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FORM 2 HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

MATHEMATICS

SECTION I: 40 MARKS

24 ÷ 2 of (−3)× 6 ÷ 36
1. Evaluate
−8 ÷ 6 ×4
(3mks)

2. Solve for x in the equation: 3(x-2) ×81x=243 (3mks)

3 13
3. Use tables of reciprocals to work out: + (3mks)
0.6735 0.156

4. Take a number p, double it and add 5 to the result. If the result is doubled again, the new number is 22. Find
p. (3mks)

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5. The shaded region in the figure below swept out on a flat windscreen by a wiper. Calculate the area of the
region. (4mks)

4cm

16cm
120o

6. Given that Cos (x-20)0 =Sin (2x+32)0 and that x is an acute angle, find tan(x-4)0 (3mks)

7. Use elimination method to solve the simultaneous equation below (3mks)

5x+3y=1

3x=2y+8

8. A Kenyan company received US Dollars 100000.the money was converted into Kenyan shillings in a bank
which buys and sells foreign currencies as follows.

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 Buying(Ksh) Selling(Ksh)

1 UD Dollar 77.24 77.44

1 Sterling Pound 121.93 122.27

a) Calculate the amount of money in Ksh. The company received (2mks)

b) The company exchanged the Kenyan shillings calculated in (a) above into sterling pounds to buy a car from
Britain, calculate the cost of the car to the nearest sterling pound (2mks)

9. The marked price of a TV set in a shop is Ksh 40000. Mueni bought the TV at 10% discount and the
shopkeeper still made a profit of 20%. Calculate the amount of money the shopkeeper paid for the TV.
(3mks)

10. The GCD and LCM of three numbers are 3 and 1008 respectively. If two of the numbers are 48 and 72, find
the least possible value of the third number. (3mks)

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11. In the figure below ABCD is a trapezium in which AD id parallel to BC. Given that AD= 25cm, BC = 15cm
And angle DAB=60o, calculate the area of the trapezium. (3mks)

A E 25cm D
o
60

B C
15cm

12. A straight line L1 passes through T (-2, 1) and is perpendicular to another line L2 whose equation is 2x-
3y+4=0. Find the equation of L1 in the form y=mx+c where m and c are constants (3mks)

13. The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 1560 .find the number of sides of the polygon. (2mks)

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SECTION II: 30 MARKS
1
14. A straight line L1 has a gradient - and passes through point P (-1, 3). Another line L2 passes through the
2
points Q (1, -3) and R (4, 5). Find:
a) The equation of L1 (2mks)

b) The equation of L2 in the form ax + by + c = 0. (3mks)

c) The equation of a line passing through a point S (0, 5) and is perpendicular to L2. (3mks)

d) The equation of a line through R parallel to L1.

(2mks)

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15. The figure below shows a frustum. The top and bottom radii are 5cm and 10cm respectively, while the
vertical height of the frustum is 12cm.

Find the: -

a) Slant height of the frustum.

(3marks)

b) Curved area of the frustum. (3marks)

c) Volume of the frustum. (4marks)

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 16. The diagram below shows two circles, centre A and B which intersect at points P and Q. Angle PAQ = 70 0
and PBQ = 400 and PA = AQ = 8cm.

Use the diagram to calculate to two d.p

a) The length PQ (2marks)

b) The length PB (2marks)

c) Area of minor segment circle centre A. (2marks)

d) Area of the shaded region. (4marks)

17. The coordinates of a triangle ABC are A (1, 1), B (3, 1) and C (1, 3).

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(a) Plot the triangle ABC. (1mk)
(c) ABC undergoes a reflection along the line x = 0, obtain the coordinates and plot on the graph points A ’ B’
C’, under the transformation (3mks)

(d) The triangle A’ B’ C’, undergoes an enlargement scale factor -1, centre origin. Obtain the coordinates of
the image A’’ B’’ C’’ (3mks)

(e) The triangle A’’ B’’ C’’ undergoes a rotation centre (1, -2) angle 120 0. Obtain the coordinates of the
image A’’’B’’’C’’’ . (3mks)

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18. The figure below represents a piece of land consisting of a trapezoidal region and a semi-circular end of
radius 87.5m
250m

200m

a) Calculate:

i )The perimeter of the land (3marks)

ii) The area of the land in hectares (3marks)

b) A private developer bought this piece of land at a price of Ksh 400,000 per hectare and later sold the all land
at 2.25 million shillings. Determine;

i) The price at which he bought the whole piece of land (2marks)

ii) His percentage profit (2marks)

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 SECTION I
2
6 X +35 X−6
1. Simplify the expression. 2
X −36
(3 Marks)

2. The ratio of the lengths of the corresponding sides of two similar rectangular water tanks is 3:5. The
volume of the smaller tank is 8.1m2. calculate the volume of the larger tank (3 Marks)

3. Express 5.5̇ as a mixed number. (3 Marks)

4. Sixteen men working at the rate of 9hrs a day can complete a piece of work in 14 days. How many
more men working at the rate of 7 hours a day would complete the same job in 12 days
(3 Marks)

4 2 1 3
1 ÷ of 2 −
5 3 4 10
5. Evaluate
5 22 2
+ ×1
6 39 11
(4 marks)

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 6. The interior angle of a regular polygon is 108o larger than the exterior angle. How many sides has the
polygon? (3
Marks)

7. Mr.Wanyama has a plot that is in a triangular form. The plot measures 170m, 190m and 210m, but the
altitudes of the plot as well as the angles are not known. Find the area of the plot in hectares.
(3 Marks)

8. A Japanese tourist entered Kenya with Kshs.500,000 Japanese Yen which he converted to Kenya
currency. While in Kenya, he spend Kshs.16200 in all. He then converted all the remaining money into
Euros before leaving for Italy. If he carried out all his transactions at the Stanbic bank using rates shown
below, calculate to the nearest Euro, how much money he left Kenya with. (Do not use mathematical
tables for this question). (3 Marks)
Buying (Kshs) Selling Kshs)
100 Japanese Yen 66.35 66.05
1 Euro 78.15 77.85

9. Solve the equation 9 x+1 ×3 2x + 1= 243 (3 Marks)

10. Use mathematical table to evaluate. (4 marks)

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 2849 x 0.00574
36.89 ÷ 0.023
4

11. By use of matrix method, solve the simultaneous equations; (3 Marks)

6x + 4y = 36
x + 3y = 13

12. Wangechi whose eye level is 182cm tall observed the angle of elevation to the top of her house to be 32º
from her eye level at point A. she walks 20m towards the house on a straight line to a point B at
which point she observes the angle of elevation to the top of the building to be 40º. Calculate, correct
to 2 decimal places the
a) distance of A from the house (3 Marks)

b) The height of the house (1 Marks)

5
13. Given that tan x = find the value of the Cos (90-x) without using mathematical tables or calculator.
12
(2 Marks)

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 14. Given that:- ~r = 5i – 2j~and m~= -2i +~6j – k are the position vectors for R and M respectively. Find the
~ ~ ~ ~
length of vector RM (3 Marks)

3
15. The equation of a line is x +3 y=6 . Find the equation of a line passing through point (1,2) and
5
perpendicular to the given line. (3 Marks)

16. Draw the solid whose net is shown below. (3 Marks)

4cm
4cm

4cm 4cm 4cm

4cm
4cm

SECTION II (50 MARKS)

17. a) Complete the table for the function y = 1 – 2x – 3x2 for -3 ≤ x ≤ 3. (2 Marks)

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y -20 1 -15
b) Using the table above, draw the graph of y = 1 – 2x – 3x2 (Scale 1 cm represent 0.5 units on x-axis and
1 cm rep 4 units on the y – axis on the grid provided. (3 marks)

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c) Use the graph in (b) above to solve.
(i) 1 – 2x – 3x2 = 0 ( 2 Marks)

(ii) 2 – 5x – 3x2 = 0 (3 Marks)

18. The diagram below shows the speed-time graph for a bus traveling between two towns. The bus starts
from rest and accelerates uniformly for 50seconds. It then travels at a constant speed for 150seconds
and finally decelerates uniformly for 100seconds.

Speed m/s

Given that the distance between the two towns is 2700m, calculate the ; a) maximum speed the bus
attained
i. m/s (3
Marks) Time in seconds
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 ii) km/h
(1Marks)

(b) acceleration (2
Marks)

(c) distance the bus traveled during the last 50seconds (2

Marks)

(d) time the bus takes to travel the first half of the journey. ( 3 Marks)

19. Three businessmen Langat, Korir and Koech contributed shs.160,000, Shs.200,000 and shs.240,000
respectively and started a business. They agreed that 30% of the profit each year will go to expenses,
15% of the reminder would go back to the business. The rest of the profit would be shared in the ratio of
their contribution. At the end of the first year, the business realized a profit of kshs.60,000.
Calculate how much;
(a) (i) Langat received (4
Marks)

(ii) Korir received (2

Marks)

(iii) Koech received (2

Marks)

(b) Express what Korir received as a percentage of the total profit ( 2 Marks)

20. Four ships are at sea such that a streamliner S is 150km on a bearing of 025° from a cargo
ship C. A trawler T is 300km on a bearing of 145° from the cargo ship and a yacht Y is due
West of C and on a bearing of 300° from T.
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 a) Using a scale of 1cm= 50km, draw on accurate scale drawing showing the positions of S, C, T
and Y. ( 5 Marks)

b) By measurement from your scale drawing determine:

i) The distance and bearing of Y from S ( 3 Marks)

ii) The distance ST (1 marks)

iii) The distance YT ( 1 Marks)

21. The height of 50 athletes in Moi University team were shown below:

Height (cm) 150-159 160-169 170-179 180-189 190-199 200-209

Frequency 2 9 12 16 X 4

i) Determine the value of X (2 Marks)

ii) State the modal class (1 Mark)

iii) Calculate the mean height of the athletes. (4 marks)

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 iii) Calculate the median height. (3 Marks)

22. 12cm of a cone is chopped off to form a frustrum as shown below. Given that the r=8cm and R =14cm

Calculate
a) The height of the cone from which the frustrum was cut.
(3marks)

b) The surface area of the frustrum. (use π=3.142) (4marks)

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 c) The volume of the frustum.( use π=3.142) (3marks)

23. a) Plot triangle ABC such that A(1,2), B(2,4) and C(4,3). If triangle ABC is given a rotation centre(0,1)
through +900, state the coordinates of the image A’B’C’. Hence plot A’B’C’ on the same axis. (4 Marks)

b) Triangle A’B’C’ is reflected in the line y= -1 to give A’’B’’C’’. State the coordinate of A’’B’’C’’ and plot it
on the same axis.

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 (3 Marks)

c)A’’B’’C’’ is given by an enlargement centre (-5,-7) scale factor 2 to obtain A’’’B’’’C’’’. State the
coordinates of A’’’B’’’C’’’ and plot it on the same axis. (3 Marks)

24. Two circles of radii 21cm and 28cm intersect as shown below. Given that length XY=16cm
X
21cm 28cm

A X
B
a) Calculate;
i) Angle XAY (2
Marks) Y

ii) Angle XBY (2

Marks)

b) Calculate the area of the shaded region. (6 Marks)

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