REVISION

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1 (121/1)
10 Sample Papers + Answers
SAMPLE PAPER 1
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
SECTION A (50MARKS)

1. Express 1080 and 1000 in their prime factors, hence evaluate (3mks)
1080
3 1000

2. Simplify 3x2 – 4xy + y2 (3mks)

9x2 – y2

3. Use logarithms in all your steps to work out. (4mks)

4968
3 87.36 ÷ 6.258

4. Nteei walks for 2 ½ hours in the morning at xkm/hr and for ½ x hours in the afternoon at 6km/hr.
This makes 38 ½ km altogether. How far did she walk in the morning. (3mks)

5. Given that Cos q = 15/17 and 2700 < q < 3600. Find without using tables the values of sine q and tan-
gent q. (3mks)

6. On the figure below ABX is a tangent, Angle CAB=170 and Angle ACB = 360. Calculate angle
CBX and angle DBC. (3mks)
7. What is the sum of the roots of the equation. (3mks)
x2 + 3
=4
x

8. Ole Koikoi is a real estate agent who is entitled to a commission on all properties bought through
him. During a certain month he sold 2 mansions at sh. 2.54 million each, 4 flats at sh. 582,000 each
and 5 bungalows at sh. 354,000 each. If he was paid a total commission of sh. 458,900. Calculate
the percentage rate of commission he was paid. (4mks)

9. It takes 20 men 10 days to lay 300 metres of pipes. Find how many days it would take 15 men to
lay 270 metres of pipes working at the same rate. (3mks)

10. A cylindrical tank of diameter 1.4m and height 1.2m is one-quarter full of water. This water is
transferred to an empty rectangular container measuring 1.2m long and 70cm wide. Calculate the
height of the water in the container in centimeters. (3mks)

11. Give the integral values of x which satisfies the following inequalities.
4 < 3x – 2 ; 15 – 2x > 4. (4mks)

12. The average mark scored by the first 27 students in a mathematics test is 52. The average mark
scored by the remaining 37 is 58. Calculate the mean mark for the whole class.
(4mks)

13. Nkini bought 3 skirts and 2 sweaters at a total cost sh. 1575. If he had bought 2 shirts and 3
sweaters he would have spent sh. 225 more. Find the cost of 5 skirts and 2 sweaters.
(4mks)
14. The straight line whose equation is 2y = 3x + 6 meets the x-axis and the y-axis at P and Q respec-
tively. Write down the coordinates of P and Q. (3mks)
15. Nairobi and Eldoret are 351 km apart. A bus leaves Nairobi towards Eldoret at an average speed of
66km/h. At the same time a car leaves Eldoret traveling at an average speed of 104km/hr towards
Nairobi. Along the way the car stopped for 10 minutes to repair a puncture, then resumed the jour-
ney traveling at the same average speed. How far from Nairobi did they meet.
(4mks)

16. A number P is divided by 12,15 and 18. In each case the remainder is 5. Find the smallest value of
P. (3mks)

SECTION II ( 50 MARKS)
Answer ANY FIVE questions
17. a) A bucket is in the shape of a frustum of a cone. Its diameters at the top and at the bottom are
36cm and 28cm respectively. Its depth is 20cm. What is the full capacity of the bucket in litres.
(6mks)

b) The above container was filled with water and later transferred to a cylinder of height 92cm.
Determine to 1dp the radius of the cylinder. (4mks)

18. The cost of making a table consist of transport, labour and raw material in the ratio 4:2:6 respec-
tively. During an inflation year the transport cost increased by 6%, the labour by 9% and raw mate-
rials by 20%.
a) Find the percentage increase in producing a table. (6mks)

b) What was the old price of a table if the new price is Kshs. 680.00. (2mks)

c) How much would Raisa have saved if she buys a dozen of tables at the old price?
(2mks)

19. a) A Teachers College uses three buses A,B and C. On any day the probability of the buses operat-
ing are 0.75, 0.4 and 0.5 respectively. Use a tree diagram to find the probability that on a given
day.
(i) All the buses are not operating. (2mks)
 (ii) Only one bus is operating. (2mks)

(iii) Atleast one bus is working. (2mks)

b) A bag contains 5 red balls and 3 white ones. If two ball are picked one at a time, find the proba-
bility that a red and a white ball is picked?
i) Without replacement. (2mks)

ii) With replacement. (2mks)

20. The figure shows a triangle OPQ in which OP= Pand OQ=q. Points S and R are mid points of OP
and PQ respectively. Lines OR and SQ intersect at T such that OT:TR=2:1 and ST=hSQ.
P

a) Express the following vectors in terms of P and q.

(i) PQ
ii) SQ
iii) OR
b) Using triangle OST and the fact that ST=hSQ, express vector ST in two ways and hence find the
value of h. (4mks)

c) Express vector TQ in terms of P and q and state the ratio ST:TQ. (3mks)

21. A piece of wire which is 18m long is cut into two parts. The first part is bent to form a square. The
second part is bent to form the four sides of a rectangle. The breadth of the rectangle is 1M and its
length is xM. If the sum of the areas of the square and rectangle is Am2. Show that
A = 16 – 3x + x2
4
if A = 9, calculate the value of x. (10mks)
22. A point B is on a bearing of 0800 from a point A and at a distance of 95km. A submarine is sta-
tioned at a port D which is on a bearing of 2000 from A and a distance of 124km from B. A ship
leaves B and moves directly Southlands to an island P which is on a bearing of 1400 from A. The
submarine at D on realizing that the ship was headed for the island P decided to head straight for
the island to intercept the ship. Using a scale of 1cm represents 10km make a scale drawing show-
ing the relative position of A,B,D and P, hence; (6mks)
i) Find the distance from A to D. (1mk)
ii) The bearing of the submarine from the ship when setting off from B. (1mk)
iii) The bearing of the island P from D. (1mk)
iv) The distance the submarine had to cover to reach the island. (1mk)

23. A triangle with vertices at P(2,3) Q(-3,3) and R (0,5) is first rotated about (0,0) through +900 fol-
lowed by a reflection in the line y=x. It is finally translated through vector -5 . Find the co-ordi-
nates of the vertices of the image. 0 (10mks)

24. A manufacturer is required to supply two types of shirts: Type A and type B. The total number of
shirts must not be more than 400. He has to supply more of type A than of type B. However the
number of type A shirts must not be more than 300 and the number of type B shirts must not be less
than 80. Let x be the number of type A shirts and y the number of type B shirts.
a) Write down in terms of x and y all the linear inequalities representing the information above.
(3mks)

b) On the grid provided, draw the inequalities and shade the unwanted regions. (5mks)
 c) The profits were as follows
TYPE A: sh. 600 per shirt
TYPE B: sh. 400 per shirt
Use the graph to determine the number of shirts of each type that should be made to maximize the
profit. (1mk)

Calculate the maximum profit. (1mk)

MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 1
121/1

1. 1080 = 2 x 2 x 2x 3 x 3 x 5 = 23 x 32 x 5 M1
1000 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 23 x 53
 23 x 32 x 5 = 23 x 32 x 5 M1
3 3
3 2 x5 2x5
22 x 32 = 36 A1

2. 3x2 – 3xy – xy + y2 = ( 3x – y) ( x – y) M1
9x2 – y2 = ( 3x – y) ( 3x + y) M1
( 3x – y) ( x – y)
(3x – y) ( 3x + y)
x–y
3x + y A1

3. No Log
4.968 x 103 3.6992
87.36 1.9413 -
6.258 0.7964 M1M1
1.1449
2.5513 ¸ 3 M1
7.0865 0.8504 A1

4. Distance walked in morning = 2 ½ x x = 2.5x

Distance walked Afternoon = ½ x x 6 = 3x M1
Total Distance 5.5x
5.5x = 38 ½ km M1
x = 38.5 = 7
5.5
\Distance covered in the morning = 17.5km A1

5.
B1

8 17

q
15
Sin q =- 8
17 B1
Tan q = - 8
 15 B1

6. Ð BDA = 36° ((alternate seqment) B1

ÐBDA = 180 – ( 36 + 17) = 180 - 53° = 127°
\Ð BDC = 180° - 127° = 53° = Ð CBX B1
(alternate seqment)
Ð 180° - ( 53°+ 36°) = 180 – 89 = 91° B1

7. x2 + 3 = 4x
x2 – 3x – x + 3
( x – 1) ( x – 3) =0 M1
x=1x=3 A1
sum = 1 = 3 = 4 B1

8. Total sales 2 x 2540000 = 5,080000

4 x 582,000 = 2328 000 M1
5 x 354 000 = 1,770 000
Total collection 9,178,000 A1
% rate = 458 900 x 100 M1
9178 000
=5% A1

9. men days Workdone

20 10 300m
15 ? 270m

1 man takes = 20 x 10 = 200 days to do 300m

90
180 day = 270 x 200 270m M1M1
300 1
60
\15 men will work for 180 = 12 days A1
 15 5

10. Volume = 22 x 70 x 70 x 120 x ¼ M1

7
= 462 000cm3 M1
Base of the tank = 120 x 70 = 8400 cm2
level of the water = 462 000 = 55 cm A1
8400

11. 4 + 2 < 3x 15 – 4 >2x M1

6 < 3x 11 > 2x
2< xP 5.5 > xP M1
2 < x < 5.5 A1
Integral 3 , 4 and 5 B1

12. 27 x 52 + 37 x 58 = M1
1404 + 2146
3550 A1
Total no. of students = 37 + 27 = 64 M1
Mean mark = 3550 = 55.47 A1
64

13. 3b + 2C = 1575 66 + 4C = 3150 M1

2b + 3C = 1800 6b + 9c = 5400
-
5c = -2250 M1
c = 450/=
2b + 1350 = 1800
2b = 450 b = 225/= A1
5 x 225 + 2 x 450 = 1125 + 900
= 2,025/= B1

14. 2y = 3x + 6 y = 3/2x + 3 B1
Cuts x –axis at y = o
3/2 x + 3 =0 x = 3x2 =-2
p = (-2,0) B1
 Cuts y –axis at x = o
y = 3/2 x 0 + 3 y=3
q = ( 0,3) B1

15. In 10 minutes the Bus covers 10 x 66 = 11 km

60
Distance covered by
both ( 351 – 11) B1
= 340km B1
Relative speed = 66 + 104
= 170km/h
Time taken to meet = 340 = 2hr B1
170
Distance from Nairobi = 2 1/6 x 66
= 143 km B1

16. 12 = 22 x 3 M1
15 = 3 x5
18 = 2 x 32
L.C.M = 4 x 5 x 9 = 180 A1
180 + 5 = 185 B1

17. SECTION II

14 = h 14 ( 20 + h) = 18h
18 20 + h
B1
4h = 280
h = 70
Volume of the bucket =
1/3 x 22 x 18 x 18 x 90 – 1/3 x 22 x 14 x 14 x 70
7 7
M1M1
30548.6 - 14373.3
16,175.3cm+3
M1
Capacity = 16,1753 litres
A1
 B1

b) volume = 22 x r2 x 92
7
= 16175.3 M1
r2 = 16175.3 x 7 M1
22 x 92
= 55.94
r = Ö55.94 A1
= 7.479
~ 7.5cm B1

18. a) T L R
Old ratio 4 : 2 : 6 M1
New ratio 1.06 of 4 : 1.09 of 2 : 1.2 of 6
4.24 : 2.18 : 7.2 M1
New total ratio = 13.62 M1
old ratio = 12
Change in ratio = 13.62 – 12 = 1.62 M1
1.62 x 100 = 13.5 % M1A1
12
b) 113.5% = 680
100 % = 100 x 680 M1
113.5

= 599.10 A1

c) 680 x 12 - 12 x 599.10 M1
12 ( 680 – 599.10)
12 x 80.90
970/80 A1

19. a) B1
 B1
M1

i) 0.25 x 0.6 x 0.5 = 0.075

A1
ii) 0.75 x 0.6 x 0.5 or 0.25 x 0.4 x 0.5 or 0.25 x 0.6 x 0.5
M1
0.225 + 0.05 + 0.075
A1
0.35
M1
iii) 1 – 0.075
A1
= 0.925
M1
5
b) i) /8 x 3/7
A1
15
= /56
5
ii) /8 x 3/8
= 15/64

20. a) i) PQ = - p + q B1
˜ ˜ ˜
ii) SQ = -1/2p + q B1
˜ ˜ ˜
iii) OR = p + ½ (q - p) B1
A
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
0.5
=½p+½q
0.5
˜ ˜
b) ST = h( q – ½ p)
˜ ˜ ˜ M1
ST = SO + OI
= - ½ p + 2/3 ( ½ p + ½ q)
˜ ˜ ˜
= 1/3q - 1/6p M1
˜ ˜
hq – ½ hp = 1/3q – 1/6p M1
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
1
h = /3 A1
c) TQ = TO + OQ
 = 2/3 ( - ½ p – ½ q) + q
˜ ˜ ˜ M1
= - 1/3 p – 1/3q + q
˜ ˜ ˜
= - 1/3 p – 1/3q + q
˜ ˜ ˜
= 2/3 q – 1/3 p
˜ ˜ A1
SQ = q – ½ p
ST = 1/3q – 1/6p B1
\ ST : TQ = 1:2

21. Perimeter of the rectangle = 2 ( x + 1) = 2x + 2 M1

length bent to form a square
= 18 – ( 2x + 2) = 16 – 2x M1
Side of the square = 16 – 2x or 8-x M1
4 2
Area of the rectangle = x x 1 = x M1
Area of the square = ( 8 – x) 2 M1
2
or 64 – 16x + x2
4
Total area = x + 16 – 4x + x2 M1
4
A = 16 – 3x + x2 A1
4
9 = 16 – 3x + x2 M1
4
x2
4 - 3x + 7 = 0
x2 - 12x + 28 = 0
x = 12 ± Ö( 12)2 – 4 x 28
2
= 12 ± Ö144 – 112 = 12 ± 5.657 x = 17.657 = 8.8285 M1A1
2 2 2
22. Scale : 1 cm rep 10km
95 km = 9.5 cm
B1
124km = 12.4 cm
 Island P. (Cor-
rect location of
P)

i) AD = 4.5
cm B1
4.5 x 10 =
45 km B1

ii) Bearing of B1
D from B =
242°
B1
iii) Bearing of P
from D =
123 °

iv) Distance D
B
13.5
x 10 = 135 k m
23

B1P image after rotation

B1 P reflection
L1P reflection line
B1,B1P Labelling of image 1 as 2
B1 P translation
B1 P Image 3
B1 P Final image coordinate

1st image P1 ( -3 , 2)
Q1 ( -3,-3) B1
R1 ( -5,0)
2 image P11 ( 2 ,-3)
nd

Q11 ( -3,-3) B1
R11 ( 0,-5)

Final image
2 -5 B1
-3

-3 + 0 = B1
-3

-3 + -5 -
 8

-3 0 -
3

0 + -5 -5

-5 0 = -
5
24 a) x + y £ B3
400 , x
>y,x
£ 300,
y ³ 80
(If A
and B
are used
through- B1
out)
A1

b) All 4 in-
equali-
ties Pby
drawing
and
shading

c) i) x =
300 and
y = 100
ii) max
profit =
600 x
300 +
400 x
100

220,000
SAMPLE PAPER 2
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
SECTION 1 ( 50 MARKS)
 Answer ALL questions in this section
1. Use logarithm tables to evaluate (4mks)
2
3.172 (0.008367)
Log 9
5
2. Solve for x and y (3mks)
32x – y = 27
4x ÷ 16y = 1

3. Evaluate without using mathematical tables or calculator (3mks)

¾ + 2/5 ÷ 3
/5 of 1 2/3
(1 ¾ - 5/8) x 2/9
4. A line y=mx +8 makes an angle of 75.970 with the x-axis, find the co-ordinates of the point where
the line cuts the x-axis. (3mks)

5. Find the integral values of x which satisfy the inequalities. (3mks)

3x – 2 < 10 + x < 2 + 5x

6. A camera which is marked at Kshs 2400 is sold to a consumer after allowing him a 10% discount.
By so doing the trader still makes a profit of 20% on the cost of the camera. Determine the cost
price of the camera. (3mks)
7. Solve for q given that q is acute and sin (3q - 500) – Cos (2q + 100) = 0. (2mks)

8. A chemist had 60cm3 of solution containing 25% of water. If y cm3 of the solution is poured away
and replaced with the same amount of water, the resulting solution is 50% water. Determine the
value of y. (3mks)

9. In the figure below AB || DC. Given that OA = 2cm, AD=4cm and that the area of DOAB is 15cm2.
Find the area of the trapezium ABCD. (3mks)
10. ABCD is a rhombus with AB=9cm and angle BAD = 700. BXD is a circular arc centre A. Calcu-
late the area of the shaded section, Correct to two decimal places. (3mks)

11. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 15. When the number is subtracted from the number
formed by reversing the digits, the difference is 27. Find the number. (4mks)

12. Judith cycles to school a distance of 18km at a speed of x km/h. On one day, when the wind was
behind her, her speed was (x +2)km/h and she took 18 minutes less than her normal time to reach
school. Find x. (3mks)
13. The floor of a rectangular room measures 4.8m by 3.2m. Find the percentage error in the calcula-
tion of the area of the floor. (3mks)
14. Solve for x in (3mks)
Log 5 – log( x – 2) = log (x+2).
15. Water flows from a 1.4cm diameter pipe at the rate of 15m per minute. Calculate the time it will
take to fill a rectangular bowl measuring 7cm x 11cm x 3cm. (4mks)
16. The sum of the first three terms of a geometric series is 26. If the common ratio is 3, what is the
sum of the first six terms of the series? (3mks)

SECTION II (50 MARKS)

Answer any 5 questions
17. In the figure below, OQ=q and OR=r. Point M divides OQ in the ratio 1:2 and N divides OR in
the ratio 3:4. Lines MR and NQ intersect at E.

a) Express in terms of q and r.

(i) MR (1mk)
(ii) NQ (1mk)
b) If ME= sMR and NE = tNQ, express OE in terms of:
~ ~
(i) r, q and s. (1mk)
(ii) r, q and t. (1mk)
c) Find the values of s and t using the results in (b) above. (6mks)

18. a) Complete the following table for the equation y =2x2 + x -6 (2mks)
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
 2x2
x
-6
y
b) On the grid provided draw the graph of y=2x2 + x – 6 for -3< x <3. (3mks)
 c) Use your graph to solve the equation 2x2 + 3x – 4=0 (3mks)

d) Find the range of integral values of x for which (2mks)

y< -4
19. (a) Ali traveled a distance of 5km from village A to village B in the direction 060 0. He then
changes her course and travels a distance of 4km in the direction 1350 to village C. Find by scale
drawing.
(i) the distance in kilometers between A and C.
(ii) the bearing of A from C. (5mks)

b) Use a ruler and a pair of compasses only to construct a triangle ABC in which AB=4.6cm,
BC=5.4cm and ÐABC=750. Measure AC. Drop a perpendicular from B to meet AC at N. Mea-
sure BN Hence find the area of DABC. (5mks)

20. A right conical frustrum of base radius 7cm and top radius 3.5cm and height 6cm is stuck onto a
cylinder of base radius 7cm and height 5cm which is further attached to a hemisphere to form a
closed solid as shown below.

Find
(a) The volume of the solid. (5mks)

b) The surface area of the solid. (5mks)

21. Given below is a pentagonal prism that has a regular pentagon of sides 2cm as its cross-section.
The prism is 4cm long.
 4cm
2cm

a) Make a sketch of the net of the prism if it is closed on both ends. (2mks)
b) Draw an accurate diagram of the net. (4mks)
c) Calculate the volume of the prism correct to two decimal places. (4mks)

22. A car manufacturing company exports one third of its cars. Three fifths of the remainder are sold
locally to dealers and the rest to individuals.
a) Calculate the percentage of the cars that are sold to each category of people. (5mks)
b) Construct a pie chart to represent the above information stating the angle of each sectors.
(4mks)
c) Given that the factory manufactured 150,000 cars last year and sold each car at 1.2 million
shillings, How much more did the company receive from dealers than from the export.
(3mks)
23. Two circles of radii 3.5cm and 4.2cm with centres X and Y respectively intersect at point A and B
as shown below.

3.5cm 4.2cm

Given that the centres of the circles are 6cm apart, find
a) angle AXB (3mks)

b) angle AYB (3mks)

c) the area of the quadrilateral XAYB correct to 2d.p. (2mks)

d) the shaded area correct to 2 significant figures. (Take p = 22

/7) (2mks)
24. A particle moves in a straight line so that its velocity is given by
V = ½ t2 – 3t + 7
Where t is time in seconds. Find
(i) The velocity after 8 seconds. (2mks)

(ii) the acceleration when t=0. (2mks)

(iii) the minimum velocity attained. (2mks)
(iv) the distance traveled in first 2 seconds. (4mks)
MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 2
121/1

NO SOLUTION MARK
1. NO LOG OTHERS
3.172 0.5014 0.5014
M1
5.8452
+
(0.008367)2 3. 9226x2 4.3466
M1
1.9796 -
Log 9 4.3670

4 .3670¸5
M1
5 1.3670

5 5

1 .2734 A1

1.877x10-1
=0.1877
04
2. 3 2 x  y 33

4x¸42y=40
M1
2 x  y 3 ……………………………………………….(i)
x  2 y 0 ……………………………………………….(ii)
from equation (ii)x=2y………………………………(iii)
subst x (iii) in (i)
M1
22 y   y 3
4 y  y 3
3 y 3  y 1
 x 2 y A1
2 1
2
03
3. Numerator
3 2  3 5
   
4 5  5 3
M1
3 2 23

4 5 = 20
M1
Denominator

7  5 9
4 8 8
M1
23 9
 
20 8

23 8
x
20 9

46
45

1
1
45 A1

4. Tan 75.970 = m
Tan 760 = m
Þm=4.0108 B1
m»4
y=4x+8
0=4x=8 M1
4x=-8
X=-2
Coordinate are (-2,0) A1
03
5. 3x-2<10+x
2x<12
X<6 B1

10+x<2+5x
-4x<-8 B1
x>2

2<x<6
Integrd values B1
3,4,and5
6. 100%=2400
2400 90
M1
90%= 100
2160
 100%=2160
216080 M1
A1
80%= 100
1728
03
7. Sin (3q-500) = cos (2q+100) M1
3q-500+2q+100=900
5q-400=900
5q=1300
130 0
q= 5 A1
q =260
02
8. 25 M1
y 0.25 y
Amount of water poured = 100 M1
50
60
The resulting solution has 100
=30cm3
Amount of water in imtial soln=0.25x60
=15cm3

\15-0.25y+=30
15+0.75y=30
Þ0.75y=15
1.5
Y= 0.75 A1
=20cm3
03
9. L.S.F=3 B1
A.S.F=9
Area of DODC=9X15=135CM2 M1
\Area of trapezium =135-15
120CM2 A1
03
10.

M1
9x9sin 70
76.1151
M1
70 22
 9 9
360 7 =49.5
A1
 76.1151-49.5=26.6151
03
11. Let the number be xy
x  y 15
M1
10 y  x  10 x  y  27
9 y  9 x 27

9 y  9 x 27 …………………………………..(i)
y  x 15 ……………………………………(ii)
…………(i)x9

9 y  9 x 27
M1
 9 y  9 x 135
 18 y 162
y 9 A1

x 15  9 A1
=6
The number is69
04
12. 18
Time without wind= x
18
Time with wind= x  2
18 18 18 M1
 
x x  2 60
1 1 1
 
x x  2 60
60x  2   60 x  xx  2 
x 2  2 x  120 0 M1

x 2  12 x  10 x  120 0
xx  12  10x  12 0
x  12x  10 0 A1
 x  10 0
 x 10km / h
03
13. Max area=4.85x3.25=15.7625
Actual=4.8x3.5=16.8
Min=4.75x3.15=14.9625
A.E=15.7625-14.9625=0.8 M1
2 2
=0.4
0.4
100 M1
P.E= 16.8 A1
=2.381%
03
14. 5 M1
x  2
x 2
 5=(x+2)(x-2) M1
5=x2-4
x2=9 A1
x=±3
03
15.  22  M1
 0.7 x0.7  x1500
 7 

=2310cm3 A1

Volume of bowl=7x11x3=231
2310 M1
Time to fill= 231
=10mins
A1
04
16. a(1  r ) n
Sn= 1 r
a3  1
3
M1
26
3 1
52
A= 8
52
3  16 M1
8
3 1

52
64
8
2
A1
416
2
=208
03
SECTION II(50MARKS)
17.

a)
MR  MO OR
~ ~ ~
(i)
B1
1 1
 q  r or r  q
3 ~ ~ ~ 3~
(ii)NQ=NO+OQ
=-ON+OQ
B1
  3 3
r  q or q  r
7 ~ ~ ~ 7~
b)(i)ME=sMR
1 
 q r
=s  3 
OE=OM+ME
1 1 B1
q  sq  sr
3 3
1 1 
  s  q  sr
= 3 3 
(ii)NE=tNQ
 3 
t q  r 
=  7 
OE=ON+NE
3 3 B1
r  tq  tr
= 7 7
3 3  M1
  t  r  tq
= 7 7 
(c) equating (i) to(ii)
1 1  3 3  M1
  s  q  sr   t  r  tq
=  3 3  = 7 7 
1 1
 s t
= 3 3 …………………….(i) M1
3 3
 t
5= 7 7 ……………………..(ii)
Using (i) and (ii)
3 31 1 
   s
s= 7 73 3 
3 1 1
  s A1
s= 7 7 7
8 2
s
7 7
2 7 M1
x
S= 7 8
S= ¼

1 1
 s
t= 3 3
1 11 A1
  
= 3 3 4
1 1

3 12
5
12
 5
t= 12 , s= ¼
10
18.
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
2x2 18 8 2 0 2 8 18
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 B2
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
y 9 0 -5 -6 -3 4 15

(b)
S1
P1
C1

(c) y=2x2+x-6 B1
0=2x2+3x-4
Y= -2x-2

x -3 0 L1
y 4 -2 B1

x=-2.5±0.1 B1B1
x=0.9±0.1
-1≤ x<1
10
19. (a)

B1

B1

AC=6.9cm B1
Bearing 360-(44+45)=2710 M1A1

(b)

B1

B1

B1
B1
B1
AC=6.0
BN=4

AREA=
88  5.48  4.68  6 11.9
10
20. 1 4 22 M1
  7 7 7
(a) 2 3 7
718.6667
22 M1
7 7 5
7
770
1 22 1 22 M1M1
 7 7 12   3.5 3.5 6
3 7 3 7

616-21=595
718.6667+770+595=2,083.6667 A1
22
2  7 7 M1
(b) 7
308
M1
22
2 7 5
7
220
22 22 M1M1
7  193  3.5  48.25
7 7
305.6338-76.4084=229.2254
22
3.5 3.5
7 A1
38.5
308+220+229.2254+38.5=795.725
10
21.
(a)

B1

B1

(b)
B2

B1

B1

(c)
 M1

A1
Area of x-section
=2x2+ ½ x2x 3
=4+1.732
=5.732
08
22. Let the total number of cars be x
1 x
No of for export= 3
No of cars sold to local dealers
3 2x 2 M1
  x
= 5 3 5
No of cars sold to individuals
1 2  4 M1
 x  x  x
=x-  3 5  15
% age of cars for export
1 x
3 100 33.33%
= x
% age of sold to local dealers
2 x
5 100 40%
x
% age of cars sold to individuals M1
4 x A1
15 100 26.67%
= x
(b)degrees
1
360 1200
Export = 3
2
360 1440
Dealers= 5
4
360 960
Individuals= 15 B1
B1
B1

M1

M1
 1 A1
150,000 1.2 60,000m
Income from exports = 3
2
150,000 1.2 72,000m
Income from dealers= 5
Extra=72000-6000=12000
10
23. To get <AXB, Consider AXY
4.22=62+3.522-2x3.5x6cosA
17.64=36x12.25-42 cos A M1
17.64-36-12.25=-42 cos A
-30.61=-42 cos a
30.61
0.7288 M1
Cos A= 42
A1
A=43.210
AXB=2X43=86.420
(b) M1
AXY
3.52=62+(4.2)2-2x4.2x6cosq
12.25=36+17.64-50.4cosq
12.25-36-17.64=-50.4cosq
-41.39=-504cos M1
41.39
0.8212
Cos q= 50.4
Cos-1 0.8212=34.79 A1
34.79=69.58
(c)area of AXBY=2xDXAY M1
2x ½ x4.2x6 sin 34.79
=14.38 A1

(d)shaded area is qued-sector

M1
 86.42 
 3.142 3.5 2 
14.38-  360  A1
14.38-9.24=5.14=5.1
10
24. 1t 2
 3t  7 M1
V= 2
1
64  24  7
(i) 2
32-24+7=15 A1

(ii)a=t-3 M1
When t=0
a=-3 A1

dv
0
(iii) dt
t-3=0
t=3
1
9  9  7
min v= 2 M1A1
 1 1
4  7  9 2 m / s
= 2 2
M1M1
 t2 
 2  3t  7 dt
(iv) s=
t 3 3t 2 M1A1
  7t  c
= 6 2
For t=2
8 1
 6  14 9 m
S= 6 3
10

18.
SAMPLE PAPER 3
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
3 5 7 2 1
of 30  5   2 1
5 6 12 3 2
5 7 5 4 14 7
5 1  of 4  
1. Evaluate 8 9 9 5 5 10
Leaving your answer in fraction form. (3 mks)
2. Mr. Magara left shs. 116,580 in his bank account to be shared between his wife, daughter and son in
the ratio 1:2:3. His wife decided to divide her share equally between her daughter and son. Deter -
mine how much the son finally got. (3 mks)

3. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1980 0. How many triangles can this polygon be di-
vided into. (2 mks)

4. The line passing through the point A(-1, 3n) and B(n, 3) is parallel to the line whose equation is y =
3
x  4.5
2 write down the co-ordinates of A and B. (2
mks)

5. A train whose length is 56 metres is traveling at 30km/h in the same direction as a truck whose
length is 12 metres. If the speed of the truck is 40km/h and moving parallel to the train, calculate
the time it takes the truck to overtake the train completely in seconds. (3 mks)

6. In a map drawn on a paper with a grid which has identical vertical and horizontal displacements of
one square centimeter. Two towns with locations A(28,64) and B(19,24) are in the map. A straight
road joins A and B. Calculate the distance of the road in km given that the map has a scale of
1:250,000. (3 mks)

7. Use logarithm tables only to evaluate

 1

4
0.89322 582.33
1
69.352 (4mks)

8. If
OP
~ =3
a
~ +
b
~ ;
OQ
~ =m
a b
~ ~ and
OR 4 a  4 b
~ ~ ~ Given that PQR
are collinear, find;
a) the value of m (3 mks)
PQ : QR
b) the ratio ~ ~ (1
mk)

9. Solve the simultaneous equations x – y = 7 and x2 – y2 = 7 (3 mks)

x
2
x 2 x
10. Find the integral values of x for which 3 27 81 2
and represent the solution on a number
line. (3 mks)

11. A positive two digit number is such that the product of the digits is 24. When the digits are re-
versed, the number formed is greater than the original number by 18. find the number. (3 mks)

12. In the figure below PR = 66cm, QR = 12cm, ST = 9cm and PS = 6cm. ST is parallel to QR. Calcu-
late the lengths of sides.
(i) PQ (2 mks)
(ii) PT (2 mks)

13. The figure below shows a sketch of a plot of land showing a base line XY and offsets drawn against
it. All measurements are in metres. Transfer the information on the sketch to a field note book given
that XY = 300 (2 mks)
14. Calculate angle QPZ in the figure below given that QR = 3.63m, PR = 2.76m angle Q = 41.8 0 and
angle Z = 300. (4 mks)

 

15. Convert 2. 3 2 into a fraction giving your answer as a mixed fraction. (2 mks)

16. The diagram below shows a circle with centre P (5,5) and radius 5 unit.

a) Write down in terms of x and y the equation of the circle. (1 mk)

b) Determine the gradient of PQ (1 mk)

c) Find the equation of the tangent at Q in the form ax + by = c (2 mks)

SECTION II: 50 Marks

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

17. In the figure below, O is the centre of the circle. PQR is a tangent to the circle at Q, Angle PQS =
280, angle UTQ = 540 and UT = TQ. Giving reasons, determine the size of
a) Angle STQ (2 mks)
b) Angle TQU (2 mks)
c) Angle TQS (2 mks)
d) Reflex angle UOQ (2 mks)
e) Angle TQR (2 mks)
18. The figure below shows two circles, centres ‘C’ and ‘D’ of radii 8cm and 10cm respectively. The
two circles subtend by angles of q and b respectively at their centres and intersect at A and B as
shown.
a) Given that the area of triangle ACB = 30.07cm 2 and that of triangle ADB = 43.30cm 3. Calculate
the size of the
(i) angle marked q (2 mks)
(ii) angle marked b (2 mks)
b) Calculate to two decimal places the area of
(i) Sectors ACB (2 mks)
(ii) Sector ADB (2 mks)
(iii) The shaded region (2 mks)

q b

19. a) Two ships Q and R are sailing towards port P. At 1144 hours ship Q is exactly 120km on a bear-
ing of 0300 from P and ship R is 50km on a bearing of 300 0 from P. At this instant, ship R develops
engine trouble and cannot continue with the journey. Ship Q receives the distress signal from ship R
and has to change course and steam straight towards ship R at 50km/h. Without using a scale draw -
ing, calculate the time of day ship Q reaches ship R. (5 mks)

b) A particle moves along a straight line OA such that t seconds after it is at ‘O’; its velocity is vm/s
where v=qt – 2t2 and q is a constant. At the point P, t = 4 and the particle is momentarily at rest.
Calculate;
(i) The value of q (1 mk)
(ii) The distance OP (2 mks)
 (iii) The acceleration when t = 1 ½ seconds. (2 mks)

2x
20. The figure below represents the floor of a dancing hall with a carpeted margin all around of 5
m wide leaving a dancing space of (x-3)m by (x+3)m
a) If the total area of the entire room is 315m2, calculate the value of x (4 mks)
b) Hence calculate the area of the carpeted margin. (2 mks)
c) If the carpet cost shs. 750 per m2. Calculate the total cost of the sealed margin. (2 mks)

21. a) The points AI BI CI are the images of A(4,1) B(0,2) and c(-2,4) respectively under a transforma-
1 1
 
2 3 
tion represented by matrix M = . Write down the co-ordinates of AI BI CI
(3 mks)
b) AII BII CII are the images of AI BI CI under another transformation whose matrix is
2  1
 
1 2 
N= . Write down the co-ordinates of AII BII CII. (3
mks)
c) Transformation M followed by N can be replaced by a single transformation P. Determine the
matrix for P. (2 mks)
d) Hence determine the inverse of matrix P. (2 mks)

22. Draw triangle PQR with vertices P(2,3) Q(1,2) and R(4,1) and triangle P II QII RII with ver-
tices PII (-2,3) QII (-1,2) RII (-4,1) on the same axes. (2 mks)
(i) Describe fully a single transformation which maps triangle PPQR onto triangle P II QII RII.
(2 mks)
(ii) On the same plane, draw triangle P I QI RI the image of triangle PQR, under reflection in
line y = -x (2 mks)
(iii) Describe fully a single transformation which maps triangle PI QI RI onto PII QII RII
(2 mks)
(iv) Draw triangle PIII QIII RIII such that it can be mapped onto triangle PQR by a positive
quarter turn about the origin (0,0) (2 mks)
23. a) Draw a graph of y = 8 – 10x – 3x2 for -5£ x £3 (5 mks)
b) On the same axes, draw the line y = 2x + 1 and hence find;
(i) The roots of 8 – 10x – 3x2 = 2x + 1 (2 mks)
(ii) A quadratic equation with roots in b(i) above. (1 mk)
c) By including a suitable straight line, use your graph to solve 3x2 + 12x – 11 = 0 (2 mks)

24. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only. Construct a parallelogram ABCD such that AB = 8cm
diagonal AC = 12cm and angle BAC = 22.50 (4 mks)
a) Measure (i) The diagonal BD (1 mk)
(ii) The angle ABC (1 mk)
b) Draw the circumcircle of triangle ABC (2 mks)
c) Calculate the area of the circle drawn. (2 mks)

MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 3
121/1

1. Numerator
3   35 12   8 3 
 30          M1 – Numerator
5   6 7   3 2
= 9 + 10 – 4 = 15

Denominator
 45 16   5 24   14 10  M1 – Denominator
         
 8 9  9 5   5 7 
10 8 4 42  8 34 A1
    
1 3 1 3 3
15 3 45 11
15   1
34 34 34 34
3
 3
2. 3
116,580 58,290
Son = 6 M1 – Son + wife expression
2
116,580
Daughter = 6
1 M1 - ü addition
116,580 19,430
Wife = 6
A1
1
58,290  (19,430)
Son = 2
= Kshs. 68,005
3
3. 1980 M1
180
A1
= 11
2
4. 3
11 lines gradient = 2
3n  3 3 M1 for equating

 1 n 2
6n – 6 = -3 – 3n
1
9n = 3 Þ n = 3
A1for both points
1
,3)
A(-1,1) B ( 3
2
5. Overtaking speed = RS
= 40km/h – 30km/h = 10km/h

Distance = 56m + 12m = 68m M1 ü distance

68
= 1000 km = 0.068km

1 M1 expression for time

 A1
Time taken = 0.068 10
= 0.0068hrs
= 24.48secs
3
6.

M1 ü Pythagoras expression
AB =
64  24  28  19
2 2

 40 2  9 2
 1681  M1 ü conversion
41
1cm rep 250,000cm A1
 41250,000
\ 41cm rep 100,000
= 102.5km
3
7. 1

4
69.35 2
1
0.89322 582.33

Number Log M1 ülogs

69.35 ½ ® 1.8410 x ½ ® 0.9205
582.3 1/3 ® 2.7651 x 1/3 ® 0.9317 M1 ü addition
0.8932 2
® 1 .9510 x 2 ® 1.9020 + Subtraction
0.8337
0.0868
¸4 M1 ü division by 4
1.051 ¬ 1.051 x 100 ¬ 0.0217 A1
4
8. a)

3 a b
~ ~

Collinearity of PQR
PQ PR
~
Þ ; common pt = p
a b 3 a b  4 a 4 b 3 a b
~
M1 ü relation for co-linear points
M1 ü formation of simultaneous
\m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

  3a    1b  a  3 b  a  3 b

equation
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A1 üm value
   3 
   3 3 
M1 ü expression for PQ and QR
 4 4
  1
  2

A1 for ü ratio
b)
OQ 2 a  2 b
~ ~

PQ 2 a  2 b  3 a  b  a  3 b
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

QR 4 a  4 b  2 a  2 b 2 a  6 b
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 PQ : QR a  3 b : 2 a  6 b
\
   
~ ~ ~ ~

 1 a 3b : 2 a 3b
= ~ ~ ~ ~

= -1 : 2
5
9. x – y = 7 …………………(i)
x2 – y2 = 7 ……………….. (ii)
from (i), x = 7 + y
replace x = 7 + y in (ii)
(7+y)2 – y2 = 7 M1 ü subst.
49 + 14y + y2 – y2 = 7 M1 ü simplify
49 + 14y = 7
14y = 7 – 49
 42
 3 A1 for both x & y
y= 14
 \ x = 7 + -3 = 4
3
10. ( x 2 )
2
3x – 2 < 33x < 34
\ x – 2 < 3x < 2x + 8
-2 < 3x – x 3x – 2x < 8 M1 ü solving of inequaities
-2 < 2x x<8
-1 < x
\ -1 < x < 8
Integral values A1 all integral values
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
B1 ü number line

3
11. P let number be XY
\ product X x Y = 24 ……………… (i)
Reversed No. YX
Þ (10y + x) – (10x + y) = 18 M1 ü formation of eqn (i) and (ii)
9y – 9x = 18
y– x = 2 ……………………….. (ii)
Þy=2+x
Subst y = 2 + x in (i) M1 ü solving for any unknown
x (2 + x) = 24
x2 + 2x – 24 = 0
x2 + 6x – 4x – 24 = 0
x(x + 6) – 4(x + 6) = 0
\ x = 4 & x = -6 A1
Þx=4
\y=2+4=6
Hence number = 46
3
12. DPST n DPQR
PQ QR PQ 12 M1 ü ratios
   A1
\ (i) PS ST 6 9
12 6
 PQ  8cm M1 ü ratio
9

PR QR 6 12 A1
  
(ii) PT ST PT 9
6 9
PT  4.5cm
12
4
13

B1 ü base line

B1 ü offsets

x
2
14.

SinQPR Sin41.8 0
 M1 ü sine rule used
3.63 2.76
SinQPR 0.8766
QPR 61.230
PRZ PQR  QPR
M1 ü subtraction
= 41.8 + 61.26
= 103.03
RPZ 180  (103.03  30) M1 ü addition
= 46.97 0 A1
 QPZ QPR  RPZ
= 61.23 + 46.97
= 108.20
4
15. Let R = 2.32 = 2.3232
100R = 232.3232 M1
 R  2.3232
99 R  230
230
R= 99
A1
32
2
= 99
2
16. a)
x  a 2  y  b 2 r 2
a, b  5,5 B1

x  52  y  52 52

x 2  10 x  25  y 2  10 y  25 25
x 2  y 2  10 x  10 y  0
B1

b) Gradient of PQ
y 8  5 3 M1
 
M= x 9  5 4
4
c) Tangent at Q Þ M = 3
Pt Q (9,8) & (x,y) A1
y 8  4
 
x 9 3
3 y  24  4 x  36
3 y  4 x 36  24
 4 x  3 y 60
4
SECTION II
17. a) < STQ = < PQS = 280 B1 – angle
angles in alternate segment B1 – reason

180  54 B1 – angle
630 B1 - reason
b) < TQU = 2
base angles of an isosceles triangle
 B1 – angle
c) < TQS = 63 – 28 = 350
< TUQ is alternate to < PQT = 63 B1 - reason

d) < UOQ = 54 x 2 = 1080 B1 – reason

angle subtended at centre is twice that circumference by
same chord UQ.
\ Reflex < UOQ = 360 - 1080 B1 – Angle
= 2520

e) < TQR = < TSQ

= 180 – (28+35)
= 1170 B1 – angle
angles in alternate segment are equal. B1 - reason

10
18. 1
ab sin 
a) (i) ADACB = 2 M1
1
8 8 sin 30.07
2
=
30.07
0.9397 A1
Sin q = 4 8
q = 70.000
1 M1
ab sin 
(ii) ADACB = 2
1
10 10 sin  43.30 A1
= 2
43.3
 0.866
Sin 50
b = 60.00 M1
A1

r 2
b) (i) Area of sector ACB = 360
70 M1
3.142 8 8
= 360 A1
= 39.10cm2

(ii) Area of sector ADB M1

60
3.142 10 10 A1
= 360
= 52.37cm2

(iii) Area of the shaded region

= (52.37 – 43.30) + (39.10 – 30.07)
= 9.07 + 9.03
= 18.10cm2
10
19. a)

B1 ü sketch

<QPR = 900
\QR2 = PQ2 + PR2 = 1202 + 500 = 16900
B1 ü use Pythagoras
QR = 16900 130km
M1
 130
h
Time taken = 50 M1
2 3 h 2h.36 min A1
= 5
Hence time of day = 11.44 + 2.36
= 1420h or 2.20pm

b) At rest, velocity = 0; t = 4 sec B1

(i) \qt – 2t2 = 0 Þ 4q – 32 = 0
32
8
q= 4 M1
(ii) Distance OP
4 4
 8t 2 2t 2 3 
 
 2
 
0 A1
distance = 0 8t – 2t2 =
 2 
 416 3 64  0
=
64 1
m 21 m 21.33 M1
= 3 3
(iii) Acceleration
\V = 8t – 2t2
dv A1
8  4t
\ acc = dt
 3
8  4 
=  2
= 2m/s2
10
20. x  3  2 x  9 x  15 M1 for the two expressions
 2  
a) 5  5  5
x  3  2 x  9 x  15
 2   M1 for equation
5  5  5
 9 x  15   9 x  15 
   315 M1 ü quadratic equation
 5  5 
9 x 2  152 7875
8100
M1 finding squarert
x2  100 A1
81
x  100
10 M1
M1 ü subtraction
b) Carpeted margin area
dancing floor Area = (10 - 3) (10 + 3) A1
315 – 91
= 224 M1
c) Cost 224 ´ 750 A1
= Kshs 168,000
10
21. 1 1 4 2  3 M1 M1 for ü premultipy by M
   0    2
2 3  1 2 4  5 6 A1
a) =
6  M1 M1 for ü premultiply by N

 16 
A1
A1 (3,5) B1 (-2,6) C1 (6,-16)
M1 ü premultiply
2  1  3  2 6    11 10
    
1 2  5 6  16  7 10
A1
b) =
 28 

 26 
A11 (-11,7) B11 (10,10) C11 (28,-26) M1 ümultiply by det and inverse
expression
2  1 1 1 A1
   
1 2  2 3 
c) P =
4 5
 
3 5 
d) det P = 4 x 5 – 3 x 5
=5
15  5
 
5   3 4 
p-1 =
1  1
 
 3 4 
=  5 5
10
22. PQR drawn B1
P11 R11 R11drawn B1

(i) Reflection in B1
x = 0 or y – axis B1

(ii) Diagram with B1

co-ordinates P1 (-3, -2) Q1 (-2, -1) R1(-1, -4) B1

(iii) Rotation B1
-900 (clockwise) about the origin (0,0) B1

(iv) arcs for rotation seen B1

P111Q111R111 with co-ordinates
P111 (3,2) Q111 (2,-1) R111(1,-4) B1
23. a) B2 - ü
x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 -1.5
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B1 – 7 or more ü
-10x 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 15 B0 < 7 ü
-3x2 -75 -48 -27 -12 -3 0 -3 -12 -27 -6.75
y -17 0 11 16 15 8 -5 -24 -49 16.25 S1
P1
b) (i) y = 2x + 1 C1 - ü curve only
-5 -3 0 2
-9 -5 1 5
x = 4.45 & x = 0.55 L1
(ii) (x – 4.45) (x – 0.55) = 0
x2 – 0.55x – 4.45x + 2.4475 = 0 B1 üroots (both)
x2 – 5x + 2.4475 = 0

c) Suitable line B1 ü quadratic equation

-3x2 – 10x + 8 = 0
+ 3x2 + 12x – 11 = 0
2x – 3 = 0 L1 ü line drawn
x -5 -3 0 2
y -13 -9 -3 1
x = 4.45 & x = 0.55 B1 ü roots (both)
24.

B1
AC = 12cm B1
AB = 8cm B1
<BAC = 22.50 B1
Parallelogram ü drawn and labeled
B1
a) (i) Diagonal BD = 6.7 ± 0.1 B1
(ii) Angle ABC = 1250 ± 1
B1
b) Bisecting any two sides B1
Circle drawn through pts ABC

c) radius = M1
22
r  x
2
A1
Area = 7
=
10
22.
23.
SAMPLE PAPER 4
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
1. Using factor method evaluate (3mks)
1.90 0.032 0.08
3 2.00 0.0038

..
2. When the recurring decimal 0.36 is written as a fraction in its simplest form, what is the positive
difference between the numerator and the denominator of the fraction. (3mks)

3. Simplify the expression (4mks)

y 2 x  3  x2 x  3
y 2  2 xy  3x 2

4. In the figure PQRS is a rhombus and triangle DPS is an equilateral. Calculate angle QDR given
that angle RSD = 240 (3mks)

5. Solve the following inequalities (2mks)

x 3 5x 7
  
2 4 6 12
6. ABCD is a rectangle in which AB=2BC. The line PQ is parallel to BC and meets AB at P and DC
at Q. If PB = 3cm, BC=x and area of APQD is 135cm2, find BC. (4mks)

7. A manufacturer sells a bottle of soda to a trader at a profit of 40%. The trader sells it for 84/= at a
profit of 20%. Find
a) The traders buying price
b) The cost of the manufacture of one bottle. (3mks)
8. By using a ruler and a set-square only divide the line given below such that
AB=BC=CD=DE=EF=FG=GH. Measure CF. (3mks)

y 2 x
9. Find the distance between the co-ordinates of the points of the intersection of the line 3
and x2 + y2 = 13 (4mks)
10. Solve for  in the equation 3 cos (2  - 100) – 5 sin ( 2  -100) = 0 for O0 <  <
1800.
(3mks)

11. A variable y varies as the square of x and inversely as the square root of z. Find the percentage
change in y when x is changed in the ratio 5:4 and z reduced by 19%. (3mks)

12. Determine the greatest number which when divided into 447, 577 and 669 will leave a remainder of
7, 5 and 9 respectively. (2mks)

13. Given that (52.83)-1 = 0.01892 and (0.003735)-1 = 267.64. Work out without using tables or calcu-
lators the value of (3mks)
7 0.5

0.5283 3.735

14. Study the figure of triangular prism below.

cm

Draw to scale the net of the figure and measure the perpendicular height of the triangular face.
 (3mks)
15. The following table shows the masses of 50 women in a clinic.
Masses 40-44 45-50 51-58 59-76 77-81 82-89 90-100
Number of 5 7 6 9 14 4 5
women

Calculate the position of mass 79kg in ascending order.

16. Calculate the area under the curve y=3x2 +8, x—axis, x=1 and x=5 using the mid-ordinate rule
with 5 ordinates. (3mks)

SECTION II
In this section, answer any five questions
17. Triangle PQR has vertices (1,2), (7,2) and 5,4) respectively.
a) Draw triangle PQR on the grid provided. (1mk)
b) P1Q1R1 is the image of PQR under a reflection in the line x=-1. Draw P1Q1R1 and state its co-or-
dinates. (3mks)
c) P11Q11R11 has vertices (-3, -3) , (-3,2) and (-1,0) respectively. Draw P11Q11R11 and describe the
transformation that maps P1Q1R1 onto P11Q11R11. (3mks)
d) P11Q11R11 is mapped onto P111Q111R111 by a shear y=-2 invariant such that P111 is (-1.5, -3).
Draw P111Q111R111 and state its coordinates. (3mks)

18. a) A boat’s speed in still water is 4km/hr. It cruises in a section AB of a river whose speed down-
stream is x km/hr. If the boat takes two hours more in the return journey and AB=6km. Find the
value of x and the total duration of the journey. (8mks)

b) The whole journey in (a) above ended at 3.34a.m. Find the departure time in 24 hour clock sys-
tem. (2mks)

19. The figure below shows a trapezium OABC. OA=a , OC = c and CB = 3a

 a) X and Y are points on AC such that AX:XC=1:2 and 4AY = AC. Find the following vectors in
terms of a and c
(i) AY
~
(ii) OY
~
(iii) OX
~

b) Shows that O,Y and B are collinear.

c) Point L divides YB in the ratio 7:-2. If OL=-5k + 2j and B(-1, 3, -4) find the coordinates of
point Y.
20. Four towns A,B,C and D are such that B is on a bearing of 2470 and 6km from A. C is due SSE and
4.8km from B. D is 3.7km on the southern part of A and the bearing of C from D is S440W.
a) Make a scale drawing showing the relative position of A,B,C and D using the scale 1cm repre-
sents 1km. (5mks)
b) Use your drawing to determine
(i) the bearing of A and D. (1mk)

(ii) the distance between C and D. (1mk)

(iii) How far D is East of B. (1mk)

c) The average speed of a cyclist from C to A if he takes 30 minutes between C and D and 20 min-
utes between D and A. (2mks)

21. The price of a new Nissan matatu is kshs. 800,000. Olga bought this new matatu on the 1st January,
2001 with a depreciation rate of 15% p.a. during the first year, thereafter depreciation rate falls to
10% per annum. By use of logarithm table only in this equation.
a) Determine the price of the matatu by first January 2002. (2mks)

b) Determine the price of the matatu by first of January 2005. (3mks

 c) After 8 years on the road Olga decided to sell the matatu. Two Boda Boda men each contributed
Kshs. 150,000 to acquire it. How much extra must they add to own the matatu.
(5mks)
22. Oil flows through a pipe whose cross section is shown below.

a) Calculate the area of the cross section taken up by oil. (3mks)

b) If oil flows through the pipe at a rate of 10cm per second from 7.30a.m to 9.45a.m into a tank
whose base radius is 0.75m. Determine:
(i) the height of the oil in the tank at 9.45a.m (in metres) to 2d.p. (5mks)

(ii) the mass of the oil in the tank given that the density of oil is 981kg/m3. ( to 2d.p)
(2mks)
23.

The figure above is a cyclic quadrilateral PQRS. O is the centre of the circle. Given that TPX is a
tangent at P. RQX is a straight line. Angle RPQ = 500. Angle PRS = 250 and PQ=QR. Giving rea-
sons in each case find;
(a) angle PRQ. (2mks)

(b) angle PSR. (2mks)

( c) angle PXQ. (2mks)

( d) angle TPS. (2mks)
(e) angle POS. (2mks)
24. a) Complete the table below for the function y=2 cos 3x. (2mks)
 x 00 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200
Cos 3x 1.000 0.5000 -0.5000 -1.0000 -1.8660 0.5000 1.0000
y 2.00 1.00 -1.00 -2.00 -1.73 1.00 2.00

b) (i) Using the values in the completed table, draw the graph of y=2 cos 3x for o0< x < 1200 on the grid
provided. (3mks)
(ii) Using the graph, solve the equation. 2 cos 3x = 0 (3mks)

c) State the amplitude and period of the graph of y = 2 cos 3x. (2mks)

MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 4
121/1

WORKING MARKING
1. 1.90 x0.032 x0.08 x1000000
3
2 x0.0038 x1000000 M1

3
19 x32 x8
2 x38 x1000

3 3
M1
= 0.064 = 0 .4 x 0 .4 x 0 .4
=0.4 A1
03
2. r= 0.3636…………

100r =36.36……….. M1
99r=36

36 4 A1
r= 99 = 11 B1
Difference =11-4=7
03 END
3. y (2 x  3)  x(2 x  3)
y 2  2 xy  3x 2
( y  x)(2 x  3) M1
y  xy  3xy  3x 2
2

M1
( y  x)(2 x  3)
( y  3x)( y  x) M1
2x  3
A1
y  3x
04
4. <QPD=1800-(600+600+240)
=360
180 0  24 0
B1
<SDR= 2 =780
0 0
180  36 B1
<PDQ = 2 =720 B1
<QDR =3600-(600+720+780)=1500
03
5. x 3 5x 7
2 + 4 ≤ 6 - 12 M1
6 x +9≤10X-7

-4 x ≤-16
A1
X ³4
02
6.

9 135 9
2
x -1.5 x + 16 = 2 + 16 M1
2
 3 1089
x 
 4  = 16
M1
33 3

x =± 4 4
A1
=9 or-7.5
x (2 x -3)=135 B1
x =9cm
BC= 9CM
04
7. 80 M1
(a) 100 x 84 = Ksh .67.20
 60 M1A1
(b) 100 x 6720 = Ksh 40.32
03
8. B1

B1

B1
03
9. x 2  4 x 13
9
2
9 x  4 x  117 0
M1
y 2 x 2 X 3
3 3

=2
x =3 OR -3
2 x 2
y = 3 3 x3=2
2 X  3  2
3
A1
A(-3,-2) B(3,2)
M1
2 2
(  3  3)  (  2  2)
AB=
A1
= 52 =7.211

04
10.  
3 cos 2  10 5 sin 2  10
0
 0

3 sin( 2  10 ) 0

5 cos( 2  10 0 )
3
Tan(2q-100) = 5 M1

A1
2  -100 = 30.960 ,210.960 B1
ө=20.480 ,110.480
03
11. kx
Y= z
k 5 x
4 M1
y1= 0.81
 k kx 
 1.389   M1
 z z
 kx 
 
% change =  x  x100
A1
=38.9%
03
12
2 440 572 660 B1
2 220 286 330
11 110 143 165
10 13 15

M1, A1
GCD =22X11=44
03
13 7 + 0.5 M1
52.83x10-2 0.003735 x 103

=7 x 0.01892 x 102 + 0.5 x 267.64 x 10-3 M1

= 13.44 + 0.12382

= 13.3778 A1
03
14. B1

B1

B1
03
15 Cf=5,12,18,27,40,44,50 B1
 x  27 
79 76.5   5 M1
 14 
2.5 X 14
x  27
5
7 = x  27
x = 34 A1
03
16. x 1.4 2.2 3 3.8 4.6
y 13.88 22.52 35 51.32 71.48 B1

A=0.8(13.88+22.52+35+51.32+71.48) M1
=0.8x194.2
A1
=155.36 sq units
03
17 On a separate sheet
18. 6 Km
A B

xKm / hr

dis tan ce
AB Time = R.S

RS =(4+ x )

B1
 6
AB Time T= 4  x
B1
BA RS = 4 - x

6 M1
T= 4  x

6 6
 2
4 x 4x M1

12 x =32-2 x 2 A1
x 2 + 6 x -16 = 0
x 2+8 x -2 x -16 = 0
M1
( x -2)( x +8)=0

x =2 OR=8
x = 2 Km / hr
A1
M1
6 6

Duration = 4  2 4  2 A1

= 3+1
= 4hours
Departure time = 334am – 4Hrs
23343 Hours

10
19 (a) AY = ¼ AC = ¼ (c – a) BI

a 1 c 1 a MI
OY = OA + AY = 4 4
3 a 1 c A1
4 4
M1

OX OA AX a  1 c  a  A1
= + = 3
2 a 1 c
3 3

3 a 1 c B1
b) OY = 4 4
1 3a  c 
4 B1

OB = 3 ac

Therefore OY and Bare collinear because 4OY =OB and O IS Common

(c)
 2 y  5
B= 7 M1
 1 0 
   
3   5 2 
  4   5
Therefore 2y=7    
  7 M1
 
 11 
  3
Y= ½   A1

Y =(-3.5,5.5,-1.5
10
20. B1

B1
B1

B1

B1

B1
B1
b) i)OO90 ± 1 B1
ii) 4.3km± 0.1
iii)4.9km± 0.1 M1
4.3km  3.7
1 1
iv)average speed = 3 2 A1

=9.6km/hr

10
21 (a) price of matatu by Jan 2002
 85 
 x800,000  M1
=  100 
=ksh 680,000 A1

(b)price by 1st Jan 2005

3
 10 
1   M1
=680,000  100 
=680,000 0.9 
3
 NO LOG M1
3
0.9 19542.‫־‬X3=1-.8626
+
680,000 5.8325
5
4.956X10 5.6951
antilog
A1
=Kh 495600

(c) Price offer 8 years on the road

7
 10  M1
1  
==680,000  100 

=680,000
0.97
NO LOG M1
0.97 19542.‫־‬X7=1-.6794
+
680,000 5.8325
3.250x105 5.5119
Anti-log A1

=Kh 325,000
M1
Extra shilling for addition
=ksh (325,000-300,000) A1

Ksh 25,000
10
22 1 X 15 X 15 sin 82 28.40
0

(a)area of ∆ = 2 2 2 M1

Area of sector
278 X 15 X 15 X 3.142 136.48
360 2 2 M1

Total area 28.40+136.48=164.88cm2 A1

(b) time taken = 9.45-7.30=2.15hrs

Volume /s 164.88x10=1,648.8cm3 M1
Volume of the 2.15hrs
2.15x60x1,648.8=1276,171.2 M1
Base area of tank
75x75x3.142 =17,673.75 M1

1,276,171.2
72.21cm M1
Height 17,673.75

=0.72m A1
 1,276,171.2
M1
(c) mass =981kg/m3 X 1000000

=981X1.276 A1
=1,251.92kg
10
0
23. a) angle PQR = 80 B1
Base angles of isosles triangle BI

b) angle PSR = 1000 B1

Opposite angles in cyclic quadrilateral BI

c) angle PXQ = 300 B1

Angle sum of triangle add up to 1800 BI

d) angle TPS = 250 B1

(Angles in alternate segment are equal) BI

e) angle POS = 500 B1

Angle at the centre is twice angle at the circumference BI

01
17.
 B1  PQR Drawn

B1 Mirror line drawn

B1 P’Q’R Drawn

B1 Coordinates stated

B1 P”Q”R” drawn
B2 Transformation de-
scribed fully

B1 Point Q located
B1 Point R located
B1 Coordinates given

Description of transformation

Quotation centre (-6, -1), through 900

24.

WORKING
X 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 110 120
Cos 3x 0.8660 0.000 -0.8660 0.500 0.000 0.866
0 0 0 0
y 1.73 0.00 -1.73 -1.00 0.00 1.73
B2 all
B1 at least 8

S1 Scale

P1

C1 Curve drawn

L1 Line drawn

B1

B1

Amplitude = 2 units
B1
Period = 1200 B1
10 Marks
SAMPLE PAPER 5
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
SECTION 1 ( 50 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided after each.

1. Hawk Aircraft Company bought seven Tornado Aircrafts for eighteen billion, nine hundred and
seventy five million, twenty eight thousand, two hundred and forty.
(a) Write the total cost of the seven Aircrafts in figures. (1mk)

(b) Calculate the cost of each Aircraft. (2mks)

c) Write the cost of each Aircraft in words. (1mk)

2. Use logarithms to evaluate.

3 35.6 x 0.0632 (3mks)

3. Simplify y+3 - y -7 + y - 5 (3mks)

3 4 2

. .
4. Correct 0.213 to a fraction. (3mks)

5. Find the area of a regular nonagon whose distance from the centre to any of the vertices is 15cm.
(2mks)

6. In the figure below AD is Parallel to BC. AC and BD intersect at E. Given that AE:EC=1:5 and
BD = 12cm
 Calculate the length DE. (3mks)
7. If x= 2/3 is a root of 6x2 + kx – 2 = 0. Find the value of k and the other root. (4mks)

8. A line perpendicular to y-4x + 3=0 passes through the point (-8,5). Find the equation of the line.
(3mks)

9. The points A1(3,2) and B1(4,-1) are the images of A and B respectively under a translation. Given
that the coordinates of A are (0,1), find the coordinates of B. (3mks)

10. A labourer digs a rectangular farm which is 35 metres by 45 metres. If he should be paid sh. 2000
per hectare. Find how much he should be paid. (3mks)

11. Draw a line AB of length 9cm. On one side of the line AB construct the locus of a point P such that
the area of triangle APB is 13.5cm2. On this locus locate two positions of P, P1 and P2, such that
<AP1B = <AP2B=900 (4mks)

12. O is the centre of the circle and ABCD is a parallelogram. AB=DB and angle AOB=1000. Find an-
gle ADC. (2mks)
13. Ikonge is 74km North West of Keroka. Manga is 42km West of Keroka. By using an appropriate
scale drawing, find the bearing of Manga from Ikonge. (3mks)

14. A shopkeeper made a loss of 30% by selling an electric iron at sh. 700. What profit would he have
made if he had sold it at sh. 1150? (3mks)

15. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point P is 450 . From a point Q, which is 10m
from P towards the base of the building the angle of elevation is 480. Calculate the height of the
building. (4mks)

16. The group of numbers below a pattern of Pythagorean triples for odd numbers.
3, 4, 5
5, 12, 13
7, 24, 25
9, 40, 41
n, ___, _____
11 ___, ____
Complete the pattern. (3mks)
 SECTION II (50 MARKS)
Answer any five questions
17. OAB is a triangle where P is the mid-point of line AB, Q is a point on line OB such that OQ:QB =
3:2 and R is a point of intersection of lines AQ and OP.
(a) Given that OA=a and OB=b, express OP and AQ in term of a and b (2mks)

(b) Given tha AR = tAQ, express the following in terms of t, a and b.

(i) AR (1mk)

(ii) OR (1mk)

c) Given also that OR=sOP express OR in terms of s, a and b (1mk)

d) Using the expressions for (b)(ii) above and (c) above find the values of s and t hence find the ra-
tio AR:AQ. (5mks)

18. The vertices of a triangle ABC are A(6,1), B(6,3) and C(10,1). The image of this triangle under a
certain rotation is A1B1C1 and has the vertices at A1(2,5), B1(0,5) and C1(2,9).
a) On the grid provided plot triangles ABC and A1B1C1 (2mks)
 b) Find
(i) the centre of rotation and (3mks)

(ii) the angle of rotation (2mks)

c) Determine the vertices of triangle A2B2C2 where A2B2C2 is the image of triangle A1B1C1 under a
reflection in the line y=-x. (3mks)

19. Two equal circles with centres O and Q and radius 8cm intersect at points A and B as shown below.
 Given that OQ = 12cm and the line AB meets OQ at X. Find
(a) The length of the chord AB. (2mks)

(b) The area of the shade region. (8mks)

20. The distance between two towns A and B is 460km. A mini bus left town A at 8:45a.m and trav-
eled towards B at an average speed of 65km/h. A matatu left B at 10:55a.m on the same day and
traveled towards A at an average speed of 80km/h.
a) How far from town B did they meet. (4mks)

b) At what time did the two vehicles meet? (2mks)

c) A motorist started from his home at 9:15a.m on the same day and traveled to B at an average
speed of 120km/hr. He arrived at the same time as the minibus. Calculate the distance from B to
his home. (4mks)

21. a) Determine the inequalities that define the unshaded region below. (8mks)
 b) Calculate the area of the unshaded region. (2mks)

22. Use a ruler and pair of compasses only in this question.

a) Construct a rectangle ABCD such that AB=6.4cm and the diagonal AC=9cm. (2mks)
b) Draw a line through B parallel to CA. (2mks)
c) Locate a point Y on this line to form a figure AYBC, where CAY = 600 (2mks)
d) Drop a perpendicular from B to meet AC at X.
Measure the length
(i) BX (1mk)
(ii) BY (1mk)
e) Hence calculate the area of the quadrilateral AYBC. (2mks)

23. The table below shows the marks scored by form four students in a mathematics test at a certain
school.
Marks ( %) 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74
No. of students 3 30 29 33 13 1 1
a) State the modal class. (1mk)

b) Using an assumed mean of 57 calculate the

(i) Mean (3mks)
(ii) Standard deviation (3mks)

c) Find the mark scored by the 50th student. (3mks)

24. The figure below shows a triangle in which PQ=18cm. QR=6cm and PS=11cm
 If the triangle is rotated through 3600 about the edge PQ, calculate
(i) The surface area of the cone formed. (3mks)
(ii) The volume of the cone formed (2mks)
(iii) The volume of the frustum formed by the portion QRTS. (3mks)
(iv) The angle at the vertex of the cone. (2mks)

MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 5
END
121/1

1. a) 18975028240 B1
b) 18975028240 M1
7
= 2710718320 A1

c) Two billion seven hundred and

ten million seven hundred
and eighteen thousand, B1
three hundred and twenty
 4
2. No log
35.6 1.5514 M1

0.06322 2.7993
x
2 +
3.5986 M1
ī.1500 x 1/3
5.208 x 10-1 ī.7167 A1
= 0.5208

3
3. 4( y + 3 ) – 3(y -7) + 6(y – 5) M1
12

4y + 12 – 3y + 21 + 6y – 30 M1
12

7y + 3 A1
12

3
4. . . . . M1
0.213 x 1 = 0.213
. . . .
0.213 x 1000 = 213.213
. . . .
= 213.213 - 0.213 M1
1000-1
= 213
999

= 71 A1
333

5.

A= ½ nd2 sin 360/n

= ½ x 9 x 152 sin 40 M1
= 650.8 A1

2
6.
A D
 E

B C

DE = 1
EB 5 M1

x = 1 M1

12 – x 5

5x = 12 – x A1
x=2

3
7. 6 x 4/9 + 2/3k - 2 = 0 M1

8/3 + 2/3k – 2 = 0
8 + 2k – 6 = 0
2 + 2k = 0
k = -1 A1
\6x2 – x -2 = 0
6x2 – 4x + 3x – 2 = 0
2x(3x -2) +1(3x-2)= 0 M1
(2x + 1)(3x – 2) = 0
either 2x + 1 = 0 or 3x – 2 = 0
x=½ x = 2/3 A1

4
8. y = 4x – 3
Gradient = - ¼ B1

y–5 =-¼ M1
x+8

4 y – 20 = -x-8
4y + x = 12
y=-¼x+3 A1

9.
T= 3 - 0 M1
2 1

= 3
1
B T B1
a 3 = 4
b + 1 -1 M1

a 4 3 1
b - -1 - 1 = -2

B(1,-2) A1
3
10. Area of farm 45 x 35 = 1575
 Area of farm in hectares
= 1575 M1
10000

Cost of digging = 0.1575 x 2000 M1

= 315 A1
3
11. B1

B1

B1

B1

4
12. ÐADB = ½ AOB = 50°
Ð DAB = 50°(base angles of isos D ABD ) B1
Ð ABD = 180 – 50 = 130° B1
2
13. B1
B1
B1

Bearing 168° ± 1°
4
14. C.P = 100 x 700 M1
70
= 1000
S.P = 1150
P = 1150 – 1000 M1
 = 150 A1
3
15.

B1

Tan 45 = h 1 = h h = d
d d
Tan 48 = h
d- 10
M1
h ( tan 45 – tan 48 ) = 10 tan 48 tan 45

h = 10 tan 48 tan 45
tan 45 – tan 48

= 10 x 1.1106 M1
1 – 1.1106

1.1106h = 11.106 + h

0.1106h = 11.106
h = 11.106
0.1106 A1
= 100.4m

4
16. n, n2-1, n2 + 1 M1
2 2

11, 112-1, 112 + 1 M1

2 2
60, 61 A1
3
17. a) OP = ½ a + ½ b B1
˜ ˜ ˜
= ½ ( a + b)
˜ ˜
AQ = AO + OR
˜ ˜ ˜ B1
=-a + 3/5b
˜ ˜
3/5b - a
˜ ˜

b) i) AR =t(3/5b - a) B1
˜ ˜ ˜
ii) OR = OA + AR
˜ ˜ ˜
= a + t( 3/5b - a) B1
˜ ˜ ˜ B1
c) OR = s( ½ a + ½ b)
˜ ˜
 d) ½ sa + ½ sb = a – at x 3/5 tb M1
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
½ sa + ½ sb = (1 –t)a + 3/5 tb M1
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
s/2 = 1 –t ___ A M1
s/2 = 3/5t ____B
\1 –t = 3/5t substitute t = 3/5 in A
5 – 5t = 3t
5 = 8t s = 1 – 5/8 A1
t = 5/8 2
s=¾
Ratio AR: AQ
5
/8 AQ = AR B1
AR = 5/8 AR : AQ
AQ 5: 8

10
18. a) B1
B1
b)i) A1A and B1B1 segments drawn B1
perpendicular bisectors B1
centre of rotation(2,1) B1
ii) Angle of rotation identified B1
+ ve 90°( Anticlockwise) B1
c) A2(-3-2) B1
B2(-5 0) B1
C2(-9-2) B1

10
 -9 -8 -7

19. a) AB = 2 AX
M1
AX = 82 - 62
= 64 – 36

= 28 = 5.292 cm A1
AB = 10.584 cm
b) Area AOBQ
= 2 x ½ x 12 x 5.292 M1
= 63.504 cm2 A1
Angle sector, 20
= Cos q = 6/8 = 0.75
q = 41.41°
2q = 82.82° B1
Area of segments
= 2 82.82 x 3.41 x 64 – 63.504 M1
360 2 M1
2 (50.24 – 31.75) M1
= 2 x 18.49
= 36.98 cm2
Shaded area = 63.504 – 36.98 M1
= 26.524cm2 A1
10
20. a) 460km
 460 – d d

8.45 am 10.55a.m

65km/h 80km/h
Time t + 13 time = t
6

460 – d = 65 (t + 13) --------i)

6 B1
d = 80t -----------------ii)

Solving
460 – 80t = 65(6t + 13) M1
6
2760 – 480t = 390t + 845
870t = 1915
t = 2.2011 hrs A1

Distance d = 2.2011 x 80
= 176.09 km from B B1

b) t = 2.2011 hrs
= 2hrs 12min

Meeting time = 10:55 M1

+ 2:12
13:07
at 1.07 pm A1

c) Time taken by minibus = 460 M1

65
= 7.0769 hn
= 7 hrs 05 min

Time to reach B = 8.45

+7.05
15.50
at 3:50 pm
Time taken by motorist M1
= 15.50
-9:15
6 hrs 35 min
distance = 120 x 6 35 M1
60

= 120 x 395
60
= 790km A1

10
21. a) L1 : y – x = 2 B1

y–x<2 B1
L2: 4y – x = - 4 B1
 4y – x>-4 B1
L3: 2y + x = 4 B1
2y + x <4 B1
L4 2y + x = -2 B1
2y + x > -2 B1

b) Area = ½ x 6 x 2 + ½ x 6 x 1 M1
= 6 + 3 = 9 square units A1
10

23. a)55 – 59 B1

b) i) Mean, A = 57
Class f Mid-point(x) x –A(d) fd
(x-A)f
0 -44 3 42 -15 -45 B1
45-49 30 47 -10 -300

50-54 29 52 -5 -145

55-59 33 57 0 0

60-64 13 62 5 65

65-69 1 67 10 10

70-74 1 72 15 15

110 -400
Mean = -400 + 57 M1
110

= 57-3.3636 A1

= 53.364 B1
ii) Standard deviation
Mid point (x) f d=x–A fd fd2

42 3 -15 -45 675

47 30 -10 -300 3000
52 29 -5 -145 725
57 33 0 0 0
62 13 5 65 325
67 1 10 10 100
72 1 5 15 225

-400 5050
M1
S = Sfd2 - Sfd 2
Sf Sf
2
= 5050 - -400
110 110
A1
= 45.91 – 13.32
B1
24.
i) A = 3.142 x 6 x 182 + 62 + 3.14 x 36 M1

= 3.14 x 6 x 1897 + 3.142 x 36 M1

= 32.69 4.
= 5.718
= 357.6 + 113.1 M1
502th student
= 470.7c)cm A1
= 49.5 + 17 x 5 A1
ii) v = 1/3 x 3.142 x 36 29x 18 M1
= 678.672= 49.5 + 6.034 A1
iii) Vol of PST= 55.53
10
3
= 11 of 678.672 M1
18

= 1331 x 678.672
5832

= 154.89cm3

Vol. of frastum
= 678.672 – 154.89 M1
= 523.782 cm3 A1

iv) Tan q = 6/18 = 0.3333

q = 18.43
angle at vertex = 2 x 18.43 M1
= 36.86° A1
10

An agent sells goods for a company and gets 10% commission on the first £1000 selling of the
goods and 20% on the remainder. In one week he earned ksh.4000 as commission. What was the
worth of the goods he sold. (4mks)

5. The number of people who attended an agricultural show in one day was 510 men, 1080 women
and some children. When the information is represented on the pie chart the combined angle for
men and children was 2160. Find the angle representing the children. (4mks)
6 A girl walks directly from a point P towards the foot of a vertical flag post 210m away. After cover-
ing a distance of 150m, she observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the flag post is 750.
Calculate the angle of elevation of the flag post from the point P. (3 marks)

7 Solai left Kenya for Ethiopia with Ksh.16, 742 which she change which she changed at the airport
to Ethiopian Birr currency. at the rate of Ksh 1=772 Birr. She spent 71,502.40 Birr and returned to
Kenya with the balance which she changed back to Kenya shillings at the new rate of Ksh 1=8.211
Birr. How much, to the nearest 10 cents, in Kenya shillings dial Solai get? (2 marks)
8. Evaluate
2
/3 ( 1 – 2/5 + ¼ ) (3mks)
7
/30 + 1/3 of 3/5
9. The shaded area represents Mumias Municipality region to 1:50,000. Estimate the area in hectares.
(3mks)

10. The G.C.D of three numbers is 10 and their L.C.M is 1500. Two of the number are 30 and 60.
what are the other possible numbers? (3mks)

11. In the figure below, find the angles marked by a and b. (2mks)

12. A two digit number is 27 less than the number formed by reversing the digits. If the sum of the
digits is 15, find the number. (4mks)

13. Construct a line AC such that ÐBAC = 300 and use AC to divide AB into six equal parts.
(3mks)
A B

14. Use reciprocal and cuberoot tables to evaluate (4mks)

1 1
- 3
0.0375 37.5

15. town P is 200Km west of Q. town R is at a distance of 80 Km on a bearing of 0490 from P. Town S
is due East of R and due North of Q. Determine the bearing of S from P. (3 marks)
 y  1 x  1
16. The line passing through the points P (5, b) and Q (2,3) is parallel to the line 2
Determine the value of b. (3 marks)

SECTION II (50 Marks)

Answer any FIVE questions from this section.

17 (a) Use a ruler and compasses only for all the construction in this question. Construct triangle
ACX such that AC= 6.4 cm, AX=7.8 cm and angle CAX= 300. Measure angle AXC.
(3 marks)

(b) On the same figure in (a) above, construct triangle ABC such that B lies on the same side of AC as
X, BX=6 cm and angle AXC=angle ABC. Measure AB and angle BAC. (5 marks)

(c) Calculate the area of triangle ABC (2 marks)

18. a) In a safari rally drivers are to follow route ABCDA. B is 250km from A on a bearing of 0750 from
A. C is on a bearing of 1100 from A and 280km from B. The bearing of C from D is 0400 and a
distance of 300km. By scale drawing show the position of the point A, B, C and D.
(4mks)
b) Determine
(i) The distance of A from C. (2mks)

(ii) The bearing of B from C. (1mk)

(iii) The distance and bearing of A from D. (3mks)

.
19.
 The diagrams shows vertical telephone pole RS supported by wires SP and SQ pegged at points P and Q
respectively on a level ground. Points P and Q are on the same straight line from the base R of the pole.
The angles of elevation of S from P and Q are 33.90 and 48.20 respectively. Given that PR = 5 cm, calcu-
late:
(a) The distance QR (4 marks)

(b) The length of the wires SP and SQ (4 marks)

(c) If the cost of the pole and labour is sh. 1600 and the cost of 1 meter of the wire is sh. 233. Find the
total cost of the installation. (2 marks)

20. United Millers imports wheat from U.S.A at initial cost of 350 dollar per tone. The shipping costs
and customs duty are then charged as 25% and 15% respectively. When the wheat reached Mombasa,
an 8% of the initial cost is incurred to transport it to Kisumu.
(a) Given that 1US dollar = Ksh82.40, calculate the total cost of importing 5 tonnes of wheat in
Ksh. (5 marks)
(b) The united millers intends to make a profit of 25%. Giving your answer to the nearest ten cents,
calculate the price at which a 2 kg packet of wheat should be sold. ( 3 marks)

How much profit shall the company realize from the sell of 1 tonne of wheat? (2 marks)
MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 6
121/1
SECTION 1

SOLUTIONS
1

M1

 5  ( 3)  ( 10) 2 A1
2  9 1
7 
25 3
7 3 175  24
   M1
8 25 200
199 A1

200
4
3 No. std. from log
941.3 9.413 10 2 2.937
M1
3.3222 
0.00212 2.110  3 2
2 + M1
6.6444
3.6181
M1
1 M1
1.8021
0.634
1
3 6.34 10  1
1
3
3 -
1.9340 A1
3
0.004832 4.8312 10 3.6841
5
4. xx  2 168
x 2  2 x  168 0 M1
2
x  14 x  12 x  168 0
xx  14  12x  14 0
x   14x  12 0 M1
x  14 or x 12
A1
The numbers are -14 and -12 B1
Or 12 and 14
4
5.
(a) Interest = Sh25000 36  sh.750000 M1
900,000  750,000 A1
 sh. 150,000
M1
750,000 3 
R 150,000
(b) 100
150,000 100
R
750000 3 A1
 6.667%
4
6.

h B1
Tan 750 
60
h 60 Tan 75 0
223.9m
M1
223.9
Tan 
210
1.0662 A1

 46.84 0

3
7. Sh.16742 7.772 130118.82 Birr
Balance 130118.82  71502.40
58616.42 Birr
58816.42 M1
Kenya Shs  7138.7675
8.211 A1
7138.80
2
8

h  82  52
6.245cm
1
A  10 6.245cm
2 B1
31.225  60
91.225 M1

A1
3
9. 107.93  9.42cm
360  9.42 360 0
107.93
 31.42
B1
d  31.42
d  31.42 M1
A1
3.142 10cm.
3
10. Data:
2,3,5,5,6,7,7,8,8,9
Q3 = 8 M1
Q1 = 5
I.R = 3 A1

2
11.

AOB 180 0  94 0
86 0
AOB 360 0  86 0
274 0
B1
1
ABC  274 0
2
137 0 B1

B1
3
12. Total distance
60 1 60 Km
1
80 1 120Km B1
2
120 x 120 x Km B1

Total 180  120 x

 1 M1
1 1  x
Total time 2
1
2  x
2
180  120 x
90
5 x
Average speed = 2
180  120 x 225  90 x A1
30 x 45
1
x 1 hours.
2
4
13 12 l

20 10  l
120  12l  20l
8l  120
l  15cm
h  225  36
 13.75
H  625  100 B1
 22.9
1 22 1 22
V   10 10 22.91   6 6 13.75
3 7 3 7
 2400.10  518.57 B1
3
 1881.53cm
M1

A1

4
14 AB a  b B1
~ ~
(a) ~
 CD CB BD M1
~ ~ ~
1
 b  a  b
~ ~ 3~ A1
2
 b a
(b) 3~ ~
3
15

h
sin 410 
80
h 80 sin 410
52.485
M1
52.485
Tan 
200
0.2624
14.70 0
Bearing of S from P
90 0  14.7 0
A1
75.3 0 B1
075.3 0
3
16. X 0 2 -4

y 1 0 -3

0 1  1

Gradient M1= 2 0 2
M2= - ½
B1
3 b 1

2 5 2
M1
6  2b 3
 2b 3
3
b A1
2
1
1
2

SOLUTIONS TO 17
17.
(a) y  12  2 x
If x = 0 (0,-12) B1- Both values
y=-12 B1-line draw

If y = 0 (6,0) B1 line drawn

X=6
y > -1 B1 line drawn
x  0
Showing materials region B1
(b) Area = ½ x b x h
= ½ x 11 x5.4
=11 x 2.7 M2
= 29.7 units squared. A1
(c) All possible solutions to 2 y 3x  14.

(-0-7) (1- 5)

2 2
2 3  a 3, 2
(2-4) (1-4)
(1-3) a
 (1-2) a
(1-1)

18.

r1  r2 13 B1

r3  r2 16
r3  r 2 19

r1  r2 13 B1
r3  r1 19
r3  r2 16 B1

r3 19  r1 B1
r3 16  r2
r 13  r2
r2 13  r1
r3  13  r2  19 B1
r3  13  r2 19
B1
r3  r2 32          (i )
 r3  r2 16         (ii ) M1
A1
2r2 16
r2 8 B1

r3  8 16
r3 24 B1

r1  8 13
r1 5
10
19.
(a) solution

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-2x2 -18 -8 -2 0 -2 -8 -18
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
y -20 -9 -2 1 0 -5 -14
Scale S1
Plotting P1
Course C1

(b)
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y -11 -9 -7 -5 -3 -1 1
Line B1
(c) Maximum value of y 1  x  2 x 2
(0,1) B1
(d) Solution to
6-x – 2x2 =0
x = -2
x =1.9 B2

10
20.

AC= 6.4
AX= 7.8 a B1
Construction of 30 a
0
B1
AXC 550 a B1

bisectors of AC and XCa

Location of O a B1
Circle diagrama B1
AB=5.7 cma B1
BAC 82 0 B1
 1
5.7 6.4 sin 82 0
Area= 2 a M1
2
18.06cm a A1

Solution
21.
(a) x km per 1 litre.
330
No of litres = x a A1
(b) (x+4) km per litre
330
No. of litres = x  4 a A1
330 330
 8
(c) x  x4 a M1
LCM x( x  4)
330 ( x  4)  8( x( x  4) 330( x)


330 x  1320  8 x 2  32 x 330 x

  a A1
2
 8 x  32 x  1320 0
 a M1
2 2
 4  4
x 2  4 x    165   
 2  2 a M1
x  2 165  4
2

x  22 169
x  2  169 a M1
x  2 13
either x 13  2 11
or x  13  2  13 a M1
unit x is non negative
x=11 liters. a A1
330
 22 litre
Litres for second car 11  4 A1
10

22.
(a) By Pythagoras theore
 x 2  8 2 17 2
x 2 289  64
x 2  225 15 M1
Height of triangle AOB=15 cm M1
Thus BC= 15 x 2=30 cm A1

(b) By cosine rule

b2  c2  a2
cos  
2bc
17 2  17 2  16 2
cos  
2 17 17 a M1
289  289  256
578
322
cos 
578 a M1
0.5570
 56.1450 a A1

(c) Area of shaded regions

A= {Area of sector –Area of triangle }x2
 56.14 22 1 
  17 17  16 15 2
=  360 7 2  a M1
=141.65473-120 a M1
=21.65473  2 a M1
=3.30946cm2 a A1

23.
(a) S t 3  4t  16t  4
4 3  4 4  16 4  4 a M1
116 metres A1
ds
V
(b) dt
2
3t  8t  16 a M1
2
3 4  8 4  16 a M1
0 a A1

(c) 3t  8t  16 0 a M1
3t  4t  4 0 a M1
t 4 sec onds a A1

(d)
 dv
a
dt
6t  8
6 2   8 a M1
2
4 m / s a A1

24.
(a) 3 2 x  y 33
2 x  y 3      (i )      M1
x 2y
4 4 1
x 2 y
4 4 0
x  2 y 0       (ii )      M1

2 x  y 3
x  2 y 0
solving for x and y
22 y   y 3 M1
4 y  y 3
3 y 3
y 3
y 1
x  2( y )
x 2(1) 2
A1Both answers

5 2 x 10  x  4 
(b) log10  log10  log10 2

log10 5
2 x  10 2 log10
10
x 4 a M1
10 x  50
100
x 4 a M1
log x  50 100 x  400
90 x 450
x 5 a A1

(c) S 2  aw  b M1
4
S aw  b
S 4  b aw M1
4
s b
w
a A1
SAMPLE PAPER 7
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
SECTION 1 ( 50 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided after each.

1. Evaluate without using mathematical tables or calculators.

0.36 x 4.2 x 8.3 correct to 2 decimal places (3mks)
0.008 x 25.5

2. A group of men bought 300 goats which they shared equally. If the number of goats per person was
5 less than their number, find the number of men in the group. (3mks)

3. Solve for x (3mks)

2 ( x + 1) - 4(x – 2) = 3
3 5 2

4. The GCD and LCM of three numbers are 21 and 252 respectively. If two of the numbers are 21
and 63, find the least value for the third number. (3mks)

5. Under a translation, the triangle ABC with vertices at A(-1,3), B(1,0) and C(2,3) is mapped onto tri-
angle A1B1C1 with A1 at (3,1). Calculate the coordinates of B1 and C1. (3mks)

6. In the figure below ABCD is a rhombus and triangle ABE equilateral. Angle DAE = 180.

Find angle DEC. (3mks)

7. The map of a forest is drawn to a scale of 1:200,000 in the map below, find its area in hectares.
(3mks)
8. Find the reciprocals of 14.64 and 8.73. (1mk)
Hence evaluate
1 15 3 (3mks)
= +
y 14.64 8.73

9. Determine the equation of a mirror line upon which the point (-1,4) is reflected onto (3,10)
(4mks)
10. If 3x x 22y = 72, solve for x and y. (3mks)
3y x 2x

11. In the figure below DC=18cm, AD=7cm and angle ABD=450. BD is perpendicular to AC. Find
the length of BC. (2mks)

12. In a triangle ABC, AC=6cm, BC=7cm and the angle at C is obtuse. Given that the area of the trian-
gle is 16.1cm2, Calculate the angle BCA. (3mks)

13. The pie chart below represents the distribution of shoe sizes in a sample of 48 students in a school.

22.50

Determine the mean shoe size for this sample of students. (3mks)
14. A body starts from rest and travels with a constant acceleration of 3m/s2 for 6 seconds.
a) find the distance covered during this time. (2mks)
b) determine the uniform speed at which this distance can be covered in the same time.
(1mk)
15. A news-paper vendor received Ksh.12,000 during the month of January being a monthly fixed pay-
ment of sh.8,000 and commission from his sales as per the table below.
Sales in Sh. % commission
1 – 10,000 NIL
10,001 – 30,000 5
30,000 – 60,000 8
Excess of 60,000 10
Find his sales during the month of January. (3mks)

16. The figure below shows a triangular prism ABCDEF. Its cross-section is an equilateral triangle of
sides 6cm and its length is 15cm. A string runs from F to Q through R and D.

a) Draw a net of the solid such that the string is not cut. (2mks)

b) Find the length of the string. (2mks)

 SECTION II ( 50 MARKS)
Answer any five questions from this section
17. a) By taking integral values of x from -3 to 4, make a table of values of x and y for the function y =
3x2 – 2x - 2. (2mks)

b) On the grid below, draw the graphs of y = 3x2 – 2x – 2 and y= 3x + 2 for -3< x < 4.
(4mks)

c) Use the graphs in (b) to solve the equations

(i) 3x2 – 2x – 2 = 0 (2mks)

(ii) 3x2 – 5x – 4 = 0 (2mks)

18. A paper cup is made in the shape of a frustrum of a cone with an open top of diameter 10.5m and a
sealed bottom of diameter 7cm. It has a depth of 12cm, Calculate
a) the total surface area. (7mks)

b) the capacity of the cup to the nearest deciliter. (3mks)

19. The figure below shows two circles with centres at A and B. The circles intersect at P and R. AP =
8cm, BP=6cm and angle PBR = 600.
 a) Calculate
(i) the length of PR. (2mks)

(ii) the angle PAR (3mks)

(iii) Hence or otherwise find the shaded area. (5mks)

20. a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a parallelogram ABCD such that AB=8cm,
diagonal AC = 12cm and angle BAC= 22.50

b) Measure
i) the diagonal BD (1mk)

ii) the angle ABC (1mk)

c) Drop a perpendicular from D to AB to meet it at E and measure DE. (2mks)

d)Construct a triangle ACF whose area is equal to that of the parallelogram and F is on AB pro-
duced. (2mks)

21. A parallelogram PQRS has vertices at P(a, b ), Q (-2,5), R(1,1) and S (x, y). The diagonals intersect
at T (-1, 1).
a) Use the grid below to find the coordinates of the points P and S. (4mks)
 b) Calculate the lengths of PR. (4mks)
c) Find the area of the parallelogram. (2mks)

22. a) The points A1(-3,0) and B1(-1,0) are images of A(6,6) and B (2,6) under an enlargement. Calcu-
late the centre of enlargement and the linear scale factor. (4mks)

b) A model of a freezer has a rectangular shutter measuring 4cm by 2cm. The area of the actual
shutter of the freezer is 0.72m2.
i) Given that the actual freezer is 2.7m long, calculate the length of the model in centimeters.
(3mks)
ii) Calculate the volume in m3 of the actual freezer if the models volume is 12cm3
(3mks)
23. In a math’s contest, form 3 and 4 students were combined to form a group. Group A presented 5
form three and 6 form four students. Group A scored marks below 60. Group B was made up of 14
form three and 4 form four students. Group B marks totaled to at least 70. The mean mark in the
contest for the form 3 students was at most 7 while the form 4 students mean mark was less than
twice the form 3’s mean. If x and y represents the average mark attained by the form 4 and form 3
students respectively in the contest, form four linear inequalities to represent the above information
and represent them graphically. Hence find the maximum possible total score for a group which
presents 7 form 3 and 3 form 4 students. (10mks)
24. In the figure below, QOT is a diameter. Angles QTP=480, TQR= 760 and SRT = 370.

Citing reasons, find

a) angle RST (2mks)

b) angle SUT (2mks)

 c) angle ROT (2mks)

d) angle PST (2mks)

e) angle POS (2mks)

MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 7
121/1

WORKING MARK
1. 0.36 x 4.2 x 8. 3 x 10,000 M1
0.008 x 25.5 x 10,000

9 21
36 x 42 x 83 M1
8 x 255
2

= 61.52 ( to 2dp) A1
2. 300 = n – 5 M1
n

n2 - 5n – 300 = 0

n=5 ± 25 + 1200
2 M1
= 20 or – 15
\# of men = 20 A1
3
3. 20 ( x + 1 ) – 24 ( x – 2) = 45 M1

20x + 20 – 24x + 48 = 45 M1

- 4x = -23

=5¾ A1
3
4. GCD = 21 = 3 x 7 B1
 LCM = 252 = 22 x 33 x 7

21 = 3 x 7
63 = 32 x 7
x = 22 x 3 x 7 B1
= 84 B1
3
5.
T= 3 -1 4 B1
1 - 3 = -2

B1 = 1 + 4 = 5 B1 5,-2
0 -2 -2 B1

C1 = 2 + 4 = 6 6,1 B1
3 -2 1 C1
3
6.

̭ B1
DEA = 180 – 18 = 81
̭ 2
BEC = 180 – 42 = 69
̭ 2 M1A1
\ DEC = 360 – ( 60 + 81 + 69) = 150°
3
7. Complete squares = 7 x 1 = 7cm2
Partial Squares = 19 x ½ = 9.5 cm2 M1
\ Area = 7 + 9.5 = 26.5cm2
1cm = 200,000cm = 2000m
1cm2 = 4,000,000m2 = 400ha
\ 26.5cm2
= 26.5 x 400 M1
= 10,600ha A1
3
8. 0.0683, 0.1145 B1
1
/y = 15 x 0.0683 + 3 x 0.1145 M1
1
/y = 1.368 A1
y = 0.7310 B1
9. grad. = 10 – 4 = 6 = 3
3 – -1 4 2

^grad = -2 B1
3
mid –point m( 1,7) B1
y – 7 = -2 M1
x-1 3

3y – 21 = -2x + 2
 3y + 2x = 23 A1
4
10. 3x – y x2 2y – x = 23 x 32 M1

x–y=2
-x + 2y = 3 M1
y=5
x -5 = 2
\ x = 7 , y =5 A1
3
11. BD = 7cm

BC = 182 + 72 M1

= 19.31 A1
2
12. 16.1 = ½ x 6 x 7 sin C
M1
sin c = 16.1 = 0.7667
21
C = sin-1(0.7667) = 50.06 A1
\ obtuse C = 129.9° B1
3
13.
Shoe size f xf
5 9 45
6 6 36 B1
7 12 84
8 15 120
9 3 27
10 3 30
48 342
mean = 342
48 M1
= 7.125 ~ 7 A1
3
14.

distance
M1
= ½ x 6 x 18 A1
= 54m
b) av. Speed = 54
6 B1
= 9m/s

3
15. Commission = 12,000 – 8,000
= 4000/=
4,000 = 5 x 20,000 + 8 x 30,000 M1
100 100
 + 10x
100
4000= 1000 + 20,000 = 1x
10
1x = 600
10
x = 6000/= A1
\ total sales = 10,000 + 20,000 + 30,000 + 6000
Ksh= 66,000 B1
3
16.

B1

B1

a)
b) Ö36 – 9 + Ö 152 - 32 + Ö36 – 9 M1
= 2Ö27 + Ö216
= 25.09cm A1
4
17. x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 B2
y 31 14 3 -2 -1 6 19 38

S1
P1
C1
L1
Y = 3x + 2

10
c) i) x = -0.6 or 1.2 B1B1
ii) x = -0.6 or 2.25 B1B1
18.
M1
 A1

x = 7
x + 12 10.5

10.5x = 7x + 84 B1

3.5x = 84 x = 24
M1M1
slant lengths

L = Ö362 + 27.56 = 36.38 A1

M1
L= Ö 242 + 3.52 = 24.25

C.S.A = 22/7 x 5.25 x 36.38 – 22/7 x 3.5 x 24.25

= 600.3 – 266.75 M1
= 333.6cm2
\ T.S.A = 333.6 + 22/7 x 7 x 7
= 487.6cm2
A1

b) Volume = 22/7 x 5.252 x 36 –

= 22/7 x 3.5 x 24 B1

= 3118.5 – 264
= 2,854.5cm3

Capacity = 2.8545 litres

~ 28 decilitres
10
19.
a)i) M1
PR2 = 62
+ 62 – 2 A1
x6x6
cos 60 M1
M1
= 36 A1

PR =
6cm
M1M1
ii)

co M1M1
s
 A
=
0.7
18
75
A
= A1
44.
05

b)
Shaded
area
= 60 x
22 x 62 –
½x6x6
sin 60 +
360
7

44.05 x
22 x 82 –
½ x 8x 8
sin 44.05
360
7

=
(18.86 –
15.59) +

( 24.61 –
22.25)

= 5.63
cm2
20.

21. B1
B1
 B1B1

B1

M1
A1

B1

M1

P(-3,1) , A1
S(0,-3)

b) PR =
4cm

QR =
Ö32 + 42

=5
PQ
=Ö 12 +
42

=
4.123

c) Area =
2
6.5615
( 2.4385
)
( 1.5615)
( 2.5615)

=
16
10
22 Let
C.O.E be
(x,y) and
L.S.F = k
B1
k 6–x
= -3 –x
 6 -y
0-y

k 2–x
= -1 –x
6–y
0–y

6k – kx
= -3 –x
6k + 3 =
(k- 1) x
……..1

2k – kx =
-1 –x
2k = 1 =
(k -1)x
………2

÷
1 2
= 6k + 3
= (k-1)x M1

2k +1
(k-1)x A1

6k + 3 =
2 k+ 1

4k =-2 B1
k=-½ B1

M1
(-1 + 1) A1
=-1½x
x=0
B1
M1
- ½ (6 –
y) = -y A1

-3 + ½ y
= -y
3
/2y = 3
y=2
\ C.O.E
( 0,2),
s.f. – ½
b) i)
A.S.F =
8: 7200
= 1:900
 \
L.S.F =
1:30
Length
= 1/30 x
270
=
9cm

ii)
V.S.F =
1 : 303

=1:
27,000
=
27,000 x
12

1000,000
=
0.324m3
10
23.

24. a) PST = 180 – 76 …OPP Ðs of a cyclic quadrilateral B1

= 104° B1

b) SUT
QRT = 180 – ( 90 + 76) = 14 .. sum of Ðs of a D
RTU = (180 – (48 + 14) = 118° B1
\SUT = 180 –(118 + 37) = 25° B1

c) RôT = 180 – ( 14 + 14) = 152° B1

-- sum of Ðs of a D B1

d) PQR = ( 180-(90+ 48) = 42° B1

PST = 42° ….Subtended by same chord PT
B1
e) SOT = 2 x 37 = 74° …Ðs at centre & circ by same chord
POT = 180 – 48 x 2 = 84°
\ POS = 74 + 84 = 158° B1B1
10

SAMPLE PAPER 8
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
SECTION I ( 50 marks)
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. Use mathematical tables to evaluate. 4mks

(0.02374)2 - 0.02374
2. Simplify completely 4mks

(a + 2b)2 - ( 2 a – b)2
9b2 - a2
3. Find the number such that ¼ of it is added to 4 1/3, the result is the same as when 1/3 of it is sub-
tracted from 20 2/3. 2mks

4. Expand and simplify without using tables and calculator. 3mks

3 +Ö2 2
- 3 - Ö2 2

Ö2 Ö2

5. The points P,Q and R have co-ordinates (2,4), (7,-2) and (6,2) respectively. Find the equation of
the line L, which is perpendicular to the line PQ and passes through the mid-point of PR.
3mks

6. Find the range of x if x + 21 > 15 – 2x > x + 12. 3mks

7. Two sides of a triangle have column vectors:AB = 4 and BC = 3
3 3

Write down the column vector of CA, hence find its length, giving your answer in 4 significant figures.
3mks
8. The cost of the car outside Kenya is US $ 4,800. You intend to buy one such car through an agent
who deals in Japanese yen. The agent will charge 15% commission on the price of the car and further
72,220 Japanese for shipment of the car. How many Kenya shillings will you need to send to the agent to
obtain the car, given that;
1 US $ = 117.20 Japanese yen
1 US $ = Ksh. 72.34 3mks

9. A container of height 90cm has a capacity of 4.5litres. What is the height of a similar container of
volume 9m3. 3mks
10. Junior paid shs.320 for a video tape after getting a discount of 13.5%. How much should a shop -
keeper have sold the tape to enable him make a profit of 5%. 3mks

11. Three towns J, K and L are such that K is 40km on a bearing 290 0 from J. Town L is directly to the
south of J. The distance between K and L is 60km. By scale drawing, find the distance of L from J. Using
scale of 1:1000 000. 4mks

12. Express 0.73 as fraction. 2mks

.
13. The figure below shows a hemispherical bowl of thickness 1.5cm. Given that the external surface
area is 509cm2. Find the volume of the bowl. (Take p= 3.142) 3mks

14. In the figure below Ð MNO = 540, and ÐPLM = 500, PN = NM and PO is parallel to LM. Find the
value of ÐLPM. 3mks

15. In the figure below, AB is a diameter of the circle and AB = 8cm, BC=xcm and AC= 2xcm. Calcu-
late the length of AC to 2 significant figures. 3mks

16. The angle of elevation of the top of a storey building from point P is 23.61 0. From another point Q,
six metres nearer to the base of the building, the angle of depression from the top of the building is 35 0.
Calculate to 1 decimal place the height of the building. 4mks
 SECTION II ( 50 MARKS)
Answer any five questions from this question.
17. A sector of angle 1080 is cut from a circle of radius 20cm. It is folded and fixed to form a cone.
Taking p as 22/7, calculate:-
a) The curved area of the cone. 2mks
b) The base radius of the cone. 3mks
c) The vertical height of the cone. 2mks
d) If 12cm of the cone is chopped off to form a frustrum as shown below

12cm

Calculate the volume of the frustrum formed. 3mks

18. A car travels a long a road and at various intervals, the following reading were taken from a spe -
cially constructed speedometer.
Time (s) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Speed m/s 0 7.2 17.2 23 25 26 25 20 12 2.5
a) Using the data above
(i) Plot the graph of speed against time on the grid provided. 3mks

(ii) Estimate the acceleration of the car after 17 seconds. 3mks

b) Use the trapezoidal rule to estimate the distance traveled in the first 40 seconds, using 8 trapezia.
4mks
19. Use a ruler and a pair of compass only in this question. A treasure T, is hidden within the upper
side of path AB, and that angle ATB = 30 0. It is also located 4km from point B and 3.5km from the
path AB. Path AB is drawn to scale of 1:100,000.
a) Determine the actual length of path AB in km 2mks

A B
b) Locate the possible position where the treasure is hidden. 6mks

c) Find the distance from the treasure to the path. 2mks

20. A cold water tap can fill a bath in 3 minutes while a hot water tap can fill in 5 minutes. The drain
pipe can empty the full bath in 3 ¾ minutes. The two taps and the drain pipe are fully open for 2 minutes,
after which the drain pipe is closed.
a) What fraction of the tank is filled after the first two minutes. 3mks

b) How many more seconds are required for the bath to be completely filled. 3mks
 c) Given that, the cold water tap delivers water at the rate of 200cm3/s determine:-
(i) Capacity of the bath in litres. 2mks
(ii) Rate of flow of hot water tap. 2mks
21. Eldoret and Nairobi are 350km apart. Two buses A and B started from Nairobi at the same time
traveling towards Eldoret. Bus B, traveling at an average speed of 12km/hr greater than that of A reaches
Eldoret 1 1/5 hours earlier.
a) Find the average speed of A. 6mks
b) How far was A from Nairobi when B was 20 minutes to reach Eldoret. 4mks
22. The figure below shows a triangle OAB. Point Y divides line OA in the ratio 1:2 and point x di -
vides OB in the ratio 1:2
AX anfd YB intersect at z.

a) Given that OA = 12a and OB= 12b, express in terms of a and b.

7. (i) AB. 1mk

8. (ii) YX 1mk

Given that YZ= ¼ YB, express in terms of a and b

9. (i) YB 2mks

10. (ii) AZ. 2mks

11. (iii) ZX 2mks

12. c) Show that points A, Z and X are collinear. 2mks

23. The following are masses of 25 students in form 4 class.

49, 51, 50, 60, 55, 45, 56, 51, 58, 59
44, 59, 42, 50, 62, 46, 43, 57, 56, 52
43, 41, 40, 54, 44.
13. a) Draw a frequency distribution table with the lower class as 40-43. 4mks

b) Estimate the median mass.

14. Draw a histogram for the data. 4mks
c)
24. The figure below shows two circles that intersect at points A and B. Point E is the centre of the
smaller circle and lies on the circumference of the larger one. FAC and FBD are straight lines.
ÐAFB = 650 and Ð FCD = 700.

Calculate:
15. (a) The obtuse angle AEB. 2mks

16. (b) Angle ACB. 2mks

17. (c ) Angle BAD. 3mks

18. (d ) Angle EBF. 3mks

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SAMPLE PAPER 8
121/1

1. ( 2.374 x 10-2 ) 2 B1
= 5.636 x 10-4 or
= 0.0005636 ü
Ö 2.374 x10-2
= 1.5408 x 10-1
1 0.15408 ü
B1
0.0005636 - 0.15408
-1
1. 5352 x 10-1ü B1
= -0.06515 x 101
or
= - 6.515 ü

04
2 (a + 2b)2 = a2 + 4ab + 4b2 B1
( 2a- b)2 = 4a2 - 4ab + b2

\ ( a + 2b)2 – ( 2a – b)2 B1
9b2 - a2
=( a2 + 4ab + 4b2) – (4a2 - 4ab + b2) ü
( 3b – a) ( 3b + a) ü

= a2 + 4ab + 4b2 - 4a2 + 4ab – b2 ü

( 3b – a) ( 3b + a)

= -3a2 + 8ab + 3b2

( 3b – a) ( 3b +a)

= - 3a2 – ab + 9ab + 3b2

( 3b – a) ( 3b + a)

= ( 3b – a) ( 3a + b) B1
(3b – a ) ( 3b + a)
= 3a + b B1
3b + a

04
3 Let the number be x
Hence ¼ x + 4 1/3 = 20 2/3 – 1/3x ü B1

¼ x + 1/3 x = 20 2/3 – 41/3

7 49
/12 X = /3
 49
x = /3 x 12/7

x = 28 B1
02

4. 3 + Ö2 2
= 9/2 + 6 + 2 = 12 ½ B1
Ö2

3 + Ö2 2
= 9/2 - 6 + 2 = ½
Ö2 B1

Hence 3 + Ö 2 2
-3 + Ö2 2
= 12 ½ - ½
Ö2 Ö2

= 12 B1

03
5 Slope of PQ = Dy M1
Dx

= -2 – 4
7–2 M1

= -6/5

Slope of L = -1
-6/5ü
5
/6 =
Mid point of PR = 2 + 6 , 4 + 2
2 2

= (4 , 3)

\ Equation of L y – 3 = 5/6
x- 4

6(y–3)=5(x–4)

6y – 18 = 5 x – 20

6y = 5x -2 or y = 5/6x – 1/3 B1

03
6 x + 21 ³ 15 – 2x B1
3x ³ 15 - 21
3x ³ -6
x ³ -2ü B1

15 -2x ³ x + 12
-3x ³- 3 B1
x = 1ü
hence the range
 -2 £ x Ð1

03

7. B

4 3
3 3

A C

CA = CB + BA

- 3 + -4 ü M1
3 3

=- 7
6
M1
Length = Ö 72 - 6 2ü

Ö85 = 9.2195
To 4 significant 9.220 A1

03
8. Cost of car in shs 4,800 x 72.34 M1
= sh. 347 ,232.00
Commission = 15 x 347, 232 ü
100

= shs. 52 , 084.80
Conversion of cost of shipment to US $
= 72 , 220 = US $ 616.216
117.2 M1
Conversion of shipment Kshs.
616.216 x 72.34

= Kshs 44, 576.70

Total costs = 347,232.00 + 52,084.80 + 44,576.70
= Kshs 443,893.50 A1

03
9.
4.5 L.
90cm x
9m3

4.5L= 4.5 x 103 cm 3

9m3 = 9 x 10 cm3

v. s .f 4.5 x 103 : 90 x 106ü

M1
1: 2000

l. s. f 3
Ö1 : 3
Ö2000ü
M1
= 1 : 12.6
But disc 90cm = x
\ height = 90 x 12.6
= 1,134 cm ü A1
03
10 Cost price of the tape = 100 x 320 ü M1
86.5

= shs. 366.90
Selling price for 5 % profit
M1
105 x 366.90ü
100

= shs 388.40 A1

03
11. Using scale 40 km = 4 cm B1
60km = 6cm

B1

B1
 Jl = 3.2cm
= 32 ± 1 km

12 Let x = 0.73333 - (i)

10x = 7.3333 – (ii)
100x = 73.333 – (iii)

Subracted (ii) from ( iii)

100x = 73.333 - M1
10x = 7.333
90x = 66

x = 66
90
x = 11/15 A1
02
13. S.A = ½ ( 4 pr2) = 2 pr2

\ 509 = 2pr2
M1
r = Ö 509
2 x 3.142
9.00 cm

Internal radius = 9.000 – 1.5

= 7.5 cm M1

Volume of the bowl = ½ x 4/3 pr3

= ½ x 4/3 x 3.142 x 7.53ü A1

= 883.7 cm 3ü
03
14. Ð MNO = Ð NML = 54 ° B1
Ð PNM = 180° – 54 ° = 126°

Ð NPM = ÐNMP = 180 – 126 M1

= 27° ( Base Ðs of isoslelles D)
 PML = 54° – 27°
Hence Ð LPM 180° – ( 27° + 50°)
= 103° A1
03
15. Ð ACB = 90° hence D ABC is
Triangle
\ ( 2x)2 + x2 = 82ü
B1
4 x2 + x2 = 64

5x2 = 64
 x = 3Ö12.8 B1
x = 3.578 cm ü
AC = 2x = 2 x 3.578 B1
= 7.156 ü
3

16.

35 °

23.61° 35°

6m ( x – 6)

Tan 23.61° = h
x B1
h = x Tan 23.61 - (i) ü

Tan 35 ° = h
x–6
h = Tan 35 ( x – 6 ) – (ii) ü B1

= x Tan 35 ° - 6 Tan 35 °
Equ ( i) and (ii)
x Tan 23.61 = x Tan 35 – 4.201
0.2631 x = -4.210

x = 4.210
0.2631

x = 16 cm
from equation (i)
h= 16 Tan 23.61 M1
= 16 x 0.4371
= 6.994 cm
To 1 dec place
= 7.0 cm A1
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SECTION II

17. a)

108° 20 cm
Area = q/ 360 pr2

= 108 x 22 x 20 x 20 ü M1
360 7

= 377.1 cm2 ü A1

b) Arc length of the sector = q/ 360 pr

= 108° x 2 x 22 x 20 M1
360° 7

= 37.71 cm
circumference of the base of = arc length the formal cone
\ 2pr = 37.71 r – radius of the base

2 x 22 x r = 37.71 ü
7 M1
r = 5.999cm ü
A1
c)

h 2l
M1

A1
h = Ö 202 – 5.9992
h = 19.08cm
d) Volume of frustrum = volume of cone –volumeof chopped cone
Volume of cone = 1/3 pr2h M1
1
= /3 x 22 x 5.9992 x 19.08ü
7
= 719.3cm3

Radius of chopped cone

19.08 = 5.99
12 r

r = 12 x 5.999ü M1
19.08
r= 3.773 cm
\ volume of chopped coned
1
/3 x 22 x 3.7732 x 12
7
= 179.0 cm3
Volume of frustrum
 = 719.3 – 179.0
= 540.03
A1

10
18. ii) a) Slope of the tangent at 17s B1
a= Dy
Dx B1

= 30 – 17.5 ü
30 – 2

= 12.5
28
2
= 0.4464 m / s A1

b) Area = h y1 + y8 + ( y2 + y3 + y7) B1
2

= 5 0 + 12) + ( 7.2 + 17.2 + 23 + 25 + 26 + 25 + 20 ) M2

= 5 ( 6 + 143.4)
= 747m A1
10
19.

20 a) Rates
Cold water tap = 1/3
Hot water tap = 1/5
Drainage pipe = 4/15

Fraction filled when all

taps & drainage pipe on
for 1 minute
1
/3 + 1/5 – 4/15ü

\ in 2 minutes
4
/15 x 2
= 8/15 ü

b) Fraction not filled in 2

minutes
15/15 – 8/15 = 7/15ü
Fraction field, for both
taps on for 1 minutes
1 3
/ + 1/5 = 8/15

Hence 1 min = 8/15

? = 7/15
7
/15 x 15/8ü

= 7/8 x 60 = 52.5 sec-

onds
c) i) Cold water tap fills
in 3 x 60

= 180 sec
1 sec = 200 cm3
\ 180s =
180 x 200ü
= 36,000cm3
1,000
= 36
litres ü
ii) Hot water tap
fills in 5 min
- 5 x 60 = 300
sec
Rate = 36,000
cm3ü
300 sec
= 120cm3 / s ü

21 a) Let the speed of A be =

x km/h
\ Speed of B = ( x +
12) km/h
Time taken by A
t = D/s
 =
350 hrsü

Time taken by B =
350 hrsü

x + 12

350 - 350 = 1 1/5 ü

x x + 12

350 x + 4,200 – 350 = 6/5

x2 + 12x

6x2 + 72x - 21000 = 0ü

x2 + 12x - 3,500 = 0

x = -b ± Öb2 – 4ac
2a

= -12 ± Ö 122 – 4 x 1 x
– 3,500
2
Ignoring the negative
value
x = 53.46 km/h

b) 20 min = 1/3 hrs

Speed of B =
53.46 + 12
=
65.46 km/ h
Remaining dist
from Eld = ( 65.46
x 1/3 )

= 21.82km
Hence distance
covered
= 350 – 21.82
= 328.18 km

Time already used by

B equals to time used by A
T = D/s
= 328.18
65.46

= 5.013 hours

Hence distance trav-

elled by A
= 53.46 x 5.013
= 267.99
= 268 km from
 Nairobi

22.
a) i) ab = aO + Ob
-12a + 12bü
~ ~

ii) YX = YO + OX

= 1/3 AO + 1/3
OB

~
= 1/3 ( -12a) +
1/3( 12b)
~
~
= - 4a + 4bü
~ ~

b) i) YB = YA + AB
= - 12a + 12b +
2/3 OA
~ ~

= -12a + 12b +
8aü
~ ~
~

= -4a + 12bü
~ ~

ii) AZ = AY + Y2

but Yt = ¼ YB

\ AZ =AY + ¼ YB
= -2/3 ( 12a)
+ ¼ ( -4a + 12b)
= -9a + 3bü
~ ~

iii) ZX = ZY +
YX

= - ¼ YB +
YX
= - ¼ ( -4a +
12b) + - 4a + 4b
~
~ ~ ~
-3a + b
~ ~
c) AZ = -9a + 3b
= 3 ( -a + b)
~ ~
 Zx = -3a + b
~ ~
\3Z X = AZ,
meaning that they are
parallel
Also Z is a com-
mon point, hence they are
collinear

23. a)

Class F c.f
40 – 5 5
43
44 – 4 9
47
48 – 5 14
51
52 – 3 17
55
56 – 6 23
59
60 - 2 25
63
Sf= 2
5
b) Median = 25 =
12.5
2
=
13 th mass
Median class = 48
– 51
Median
47.5 + ( 4/5 x 4) ü
= 50.7 kg ü
c) – Axes well
labelled
- Bars
drawn
with uni-
form
width
- Class line
used as
bound-
aries

24.
SAMPLE PAPER 9
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
SECTION I ( 50 MARKS)
Answer ALL the questions in this section
1. Evaluate 3mks
4 x 6 + 1 ¸ 0.05 + 1
25 5
(-3) ¸ (-6) + (23) - 6 of 3
2. When a certain number is divided by 30, 45, or 54, there is always a remainder of 21. Find the least
number. 3mks
3. Without using calculators or mathematical tables, find the value of; 3mks
2
√45 x (2.04)
√0.05 x 2.89
4. Solve for b in the equation.
52b + 10(5b) = 3. 4mks
5. A trader imported a camera for which she paid import duty at 40% of the purchase price. She later
sold it to a customer giving 8% discount. If the customer paid sh. 18,032 for the camera, find the
purchase price. 3mks
6. Solve the simultaneous equations; 4mks
s
2 log = log 2 + log t
2s = 4t
7. In the figure below angle RPS = 400 angle PRS = 540 and angle QSR = 420 Find angle PRQ.
2mks

8. Solve the equation 3mks

1 = 5 -7
4x 6x
9. Use reciprocal and square root tables to evaluate, to 4 significant figures, the expression:
3mks
5 + 583.6
 0.04796
10. A cylindrical jar has a diameter of 20cm. The area of the curved surface is 1200cm 2, Find
(i) The height of the jar correct to 1 decimal place. 2mks
(ii) The volume of the jar correct to 4 significant figures. 2mks
11. Find the equation of a line passing through (2,-3) and is perpendicular to the line 4y – 6x+ 5=0
3mks

12.

The above diagram shows an open cuboid. Find the distance between points E and X on the surface
of the solid given that GX is 6cm. 3mks
13. A flower garden is in the form of the trapezium shown below. Find the area of the garden
in m2. 4mks

14. Given the vectors a = 6i + 8j

b = 3i – 9j
and c = 4i + j
Find the value of h and k such that ha + kb = c. 2mks
15. The sum of digits of a two digit number is 13. When the number is subtracted from the number
formed by reversing the digits, the difference is 27. Find the number. 4mks
16. The area of a triangular seed bed is 0.024 hactares. If its base is 30m, find the perpendicular height
of the plot. 2mks
SECTION II ( 50 MARKS)
Answer any five questions in this section
17. The length of the common chord of two intersecting circles of radius 10cm and 12cm is 6cm.
a) Calculate the angles subtended by the chord at the center of the two circles. 4mks
b) Calculate the area common to the two circles. 6mks
18. a) Draw triangle ABC in which AB=6cm, BC = 5.5 and <B=600. (Use a pair of compasses
and a ruler only). 2mks
Measure AC
b) Four towns P,Q,R, and S are such that town Q is 120km due east of town P. Town R
is 160km due north of town Q. Town S is on a bearing of 3300 from P and on a bearing of 3000
from R. Use a ruler and compasses ONLY for all constructions in this question. Taking a scale
of 1cm = 50km, construct a scale drawing to show the positions of towns P,Q,R, and S.
5mks
Use your scale drawing to determine
(i) the distance SP 1mk
(ii) the distance SR 1mk
(iii) the bearing of town S from town Q. 1mk
19. The figure below shows two circles that intersect at points W and X. Point A is the center of the
smaller circle and lies on the circumference of the larger circle. BXZ and BWY are straight lines.
Angle WBX = 550 and angle WYZ = 800.

Find the following angles giving reasons.

a) the obtuse angle WAX 2mks
b) angle WYX 2mks
c) angle XWZ 2mks
d) angle WXA 2mks
e) angle AXB 2mks
20. The table below shows the number of letters collected from the post office by a school messenger
during a school year.
Letters per 6 – 10 11 – 15 16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 – 40 41 – 45 46 – 50 51 – 55
day
Frequency 5 19 21 23 25 27 20 25 13 12
(i) State the modal class 1mk
(ii) Estimate the median of this data. 4mks
(iii) Estimate the mean of this data. 3mks
iv) On the grid provided, draw a histogram to represent this data. 2mks
21. A triangle has vertices A(-4,-1) B(-1,-3) and C(-2,-1)
(a) Draw triangle ABC on the Cartesian plane. 1mk
(b) Construct the image triangle A B C of DABC under reflection in the line y=-x 3mks
1 1 1

(c) Construct the image triangle A11B 11 C11 of DA 1B 1 C1 under rotation of +900 about
the origin 3mks
(d) Construct the image triangle A B C of DA B C under enlargement scale
111 111 111 11 11 11

factor –2 centre (-1,0) 3mks

22. A solid cylinder has a radius of 21cm and a height of 18cm. A conical hole of radius r is drilled in
the cylinder on one of the end faces. The conical hole is 12cm deep.If the material removed from
the hole is 2 2/3% of the volume of the cylinder, find; (Use p =3.142)
(i) the surface area of the hole. 5mks
(ii) the radius of a spherical ball made out of the material. 3mks
(iii) the surface area of the spherical ball. 2mks
23. A bus left Nairobi at 7.00am and travelled towards Eldoret at an average speed of 80km/hr.
 At 7.45am a car left Eldoret towards Nairobi at an average speed of 120km/hr. The distance be-
tween Nairobi and Eldoret is 300km
Calculate
a) the time the bus arrived at Eldoret 2mks
b) the time of the day the two met. 4mks
c) the distance from Nairobi where the two met. 2mks
d) the distance of the bus from Eldoret when the car arrived at Nairobi. 2mks
24.(i) The figure below shows a sketch of Mr. Wangamati’s Orchard. The bearing and distances
of the points on it’s boundaries are marked A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H from an external point P and are
tabulated.

Point Bearing Distance (m)

A 0350 65m
B 0500 35m
C 0800 115m
D 0900 105m
E 1100 70m
F 1350 60m
G 1400 30m
H 1400 20m
Using a scale of 1cm represents 10m draw an accurate plan of Mr. Wangamati’s
Orchard. Hence find; 5mks
a) the bearing of A from C
b) the bearing and the distance of C from F.
ii) A land surveyor recorded the measurement of a small plot in a field work using base lines
AB=75cm, BC=100cm and CA = 100cm as shown below;
R9 B W5 C Z17 A
Q7 55 V6 55 Y5 70
P15 42 U7 70 X6 50
A 30 S 10 60 25
A 20 C
B
Using a scale of 1cm represents 5m draw the map of the field and hence work out it’s area in
hectares. 5mks
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SAMPLE PAPER 9
121/1
SECTION 1 ( 50MKS)

1. M1
24 + 4/5 + 1/ 5
5 + 23 – 18 M1

A1
= 2.5

3
2 Let the number be x
Then

30 45 54
2 15 45 27 M1
3 5 15 9
3 5 5 3
3 5 5 1
5 1 1 1
M1
The L.C.M is 2 x 32 x 5 = 270 A1

\ x = 270 + 21
= 291

03
3 3Ö5 x 204 x 2.04 M1
Ö5 x 239
 10

30 x 1.44 M1
= 43. 2 A1

Mks
4 52b. 52 +10 (5b) = 3
.
5b. 5b. 52 +10(5b) = 3 M1

Let 5b be y

Then we have ;
25y2 + 10y – 3 = 0

(5y-1) (5y + 3) = 0
M1
5y – 1 = 0 OR 5y + 3 = 0

Y = 1/5 y = -3/5

But y= 5b

\ 5b = 5-1 OR 5b = -3/5
A1
B = -1

But since there is no (-ve) log, then b

= -1 B1
4
5 Let purchase price be x

M.p 140 x X M1
. 100

S.P 92 x 1.4x = 18032 M1

100

X = 14000 A1
3
6 2logs = log 2 + log t ……. i)
. 2s = 4t …………………..ii)

From ii) 2s = 22t

\ s = 2t M1
Substituting in i) we have;

2log 2t = log2 + logt M1

Log(2t)2 = log2 + logt
 Log(2t)2 = log 2t
\ (2t)2 = 2t M1
2t = 1
T=½ A1
04
7
.

PRQ = PSQ
M1
= 180 – (54 + 40 + 42)
A1
= 44°
2
8 Simplifying the L.H.S we have;
.
5 – 7 = 5- 42x
6x 1 6x

1 = 5- 42x
4x 6x

6x = 20x – 168x2 M1

\ -14x = -168x2

X = 14 or x = O M1
168

= 7 or 0.0833 or x = 0 A1
84
3
9 5(20.86) + (24.157) M1
. = 128.457 M1
~ 128.5 A1
3
1 i) curved surface area =
0 2prh M1
\ 2prh = 1200 cm2
prh = 600 cm2
h= 600
10p A1
h= 19.096 cm

ii) Volume = pr2h M1

= (3.142 x 10x10 x A1
19.096) cm3
= 5,999.96 cm3
4
11 Y = 3/2 x – 5/4

M1 = 3/2

M2 = -3/2 B1

Y+ 3 = -3/2 M1
x- 2

3y + 2x + 5 = O A1

3
12. Drawing the net of the
cuboid

B1

Triangle EHX is right – an- M1

gled at H

\ Ex2 = 182 + 62
= 324 + 36 A1
= 360

Ex =Ö360 = 18.97 cm

3
 Mks
13

M1
2 2 2
h = 17 – (21 – x)
h2= 102 –x
172 - (21 – x)2 = 102 –x 2

x=6
A1
h=8

A = ½ x 8 (12 + 33) M1

= 180m2 A1
4
14. h (6i + 8j) + k(3i – 9j) = 4i + j
6hi + 8hj) + (3ki – 9kj) = 4i + j

i(6h + 3k) +j (8h– 9k) = 4i + j M1

Equating the coefficient of I and j
6h + 3k = 4 ---- i)
8h – 9k = 1 ------ii) A1
Solving simultaneously k= 1/3
2
15. Let the number be xy
x + y = 13 M1
(10y + x ) – (10x + y) = 27
Y + x = 13 M1
Y–x=3
2y = 16
Y=8 A1
X=5
No 58 B1
4

Mks
16. Area = ½ x b x h
Convert 0.024 ha to m2
\ 240 = ½ x 30 x h M1
 240 = 15h
\ h= 16m A1
2
17. Insert diagram

M1
a) sin x = 0.3
2
x = 17.46 x 2 A1
= 34.92
M1
sin y = 0.25
2

Y = 14.48 x 2
= 28.96 A1

b) 34.92° x 3.142 x 102 – ½ x 102 sin 34.92° M1

360 M1

= 1.86

28.96° x 3.142 x 122 – ½ x 122 sin 28.96° M1

360 M1

= 1.54

Area common = 1.86 + 1.54 M1

= 3.40 A1
10

Mks
18. a)

B1

B1
 B1
B1
B1

b) B1
B1

B1

B1

B1

c) i) Distance SP= 8.0 ± 0.1cm = 8.0 x 50 = 400 km ( ± 5 km)

ii) Distance SR = 7.4 ± 0.1cm =7.4 x 50 = 370 km (± 5 km)

iii) Bearing of S from Q = 270° + 47° = 317° (± 0.1°)

10

Mks
19. a) angle WAX = 110 ° B1
- angle subtended by a chord at the centre is twice angel at circum B1
b) angle WYX = 70 ° B1
- OPP angles of cyclic quad B1
c) Angle XWZ = 80 - 70
= 10°
- OPP angles of cyclic quad B1
B1
 d) angle WXA = 35° B1
- base angles is cos triangle B1
e) angle AXB
= 180 – (100° + 35)
= 45° B1
- angles on line B1
10
20. i) Modal class 31 – 35 B1
ii)
class f c/f
6 - 10 5 5
11 – 15 19 24
16 – 20 21 45
21 – 25 23 68 B1
26 - 30 25 93
31 – 35 27 120
36 - 40 20 140
41 - 45 25 165
46 - 50 13 178
51 – 55 12 190
åf = 190
Median (x2) = h + n/2 – cf) x i
f
The median lies between the( n/2)th and ( n + 2 ) th values i.e 95th and
2
96th values
For the 95th value, M = 30.5 + (95 – 93) x 5
27
= 30.8704
For the 96th value, M = 30.5 +( 96 – 93) x 5
27 M1
= 31.0556

Median = (30.870 + 31.0556)

2 M1
= 30.963 ~ 31 letters
A1

Mks

class f x(mp) fx
6 - 10 5 8 40
11 – 15 19 13 247
16 – 20 21 18 378
21 – 25 23 23 529 B1
26 - 30 25 28 700
31 – 35 27 33 891
36 - 40 20 38 760
41 - 45 25 43 1075
46 - 50 13 48 624
51 – 55 12 53 636
å f = 190 å fx = 5880
 Mean ( x ) =åfx
åf

5880 M1
190

30.95
~ 31 letters A1

B1

B1

10

Mks
21
a) B1 ABC drawn

b) B1 Line y =- x drawn

B1 Const A1B1C1
B1 A1B1C1 drawn.

Const A11B11C11
c) B2 A11 B11 C11 drawn
B1

d) B2 Const A111B111C111
B1 A111B111C111 drawn
 10

Mks
22. i) Volume of solid cylinder = pr2h
= (3.14x2x21x18)cm3
= 24941.196cm3 M1

Volume of the conical hole = volume of material removed

from the cylinder

(2.667 x 24941.196)
100

= 665.18 cm3 M1

\ 1/3 pr2h = 665.18

1/3 pr2h x 12 = 665.18
4pr2h = 665.18
r2 = 665.18
4p
r2 = 52.93
r = 7.275 cm

So we have; 7.275 cm

12cm L

By pythagora’s theorem
l2 =(122 + 7.2752)cm
l2 = 196.93cm
 l = 14.03 cm M1

Surface area of the hole(cone) = prl

M1
= (3.142 x 7.275 x 14.03) cm2 A1
= 320.69 cm2 (± 0.01)

ii) Volume of the spherical ball = volume of the cone. M1

4
/3 pr3 = 665.18
pr3 = 498.885
r3 = 158.7 M1
r = 5.415cm A1

iii) Surface area of a sphere =4pr2

M1
= ( 4 x 3.142 x 5.415 x 5.415) cm2 A1
= 368.52 cm2

02
Mks
23. a) t = 300 M1
80

= 3hrs 45 min

Arr. Time = 7.00 + 3hrs 45min A1

= 10.45 a.m

b) R.S = 120+ 80 = 200 km/hr M1

Dist. Separating them at 7.45am
= 300 – ( 45 x 80) = 240 M1
100

t = 240 M1
200

1hr 12m
Meeting time 7.45 + 1hr 12min
8.57 a.m A1

c) D = 240 x 80 + 45 x 80 M1
200 60

= 156 km A1

d) Arr. Time for car

= 7.45 + 300
120

= 10.15a.m

D= 10.45 – 10.15 80 M1
60

= 40 km A1
 10
Mks
24
Scale; 1 cm represents 10 m B3

B1
a) bearing of A from C = 100.3 + 180
= 280.3 ± 1 B1
b) Distance of C from F =(9.6 ± 0.1 x 10 )m
= 96 m (± 10 m)

05
QN

Area = Areas( A + B + C
+ D+ +E+ F+ G )
Area A =Ö 4.7 (4.7
– 2.8) ( 4.7 – 3.6) (4.7 – 3)

= Ö4.7
(3.553) = 4.086m2

Area B =Ö3.85 (3.85

– 1.4) (3.85- 3.3) (3.85 –
3)

= 2.099m2

Area C =Ö 3.9 (3.9 -

3.3) (3.9 – 2.30) (3.9 -2.2)

= 2.523m2

Area D =Ö 3.4( 3.4 –

2.3) (3.4 - 3.2) (3.4 – 1.3)

= 1.571 m2

Area E = Ö 4(4-2.7) (4—

3.5) (4-1.8)
= 2.392 m2

Area F = (0.6 x 1.8) m2

= 1.08m2

Area G = Ö2.7 (2.7- 1.0)

( 2.7 – 1.8) (2.7 -2.6)

= 0.6427 m2

Total area = ( 4.086 +

2.099 + 2.523 + 1.571 +
1.08 + 0.6427) m2

= 12.00 m2
In hectares = 12
 hactares
10000
= 0.0012 hactares

SAMPLE PAPER 10
121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
SECTION 1 ( 50 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided after each.

1. Use logarithms tables to evaluate (3mks)

3.172 x (0.008367)2
5 Log 9

2. Simplify the following leaving your answer in the form a + b√c. (2mks)
5 √5
+
√ 5 -2 √5+2
3. Simplify x2 + 2x hence (3mks)
x3 – x2 – 6x
Solve x2 + 2x =¼
x – x2 – 6x
3

4. The value of the interior angle of a regular polygon is 11 times the exterior angle. Determine the
size of the exterior angle. (2mks)

5. Solve for x in 6x – 36 x + ½ = -5 (2mks)

6. A man is 24 years older than his son now. After ten years, he will be three times as old as his son.
How old was his son one year ago? (4mks)

7. A radio has a marked price of Kshs.9280 which is meant to give a dealer 16% profit. After bargain-
ing for the radio, Chebet was given a discount of 10% on the marked price. How much profit did
the dealer get from the sale of the radio? (3mks)

8. Solve for x in the equation 10 sin2x + 4Cos2x = 7 for 00 < x < 3600. (3mks)

9. In the diagram below wx is parallel to yz. Find the values of a and b shown in the diagram.
(4mks)

10. Solve the following simultaneous equation using substitution method. (2mks)
Log3 (2x +y) = 2
Log2 ( 5x + 5y) = 2
11. Make x the subject of the formula in the following relation. (3mks)

y = 2n ( 1/x - 1/w)

12. A scale model of an aircraft has a wing whose span is 32cm and whose area is 200cm3. Given that
the aircraft has a wing span of 25.6m, calculate the area of the actual wing in m2. (4mks)

13. A man spent 3/5 of his leave on his own business and 3/20 on visiting friends. He found that he had
15 more days to spend.
a) Calculate the length of his leave. (1mk)

b) If after spending 3/5, he spent 3/20 of the remainder on visits and discovered that he was left with
17 days, how many days had he already spent? (3mks)

14. In the figure below MA=2MX and NB=2XN. If XA= a and XB = b show that MN is parallel to
AB. (3mks)

15. In the diagram below TC is a tangent to the circle at C. Angle TCD = 480 and ABC=710. Find
(i) Ð CAB (2mks)
(ii) ÐDCB
16. The marks scored by 8 students in a test marked out of 10 were as follows: 2,6,4,8,5,3,1,6. Esti-
mate the standard deviation of the data (4mks)

SECTION B ( 50 MARKS)
Answer any 5 questions in this section
17. Find the area of the shaded region given that the radii of the bigger and smaller circles are 6cm and
4cm respectively and also RS=7cm and lines RS and PQ are perpendicular. (10mks)

18. A ship sails from A (00 , 700W) due North to B(250N, 700W), then due East to C (250N, 120E) and
finally a further 1800nm due East to D.
a) Calculate the total distance covered in nautical miles. (4mks)
b) If the whole journey took a total of 300hrs, find the average speed in knots giving your answer
correct to 1d.p (2mks)
c) Find to the nearest degree, the final position of the ship. (4mks)

19. The following measurements were recorded in a field book of a farm in metres XY=400m.
a) Using a scale of 1cm=40m draw an accurate map of the farm. (4mks)
b) Find the area of the farm in hectares. (4mks)
c) If the farm is on sale at shs.80,000 per hectare, find how much it costed. (2mks)
Y
400
C 60 340
 300 1
240 1
220 1
B 100 140
A 120 80
X

20 a) Water flows through a pipe of internal radius 3.5cm at the rate of 9m/second, into a storage tank
of rectangular base measuring 12m by 8m.
(a) Calculate the volume of water delivered into the tank in one minute in litres. (3mks)

b) (i) Determine the amount of water consumed in litres by a village of 435 families that depend
on this water for one week, if each family consumes an average of six jericans of 20 litres each per
day. (2mks)

(ii) Find the minimum height of water level in the storage tank that will ensure that the village
doesn’t suffer water shortage in 2 weeks. (3mks)

(iii) Calculate the monthly bill of the village if the cost of water is Kshs.1.50 per jerican (Take a 30
day month) (2mks)

21. Four towns A,B,C and D are such that B is 84km from A on a bearing of 0630 C is 144km on a
bearing of S 300E from B. D is directly west of C and on a bearing of 1610 from A. Using a scale
of 1cm = 20km
(a) Show the relative positions of A,B, C and D. (4mks)
(b) Find from the diagram the
(i) bearing of D from B (1mk)
(ii) bearing of A from C. (1mk)
(iii) the distances AD and DC (4mks)
22. The figure below is a solid which is partly a frustrum of a conne and partly a hemisphere. The ra-
dius of the top and bottom of the frustrum are 3cm and 6cm respectively while the slanting height is
10cm as shown below. Determine
a) the curved surface area of the sphere. (2mks)
b) the curved surface area of the frustrum (5mks)
c) the total surface area of the solid (3mks)

23. A group of people decided to contribute a total of Kshs.15,000,000 to buy a piece of land which
was costing Kshs.60,000 per hectare. After some time before starting to pay the agreed amount
they recruited 40 more members with the result that each member would now contribute sh. 12,500
less. Find
a) the original number of people who were to contribute the money. (5mks)

b) If the land was subdivided equally, how much land did each member get? (3mks)

c) If a member decides to sell his portion of land at a profit of 20%. What would be his selling
price? (2mks)

24. The table below shows the values of x and y which are believed to satisfy the equation y=kpx.
(10mks)
x 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 6 12 24 48 96 192
(a) Draw a suitable straight line graph to represent this information.
(b) Use your graph to determine the values of k and p.
(c ) State the law connecting y and x.
MARKING SCHEME
SAMPLE PAPER 10
121/1

END
1 No Log
3.172 0.5014 M1
+
0.0083672 3.9226 x 2 5.8452

4.3466
 - M1
Log 9 ī.9796
4.3670 ¸ 5

5 + 1.3670
5

ī .2734
A1
0.1877
03
2 5 (_Ö5 +2) + Ö5 (Ö5 – 2)
(Ö5 – 2 ) (Ö5 + 2)

= 5 Ö5 + 10 + 5 – 2Ö5 M1
5-4
= 15 + 3 Ö5 A1
02
3. x( x + 2)
x(x-3)(x+2) M1
= 1/x – 3 = ¼ M1
x=7 A1
04
4. Let the interior angle be x
Then the exterior angle = 180 – x
x = 11(180 – x) M1
x = 1980 – 11x
12x = 1980
x= 165 A1
02
5. 6x - 62x. 61 = -5
6t2 - t + 5 = 0 M1
T = 1 or -5/6 A1
Thus 6x = 1
x=0 B1
03
6. Current ages son – x
Father – x + 24 B1
In ten years time:
Son = x + 10
Father = 34 + x B1

\3( x + 10) = 34 + x M1
X = 2 years
The son’s age one year ago
=2–1
= 1 yr A1
04
7. Dealers buying price = sh 9280 x 100 M1
116
Chebets Buying price = Sh. 90 x 9280 M1
100

Dealers Profit = sh 8352 - 8000

= sh 352 A1

03
8. 10 Sin2x + 4( 1- cos2x)= 7 M1
 Sin2x = 0.5
Sin2x = ± 0.7071 A1
X = 45º, 135 º, 225º, 315º B2
04
9. 12/a = 8/32 M1

a = 48 cm A1

b/28 = ¼ M1

b = 7cm A1

04
10. 2x + y = 9

5x + 3y = 4 M1
5x + 3(9-2x) = 4 A1
x = 23
y = -37
02
2
11. y = 2w ( 1/x - 1/w) M1

1/x = y2 + 1/w M1
2w

X = 2n + w A1
y2

03

12. L .s. f = 25.6 x 100

32

= 80 B1
A. s. f = 6400 B1

The area of the actual wing

= 6400 x 200 M1
10 000

= 128m2 A1
04
13. Fraction or business and friends
a) 3/5 + 3/20 = ¾
\¼ 15 days
Length of leave = 15 x 4
= 60 days B1

b) Total fraction spent on business and visits M1

3/5 + 3/20 x 2/5
= 33/ 50
Fraction left = 17/20 17days
Length of leave = 17 x 50/17 M1
 = 50 days
Days already spent = 50 – 17 = 33 A1

04
14. MN = 1/3b - 1/3a B1

AB = b – a B1

MN = 1/3 AB B1

\MN is parallel to AB
03
15. i) á ACB = 90º
\á CAB = 90º - 71 º
= 19 º B1
 DAC = 48 º
 CAD = 48 º + 19 º
 DCB = 180 º - ( 19 º + 48 º)
= 113 º B1
02

16. The mean = 4.375

x d = x – 4.375 d2
1 -3.375 11.39 B1
2 -2.375 5.641
3 -1.375 1.891
4 -0. 375 0.1406 B1
5 0.675 0.3906
6 1. 675 2.6406
6 1.375 2.6406
8 3.625 3.14

∑ D2 = 37.8744 M1
S.d = 37.8744
8
= 2.176 A1

04
17.

Sin = 3.5 M1
6
= 35.695 A1
á RPS = 20 = 71.37º
The area of sector PRNS= M1
71.37º x 3.14 x 62
360

= 22.4245cm2
Area of Δ PRS = ½ x 62 x sin 71.37 º M1
= 17.0568 cm2
Area of segment I =
22.4245 - 17.0568
= 5.3677cm2

Similarly

M1
Sin β = 3.5 = 0.875 A1
4
β = 61.04 º M1
á RQS 122.08 º
Area of sector QRTS
= 122.08 x 3.142 x 42 M1
= 17.05 cm2
Area of Δ QRS = ½ x 42 x sin 122.08
= 6.778 cm2
\ Area of segment u
 = 17.05 - 6.778 cm2
= 10.272 cm2
M1
Unshaded area = A1
( 17.0568 + 6.778 ) – 5.3677 + 10.272 )
= 8.195 cm2
10
18. a) AB = 60 x 25nm
= 1500 nm B1
BC= 60 x 82 Cos 25º
= 4459 nm B1
CD = 1800nm
Total Distance
= 7759nm B1
b) Speed = 7759knots M1
300
= 25.86 knots A1
c) CD = 60 x q x Cos 25
1800 = 60 x 0.9063q
q= 1800
60 x 0.9063 A1
q = 33.1 º
Final longitude = 12 º + 33.1º M1
= 45.1 º A1
Final position is ( 25 ºN, 45 º E) B1
10

19. a)
B4 For all parts correct
B3 for at least 6
B2 at least 4
B1 at least 2

The measurements must be confirmed

The at vx must be 90 º
The areas A= 4800m2
B = 6600 m2
C= 16000 m2
D = 1800 m2 B2
E = 6000 m2
F = 6600 m2
G = 2600 m2
H = 17600 m2
Total area = 6200 m2 M1
1000
= 6.2 Ha A1
c) Cost = Ksh 6.2 80,000 M1
= Ksh 496,000 A1
10
20. a) Vol. per sec = 22/ 7 x 0.035 x 0.035 x 9 m3 M1

Vol. delivered in 1min in litres

= 0.03465 x 60 x 1000 M1
= 2079 A1

b) i) Circumphum
= 435 x 6 x 20 x 7 M1
= 365400 litres A1

ii) Volume in two weeks

=365 400 x 2 M1
= 730 800 litres
=730.8m3

If the height is H
12 x 8 x = 730.8 M1
H = 730.8
96
= 7.613m A1

iii) The cost = Ksh 435 x 6 x 1.50 x 30 M1

Ksh 117450 A1
10
21 a) B2
 B2

B2

B1
B1

B1
B1

bi) 200 + 2
ii) 320 ± 2º
iii) AD = 90 ± 2 km
DC = 118 ± 2km
10

22. a) The surface area

= 2 x 3.142 x 36 M1
= 226.cm2 A1
b) x = 3/6 M1
x + 10 A1

Curved surface Area M1

= (3.142 x 6 x 20)- (3.142 x 3 x 10)
= 377.04 – 94.26cm2 M1
= 282.78 cm2
A1
c) Area of wp = 3.142 x 32 M1
= 28.28cm2
Total S.A = 226.2 + 282.78 M1
+ 28.28 cm2
537.26cm2 A1
d)
10
23. a) If the original number of people = x
Each would contribute 15000 000 B1
x

B1
If 40 more are recruited, each would contribute
15 000 000
x + 40
\ 15000 000 - 15000 000 = 12500 M1
x x + 40
 x2 + 40x – 48000 = 0 M1
= -240 or 200 A1
Thus x = 200
b) Size of land = 15000 000 M1
60000

= 250 Ha
Each number got 250 M1
200
= 1.042 Ha A1
c) Each member contributed
= 15 000 000
240

= Ksh 625 00
S.p = Ksh 120 x 62500
100 B1
= Sh 75 000
10

24 a) log y = x log p + log k B1

plot B1
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 S1
log y 0.78 1.08 1.38 1.68 1.98 2.28 P1
L1
b) log k = 0.5 B1
k = 3.162 B1

log p = the gradient of the line

= 1.8 - 0.7
4.4 - 0.8

= 0.3056 B1
P= 2.021 B1
c) The law is y = 3.162 (2.021)x B1
10