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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
UNITED SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR ACADEMIC
BRILLIANCE (USESFAB)
FORM TWO PRE-NECTA
CODE: 041 BASIC MATHEMATICS

TABORA, MWANZA, MANYARA AND KIGOMA

Time: 2:30 Hours Date: 20/08/2019

Instructions

1. The paper consists of 25 questions. Answer all questions.

2. All answers must be written in blue/black ink except diagrams which must be drawn by
a pencil and labelled in ink.
3. Cellular phone and scientific calculator are not allowed in the examination room.
4. Remember to write your number on every page of your booklet.
5. Mathematical table must be used.

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SECTION A (60 Marks)
1. Evaluate: −4 × (−6 ) × (−11) + (−7 )

2. Solve the following simultaneous equation by elimination method.

4 x+3 y =28 x−3 y=1

( )
2+ p
1 6
3. Find the value of P, if =2
64

4. A car transporter has a mass 5.8 tonnes. Three cars, each of mass 850kg are loaded onto
it. What is the total mass? Give your answer in both tonnes and kg.

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5. Calculate the vertical height of an equilateral triangle of sides 10cm long each.

6. Convert the recurring decimal into fraction. 3. 1̇3 2̇

7. Solve for x : log 3 ( x−2 ) + log 3 ( x−3 )=2 log 3 √ 2

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15 sin y ˚
8. Ifcos y ˚= , find the value of
17 tan y ˚

9. Solve the equation 3 x 2−7 x−6=0 by completing the square method.

10. A car was driven from Darajani to Makunduchi a distance of 64km, the time taken was
1hour 20 minutes. What was the approximate average speed?

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11. Rationalize the denominator,

√ 2+ √3
√3−√ 2

12. In a test Esther got 40%, Angela got 10% more than Esther and Bahati got 15% more
than Angela. What mark did Bahati got?

13. Reflect the point ( 1 , 2 ) in the line y=− x

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√
14. If A = 1+
a2
b
2
. Find a in terms of A and b.

15. Find the value of x.

16. A circle has a circumference of 18cm. what is its area

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17. Find the equation of line through the points (1,1) and (4,7).

18. Solve the equality: −3<2 x +1≤ 5

19. Simplify, (−3 ) (|−3|) +|−19|

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20. A loan of 400,000/= is made at 15% per annum. Calculate the simple interest charged
for two years.

SECTION B (40 Marks)

21. Table below is the frequency distribution of the masses of 45 students in a class.
Mass (kg) 41 – 45 46 – 51 – 55 56 – 61 – 65 66 – 70
50 60
Number of students 3 8 X 11 7 3
Draw a histogram of the distribution.

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22. Use mathematical table to solve:

( 876 )3 ×0.537
√0.0009805

23. In a class of 30 students, 20 students are taking physics, 12 are taking both Chemistry
and Physics. How many students in this class take chemistry if 8 students take neither
Physics nor Chemistry?

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AE AD
24. In the figure below =
AC AB
Prove that △ ABC ~ △ AED
A

D E

B C

25. From the top of a cliff, that is 380M above the sea level, the angle of depression of a
boat is 26˚. Find the distance of the boat from the top of the cliff.

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