‘Name .... Index Number 4124/1 Candidate’s Signature ... MATHEMATICS ALT A. aie Paper 1 Oct/Nov. 2012 214 hours TIIE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL, Kenya Certificate of Seeondary Reucation MATHEMATICS ALTA [ag waicmaico AWA ae ‘Tuesday am - 10.30 am 24 hours 06/11/2012 (1st Session) Instructions to candidates (a) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above. (b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above. {c}_ This paper consists of WO sections: Section I and Section II. (d) Answer ALL. the questions in Section Vand only five questions from Section TI. (¢) Ail answers und workings must be writen on the question paper in the spaces provided below each auestion. (A) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving your answers at cach stage in the spuces below each question. (5) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong. (h) Non-programmable silent elecironic calculators and KNEL Mathemattcat tables may be used, except where stated otherwise. () This paper consists of 18 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 Examiner’s use only Section I 1}2|3])4)/s5)]6]7] 8] o | so} a] 12] 13] 14] 15] 16 | Tota Section I 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Totat Gan Total 0.2012 THE KENYA NATIONAT. RKAMINATIONS COUNCIT Kenya Cerificate of Secondary Education, 2012 MATHEMATICS ALT A Paperd O19016 SNIMHHD ese.2 SECTION I (50 marks) Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided. 1 Without using a calculator, evaluate 4:marks) 2 Find the reciprocal of 0.216 correct to 3 decimal places, hence evaluate Sa « pele G marks) 0216 3 Expand and simplify the expression (21? ~ 3y3)? + 1242y° marks) (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, 2012 ‘MATHEMATICS ALT A Paper 1 912016 g06181000a 4 Inthe parallelogram PQRS shown below, PQ = & em and angle SPQ = 30°. oy R a il a ee x som QO It the area of the parallelogram ts 24 cm’, find its perimeter. (3 marks) S Given that 9% x 2* = 72, find the values of x and y. (3 marks) 6 Thro hosing at intervals of 9 minutes, 15 minstes and 21 minutes. The bells wil next rng together at 11.0 pm. l’ind the time the bells had last rang together. (3 marks) (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL. EXAMINATIONS COUNCH. Kenya Cerfcate of Sevurdasy Educuson, 2012 ‘MATHEMATICS ALTA Paper i 12016 a00181000 Turn over4 7 Koech left home to a shopping centre 12 km away, running at 8 knv/h. Fifteen minutes later, ‘Mutua left the same home and cycled to the shopping centre at 20 kny/h. Calculate the distance to the shopping centre at which Mutua caught up with Koech G marks) 8 Using a pair of compasses and ruler only, construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 4.cm, BC = 6 cm, AD = 3 cm, angle ABC = 135° and angle DAB = 60°. Measure the size of angle BCD. (4 marks) 9 Given that OA = 2 + 3 and OB = 31 — 2j Find the magnitude of AB to one decimal place. (G marks) (©2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, 2012 MATHEMATICS ALT A Paper 1 912016 2001810095 10 Given that tan x* = }, find cos (90 —x)° giving the answer to4 significant figures. (2 marks) ML Given that 30 Nes Mg ato tne cee cae 12 Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, solve the equation Dlogigt ~ 3108492 + log, 32 G marks) (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCHL. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, 2012 MATHEMATICS ALTA Paper 1 912016 S00181900 ‘Turn over:6 13, Alline L passes through pornt (5,1) and is perpendicular to the line 2y = 4x | 5. Determine the entation af line GB marks) 14 A Forex Burewu in Kenya buys and sells foreign currencies as shown below Buying Selling ‘Cuneacy (Km) (ksh) Chinese Yuan 1234 1238 South AfricsnRand = 1128 11.37 ‘Abusinesswoman from China converted 195 250 Chinese Yuan into Kenya shillings (@)— Caloulate dhe sauguut of n,n Kenyu slings, dat she received (1 may ® (b) While in Kenya, the businesswoman spent Kh 1 95R 000 andi then converted the balance into South African Rand. Calculate the amount of money, to the nearest Rand, ‘hat she received, GQ marks) (©2072 THE RENTA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Kenya Cerifcme of Secondary Eduanan, 2072 MATHEMATICS ALTA oper y1zu16 ‘BODIEDai 15 The figure below represents a solid cone with a cylindrical hole drilled into it. The radius of che one is 10.5 em and its verical height is 15 em. The hole has a diameter of 7 om and depth of Bem. Calculate the vahime af the sala (3 umarks) 16 Bukra had two bags A and B, conisining suger, Ihe removed 2k of sugar fium bag A and added it to hog B, the mass of sugar i bag B would be four times the mass of the sugar in bag A. If he added 10 kg of sugar tothe oriinal amount of sugar in each hag, the mass of sugar {nag B would be twice the macs of the sugar in bag A. Caloulate the original mass of su exch bag, ( miacks) \© 2012 THE KENTA NATIONAL ENAMENALIONS COUNCIL Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, 2012 MATHEMATICS ALT A ager 1 912016 SSUIBIDDO ‘Turn over17 The tahle below shows the height, measured to the neatest cin, of 101 pawpaw trees, 8 SECTION IT (50 marks} “Answer only five questions inthis section in the spaces provided. Ticight in cm. | 20-24] 25-29 set) 35-39) 40-44] 45.49 s0-s4) 55-59 ee isn | sige |easc| sae |e {a) State the modal class (mak) (0) | Cabal? deta pnee Oemucmccen (mans) i) the difterence between the median height and the mean height. (5 marks) 912016 (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAI, EXAMINATIONS CONINCIL Konya Corifoate of Secondary Education, 2012 ‘MALHEMALICS ALTA Paper 19 18 The figure below represents a solid cuboid ABCDEFGH with a rectangular base. AC = 13 em, BC = 5 em and CH = 15 cm. @ ) © @® 912016 E H F A B Determine the length of AB. (mark) Calculate the surface area of the cuboid. GB marks) Given that the density of the material used to make the cuboid is 7.6 g/em®, calculate its ‘mass in kilograms. (4 marks) Determine the number of such cuboids that can fit exactly in a container measuring, 15 mby 1.2mby Im. (2 marks) (©2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Kenya Certificate of Secondary Rducaton, 2012 MATHEMATICS ALT A Paper 1 900121600 Turn over10 19 Two alloys. A and B. are each made up of copper, zine and tin. Tn alloy A, the rato of copper to Tine 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) (©) The mass of alloy A is 250 kg. Alloy Ub has the same mass 3s alloy A but the amount of copper is 30% less than that of alloy A, Caleulate: @ the mass uf tin in alloy Az (2 marks) Gi) the total mass of zine and tin in alloy B. (3 marks) (©) Given that the ratio of zinc 10 tin in alloy B is 3:8, determine the amonn of tin in alloy B than in alloy A, (G marks) (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS CoUNCH, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, 2012 (MATHEMATICS ALT A Peper! 112016 Soo1sIDDO20 a ecerers eS pe fem ate ee, e-2 t5 a41 Where a, b and ¢ are constants hence solve for x. (4 marks) (b) Nema did y tests and scored a total of 120 marks. She did two more tests which she Scored 14 and 13 marks. The mean score of the first y tests was 3 marks more than the ‘mean score for all the tests she did, Find the total number of tests that she did. (6 marks) (©2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL. Kenya Cerificate of Secondary Education, 2012 ‘MATHEMATICS ALT A Paper 1 312016 ‘Turn over12 31 The vesices of quavrlateral OPQR are O(0,0), P20) image under a rotation are O\L, QE. 2) and RO, 3). The vertices ofits D.P(L, -3),QG, ~5)and'@, =, © © Onthe grid provided, daw OPQR und its image OPOR: 2 marks) ay By construction, determine the esnte and angie of rotation, GB marks) (22010 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCH, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Rducrtion, 2013 MATHEMATICS ALTA Paper 1 016 SHOtg10D9o © 016 13, On the same grid as (a)(i) above, draw O"P"Q'R®, the image of OPQR! under reflection in the line y ~ x (2 marks) From the quadrilateral drawn, state the pais that arc: (i) dueetly congruent; mak) W) oppositely congruent. (2 usauks) (©2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCH. Kensa Certificate of Secondary Rasaton, 3012 MATHEMATICS ALL A Paper 1 g8e181900 ‘Turn over“4 (the imervep: of the curve; (2 marks) Gi) they intercept ofthe curve. (1 mark (BD) @—_Determine the stationery points af the curve @ marks) (42) Foreach point in (b) (i) above, determine whether itis a maximum ora minimum. (2 macks) (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL BXAMINATIONS COUNCH. Konya Cerificate of Secondary Education, 2012 MATHEMATICS ALTA Paper 1 912016 SOmsion(©) Sketch the curve. (2:marks) (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, 2012 ‘MATHEMATICS ALTA Paper 1 16 209121000 ‘Turn over16 23° Three pegs K, S and T are on the vertices of a triangular plain field. R is 300 m from Sana bearing of 300° and is 150) m directly south of R. (2) Tsing a seale of Tom to represent 60 m, draw a diagram to show the positions of the pegs. (3 marks) (d) Use the seale drawing to determine: (i) the distance between T and § in metres: © marks) (ii) the bearing of T from S. (mark) (©) Find the area of the field, in hectares, enmrect to ane decimal place (marks) (© 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, 2012 MATHEMALILS ALL A Paper 1 912016 901210007 24 Inthe figure helow. PQ is parallel to RS. The lines PS and RQ intersect at T.RQ ~ 10 ems, RT-TQ ~ 3:2, angle PQT — 40° aud augle KIS — 80" oe = al ae a NS ae Re ae (@) Fi the length of RT (2 marks) (b) Determine, comect to 2 significant figures (@ the perpendicular distance between PQ and RS; (2 marks) (© 2012 THR KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Kenya Certpicave of Secondary Kdueulton, 2012 MATHEMATICS ALT A Papert 912016 ‘S001g1000 ‘Turn over:«@ vrai. 18 GH) the length of TS. 2 marks) Using the cosine rule, find the length of RS correct to 2 significant figures. (2 marks) Calculate, come: w one decimal plave, the area of triangle RST. (marks) ‘THIS IS THE LAST PRINTED PAGE. © 2012 THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Konya Certificate of Secondary Réneation, 2012 MATHEMATICS AIT A Paper 1 200131900