Name: ___________________ Date: ____________

AISL _ GRADE XI_ HHW_2023

1. Consider the arithmetic sequence 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, …

(a) Find the value of the eleventh term.

(2)

n
(b) The sum of the first n terms of this sequence is 2 (3n – 1).

(i) Find the sum of the first 100 terms in this arithmetic sequence.

(ii) The sum of the first n terms is 477.

2
(a) Show that 3n – n – 954 = 0.

(b) Using your graphic display calculator or otherwise, find the number of terms, n.
(6)
(Total 8 marks)

2. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the sum of the first two terms is 11.

(a) Write down the second term of this sequence.

(1)

(b) Write down the common difference of this sequence.

(1)

(c) Write down the fourth term of this sequence.

(1)

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(d) The n term is the first term in this sequence greater than 1000.
Find the value of n.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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3. Consider the geometric sequence 16, 8, a, 2, b, …

(a) Write down the common ratio.

(1)

(b) Write down the value of

(i) a;

(ii) b.
(2)

(c) The sum of the first n terms is 31.9375. Find the value of n.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

4. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 0 and the common difference is 12.

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(a) Find the value of the 96 term of the sequence.
(2)

th
The first term of a geometric sequence is 6. The 6 term of the geometric sequence is equal to the
th
17 term of the arithmetic sequence given above.

(b) Write down an equation using this information.

(2)

(c) Calculate the common ratio of the geometric sequence.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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5. Given p = x– z , x = 1.775, y = 1.44 and z = 48,

(a) calculate the value of p.

(2)

Barry first writes x, y and z correct to one significant figure and then uses these values to estimate
the value of p.

(b) (i) Write down x, y and z each correct to one significant figure.

(ii) Write down Barry’s estimate of the value of p.

(2)

(c) Calculate the percentage error in Barry’s estimate of the value of p.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

6. (a) List the elements of the set A = {x│–4 ≤ x ≤ 2, x is an integer}.

(1)

A number is chosen at random from set A.

Write down the probability that the number chosen is

(b) a negative integer;

(2)

(c) a positive even integer;

(1)

(d) an odd integer less than –1.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

7. A satellite travels around the Earth in a circular orbit 500 kilometres above the Earth’s surface.
The radius of the Earth is taken as 6400 kilometres.

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 (a) Write down the radius of the satellite’s orbit.
(1)

(b) Calculate the distance travelled by the satellite in one orbit of the Earth.
Give your answer correct to the nearest km.
(3)

k
(c) Write down your answer to (b) in the form a × 10 , where 1 ≤ a < 10, k  .
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

8. A teacher earns an annual salary of 45 000 USD for the first year of her employment
Her annual salary increases by 1750 USD each year.

(a) Calculate the annual salary for the fifth year of her employment.
(3)

She remains in this employment for 10 years.

(b) Calculate the total salary she earns in this employment during these 10 years.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

9. The seventh term, u7, of a geometric sequence is 108. The eighth term, u8, of the sequence is 36.

(a) Write down the common ratio of the sequence.

(1)

(b) Find u1.

(2)

The sum of the first k terms in the sequence is 118 096.

(c) Find the value of k.

(3)
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 (Total 6 marks)

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10. The equation of the line R1 is 2x + y – 8 = 0. The line R2 is perpendicular to R1.

(a) Calculate the gradient of R2.

(2)

The point of intersection of R1 and R2 is (4, k).

(b) Find

(i) the value of k;

(ii) the equation of R2.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

11. U is the set of all the positive integers less than or equal to 12.
A, B and C are subsets of U.

A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6,12}
B = {odd integers}
C = {5, 6, 8}

(a) Write down the number of elements in A  C.

(1)

(b) List the elements of B.

(1)

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 (c) Complete the following Venn diagram with all the elements of U.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

12. The planet Earth takes one year to revolve around the Sun. Assume that a year is 365 days and the
path of the Earth around the Sun is the circumference of a circle of radius 150 000 000 km.

diagram not to scale

(a) Calculate the distance travelled by the Earth in one day.

(4)

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 k
(b) Give your answer to part (a) in the form a × 10 where 1 ≤ a < 10 and k  .
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

13. 80 matches were played in a football tournament. The following table shows the number of goals
scored in all matches.

Number of goals 0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of matches 16 22 19 17 1 5

(a) Find the mean number of goals scored per match.

(2)

(b) Find the median number of goals scored per match.

(2)

A local newspaper claims that the mean number of goals scored per match is two.

(c) Calculate the percentage error in the local newspaper’s claim.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

14. 10 000 people attended a sports match. Let x be the number of adults attending the sports match
and y be the number of children attending the sports match.

(a) Write down an equation in x and y.

(1)

The cost of an adult ticket was 12 AUD. The cost of a child ticket was 5 AUD.

(b) Find the total cost for a family of 2 adults and 3 children.
(2)

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 The total cost of tickets sold for the sports match was 108 800 AUD.

(c) Write down a second equation in x and y.

(1)

(d) Write down the value of x and the value of y.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

15. A manufacturer in England makes 16 000 garden statues. 12 % are defective and cannot be sold.

(a) Find the number of statues that are non-defective.

(2)

The manufacturer sells each non-defective statue for 5.25 British pounds (GBP) to an American
company. The exchange rate from GBP to US dollars (USD) is 1 GBP = 1.6407 USD.

(b) Calculate the amount in USD paid by the American company for all the non-defective statues.
Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
(2)

The American company sells one of the statues to an Australian customer for 12 USD.
The exchange rate from Australian dollars (AUD) to USD is 1 AUD = 0.8739 USD.

(c) Calculate the amount that the Australian customer pays, in AUD, for this statue.
Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

16. Shiyun bought a car in 1999. The value of the car V, in USD, is depreciating according to the
exponential model

–0.2t
V = 25 000 × 1.5 , t ≥ 0,

where t is the time, in years, that Shiyun has owned the car.

(a) Write down the value of the car when Shiyun bought it.
(1)
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 (b) Calculate the value of the car three years after Shiyun bought it. Give your answer correct to
two decimal places.
(2)

(c) Calculate the time for the car to depreciate to half of its value since Shiyun bought it.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

17. In the diagram, BÂC = 90°. The length of the three sides are x cm, (x + 7) cm and (x + 8) cm.

diagram not to scale

(a) Write down and simplify a quadratic equation in x that links the three sides of the triangle.
(3)

(b) Solve the quadratic equation found in part (a).

(2)

(c) Write down the value of the perimeter of the triangle.

(1)
(Total 6 marks)

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18. Give all answers in this question to the nearest whole currency unit.

In January 2008 Larry had 90 000 USD to invest for his retirement in January 2011.

He invested 40 000 USD in US government bonds which paid 4 % per annum simple interest.

(a) Calculate the value of Larry’s investment in government bonds in January 2011.
(3)

Larry changed this investment into South African rand (ZAR) at an exchange rate of
1 USD = 18.624 ZAR.

(b) Calculate the amount that Larry received in ZAR from the exchange.
(2)

He changed the remaining 50 000 USD to South African rand (ZAR) in January 2008.
The exchange rate between USD and ZAR was 1 USD = 10.608 ZAR. There was 2.5 % commission
charged on the exchange.

(c) Calculate the value, in USD, of the commission Larry paid.

(2)

(d) Show that the amount that Larry had to invest is 517 000 ZAR, correct to the nearest
thousand ZAR.
(3)

In January 2008, Larry deposited this money into a bank account that paid interest at a nominal
annual rate of 12 %, compounded monthly.

(e) Find the value of the money in Larry’s bank account in January 2011.
(3)
(Total 13 marks)

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19. Pauline owns a piece of land ABCD in the shape of a quadrilateral. The length of BC is 190 m, the
length of CD is 120 m, the length of AD is 70 m, the size of angle BCD is 75° and the size of angle
BAD is 115°.

diagram not to scale

Pauline decides to sell the triangular portion of land ABD. She first builds a straight fence from B to
D.

(a) Calculate the length of the fence.

(3)

The fence costs 17 USD per metre to build.

(b) Calculate the cost of building the fence. Give your answer correct to the nearest USD.
(2)

(c) Show that the size of angle ABD is 18.8°, correct to three significant figures.
(3)

(d) Calculate the area of triangle ABD.

(4)

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 She sells the land for 120 USD per square metre.

(e) Calculate the value of the land that Pauline sells. Give your answer correct to the nearest
USD.
(2)

Pauline invests 300 000 USD from the sale of the land in a bank that pays compound interest
compounded annually.

(f) Find the interest rate that the bank pays so that the investment will double in value in 15
years.
(4)
(Total 18 marks)

20. Give all your numerical answers correct to two decimal places.

On 1 January 2005, Daniel invested 30 000 AUD at an annual simple interest rate in a Regular Saver
account. On 1 January 2007, Daniel had 31 650 AUD in the account.

(a) Calculate the rate of interest.

(3)

On 1 January 2005, Rebecca invested 30 000 AUD in a Supersaver account at a nominal annual rate
of 2.5 % compounded annually.

(b) Calculate the amount in the Supersaver account after two years.
(3)

(c) Find the number of complete years since 1 January 2005 it will take for the amount in
Rebecca’s account to exceed the amount in Daniel’s account.
(3)

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 On 1 January 2007, Daniel reinvested 80 % of the money from the Regular Saver account in an
Extra Saver account at a nominal annual rate of 3 % compounded quarterly.

(d) (i) Calculate the amount of money reinvested by Daniel on the 1 January 2007.

(ii) Find the number of complete years it will take for the amount in Daniel’s Extra Saver
account to exceed 30 000 AUD.
(5)
(Total 14 marks)

21. A geometric sequence has 1024 as its first term and 128 as its fourth term.

1
(a) Show that the common ratio is 2 .
(2)

(b) Find the value of the eleventh term.

(2)

(c) Find the sum of the first eight terms.

(3)

(d) Find the number of terms in the sequence for which the sum first exceeds 2047.968.
(3)
(Total 10 marks)

3 2
22. A shipping container is a cuboid with dimensions 16 m, 1 4 m and 2 3 m.

(a) Calculate the exact volume of the container. Give your answer as a fraction.
(3)

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 Jim estimates the dimensions of the container as 15 m, 2 m and 3 m and uses these to estimate the
volume of the container.

(b) Calculate the percentage error in Jim’s estimated volume of the container.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

23. The sets P, Q and U are defined as

U = {Real Numbers}, P = {Positive Numbers} and Q = {Rational Numbers}.

Write down in the correct region on the Venn diagram the numbers

22
7 , –2 3
8
5 × 10 , sin(60°) , 0 , , –π
(Total 6 marks)

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24. The volume of a sphere is V = 36 π , where S is its surface area.
2
The surface area of a sphere is 500 cm .

(a) Calculate the volume of the sphere. Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
(3)

(b) Write down your answer to (a) correct to the nearest integer.
(1)

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 n
(c) Write down your answer to (b) in the form a × 10 , where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n  .
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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