HOLIDAY

PACKAGE FOR
TAILORING
DEPARTMENT
2017

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 ATTEMPT ALL NUMBERS
QUESTION ONE
a) Find the valves of X for each of the following
i. log 81 =4
ii. log 5 125 = x
b) Simplify the following
i. log10 8 + log10 9
ii. log10 40 - log10 5
iii. log10 27 - log10 9 + log10 81
c) Solve the following equations for X to significant figures
i. 2x+1 =32x-1
ii. 3.52x =15.4
d) If 3 9(1) find the numerical value of t without using calculators.

QUESTION TWO
a) A piece of metal has cross sectional area perpendicular to its length at intervals d
units from both ends. This is shown by the table below

Distance(Meters) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Area of offsets (m2) 2.8 4.7 6.2 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.2

Calculate the volumes of the plot using the following rules

I. Simpson rule
II. Trapezoidal
III. Mid ordinate rule.

QUESTION THREE
a) Find the LCM and HCF of the following
I. 24, 15 and35
II. 60, 24 and 40

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b) A plot of land is bounded by a circular road set out using the curve y= x2 + 1 and two straight x =
2m and x= 6m as shown.

Road
y-axis
Y= X2+1

Plot of land

X-axis
O 2 6

i) Calculate the area of irregular plot using Simpson rule. (Hint use 0.2 uniform interval)
ii)if the plot is divided in ratio 6: 4 among two sons A and B, find the area occupied by each son.
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b) A technician requires 2 3 , 1 8 3 12 of the same type of wire to carry out three
different tasks. What is the total number of metres of a wire the technician needs.

QUESTION FOUR
In the diagram below is a bucket ABCD cut off from an original cone DCZ of a height 0.84m. The
bucket is used by builders to raise mortar up the building. DC=0.42M, BC=0.6m, ZY=0.4m and
XY=0.14.

Y
X
C
D

0.32m

A B

Calculate the Z
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a) Volume of the bucket. ( take = 7
)
b) Surface area of the curve surface.
c) The diagram below is a cross section of a pipe quoted by a plumber to deliver water to a
certain school. = 10 (Outer radius) and = 4 (inner radius).

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 R

r
Calculate the area of the shaded region. (take = 3.14)

QUESTION FIVE
Find the values of the following
16 4
i.
8
ii. 271/2 243 1/2 2434/5

iii. 64-2/3

iv. (214 )1/2

1 1
86 43
v. 1 1
326 162

c) Simplify the following.

1 1 1
i) 10 3 15 2 6 6
2 1
3 2
ii) 1
3

QUESTION SIX
1 1 1
(a) A technician requires 2 , 1 and 3 of the same type of wire to carry out three
3 8 12
different tasks. What is the total number of metres of wire the technician need? (5marks)

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 (b) Three students A, B and C are to share a metre of wire for their practicals. A and B are to
1 2
use and respectively. What fraction will C use? (5marks)
3 5
(c) Express a speed of 180Km/hr of a body into a speed of m/s of the body. (4marks)
1 1 1 1
(d) Evaluate; 23 + 54 32 13 (6marks)

QUESTION SEVEN
(a) Express the following in the units specified;

i. 5900g in kg.
ii. 0.56kg in g.
iii. 4600cm in m.
iv. 0.008Km in m.
v. 800m in Km. (2 marks @)

(b) Calculate the;

i. LCM of 24, 8, and 12

HCF of 120, 60 and 90. (5 marks @)

QUESTION EIGHT
(a) Writ the following proportions as ratios ;-
1 2 1 1 1 1
(i) , (ii) , , . (10marks)
2 5 10 3 5 4

1 2
(b) (i)If the quantity of oil in a tank contains 3
3
, the salt and water are
said to be in the ratio of 1:2. What ratio do the components A,B and C form if a compound
3 1 1
contains , ? (5marks)
4 6 12

(ii) If 25% of a course are girls. The girls are 100 in number and 75% of the course are
boys. How many boys are in a course? (5marks)

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