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Find the coordinates of the image of a point (5, -3) when its rotated through 1800 about (3,1).
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Find the coordinates of the image of a point (5, -3) when its rotated through 1800 about (3,1).
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May 8, 2019
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A bus and a matatu left Voi from Mombasa, 240 km away at 8.00 am. They travelled at 90 km/h and 120 km/h
respectively. After 20...
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A bus and a matatu left Voi from Mombasa, 240 km away at 8.00 am. They travelled at 90 km/h and 120 km/h
respectively. After 20 minutes the matatu had a puncture which took 30 minutes to mend. It then continued with the
journey.
(a) How far from Voi did the catch up with the bus.
(b) At what time did the matatu catch up with the bus?
(c) At what time did the bud reach Mombasa?
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May 8, 2019
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A car whose initial value is Ksh 600,000 depreciates at a rate of 12% p.a. Determine:
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A car whose initial value is Ksh 600,000 depreciates at a rate of 12% p.a. Determine:
(a) Its value after 5 years.
(b) Its value of depreciation after 5 years.
(c) The number of year it will take for the value of the car to be Ksh 300,000
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May 8, 2019
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Two men each working for 8 hours a day can cultivate an acre of land in 4 days. How long would 6 men, each working
4...
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Two men each working for 8 hours a day can cultivate an acre of land in 4 days. How long would 6 men, each working
4 hours a day take to cultivate 4 acres?
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May 8, 2019
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Mr. Onyango’s piece of land is in a form of triangle whose dimensions are 1200M, 1800M and 1500M respectively.
Find the area of this land in...
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Mr. Onyango’s piece of land is in a form of triangle whose dimensions are 1200M, 1800M and 1500M respectively.
Find the area of this land in ha. (Give your answer to the nearest whole number).
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May 8, 2019
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Find the area of a segment of a circle whose arc subtends an angle of 22.50 on the circumference of a circle, radius
10cm.
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Find the area of a segment of a circle whose arc subtends an angle of 22.50 on the circumference of a circle, radius
10cm.
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May 8, 2019
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In a regular polygon, the exterior angle is 1/3 of its supplement. Find the number of sides of this polygon.
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In a regular polygon, the exterior angle is 1/3 of its supplement. Find the number of sides of this polygon.
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May 8, 2019
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A salesman earns 3% commission for selling a chair and 4% commission for selling a table. A chair fetches K£ 75. One
time, he sold ten...
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A salesman earns 3% commission for selling a chair and 4% commission for selling a table. A chair fetches K£ 75. One
time, he sold ten more chairs than tables and earned seven thousand, two hundred Kenya shillings as commission.
Find the number of tables and chairs sold.
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May 8, 2019
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A square based brass plate is 2mm high and has a mass of 1.05kg. The density of the brass is 8.4 g/cm3. Calculate the
length of...
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A square based brass plate is 2mm high and has a mass of 1.05kg. The density of the brass is 8.4 g/cm3. Calculate the
length of the plate in centimeter.
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May 8, 2019
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A type of paper is 40cm long, 32 cm wide and 0.8 mm thick. The paper costs sh 10 per m2. Find the total cost...
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A type of paper is 40cm long, 32 cm wide and 0.8 mm thick. The paper costs sh 10 per m2. Find the total cost of a pile
of such paper of height 4.8m.
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May 8, 2019
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Mr. Kamau son and daughter needed clothes. The son clothes were costing Ksh 324 while the daughter clothes were costing Ksh 220. Mr Kamau wanted...
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Mr. Kamau son and daughter needed clothes. The son clothes were costing Ksh 324 while the daughter clothes were costing Ksh 220. Mr Kamau wanted to give them equal amounts of money. Calculate the least amount of money he would spend on the two and how many clothes each will buy.
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May 8, 2019
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The velocity, Vm/s of a moving particle after t seconds is given by V = 2t3 + t3 – 1. Find the exact distance covered...
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The velocity, Vm/s of a moving particle after t seconds is given by V = 2t3 + t3 – 1. Find the exact distance covered by the particle in the interval 1 ≤ t ≤ 3.
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May 8, 2019
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The gradient function of a curve is given by dy/dx= 2x2 – 5 Find the equation of the curve, given that y = 3 and...
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The gradient function of a curve is given by dy/dx= 2x2 – 5
Find the equation of the curve, given that y = 3 and x = 2
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May 8, 2019
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Town A and B are 24km apart. Susan leaves town A at 10.00 a.m and cycles to town B at a steady speed if 12km/h....
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Town A and B are 24km apart. Susan leaves town A at 10.00 a.m and cycles to town B at a steady speed if 12km/h. She
rests for exactly one hour and then runs back to town A at 8km/h. Jane leaves town B at 11.45 a.m and rides straight to
town A, where reaches 5 minutes after Susan.
(a) At what time did Susan leave town B.
(b) At what time did Jane reach town A.
(c) How fast did Jane ride?.
(d) At what time did Susan overtake Jane?
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May 8, 2019
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In triangle OAB, OA = a, OB = b and P lies on AB such that AP:PB = 3 : 5.
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In triangle OAB, OA = a, OB = b and P lies on AB such that AP:PB = 3 : 5.
(a) In terms of a and b the vectors.
(i) AB
(ii) AP
(iii) BP
(iv) OP
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May 8, 2019
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The following are masses of 25 people taken in a clinic.
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The following are masses of 25 people taken in a clinic.

(a) Using a class width of 8 and starting with the lowest mass of the people. Make a frequency distribution table for the data.
(b) Calculate the median mass of the people.
(c) On the grid provided, draw a histogram to represent the information.
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May 8, 2019
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The figure below a frustum of a solid cone of base radius 48cm and top radius 16cm. The height of the frustum is
21cm. (Take ??...
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The figure below a frustum of a solid cone of base radius 48cm and top radius 16cm. The height of the frustum is
21cm. (Take 𝜋 =22/7) calculate:

(a) The height of the solid cone.
(b) The volume of the solid frustum.
(c) The total surface area of the frustum.
Date posted:
May 8, 2019
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A regular polygon with 3x sides has interior angle 400 greater than the one with x sides. What is x?
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A regular polygon with 3x sides has interior angle 400 greater than the one with x sides. What is x?
Date posted:
May 7, 2019
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The image of P(0,2) under an enlargement with the factor 3 is P1(4,6). Find the centre of enlargement.
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The image of P(0,2) under an enlargement with the factor 3 is P1(4,6). Find the centre of enlargement.
Date posted:
May 7, 2019
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Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a trapezium ABCD with AB parallel to DC. AB = 10cm, BC = 5cm,
CD =...
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Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a trapezium ABCD with AB parallel to DC. AB = 10cm, BC = 5cm,
CD = 4cm and angle ABC = 450. Drop a perpendicular from C to meet AB to O. Measure AD and the altitude of the
trapezium.
Date posted:
May 7, 2019
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