Assessment Notification Advice

Student Name: Course/Year: 10 Teacher: Wood / Morgan /

Subject: Mathematics Rieck/ Haynes / Thomas /
Nesham
Notification Date: 7/08/2023 Due Date: 21/08/2023 Task #: 2

Task: Hand In Assignment and In Class knowledge check

Complete the attached questions, writing working and answers in the spaces provided.
The assignment is to be submitted to the front office and photos uploaded to Compass as per
the assessment handbook before 8.45am on Monday 21st August 2023 where the knowledge
check will be completed in class on the same day. All 5.3 students will be expected to complete
the knowledge check.

Marking Rubric:
In this task you will be assessed on your ability to solve problems relating to trigonometry and
probability.
Students in the 5.1 pathway must attempt all questions labelled stage 5.1 as a minimum.
Students in the 5.2 pathway must attempt all questions labelled stage 5.1 and 5.2 as a
minimum.
Students in the 5.3 pathway must attempt all questions.

To achieve an A grade you need to complete the knowledge check in class on Monday 21st
August 2023 and show that you can apply your knowledge to unfamiliar problems.

Outcomes being assessed: Measurement and Geometry

 MA4-16MG applies Pythagoras’ theorem to calculate side lengths in right-angled
triangles, and solves related problems
 MA5.1-10MG applies trigonometry, given diagrams, to solve problems, including
problems involving angles of elevation and depression
 MA5.2-13MG applies trigonometry to solve problems, including problems involving
bearings
 MA5.3-15MG applies Pythagoras’ theorem, trigonometric relationships, the sine rule, the
cosine rule and the area rule to solve problems, including problems involving three
dimensions A
 MA 5.1-13SP calculates relative frequencies to estimate the probabilities of simple and
compound events. 
 MA5.2-17SP describes and calculates probabilities in multi-step experiments 

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Assessment Policy.
 Failure to submit this task or make a genuine attempt will result in zero marks
being awarded.
Part A – Trigonometry
Note all diagrams are not to scale unless noted otherwise.

Stage Question Marks

5.1 1. Find the size of the side marked x , correct to the nearest whole number. Measurements 3
given in metres.

5.1 2. Find the size of the angle marked θ in both triangles, correct to one decimal place. 3

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5.1 3. For this diagram: 1
a. What is the angle of elevation of Q from P?

b. What is the angle of depression of P from Q?

c. What is the size of ∠PQA?

5.2 4. Find the value of the side marked h in the diagram below, correct to one decimal place. 2

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5.2 5. A right angled triangle has lengths; 5m, 12m and 13m. 3

What is the size of the smallest angle in the triangle, correct to the nearest minute.

Draw a diagram to represent this.

5.2 6. At what angle to the ground is a kite (shown) with a height of 40 m and a string length 4
55m? Round your answer to the nearest minute.

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5.2 7. The distance between two buildings is 24.5 m. 3

Find the height of the taller building, correct to 2 decimal places, if the angle of elevation
from the base of the shorter building to the top of the taller building is 85°.

You will be awarded one mark for a correctly labelled diagram.

5.3 8. Using the sine rule, find the length of side x , correct to 1 decimal place 3

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5.3 9. An isosceles triangle has two equal sides of 22 cm and a base of 14 cm. 3

Use the cosine rule to find the size of the two equal angles, correct to the nearest degree.

5.3 1 3
10. Use the formula for the area of a triangle A= ab sin c to find the area of the shape
2
below.

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5.3 11. A pole is seen from two points A and B. 4
The angle of elevation from A is 58°.
If ∠CAB = 52°, ∠ABC = 34°, and A and B are 100m apart, find :
a. How far A is from the foot of the pole, to the nearest metre

b. The height of the pole to 1 decimal place

5.3 12. A person jogs for 20 minutes at 11km/h on a bearing of 230° and then walks at 6km/h for 4
40 minutes on a bearing of 105°.

How far are they from their starting position to the nearest metre?

What is their bearing from the starting position, to the nearest degree?

Include a diagram in your answer.

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Part B – Probability

Stage Question Marks

5.1 1. Tara has a box containing one red marble and two green marbles. She selects two
marbles at random with replacement. 2

Draw a tree diagram to represent this.

2. Find the probability of drawing two green marbles if she replaces the first marble before 2
she selects the second.

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5.1 3. A group of 80 people was surveyed about their approaches to keeping fit. 3

It was found that 20 jog, 22 swim and 18 go to the gym on a regular basis.

Further questioning found that 10 people both jog and swim, 11 people both jog and go to
the gym, and 6 people both swim and go to the gym.

Finally 43 people do none of these activities.

Draw a Venn Diagram to represent this.

How many of the people do all three?

5.2 4. When rolling dice suppose we wish to throw a total of five.

3
Which is a better chance — rolling one die or rolling two dice?

Justify your answer with calculations.

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5.2 5. The members of a cricket team know that in half of the games they played last season, 2
they won the game and their star player Arnav was playing.

Arnav consistently plays in 80% of the games.

What is the probability that they will win this Saturday if Arnav is playing?

5.2 6. On a special work assignment, Helena is to be paid $100 per hour for every hour she
spends in Brisbane after flying in from Newcastle.

Helena is waiting for a flight at Brisbane Airport and is placed on standby; she is not
guaranteed a definite seat.

If there is no seat on a given flight, then she waits to see if there is a seat on the next one.

This information is provided for Helena at the airport.

Standby

Flight Probability of a place Cost

7 p.m. 1/2 $320

8 p.m. 2/3 $200

10.30 p.m. 3/4 $50

No further flights – $0
2
a. Illustrate the information given, using a tree diagram and showing all Helena’s
options and the probabilities for the three flights. (Note: All branch paths might not
be the same length.)

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b. Find the probability that Helena will catch the following flights.
1. 7 p.m.

2. 8 p.m.

3. 10.30 p.m.

c. What is the probability that Helena will miss all the available flights?

d. Helena’s employer is responsible for paying her flight. In terms of budget, which
flight is the most desirable for Helena to catch? Remember that she is paid
$100 for each extra hour she is in Brisbane. Justify your answer with calculations.

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