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THE​ ​UNITED​ ​REPUBLIC​ ​OF​ ​TANZANIA

NATIONAL​ ​EXAMINATIONS​ ​COUNCIL
FORM​ ​TWO​ ​SECONDARY​ ​EDUCATION​ ​EXAMINATION

0041 BASIC​ ​MATHEMATICS

Time:​ ​2:30​ ​Hours Tuesday,​ ​17​th​​ ​November​ ​2015​ ​a.m.

Instructions

1. This​ ​paper​ ​consists​ ​of​ ​sections​ ​A​ ​and​ ​B.

2. Answer​ ​all​​ ​questions​ ​showing​ ​clearly​ ​all​ ​the​ ​working​ ​and​ ​answers​ ​in
the​ ​space​ ​provided.

3. All​​ ​writing​ ​must​ ​be​ ​in​ ​blue​ ​or​ ​black​ ​ink​ ​except​​ ​drawings​ ​which​ ​must
be​ ​in​ ​pencil.

4. Mathematical​ ​tables,​ ​geometrical​ ​instruments​ ​and​ ​graph​ ​papers​ ​may

be​ ​used​ ​where​ ​necessary.

5. All​​ ​communication​ ​devices​ ​and​ ​calculators​ ​are​ ​not​​ ​allowed​ ​in​ ​the
examination​ ​room.

6. Write​ ​your​ ​examination​ ​number​​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​right​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​every
page.

FOR​ ​EXAMINER'S​ ​USE​ ​ONLY

QUESTION SCORE EXAMINERS’ QUESTION SCORE EXAMINERS’
NUMBER INITIALS NUMBER INITIALS
1 14
2 15
3 16
4 17
5 18
6 19
7 20
8 21
9 22
10 23
11 24
12 25
13
TOTAL

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SECTION​ ​A​ ​(60​ ​MARKS)

Answer​ ​all​ ​questions​ ​in​ ​this​ ​section

1. Calculate​ ​the​ ​value​ ​of​ ​ x + y + 2z − 12 ,​ ​when​ ​ x = 5 ,​ ​ y = 8 ​ ​and​ ​ z = 9 .

2. The​ ​number​ ​of​ ​students​ ​who​ ​sat​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Primary​ ​School​ ​Leaving​ ​Examination​ ​(PSLE)​ ​in​ ​2013​ ​was
$44,918.​ ​Express​ ​this​ ​number​ ​in​ ​standard​ ​notation.

3. If​ ​A​ ​and​ ​B​ ​are​ ​complementary​ ​angles​ ​such​ ​that​ ​angle​ ​ A ​ ​is​ ​ 18° ​ ​less​ ​than​ ​angle​ ​ B ,​ ​determine​ ​the
angles.

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4. Find​ ​the​ ​value​ ​of​ ​ x ​ ​in​ ​the​ ​equation​ ​ x+1 = 12 .

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5. Simplify​ ​the​ ​expression​ ​ 9(a − 3b) + 5(4b + a) − b .

6. When​ ​6​ ​is​ ​subtracted​ ​from​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​number,​ ​the​ ​result​ ​is​ ​greater​ ​than​ ​29.​ ​Write​ ​down​ ​an​ ​inequality
that​ ​represents​ ​the​ ​possible​ ​values​ ​of​ ​this​ ​number.

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7. Without​ ​using​ ​mathematical​ ​tables,​ ​evaluate:​ ​ (0.136) −(0.148)
0.136−0.148
.

8. The​ ​length​ ​of​ ​one​ ​side​ ​of​ ​a​ ​square​ ​is​ ​ (3x + 4) cm.​ ​If​ ​the​ ​side​ ​lengths​ ​of​ ​this​ ​square​ ​are​ ​doubled,
find​ ​the​ ​equation​ ​for​ ​the​ ​perimeter​ ​after​ ​changing​ ​the​ ​length​ ​of​ ​the​ ​square.

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9. Find​ ​the​ ​value​ ​ ab ,​ ​given​ ​that​ ​ 3a × 5b = 675 .

10. The​ ​football​ ​ground​ ​at​ ​Merita​ ​secondary​ ​school​ ​is​ ​ 12 12 ​ ​times​ ​as​ ​long​ ​as​ ​the​ ​length​ ​of​ ​the
basketball​ ​ground.​ ​If​ ​the​ ​football​ ​ground​ ​is​ ​100​ ​meters​ ​long,​ ​find​ ​the​ ​length​ ​of​ ​the​ ​basketball
ground.

11. Represent​ ​the​ ​solution​ ​set​ ​of​ ​the​ ​inequality​ ​ 3x + 4 ≥ 25 ​ ​on​ ​a​ ​number​ ​line.

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12. In​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​animal​ ​farm​ ​10%​ ​of​ ​the​ ​animals​ ​are​ ​horses,​ ​ 14 ​ ​are​ ​goats,​ ​ 0.15 ​ ​are​ ​sheep​ ​and​ ​ 12 ​ ​are
cattle.​ ​Arrange​ ​these​ ​numbers​ ​in​ ​ascending​ ​order.

13. Write​ ​750​ ​grams​ ​as​ ​a​ ​fraction​ ​of​ ​5​ ​kilograms.

14. If​ ​John​ ​is​ ​ x ​ ​years​ ​old​ ​and​ ​Mary​ ​is​ ​3​ ​years​ ​older​ ​than​ ​John,​ ​write​ ​down​ ​an​ ​equation​ ​for​ ​the​ ​sum​ ​of
their​ ​ages

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15. Determine​ ​the​ ​value​ ​of​ ​ x ​ ​that​ ​satisfies​ ​the​ ​equation​ ​ x−y
x+2
= 7 ​ ​given​ ​that​ ​ y = 2 .

16. Write​ ​ 4 log 2 − 12 log 64 ​ ​as​ ​a​ ​single​ ​logarithmic​ ​expression.

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17. Find​ ​the​ ​product​ ​of​ ​the​ ​G.C.F​ ​and​ ​L.C.M​ ​of​ ​4,​ ​8​ ​and​ ​12.

18. If​ ​the​ ​straight​ ​line​ ​ AB ​ ​that​ ​is​ ​passing​ ​through​ ​the​ ​points​ ​ A(2, 6) ​ ​and​ ​ B (t, 3) ​ ​has​ ​gradient​ ​ − 1 ,​ ​find
the​ ​value​ ​of​ ​ t .

19. If​ ​a​ ​triangle​ ​has​ ​two​ ​equal​ ​sides​ ​of​ ​length​ ​ x ​ ​cm​ ​each​ ​and​ ​the​ ​third​ ​side​ ​measures​ ​6​ ​cm​ ​more​ ​than
the​ ​length​ ​of​ ​these​ ​congruent​ ​sides,​ ​write​ ​down​ ​an​ ​equation​ ​that​ ​represents​ ​the​ ​perimeter​ ​of​ ​this
triangle.

20. Kapona​ ​bought​ ​a​ ​computer​ ​for​ ​250,000/=​ ​and​ ​sold​ ​it​ ​after​ ​one​ ​years​ ​at​ ​a​ ​loss​ ​of​ ​5​ ​percent.
Calculate​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​the​ ​loss.

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SECTION​ ​B​ ​(40​ ​Marks)

Answer​ ​all​​ ​questions​ ​in​ ​this​ ​section

21. The​ ​area​ ​of​ ​a​ ​rectangular​ ​room​ ​is​ ​1125​ ​cm​2​​ ​.​ ​If​ ​its​ ​length​ ​is​ ​five​ ​times​ ​its​ ​width,​ ​find​ ​its​ ​perimeter.

22. Evaluate​ ​ 1.34×5.804

√0.4391
​ ​using​ ​logarithmic​ ​tables.

23. A​ ​ladder​ ​15m​ ​long​ ​leans​ ​against​ ​a​ ​vertical​ ​wall​ ​such​ ​that​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ladder​ ​makes​ ​an​ ​angle​ ​of
63​ ​degrees​ ​with​ ​the​ ​vertical​ ​wall.​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​height​ ​of​ ​the​ ​wall.

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24. In​ ​a​ ​class​ ​of​ ​50​ ​students,​ ​16​ ​like​ ​watching​ ​television,​ ​41​ ​like​ ​reading​ ​story​ ​books​ ​and​ ​7​ ​do​ ​not​ ​like
neither​ ​watching​ ​television​ ​nor​ ​reading​ ​story​ ​books.​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​students​ ​who​ ​like​ ​both
watching​ ​television​ ​and​ ​reading​ ​story​ ​books​ ​using​ ​the​ ​formula.

25. In​ ​the​ ​figure​ ​below​ ​ EF = F G ​ ​and​ ​ EH = HG .​ ​Show​ ​that​ ​triangles​ ​ E F H ​ ​and​ ​ GF H ​ ​are​ ​similar.

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