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General Mathematics

General Instructions SectionlPages2-7

o Reading time - 5 minutes Total marks (22)
o Working time - ZYrhours o Attempt Questions 1-22
o Write using blue or black pen o Allow about 30 minutes for this section
o Calculators may be used
o Write your Centre Number and Student Number at Section II pages 8 - 14
the top of relevant pages as indicated Total marks (78)
o { Formulae Sheet is provided at the back of this o Attempt Questions 23 -28
paper o Allow about 2 hours for this section

Care has been taken to ensure that this paper is free of errors and that it mirrors the format and style of past HSC papers. The
guestions have been adapted from various sources in an attempt to provide students with exposure to a broad range of possible
guestions. However, there is no guarantee whatsoever that the 2007 HSC examination will have similar content, style or format. This
paper is intended only as a trial for the HSC examination or as revision to the examination.

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Total marks (22)
Attempt Questions I -22
Allow about 30 minutes for this section

Use the Multiple-Choice Answer sheet provided

Emma is paid $15.75 gross an hour. She pays 28.5 cents in the dollar taxation. What is her net
pay for a25hotx week of work?

(A) $r7.88

(B) $281.53

(c) s2ee.23

(D) $3e3.7s

Simplifi, 8m2c +4m'c'

(A) 2c

)
c

(c) t ')

(D) 2mo

3 The median of the following set of temperatures, taken over 10 days is?
ll, 12, -2, 5, 7, 9, 4, -7, 4, 0
(A) 4

(B) 4.s

(c) s

(D) 8

Find the area of the following ellipse.

(A) 157m2 NOT TO SCALE

(B) 314m2

(C) 4l7m)

(D) 628m2

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 Findx in the following diagram.

(A) 20cos38o t/
2o*l ,4
(B)
cos 380
20
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l./ Nor ro scALE
20
(c)
cos 380

(D) 20 tan 3 80

Find the closest value of v given v' = Lr' -2gh and u=10,g=9.8,h=2

(A) 7.8

(B) 11.8

(c) 60.8

(D) 13e.2

Find the gradient of line AB

5
a
J

j
5

a
1
NOT TO SCALE
5

5
'1
J

In a distribution the mean is 42 and the standard deviation is 8. When a score of 52 is converted
to aZ score. the result is?

(A) -1.2s

(B) -1.1

(c) 1.1

(D) t.2s

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 Find the cost of painting the four walls of a rectangular room represented below given that
one square metre of paint costs $1.28 .

(A) $30 NOT TO SCALE

(B) $38.40 I

(c) $ss.68
I

I
2m

(D) $72.e6

10 o, 2rr -5:
The solutio, 1
J
-4 is:

(A) ,: -f:

(B) , = _t.1

(C) o=-?

(D) o =3+
2

11 A special deck ofcards consist of5 red and 5 black cards. Two cards are selected at random
without replacement. The probability of choosing cards the same colour is?

1
(A)
50

2
(B)
9

4
(c)
9

1
(D)
2

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12 The sector shown has an arc length of l2cm and radius I cm.The angle 0 is closest to

(A) 430 NOT TO SCALE

(B) 860

(c) 9oo

(D) n2o

13 Which rate of simple interest enables $500 invested for 10 years to amount to $700.

(A) 2.8o/o p.a.

(B) 3.5o/op.a.

(C) 4o/o p.a.

(D) 5.6Yop.a.

t4 In the following diagram find the value of sind

5
NOT TO SCALE
16

(B) I 8

l
5

5
(D)
;
15 The volume of a quantity Zvaries inversely as the square of the pressure P. The equation which
best represents Zwhere fr is a constant is?

(A) V = kP2

(B) v = kJF

(c) ,,-P,
k

t-
(D) L =!.
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16 Six girls try out for two places on a doubles tennis team. The number of teams that can be chosen
is:

(A) 5

(B) 12

(c) 1s

(D) 2e

17 A small lake has a surface area of 1.5 hectares. Given that 10 mm of rain fell on the lake. then the
volume of rainwater in megalitres is

(A) 0.1s

(B) l.s

(c) 15

(D) 1s0

18 The perimeter ofABCD is closest to?

(A) 5r.5 m ;x
-\ C
20m 15m
(B) 103 m

(C)
(D)
206 m

1200 m
A

e' D
NOT TO SCALE

19 The median and interquartile range of the Box and whisker plot are?

(A) 50 and 6

(B) 50 and 30

(C) 50 and 40
I I ttttt
(D) 30 and 60 10 20 30 40 s0 60 70

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 The table below shows the numbers of males and females by age group employed in a
government department.

Ase Group Males Females

19-24 20 11
2s-30 22 8
3t-36 25 20
37-42 15 10
43-48 20 7
49-54 t6 J

What percentage of males from the government department are older than 36 years?

(A) I1.t

(B) 28.8

(c) 33.8

(D) 43.2

2l The solution to 1-tl.'91 in scientific notation correct to three significant figures is?
l.24xl0'
(A) 3.87 x 104

(B) 3.8 x 10r2

(C) 3.91x 10r2

(D) 4 x 10r2

22 In a school entrance examination the mean was 60 and the standard deviation was 12.5.
Within what bounds would you expect the marks to most certainly lie?

(A) 45 and 85

(B) 30 and 90

(C) 35 and 90

(D) 22.5 and97.5

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Section II
Total marks (78)
Attempt Questions 23-28
Allow about 2 hours for this section

Start each question on a SEPARAIEpagelbooklet.

All necessary working should be shown in every question

Question 23 (13 marks) Use a separate pagelbooklet Marks

(a) The following table gives the monthly payments in dollars for loans of $10 000.

Term (Years) 9.5'/" 10.0"/" 10.5o/"

15 104.40 107.50 110.40
20 93.20 96.50 99.70
25 87.40 90.80 94.10

(i) Determine the total paid for a loan of $140 000 at 9.5o/o over 25 years. 1

(ii) How much would you save in paying off a loan of $ 140 000 at 9.5o/o in
20 years instead of25 years 2

(b) A computer system costing $6 500 depreciated annually at32o/o.

(i) Using the declining balance method work out its value after 3 years. 2

(ii) How long would it take the computer system to reach a value of $500?
Answer to the nearest year. 2

(c) The letters A, B, C and the numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5 are used to name rooms in an office block.
e.g.B2, C3. (lt{ote a letter is placed before a number).

(i) How many different combinations can be used with this system? 1

(ii) What is the probabili[, of John choosing at random B2 or C4 as his office? 1

(d) Granny Moses invests $50 each month in an investment that eams 6.360/o p.a. interest that is
compounded monthly for 72 years.

(i) How much did she invest? I

(ii) What is the value of the investment after 12 years? 3

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Question 24 (I3 marks) Use a separate page/ booklet Marks

(a) A couple's backyard was measured as shown below.

NOT TO SCALE

Creek

t2 12 t4 17 15

T T T T
10 10 10 10

Measurements are in metres.

Using Simpson's rule, calculate the area of the backyard.

(b) A grain silo consists of a cylindrical base and a conical top.

NOT TO a
SCALE

28m

J
+- 78m ->

(i) Find the capacity of the silo to the nearest cubic metre. )

(ii) What is the depth of the grain in the silo when itis25Yo full? )

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(c)
NOT TO SCALE,

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t-

The cube shown has sides of length 20cm.

(i) Calculate the length of FH using Pythagoras's theorem.

(ii) What angle to the nearest minute does the diagonal CF make with the base
FAHE?

(d) Evan cycles a 35km circuit with an average speed of 17 km per hour.

(i) How many minutes did he take?

(ii) Evan wants to reduce his time cycling the circuit by 10 minutes. He isn't able to
average a speed more than 19 km per hour. Is he able to reduce his time for
completing the circuit? Give reasons.

Question 25 (13 marks) Use a separate pagelbooklet Marks

(a) A(400N, 1280 E), B (250 S, 1280 E) and C (400N, 1500 E) are three points
on the earth's surface. Determine

.,
(i) The distance betweenA and B in kilometres, using 1 nautical mile: 1.85km.

(ii) The time difference in minutes between A and C. )

(b) A theatre charges D dollars a ticket for the number attending a performance given by,

2ooooo
r/ - -4oo
D

(i) How many people attended a performance when the cost of a ticket was $220? I
(ii) How much was charged for a ticket when 200 people attended? 3

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(c) In a society the probability that a female is born is given as 0.58.

(i) What is the probability that a male is born? I

(ii) What is the expected number of males in 1 000 births? I
(iii) What is the probability that in a family of 3 children all are female?
Answer to the nearest percent.

(iv) What is the probability that in a family of 3 children at least one is male?
Answer to the nearest percent.

Question 26 (13 marks) Use a separate pagel booklet Marks

(a) p
NOT TO SCALE

A 70m

(i) Use the cosine rule in A ABC to find the smallest angle of the triangle.
Give your answer to the nearest degree. 3

.,
(ii) Hence find the area of A ABC correct to two significant figures.

(b) Atelevision costing $2 500 depreciated annually by 15% using the straight line
method. Determine:

(i) Its value after 4 years.

(ii) When the television is expected to reach a value of $2 000? Give your answer
to the nearest month. )

(iii) The value of GST (Goods and Services Tax) if l0% GST is included in the $2 500. 2

(c) Lee agrees to take a personal loan of $5 000 and is charged 0.5Yo per month interest that is
compounded monthly.

(i) Lee decides to pay offthe loan in equal monthly instalments over 2years.
Find her monthly loan repayment. )

(ii) Find the total interest paid. I

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Question 27 (13 marks) Use a separate pagelbooklet Marks

(a) The following back - to - back and stem - and - leaf plot shows the results of two
Primary schools in an entrance exam to a selective high school.

Primary A Primary B
6 0 4 667
8 8 6 5 89
9 8 7 6 3 s 66
2 0 0 7 244
8 7 5 8 22s78
8 9 2267

(i) How many students did the exam? I

(ii) The mean mark of Primary A was 68.8. What is the mean mark of Primary B? I
(iii) For each set of data determine the interquartile range. )

(iv) Which school performed better? Give reasons 2

(v) Students require marks above 70 to be selected.

What percentage of students were selected? 2

(b) A metal container is to be made from a sheet by cutting offthe comers and folding the
sides upwards along the dotted lines shown below. The sheet is a square 1 metre long.

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(i) Show that A the area of the base of the container is given by
tr = (4x2 - 4x +l) m2 I
(ii) Findl when x:80 mm 1

(iii) What type of graph is the graph of A = (4*' * 4x +7) m2 ? I

(iv) Find the volume of the container when x:30 cm? 2
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Question 28 (13 marks) Use a separate page/ booklet Marks

(a) Nine students study Physics and Mathematics. The marks scored in a
formal assessment task are recorded in the table.

Student Lvn An Pat Jan Bill Joe sid Tan Luke

Physics 32 36 38 46 50 54 56 60 60
Mathematics 24 26 28 48 50 52 54 56 58

(i) On the grid paper provided, display this data on a scattetplot. Allow the
horizontal axis to be the number of marks scored in Physics.

(ii) Joe's father said that if you are good at Physics you are also good
at Mathematics. By considering the data in the table comment briefly
on this statement. )

(iii) Draw the three-median line of good fit on the scatterplot. 1

(b) Paul observes the angle of elevation from A to the top of a lighthouse DC to be 22" .

He rows 100m closer and measures the angle of elevation to be 400 .

NOT TO SCALE

(i) Showthat IADB :180. 1

(ii) Using AADB find the length of BD correct to one decimal place. )

(iii) Hence find the height of the lighthouse DC. 1

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(c) Using the diagram of the compass radial survey below

(i) Find /. CoA I

NOT TO SCALE
(ii) Find the length CAto the
c 3300 A 0350 nearest km. )

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 Trial Examination Paper
GENERAL MATHEMATICS

FORMULAE SHEET

Area of an annulus Surface area

A=r(R2 -12) Sphere A=4m2

R = radius of outer circle Closed cylinder A = 2m'h+2tt'2
r = radius of inner circle r: radius
h = perpendicular height

Area of an ellipse Volume

A=rab I
Cone V =-mth
3
a = length of semi-major axis
b = length of semi-minor axis Cylinder V =m2h
1

Pvramid
,3 V =-Ah
Area of a sector
4
0 Sphere L' :1*''
A-_mz J
360 r: radius
d = number of degrees in central angle fu = perpendicular height
A =ztaa of base
Arc length of a circle
e
|=
360
-2r,
d = number of degrees in central angle

Simpson's rule for area approximation Sine rule

ab
A
h
= :(d,+4d,,,+d,) sinl sinB sinC
a\l ut
J
h = distance between successive Area of a triangle
measurements
A= l
I
absinC
dt = first measurement 2
dn, = middle measurement
Cosine rule
dt = last measurement
c2 = q2 +b2 -2abcosC

OI
a) +D
t2
-c
l
cosC=
2ab

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 FORMULAE SHEET

Simple interest Declining balance formula for depreciation

I =Ptn S =Vo(l-r)'
P = initial quantity ,S = salvage value of asset after r periods
/ = percentage interest rate per period, 7, : p€rcefltage interest rate per period,
expressed as a decimal expressed as a decimal
n : number of periods

Compound interest Mean of a sample

A=P(l+r)" ;_I,
balance
A =f:r;ral n
P =initial quantity
r- .
compounding
percentage interest rate per
l,-f*
X = t-
period. expressed as a decimal LJ
x = I1I€€}I1
x: individual score
n: number of scores
/: frequency
Future value (A) of an annuity Formulafora z -score

x-x
l= ul\+ ')" -t1 Z_
s
lr_l s = standard deviation
M =contrtbution per period,
paid at the end of the period

Present value (1/) of an annuity Gradient of a straight line

* - ,ll*'l' -tl
vertical change in position
m=
r(1+ rl" horizontal change in pos ition
I )
Gradient-intercept form of a straight line
or
! =mx+b
.^/ - m = gradtefit
(l + r)' b=!-intercept

Straight-line formula for depreciation Probability of an event

The probability of an event where outcomes
S =Vo _ Dn
are equally likely is given by:
of asset after n periods
,s = salvage value
V, =purchase price of the asset p(event): number of favourable outcomes
D =amount of depreciation apportioned total number of outcomes
per period
n =number of periods

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 Centre Number Student Number

YEAR 12
GENERAL MATHEMATICS-MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEBT

Sample 2-t4=? (A)2 (B) 6 (c) 8 (D) e

(A) O (B) O (C) O (D) o

If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and fiIl in the new answ-er.

O (B) (C) (D (D) O

(A)
x
If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the comect answer, then indicate this by
writing the word correct and drawing an alrow as follows cotecl
^/
(A) O (B) x (c) x (D) O

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

I (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 12 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o

2 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 13 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
3 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 14 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
4 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 15 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
s (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 16 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
6 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o t7 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
7 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o 18 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
8 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o t9 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
e (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 20 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
10 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 2l (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
11 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o )', (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o

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 Centre Number Student Number

Use for Question 28 (a) parts (i) and (iii)

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