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2019 KCSE Mathematics Paper 1 Past Paper

Section I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section.

1. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, evaluate: 5.4∕ 0.025 x 3.6 (3 marks)

2. Express 1728 and 2025 in terms of their prime factors. Hence evaluate:(4 marks)

∛1728 √ 2025

3. Juma left his home at 8.30a.m. He drove a distance of l40km and arrived at his aunt’s home at 10.15 a.m.

Determine the average speed, in km/h, for Juma’s journey.(3 marks)

4. Expand and simplify:

4 (q – 6) + 7 (q — 3).(2 marks)

5. In the trapezium PQRS shown below, PQ = 8 cm and SR = 6 cm.

If the area of the trapezium is 28 cm², find the perpendicular distance between PQ and SR. (2 marks)

6.Given that = ∛ 9⁴=3ⁿ find the value of n.(3 marks)

7. Three villages A, B and C rife Such that B is 53 km on a bearing of 295° from A and C IS 75 kin east of B.

(a) Using a scolc of 1 cm to represent 10 km, draw a diagram to show the relative positions of villages A, B and C. (2 marks)

(b) Determine the distance, in km, of C from A. (2 marks)

8. A retailer bought a bag of tea leaves. If the retailer were to repack the tea leaves into smaller packets of either 40 g, 250g or 350 g, determine the least mass, in grams, of the tea leaves in the bag.(3 marks)

9. Given that sin 2x = cos (3z — 10°), find tan z, correct to 4 significant figures. (3 marks)

10. A tourist converted 5820 US dollars into Kenya Shillings at the rate of Ksh 102.10 per dollar.

While in Kenya, he spent Ksh450 000 and converted the balance into dollars at the rate of Ksh 103.00 per dollar.

Calculate the amount of money, to the nearest dollar, that remained.(3 marks)

11. Given that b =

(2)

(4)

C,=

(3)

(2)

and a = 3c — 2b, find the magnitude of a, correct to 2 decimal (4 marks)

12. Using a ruler and a pair of compass only, construct a rhombus PQRS such that PQ = 6cm and dSPQ = 75°.

Measure the length of PR.

13. Solve the inequality 2x — 1 ≤ 3x + 4 < 7 — x. (3 marks)

14. Given that A = ( 2 3 4 4 ) B, ( X 1 2 3 ) and that AB is a Singular matrix, find the value ofx.(3 marks)

15. A trader bought two types of bulbs A and B at Ksh 60 and Ksh 56 respectively.

She bought a total of 50 bulbs of both types ct a total of Ksh 2872.

Determine the number of type A bulbs that she bought. (3 marks)

16. A bus plies between two towns P and R via town Q daily. On each day it departs from P at 8.15 a.m. and stops for 40 minutes at Q before proceeding to R.

On a certain day, the bus took 5 hours 40 minutes to travel from P to Q and 3 hours 15 minutes to travel from Q to R.

Find, in 24 hour clock system, the time the bus arrived at R. (3 marks)

SECTION II (50 marks)

17. A rectangular water tank measures 2.4 m long, 2 m wide and 1.5 m high.

The tank contains some water up to a height of 0.45 m.

(a) Calculate the amount of water, in litres, needed to fill up the tank (3 marks)

(b) An inlet pipe was opened and water let to flow into the tank at a rate of 10 litres per minute.

After one hour, a drain pipe was opened and water allowed to flow out of the tank at a rate of 4 litres per minute.

Calculate:

(i) the height of water in the tank after 3 hours;(4 marks)

(ii) the total time taken to fill up the tank. (3 marks)

18. (a) A line, L, posies through tho points (3,3) and (5,7). Find the equation of L, in the form y = mx+c where m and c arc constonti. (3 marks)

(b) Another line L2 is perpendicular to L, and passes through (—2, 3). Find:

(i) the equation of L2;

(ii) the x-intercept of L2.

19. A triangle ABC wÎth Vertices A (—2,2),B (1,4)and C (-1,4) is mapped on to triangle A’B’C by a reflection in the line y=x+1.

(a) On the grid provided draw

(i) triangle ABC (3 marks)

(ii) the line y = x + 1; (2 marks)

(iii) triangle A’B’C’. (2 marks)

(b) Triangle A”B”C“ is the image of triangle A’B’ C’ under a negative quarter turn (0,0).

On the same grid, draw triangle A“B“C“. (3 marks)

20.The figure below is a right pyramid VEFGHI with a square base of 8cm and a slant edge of 20cm Points A B C and D lie on the slant edges or the pyramid such that VA = VB = VC = VD = I0 cm and plane ABCD iS paralell to the base EFGH.

(a) Find the lenght of AB. (2 marks)

(b) Calculate to 2 decimal places

(i) The lengh of AC (2 marks)

(ii) The perpendicular height of the pyramid VABCD (2 marks)

21. The heights of 40 athletes in a county athletics competition were as shown in the table below.

Height,cm	Frequency
150 -159	2
160 – 169	8
170 – 179	10
180 – 189	x
190 -199	6
200 – 209	2

(a) Find the value of X. (1 mark)

(b) State the modal class. (1 mark)

(i) The mean height of the athletes;(4 marks)

(ii) The median height, correct to 1 decimal place,of the athletes (4 marks)

22. The figure below represents a triangular 8ower garden ABC in which AB = 4 in, BC = 5m and ∠BCA = 30°. Point D lies on AC such that BD = 4 m and ∠BDC is obtuse.

Find, correct to 2 decimal places: (a) ∠BDC; (3 marks)

(b) the length of AD; (3 marks)

(d) the area of the flower garden ABC. (2 marks)

23. The shaded region on the graph below shows a piece of land ABCD earmarked for building a sub-county hospital.

(a) Write down the ordinates of curves AB and DC for x = 0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 and 1200. (2 marks)

(b) Use trapezium rule, with 6 strips to estimate the area of the piece of land ABCD, in hectares.(4 marks)

24. The equation of a curve is y=x³+x²-x-1

(i) Determine the stationary point of the curve (3 marks)

(Îi) the nature of the stationary points in (a) (i) above.(2 marks)

(b) Determine:

(i) the equation of the tangent to the curve at x = 1; (3 marks)

(ii) the equation of the normal to the curve at x = 1. (2 marks)

2019 KCSE Mathematics Paper 1 Past Paper-Marking Scheme/Answers

Section I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section.

1. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, evaluate: 5.4∕ 0.025 x 3.6 (3 marks)

2. Express 1728 and 2025 in terms of their prime factors. Hence evaluate:(4 marks)

∛1728 √ 2025

3. Juma left his home at 8.30a.m. He drove a distance of l40km and arrived at his aunt’s home at 10.15 a.m.

Determine the average speed, in km/h, for Juma’s journey.(3 marks)

4. Expand and simplify:

4 (q – 6) + 7 (q — 3).(2 marks)

4(q + 6)+7(q — 3) 4q+ 24 + 7q – 21

= 11q + 3

5. In the trapezium PQRS shown below, PQ = 8 cm and SR = 6 cm.

If the area of the trapezium is 28 cm², find the perpendicular distance between PQ and SR. (2 marks)

Area of trapezium = ½(8 + 6)h = 28

7h = 28

h = 4cm

6.Given that = ∛ 9⁴=3ⁿ find the value of n.(3 marks)

7. Three villages A, B and C rife Such that B is 53 km on a bearing of 295° from A and C IS 75 kin east of B.

(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 km, draw a diagram to show the relative positions of villages A, B and C. (2 marks)

(b) Determine the distance, in km, of C from A. (2 marks)

(b) AC = 3.5cm ± 0.1

AC = (35±1)km

40 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5

250 = 2 x 5 x 5 x 5

350 = 2 x 5 x 5 x 7

LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 7

= 7000g

9. Given that sin 2x = cos (3z — 10°), find tan z, correct to 4 significant figures. (3 marks)

sin 2s = cos(3s — lO)

2x +(3x —10) = 90

5x = 100

= 20°

tan 20° — 0.3640

10. A tourist converted 5820 US dollars into Kenya Shillings at the rate of Ksh 102.10 per dollar.

While in Kenya, he spent Ksh450 000 and converted the balance into dollars at the rate of Ksh 103.00 per dollar.

Calculate the amount of money, to the nearest dollar, that remained.(3 marks)

$5820 Ksh (5820 H 102.10)

= Ksh 594222

Balance in $

594222 —450000/103.0

144 222/103

1400 US Dollars

11. Given that b =

(2)

(4)

C,=

(3)

(2)

and a = 3c — 2b, find the magnitude of a, correct to 2 decimal (4 marks)

12. Using a ruler and a pair of compass only, construct a rhombus PQRS such that PQ = 6cm and dSPQ = 75°.

Measure the length of PR.

13. Solve the inequality 2x — 1 ≤ 3x + 4 < 7 — x. (3 marks)

2x – 1 ≤ 3x + 4

-5 ≤ x

3x + 4 < 7 — x

4x<3

x=3/4

-5≤x<3/4

14. Given that A = ( 2 3 4 4 ) B, ( X 1 2 3 )

and that AB is a Singular matrix, find the value of x.(3 marks)

15. A trader bought two types of bulbs A and B at Ksh 60 and Ksh 56 respectively.

She bought a total of 50 bulbs of both types ct a total of Ksh 2872.

Determine the number of type A bulbs that she bought. (3 marks)

A + B = 50

60A + 5dB = 2872

60A + 5d(50-A) — 2872

4A = 2872-2800

4A = 72

A = 18

16. A bus plies between two towns P and R via town Q daily. On each day it departs from P at 8.15 a.m. and stops for 40 minutes at Q before proceeding to R.

On a certain day, the bus took 5 hours 40 minutes to travel from P to Q and 3 hours 15 minutes to travel from Q to R.

Find, in 24 hour clock system, the time the bus arrived at R. (3 marks)

Time taken

5 hours 40 min 3 hours l5 min

40 min 9 hours 35min

Arrival time = 08.15 + 9 hrs 35 min

= 1750 hours

SECTION II (50 marks)

17. A rectangular water tank measures 2.4 m long, 2 m wide and 1.5 m high.

The tank contains some water up to a height of 0.45 m.

(a) Calculate the amount of water, in litres, needed to fill up the tank (3 marks)

(a) Volume of water required

= 2.4 x 2 x (1.5 – 0.45)m³

= 2.4 x 2 x 1.05 m²

Amount of water in litres

= 2.4 x 2 x 1.05 x 1000 litres

= 5040 litres

(b) An inlet pipe was opened and water let to flow into the tank at a rate of 10 litres per minute.

After one hour, a drain pipe was opened and water allowed to flow out of the tank at a rate of 4 litres per minute.

Calculate:

(i) the height of water in the tank after 3 hours;(4 marks)

Amount of water let in by 3h is

= 10 x 3 x 60= 1800 litres

Amount of water drawn from the tank in 2h is

= 4 120 = 480 litres

Total amount of water in tank after 3h

— 2160 +1800 — 480

3480 litres

Height of water in tank is 3480/1000 x 2 x 2.4

0.725 m

(ii) the total time taken to fill up the tank. (3 marks)

Height of water to be filled

= 1.5 — 0.725 — 0.775 m

Time in hours taken to fill the tank is

3h+ (2.4x 2 x 0 775 x1000/6×60)h

3h +10⅓ h

13⅓h(or 13h 20min)

18. (a) A line, L, posies through tho points (3,3) and (5,7).

Find the equation of L, in the form y = mx+c where m and c arc constants. (3 marks)

Gradient

7 — 3/5 —3

= 2

Equation of L₁

=y-3/x—3 = 2

y = 2x —3

(b) Another line L2 is perpendicular to L, and passes through (—2, 3). Find:

(i) the equation of L2;

Gradient of L₂

i 2 Equation of £2 y – 3/x + 2 = -1

y-3 = -1/2x – 1

y = 1/2x + 2

(ii) the x-intercept of L₂.

When y = 0

-1/2 x + 2 = 0

x = 4

The x intercept of L₂ is 4

(c) Determine the point of intersection of L, and L2. (3 marks)

2x – 3 = -1/2x + 2

2½x = 5

x = 2

When x = 2, y —— 2(2) — 3 = I

Point of intersection is (2,1)

19. A triangle ABC with Vertices A (—2,2),B (1,4)and C (-1,4) is mapped on to triangle A’B’C by a reflection in the line y=x+1.

(a) On the grid provided draw

(i) triangle ABC (3 marks)

(ii) the line y = x + 1; (2 marks)

(iii) triangle A’B’C’. (2 marks)

(b) Triangle A”B”C“ is the image of triangle A’B’ C’ under a negative quarter turn (0,0).

On the same grid, draw triangle A“B“C“. (3 marks)

(a) Find the length of AB. (2 marks)

AB/8 = 10/20

AB = 1/2 X 8

= 4cm

(b) Calculate to 2 decimal places

(i) The length of AC (2 marks)

(ii) The perpendicular height of the pyramid VABCD (2 marks)

Volume of VABCD 1/3x 4 x 4x 9.59

= 51.15 cm³

Volume of VEFGH

1/3 x 8x 8x(2 x9.59)

= 409.17

Volume of frustum ABCDEFGH

409.17 —51.15

358.02cm³

(c) The pyramid VABCD was cut off.Find the volume of the frustum ABCDEFGH correct to 2 decimal places (4 marks)

2 +8 +10+ 6+ 2 + z= 40

x = 12

21. The heights of 40 athletes in a county athletics competition were as shown in the table below.

Height,cm	Frequency
150 -159	2
160 – 169	8
170 – 179	10
180 – 189	x
190 -199	6
200 – 209	2

(a) Find the value of X. (1 mark)

2 +8 + 10 + 6+ 2 + x = 40

x = 12

(b) State the modal class. (1 mark)

Modal class = 180 — 189

(i) The mean height of the athletes;(4 marks)

Height	Mid pt	Freq	fx
150 – 159	154.5	2	309
160 – 169	164.5	8	1316
170 – 179	174.5	10	1745
180 – 189	184.5	12	2214
190 – 199	194.5	6	1167
200 – 299	204.5	2	409
		40	7160

Mean height = 7160/40

=179

(ii) The median height, correct to 1 decimal place,of the athletes (4 marks)

x	0	200	400	600	800	1000	1200
Ordinates along AB	200	240	280	300	280	240	200
Ordinates along CD	400	500	580	600	580	580	640

Median Height = height of 20th athlete

= 179.5

22. The figure below represents a triangular 8ower garden ABC in which AB = 4 in, BC = 5m and ∠BCA = 30°. Point D lies on AC such that BD = 4 m and ∠BDC is obtuse.

Find, correct to 2 decimal places:

(a) ∠BDC; (3 marks)

(a) Let BDC = 8

Sinθ/5 = _ Sin30°/4

Sin θ = 5 x Sin30/4 = 0.625

Acute θ = 38.68°

Obtuse θ = 141.32°

(b) the length of AD; (3 marks)

Angle ABD = 180 – 38.68 x2

= 102.64

AD² = 4² + 4² – 2 X 4 X 4 cos 102.64

AD = 6.24m

(c) the length of DC; (2 marks)

DBC 180 —(30+141.32)

= 8.68°

Using sine rule

Sin 8.68/DC = Sin30/4

DC = 8 Sin 8.68

= l.21m

(d) the area of the flower garden ABC. (2 marks)

1/2x4x5sin(8.68+102.64)

= 9.32 m²

23. The shaded region on the graph below shows a piece of land ABCD earmarked for building a sub-county hospital.

(a) Write down the ordinates of curves AB and DC for x = 0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 and 1200. (2 marks)

x	0	200	400	600	800	1000	1200
Ordinates along AB	200	240	280	300	280	240	200
Ordinates along CD	400	500	580	600	580	580	640

(b) Use trapezium rule, with 6 strips to estimate the area of the piece of land ABCD, in hectares.(4 marks)

Area of piece of land ABCD using trapezium nile Area under curve AB 1/2x 200 {(200+ 200) + 2(240 + 280 + 300 + 280 + 240)}

= 100(400 + 2680)

= 308 000 m²

Area under curve CD

1/2x {200 (400 + 640) + 2(500 + 580 + 600 + 580 + 580)}

= 100 (1040 + 5680)

= 672 000

Area of land ABCD

= 672000 — 308000

364O00m²

364000/10000 ha

36.4 ha

(c) Use mid-ordinate rule with 3 strips to estimate the area of the piece of land, in hectares. (4 marks)

— 400{(500+ 600 +580) —(240 + 300 + 240)}

= 400H 900

360000 m²

360000/10000

= 36ha

24. The equation of a curve is y=x³+x²-x-1

(i) Determine the stationary point of the curve (3 marks)

(ii) the nature of the stationary points in (a) (i) above.(2 marks)

(b) Determine:

(i) the equation of the tangent to the curve at x = 1; (3 marks)

) at x = 1 y = 0

At x = l

dy/dx 3(1) + 2(1) —1 4

Equation of tangent

y —0/x-1 = 4

y = 4x — 4

(ii) the equation of the normal to the curve at x = 1. (2 marks)

Let gradient of normal = m₂

m₂

x 4 = -4

m₂

= – 1/4

y-0/x-1 = -1/4

2019 KCSE Mathematics Paper 1 Past Paper

2019 KCSE Mathematics Paper 1 Past Paper-Marking Scheme/Answers

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