Form 4 assignment

SECTION I (50 Marks)

Answer All the question in this section.

1 1
46  0.05 
25 5
1. Evaluate:  3   6   23   6 of 3 (3mks)

2 x 2  3xy  2 y 2 2 x  y

2. Simplify the expression 4 x 2
 y 2
2x  y (4mks)

3. The price of foodstuff generally increased by 20% at the beginning of a drought season and reduced by
30% during harvesting season. Express the new price as a ratio of the original price in its lower form.
(3mks)

15  2 x  4
4. Find the integral values of x which satisfy the inequalities: 4  3 x  2 (4mks)
 2
5. A circle of radius 15cm is divided into ten equal sectors. In each sector, find:

(a) The area of the triangle (2mks)

(b) The area of the segment (2mks)

6. Tap A fills a water tank in 30min, B in 20mins and C in 10mins. All three taps are turned on from 8:55a.m
to 8.59a.m and then C is turned off. At what time will the tank be filled after C has been closed?
(3mks)

7. The logarithms of the squares of a and b are 1.204 and 0.954 respectively. Find the logarithms of their
product. (2mks)

8. The mean of a set of n numbers is 28. If an extra number 18 is included in the set, the mean now
becomes 26. Find the value of n (2mks)
 3

9. In the figure below, ∠EHG = ∠EFH = 900 HF = 5cm, and EF = 12cm. calculate the lengths HG and FG.
(4mks)

10. The line y = mx + 6 makes an angle of 750 58 with x – axis. Find the coordinates of the point where the
line cuts the x-axis. (3mks)

11. Find the equation of the image of the line y = 3x + 5 under reflection in the line x = y. (3mks)
 4
1/

12. Given that log y = 3.143 and log x = 2.421, evaluate: 4 log y
2
 log 3
x (3mks)

13. (i) Express 98 and 72 as products of their prime factors. (1mk)

(ii) A rectangle of side 98cm by 72cm is divided into squares each of side x cm. Find the
greatest value of x. (2mks)

14. The co-ordinates of points A, B and C are (0, -4), (2, -1) and (4, 2) respectively. Use vectors to show that
the points A, B and C are collinear. (3mks)
 5
 y  y 1
2x  16 and 42 x  ,
15. If 4 find the ratio y – x : 2y (3mks)

16. Determine the lower quartile, upper quartile and the quartile deviation for the following set of
numbers. 5, 10, 6, 5, 8, 7, 3, 2, 7, 8, 9. (3mks)
 6
SECTION II (50 MARKS)

Answer any FIVE Questions from this section

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

49, 51, 50, 60, 55

45, 56, 51, 58, 59

44, 42, 59, 50, 62

46, 43, 57, 56, 52

43, 41, 40, 54, 44

(a) Draw a frequency distribution table with the lower class 40 – 43 (4mks)

(b) Estimate the median mass (3mks)

(c) Draw a histogram for the data. (3mks)

 7

18. In the figure below O is the centre and PS is a diameter of the circle. QR is parallel to PS. If angle PSQ is
250 and angle POT is 1200, find the sizes of the given angles giving reasons.

(a) Angle QRT (3mks)

(b) Angle QPT (2mks)

(c) Angle PQR (3mks)

(d) Angle PTR (2mks)

 8
19. A bus left Nairobi at 7.00a.m and travelled towards Eldoret at an average speed of 80Km/hr. At 7.45a.m
a car left Eldoret towards Nairobi at an average speed of 120Km/hr. the distance between Nairobi and
Eldoret is 300km. Calculate:

(a) The time the bus arrived at Eldoret. (2mks)

(b) The time of the day, the two vehicles met. (4mks)

(c) The distance from Nairobi where the two vehicles met. (2mks)

(d) The distance of the bus from Eldoret when the car arrived at Nairobi. (2mks)
 9
20. A three digit number is such that the sum of its hundreds and tens digits is 10. When the number is
divided by its hundreds digit, the quotient is 108. If the number is divided by the sum of all the digits,
the quotient is 36. Find the number (10mks)
 10
21. The figure below represents the cross-section of a tunnel. The cross-section is in the form of a major
segment of a circle. M is the mid-point of AB and CM is perpendicular to AB. Given that AB = CM = 8cm,
Calculate the volume of the tunnel if it is 15cm long. (10mks)
 11
BA  3 BC
22. In the figure below C is a point on AB such that ~ ~ and D is the mid-point of OA. OC and BD
OA  a and OB  b
intersect at X Given that ~ ~ ~ ~

a b
(a) Write down in terms of ~ ~
and the vectors.

AB
(i) ~ (1mk)

OC
(ii) ~ (2mks)

BD
(iii) ~ (1mk)

BD OX a b
BX
(b) If ~ = h. ~ , express ~ in terms of , ~ and h
~ (1mk)

OX OC
(c) If ~ = k ~ , find h and k (4mks)

OX a b
(d) Hence express ~ in terms of ~ ~
and only. (1mk)
 12

23. (a) Complete the table below, giving your values correct to 2 decimal places.

x0 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180

Cos 2x 1.0 0.5 0 -0.87 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 0.87 0

Cos (2x + 30) 0.5 0 -0.5 -1.0 -0.5 0 0.87 1.0 0.87

(2mks)

(b) Using the grid provided, on the same axes draw the graphs of y = Cos 2x and y = Cos (2x + 300) Use the
scale 1cm for 150 on the x – axis, 5cm for 1 unit on y-axis. (5mks)

(c) State the amplitude of each graph. (1mk)

(d) Use your graph to determine:

(i) The solution to the equation: Cos (2x + 30) – Cos 2x = 0.

(1mk)

(ii) The transformation that would map the graph of y = Cos 2x onto the graph of

y = Cos (2x + 30) (1mk)

 13

24. (a) Three villages A, B and C are such that B is 3km on a bearing of 0300 from A, C is 4km on a
bearing of 1200 from B.

(i) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 0.5km, draw a diagram to show the relative positions of
the village A, B and C. (3mks)

(ii) Find the distance and bearing of village A from C. (2mks)

(iii) A straight main road runs from village A to C. Find the length of the shortest path from
village B to the main road. (1mk)

(b) The measurements (in metres) of a field were given in a field note book as follows:

Base line XY = 240m

To R 60 190

150 50 To P

To Q 60 120

To T 30 50 20 To M

(i) Make a sketch of the field (1mk)

(ii) Find the area of the field in hectares. (3mks)