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Ruto is 2.5 times as old as his son. Five years ago, the ratio of their ages was 8:3. What will be their ages 6 years from now?
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April 26, 2019
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Thirty two men working at the rate of 9hrs a day can complete a piece of work in 7 days. How many more men working at the rate
of 8hrs a day would complete the same work in 6 days?
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April 26, 2019
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A solid metal cuboid 1.5m long, 0.4m wide and 0.25m high is made of material of density 7.5g/cm³. Calculate its mass in kg.
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April 26, 2019
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Simplify the expression given below
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April 26, 2019
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The interior angle of a regular polygon is 6.5 times the exterior angle. How many sides has the polygon.
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April 26, 2019
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Find the perimeter of the figure below. Give your answer correct to 4s.f.
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April 26, 2019
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April 26, 2019
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Use the tables of reciprocals and square roots to evaluate.
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April 26, 2019
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Find the equation of a line passing through (2, 1) and perpendicular to the line which makes an angle of 45º with the X-axis.
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April 26, 2019
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A Kenyan Bank buys and sells foreign currencies as shown below.
A Japanese travelling from France arrives in Kenya with 5000 Euros. He converts all the 5000 Euros to Kenya Shillings at the bank.
While in Kenya he spends a total of Ksh.289,850 and then converts the remaining Ksh. to Japanese Yen at the bank. Calculate the
amount in Japanese Yen that he receives.
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April 26, 2019
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Evaluate the following.
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April 26, 2019
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Use logarithm to evaluate:
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April 26, 2019
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Solve for m in the equation:
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April 26, 2019
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The signals have been set to flash at interval of 15 minutes, 24 minutes if they all flash at 8.13am when will they flash together.
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April 26, 2019
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The equation of a curve is given by y = 11x – x2.
(a) Determine coordinates of the stationary point.
(b) By integration, determine the actual area bounded by the curve y = 11x – x2 and the line y = 2x
(c) Find the equation of the normal to the curve at x =2
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April 26, 2019
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The thirteen term of an arithmetic progression is 27. Given that the seventh term equals to three times the second
term, find
(a) The first term and the common difference of the progression.
(b) The sum of the first three even numbered terms of the progression.
(c) It’s given that (b-9/4), b and (b + 3.375) are the 2nd,3rd, and 4th terms of a geometric progression. Determine the value of b.
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April 26, 2019
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The following table shows the distribution of marks obtained by 50 students of Matare Secondary School.
(a) By using an assumed of 62, calculate:
(i) The mean
(b) The variance
(c) The standard deviation
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April 26, 2019
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A and B are two points on the latitude 400N. The two points lie on the longitude 200W and 1000E respectively.
(a) Calculate:-
(i) The distance from A to B along a parallel of latitude.
(ii) The shortest distance from A to B along a great circle.
(b) Two planes P and Q left A for B at 400 knots and 600 knots respectively. If P flew along the great circle and Q along
parallel latitude, which one arrived earlier and by how long. Give your answer to the nearest minute. (Take R =6370 km and 𝜋 =22/7)
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April 26, 2019
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The figure below shows a frustum ABCDEFGH of a right pyramid such that AB = 9cm, BC = 12cm, FG = 6cm GH = 8cm
and the height of the frustum is 10cm.
Find the
(a) Height of pyramid
(b) Length of
(i) AC
(ii) AH
(c) Calculate the angle between:
(i) Line AH and the plane ABCD
(ii) The planes ABHE and ABCD
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April 26, 2019
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In the diagram below, PQ = 10cm, and the radius of the circle centres P and Q are 2cm and 4cm respectively, calculate
the length of the transverse common tangent SR.
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April 26, 2019
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The points P(8,4) and Q(2,2) are the ends of a diameter of a circle. Find the equation of the circle.
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April 26, 2019
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The top of a table is regular pentagon. Each side of the pentagon measures 40.0cm. Find the maximum percentage
error in calculating the perimeter of the top of the table.
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April 26, 2019
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A die has two of its faces numbered 3. Calculate the probability of obtaining a 1 or a 3 on a single cast.
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April 26, 2019
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By completing the square, solve for x in the equation 2x2 – 6 = x
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April 26, 2019
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The resistance to the motion of a car is partly constant and partly varies as the square of the speed. At 40km/h the resistance is 530 and at 60km/h it is 730N. What will be the resistance at 70km/h
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April 26, 2019
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Expand
Hence find the value of (2.025)6 rounded off to 3 decimal places.
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April 26, 2019
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April 26, 2019
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Solve for x in the following equation
3log3 x + 4 = log324
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April 26, 2019
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Rationalize the denominator and simplify
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April 26, 2019