VCE GENERAL MATHEMATICS UNIT 2 SOLUTION TEST

SECTION A

1 C two rows and three columns. Therefore the order is 2 x 3

2 C Ben’s result was 90 for Maths

3 B

4 B

( )
90−35
18.9
A=3500 1+ =¿$3601.08
365∗100

5 D -0.9

The closer r is to 1, the stronger the negative correlation. The closer r is to zero,
the weaker the negative correlation.

6 A If the regression line is extended to the y-axis, it will cut the y-axis at approximately
70. The y-intercept is 70. Hence c = 70. Thus options A and D are eliminated.

To find the gradient of the line, choose any 2 points which lie on the line (or very
close to the line).
Choosing the points (2, 80) and (20,140), the gradient is then calculated.

gradient = m =

A line has the form y = mx + c.

The line shown has equation y =3.333 x + 70. This is closest to equation C.

7 B Area of a parallelogram= b * h = 12 * 9 = 108

8 B Enlargement factor from small to big is 25cm/5cm = 5

y = 4cm × 5 = 20cm

9 D Using the sine rule:

c 12
=
sin 100° sin 50°

12 × sin100 °
b=
sin50 °
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10 C x
tan62=
17
17 × tan 62=a
a=31.9723

To one decimal place, answer is 32.0

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SECTION B
1 a.

b.

c.

2
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3 (a)

(b)
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y
4 (a) =cos 55 °
25
y=25× cos 55 °

y 14.34

(b)
cosθ=
30
55
, θ=cos−1 ( )
30
55
=56.94 °=56 ° 57 '

5 (a) (b)

z
=sin 45 °
15
y
=sin 30°
15 z=1500 ×sin 45°
y=1500 × sin30 °
y=1060.66 cm m
y=750 cm
The bottom of the ladder has moved 310.66 cm

6 (a) Since the 2nd car travelled north-east the angle at A must be 45.
East 900 therefore we can assume NE = 450

We can’t use because it is not a right-angled triangle.

(b) (BC)2 =
= 2500 + 625  1767.767
= 1357.233
BC
=
 36.84

Using the cosine rule, the cars are

36.8 km apart
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12.5
7 (a) = 2.5 Therefore, 2.5 is the enlargement factor
5
(b) x  2.5 = 18
18
x=
2.5

Width of original picture = 7.2 cm

8 Plan scale = 1 cm : 100 km

Area scale = 12 cm2 : 1002 km2 = 1 cm2 : 10000 km2

=237 700/10000 = 23.77
=23.77 x 1 = 23.77 cm2

The map area will be 23.77 cm2

9 (a) P (principal) = $ 26, 000 Interest = 6 % p.a.

A = P(1+ r )t
=26000 ×(1+ 0.06)5

 $ 34793.90
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(b) P (principal) = $ 26, 000 Interest = 6.5 % p.a. adjusted monthly

r mxt
A = P(1+ )
m
0.065 12 x 5
= 26000 ×(1+ )
12

= 260001.381642736
 $35953.30

10 (a) B = 8.2 – 0.2 T

When T = 25,
B = 8.2 – 0.2  25
= 3.2
Number of books read is 3.2

(b) The gradient = – 0.2 which means that B will decrease by 0.2 units for every unit
that T increases.
Thus if T increases by 10 then B will decrease by 10  0.2 = 2 units
The expected decrease in books read is 2 books

11 (a) r= 0.8183
The r value suggests a strong positive linear association between the blood
pressure and age. It appears that the older the age, the higher the blood pressure. It
can then be said that these 2 variables have a positive correlation.

(b) The quickest way of obtaining a regression line is to use the graphics calculator
method to find the equation of the least square’s regression line. You can use the
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above method or the following method.

Hence the regression line is y = 1.749x + 67.98

where y represents the blood pressure and x represents the age of the
person.

It is possible to find a regression line by using the two mean method or by drawing in
the line of best fit by eye and then finding the equation of this drawn line.
Both methods will be accepted if used.

(c) Using the least squares equation from (b) and substituting x = 45 we get:

y = 1.749x + 67.98 = 1.74945 + 67.98 = 78.705 + 67.98 = 146.685 =147mmHg

Using the least squares regression line we see that a 45-year-old person will be
expected to have a blood pressure of approx. 147 mmHg
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(d) Using the least squares regression line we see that as the person ages the blood
pressure increases. A gradient of 1.749 indicates that for each yearly increase in age,
blood pressure will increase by 1.749 mmHg (In other words, for each extra 2 years,
the blood pressure increases by 3.498 mmHg)

12
Using matrices B and C

B=
[ 31 −26 ] C=
[−47 −58 ]
Find:
(a) B–C

[ 31 −26 ]−[−47 −58 ]=[−67 −23 ]

(b) 5B 5 B=5
[ 31 −26 ]=[ 155 −10
30 ]
(c) BC

[ 31 −26 ][−47 −58 ]=[31×−4+ (−2 ×7 )

×−4 + ( 6 ×7 )
3 ×−5+ (−2 ×8 )
1 ×−5+ ( 6 ×8 ) ]
¿[
43 ]
−26 −31
38

(d) Find B-1

[
B= 3 −2
1 6 ]
−1
B =
1
( 3 ×6 )−(−2 ×1 ) [−16 23]
−1
B =
1
20 [−16 23]
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[ ]
3 1
−1 10 10
B =
−1 3
20 20

13.
(a) 5 hrs
(b) History
(c) Bob 9 hrs, Estie 8 hrs

END OF TEST