Glenford Academy
Mid-year Examinations 2026
MATHEMATICS PAPER 2
FORM 2
2H 30MINS
Instructions to candidates:
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Answer ALL questions
Write your name & candidate number on every answer
sheet
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Solve the following
Linear Equations
a) 5x−7=18 (2)
b) 4y+9=33 (2)
c) 7m−5=3m+15 (2)
2. Inequalities
a) 3x+5<20 (2)
b) 2y−7≥11 (2)
3. Factorise the following expressions
a) 6x+9 (2)
b) x²+8x+15 (3)
c) 2x²+7x+3 (3)
d) 3a²−12a (2)
4. Keila travelled from southlea park to machipisa on his cycle.He left home at 6.00 AM and accelerated
constantly to reach a velocity of 60km/h in 30 minutes then travelled at constant speed for an hour
then decelerated to rest in 15 minutes
a)
b)
c)
d)
Show the above information on a speed time graph using a scale of your choice (5)
Find the acceleration in the first 30 minutes (2)
Find the average speed for the whole journey (3)
Find the deceleration in the last 15 minutes (3)
5. Solve the following Quadratics
a) x²−9=0 (3)
b) x²+7x+12=0 (4)
c) 2x²+5x−3=0 (4)
6. Solve the following Simultaneous Equations
a) x+y=12;
x−y=4 (3)
b) 2x+y=11
x−y=1 (3)
7) Simplify the following
a) 46 x48
b) x4 /x6
c) -5-2
d) -230
(4)
8) The total number of students in a class varies directly as the number of double desks in the class .If 60
students use 30 desks in a class, find the formulae connecting the number of students,number of desks
and a constsant k
b) state the value of the constant k
c) state the number of students that can use 200 desks
d) find the number of desks needed by 80 students
(6)