1: 3 line OM and AN intersect at point X.

a⏟ b⏟
(a) Express in terms of vectors and ,

(i) ⃗
ON (1mark)

(ii) ⃗
OM (2marks)

b) Further given that ⃗

OX =h ⃗
OM and OX =kAX, where k &h are scalars,

(i) Express ⃗
OX in two different ways. (2marks)

(ii) Find the value of k and h. (4marks)

(c) Find the ratio AN: NX (1mark)

20. The figure below shows a plan of a roof with rectangular base ABCD.AB =26cm, BC

=16cm and the ridge PQ which is centrally placed above the base is 10cm. The faces

ADP and BCQ are equilateral triangles. M is the mid -Point of BC.

Calculate:

(a) the length of QM (2marks)

(b) the vertical height of p above the base. (2marks)

(c) the angle between line AP and the plane ABCD. (3marks)
(d) the angle between plane APQB and the base. (3marks)

21. The supply of milk in Tharaka-Nithi county depends on two companies; Brookside and Tuzo. The
2
probability that Brookside supplies milk on a certain day is while the probability that Tuzo supplies
3
5
milk on the same day is .
8

(a) Represent this information on the tree diagram. (2marks)

(b) i) Find the probability that there is no milk on that day (2marks)

ii) Only one company supplies milk on that day. (3marks)

iii) There is milk supply on that day. (3marks)

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22. The towns on the earth surface are P(35ºN,140ºW) and Q(35ºN,40ºE). (Use π = and the radius of
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the earth R = 6370km)

(a) Calculate the shortest distance between P and Q in the nautical miles. (2marks)

(b) Calculate the time taken by the plane to travel from town P to Q at a speed of 500knots.

(2marks)
(c) A point B is westwards of Q; at a distance of 3408.05km. Find the longitude of B.

(3marks)

(d) A plane leaves point B above at 11.20 am local time and travels eastwards to Q at a speed

of 3000km/hr. At what time does it land at Q. (3marks)

23. The diagram below shows a circle centre O. PQ is the tangent to the circle at C. Angle

DCQ= 46º and angle BAC =27º.

Find giving reasons the size of each of the following angles.

a) Angle OAD (2marks)

b) Angle DBO (2marks)

c) Angle ACD (2marks)

d) Angle BDA (2marks)

e) Reflex angle BOC (2marks)

24. Jackie makes two types of dresses A and B. She takes 3hours to make one pair of type A

and 4 hours to make one pair of type B. She works for a maximum of 120 hours to make

X pair of type A and Y pairs of type B. It costs her Ksh 400 to make a pair of type A and

Ksh 150 to make a pair of type B. Her total cost does not exceed Ksh 9,000. She must

make at least 8 pairs of type A and more than 12 pairs of type B.

(a) Write down four in equations representing the above information. (4marks)

(b) On the grid provided draw the in equation and shade the unwanted region. (4marks)
(c) If she makes a profit of Ksh 400 on each pair of type A and Ksh 700 on a pair of type B

dresses. Use the graph in part (b) above to determine the maximum profit that she makes.

(2marks)

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