FOOTHILL ACADEMY

MID YEAR EXAMINATION

MATHS FORM FOUR (4)

PAPER 2 TIME: 2HRS 30 MINUTES

Additional materials

 2 graph papers
 1 plain paper
 A scientific calculator
 Geometrical instruments

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

 Answer all questions from section A

 Answer any four questions from section B
 Show clearly all your workings
 Underline all of your answers
 Rule off your work after every question e.g question 1 then question 2.
 Decimal answers which are not exact should be given correct to 3 significant figures
and degrees correct to one decimal place, unless specified in the question.

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This question paper consist of 8 printed pages
 Section A [52 Marks]

Answer all questions

1. a) Simplify the following

i) ( ) ( ) [2]
ii) [2]

b) Make the subject of the formula in [2]

c) Given that y varies directly as the square of ( ) and that when

i) Express in terms of [2]

ii) Find the values of when [2]

2. a) Six men can weed a garden in 4 hours. How many men can weed the same garden
in 3 hours? [2]
b) The cost of feeding 5 people at a party is $20.00 and the cost of feeding 8 people is
$26.00
i) Find the fixed cost of feeding people [2]
ii) How many people will be fed at a cost of $30.00? [2]

c) By selling an item for $14.40, a trader makes a profit of 20% on the cost price.

Calculate the cost of an item. [2]

d) Ben invested $ P with the bank which offered 10% simple interest per annumn.

After 2 years, his total investment amounted to $ 600.Find the value of P. [2]

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 3. a) The table shows the grades of 20 learners after their final examinations
Grade A B C D
Number of learners 6 8 4

By showing clearly all your calculations, draw a pie chart for this data. [4]

b) In a class of 40 students, 20 study Maths (M), 30 Study English (E) and 4 study none.

i) Draw a Venn diagram in terms of where is the number of students studying

both. [2]
ii) Find the value of [2]
iii) How many students study Maths only? [1]

4. a) Solve the following equations

i) ( ) [3]
ii) giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures [4]

b) Use the following diagram to answer the questions that follow.

C
40°
B

O .
F

Find the following angles

i) Â [1]
ii) A ̂C [1]
iii) Ô [1]
iv) Ô [1]
v) D̂ [1]
vi) Ô [1]

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5. Use a ruler and a compass only for all constructions, showing clearly all your
construction arcs and lines, on a plain paper.
a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 10m, construct quadrilateral PQRS such that
QR RS ,P̂ °, Q ̂ ° and QR is parallel to PS. [5]
b) Construct the bisector of Q ̂ [1]
c) Construct the locus of points that are equidistant from P and Q [1]
d) Construct the locus of points 30m from RS and on the same side of RS as Q [1]
e) Describe fully the locus represented by the bisector of Q ̂ [1]
f) Mark and label X, which lies on the bisector of Q ̂ and also equidistant from P
and Q. [1]
g) Find the shortest distance of X from PQ. [1]

SECTION B[ 48 MARKS]

Answer any 4 questions of your choice

6. a) Given that A ( ),B ( ) and D ( )

Find
i) the order of matrix B [1]
2
ii) A [1]
iii) | |, the determinant of A [1]
iv) the inverse of A [1]
v) The value of x such the matrix D has no inverse. [2]
b) A bag contains 10 sweets all identical except for colour. It is given that 7 are red
(R) and 3 are green (G).Two sweets are picked at random one after the other without
replacement.
i) Draw a tree diagram showing these events [2]
ii) Find the probability that for the sweets picked
1. Both are green [2]
2. At least one is green. [2]

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7. The diagram below shows four schools on level ground. It is given that A is 8km from
B on a bearing of 220°, C is 9km from B on a bearing of 140° and D is due North of B
and the distance AD is 12 km as shown on the diagram.

North
140°
B
220°

a) Calculate the length of AC [4]

b) Calculate B ̂ [3]
c) The distance that C is to the east of B. [2]
d) Find the compass bearing of D from A [1]
e) Calculate the area of triangular field ABC in hectares. [2]

8. Master G wishes to sell two types of cash crops, Tobacco and Cotton. Let the tonnes
of tobacco be and the tonnes of Cotton be
a) He wishes to sell at least one tonne of cotton and the number of tonnes of cotton
should be less than double the tonnes of tobacco. Write down two inequalities
that satisfy these conditions. [2]
b) Given that the number of tonnes to be sold should not exceed 5. Write down
another inequality satisfying this condition. [1]
c) The cost of carrying one tonne of tobacco is $40 and that of carrying one tonne
of cotton is $60.Master G has only $240 to cater for the transport. Write down
an inequality and show that it reduces to . [2]

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 d) Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on both axes
for , show by shading the unwanted regions,
the region in which (x;y) must lie. [5]
e) Use you graph to find the combination, in the form ( ) that uses the greatest
amount of money available. [2]

9. The following table shows heights of 20 plants in the school garden, in cm.
Height(cm)
No.of plants

a) Which class contains the

i) Mode [1]
ii) Median [1]
b) Calculate an estimate of the mean [2]

c) The following table is the cumulative frequency of the above data

Height(cm)
Cumulative
frequency

i) Find the value [1]

ii) Find the value of [1]
d) Using a horizontal scale of 2cm to represent 10 units and a vertical scale of 2cm
to represent 5 units on the cumulative frequency axis, draw the cumulative
frequency curve for the data. [4]
e) Use your graph to determine the
i) Median [1]
ii) Interquartile range [1]
iii) Number of plants more than 85cm. [1]

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10. Answer the whole of this question on a single sheet of graph paper
Use a scale of 2cm to 2 units on both axes for and
a) Draw and label triangle P with vertices at ( )( ) ( ) [1]
b) Draw and label triangle S with vertices at ( )( ) ( ) [1]
c) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle P onto triangle S [2]
d) Draw and label triangle M, the image of triangle P under a reflection in the line
[2]
e) Triangle R is the image of triangle P under a transformation represented by the

matrix( ), draw and label triangle R. [2]

f) Triangle E has vertices at( )( ) ( ).Draw and label triangle

E [1]
g) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle P onto triangle E. [3]

11. Answer the whole of this question on a single sheet of graph paper.
Below is an incomplete table of values for the function

a) Find the value of m and the value of n [1]

b) Using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on both axes, draw the graph of [4]

c) On the same axes, draw and label the graph of [1]

d) Use the graph to
i) Solve the equation [2]

ii) Find the gradient when [2]

iii) Find the area bounded by the curve, the x-axis, the line and the
line [2]

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12. Answer the whole of this question on a single sheet of graph paper

Age (years)
Frequency
Frequency
Density

a) Find the value of

i)
ii) [2]
b) Using a horizontal scale of 2cm to represent 5 units and 4cm to represent 1 unit
on the frequency density axis, draw a fully labeled Histogram for the data. [4]
c) Using a scale of 2cm to represent 5 units on both axes, draw a fully labeled
frequency polygon for the same data above. [4]
d) Two learners are chosen at random from the group, find the probability that
both are at most 15 years old. [2]

THE END OF EXAM: WISH YOU GOOD LUCK

MASTER G [BURNMAN]

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