PATHWAYS SCHOOL GURGAON

DP1 Summative Examination – November 2020

SUBJECT: Mathematics- Applications and Interpretation
LEVEL: HL Candidate Name

Paper: 2
DATE: 24th November, 2020
Duration: 60 Minutes

MM: 50
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:
Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
A graphic display calculator is required for this paper.
Answer all questions.
Answers must be written on A4 sheets.
Unless of otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answer should be given exactly or
correct to three significant figures.
The maximum marks of this paper is [50 marks]
APPROACHES TO LEARNING:
Thinking skills- Apply and transfer skills to alternate situations/ different context.
Communication skills- organize and interpret data using both analog and digital tools.
Self-management skills- focus and concentration while solving multiple problems.

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES (AO):

Use technology accurately, appropriately and efficiently both to explore new ideas and
solve problems
Recall, select and use their knowledge of mathematical facts, concepts and techniques in a
variety of familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
Use their knowledge of mathematical skills, results and models in both real and abstract
contexts to solve problems.
(This Question Paper includes total of 4 pages including cover page)

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Q1) [Maximum Marks: 14]

i) Let log23 = a , log25 = b. Express the following in terms of a and b. [4]

a) log215

b) log 260

ii) The mass m kg of a radioactive substance at time t hours is given by m=8e-kt. The half time of
the substance is 3 hours. [4]

a) Show that 𝑘 =

b) Given that the mass of the substance after t hours is 1kg, find the value of t.

iii) Let f(x)=2e5x – 3 [6]

a) Find f -1(x).

b) Write the domain and range of the inverse function.

c)Sketch the graph of f and f-1 clearly indicating the asymptotes and intercepts of each.

Q2) [Maximum Marks: 11]

In a class of 30 students, one student come to school sick one day. The infection of remaining
students follows a logistic model of the form
𝐿
𝑆 𝑑 = 𝑘𝑑
1+𝐶
Where d is the number of days since the initial infection.

a) Write down the value of L. [1]

b) Find the value of C given that the first student is sick on day 0. [2]

c)Given that half of the students are infected after 5 days, find the value of k. [2]

d)Find the number of students infected by day 10. [2]

e) Find the number of complete days in which the number of infected students will exceed 25. [2]

f) Sketch graph of this model, showing clearly its asymptote. [2]

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Q3) [Maximum Marks 10]

a) A test marked out of 100 is written by 800 students. The cumulative frequency graph for the
marks is given below.

800

700

600
Number
of 500
candidates
400

300

200

100

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Mark

i)Find the median marks. [1]

ii)Given than 30% of the students scored more than k marks, find the value of k. [1]

iii) Copy and complete the following frequency table: [2]

Marks 0 x 20 20<x 40 40<x 60 60<x 0 80<x 100

frequency 50 50 100

iv) Hence, calculate an estimate for the mean marks of the students. [2]

b) Consider the data x1, x2, x3, ……., xn with their mean M and standard deviation S. [4]

i)If each number is increased by k, write the new mean of the data set.

ii)If each number is increased by k, write the new standard deviation of the data set.

iii)If each number is multiplied by k, write the new mean of the data set.

iv)If each number is multiplied by k, write the new standard deviation of the data set.

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Q4) [Maximum Marks: 8]

The following table shows the outside temperature and the amount of money taken by a hot
chocolate machine, recorded on randomly selected days.

T(0C) 23 12 5 8 16 -4 1 -2 9
Sales ($) 72 112 142 148 85 161 170 132 85

a) Find the value of Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient for the data, and comment on
the value of r. [2]

b) A regression line is used to describe the relationship between the temperature and sales of hot
chocolate. Identify the independent variable and find the equation of the regression line. [3]

c)Estimate the total sales of the hot chocolate given the outside temperature on a day when is 80 C.

[2]

d)The regression line is used to estimate the sales of hot chocolate on a day when outside
temperature is 350 C. Comment on the reliability of this estimate. [1]

Q5) [Maximum Marks: 7]

A geometric sequence is given by a1, a2, a3, ... has a1 = 54. The sum to infinity for the sequence is 81.

(a)Find the common ratio of the geometric sequence.

(2)

An arithmetic sequence v1, v2, v3, ... is such that v2 = a2 and v4 = a4.

(b)Find the third term of the arithmetic sequence. (3)

N
(c)Find the greatest value of N such that vn 0 (2)
n =1