– May 2023 IB Math Prediction Exams –

Applications &
Interpretation SL › Paper 2
Questions: 5 | Time: 90min | Marks: 80

Question 1
[Maximum mark: 13]

On September 1st, an orchard commences the process of harvesting 36 hectares of apple trees. At the
end of September 4th, there were 30 hectares remaining to be harvested, and at the end of September
8th, there were 24 hectares remaining. Assuming that the number of hectares harvested each day is
constant, the total number of hectares remaining to be harvested can be described by an arithmetic
sequence.

1. Find the number of hectares of apple trees that are harvested each day. [3]

2. Determine the number of hectares remaining to be harvested at the end of September 1st. [1]

3. Determine the date on which the harvest will be complete. [2]

In 2021 the orchard sold their apple crop for $220 000. It is expected that the selling price will then
increase by 3.2% annually for the next 7 years.

4. Determine the amount of money the orchard will earn for their crop in 2026. Round your answer
to the nearest dollar. [3]
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5. 1. Find the value of ∑ (220 000 × 1.032n−1 ). Round your answer to the nearest integer.
n=1

2. Describe, in context, what the value in part (e) (i) represents. [3]

6. Comment on whether it is appropriate to model this situation in terms of a geometric sequence. [1]
Question 2
[Maximum mark: 15]

The lifespans of a new model of smart television are normally distributed with a mean of 8.3 years and
a standard deviation of 2.2 years.

1. A customer buys a television of this model. Find the probability that the television lasts longer
than 5 years. [2]

2. 10% of televisions of this model have a lifespan of less than m years. Find the value of m. [2]

The manufacturer offers a five-year warranty for this television model. Eight smart televisions of this
model are sold on a certain day.

3. Find the probability that at most one of them will be claimed for warranty. [4]

4. Find the probability that the eighth television sold will be the second one to be claimed for
warranty. [3]

As company policy, televisions with a lifespan of less than 3 years will be replaced with a new one of
the same model without repairing.

5. Find the probability that a television will be replaced with a new one, given that it is claimed for
warranty. [4]
Question 3
[Maximum mark: 18]

An airplane leaves Doha airport bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. There are lights located at
the end of the runway at points A(0, 4) and B(6, 8), relative to a terminal at the origin. The takeoff
path of the airplane is the perpendicular bisector of line AB .

1. Find the equation of the takeoff path in the form ax + by + d = 0, where a, b, d ∈ Z. [4]

The airplane travels at an average speed of 570 km hr−1 in a straight line. Once the airplane has
reached cruising altitutde, an air traffic controller at the top of a 200 m high air traffic control tower at
C(7, 0) observes that the angle of elevation to the airplane is 40°. Five minutes later, the controller
observes that the angle of elevation is 10°.

2. Find the cruising altitude of the airplane in metres. [5]

As the airplane is about to land at the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, the pilot is asked to delay the
landing due to a traffic issue. The pilot is instructed to turn the airplane on a bearing of 045° for 10 km
until reaching point P, then travel on a bearing of 165° for 30 km to point Q before flying back to the
original point O for landing.

3. Find the angle OP̂ Q. [2]

4. Find the shortest distance from Q back to O for landing. [3]

5. Find the bearing the airplane must travel on to get back to O from Q. [4]
Question 4
[Maximum mark: 16]

The owner of a bakery has found that the profit obtained from selling x cakes is given by the function

x2
(600 − 2 )
x
P (x) =
20 2k

where k is a positive constant and x ≥ 0.

1. Find an expression for P ′ (x) in terms of k and x. [3]

2. Hence, find the maximum value of P in terms of k . [4]

The owner knows that the bakery makes a profit of $873 when they sell 30 cakes.

3. Find the value of k . [3]

4. Determine how many cakes the bakery should sell to maximize their profit. [1]

5. Sketch the graph of P , labelling the maximum point and x-intercepts. [3]

6. Determine the maximum number of cakes the bakery can sell before they start losing money. [2]
Question 5
[Maximum mark: 18]

The Voronoi diagram below shows four hotels in a small town represented by points with coordinates
A(−4, 4), B(3, 5), C(3, −3), and D(−1, 3). The vertices V1 , V2 and V3 are also shown. Distances in the
direction of the x and y axes are measured in increments of 100 metres.

1. Find the midpoint of AD. [2]

2. Hence, find the equation of the line that passes through V1 and V2 . [4]

The equation of line that passes through V1 and V3 is y = −2x + 6.

3. Find the coordinates of V1 . [3]

The coordinates of V2 are (−5, −4) and the coordinates of V3 are (2.5, 1).

4. Find the distance from V1 to V2 . Give your answer to the nearest metre. [2]
5. Given that the distance from V1 to V3 is 783 metres, find the angle V2 V1 V3 . Give your answer to
the nearest degree. [4]

6. Hence, find the area of the Voronoi cell containing hotel D, giving your answer in m2 , to three
significant figures. [2]

The manager of hotel D believes that the larger the area of triangle V1 V2 V3 , the more people will stay
at hotel D.

7. State one criticism of the manager's belief. [1]