MOI FORCES GIRLS ACADEMY-MOMBASA

NAME ……………………………………….…… ADM NO……….… DATE …….………

MATHEMATICS

FORM 2

APRIL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this
page.
2. This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
3. Answer all questions in section I and Section II.
4. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the
spaces below each question.
5. Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
6. KNEC Mathematical tables may be used.

For Examiner’s Use Only

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

17 18 19 20 21 Grand

Total

SECTION I (50 Marks)

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1. Use logarithms to evaluate (3 marks)
415.2135×0.0761

2. A cylindrical solid of mass has a radius of 10.5 cm and a height of 13 cm.

Determine the density of the9 .solid.009 𝑘𝑔

(3 marks)

3. The diagram below shows a solid prism

a) Sketch the net of the solid (2 marks)

b) Use the net in (a) above to calculate the total surface area of the solid to 2 decimal
places (2 marks)

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4. Evaluate 04..175××01.08.05−+00.089.32 , correct to 5 decimal places.
(3

marks)

5. Evaluate 0. 0625 using factorization method. (2 marks)

i. If the bigger dog has a tail long find the length of the tail of the smaller4: 3dog.
6. Two dogs which are regarded to be similar have length of their tails in the ratio
64 𝑐𝑚 (2 marks)

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 ii. If the smaller dog requires of meat per day ,determine the mass of meat per day

required by the bigger dog 810𝑔 (2 marks)

7. Use the cube tables to find the cube of;

a) 8.3 (1 mark)

b) 0.0912 (2 marks)

8. Given that and , find the value of: (3

marks) 𝑎 =− 2, 𝑏 = 6 𝑐 =− 1

𝑎2𝑏+− 213 𝑎 𝑏+−25𝑐𝑐

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9. (The𝑥 − size30) of0 an interior angle of a regular polygon is 4𝑥𝑜 while its exterior angle is

find the number of sides of the polygon.

(3 marks)

10. Evaluate (3 marks)

1 7 3 5 2
4
𝑜𝑓 + 2 2 (2
−3 )
3 1 1
4
𝑜𝑓 2 2
÷4

11. Find the value of x if ( )

18 2𝑥−9 = 4− 32 𝑥 (4

marks)

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12. Use reciprocal tables to evaluate to 2 decimal places (3 marks)

0.10625 + 14.5

13. Find the greatest number which when divided by 247, 367 and 607 leaves a remainder of 7
in
each case. (3 marks)

14. Solve for x and y in the following simultaneous equations using elimination method.
(3 marks)
8𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 416

4𝑥 + 12 𝑦 = 400

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15. Find the area of the figure below (Use π 7
) (3 marks)

16. A cubic water tank has sides of length .Find the capacity of the tank in litres.
2. 143𝑚 (3
marks)

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 SECTION II (50 Marks)
17. A straight line 𝐿1 passes through 𝐿the1 points P (3𝑎𝑥, 2) +and𝑏𝑦 Q +(−𝑐1=, 80).

(a) Find the equation of the line in the form where a, b and c are
integers. (3 marks)

(b) The line 𝐿1 meets the 𝑥 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 at R.

i. Find the coordinates of R. (1 mark)

ii. Another line is perpendicular to at R. Find the equation of in the form

where2 m and c are constants.𝐿1 𝐿2 (3

marks)𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐𝐿

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 (c) A third line is parallel to and passes through the point . Find the point

where 𝐿3 and𝐿 3𝐿1 intersect. 𝐿2 (− 12, 5)

(3 marks)

18. A salesman received a basic salary of Sh. 50,000 a year together with a commission of
6% on the value of goods sold and a car allowance of Sh 2.50 per km
a) Find the total amount he received in a year in which he sells goods worth Sh. 625,000
and travels 10,000km (4 marks)

b) The next year he travels 12,000km and receives a total of Sh.. 134,000 .Calculate
i) The value of goods sold (4
marks)

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 ii) The percentage increase in the value of goods sold (2
marks)

and 0 𝑃𝑄 = 7. 5𝑐𝑚

(4 marks)

19. a) Without using a protractor, construct a triangle PQR such that PR = 8.3 cm 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑅𝑃𝑄
37. 5

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 b) Drop a perpendicular from R to cut PQ at M (2
marks)

c) Measure RM (1
mark)

d) Using a protractor measure the angles RQM and MRQ. (2

marks)

20. The figure below shows triangle PQR and image 𝑃'𝑄'𝑅'.

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 (a) Using construction,
i. Determine the centre of rotation W. (2
marks)

ii. measure the angle of rotation (1

mark) 𝑃'

𝑄' 𝑅' 𝑃'𝑄'𝑅' (3 marks)

𝑃𝑊𝑃'
(b) Draw triangle the image of triangle under a reflection on the line m.

(c) Draw triangle the image of triangle PQR under an enlargement scale factor marks)− 1

centre C. 𝑃' 𝑄' 𝑅' (3

𝑃'𝑄'𝑅' 𝑃' 𝑄' 𝑅'

(d) State the type of congruence between triangles and . (1 mark)

40 TO Q 180

140 TO R 80

100 TO S 100

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21. A 100 TO P 40 surveyor recorded the measurement of coffee
field in a field book as shown below .All measurements
are in X metres .Take 𝑋𝑌 = 200𝑚 as the baseline.

a) Using a scale of 1𝑐𝑚 = 20𝑚 draw the map of the field (5 marks)

b) Find the area of the field in hectares (5 marks)

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