KIANYAGA BOYS SCHOOL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT (FORM 2)

1. A piece of land is to be divided into 20 acres or 24 acres or 28 acres for farming and leave 7 acres for
grazing. Determine the smallest size of such land. (3mks)
2. The sum of two numbers exceeds their product by one. Their difference is equal to their product less five.
Find the two numbers. (3mks)
3. Solve for x: 3x – 1 > -4
2x + 1≤ 7 (3mks)

4. Find the value of x: (3mks)

2(x-3) x 8(x+2) = 128

5. Evaluate -12 ÷ (-3) x 4 – (-15) (3mks)

-5 x 6 ÷ 2 + (-5)

6. Simplify without using calculators and tables

− 1 1
5 2
 20 2

1
(3mks)
64  3  5
2 0 2

7. Evaluate without using a calculator. (3mks)

 3 5 2
1 −  
 7 8 3
3 5 4 1
+ 1  of 2
= 4 7 7 3
8. A two digit number is such that the sum of the ones and the tens digit is ten. If the digits are reversed, the
new number formed exceeds the original number by 54.Find the number. (3 marks)
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9. Convert the recurring decimal l 2 .1 8 into fraction (3 mks)
10. Without using mathematical tables or calculator, evaluate:
0.084 x 1.32 x 3.5
2.87 x 0.056
Leaving the answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
11. Five year ago, a mother’s age was four times that of her daughter. In four years to come, she will be 2 ½
times the age of her daughter. Calculate the sum of their present ages. (3mks)

12. Simplify the expression.: (3mks)

4x2 – y2
2x2 – 7xy + 3y2

13. Simplify the following expressions by reducing it to a single fraction (3mks)

2x - 5 – 1 - x – x - 4
4 3 2
14. Mary has 21 coins whose total value is shs 72. There are twice as many five shillings coins as there are
ten shillings coins. The rest are one shilling coins. Find the number of ten shillings coins that Mary has.
(3mks)

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15. Two blends of tea costing sh 140 and sh 160 per kg respectively are mixed in the proportion of 2:3 by
mass. The mixture is then sold at sh 240 per kg.In what ratio should the two blends be mixed to get a
mixture that costs sh 148 per kg. (2mks)
16. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 3hrs and 4 hrs respectively. Pipe C can empty the full tank. How
long would it take pipes A and B to fill the tank if pipe C is closed. Starting with an empty tank, how
long would it take to fill the tank with all pipes running?
17. A group of people planned to contribute equally towards buying land at a price of shs.180000. However
3 members of the group withdrew from the project. As a result,each of the remaining members were to
contribute kshs.3000 more.
(a) find the original number of members in the group
(b) How much would each person have contributed if the 3 people had not withdrew
(c) Calculate the percentage increase in the contribution per person caused by the withdrawal

18. Given the ratio x : y = 2:3, find the ratio (7x – 3y) : (2x + 3y)
19. Simplify; by factorization:
15x2 + xy – 6y2
5x2 - 8xy + 3y2
20. The floor of a room is in the shape of a rectangle 10.5 m long by 6 m wide. Square tiles of length 30 cm
are to be fitted onto the floor.Calculate the number of tiles needed for the floor.
21. Consider the vessel below

a) Calculate the volume of water in the vessel.

b) When a metallic hemisphere is completely submerged in the water, the level of the water rose by 6cm.
Calculate:
i) the radius of the new water surface.
ii) the volume of the metallic hemisphere (to 4 s.f)
iii) the diameter of the hemisphere (10 mks)
22. State all the integral values of a which satisfy the inequality
3a + 2 2a + 3 4a + 15
  (3mks)
4 5 6
23. John bought two shirts and three pairs of trousers at Kshs. 1750. If he had bought three shirts and two
pairs of trousers, he would have saved Kshs. 250. Find the cost of a shirt and a trouser. (3mks)

24. The size of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 3xo while its exterior angle is (x-20)o. Find the
number of sides of the polygon. (3mks)

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25. Determine the inequalities that represent and satisfies the unshaded region (3 mks)

26. Solve the simultaneous equation (3 mks)

2x − y = 3
x 2 − xy = −4
x−3 x−2
27. Solve for x given that = 4− (3mks)
5 2
28. Solve for x and y in. (4mks)
2 2 x −3 y = 16
5 x −2 y = 1
29. A Kenya bank buys and sells foreign currencies as shown below
Buying in Kshs. Selling in Kshs.
1 Hong Kong dollar 9.74 9.77
1 South African rand 12.03 12.11
A tourist arrived in Kenya with 105,000 Hong Kong dollars and changed the amount to Kenya
shillings. While in Kenya, she spent Shs.403,879 and changed the balance to South African rand
before leaving for South Africa. Calculate the amount, in South African rand that she received.
(4 mks)
30. Jane is a sales executive earning a salary of Ksh. 20,000 and a commission of 8% for the sales in excess
of Ksh 100,000. If in January 2010 she earned a total of Ksh.48, 000 in salaries and commissions.
i. Determine the amount of sales she made in that month (4 mks)
ii. If the total sales in the month of February and March increased by 18% and then dropped by 25%
respectively. Calculate
iii. Jane’s commission in the month of February (3 mks)
iv. Her total earning in the month of March (3 mks)

31. Find the angle  in degrees from the figure below

C
B
2x – 3y + 6 =


A O

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32. OABC is a trapezium such that the coordinates of O, A , B and C are (0, 0), (2, -1), (4, 3) and (0, y)
(a) Find the value of y
(b) M is the mid-point of AB and N is the mid-point of OM. Find in column form
(i) the vector AN
(ii) the vector NC
(iii) Vector AC
(c) Hence show that A, N and C are collinear
33. Use ruler and a pair of compasses only in this question.
(a) Construct triangle ABC in which AB = 7 cm, BC = 8 cm and ∠ABC = 600.
(b) Measure (i) side AC (ii) ∠ ACB
(c) Construct a circle passing through the three points A, B and C. Measure the radius of the circle.
34. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, draw a parallelogram ABCD, such that angle DAB = 750.
Length AB = 6.0cm and BC = 4.0cm from point D, drop a perpendicular to meet line AB at N
a) Measure length DN
b) Find the area of the parallelogram (10 mks)
35. Solve for y in the equation 125 y+1 + 53y = 630
36. The interior angle of a regular polygon is 4 times the exterior angle. How many sides has the polygon.
37. Chebochok deposited shs.120,000 in a financial institution which offered a compound interest at 8% p.a,
compounded quarterly for 9 months. Find the accumulated amount by the end of the period.
38. Three town P,Q and R are such that P is on a bearing of 120° and 20 km from Q. Town R is on bearing
of 220o and 12km from P
a) Using a scale of 1 cm to 2 km, draw and locate the positions of the three towns. (3mks)
b) Measure
i. the distance between Q and R in kilometres. (2mks)
ii. the bearing of P from R. (1mk)
iii. the bearing of R from Q. (2mks)
c) Calculate the area of the figure bounded by PQR. 2mks)
39. Find the possible values of y in:
4-2y +1 – 3 x 4-y – 10 = 0
40. Evaluate using logarithms :

4.283 x (0.009478)2
Log 9.814
41. A triangle ABC is formed by the points A(3, 4), B(-7, 2) and C(1, -2)
(a) Find the co-ordinates of the mid-points K of AB and P of AC
(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the KP
42. A straight line through the points A (2, 1) and B (4, m) is perpendicular to the line,whose equation is
3y = 5-2x. Determine the value of m
43. Triangle PQR has vertices P(3,2), Q(-1,1) and R(-3,-1).
(a) Draw PQR on the grid provided. (1mk)
(b) Under a rotation the vertices of P1Q1R1 are P1(1,4), Q1(2,0) and R1(4,-1). Find the centre and angle of
rotation using points P and Q. (4mks)
(c) Triangle PQR is enlarged with scale factor 3 centre O(0,0) to give triangle P2Q2R2. Draw triangle
2 2 2
P Q R and state its co-ordinates. (2mks)
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 (d) Triangle P1Q1R1 undergoes reflection in line y = -x to give triangle P3Q3R3. Draw P3Q3R3 and state its
coordinates. (3mks)
44. Two tanks are similar in shape. The capacity of the tanks are 1,000,000 litres and 512, 000 litres
respectively.
(a) Find the height of the smallest tank if the larger is 300cm tall (4 mks)
(b) Calculate the surface area of the larger tank if the smaller tank has a surface area of 1200m2. (3 mks)
(c) Estimate the mass of the smaller tank if the mass of the larger one is 800kg. (3 mks)
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45. Given that tan x = 𝟏𝟐, find the value of the following without using mathematical tables or calculator:
(a) Cos x (2mks)
(b) sin (90-x) (2mks)
46. The diagram below shows a circle with a chord PQ= 3.4cm and angle PRQ=40o.
Calculate the area of the shaded segment.
R
40
O

P 3.4cm Q

47. Find scalars m and n such that

m 4 + n -3 = 5
3 2 8
48. A train whose length is 86 metres is traveling at 28 km/h in the same direction as a truck whose length is
10 metres. If the speed of the truck is 60 km/ h and is moving parallel to the train.Calculate the time it
takes the truck to overtake the train completely. (3mks)

49. Below are marks scored by student in maths talk in science congress.
Marks 1-5 6 – 15 16 – 20 21 – 35 36 – 40 41 – 50
No. of 1 3 6 12 5 3
students

(a) calculate the;

(i) mean mark (3mks)
(ii) median mark (2mks)
(b) Draw a histogram from the data above and use it to estimate the median mark. (5mks)
50. Nairobi and Eldoret are each 250km from Nakuru. At 8.15am a lorry leaves Nakuru for Nairobi.At
9.30am a car leaves Eldoret for Nairobi along the same route at 100km/h. Both vehicles arrive at Nairobi
at the same time.
a. Calculate their time of arrival in Nairobi. (2mks)
b. Find the cars speed relative to that of the lorry. (4mks)
c. How far apart are the vehicles at 12.45pm. (4mks)

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51. In a triangle OAB, M and N are points on OA and OB respectively, such that OM: MA = 2:3 and ON:
NB = 2:1. AN and BM intersect at X. Given that OA = a and OB~ = b ~

M N

A
(a) Express in terms of a and b
(i) BM ~ ~
(ii) AN
(b) By taking BX = t and AX = h AN, where t and h are scalars, express OX in two different ways:
(c) Find the values of the scalars t and h
(d) Determine the ratios in which X divides :-
(i) BM
(ii) AN
52. The figure below is a velocity time graph for a car.
y

80
Velocity (m/s)

0 4 20 24 x
Time (seconds)

a. Find the total distance traveled by the car. (2 marks)

b. Calculate the deceleration of the car. (2 marks)

53. a) Complete the table for the function y = 1 – 2x – 3x2 - 3 ≤ x ≤ 3.

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-3x2 -27 -3 0 -12
-2x 4 0 -6
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
y -20 1 -15

a. Using the table above, draw the graph of y = 1 – 2x – 3x2 (Scale 1 cm represent 0.5 units on x-axis
and 1 cm rep 2 units on the y – axis on the grid provided.
b. Use the graph in (b) above to solve.
(i) 1 – 2x – 3x2 = 0
(ii) 2 – 5x – 3x2 = 0

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