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BWAILA SECONDARY SCHOOL
2024/2025 END OF TERM I FORM 2 EXAMINATIONS
MATHEMATICS
December, 2024 (100 marks) Time Allowed: 2 hours
Question Tick question Do not write in
Instructions:
Number number if answered these columns
1. This paper contains 13 printed pages. 1
Please check 2
2. Answer all the questions in this paper. 3
3. The maximum number of marks for 4
each answer is indicated against each 5
question. 6
4. Write your answer in the spaces 7
provided on the question paper. 8
5. Scientific calculators may be used. 9
6. All working must be clearly shown. 10
7. Write your name and class at the top 11
of each paper in the spaces provided. 12
8. In the table provided on this page, tick 13
against the question number you have 14
answered. 15
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TOTAL
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1) Solve the equation 41+52 u−3−13 u=41 u+51−12 u−7 (4 marks)
2) Make x the subject of the formula a ( x−b )=cx (4 marks)
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3) The value of a car depreciates by 8% each year. A man pays K900, 000 for the second hand
car. Find its value after 2 years. (5 marks)
4) Factorise 2 x 2+6 xy −12 xz (3 marks)
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5) A regular polygon has an exterior angle of36 0. Find;
a) The size of interior angle (2 marks)
b) The number of sides of the polygon (3 marks)
p+ 1 p−3
6) Simplify − (5 marks)
5 7
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7) Given a figure below. Find the value of x and y (5 marks)
0
49
72
0 x
8) Evaluate 10112 +1101 2 (3 Marks)
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9) Simplify;
30
a) +10 write your answer correct to three decimal places (3 marks)
7
2 x +1 x +3
b) + (5 marks)
x +1 x +1
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10) Write the following numbers in words;
a) 139 (2 marks)
b) 44317 (2 marks)
11) Convert the number 11011012 to base 10 (4 marks)
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12) Given monomial expressions, 20 y ,32 xy ,∧64 xy. Find the;
a) HCF (4 marks)
b) LCM (4 marks)
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PD
13) Given the formula A=
Y
a) Make (P) the subject of the formula (3 marks)
b) Given that A=4 ,Y =10 ,∧D=8. Find the value of (P) from question
14a above. (3 marks)
14) List all the factors of 12 x2 (4 marks)
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15) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 57. If the first number is x , write an equation
and then solve it to find the value of x. (5 marks)
7 1
16) Solve the equation = (5 marks)
x+1 x−5
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17) A woman earns K120, 000 per month. If income is calculated as follows;
0% in the first K30, 000
15% in the next K5, 000
30% in excess of K35, 000
How much is her monthly net income after PAYE has been deducted. (5 marks)
6 y ( x 2−z 2 )
18) If x=5 , y=9 ,∧z=1 , :| (5 marks)
y +3
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19) Given the figure below find the value of x (4 marks)
0
75
2x x
20) The table below shows values of x and y for the equation y=2 x +1
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y -3 1
a) Complete the table above the table above (3 marks)
b) Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on both axes plot a graph of
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y=2 x +1 Above on a graph paper in the next page (5 marks)
END OF QUESITON PAPER
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