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Question 1
EASY
[Maximum mark: 5]
Jurgen is a scientist working for NASA.
He maintains a telescope that is in orbit around the Earth.
To test the accuracy of the telescope he uses it to measure the radius of the Earth.
The radius of the Earth is known to be 6378137 metres.
(a) Jurgen measures the radius of the Earth to be 6432400 metres. What is the percentage error in his
measurement? [2]
Jurgen uses his measurement to calculate the circumference of the Earth. He assumes the Earth is
spherical.
(a) (i) What value for the circumference of the Earth does Jurgen obtain? Round your answer to 4
significant figures.
(ii) Write down the answer to part (b)(i) in the form a × 10k , where 1 ≤ a < 10 and k ∈ Z. [3]
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Question 2
EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
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A music producer wonders how the average duration of songs has changed over the decade from 2010 to
2020.
To compare the average length, he takes a random sample of the most popular songs in 2010 and 2020.
The following table shows the data in seconds for the two samples.
The producer is interested to see whether the mean length of the songs in these two groups is
significantly different.
At the 5% level of significance, a t-test was used to compare the means.
Assume that the data is normally distributed and the standard deviations between the two groups are
equal.
(a) (i) State the null hypothesis.
(ii) State the alternative hypothesis. [2]
(b) Determine the p-value for this test. [2]
(c) State and justify the conclusion of the test in the context of the question. [2]
Question 3
EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
On January the 1st 2017 Ji Sun had savings of $7,380.
He decided to keep his money in a bank account that pays an annual interest rate of 4.7% per year which
is compounded monthly.
(a) If Ji Sun left the money in the bank account until January the 1st 2025 what would be the value of
his investment? Give your answer to 2 decimal places. [2]
However, after 2 complete years of earning interest in the bank account, Ji Sun decided to move his
money into a savings account which paid a higher rate of yearly interest, compounded monthly.
(b) On January the 1st 2025 he is projected to have $11,747.40. What is the annual interest rate of the
savings account? [4]

Question 4
EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
Greta works in the HR department of a large department store.
She is analysing the results of a recent customer survey and is trying to find a link between customer
satisfaction, on a scale from 1 to 10, and the corresponding amount of money the customer spent, in
dollars.
She takes a sample of 10 customers and the results are shown below.
Greta can't decide whether to calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, rs , or Pearson's product-

moment correlation coefficient, rp .
(a) State one mathematical reason why Greta might choose to calculate rs . [1]
She decides to calculate rs .
(b) Complete the table of ranks [2]
(c) Calculate rs . [2]
After finding rs , Greta then finds rp to be 0.918.

(d) Comment on why the values of rp and rs are similar.

[1]
Question 5
EASY
[Maximum mark: 7]
A clothes shop is designing an advertising board for an upcoming sale.
It is the shape of a triangular-based prism and made from wooden panels.
The panels are machine cut such that the lengths are exact. BC = 2.3 metres, DC = 2 metres and
EA = EB = 1.6 metres.
A wooden supporting rod, connecting points E to X , is used to strengthen the advertising board.
(a) Calculate the height, EX , of the advertising board. [2]
A workman hand-cuts the rod to a length 1.26 metres, but this is only accurate to the nearest
centimetre.
(b) (i) Determine the upper and lower bound for supporting rod.
(ii) Justify that the rod will not fit. [2]
The workman decides to precision cut a new supporting rod that will connect E to C .
(c) Find the angle the new supporting rod makes with the base of the prism. [3]
Question 6
MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 5]
A house located in a town experiencing drought issues features a square-shaped roof, with each side being
x meters.
The roof is able to catch and store rainwater.
During a rainfall, it is known that the mean amount of rainwater (W in litres) collected is directly
proportional to the square of x.
It is known that the system can collect 19 845 litres when the value of x is 7 metres.
(a) Find an equation for W in terms of x. [2]
The formula found in part (a) can be used to determine the mean amount of rainwater (W in litres)
collected by other houses in the town with a square roof.
(b) Determine the side length of a square roof that has collected 32805 litres during a rainfall. [3]
Question 7
MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 5]
Jane is learning how to ice skate.
She enters the ice rink and skates 4 metres, on a bearing of 130∘ . She then skates a further 6 metres, on a
bearing of α∘ where 270∘ < α < 360∘ .
Jane is 2.92 metres from her starting point and she decides to head back.
On what bearing must she travel?
MEDIUM
Question 8
[Maximum mark: 6]
Yejin works in an office with a room temperature that is approximated by a normally distributed with a
mean of 19.5∘ C and a standard deviation of 0.75∘ C .
(a) Calculate the probability that on any particular day the temperature will be above 20∘ C . [1]
It is known that 30% of the days are less than t∘ C .
(b) Find the value of t. [2]
Yejin finds the temperature in the office favourable for 80% of the days.
(c) If the upper limit of T for favourable days is 21∘ C then what is the lower limit? [3]
Question 9
MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following incomplete Voronoi diagram shows the sites of four cell phone towers situated in a city
centre. 1 unit represents 1 kilometre.
(a) Complete the Voronoi diagram. [2]
Alex is standing at (6, 3). He walks in a straight line to meet his friend at (3, 0).
(b) Find the coordinates of the point on his route in which he is equidistant from two cell phone towers. [4]
Question 10
MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 7]
A chocolate company is designing new packaging.
The marketing team want to create a cone obtained after removing a sector from a circle of radius 5
centimetres.
The sector has arc length ℓ and the angle θ is subtended by ℓ as shown in the following diagram.
Let h be the height and r be the radius of the resulting cone.
π
The volume of the cone is given by the formula V = (25h − h3 )
3

The marketing team want the packaging to be as efficient as possible.
(a) Find the value of h that maximises the volume of the packaging. [2]
(b) Find the value of r for this maximum. [1]
(c) Hence, find

(i) ℓ
(ii) θ [4]
Question 11
MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 7]
The brightness of a star can be measured in terms of its apparent magnitude, M , as seen from Earth.
The amount of energy received on Earth by a star is called the the observed flux density, F .
M and F are related by the following formula
1
= log10 ( )
M
2.5

(a) If a star has a value of F = 2500, find the value of M . [2]
(b) Find F as a function of M . [2]
The apparent magnitude of the sun is known to be Ms = −26.8 and the apparent magnitude of the full

moon is known to be Mm = −12.7.
Fs
(c) Find their brightness factor, , to three significant figures in the form a × 10k , where 1 < a < 10

Fm
and k ∈ Z. [3]
Question 12
MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 8]
The following diagram shows the cross section of a small pond in a park.
The following is a table with the approximated water depths at each meter measured along the x axis:
(a) Estimate the area of the shaded region, giving your answer to two decimal places. [2]
1
The equation of the curve was found to be y = (10x3 − 45x2 − 120x − 2).
180

(b) Write an integral that represents the area of the shaded region. [2]
(c) Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer to 2 decimal places. [2]
(d) Find the percentage error in the estimation. [2]
Question 13
HARD
[Maximum mark: 6]
An archer shoots an arrow at a circular target in front of her.
The trajectory of the arrow is perpendicular to the circular target which is x metres away.
The height, in metres, of the arrows above the ground is found by the formula:
h = 0.015x + 1.55
(a) Find the height the arrow reaches when the target is 70 meters away. [1]
The centre of the target is at a height of 2.45 m above the ground.
Hitting the inner circle of radius 12 cm scores 10 points. The next circle has a radius of 22 cm and
scores 8 points. The final circle has a radius of 32 cm and scores 6 points.
(b) Find the score obtained by the shot. [2]
The second shot is influenced by air resistance and the equation describing the height is now given by
h2 = −0.001x2 + 0.0791x + 1.55

(c) Find the score obtained by the second shot. [2]
(d) Calculate the maximum height reached by h2 . [1]
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Jurgen is a scientist working for NASA.

He maintains a telescope that is in orbit around the Earth.

The radius of the Earth is known to be 6378137 metres.

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

At the 5% level of significance, a t-test was used to compare the means.

(a) (i) State the null hypothesis.

(ii) State the alternative hypothesis. [2]

(b) Determine the p-value for this test. [2]

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

On January the 1st 2017 Ji Sun had savings of $7,380.

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

Greta works in the HR department of a large department store.

moment correlation coefficient, rp . ​

She decides to calculate rs . ​

(b) Complete the table of ranks [2]

(c) Calculate rs . ​ [2]

After finding rs , Greta then finds rp to be 0.918.

(d) Comment on why the values of rp and rs are similar.

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

A clothes shop is designing an advertising board for an upcoming sale.

It is the shape of a triangular-based prism and made from wooden panels.

(a) Calculate the height, EX , of the advertising board. [2]

(ii) Justify that the rod will not fit. [2]

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

The roof is able to catch and store rainwater.

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

Jane is learning how to ice skate.

On what bearing must she travel?

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

It is known that 30% of the days are less than t∘ C .

(b) Find the value of t. [2]

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

(a) Complete the Voronoi diagram. [2]

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

A chocolate company is designing new packaging.

Let h be the height and r be the radius of the resulting cone.

The marketing team want the packaging to be as efficient as possible.

(b) Find the value of r for this maximum. [1]

(c) Hence, find

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

M and F are related by the following formula

(a) If a star has a value of F = 2500, find the value of M . [2]

(b) Find F as a function of M . [2]

moon is known to be Mm = −12.7.​

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Ask Newton

(d) Find the percentage error in the estimation. [2]

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An archer shoots an arrow at a circular target in front of her.

The centre of the target is at a height of 2.45 m above the ground.

(b) Find the score obtained by the shot. [2]

h2 = −0.001x2 + 0.0791x + 1.55

(c) Find the score obtained by the second shot. [2]

(d) Calculate the maximum height reached by h2 . ​ [1]

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moment correlation coefficient, rp .

She decides to calculate rs .

(c) Calculate rs . [2]

moon is known to be Mm = −12.7.

(d) Calculate the maximum height reached by h2 . [1]