HL Paper 1 - DPMathematics Applications & interpretation

1. [Maximum mark: 6]
The table below shows the monthly averages of ice extent in the same sea for March and
September.

Year March September

1979 6.38 2.80
1989 6.04 2.70
1994 6.06 2.80
1999 6.00 2.43
2004 5.84 2.35
2009 5.90 2.08
2014 5.73 2.04
2016 5.60 1.80

Rank of ice extent

in March

Rank of ice extent

in September

a. Complete the table above. [3]

b. Find the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for the data above. [2]

c. Interpret the value in (b) above. [1]

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Q2) [Maximum mark: 5]

Yuna plots the population of a particular species of beetle y in hundreds against time in months with a
function f as above.

(a) Copy the diagram above and draw f -1. [2]

Point A represents a population of 200 beetles half a month after the start of census.
(b) Identify the corresponding point A in your graph for f -1. [1]

(c) (i) Estimate f -1(4).

(ii) Interpret f -1(x) in the context of this task. [2]

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Q3) [Maximum mark: 7]

The weight W of each coffee flavored candy produced from factory ABC is normally
distributed with mean 2.87g and standard deviation 0.031g.

The producer needs to print “X g” on each candy wrapper such that the probability the weight
W is larger or equal to X is at least 0.99.
(a) Find the value X. [2]

A quality inspector collected a random sample of 30 candies from this factory.

(b) Determine the distribution of the mean weight of these 30 candies. [3]

(c) Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean weight of these 30 candies.
[2]

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Q4) [Maximum mark:8]
The scatter plot below represents the accuracy of marketing data of a company without
correction overtime.

According to the market research literature, data decay has a model of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎 × 𝑏−𝑡 ,
where a and b are some real constants.

(a) Write out a system of equations for the data above using the initial condition and data for t = 9.
[2]

(b) Hence, find the model of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎 × 𝑏 −𝑡 . [2]

(c) Calculate the time for the accuracy to be 50% of the original.
[2]

(d) Identify the monthly rate of decay.

[2]

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 Q5) [[Maximum mark:8]
London’s ‘Walkie Scorchie’ building and Las Vegas’s ‘Vdara Hotel Death Ray’ both suffer from the
focusing of sunlight that occurs when light hits a parabola.
To determine the path light will take when it hits the parabola architects and engineers need to work
out the tangent, and hence the equation of the normal, at a given point.

The below diagram depicts the ‘Walkie Scorchie’ building (rotated 90° to the horizontal)
Distance from base of the building (m)

(a) Expand the bracket in the function g(x) = 0.007x(x- 160) and hence find the derivative of the
parabola’s function. [2]
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to calculate:

(i) the gradient of the parabola at the point A = (115, -36.2) [1]

(ii) using your answer to b(i), find the equation of the tangent to the parabola at point A [1]

(c) Find the equation of the normal to point A. [2]

(d) If a ray of light reflected off the building following the path of this normal line, calculate how
many meters from its base this ray of light would hit the road? [2]

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Q6) [[Maximum mark: 6]
Match each of the graphs of the functions, 𝑓(𝑥), below with the graph of its derivative, 𝑓′(𝑥):

Graphs of functions: 𝒇(𝒙) [3]

Answers :
A B
Graph A : ____________

Graph B : ____________

Graph C : ____________

Graph D : ____________

C D

Graphs of Derivatives: 𝒇′(𝒙)

D E

F G

(b) Which of the functions above is decreasing for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ ? [1]

Answer: ___________________________

(c) Write down the domain for graphs A and B over which the function is decreasing (given that each
function is only defined for the section of the graph shown above). [2]

Answer A: _________________________
Answer B: _________________________
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Q7) [Maximum mark: 3]

The side of a shop, measured in feet, can be modelled using the below function:
4
f ( x) = ( x − 1)² + 40, 1  x  16
45

The shop wishes to rent out the side of its building for advertising space.

(a) Write down an expression that defines the area of the side of the builing.

[2]

(b) Calculate the side area of the building, clearly stating the correct units.

[1]

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Q8) [Maximum mark:7]
Shortages of delivery of Covid-19 vaccines in Europe during 2021 lead to delays in the vaccination
programme. To model this change the EU governments collected data on the waiting time for 3 000
citizens enrolled to be vaccinated. The data is shown in the table below:

Delay (weeks) 0 ≤ x <1 1 ≤ x < 2 2 ≤ x < 3 3 ≤ x < 4 4 ≤ x < 5 5 ≤ x < 6 6 ≤ x < 9

Frequency 5 34 259 766 1007 725 204

(a) The EU, based on passed data collection, believed that waiting times followed a normal
distribution, with mean = 4.39 and standard deviation = 1.1. Complete the table of probabilities and
expected frequencies below, rounding the expected frequencies up for decimal numbers. [3]

Delay (weeks) 0 ≤ x <1 1≤x<2 2≤x<3 3≤x<4 4≤x<5 5≤x<6 6≤x<9

Probability (3 s.f.) 0.000990 0.0138 0.258 0.349 0.218 50.0716

Expected Frequency 3 265 1047 653 34(5

The expected frequency of waiting times between 0 and 1 week is 3. Since this is less than 5, the first
two categories in both the “observed” and “expected” frequencies must be combined.

This normal distribution model is to be evaluated using the 𝜒² goodness of fit test, at the 10 %
significance level
(b) State the Null and Alternate Hypotheses [1]

(c) The critical value for a 10% significance level is 10.6 (to 3 s.f.), State, giving a reason, whether the
null hypothesis should be accepted [3]

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Q9) [Maximum Mark: 6]

Amanda is practising her serving in tennis. For a serve to be accepted the ball has to be hit over a 91 cm tall
net and land in the service box on the other side of the net. A 2-dimensional (not to scale) representation of
this is shown on the diagram below. You may assume that the court is completely flat.

When Amanda hits the ball, it’s position relative to the bottom left corner of the court is (7.8, 0.3, 2.1).

−13
Once the ball is hit it travels in a straight line parallel to the vector ( 40 ).
−3.8

Show that the ball travels over the net but that it is not an acceptable serve.

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Q10) [Maximum mark:6]
𝐿
Let g(d) = 4d2 and 𝑓 (𝑑 ) = where L is the luminosity of a star measured in watts and d is the
𝑑
distance to the star in meters. The apparent brightness of a star is given by b(d) = f ◦ g (d).

(a) Find b(d) = f ◦ g (d). [1]

(b) Explain why b-1 exist. [2]

(c) (i) Find b-1 (d).

(ii) Interpret b-1 (d) in this context. [3]

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Q11) [Maximum mark:6].
𝑏
The brightness and magnitude of two stars can be compared using 𝑚1 − 𝑚2 = 2.5 log (𝑏2 )
1
where bi and mi refer to the brightness and magnitude star i.
𝑏
(a) Find 𝑏2 in terms of 𝑚1 and 𝑚2 . [2]
1

The magnitude of the sun is 𝑚1 = -26.7 and that of Sirius is 𝑚2 = -1.4.

The brightness of the Sirius is 1370.
(b) Find the brightness of Sirius. [2]

The magnitude of a star is 𝑘𝑚2 where k > 0.

(c) Find the brightness of this star in terms of k. [2]

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Q12) [Maximum mark: 6]
Kumar measured the time taken for a specific brand of anti-histamine to stop his runny nose. His
observations are recorded below:
Time in
26.8 30.1 32.3 27.9 32.6
minutes

Kumar wants to find the 95% confidence interval of the population mean from the above sample.

a. Explain whether or not Kumar can find the 95% confidence interval with a normal distribution.
[2]

b. State the assumption that Kumar should make so that he can find the 95% confidence interval.
[1]

c. Hence, find the 95% confidence interval. [2]

If the sample mean and sample standard deviation have remained unchanged even though the sample
size has grown from 5 to 15.

d. Predict how an increase in sample size affect the 95% confidence interval.
[1]

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Q13) [Maximum mark: 7]
A math teacher likes to find out whether or not the use of GDC extensively improves the end of year
mark for mathematics test. He has randomly selected 15 students who use GDC extensively and
randomly selected 23 students who do not use GDC extensively. Results are recorded here.
Students who use
n1 = 15 𝑥1 = 78
̅̅̅ s1 = 15.6
GDC extensively

Students who do
not use GDC n2 = 23 𝑥2 = 71
̅̅̅ s2 = 10.1
extensively

a. Find the unbiased estimator of the population variance for the mark of students who use GDC
extensively. [2]
Assume the variances are equal for this two groups of students.
Test the claim that the mean mark for students who use GDC extensively are higher than that for
students who do not use GDC extensively at 10% significance level with a t-test.

b. Write down the alternative hypothesis. [1]

c. i. Write down the p-value of this test.

ii. State the conclusion of this test. [3]

d. Describe a way to improve the reliability of the data. [1]

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Q14) [Maximum mark:9]

Let z1 = 2eix .
1
(a) Find 𝑧 in terms of x in Exponential form. [3]
1

Consider (𝑧1 )2 = 𝑧1 × 𝑧1 .
(b) Find (𝑧1 )2 in terms of x in Exponential form.

(c) Find (𝑧1 )3 in terms of x in Exponential form.

[2]

(d) Write out a relevant generalization for calculating the power of z1. [2]

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Q15) [Maximum mark: 7]
A quality controller officer finds that 1 defect in the Graphic Display Calculator (GDC) screen for
every 200 GDCs in the production line. She also finds that 2 defective key pads for every 500 GDCs in
the production line.

(a) Find the probability that a randomly selected GDC from the production line has one defect either
in the screen or in the keypad or in both screen and keypad.

[3]

She decides to model the total defective numbers using Poisson distributions.
(b) Find the probability that a randomly selected GDC has at least 1 defect either in the screen or in
the keypad or in both screen and keypad. [4]

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Q16) [Maximum mark:6].
The adjacency matrix below represents a simple graph that is undirected and completed.
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
[𝑑 𝑒 𝑓 ]
𝑔 ℎ 𝑖
(a) Find the value for a + e + i. [2]

(b) Find the min value of b + c. [2]

(c) Find the max value of d + g. [2]

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Q17) [Maximum mark:7]
The graph below shows all possible optic cable connections between buildings in a school campus.
The weights are the costs of installing the optic cable between buildings measured in thousands of
Euro.

The main computer server that provides internet access is in the school building S. The optic cable
network must start from the school building S.
(a) Use Prim’s algorithm to find the network with the minimum costs for this optic cable network.
[2]

(b) Hence, find the minimum costs of this network. [2]

(c) Write out a condition in which Prim’s algorithm is better than Kruskal’s algorithm. [1]

(d) The Design Technology Center D must be directly linked to the school building S.
Find the new minimum costs of building this network [2]

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