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MOCK EXAMINATIONS

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Mathematics
Paper 2
2 ½ Hours

KISII SCHOOL MOCK EXAM 2024

 Write your name and Admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
 This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
 Answer ALL questions in section 1 and ONLY FIVE questions from section II
 All answers and workings must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided
below each question.
 Show all the steps in your calculation, giving your answer at each stage in the spaces below
each question.
 Non – Programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be
used, except where stated otherwise.

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

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

SECTION II GRAND TOTAL

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL

SECTION A

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1. Evaluate using logarithm (4 marks)

√ 4 . 283 x(0 . 009478 )2

2. Calculate the density of the material used to make a concrete culvert of mass 1million
−3
grams, internal diameter 0.72m, thickness 70mm and length 2×10 km (giving the
−3
answer in kgm and in standard form)
(3 marks)

3. Simplify leaving the answer in the form , where a, b and c are

4. The figure below shows a circle center O, radius 10 cm. The chord PQ = 16cm. Calculate
the area of the unshaded region. (3 marks)

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5. Solve the equation 3x2 + x – 4 = 0 by the method of completing the square. (3 marks)

6. Two towns A and B are 200m apart. From the top of A, the angle of elevation of the top
of B is 150. From the top of B, the angle of depression of the bottom of A is 400. Find the
height of A. (3 marks)

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7. The first, the third and the seventh term of an increasing arithmetic progression are three
consecutive terms of a geometric progression. If the first term of the arithmetic
progression is 10, find the common difference of the arithmetic progression (3 marks)

8. Peter operates a printing firm and the cost of printing a book is partly constant and partly
varies as the number as pages. If a book has 200 pages, the cost in sh 400 and if it has
100 pages, the cost is sh 240. Find the cost of printing a book with 400 pages. (3 marks)

9. A and B are two matrices. If A = ( 14 23) find B given that

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10. Find the constant term in the expansion
( 3 x− )
1 8
2 x . Hence state it’s value ( 3 marks)

y
11. Given that x = 31.01, y = 12.9 and w = 0.0023. Calculate the percentage error of , give
xw
your answer to 4 dp. (3 marks)

12. Evaluate (3 marks)

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13. A merchant blends 350kg of tea costing Sh. 84 kg with 140kg of tea costing Sh. 105 per
kg. At what price must he sell the mixture to gain 25% (3 marks)

14. Solve for x given that;

3 sin (3x – 200) = -2 for 00 < x < 1800 (4 marks)

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15. 4x2- 10x + 4y2+ 12y-1 = 0 represents a circle centre C (a, b) and of radius K. Find the
values of a, b and K. ( 3 marks)

16. ABC is an equilateral triangle. P is a variable point on the same side of AB as C, and on
the same plane such that angle APB =60o. Use a ruler and a pair of compasses only to
construct the locus of P. Describe the locus of P fully. (3 marks)

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 SECTION B

17. Four buildings A, B, C and D stand on a level ground such that B is 240m on a bearing
of 600 from A. C is south east of B and east of A. D is 320m from C on a bearing of 1500
from A.

a) i) Use scales of 1 cm rep 40m draw accurately the points ABCD. (3 marks)

ii) Use the drawing to find the direction of B and D. (1 mark)

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b) The height of building A is 200m and that of B is 80m. Determine the angle of depression
of the top of building B from the top of building A. (3 marks)

c) Enter the layout of Kamau’s plot shown below in a surveyor’s book. (Unit in metres)
(3
marks)

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18. The table shows the marks obtained by 40 candidates in an examination

Marks 5-14 15-29 30-34 35-44 45-49

(a) Find the value of x (2 marks)

(b) On the grid provided below draw a histogram to represent the data (5 marks)

(c)By drawing a straight line on the graph above determine the median mark
(3
marks)

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19. The diagram below shows a bucket with top diameter 30cm and bottom diameter 20cm.
The height of the bucket is 28cm.

28cm

Find;

(a) The capacity of the bucket in litres. (5 marks)

(b) The area of the metal sheet required to make 100 such buckets, taking 10% extra
overlapping and wastage. (5 marks)

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20. (a)

Giving reasons, determine the size of:

b) Angle ODB (2 marks)

c) Angle BAD (2 marks)

d) Angle ABC (2 marks)

e) Angle ODA (2 marks)

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21. A car leaves town X for town Y 120 km away at an average speed of 80 km/hr at 8.30
a.m. At the same time a bus leaves town Y for town X at an average speed of 60 km/hr.
At 8.45 a.m., a cyclist leaves town Y for town X at an average speed of 30 km/hr.

(a) Calculate the time when the bus meets the car to the nearest minute. (3 marks)

(b) Calculate the distance between the car and the bus by the time the cyclist meets the car.
(4 marks)

(c) If the bus upon reaching town X stops for 10 minutes then starts its journey back to Y,
Calculate how far from X the bus meets the cyclist. (3 marks)

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22. Two bags A and B contain identical balls except for the colours. Bag A contains 4 red
balls and 2 yellow balls. Bag B contains 2 red balls and 3 yellow balls.
a) If a ball is drawn at random from each bag, find the probability that both balls are of
the same colour. (4 marks)

b) If two balls are drawn at random from each bag, one at a time without replacement,
find the probability that:
i) The two balls drawn from bag A or bag B are red (4 marks)

ii) All the four balls drawn are red (2 marks)

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23. The figure below shows a cross-section of a tunnel.

y=cos x 0

1
π
a. 0 2 X

Determine the difference in area of the cross section if trapeziums rule rather than mid
ordinate rule was used using six strips to estimate the area. (10 marks)

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24. (a) Draw the graph of the function below on the grid provided
y = 2x2 – 7x – 2 for the values of -1≤X≤6 (5 marks)

(b) From your graph determine the roots of the function. 2x2 – 7x – 2 = 0. (1 marks)

(c) By drawing a suitable graph of function y = 2x – 7 on the same axis, solve the
simultaneous equations y = 2x2 – 7x – 2 and y = 2x – 7. (4 marks)

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