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

……Class…………

121/1 MATHEMATICS PAPER ONE

TIME: 2½HRS
APRIL 2025

IKUU HIGH SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT I, WEEK 1, APRIL 2025: FORM 4

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE’S:
1. Answer all the questions in BOTH SECTIONS
2. All answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided
below each question.
Section 1 (50 marks)
1 Use logarithms correct to 4 decimal places to evaluate (3 marks)

70.21 × 0.315
√
1.216

(2 marks)
2 Simplify 3log3 81  log3 9

3 Find the integral values of X which satisfy the following inequalities (3 marks)
2  2  x   4 x  9  x  20

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4 Musa bought a dress for his wife for KShs. 3,600. This price was such that the salesman had allowed a
discount of 10% on the marked price in order to make a profit of 25%. Calculate both the marked price
of the suit and the buying price. (3 marks)

5 A straight line passing through the point (-3, 4) is perpendicular to the line whose equation is
2y – 3x = 11 and intersects the x-axis and y-axis at points P and Q respectively. Find the coordinates of
P. (3 marks)

6 Two beakers of exactly similar shape can hold 1080 ml and 320 ml of liquid respectively. If the surface
area of the larger beaker is 540cm2, calculate the surface area of the smaller one. (3 marks)

7 Find the exact value of

   
2.41  0.32 (3 marks)

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8 The table below shows marks scored by 40 students in a mathematics test.
Marks 30 - 39 40 – 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 – 79
No of students 2 9 14 7 8

Calculate the mean mark. (4 marks)

9 Find the percentage error in the area of a parallelogram whose base is 8cm and height is 5cm
(3 marks)

10 The figure below shows a net of a circular cone with a lid. Given that angle AOB = 150 o and OB = 14
22
cm. Use   .
7

Determine

(i) The radius of the base of the cone. (2 marks)

(ii) The total surface area of the cone. (2 marks)

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 6 x 2  13x  5
11 Simplify completely (3 marks)
9x2  1

12 Simplify leaving your answer in surd form.

5  2 3  - 5 - 2 3 
2 2
(3 marks)

13 The hire purchase price of a public address system was Ksh 276 000. A deposit of Ksh 60 000 was paid
followed by 18 equal monthly installments. The cash price of the public address system was 10% less
than the hire purchase price.
Calculate

(i) The monthly installment (2 marks)

(ii) The Cash price (2 marks)

14 Two ships leave a harbor K at the same time. One ship takes a course of 030 o, over a distance of 60 km
to position P. The other ship sails 100 km on a bearing of 110o to position Q. Calculate distance PQ.
(3 marks)

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15 A machine is worth 800,000 when new. During the first year it depreciates by 20% of its value and by
5% in the second year. In the next three years it depreciates by 10%. How much less will it cost at the
end of the 5 years. (4 marks)

16 Rationalize the denominator and simplify the answer completely. (3 marks)

sin 30
cos 30  sin 45

Section II ( 50 marks)

17 In the figure below O is the centre of a circle and PS is the diameter. QR is parallel to PS. If angle PSQ =
25o and ∠ POT = 120o.

Calculate;

a) Angle QRP (2marks

b) Angle PTO (2marks)

c) Angle QPT (2marks)

d) Angle QPS (2marks)

c) Angle PTS (2marks)

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18 A trader sold an item at sh7500 after allowing his customer 15% discount on the marked price of the
item. In so doing he made a profit of 35%.
a) Calculate
(i) The marked price of the item. (3 marks)

(ii) The price at which the trader had bought the item. (2 marks)

b) If the trader had sold the item without giving a discount, calculate the percentage profit he would
have made. (3marks)

c) To clear his stock the trader decided to sell the remaining items at a loss of 10%. Calculate the
price at which he sold each item. (2marks)

19 A municipal Council is to construct a floor of an open wholesale market whose area is 800m². The floor
is to be covered with a slab of uniform thickness of 200mm. In order to make the slab, sand cement and
ballast are to be mixed such that their masses are in the ration 3:2:3. The mass of dry slab of volume 1m³
is 2000kg.

a) Calculate
(i) The volume of the slab (2 marks)

(ii) The mass of the dry slab (2 marks)

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(iii) The mass of cement to be used (2 marks)

b) If one bag of the cement is 50kg, find the number of bags to be purchased. (2 marks)

c) If a lorry carries 10 tonnes of ballast, calculate the number of lorries of ballast to be purchased.
(2 marks)

20 a) Make the table of the functions 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 for the values of x from -3 to 6 (2 marks)

b) Draw the graph of the function 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 on the grid provided. (4marks)

(ATTACH A GRAPH PAPER)

Use your graph to find the value for 𝑥 in the equation 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑥 − 2𝑥 2

(a) By drawing a suitable line graph on the same graph find the value for xwhich satisfies
the equation 5 + 2𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 = 0 (3marks)

(d) State the maximum point of the function 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 (1mark)

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21 The figure below is a model representing a rocket capsule. The model whose total height is 15cm is
made up of a conical top; a hemispherical bottom and the middle part is cylindrical. The radius of the
base of the cone and that of the hemisphere are each 3cm. The height of the cylindrical part is 8cm.

15cm
8cm

a) Calculate the external surface area of the model. (4 marks)

b) The actual rocket has a total height of 6 metres. The outside of the actual rocket capsule is to be
painted. Calculate the amount of paint required if an area of 20m 2 requires 0.75 litres of the paint.
(6marks)

22 Mawia is standing at a point P. 160m south of a hill H on a level ground. From point P sheobserves the
angle of elevation of the top of the hill to be 67°
(a) Calculate the height of the hill (3 marks)

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 (b) After walking 420m due east to the point Q Mawia proceeds to point R due east of Q where the
angle of elevation of the top of the hill is 35°. Calculate the angle of elevation of the top of the hill
from Q (3marks)

(c) Calculate the distance from P to R (4 marks)

23 The following are masses of 25 students in form 4 class.

49, 51, 50, 60, 55, 45, 56, 51, 58, 59, 44, 59, 42, 50, 62, 46, 43, 57, 56, 52, 43, 41, 40, 54, 44.

(a) Draw a frequency distribution table with the lower class as 40-43. (2marks)

(b) Estimate the median mass. (4 marks)

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 (c) Draw a histogram for the data. (4 marks)

24 Two business women jointly bought a minibus which could ferry 25 paying passengers when full. The
fare between two towns A and B was shs. 80 per passenger for one way. The minibus madethree rounds
trips between the two towns daily. The cost of fuel was shs. 1,500 per day. The drivers and the
conductors were paid allowance of shs. 200 and shs 150 respectively. A further of shs. 4,000 per day was
set aside for maintenance, insurance and loan repayment.

(a) One day the minibus was full on every trip.

(i) How much money was collected from the passengers that day. (3marks)

(ii) How much was the net profit. (2marks)

(b) On another day, the minibus was 80% full on average for the round trips how much did each
business woman get if the days profit was shared to the ratio 2:3? (5marks)
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Name: ………………………………………………………… ADM NO …... Class: …….

121/1
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
APRIL 2025

IKUU HIGH SCHOOL

WEEK 2 APRIL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
FORM 4 2025
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
 Answer ALL the questions in BOTH SECTIONS.
 Answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each question.
 Show all steps in your calculations below each question.

SECTION I (50 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

1. Evaluate (3mks)
1 1 3 5 2
𝑜𝑓 32+ 2 (2−3)
2
3 1 1
𝑜𝑓 22+ 2
4

3
2. In a certain funds drive, half of the money was contributed by men, women contributed 8 of the amount
while the guest of honour contributed the rest of the amount. If guest’s contribution was shs. 35,000,
how much did the women contribute?
(3mks)

3. When a number P is divided by 12, 15 and 18. In each case the remainder is 5. Find the smallest value of
P. (3mks)

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4. Solve the inequality −3𝑥 + 2 < 𝑥 + 6 ≤ 17 − 2𝑥 and list all integral values that satisfy the inequality.
(3mks)

5. The exterior angle of a regular polygon is (𝑥 − 50) and the interior angle is (2𝑥 + 20). Find the number
of sides of the polygon. (3mks)

6. A bus traveling at an average speed of 63mk/h left a station at 8:15am. A car later left the same station at
9:00 am and caught up with the bus at 10:45am. Find the average speed of the car. (3mks)

7. A Kenya bank buys and sells foreign currencies as shown below

Buying (Ksh) Selling (Ksh)
1 Euro 84.15 84.26
100 Japanese Yen 65.37 65.45

A Japanese travelled from France to Kenya with 7600 Euros. He converted all the 7600 Euros to
Kenya shillings at the bank. While in Kenya, he spent a total of Ksh. 289850 and then converted the
remaining Kenya shillings to Japanese Yens at the bank. Calculate the amount in Japanese Yen that
he received (3mks)

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8. Given that sin(2x) = cos(3x − 20), find the value of x (2mks)

9. Find the area of the shaded region (4mks)

10m 1 𝑐
𝜋 10m
3

10. The volumes of two similar cylinders are 4752cm 3 and 1408cm3. If the area of the curved surface of the
smaller cylinder is 352cm2, find the area of the curved surface of the larger cylinder. (3mks)

11. Use the tables of squares, square roots and reciprocals to evaluate, show every step in your workings
(3mks)
2
+ (0.359)2
√0.245

16𝑚2 −9𝑛2
12. Simplify the expression: (3mks)
4𝑚2 −𝑚𝑛−3𝑛2

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13. Solve the following simultaneous equations graphically. (3mks)
4𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 12 = 0
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 2 = 0

14. Solve for x (3mks)

2(4𝑥 ) − 10(2𝑥 ) + 8 = 0

15. A rectangular block 20cm wide and 10cm high weighs 15kg. If the density of the block is 2.5g/cm3,
calculate its length (3mks)

16. Using a ruler and a pair of compass only, construct a rhombus PQRS such that PQ= 5cm and angle
SPQ= 67.50. Measure the length of PR. (4mks)

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SECTION II (50 MARKS)
Answer Any FIVE Questions In This Section
17. The marks scored by 50 students in a mathematics examination are as follows:
60 54 40 67 53 73 37 55 62 43
44 69 39 32 45 58 48 67 39 51
46 59 40 52 61 48 23 60 59 47
65 58 74 47 40 59 68 51 50 50
71 21 26 36 38 70 46 40 51 26

a) Prepare a frequency distribution table using a class interval of 10 starting with 21- 30 (3mks)

(ATTACH A SEPARATE GRAPH PAPER)

b) State the modal frequency (1mk)

c) Calculate the mean mark (3mks)

d) Calculate the median mark (3mks)

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18. A straight line passing through the points (8, -2) and (4, -4) has its equation in the form
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
a) Determine the numerical values of a, b and c. (3mks)

b) If the line in (a) above cuts the x axis at point P, determine the coordinates of P. (2mks)

c) Another line, which is perpendicular to the line in (a) above passes through point P and cuts y-axis
at Q. determine the coordinates of point Q. (3mks)

d) Find the length of PQ (2mks)

19. Three business Waiganjo, Kiprono and Goko decided to start a business. The initial capital which was
needed was shs. 8, 000, 000 of which they were able to raise 30% by making contributions in the ratio
3:3:2 respectively. The rest of the amount was obtained from a bank and was to be paid back within one
year with an interest of 25% in the ratio of 3:3:2. The three men were to share the proceeds of the business
in the ratio of their contributions. During the year the business realized shs 9, 600, 000.
a) How much of the initial amount did Goko raise? (3mks)

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 b) How much did Waiganjo pay to the bank at the end of the year? (4mks)

c) After paying the bank at the end of the year, how much was Kiprono left with? (3mks)

20. The figure below shows a cone with water filled as shown below.

a) Calculate the volume of water in the vessel. (2mks)

b) Metal hemisphere is completely submerged in the water, causing the water level to rise by 6cm.
calculate
i) The radius of the new water surface. (2mks)

ii) The volume of the hemisphere. (4mks)

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 iii) The diameter of the hemisphere (2mks)

4 7
21. Matrix T is given by [ ]
5 5
a) Find 𝑇 −1 (2mks)

b) Kamunge High School purchased 8 bags of rice and 14 bags of sugar for sh. 106, 000. Peak Girls High
school purchased 10 bags of rice and 10 bags of sugar for sh. 95, 000. Each bag of rice cost sh. R and a
bag of sugar cost sh. S.
i) Form matrix equation to represent the information above (1mk)

ii) Use the matrix 𝑇 −1 to find the prices of one bag of each item. (4mks)

iii) The prices of rice later went up by 5% and that of sugar remained constant. Peak Girls High school
bought the same quantity of rice but spent total of sh. 87,250 on the two items. State the new ratio of
rice to sugar. (3mks)

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22. A forest is enclosed by four straight boundaries AB, BC, CD and DA. Point B is 25km on a bearing of
3150 from A, C is directly south of B on a bearing of 2600 from A and D is 30km on a bearing of 2100
from C.
a) Using a scale of 1:500 000, represent the above information on a scale drawing. (3mks)

b) Using the scale drawing, determine the:

i) Distance, in km, of D from A; (2mks)

ii) Bearing of A from D (1mk)

c) Calculate the area, correct to 1dp, of the forest in square in square kilometres. (4mks)

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23. The distance between two towns Atutu and Bara is 240Km. A car and a van travelled from town Atutu to
Bara. The average speed of the van is 16km/h less than that of the car. The van takes 30 minutes more
than the car to travel from Atutu to Bara. Taking the speed of the car to be x, write in terms of x:
a) The time taken by the car(1mk)

b) The time taken by the van (1mk)

c) Using the expressions above, form an equation and use it to find the speed of the van (4mks)

d) The van left Atutu at 6.00a.m while the car left at 6.45a.m. Find the time when the car overtook the van,
if there was no stop over (4mks)

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 Name: ……………………………………………. Class: ……..….........ADM NO. .....................................

121/2
MATHEMATICS PAPER 2
APRIL 2025
TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

IKUU HIGH SCHOOL

APRIL WEEK 3 HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
FORM 4 2025

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
 Answer ALL the questions in BOTH SECTIONS.
 Answers and working must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each question.
 Show all steps in your calculations below each question.

SECTION I
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
1. The cash price of a washing machine is Ksh. 26,000. Mrs. Ndung’u bought it on hire purchase terms by
paying a deposit of Ksh, 6000 and the balance by 24 equal monthly installments of Ksh. 1045.30. Find
the compound rate of interest per year. (3mks)

2. Evaluate using logarithms (4mks)

4 723.9 × 𝑙𝑜𝑔8.765
√
3423

3. Expand and simplify (1 − 3𝑥)5 up to the term in 𝑥 3 (2mks)

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Hence estimate (0.97)5 correct to 4d.p (2mks)
4. Given that 𝑎 = 2𝑖 + 3𝑗 − 5𝑘 and 𝑏 = 𝑖 − 5𝑗 + 7𝑘. Evaluate |2𝑎 + 𝑏| (3mks)

1 1
5. Find the inverse of the matrix ( ). Hence determine the point of intersection of the lines.
3 1
𝑦+𝑥 =7
3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 15 (3mks)

6. The diagram below represents a field PQR

Q R

a) Draw the locus of points equidistant from sides PQ and PR. (1 mark)
b) Draw the locus of points equidistant from P and R (1 mark)
c) A coin is lost within a region which is nearer to point P than to point R and closer to side PR than
PQ.
d) shade the region shaded by this condition. (1 mark)
7. The second, fourth and seventh term of A.P forms the first 3 consecutive terms of a G.P. If the common
difference of the A.P is 2, Find The common ratio (3mks)

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8. Find the value of x that satisfies the equation.
log(𝑥 + 5) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 − log(𝑥 + 2) (3mks)

9. In the figure below, AT is a tangent to the circle at A. AB and CD intersect at X. Given that AB and CD
intersect at X. Given that BX =4cm, CX=6cm, CD =12cm and AT=8cm, calculate:
A

X D

a) The length of AX B

b) The length of secant CT

10. Two bags A and B contain a mixture of red and blue balls. Bag A contains 9 red balls and 11 blue balls
while bag B contains 15 red balls and 10 blue balls. A bag is selected at random and a ball is picked at
random from it.
a) Draw a probability tree diagram to illustrate this information (1 mark)

b) Find the probability that the ball picked is blue. (2marks)

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11. Make 𝑣 the subject of the formula
1
𝑇 = 𝑚√𝑢2 + 𝑣 2 (3mks)
2

2 √5
12. Simplify (3mks)
√5+2

13. The points (5,5) and (-3,-1) are the diameters of a circle centre A. determine;
i) The coodinates of A (1mk)

ii) The equation of the circle in the form 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 (2mks)

14. The length of a rectangle is (3𝑥 + 1)cm, its width is 3cm shorter than its length. Given that the area of
the rectangle is 28cm2, find its length. (3mks)

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15. The length and the breadth of a rectangular flower garden were measured and found out to be 4.1m and
2.2m respectively. Find the percentage error in its area. (3mks)

SECTION II: (50 MARKS)

Answer Any FIVE Questions in this Section
16. In the year 2023, the income tax rates are as shown below
Monthly taxable income Percentage rates of tax per shillings
0 – 24000 10%
24001 – 32333 25%
Over 32333 30%
The applicable monthly personal relief is Ksh 2400 per month.

Mr Kariuki is a teacher with a basic salary of ksh 47,000. He is also paid a house allowance of ksh 12800
and a commuter allowance of ksh 5000.

a) Calculate Mr Kariuki’s
i) Taxable income per month (2mks)

ii) PAYE (5mks)

b) In addition, the following deductions are made:

i) Provided fund Ksh 699
ii) KUPPET- union Ksh 270
iii) NHIF Ksh 1200
iv) NSSF Ksh 1800
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 v) Housing levy 3% of the basic salary
vi) HELB loan repayment Ksh 5000
Calculate his net income per month (3mks)

𝑥 𝑥
17. The table below shows some values for the functions, 𝑦 = 3 cos(2) and 𝑦 = 5 sin(2 + 30)
x 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360
𝑥 3.00 2.90 2.12 1.50 0.78 -0.78 -1.50 -2.60 -3.00
𝑦 = 3 cos( )
2
𝑦 2.50 3.54 4.33 5.00 4.83 3.54 2.50 1.29 -1.29
𝑥
= 5 sin( + 30)
2
a) Complete the table above giving your answers to 2d.p (2mks)
b) On the grid provided draw the graphs of : (ATTACH A SEPARATE GRAPH PAPER) (5mks)
c) From the graph determine;
𝑥
i) The amplitude and period of the wave 𝑦 = 3 cos(2) (2mks)

𝑥 𝑥
ii) The values of x for which 3 cos(2 ) - 5 sin(2 + 30)= 0 (1mk)

3
18. In the figure below, OPQ is a triangle in which OS = 4 OP and PR : RQ = 2 : 1. Lines OR and SQ meet
at T

19. Given that OP = p and OQ = q. Express the following vectors in terms of p and q.
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 i) PQ (1mk)

ii) OR (1mk)

iii) SQ (1mk)

a) Given that ST = mSQ and OT = nOR. Determine the values m and n ( 5mks)

b) Hence show that S,T and Q are collinear (2mks)

20. X, Y and Z are three quantities such that X varies directly as the square of Y and inversely as the square
root of Z
a) Given that X = 12,Y = 24 and Z = 36, find x when Y = 27 and Z = 121 (3mks)

b) If Y increases by 5% and Z decreases by 19%, find the percentage change in X (5mks)

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 c) If y is inversely proportional to the square root of x and that x = 4 when y = 3, calculate the value
of x when y = 8 (2mks)

21.
a) Complete below for 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 2 for the interval −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3 (2mks)
X -3 -2 -1 0 0.5 1 2 3
3
2𝑥 -54 -2 0.25 16
2
𝑥 9 4 0.25 1
−5𝑥 5 0 -2.5 -5 -10
+2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Y 4 0 50

b) Draw the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 2 for the interval −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3 (3mks)

(ATTACH A SEPARATE GRAPH PAPER)
c) Use the graph to solve;
i) 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 2 = 0 (1mk)

ii) 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 10 = 0 (2mks)

d) Find the gradient of the curve at 𝑥 = 2 (2mks)

22. Two towns A(600N,250W) and B(600N, 1550E) are both on the same parallel of a latitude and also on the
same great circle. A pilot can fly from A and B along the parallel of a latitude or along the great circle
over the North Pole.
a) Giving your answers to the nearest kilometer
i) Determine the distance along the great circle (2mks)

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 ii) Determine the distance along the parallel of a latitude (2mks)

iii) Determine which route is shorter and by how many kilometers (2mks)

b) The average speed of the aircraft is 600km/hr. Calculate the time taken by either route (4mks)

23. The vertices of the triangle shown on the grid are A’(3, -3), B’(1, -1) and C’(3, -1). Triangle A’B’C’ is
the image of triangle AB

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 C under a
0 1
transformation whose matrix is ( )
1 −2

a) Find the coordinates of triangle ABC (4mks)

−2 0
b) Triangle A”B”C” is the image of triangle A’B’C’ under a transformation matrix ( )
0 −1
Determine the coordinates of A”B”C”. (2mks)

c) On the same grid provided, draw triangle ABC and A”B”C”. (2mks

d) Determine a single matrix that maps ABC onto A”B”C”. (2marks

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