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Part A: Show all necessary working

2X2 -8
I.

a) Factorise and simplify:

-----::c-

X3 -

201Lfii)

Y=

S' 0

!-UllO

'5

-ex + 2)3
2

I .' ~S h.ct.f~

(7-- -2) (:x<- ~ 2x f-I.f)

2 (x..t-

-x2

I-

t. -- ;-1 t ff(.erb.

'2 )

2;x...-'1

b) Factorise fully :

(x -:1 ) (:u~-+J)

-J-

2 (x -!j ) ~-' ,

- (?:-- - j ) ( ?C- +::1 -;.

2)

'. - r

X
iii) Y = 21
2
2(2-~)

J :

c)

(i) Factorise x

Sx - 36

(x -'1) (x 4- Lf- )

1- s4tA.f~ + C<fJ' 'f'

(ii) Hence solve the inequality

X2 -

I _.'

Sx - 36 < 0

( ~ - OJ )

p~:,fs .

(:X. -I-Lf) < a

- 4- <
( ::x.

7-

< 9 -- - - - ' I

?<:'

'1

?G

< OJ

':>

~k

0"

2. , Sketch the following curves showing all

important features
a)
i) y = 12x - 11

iv) y

= 2X2 -

4x

+4
2

( 1,2.. )

o
I

2.

I --'

5-1,C'f~1-

, . x - .."\ r

J_."r
~ - 11+ -::: 4

A>< IS

......

:l:. ~ -~~ ~

:>=-

-:",f--s

~rl- ~>-

,'0"-<

(I

1-)

3.

a) A parabola has x-intercepts 1 and 5, and

its maximum y-value is 2. Find the
equation of this parabola.

4.

a) i) Solve x 2 + 4x - 32 = O.

(:x

l-

'3) (-x -'-1-) =- 0

3
2 '-~

c.(.

-l~ (' 0

sse 5

2
2

-=::

0-.

.. '

3 \.-,

-l-t

ii) Hence or otherwise solve

(5 2 ')

(3 -- I ' ) ('3 --~ )

__. t

X4

.__\

+ 4x 2 -

32 =

o.

Le.+

e>'

_I

LJ :::.

~,

Lf-

'

b) On the number plane, shade the

2

intersection of the regions

x + y ~ 4 and y $ vr-1-6---x~2 .

b) Solve for y:

sy - Sy-2 =

120VS
2

120~5

~,

Slj x

\25-K

- 5

9!'e"f~

I s h,,d '~:J

- j

;;.

.-'/z.

. ~

"1

2.

5.

6.

KUvtN is a square.
D.K LP and D.M N Q are equilateral

triangles, intersecting at Rand S as shown.

.------0 -

--..

a) Find integers a and b such that

2

(V6 - J3) = a - -Jb

::

2. ~

Li-i$ ::: G #-3 -

- l -, 2.

(~

p
M

a)
Show that LQRP = 120. Give

reasons.

L LI<P

b) Find the last digit of 3 94

Go

:=

~ 0:

\oj

\C<.t-e..tt.j

L:,.)

L L I< N

::.

'1 ()

(L

::.3 0

S;'''1 \'}' ", ( I J ; LktJR..

(0)

.- -'

(L

C+

50 .",",

v
\
q
"'7 J

(2.)

=-30

2,><.50 -=-,gC)

-+-

( I )

,-3

F s 9 .; r,,~ )

L 1-. K N ::: go - (,0

L feRN

(show working)

c)
If [(x + 1) = 3 - [(x) and
[(2) = 5, find the value of [(4).

6.)-f

-fez)

+(3)::3

L QR f'

::.. \20

-= 5 -

e r+1 cc:...1 r '.J )

6ffo5J e_ L5
V

==

--- . I
b)
Given LQSP = 120 (you do not
need to prove this), explain why PQRS is
a parallelogram

f( -t ')

2...

-f(3)

7.-.3

= 3 - - 2

(bc.~ ~I~)

.::. 5

-.. ,

(bcAi. ~ ("6

LRCl5 =L 1< PS

o+

is

d)
If 4 a x sb = 1 000 000, find the
values of a and b

. ?q .5

(Cff6~;~e

VJ

L5

C~

'f Cor.,,) \ el~'

(~ (r~r-'\.J ')

("'f'"

'" \

2G\
X

I::>

(,
~

10

=(2 >-5f
; : 21. X S

"

~~----------------------~~~I[---~~----~
----~~
--~,-)--_\----'-~.
~ ~~

7.

a) Solve for x :

Ix- 31= 2 x-3

3;x

~2

8.

2x

-2;t

-Xt 3

-=- 5~

"

<--

12 - 5S S .~ Ib'~

LHS~(-4-)=-y

R~S"~

RH5 ::.-~
~c""~

b)
Complete, correct to 1 decimal
place:

c..r

<:Ii::

x=

Biology
x~-I

b)

B+x

(:S+'j) j

":;

L..

G-M : 7'f

.'2.-

'2-

-.13 -

~--

-B
:>

13:x. -+- x '2.

B/o~:J

_i
(

-(~-tX)

B :::

Solve V8

c)

3-1::x.

9.

Qr

7x

-- o 7)

5 c.

0 ,-- .(.. ) - -

~,

The marks in an end of year examination

are normally distributed. The mean is 78
and standard deviation is 8.
a)
Ben's
mark?

=X

b.J0-r ( t, 'j~<r

VJ

y--x") (.j + x )
~

7. J

17

z. =74--6gt

-:c '

.~ &- -j) - (\j _ -x') (~ ~ :x )

13

c)
A student scores 71 in Biology and
74 in Geology. Which is the better result?
Explain.
7,..,.(,3
2
8/0
71 ) Z ;:;. .,.g /.0

B+y .

Simplify your answer.

(l3~"X) X

a = 7.8

63.0

Geology

Make B the subject of

~ <k

~-

Te:>+:
LHS '=

a)
Find the interquartile range for the
Biology scores

:x. -::. -I

:x..-:. S

:,

':' 2 - 2~

Eight students sat for exams in both

Biology and Geology. They scored the
following marks:
Biology 53 55 \56 60 \63 71173 73
Geology 58 76 66 74 64 62 80 70

Z~score

is -2. What is his

'2
:::t..

;( +-I-x.-2=o

b)
W)1a~ percentage of the marks are
less than ~9
"'-.. -:;c -'3'J
.-y::..
A.-

bv+-

"~

t")

-6)

x = -6 )

,lg-7(-2) ::,\<:0'1-

x =1

f=-Z

9.

(i) Express ~

+ ~ as a single fraction
(;t. cL -I- h c

bel.
Cii) If ~ + :. = a+c , determine whether ac is positive, negative or zero. Justify your answer.
,

b+d

CLd- -I Ix:..

a ~c..

=:

bl-d

beL

(ad -I- he)

j:J-rd

" ,td'l + b1.G

2

ad : : -1,
o

CL

c.

No.....J

::

-b

~
0

h'lJ2
_b L

(I)

C)
Ct
bd

e;cfc'"J~J

-t-C

~ Jx(/'= cJ{J +c)4

-d

PO!; ,Av'(l

k7

nLj(J..--/" v'.e.

tt

vJ
C

IU.-j c~h v e.

2....
~

((1-.

(, )

ac.
r

j.O

MjLv-h Ve

<--

(I)

\.s~

Part B- Multiple Choice

Circle the correct letter -lmark each
1

~)

On the number plane, the graphs y = X4 - 2, Y = 2x + 4 and y =

X4 + 2x 6 = O~iven by the x-coordinates of:
(A) P and Q
~.F and R
(C) Sand Q
(D) Sand R
2

- 2x + 4

are shown. The solutions of

a'--+----::tL-----i+_ _--"s
r

PR and QS intersect at right-angles at T. PT is shorter than TR. The quadrilateral PQRS is best described as
a:
(A) kite

(8) parallelogram

(C) square

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Two groups of people were surveyed about their weekly wages. The results are shown in the box and
whisker plots.

People under 21 years

People 21 years and older

CD

200

250

300

I
I

400

350

450

Weekly wages ($)

Which of the following statements is true for the people surveyed?

~..The same percentage of people in each age group earned more than $325 per week
(..illX)Approximately 75% of people under 21 years earned less than $350 per week
I (C) Approximately 75% of people 21 years and older earned more than $350 per week
i (D) Approximately 50% of people in each group earned between $325 and $350 per week

Which of these graphs best represents positively skewed data with the smaller standard deviation?
(A)
(B)

100

100

(D)

a
5

Ul

100

100

Which of the following equations could represent the graph below.

\(-1~y {,35'
/

(2.:

(
~1Y = x

K/'

(B) Y

= x + 0.5

(D)

End of Exam

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