THE MATHEMATICS GURUS OPENER EXAMINATION

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

121/1 – MATHEMATICS – Paper 1

Aug. 2021 – 2 1/2 hours

Name: …………………………………………………………………….. Admission Number: …………………………

Student’s Signature: …………………………...……………………….... Date: ………………………Class:………......

Instructions to candidates.

(a) Write your name, class and admission number in the spaces provided above.
(b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided.
(c) This paper consists of two sections; Section I and Section II.
(d) Answer all questions in section I and only five questions from section II.
(e) Show all the steps in your calculations, giving the answers at each stage in the spaces
provided below each question.
(f) Marks may be given for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
(g) Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC mathematical tables may be used,
except where stated otherwise.
(h) This paper consists of 14 printed pages.
(i) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as
indicated and that no questions are missing.
(j) Candidates should answer the questions in English.

For Examiner’s Use Only

Section I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total

Section II
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total
Grand Total

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SECTION I (50 marks)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Without using a calculator evaluate; (3 marks)
1 6 4
3 + of 5
3 7 9
2 1
4 −3
5 2

2. Simplify; (3 marks)
x − 2 2x + 20
−
x + 2 x2 − 4

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3. Given that sin x = , where x is an acute angle, find without using Mathematical tables or a calculator,
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the value of cos(180 − x)º (3 marks)

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4. The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 1800º. Find the number of triangles that can be
formed by drawing diagonals from vertex to vertex without crossing over. (3 marks)

5. In the figure below, EB and DB are arcs with centres at A and C respectively. AB = BC = 5.4 cm and
∠EAB = ∠DCB = 72º . Calculate the area of the shaded region EBD correct to four significant figures.
(4 marks)

6. Guru had two similar shirts which had cost him the same. He sold one at sh. 614, which was at a profit of
Q%. He saw that the other shirt had overstayed in stock and sold it at sh. 416, which was a loss of Q%.
What was the buying price of each shirt? (3 marks)

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7. Solve the equation 5x 2 −7x −6 = 0 , using completing the square method. (3 marks)

8. Given that 63x+2 = 3 1296 . Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, find the value of x.
(3 marks)

9. Use logarithms correct to 4 decimal places to evaluate: (4 marks)

294 ⋅8×25⋅4
0 ⋅28×log50

10. Three similar iron rods of length 100 m, 150 m and 180 m are cut into pieces of equal length. Find the
largest possible perimeter of a square which can be formed using the pieces from the rods. (3 marks)

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11. The figure below shows a triangle ABC which is a right angled triangle at C. CB = 16 cm, and
AC = 12 cm. Find the length of CD. (3 marks)

12. The Britam Company makes a giant model tin of length 3 metres as the factory symbol. If the real length
of the tin is 30 cm and has a volume of 300 cm3. What is the volume of the model in cm3. (3 marks)

13. The figure below shows a circle centre O. QR = PR and ∠QOR = 100º . Find giving reasons, the size of
∠PQO . (3 marks)

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14. The cost of a mobile phone outside Kenya is US $ 1,000. Maina intends to buy one such phone through an
agent who deals with Japanese Yens. The agent charged him 5% commission on the price of the phone
and a further 1260 Japanese Yen as importation tax. How much in Kenya shillings, will he need to send
to the agent to obtain the phone given that:
1 US $ = 105.0 Yen
1 US $ =Ksh. 67. 0 (3 marks)

15. Under an enlargement centre (a , b) and scale factor 2, a point P(−3, 1) is mapped onto P′(3,−1) . Find
the centre of enlargement. (3 marks)

16. Form the three inequalities that satisfy the given region ! below. (3 marks)

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SECTION II (50 marks)

Answer any five questions from this section in the spaces provided.
17. Three points A(1, 3), B(13, 11) and C(6,15) are shown in the diagram below. The perpendicular from C to
AB meets AB at D.

Find:
(a) equation of line CD; (3 marks)

(b) coordinates of D; (4 marks)

(c) area of triangle ABC. (3 marks)

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18. (a) Using a ruler and compass only, construct an acute – angled triangle ABC such that angle
ABC = 45À,BC = 10 cm and AC = 7.5 cm. Measure AB (4 marks)

(b) Drop a perpendicular from C to line AB, and hence determine the area of triangle ABC.(3 marks)

(c) The perpendicular bisector of line AC intersects with the perpendicular to line BA passing
through A at point X. Measure AX. (3 marks)

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19. (a) A cyclist brakes down and decelerates uniformly for 2 seconds. If the cyclistÊs deceleration was
4 m/s2 and his velocity after the 2 seconds was 3 m/s . Determine the cyclistÊs initial velocity.
(3 marks)

(b) Town E and Town F are 240 km apart. Jason left Town E at 9.00 a.m travelling at an average
speed of 60 km/h. Karen left Town E travelling at an average speed of 90 km/h sometime later
than Jason and overtook him at 11.00 a.m.
(i) At what time did Karen leave Town E. (4 marks)

(ii) How long had Karen rested when Jason finally reached Town F (3 marks)

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20. On the grid provided, using a scale of 1 cm to represent 5 units on each axis and taking values of x from
– 40 to 40 and values of y from – 10 to 40.
(a) Draw triangle PQR with vertices P(15, 5), Q(30, 10) and R(35, 20) (2 marks)

(b) Draw triangle P′Q′R ′ , the image of triangle PQR under reflection in the line y = 2x (3 marks)

(c) Draw triangle P′′Q′′R ′′ , the image of triangle P′Q′R ′ under a reflection in the line y + x = 0
(2 marks)

(d) Determine by construction, the centre and the angle of rotation that maps triangle P′′Q′′R ′′ onto
triangle PQR. (3 marks)

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21. The figure below is a right pyramid VEFGH with a square base of 8cm and slant edge of 20 cm. Points
A, B, C and D lie on the slant edges of the pyramid such that VA = VB = VC = VD =10 cm and plane
ABCD is parallel to base EFGH.

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

(b) Calculate, the correct to 2 decimal places:

(i) The length of AC; (2 marks)

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

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

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22. The table below shows the amounts, in shillings of pocket money given to students of a particular school.
Pocket money in Ksh 100 – 290 300 – 390 400 – 490 500 – 690 700 – 990
Number of students 18 40 45 42 15

(a) State the modal frequency. (1 mark)

(b) Determine the estimate of the:

(i) mean; (3 marks)

(ii) median . (3 marks)

(c) On grid provided, draw a histogram to represent the data. (3 marks)

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23. The figure below shows triangle ABC whose coordinates are A (3,−5), B(10,15) and C(19,15) . Q is a point
on AC such that AQ : AC = 3:4

Determine:
(a) AC; (2 marks)

(b) AQ; (2 marks)

(c) the coordinates of Q; (3 marks)

(d) the magnitude of BQ (3 marks)

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24. A village Q is 7 km from village P on a bearing of N45ÀE. Village R is 5 km from village Q on a bearing
of 120À and village S is 4 km to the west of village R.
(a) Represent the information above on a scale drawing. (3 marks)

(b) Use the scale drawing to find the:

(i) distance and bearing of village R from village P. (2 marks)

(ii) distance and compass bearing of village P from village S (2 marks)

(iii) area of the polygon PQRS (3 marks)

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