MUTONO SECONDARY SCHOOL
MID-TERM TEST TERM 3 2024
GRADE 10 MATHEMATICS
DURATION: 1 HOUR
Answer all questions
1 3
1. + [1]
3 7
2
2. Factorise 9 x −1 [2]
3. 310 +23 [2]
4. Calculate the distance between the points P(-1, 5) and Q(4, 9). [2]
5. Calculate the value of q given that the determinant of (q3 −4
2)is 14. [2]
3
6. Find the equation of the line that passes through the point (3, -2) and has gradient .
4
[2]
7. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at a speed of 20m/s in 4 seconds. It
then moves at this speed for 6 seconds before it comes to rest in another 5 seconds.
(a) Draw a velocity time-graph to show this journey. [2]
(b) Calculate
(i) The acceleration in the first 4 seconds [2]
(ii) The retardation in the last 5 seconds [2]
(iii) The total distance covered. [2]
8. Find the equation of a line which passes through (2, 4) and is parallel to the line with
equation y = 3x + 7. [2]
9. Given two points A(2, 3) and B(8, 7), find the midpoint of the line segment AB. [2]
10. Given that A = (20 ) ( )
−1
1
,B=
3 3
1 1
and C = (
−1 2
−1 2 )
, find
(a) B – A [2] (b) -3C [2] (c) AC [3]
Total Marks: 30