Year 10 General Maths

Exam Revision Semester 2

Topic 1: Chapter 9 Statistics
Univariate data
1 The number of tins of Milo is counted each 4 From the histogram in question 3, how
week over a period of 6 months in a many families were surveyed?
supermarket. The data formed by this A 8
survey would be an example of: B 12
A continuous data C 20
B discrete data D 40
C nominal data E 50
D ordinal data
E categorical data. 5 The histogram shown in question 3 is:
A almost symmetric
2 The numbers of cars with yellow, blue and B positively skewed
white paint were recorded on a busy city C negatively skewed
road for 3 hours. The data formed would D not skewed
be: E none of these.
A continuous data
B discrete data 6 Consider this frequency table which shows
C nominal data the number of visits made to the canteen
D ordinal data by each student in a week.
E categorical data. Number
of visits Frequency
0 1
3 The histogram shows the number of 1 3
persons employed per family in a group of 2 5
families surveyed. 3 7
4 4
5 2
6 1
The median number of visits is:
A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3
E 4

7 The interquartile range of the data

How many families had no-one employed? 10, 7, 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 3, 8, 0 is:
A 0 A 2
B 4 B 3
C 8 C 4
D 12 D 5
E 20 E 7
8 The heights (in centimetres) of germinating 11 Choose the correct answer.
bean seeds were recorded by a scientist in
The mean of the following set of grouped
a stem-and-leaf plot as shown below:
data is closest to:
Stem Leaf
0 1 3 7 Class interval Frequency
1 2 5 8 8 30–<40 6
2 2 2 6 7 8 9 40–<50 5
3 3 7 50–<60 12
60–<70 2
The lower quartile Q1, median Q2 and 70–<80 4
upper quartile Q3 respectively are:
A Q1 = 10, Q2 = 21, Q3 = 28 A 48
B Q1 = 12, Q2 = 22, Q3 = 28 B 60
C Q1 = 13, Q2 = 22, Q3 = 37 C 53
D Q1 = 0, Q2 = 22, Q3 = 33 D 58
E none of these. E 55
9 This box plot shows the numbers of goals 12 Choose the correct answer.
scored by a netball team in a season.

The upper quartile of the number of goals

scored is:
A 10
B 12
C 13 The interquartile range of the data set is
D 15 closest to:
E 17
A 11
B 29
10 Choose the correct answer. C 21
The midpoint of the class interval 10–19 is: D 40
E 18
A 15
B 14.5
C 15.5
D 14
E 16

1. A survey was conducted on car colours. This table shows the results of the survey.

blue white blue red blue

white white red blue blue
white red white blue red
white white blue white blue

(a) Construct a dot plot of the data.

(b) Calculate the percentage frequency of blue cars.
 2. The fisheries department has drawn a stem-and-leaf plot showing the lengths of fish in a river.

Stem Leaf
0 5 8
1 1 2 5
2 3 6 7 7 9
3 4

(a) Find the lower quartile.

(b) Find the upper quartile.
(c) Find the interquartile range.

3. A biologist recorded the reaction times, in seconds, of 12 people, as follows:

4, 8, 6, 6, 4, 6, 4, 8, 12, 10, 8, 10

Find the five-summary statistics, namely:

(a) lowest score Xmin

(b) lower quartile Q1
(c) median Q2
(d) upper quartile Q3
(e) highest score Xmax
(f) Construct a box plot to illustrate the five-summary statistics

4. Find the median of the following set of data by using a cumulative frequency curve:
Class interval Frequency
0–< 5 5
5–< 10 2
10–< 151
15–< 204

Bivariate data
1. Which type of correlation is shown by 2. This figure shows the two points (2, 16)
this graph? and (6, 4) on the regression line drawn.

The gradient of this regression line can be

computed by:
A weak positive correlation
B strong positive correlation
16−4
C strong negative correlation A 6−2
D weak negative correlation 16−6
E no correlation. B 4−1
16−4
C 2−6
16−6
D 4+1
3 The equation of the regression line shown 4.
on the scatterplot in question 2 is:
A y = 3x + 22
B y = 3x  22
C y = 3x  22
D y = 3x + 21
E y = 21x  3

5. The table shows daily temperature in °C and

rainfall in millimetres during a week in
Melbourne.

Temperature Rainfall
(°C) (mm)
27 11
25 10
30 14
28 9
24 6
26 8
29 13 .

(a) Which is the independent variable (put on the x-

axis)?
(b) Show the data as a scatterplot.
(c) State the type of correlation the graph shows.
 5. A forensic scientist measures the lengths (in centimetres) of the femurs from a number of skeletons. She
compares these lengths with the skeletons’ heights (in centimetres). She then draws a scatterplot, and
calculates the regression line (see graph).

The coordinates of two points on the regression line are P(41, 151) and
Q(45, 154).

Find the gradient of the regression line.

6. Find the equation of the regression line for the data shown below, using your CAS.

Topic 2: Measurement Chapter 6

PART A: Perimeter
1. Find the Perimeter of these shapes:
a. b. c.

PART B:
Area
2. Find the area of these shapes:
a.
b.

3. Calculate the area of these shapes:

a. b. c.

DRAW A DIAGRAM FIRST:

4.Lauren has a rectangular swimming pool which is 3 m wide and 7 m long. What will be the area of a 1 m wide path
around the edge of the pool?
PART C: Total Surface Area
5.What is the total surface area of these shapes.
a. b. c.

6. A child’s playing block, as shown below, is to be painted. Find the TSA of the block correct to 2 decimal places.

Find the TSA of these shapes below

7. a. b.
a. b.
b.

DRAW A DIAGRAM FIRST:

7. What is the total surface area of a cylinder 5 m long and 4 m in diameter?

8. Find the total surface area of a rectangular prism 30 cm by 40 cm by 50 cm.

9.Find the total surface area of a sphere with a radius of 50 cm.

PART D: Volume
10.Find the volume of these solid to the nearest whole number:
a. b.

11. Find the volume of these solids to the nearest whole number:

a. b.

12. A time capsule is designed according to the model shown. Find its Volume correct to two decimal places.

PART E Capacity
13. Convert the following units:

a. 4.3 mL = _________ cm3 b. 43 mL = _________ cm3 c. 3800 mL = _________ L

d. 6430 L = _________ kL e. 83 mL = _________ L f. 0.084 kL = _________ cm3

g. 4.7 cm3 = _________mL h. 7600 cm3 = _________ L

14. Find the capacity of the following shapes.

a. b. c.

15. How much water (to the nearest litre) is required to fill the swimming pool
depicted in the figure to the right?
PART F: Multiple choice
1. The perimeter (in mm) of a rectangle with D 9216
sides 9mm and 4mm is:
A 36
B 13
C 26
D 1296 8. The area (in cm²) of a triangle with base 12cm
and height 8cm is:
2. The perimeter (in cm) of a square with length A 20
6cm is: B 10
A 36 C 96
B 12 D 48
C 24
D 1296 9. The area (in mm²) of a circle with diameter
12mm is:
3. The perimeter (in cm) of a triangle with sides A 113.10
5cm, 12cm and 13cm is: B 452.39
A 15 C 37.69
B 30 D 18.85
C 390
D 780 10. The area (in mm²) of a circle with radius
12mm is:
4. The circumference (in mm) of a circle with A 18.85
diameter 10mm is: B 37.69
A 31.41 C 113.09
B 62.83 D 452.39
C 314.16
D 78.54 11. The area (in mm²) of a parallelogram with
base 12mm and height 7mm is:
5. The circumference (in mm) of a circle with A 38
radius 10mm is: B 19
A 31.41 C 42
B 62.83 D 84
C 314.16
D 78.54 12. The area (in cm²) of a trapezium with parallel
sides 6cm and 8cm and height 10cm is:
6. The area (in cm²) of a square of length 3cm is A 24
A 6 B 70
B 12 C 140
C 9 D 480
D 81
13. The total surface area (in cm²) of a cube with
7. The area (in cm²) of a rectangle with sides length 5cm is:
12cm and 8cm is: A 25
A 20 B 125
B 40 C 150
C 96 D 20
14. The total surface area (in cm²) of a rectangular
prism with sides 3cm, 4cm and 5cm is:
A 60
B 47
C 94
D 12
15. The total surface area (in m²) of a cylindrical 19. The volume (in cm3) of a triangular prism with
hot water storage tank with a radius of 0.8m sides 3cm, 4cm and 5cm is:
and a height of 1.8m is: A 6
A 3.62 B 12
B 9.04 C 30
C 2.2 D 60
D 13.07
20. The capacity (in ml) of a cylinder with radius
16. The total surface area (in cm²) of a tennis ball 3cm and height 5cm is:
with radius 6cm is: A 251.33
A 75.40 B 150.80
B 452.39 C 235.62
C 37.70 D 141.37
D 113.10
21. The volume (in cm3) of a sphere with diameter
17. The volume (in cm3) of a cube with length 5cm 4cm is:
is: A 50.27
A 25 B 201.06
B 125 C 268.08
C 150 D 33.51
D 20
18. The volume (in cm3) of a rectangular prism 22. The capacity (in L) of swimming pool with
with sides 3cm, 4cm and 5cm is: length 6.5m, width 3.5m and depth 1.5m is:
A 6 A 34 130
B 12 B 11 500
C 30 C 37 750
D 60 D 75 500

PART G Analysis Question

Topshots Tennis Company is designing a new tennis ball. They are experimenting with different outer coatings on the
ball to make the ball bounce better and travel faster. One material is called Sleek and is flat and shiny; the other
material is called Fuzzy and is rough and fury.

a. In order to know how much material to order, calculate the total surface area of one tennis ball.
Sleek material costs 5c per cm2 and Fuzzy costs 2c per cm2.

b. Calculate the cost to the company to coat one tennis ball in each material.
Tennis balls are currently packaged in a plastic container that is a
cylinder with a hemispherical lid as shown:

c. Calculate the cost of coating all the tennis balls in container for each
material.
d. i. Find the volume of 1 tennis ball.
ii. Find the volume of 4 tennis balls.
iii. Find the volume of the container.
iv. Calculate the amount of space wasted.

e. Is there a more efficient means of packaging tennis balls than a cylinder? Draw a container to fit 4 tennis
balls and calculate the wasted space for your container.
Topic 3: Geometry Chapter 2

1. The triangles shown are similar. The length AC is:

A. 4 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 9 cm
D. 10.5 cm
E. 12 cm

2 In the figure to the right 2 triangles are similar.

Which of the following statements is correct?

A DE = 15
B EF = 5
C FE = 35
D ED = 45
E None of the above

3 Find the height, h, of the building in the figure below.

4 These two shapes are similar.

a Find the scale factor.

b Find the value of x.
c Find the value of y.

5 Consider the following diagram.

Find the length DE.

 6. Mina stands 3m from a pole that is 2m high. Past the pole, 30m from where she stands, she can see a tree.
This is shown in the diagram below.

a. Prove that the two triangles formed are similar. (You can label them if needed.)
b. Calculate the scale factor and use it to find the height of the tree.
Topic 4: Trigonometry Chapter 4

1 Find the value of x in these right-angled triangles, correct to two decimal places.
a b

2 Find the value of  in the following right-angled triangles, rounding to two decimal places in part b.
a b

3 A 4 m ladder makes an angle of 75 with the horizontal. How high does the ladder reach up the wall? Round to
two decimal places.
4 The altitude of an aeroplane is 800 metres, and the horizontal distance from the aeroplane to the runway is 3
km. Find the angle of elevation from the runway to the aeroplane, to the nearest degree.

5 For the given diagram, find the true bearing from O to each of the following points.

a A _______________________________________

b B _______________________________________

c C _______________________________________
6 A ship travels due south for 4 km, then on a true bearing of 150 for 9 km.
a Find how far east the ship is from its starting point.
b Find how far south the ship is from its starting point, correct to two decimal places.

More Trigonometry Revision

1 Use your calculator to find:

a sin 43 b cos 18

2 Use your calculator to find the following correct to 4 decimal places:

a cos 57° b tan 37°

3 Find the value of x in these expressions:

a sin x = 0.2871 b cos x = 0.3521

4 Find the labelled angle:

a b c
9
 18
25
22
15

 
18

d e

29.2 29.2
42.7
60.4 41.2 41.2
29.2 29.2
 

42.7 

5 Find the value of the pronumeral in these diagrams:

a b c
** DRAW A DIAGRAM FIRST
6 The angle from the base of a tree to its top is 52 and it is measured 5 m away from the base. Find the height
of the tree.

7 A ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 63 with the ground. If the ladder reaches 1.95 m up the wall,
how long is the ladder, correct to 2 decimal places.

8 A wheelchair ramp is 8.5 m long and rises 1.2 m above the horizontal. What is the angle the ramp makes with
the horizontal?

9 Keith is standing 12 m from the base of a skyscraper. How tall is the building if he has to look through an angle of
elevation of 78 to see the top? Assume Keith’s height is 1.5 m.

10 The angle of depression from the top of a 170 m cliff to a boat out at sea is 36.47. Find the direct distance
between the boat and the top of the cliff, correct to two decimal places.

11 A ladder reaches 3.1 m up a vertical wall while making an angle of 13 with the wall. How long is the ladder?
SOLUTIONS
Topic 1: Statistics Chapter 9
Univariate Data
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
B C C D A D C B D B C E

1. (a)

(b) Percentage frequency of blue-coloured cars

8
×100
= 20 %

= 40%

2. a) Lower quartile = 11 b) Upper quartile = 27 c) Interquartile range = 27  11

= 16
3. (Use your calculator to produce the five number summary)

(a) Xmin = 4
(b) Q1 = 5
(c) Q2 = 7
(d) Q3 = 9
(e) Xmin = 12

4.

Cumulative frequency
14

12

10

5 10 15 20 25 30 data

n 1
Median occurs at the 2 th data piece.

Median  9

Bivariate Data
1 2 3
B C A
 4. a) The independent variable is temperature (put on the x-axis).
b)

5.) a) P(41, 151) and Q(45, 154)

(x1, y1) (x2, y2)

y 2− y1
Gradient m=
x2 −x 1
154−151
m=
45−41
3
m=
4
m=0 . 75
The gradient of the regression line is 0.75.

6.) y = 4.14x = 3.29

Topic 3: Geometry Chapter 2

Multiple choice 1 B 2E

3 a 63 b 40 c 140 d 93

3
4 a 2 or 1.5 b 18 c 4

5 a 9 cm

∠ A is a shared angle
∠ B = ∠ D are corresponding angles
∠ C = ∠ E are corresponding angles

All pairs of corresponding angles are equal so AAA holds and the triangles are similar. 

image 30
b) k= = = 10                          
original 3
Height of tree = 2 × 10 = 20 m       
Topic 3: Measurement
1.a. 38cm b.56.55cm c. 40.27cm
2.a. The shape is composed of a rectangle plus a trapezium (a = 10, b = 23, h = 12).

A = 11 × 35 + (10 + 23) × 12 × 0.5 = 583; answer 583 cm 2

b. The shape is composed of two rectangles plus a triangle (b = 10, h = 13).

A = 30 × 17 + 8 × 10 + 0.5 × 10 × 13 = 655; answer 655 cm 2

3.a.We assume that the shape is a rectangle less a semi-circle.

A = LW – 0.5πr2 = 20 – 6.28 = 13.72; answer 13.7 m2

b. We assume that the shape is a large semicircle less a tiny semicircle, plus a medium semicircle.

A = 0.5π(52 – 22 + 32) = 0.5π(30) = 47.12; answer 47 cm2

c. 14.14cm2

4. A = 3 + 7 + 3 + 7 + 4 (for corners) = 24 m 2

5.a. A = πrs +πr2 = π × 6 × 10 + π × 62= 188.5 + 113 = 301.6 cm2

b. TSA = 36 + 48 = 84 m2 = 840 000 cm2

c.

6. a.

b.

7. Radius 2 m, height 5 m. TSA = 2πr(r + h) = 2π × 2(2 + 5) = 87.97; answer 88 m2

8. 2 × (30 × 40 + 40 × 50 + 30 × 50) = 9400; answer 9400 cm 2

9. TSA = 4πr2 = 31 415.9; answer 31 416 cm2

Volume Part C
10 a5 × 5 × 10 = 250 cm3 b. π × 82 × 10 = 2011 cm3

11 a πr2h = π × 302 × 75 = 70 686 cm3 b. πr3 = π × 17.53 = 22 449 cm3

12. Shape is 2 semi sphere (or one shere) and one cylinder

Volume = πr3 + πr2h = π63 + π62×30 = 904.78 + 3392.92 = 4297.7

13. a. 4.3cm3 b. 43cm3 c. 3.8L d. 6.340kL e. 0.083ml f. 84cm3 g. 4.7ml h. 7.6L

14.a. 27 000 cm3 b. 353.95ml c. 33.30kL

15. 132.41 kL

Measurement Multiple choice answers:

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D 16. B
17. B 18. D 19. C 20. D 21. D 22. A
Analysis Question
a. 141.03 cm2 b. Sleek: $7.05 Fuzzy: $2.82 c. i. $28.21 ii. $11.28 d. i. 157.48cm3 ii. 629.92cm3 iii. 995.41cm3
iv.365.49cm3

Topic 4: Trigonometry Chapter 4

1 a 6.58 b 8.43

2 a 30 b 72.81

3 3.86 m

4 15

5 a 70 b 135 c 343

6 a 4.5 km b 11.79 km

7 a 7.25 m b 1.88 m

More Trigonometry Revision

1 (a) 0.6820 (b) 0.9511

2 (a) 0.5446 (b) 0.7536

3 (a) 16.68 (b) 69.38

15 18 18
tan ϑ= sin ϑ= cosϑ=
4 a 9 , θ= 59.03 b 22 θ= 54.90 c 25 ,θ= 43.95

42 .7 29 .2
tan ϑ= tan ϑ=
** you only use 2 sides (It will not matter which 2) d 42 .7 , θ = 45, e 29 .2 , θ = 45,
5

18 37
cos 29 °= sin 41 °=
a a b
cos 34 °=
15 18 37
a= b=
a=15×cos 34° cos 29 ° sin 41 °
a a=12.44 b a=20.58 c b=56 . 40
tree
tan 52 °=
5
6 tree=5×tan 52°= 6. 4 m

The tree is 6.4 m high.

1.95 1 . 95
°
7 Let l be the length of the ladder. sin 63 = l l = sin 63 l = 2.19 m

1.2
8 sin  = 8.5 , so  = 8.12

h−1.5
tan 78 °=
12
h−1.5=12×tan 78 °
h=12 tan78°+1 .5
9 h=58 m
10 Let d be the direct distance between the boat and the base of the cliff.

170 170
sin 36.47 = d d = sin 36 .47 d = 286.02

11 cos 13 = 3.1  a, so a = 3.1  cos 13 = 3.18; answer 3.18 m