LUGULU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

FORM 3 TERM 1 APRIL ASSIGNMENT 2025

FORM 3
MATHEMATICS

NAME:…………………………………………….CLASS:…………..ADM NO:……….….

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

SECTION A : 50MKS.
1. Use mathematical tables to evaluate: (4mks)

2. After how many y years would kshs. 15000 amount to ksh 24015.50 at a rate of 16% p.a.
(3mks)

3. The figure below shows a regular octahedron of side 2 cm.

 (a) Sketch a net of the solid. (2 marks)

(b) Hence or otherwise, find the total surface area of the solid (2 marks)

4. Evaluate:
1
/3 of (2 ¾ - 5 ½ ) x 3 6/7 ÷ 9/4 (3mks)

5. Find the height of an isosceles triangle if the equal sides are each 26cm and the base is 48cm long.
(2mks)

6. A straight line L1 has a gradient of – ½ and passes through the point P( -1, -3). Another straight line L2 passes
through the points Q( 1,-3) and R (4,5), find:
a. The equation of L1. (2mks)
 b. The equation of L2. (2mks)

7. Solve the following quadratic equation by completing the square. (3mks)

2x2 – 5x + 3 =0

8. Make A the subject of the formula. (3mks)

T= 2m√L - A
n 3K

9. In the figure below, chords AB and XY interest in a circle at R. Given that AR = 4cm, XR = 5cm and RY=3cm.
find AB. (2mks)
10. Given the matrix M = 3 -5 Find the inverse of M and hence or otherwise, solve the
5 2
simultaneous equations. (3mks)
3x – 5y = -9
5x – 2y = 16

11. Solve the equation 2 - 1 =1 (3mks) x-1 x +2 x

12. Solve for x in the equation: (3mks)

Log (x-1) = log 12 – log (x-2)

13. A cone is formed from sector of circle diameter 21 cm that subtends an angle of 75at the centre. Find the
volume of the cone correct to 1decimal place. (3 marks)
14. A building is 8.2 m tall. A man standing on the top of the building elevates the top of a tree at 44o and depresses
the bottom of the tree at 58o. Find the height of the tree giving your answer to 2 decimal places. (3mks)

15. A quantity P is partly constant and partly varies as the square of Q when Q=2, P= 40 and when Q=3 P=65.
Determine the value of P when Q=4. (3mks)

16. Three of the interior angles of an irregular polygon measure 63 each. The remaining interior angles measure
73.5 each. Find the number of sides of the polygon hence name the polygon. (3 marks)

SECTION B (50 MKS)

Answer any five questions in this section.

17. Personal tax relief p.a is sh 12672 p.a

Income (K£ per annum) Rate (Sh per pound)

 1-5808 2
5809-11280 3
11281-16752 4
16753-22224 5
Excess over 22224 6

a. Mr. Omondi earns a basic salary of sh 15000 per month. In addition, he gets a medical allowance of sh
2400 and a house allowance of sh 12000. Use the tax brackets above to calculate the tax he pays in a
year. (10mks)

18. A car travelling at 10 m/s accelerate uniformly in 100 seconds to velocity of 25 m/s. It maintains this velocity
for another 150 seconds before decelerating uniformly to rest after 100 seconds. Calculate
(a) The total distance covered in kilometers (3 marks)
 (b) The average speed in the first 200 seconds. (3 marks)

(c) The initial acceleration (1 mark)

(d) Time taken to travel the last half of the journey. (3 marks)

19. The diagram below shows a frustrum made by cutting off a small cone on a plane parallel to the base of
the original cone. The frustum represents a bucket with the open – end diameter of 28cm and the bottom
diameter of 21cm. The bucket is 20cm deep as shown. Calculate to one decimal place, the capacity of the
bucket in litres.
(10mks)
20. Town B is 180km on a bearing of 050O from town A. another town C is on a bearing of 110 O from town A
and on a bearing of 150O from town B. A fourth town D is 240km on a bearing of 320O from town A.
using a scale drawing 1cm to represent 30km, calculate to the nearest kilometer:
 a) The distance AC (2mks)

b) The distance CD (2mks)

c) The distance BC. (2mks)

21. The data below shows the masses of 40 students in a class

45 65 66 67 72 79
69 57 65 58 65 80
66 67 49 50
51 70 79 69 84 52 55 65
85 90 87 69 81 68 69 58
 74 70 49 82 58 52 64 60
(c) Starting with a class of 45-54 and using , a uniform class width prepare a frequency distribution
table.
(2 marks)

(d) From the frequency distribution table above estimate.

i. Mean mass (3 marks)

ii. The median mass (3 marks)

 (e) On the grid provided draw a frequency polygon (2 marks)

22. The first term of an arithmetic progression is 2, the sum of the first 8 terms of the AP is 240.
i. Find the common difference of the AP. (2mks)

ii. Given that the sum of the first n terms of the AP is 1560, find n. (2mks)

b. The 3rd, 5th and 8th term of another AP form the first three terms of a G.P if the common
difference of the AP is 3. Find
i. The first term of G.P (4mks)

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 ii. The sum of the first 9 terms of the GP to 4 s.f (2mks)

23. James is a sale executive earning a salary of ksh. 20,000 and commission of 8% for the sales in
excess of kshs. 100,000. If in January 2010 she earned a total of ksh. 48,000 in salaries and
commissions.
a. Determine the amount of sales he made in the month. (4mks)

b. If the total sales in the month of February and March increased by 18% and they dropped by
25% respectively. Calculate:
i. James’s commission in the month of February.
(3mks)

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 ii. His total earning in the month of March.
(3mks)

24. At the beginning of the year 2000, Gachago bought two houses, one in Thika and another one in
Nakuru each at sh. 1,240,000. The value of the house in Thika appreciated at a rate of 12% p.a.
a. Calculate the value of the house in Thika after 9 years to the nearest shillings. (2mks)

b. After n years, the value of the house in Thika was 2,741,245 while the value of the house in
Nakuru was 2917231.
i. Find n (4mks)

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ii. Find the annual rate of appreciation of the house in Nakuru. (4mks)

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