Randwick Boys’ High School

Mathematics
YEAR 10- Stage 5. 3
YEARLY EXAMINATION
Task 4
Weight 30%
2022

Class 10MAT1 – Ms Crocker

10MAT2 – Ms Dunn

Examiner: R. Crocker
Time allowed: 90 minutes

General Instructions:
• Attempt all questions, writing in the space Total Marks 80
provided
• Show all necessary working
• Use blue or black pen
• Calculators may be used
• Write your name and your teacher’s name in the
space provided.
• Extra working space is provided at the end of the
paper

Geometry /30
Trigonometry /30
Quadratic Expressions and Equations /20
TOTAL /80

Student’s Name: ________________________________________

Teacher’s Name: ________________________________________

 Geometry (30 Marks) (Diagrams are not drawn to scale)

1 The exterior angles of a regular polygon each measure 24°. How many sides has the polygon?
(1)

2 What is the value of x?

(1)

3 B is the centre of the circle. Determine the size of

∠BCD.
(1)

4
(1)

What is the value of y?

5 The two triangles are congruent.
(1)
𝑑 =

6 In square ABCD,
𝛥𝐴𝐵𝐸 ≡ 𝛥𝐵𝐶𝐸 ≡ 𝛥𝐶𝐷𝐸 ≡ 𝛥𝐷𝐴𝐸
(1)

Select ALL correct statements.

A. 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐸 = 𝐵𝐸

B. Diagonals AC and BD bisect each other.

C. Diagonals AC and BD are perpendicular.

D. Angles at each vertex are bisected by the diagonals.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)

Determine the value of each pronumeral in

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this diagram.
(4)
𝑥=

𝑦=

𝑧=

𝑛=
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(2)

PQRS is a parallelogram. Prove that triangles PSR and PQR are congruent.

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(2)

(a) These triangles are similar. State the test that can be used to prove this.

(b) What is the value of y?

10 A quadrilateral has diagonals of equal length.

(1) Select ALL quadrilaterals that this satisfy this statement.
A. A rhombus B. A square C. A parallelogram D. A rectangle

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)

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(1)

These are regular octagons. Select ALL correct statements below.

A. The ratio of the perimeters is 2 : 3.

B. The ratio of the areas is 22 : 32.

C. The ratio of the sum of the internal angles is 2 : 3.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)

12 ΔABC is similar to ΔDAC. Calculate the length of

the hypotenuse of ΔABC correct to one decimal
(1)
place.

13 Given ΔMZY|||ΔNZX, find the length of XY.

(1)
The
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(3)

(2) (a) Prove that triangles BPD and ACP are similar.

(1) (b) Hence, show that 𝐴𝑃 × 𝑃𝐷 = 𝐵𝑃 × 𝑃𝐶

15 What is the value of x?

(1)

16 Explain why 𝑥 = 𝑦.
(2)
17 O is the centre of the circle. Determine the size of
angle ACB.
(1)

18
𝑥=
(1)

19
𝑥=
(1)

20 The size of angle BAD is:

(1)
21 In the diagram below, the lines PA and PB are tangents. Determine the value of a.
(1)

22 Calculate the value of x, correct to one decimal

place.
(1)

TURN OVER FOR THE NEXT SECTION

 Trigonometry (30 Marks)

1 A ladder making an angle of 70° with the ground

reaches 4 metres up the side of a building.
(2)
Determine the length of the ladder correct to two
decimal places.

2 A cone has a diameter of 12 cm and slant height

18 cm. What is the size of the angle, θ, between the
(1)
slanted surface and the base of the cone?
Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.

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3 Given that ta𝑛𝜔 = 6.
(1)
AND

𝐴𝐵 = 3 𝑐𝑚, what is the length of AC?

4 Given that 0° ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 180° and 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = – 1.07, find the value of θ, correct to the nearest degree.
(1)
5 Jonah (J) and Prue (P) are 23 m apart. Prue sees
the top of building B at an angle of elevation of
(2)
49°. Jonah sees the top of building A at an angle
of elevation of 47°.
What is the difference in heights of the two
buildings, correct to one decimal place?

NOT TO SCALE

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6 If 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 = and 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 = , what is the exact value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃?
√29 √29
(1)

1
7 Given that 0° ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 180° and 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 = – 2, what
(1) is the exact value of ?

8 Use the Sine rule to calculate the value of y, correct

to one decimal place.
(2)

9 Calculate the size of the angle , correct to the

(2) nearest degree.
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10 If 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴 = 13 , determine the exact length of
(2) BC.

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(5)

(2) (a) The area of a triangle can be found by using the formula: 𝐴 = √𝑠(𝑠 − 𝑎)(𝑠 − 𝑏)(𝑠 − 𝑐),
𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
where s is the semi-perimeter of the triangle, i.e., 𝑠 = and a, b and c are the side lengths of
2
the triangle.

Use this formula to calculate the area of the triangle.

(2) (b) Use the Cosine rule to determine the value of , correct to the nearest minute.

(1) (c) Use your answer in part (b) to verify your result in part (a).
12 Landsdown is 189 km due north of Fenton.
Kellyville is 240 km from Fenton on a bearing of
(4)
074°.
What is the bearing of Landsdown from
Kellyville?

13 If 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ > 0 and 𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ < 0, then θ lies in:

(1)
A. the 1st quadrant

B. the 2nd quadrant

C. the 3rd quadrant

D. the 4th quadrant

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

14 𝑐𝑜𝑠330° =
(1) 1 1 √3 √3
A. B − C. D. −
√2 √2 2 2

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

15 Complete this sentence:

(1)
𝑐𝑜𝑠27° = sin ( )
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16 Given tan 𝐴 = − 9 and sin 𝐴 < 0, find the exact value of cos 𝐴.
(2)

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(1)

Using the graph, how many solutions to sin 𝜃 = 0 are there if 0° ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 360°?

TURN OVER FOR THE NEXT SECTION

 Quadratic Expressions and Equations (20 Marks)

1 (𝑥 + 7)( 𝑥 – 4) =
(1) 2
A. 𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 28 B. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 28

C. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 28 D. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 28

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER

2 Factorise the following:

(4)
(a) 𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑎 − 2𝑏 − 6 =

(b) 9𝑥 2 − 64=

(c) 𝑤 2 − 10𝑤 + 25 =

(d) 3𝑦 2 − 𝑦 − 10 =

3 Factorise: 12𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 + 6

(2)

4 Expand and simplify: (𝑥 + 4)2 − (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 4)

(2)

5 Completely factorise: 2𝑦 4 − 32
(2)
6 Solve the following equations:
(3)
(a) 3𝑥(𝑥 − 5) = 0 (1) (b) 𝑝2 + 6𝑝 − 72 = 0 (2)

7 Use the method of “completing the square”, to find the exact solutions to:
(2) 2
𝑘 − 4𝑘 − 9 = 0

8 Use the quadratic formula to solve:

(2) 2
4𝑡 = 11𝑡 − 5

9 Find the base length of a triangle that has an area of 54 cm2 and height 3 cm more than its base length.
(2)

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