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MATHEMATICS
FORM 4 PAPER 1
FORM 2 JANUARY 2023 TERM 1 OPENER EXAM
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided at the top of this
page.
2. This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
3. Answer all questions in section I and any five questions in Section II.
4. Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the
spaces below each question.
5. Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
6. KNEC Mathematical tables may be used.

For Examiner’s Use Only

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

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Grand
Total

SECTION I (50 Marks)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. Without using tables or calculator evaluate (3 marks)
0.38 ×0.23 ×2.7
0.114 ×0.0575

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2. All prime numbers less than ten are arranged in descending order to form a number.
a) Write the number formed (1 mark)

b) State the total value of the second digit in the number formed in (a) above (1 mark)

3. Use reciprocals, square and square roots tables to evaluate, to 4 significant figures, (4 marks)
2 2
+ ( 0.8673 )
√ 0.3446

4. Solve for x in 32(x−3) × 8(x+4 )=64 ÷ 2 x (3 marks)

5. Two lines l 1∧l 2 intersect at a point P.l 1 passes through points (−4,0)∧(0,6) .Given that l 2 has
an equation y=2 x−2 , find by calculation, the coordinates of point P
(3 marks)

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6. The length of a rectangle is (x +3) cm. If the width of the rectangle is two thirds its length
and the perimeter is 40 cm, find its width. (3 marks)

7. A Kenyan bank buys and sells currencies at the exchange rates below
Currency Buying Ksh Selling Ksh
1Euro 147.87 148.00
1Us dollar 74.22 74.50
An American tourist arrived in Kenya with 24,000 Euros He converted all the Euros to
Kenya shillings at the bank .He spent a total of Sh. 200,000 while in Kenya and converted the
rest to into US dollars at the bank. Find the amount in dollars that he received to the nearest
whole number. (3 marks)

8. In the figure below AB is parallel to DE ,DE bisects angle BDG ,angle DCF=60 0 and angle
CFG=1100

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Find giving reasons for your answers
a) ¿ CDF (2 marks)

b) ¿ ABD (1 mark)

9. Find the inequalities that satisfy the region R shown in the figure below. (3 marks)

10. (i) Solve for x given that sin 2 x=cos ⁡( x−30) (2 marks)

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 (ii) Hence find the value of tan( x+ 200) (1 mark)

11. In the figure below ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and BD is a diagonal .EADF is a straight
line, ¿ CDF=68 0,¿ BDC=45 0and ¿ BAE=980

Calculate the size of

a) ¿ ADB (2 marks)

b) ¿ ABD (2 marks)

12. A cube of metal of side 6.7 cm was melted and the molten material used to make a sphere.
Find to 4 significant figures the radius of the sphere. (3 marks)

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13. The figure below is a triangular prism of uniform cross-section in which AF=BE=4 cm
AD=5 cm and DC=8 cm.Draw a clearly labeled net of the prism. (3 marks)

p 2+ 2 pq+ q2
14. Simplify the expression (4 marks)
p 3− pq2 + p2 q−q3

15. In the triangle ABC below, BC = 14 cm, ∠ ABC=30 ° and ∠ ACB=80 °

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 Calculate, correct to 4 significant figures, the area of the triangle ABC. (3 marks)

16. The figure below is a velocity time graph of a car

Calculate the time taken to travel half the distance by the car (3 marks)

SECTION II (50 marks)

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 Answer any five questions in this section only
17. (a) Complete the table below for y=2 x 2−x−3 (2 marks)
x −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3
2x
2
18 2 0 18
−x 3 1 0 -3 -2
−3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3
y 18 7 3 12

(b) Draw the graph of y=2 x 2−x−3 for −3 ≤ x ≤ 3 (3 marks)

(b) Using a suitable straight line, solve

i. 2 x2 −x−3=0 (1 mark)

ii. 2 x2 −3 x −5=0 (2 marks)

iii. 2 x2 −2 x−1=0 (2 marks)

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18. (a) The length of each side of an equilateral triangle ABC is 12 cm. Calculate the area of the
triangle correct to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)

(b) The triangle ABC in (a) forms the base of a solid triangular pyramid VABC. The
perpendicular height of the pyramid is 21 cm. Calculate the volume of the pyramid.(2 marks)

(c) The pyramid VABC in (b) above is recast into a cone of base radius 4.2 cm. Calculate,
correct to 2 decimal places:
i. The slant height of the cone. (2 marks)

ii. The surface area of the cone. (4 marks)

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19. Four towns P,Q,R and S are such that Q is 350km on a bearing of N 300 E from town P.
Town R is 500km from town Q and on a bearing of S 600 E from town Q .Town S is 600km
due south of town Q
a) Using a scale of 1 cm¿ represent 100 km ,draw a diagram to show the relative positions
of town P,Q ,R and S (4 marks)

b) Find the bearing and distance of

i) P from S (2 marks)

ii) S from R (2 marks)

iii) Calculate the actual area bounded by PQ, QR, RS and PS to the nearest whole
number. (2 marks)

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20. The vertices of a triangle PQR are P(0,0) , Q(6,0) and R(2,4 ).
a) Draw triangle PQR on the grid provided. (1 mark)

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b) Triangle P ' Q' R ' is the image of triangle PQR under an enlargement scale factor
2
and centre( 2,2 ) .Write down the co-ordinates of P ' Q' R ' and plot on the same grid.
(3 marks)
c) Draw triangle P ' ' Q' ' R ' ' the image of triangle P ' Q' R ' under a positive quarter
turnabout point (1,1). State the co-ordinates of P ' ' Q' ' R ' ' . (3 marks)
d) Draw triangle P ' ' ' Q' ' ' R ' ' ' the image of P ' ' Q' ' R ' ' under a reflection in the line
y=1 . (2 marks)
e) State the type of congruence between triangle P ' Q' R ' and P ' ' ' Q' ' ' R ' ' ' . (1
mark)

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21. A school intended to buy a certain number of chairs for Ksh 16 200. The supplier agreed to
offer a discount of Ksh 60 per chair which enabled the school to get 3 more chairs. Taking x
as the originally intended number of chairs,
a) Write an expression in terms of x for:
i. Original price per chair. (1 mark)

ii. Price per chair after discount. (1 mark)

b) Determine:
i. The number of chairs the institution intended to buy. (4 marks)

ii. Price per chair after discount. (2 marks)

iii. The amount of money the institution would have saved per chair if it bought
the intended number of chairs at a discount of 15%. (2 marks)

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22. In the figure below A and B are centres of the circle intersecting at point P and Q angle
0 0
PBQ=97.2 while PAQ=52 PB=4 cm while AP=10 cm (Use π=3.142).

Determine
a) The length of AB (3 marks)

b) Area of sector PBQ (2 marks)

c) Area of quadrilateral APBQ (3 marks)

d) Area of the shaded region (2 marks)

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23. Two alloys A and B, are each made up of copper, zinc and tin. In alloy A ,the ratio of copper
to zinc is 3:2 and the ratio of zinc to tin is 3:5
a) Determine the ratio, copper: zinc: tin, in alloy A. (2 marks)

b) The mass of alloy A is 250 kg. Alloy B has the same mass as alloy A but the amount of
copper is 30% less than that of alloy A .Calculate
i) The mass of tin in alloy A ; (2 marks)

ii) The total mass of zinc and tin in alloy B (3 marks)

iii) Given that the ratio of zinc to tin in alloy B is 3:8, determine the amount of tin
in alloy B than in alloy A (3 marks)

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24. The examination marks in a Geography test for 60 students were as follows:
66 54 34 83 52 74 61 27 65 22
60 71 47 60 63 59 58 46 39 35
79 42 58 74 92 19 39 41 49 54
35 51 76 59 68 73 90 88 93 85
36 82 54 85 61 69 24 40 88 34
30 26 17 15 80 90 65 55 69 89
a) Complete the frequency distribution table below for the above examination. Use classes of
size 10 starting with the class 10−19. (4 marks)
Class Mid point Frequency f fx Cumulative
x frequency
10−19

b) State the modal class. (1 mark)

c) Estimate:
i. The mean mark. (2 marks)

ii. The median mark. (3 marks)

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