Multiple Choice Questions

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(2𝑚𝑚 )2
1. =
8𝑚𝑚

A.
2
B. 2−𝑚𝑚 C. 2𝑚𝑚 D. 2𝑚𝑚
2 −3𝑚𝑚

𝑦𝑦(𝑧𝑧−3)
2. If 𝑥𝑥 = , then 𝑧𝑧 =
3𝑧𝑧
3 −3 3𝑦𝑦 −3𝑦𝑦
A. B. C. D.
3𝑥𝑥−𝑦𝑦 3𝑥𝑥−𝑦𝑦 3𝑥𝑥−𝑦𝑦 3𝑥𝑥−𝑦𝑦

3. In the figure below, 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 is an equilateral triangle. Find the bearing of 𝐵𝐵 from 𝐴𝐴.
A. 10°
B. 80°
C. 170°
D. 260°

4. A dart board is made up of two circles as shown, the radii of the two circles are 3𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
and 1𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐. Find the probability that if a dart was thrown at the board, it will land on the
shaded area.
7
A. 8
1
B. 9
1
C. 8
8
D. 9

5. In the figure below, 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶.

Find ∠𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶.
A. 20°
B. 25°
C. 27.5°
D. 30°
Section A Marks

1. Simplify: 27𝑥𝑥 −2 ÷ 9𝑦𝑦 −3 1

2
2. Solve for 𝑥𝑥: 𝑥𝑥 3 = 16 1

3. Graph 𝑦𝑦 = 3−𝑥𝑥 showing all essential features. 2

4. The heights of apple trees in an orchard are normally distributed with a mean
of 3.42 meters and a standard deviation of 0.21 meters.
a. What is the probability that a randomly chosen tree will be within 3 1
meters and 3.84 meters.
b. The probability that a particular tree is less than 𝑥𝑥 meters tall is 0.84. 2
Find that value of 𝑥𝑥.

5. An author’s library valued at $7600 depreciates at the rate of 5% p.a.

a. Find the value of the library after 4 years. 2
b. Calculate the amount by which the library deprecates in that time. 1

6. A man invests $12 000 into an account with a rate of 3% compounded

annually.
a. How much will he be able to receive at the end 8 years? 1
b. What is the difference in the amount he will receive if the rate was 3% 2
pa simple interest calculated with the same principle and time?

7. Sketch the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 for −180° ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 180°. 2

8. Find the exact area of the following triangle. 2

Section B (START A NEW PAGE) Marks

1. For the polynomial, 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 − 7𝑥𝑥 2 + 8𝑥𝑥 + 16.

a. Fully factorise 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) and hence find all the zeros of 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥). 3
b. Hence, or otherwise, sketch 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) showing all essential features. 2

2. The probability that it snows today is 0.2. If it does snow today, the
probability that it will snow tomorrow is 0.6. If it does not snow today, the
probability that it will snow tomorrow is 0.9.
a. Draw a probability tree diagram to represent the information above. 2
b. Calculate the probability that it will snow tomorrow. 2

3. In the figure below, ∆𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is a right angled triangle. 𝐵𝐵 and 𝐷𝐷 are points on 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴
and 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 respectively such that 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 10.5𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐, 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 20𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 and 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 6.3𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐.
The line 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 bisects ∠𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴. Find

1
a. ∠𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵, to the nearest degree.
2
b. The length of 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴, to 2 decimal places.

4. A line 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 has equation 𝑦𝑦 = 4𝑥𝑥 − 5 and passes through the point 𝐵𝐵(2,3). The
point 𝐴𝐴 is on the 𝑥𝑥-axis. The line 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 is perpendicular to 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 and cuts the 𝑥𝑥-
axis at 𝐶𝐶.
a. Find the coordinates of the point 𝐴𝐴. 1
b. Find the equation of the line 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 in general form. 2
c. Hence or otherwise, find the area of ∆𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴. 2
Section C (START A NEW PAGE) Marks

1. Solve for 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦: 52𝑥𝑥+𝑦𝑦 = 1 and 4𝑥𝑥−2𝑦𝑦 = 16. 3

2. When the polynomial 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) = 3𝑥𝑥 3 − 6𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 − 1 is divided by (𝑥𝑥 + 1), it 2
gives the same remainder when the polynomial is divided by (𝑥𝑥 − 3). Find the
value of 𝑎𝑎 for when this occurs.

3. Tim receives a gross annual salary of $89 360. He has already paid $19000 in
tax for the year.

a. Tim has a total tax deduction of $1930. What is Tim’s taxable income 1
for the year?
b. Calculate the Medicare Levy (2%). 1
c. By using the tax table provided, find Tim’s tax refund or balance 2
payable on the tax after including the Medicare Levy.
d. How much extra will Tim’s annual net pay be if he obtained a pay rise of 4
$5000 for the year, assuming the same rates as above? (Don’t forget
about the Medicare Levy)

4. Shade the region bounded by the lines: 4

𝑥𝑥 < 2
𝑦𝑦 < 2𝑥𝑥 + 4
𝑦𝑦 ≥ −2
𝑦𝑦 ≥ −2 − 𝑥𝑥
Section D (START A NEW PAGE) Marks

2
1. Use the result that �√𝑥𝑥 + �𝑦𝑦� ≡ 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 + 2�𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 to find the square root of 4

12 + √140 in the form √𝑎𝑎 + √𝑏𝑏, where 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏 are positive constants.

2. Consider the quadratic function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 22. The equation of the
line of symmetry of the graph 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) is 𝑥𝑥 = 1.75. The graph also intersects
the 𝑥𝑥-axis at the point (−2,0).
a. Hence or otherwise, find the value of 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏. 3
b. The graph intersects the 𝑥𝑥-axis at a second point, 𝑃𝑃. Find the co- 2
ordinate of 𝑃𝑃.

3. A group of 25 tourists went on a safari to a game reserve. The warden wanted

to know how many of the tourists saw leopards (L), cheetahs (C) or rhinos
(R). Every tourist saw at least one of the three types of animals.
• 5 tourists saw all three animals
• 1 saw leopards and cheetahs only
• 6 saw rhinos and cheetahs
• 3 saw cheetahs only
• 17 saw rhinos
• 12 saw leopards
a. Represent this information on a Venn diagram and fill in all necessary 4
information.
b. Calculate the probability that a tourist chosen at random from the 1
group saw only one of the three types of animals.

4. In the diagram given, 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is the diameter 3

of the circle with centre 𝑂𝑂 and radius 12
centimeters. 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is a chord of the circle
and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 ∥ 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶. ∠𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 58°. Copy the
diagram onto your answer sheet and
calculate the length of 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸, to 1 decimal
place, giving all reasons.
Section E (START A NEW PAGE) Marks

9𝑛𝑛 −1
1. Simplify: 3𝑛𝑛+1 −3 . 2

2. The remainder when 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 4 − 3𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 is divided by 4

(𝑥𝑥 + 2)(𝑥𝑥 − 1) is 6𝑥𝑥 − 5. Find the values of 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏.

3. Belle throws a ball from the top of a wall onto flat horizontal ground. The path
of the ball is modelled by the quadratic equation 𝑦𝑦 = 3 + 4𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥 2 , where 𝑥𝑥
represents the horizontal distance the ball is thrown and 𝑦𝑦 represents the
height of the ball above the ground. All distances are in meters.
a. From what height above the ground was the ball thrown. 1
b. Determine the maximum height above the ground that the ball will 2
reach.
c. Find the exact horizontal distance from the wall to the point where the 2
ball hits the ground.

4. In the diagram below, 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 is a rhombus. ∠𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = ∠𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 and

∠𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 76°. 𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷 intersects 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 at 𝐺𝐺.

a. Copy the diagram and prove that ∆𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 ≡ ∆𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, showing all reasons. 3
b. Hence or otherwise, find ∠𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 − ∠𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, giving reasons. 3

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