ZERAKI ACHIEVERS’ EXAMINATIONS (2021)

Term 2 - 2021
MATHEMATICS (Alternative A)
FORM 2
Time: 2½ Hours

Name: …………………………………………………………. Adm No: ……………….

School: ……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: …………………...

Instructions
(a) Write your name, admission number, school and class in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above.
(c) This paper consists of two sections: Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer all the questions in Section I and all the questions from Section II.
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at each stage in the spaces provided
below each question.
(f) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
(g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used, except
where stated otherwise.
(h) This paper consists of 16 printed pages.
(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated
and that no questions are missing.

For Official 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 Total
 SECTION I (50 Marks)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Evaluate without using a mathematical table or calculator: (3 marks)

√( )
1 1
64 3 × 46656 3
0.0001

2. One – seventh of the money that was raised in a school fund raiser was used to renovate classes while
two – thirds of the remainder was used for construction of a laboratory. If Kshs. 630,000 remained,
calculate the amount of money that was raised. (3 marks)

3. A rectangular room measuring 7.8 metres by 6 metres is covered by a number of whole square tiles with
the largest possible dimensions. Calculate the least possible number of tiles required. (4 marks)

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4. The following are the exchange rates that were used by a certain forex bureau in Kenya.
Currency Buying (Kshs) Selling (Kshs)
1 Euro (€) 133.20 134.60
1 Saudi Riyal 29.40 31.80

Farida arrived in Kenya with 4,000 Euros and converted the whole amount to local currency. She spent
Kshs. 343,590 and converted the balance to Saudi Riyals before leaving for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Calculate the amount, in Saudi Riyals that she received. (3 marks)

5. Two similar blocks have masses of 275.6 g and 81.6 g respectively. If the surface area of the smaller
block is 340 cm², calculate the surface area of the larger block. (3 marks)

6. Simplify completely ( 2 p +3 q )2− ( 3 q−2 p )2 (3 marks)

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7. The figure below shows a rectangle ABCD in which DC = 11 cm, BC =7 cm, EB = 3 cm and F the
midpoint of BC

Calculate the area of the shaded part. (3 marks)

8. A rectangular maize farm measures 100 m by 70 m. One length of the farm has a wall erected on it. The
remaining three sides of the farm are to be fenced using poles at intervals of 6 m. How many poles will
be used? (2 marks)

9. The cost of three sweaters and four jumpers is Kshs. 10,650. The cost of 3 similar jumpers and four
similar sweaters is Kshs. 9,300. Calculate the cost of a jumper and a sweater. (3 marks)

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10. George bought a computer and sold it to Eric at a profit of 10%. Eric then sold it to Ralph at a price of
Kshs. 27,000 thus making a loss of 15%. Find the price Eric bought the computer from George.
(3 marks)

11. The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 10800. Calculate
(a) The number of sides of the polygon (2 Marks)

(b) The sizes of the exterior angles of the polygon. (1 mark)

12. Five men working for 8 hours a day take 2 days to cultivate an acre of land. How many days would four
men working 10 hours a day take to cultivate 3 acres of land? (3 marks)

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13. A cyclist left Bondo at 7.45 a.m. and travelled to Kisumu. In Kisumu, he took a half-hour break and left
for Kericho at 9.55 a.m. If the distance from Bondo to Kisumu is 60 km, calculate the average speed of
the cyclist. (3 marks)

14. Use logarithms only to evaluate (4 marks)

√ 0.4271× 609.3
80.082

15. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct triangle ABC such that AB =7.8 cm, BC = 5.5 cm,
and angle ABC = 1350. Find the length of the perpendicular from C to AB produced. (4 marks)

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16. The figure below shows a triangular prism PQRSTU. W and X are midpoints of QU and ST
respectively. On the surface of the prism is a continuous path PXRW.

(a) Draw and label the net of the prism (2 marks)

(b) On the same net, show the path (1 mark)

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 SECTION II (50 Marks)
Answer all the questions in this section
17. A community water tank is in the shape of a cuboid of base 6 m by 5 m and height 4 m. A feeder pipe of
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diameter 14 cm supplies water to this tank at a flow of 50 cm per second. Take π=
7
Calculate:
(a) (i) the capacity of the tank in litres (2 marks)

(ii) the amount of water in litres, delivered to this tank in one hour. (3 marks)

(iii) the time taken to fill the tank (2 marks)

(b) The community uses a full tank a day, with each family consuming an average of 150 litres per day.
If each family pays a uniform rate of Kshs. 550 per month, find the total amount due monthly.
(3 marks)

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18. A pirate boat sails from port P on a bearing of N500E at a speed of 112 km/h, for 2 hours 30 minutes to
port Q. From Q, it changed its course and traveled on a bearing of 1550 covering a distance of 328 km to
port R. From R it traveled to port S on a bearing of 2200 from R and due south of Q.
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 40 km, draw a diagram showing the positions of ports P, Q, R and
S. (4 marks)

(b) Use your scale drawing to find:

(i) The distance between ports P and S. (1 mark)

(ii) The bearing of port P from port R. (1 mark)

(c) A marine police patrol boat leaves port P to intercept the pirate boat at M as it moves from port Q to
port R in the shortest time possible.
(i) How far from port S will the two boats meet at M? (2 marks)

(ii) If the boats meet after 2 hours, what is the speed of the marine police boat? (2 marks)

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19. On the grid provided,
(a) Draw a trapezium whose vertices are K (6 ,−2), L(7 ,−2), M (8 ,−1)and N (6 ,−1) (1 mark)

(b) On the same grid, draw:

(i) K ' L' M ' N ' , the image of KLMN under an enlargement scale factor 3 about (8 ,−4) . State the
coordinates of K ' L' M ' N ' (3 marks)

(ii) K ' ' L' ' M ' ' N ' ' , the image of K ' L' M ' N ' under a reflection in the line x=0 (2
marks)

(iii) K ' ' ' L' ' ' M ' ' ' N ' ' ' , the image of K ' ' L' ' M ' ' N ' ' under a rotation of +900 about (0, 0).
(2 marks)

(c) Describe fully, a single transformation that maps of K ' L' M ' N ' onto K ' ' ' L' ' ' M ' ' ' N ' ' ' . (2
marks)

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20. A line L1has the x and y intercepts as −3 and −5 respectively.
(a) Find the equation of L1 in the form ax +by =c , where a , b and c are integral values. (3 marks)

(b) Another line L2 is perpendicular to L1 and cuts the x -axis at 4. Find the equation of in the form
y=mx+c (3 marks)

(c) Given that another line L3 is parallel to L2 and passes through point ( 5 , 6 ) , find the x and y
intercepts of L3. (4 marks)

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21. Faith is a sales lady with a company that pays her a basic salary of Kshs. 30, 000 per month and
commissions on goods sold as follows:
 0% on the first Kshs. 100, 000
 3% on sales above Kshs. 100, 000 up to Kshs. 300, 000
 7.5% on sales above Kshs. 300, 000
(a) In a certain month, she sold goods worth Kshs. 500,000. What was her total salary in that month?
(4 marks)

(b) In the next month, she earned a total of Kshs. 52, 500. Calculate the value of goods she sold that
month. (4 marks)

(c) Calculate the percentage change in her sales in the two months. (2 marks)

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