2016 Mathematics Examination

Question and Answer Booklet

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Student Name: ______________________ Home Group: ______

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Reading Time: 15 minutes

Writing Time: 90 minutes
Total: 105 minutes
Exam Structure
Section A
Multiple Choice questions 20 questions ......... / 20 marks
Section B
Extended response 14 questions ........../ 62 marks
Total marks: ........./ 82 marks
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Examination Instructions
1. Scientific calculators are allowed.
2. You may bring in two double-sided A4 pages of notes.
3. In the extended response section, write all answers in the space provided.
4. Complete all multiple choice questions on the sheet provided. Place the sheet inside the booklet when done.
5. Raise your hand if you need to speak to a supervising teacher.
6. Keep in mind the timeframe for this examination. Leave questions you are unsure about and move onto
other questions
7. Remain seated until the end of writing time.
Multiple Choice (all topics)
Please complete your answers on the separate QUESTION FIVE
multiple choice answer sheet. The range of the data set shown below is:

QUESTION ONE Stem Leaf

Which of these equations is not an example of 6 2 6
direct variation?
7 2 9
A. B. 8 4 7 7
9 0 0 1 1 1 1
C. D.

A 62 B 91 C 30
E.
D 29 E 88.5

QUESTION TWO
Find solutions to the equation 7(x - 2)(x + 3) = 0 QUESTION SIX
If there are 98 Year 9 girls in a school of 810
A. 𝑥 =− 2, 𝑥 = 3 B. 𝑥 = 2, 𝑥 =− 3
people, how many of these girls should be on a
C. 𝑥 = 14, 𝑥 =− 21 D. 𝑥 =−
1
, 𝑥=
1 committee of 17 students, if stratified sampling is
2 3
used?
E. None of the above.
A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. 4
QUESTION THREE
E. Cannot be determined from the given
H is inversely proportional to t, and H = 2 when
information
t = 10. The value of t when H = 6 is:
3
A. 27 B. 10
C. 12
QUESTION SEVEN
10
D. 3
E. 6 Consider the following table of students who play
sport.

QUESTION FOUR
The expression x2 +10x + 25 factorises to:
A. (𝑥 + 10)(𝑥 + 10)
B. (𝑥 + 25)(𝑥 + 25)
C. (𝑥 − 15)(𝑥 + 25)
D. (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 5) Assuming that no student plays two sports, the
E. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 5) probability that a randomly selected student plays
golf is:

A B C D E
 QUESTION TWELVE
There are 22 students in a Mathematics class. On
QUESTION EIGHT
a test the class average was 72.5. When the
Find the value of the pronumeral 𝑎
teacher hands back the papers, she finds one of
A. 3.21 B. 6.3 them missing. The remaining papers have a total
score of 1578. The missing score must have been:
C. 10.8 D. 8.2
A 8 B 17
E. 9.3
C 22 D 37
E 55.5
QUESTION NINE
In the figure below, the (A’ ∩ B) contains how
many members?
QUESTION THIRTEEN
Which of the following linear graphs will be
parallel to the straight line defined by y = −4x?
A. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 B. 𝑦 =− 2𝑥
C. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 D. 𝑦 =− 4𝑥 − 1
E. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 1

QUESTION FOURTEEN
If 22 is added to the data set below, which of the
A. 2 B. 5 C. 11 following statements is true?
D. 16 E. 25 {16 14 22 16 16 18 15 25}
A. The mode increases.
QUESTION TEN B. The range increases.
The x- and y-intercepts, respectively, for the line
C. The mean decreases.
2x – 3y – 6 = 0 are:
D. The mean increases.
A. (0, 2) and (3, 0) B. (3, 0) and (0, 6)
E. The median increases.
C. (6, 0) and (0, –2) D. (3, 0) and (0, –2)
E. (–2, 0) and (0, 3)
QUESTION FIFTEEN
Which of the following rules will give a non-linear
QUESTION ELEVEN graph?
The expression 4x2 – 9 factorises to: 2
A. 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 7 = 0 B. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 5
A. (4𝑥 + 9)(4𝑥 – 9)
C. 𝑥 = 2 − 𝑦 D. 𝑥 = 0
B. (2𝑥 – 3)(2𝑥 – 3)
2 5
E. 𝑥
= 𝑦
C. (2𝑥 + 3)(2𝑥 – 3)
D. (4𝑥 + 3)(4𝑥 – 3)

(
E. 4𝑥 𝑥 −
9
4 )
QUESTION SIXTEEN QUESTION EIGHTEEN
2
Find the length of the unknown side (correct to 1 The expression
6𝑥−10
×
𝑥 −4
is equivalent to:
2 2
decimal place) in the right-angled triangle shown. 𝑥 +3𝑥+2
2
A.
(6𝑥−10) 𝑥 −2 ( ) B.
(3𝑥−5)(𝑥−2)
(𝑥+1)(𝑥+2) (𝑥+1)
2
C. (
(6𝑥−5) 𝑥 −2 ) D.
−8(𝑥+2)(𝑥−2)
2
𝑥 +3𝑥+2 (𝑥2+3)
2
𝑥 +6𝑥−14
E. 2
𝑥 +3𝑥+2

A. 14. 4 cm B. 193 cm C. 19 cm
QUESTION NINETEEN
D. 13. 9 cm E. 15 cm Find the ratio of the volume of the top portion to
the volume of the entire pyramid.
A. 1: 3 B. 1: 8
QUESTION SEVENTEEN
A scale model of a truck is made from clay. The C. 1: 9 D. 1: 26
model is 1/27th of the volume of the original
E. 1: 27
truck. What is the length of the tray on the
original truck, if the length of the tray on the
model is 27 cm?
A. 1 cm B. 81 cm C.270 cm
D. 540 cm E. 729cm

QUESTION TWENTY
Find the equation of the graph pictured.

A. 𝑦 =− 4𝑥 + 3
B. 𝑍 =− 5𝑡 + 5
1
C. 𝑦 =− 4
𝑥+ 3

1
D. 𝑍 =− 4
𝑡+ 3

E. 𝑍 =− 4𝑡 + 3
Extended Response
Algebra, Proportion and Graphs
QUESTION ONE (2 marks)
Write the following ratios in the simplest form

(a)

(b)

QUESTION TWO (2 marks)

Gold jewellery comes in different types including yellow, white and rose. At the start of the 21st century
there was a rise in the popularity of rose gold jewellery, which to many women creates a timeless look.
18 Karat rose gold contains 75% gold, 22.5 % copper and 2.75% silver by mass. If 10 g of gold is used how
much copper and silver are required? Give the values to the nearest milligram.

QUESTION THREE (1+2+3=6 marks)

Calcium plays a role in the healthy function of the nervous system, regulates the heart's rhythm and lowers
blood pressure.
Milk type A: The concentration of calcium is 2 g/L
Milk type B: The concentration of calcium is 1.5 g/L

(a) Daily requirement is about 0.8 grams of calcium. How much milk of type A (in mL) does each person
need to take to meet the daily requirement?
(b) If 1 litre of water is mixed with 2L of type A milk what is the new concentration (in g/L) of calcium? Give
your answer correct to three decimal places.

(c) The two types of milk are mixed to form 10 L of milk with calcium concentration of 1.6 g/L. Find the
amount (in litres) required for each type each milk to make up this mixture.

QUESTION FOUR (1+1+2=4 marks)

A wire of unknown length is bended to form a rectangular shape of width x meters. The length is 3 meters
longer than twice the width
a) Write an expression for the length L in terms of x. It may help to first draw a diagram.

b) Write an expression for the area A of the rectangle in terms of x

c) The rectangle covers an area of 20 meters squared. Find the width of the rectangle. Working out must be
shown
QUESTION FIVE (1+2=3 marks)
a) What must the value of a be if (a, –4) lies on the line 4x – y = 10?

b) Is the line y = 3x + 5 parallel to the line joining A to B? Justify your answer.

QUESTION SIX (4+2=6 marks)

a) Graph the following straight lines on the axis below, labelling all key points:
𝑦 = 2𝑥 – 3 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
 b) Find the point of intersection, and verify that this point lies on both lines.

Statistics and Probability

QUESTION SEVEN (3+2=5 marks)

Given the following set of data:
S = {3 3 6 6 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 23 25 26}

a) construct a frequency table, grouping the data in 5-degree intervals (0–4, 5–9 and so on).
b) Determine the median and the mode.
QUESTION EIGHT (1+1+1+1+2+1=7 marks)
The ages of the members of a running club are shown on the following chart.

(a) What is the name for this type of chart?

(b) How many members are in the running club?

(c) How many people are less than 20 years old in the club?

(d) What percentage of the members is at least 25 years old?

(e) Estimate the mean age of these runners.

(f) Explain why it is impossible to determine the exact average age from this chart

QUESTION NINE (2 marks)

What is the probability of drawing a pair of kings when drawing two cards from a standard deck?

QUESTION TEN (1+2=3 marks)

Consider the following table that shows how various students travelled to school yesterday.

(a) If a student is chosen at random, find the probability that this student walked to school.

(b) Find the probability that a Year 10 student chosen at random has either walked or took the bus to
school.
QUESTION ELEVEN (2 + 1 = 3 marks)
A group of 12 friends sat at a table. Four of them ordered both soup and salad, only 2 ordered neither, and
3 ordered soup only.
(a) Show this information on a Venn diagram.

(b) If a friend is picked at random, what is the probability that the person chose a salad?

QUESTION TWELVE (3+2=5 marks)

Six years old Shawn found a chocolate box that contained 7 mars bars, 4 bounty and one Cadbury left in the
living room. He picked one, ate it, then picked another one and ate it as well. His parents (who are both
mathematicians) wish to know how many of each bar will be left.
a) Represent this scenario with a fully-labelled tree diagram
b) Find the probability that:
i. exactly two bounty bars will be left over
ii. the Cadbury bar will be left over

Trigonometry, Ratio and Similarity

QUESTION THIRTEEN (1+1+2=4 marks)
A set of model cars are made using the scale ratio 1: 12.

a) Calculate the length in metres of a real car if the model is 20 cm long (1 decimal place).

b) Calculate the height in centimetres of a model if the height of the car is 2 metres (to 1 decimal place).

c) A real car is to be painted. It is known that the model car has a paintable surface area of 1200 square
centimetres. Determine the paintable surface area of the real car (in square centimetres).
QUESTION FOURTEEN (2+2+2+2+2+2=10 marks)
Two buildings are 50 metres apart. Building A is 110 metres high. Building B is 40 metres tall.

a) Draw a labelled diagram of the two buildings.

b) Find the angle of elevation from the bottom of building A to the top of building B (correct to 2 decimal
places).

c) Find the angle of depression from the top of building B to the bottom of building A (correct to 2 decimal
places).

d) Khoi is standing 𝑥 metres from the base of building B. The height from the top of building B to Khoi’s eyes is
38.4 metres. The angle of elevation of Khoi’s view to the top of building B is 35°.

Determine how far Khoi is standing from building B (correct to 2 decimal places).

e) The owner of both building A and building B wishes to install a cable between the two buildings to improve
the internet speeds of the two buildings. In a bold move, the owner wishes to install the wire from the top of
building A and connect it to the top of building B (refer to diagram).

Determine the length of cable required to connect the two buildings (correct to the nearest metre).