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General Mathematics

General Instructions SectionlPages2-8

. Reading time - 5 minutes Total marks (22)
o Working time - 2Yzhours o Attempt Questions I -22
. Write using blue or black pen o Allow about 30 minutes for this section
o Calculators may be used
o Write your Centre Number and Student Number at Section II pages 9-15
the top of relevant pages as indicated Total marks (78)
o ,\ Formulae Sheet is provided at the back of this o Attempt Questions 23 -28
paper
o Allow about 2 hours for this section

Care ltas been taken to ensure that this paper is free oJ' errors and that it mirrors the format and style of past I{SC papers.
Hotuever, there is no guarantee whatsoeyer that the 2010 HSC examinationwill have similar content. stv^le orformat. This paper is
intended only as a trialfor the HSC exantination or as revision leadiryg1pL9.lthg exantination.

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Section I
Total marks (22)
Attempt Questions I -22
Allow about 30 minutes for this section

Use the Multiple-Choice Answer sheet provided

4x3 x 6x2 :

(A) l2x6
(B) 24x6
(C) 10x5

(D) 24xs

The value of r in the diagram below is given by:

(a) 5xcos32o

(b) 5xcos28'
(c) _ 5

cos 32 o
_ cos-71 ^^0
(d) _
5

3 Expressed in scientific notation, 0.000 000 823 is:

(A) 8.23 x10

7 (B) 8.23 x10{ (C) 823 xlO 6
(D) 8.23 x10-e

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 4 Children at a local high school were asked to write down their age last birthday.

Which of the following best describes this data?

(A) Discrete

(B) Stratified
(C) Categorical

(D) Continuous

5 Find the number of ways in which Leo, Jean, Zeiru, Col and Peter can stand in a queue.

(A) s

(B) 1s

(c) 60

(D) t20

6 Which of the following have the same probability?

(i) A die shows the number 6 on its uppermost face after being rolled.

(ii) Two coins thrown into the air together both land on tails.

(iii) A red marble is taken from a container which contains 6 red, 14 green and 16 black
marbles. Each marble is identical in shape and size.

(iv) A die shows an even number on its uppermost face after being rolled.

7 Jack works a 35-hour week at a rate of $28.50 per hour. When he takes his 4 weeks annual
leave he is paid a loading of 171/z%. Jack's weekly wage, when on leave, is:

(A) $174.s6 (B) s786.27 (c) $1011.s0 (D) $1172.06

8 In Australia w€ measure temperature in degrees Celsius. An American tourist requests the

temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Conveft 39oC to Fahrenheit using the formula
5
C: i (F_32):
9
(A) 3.8 (B) 80.8 (c) e0.6 (D) t02.2
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9 Find the value of N (to the nearest dollar), where U = U(!!1land M:$1250,
I r(l + ,1" .)
r:0.007,n:l80

(A) $127 s08 (B) $127 6e6 (C) $128 67s (D) $130 78s

10 Which of the following expressions will give the area (in square centimetres) of this ellipse?

Q
(A) nx10x20 (B) nx202 (C):rx5x10 (D)
20

nxlO2

11 The diameter of the large circle is 50 cm and the diameter of the small circle is 20 cm.
Which of the following expressions give the area (in square centimetres) of this annulus?

O
\_-/

(A) n(502-20') (B) n(252-20') (c) x(502+202) (D)n(2s2-t02)

12 A car travels 850 metres in 1 min 10 seconds.

What is its average speed to the nearest kilometre per hour?

(A) 8km,41 (B) 44kn h (C) 48km/h (D)278knnh

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 13

NOT TO SCALE
The correct value fory is:

(A) ! =22.52 +19.42 -2x22.5x19.4cos1180

(B) v=

(c) y: 22.5sinsin39"118"

22.5 sin 44"

(D) y=
sin23'

t1 Find the volume of this trapezoidal prism. All dimensions are in centimetres.

(A) 189 cm3 (B) 203.1 cm3 (c) 306.8 cm3 (D) 467.5 cm3

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LTse the following information to answer Question 15 and Question 16:

Freda borrow'ed $80 000 to buy aflat. She took out a reducible loan at9o/o per annum. Her
monthly repayment was $750.

Home Loan Table

Amount = $80,000
Annual lnterest Rate= 9o/o
Monthly Repayment (R) = $750

N Principle (P) Interest (l) P+l P+l-R

1 $80,000 $600.00 $80,600.00 $79,850.00
2 $79,850.00 $598.88 $80,448.88 $79,698.88
3 $79,698.88 $597.74 $80,296.62 $79,546.62
4 $79,546.62 ***

15 By how much had Freda reduced the amount she owed after her second repayment?

(A) $4s3.38

(B) $301.12

(c) s22so

(D) $7e s46.62

16 In the table, what value should go in the box marked 8** ?

(A) $78 7e6.62

(B) $7e 3e3.22

(c) $7e 3e4.36

(D) g7e 3e6.62

17 Apainting is valued at $300 000. If its value increases at the rate of 15Yo each year, what
would be its value after 4 years? Write your answer to the nearest dollar.

(A) $180 000 (B) $203 4s6 (C) $s24 702 (D) $786 4s0

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 18 Which one of the following could be the graph of y = -3x + 5?
(A) (B)

(c) (D)

19 From the graph below, which statement about sales of squash rackets can be made?

Comparison of average sales at Debels and M Mart of squash

rackets.
Jan

Debels M Mart

(A) The range of sales at M Mart is about the same as that at Debels.

(B) The range of sales at M Mart is about half of that at Debels.

(C) The range of sales at M Mart is about double that at Debels.

(D) The range of sales at M Mart is about a quarter of that at Debels.

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20 The diagram consists of squares and a semi-circle.
Which of the following expressions could be used to calculate the shaded area?
NOT TO SCALE

I
1

(A) 7: -3: +!*ox3.5r

2

17 m
L
(B) l- +3- +-xlTx I
-) ^) -

(c) J'-3'+trx3.52
I
(D) /'-3- +ltx /-
-) ^) -f

The following information relates to Questions2l md22.

Wayne recorded his Science and History marks. His marks were recorded and are displayed on
the back-to-back stem and leaf plot below.

Marks

8 7 0 5
8
n
J 1 058
6 2 2 2
a
I J 5
9 4 4 469
2 5 57
Use this back-to-back stem and leaf plot to answer Questions 2l and22.

2t How many tests did Wayne sit for in Science and History?
(A) 12

(B) 21

(c) 28

(D) 3e

22 Find Wayne's mean mark in History to the nearest whole number.

(A) 27
(B) 2e
(c) 32

(D) 33
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Total marks (78)
Attempt Questions 23-28
Allow about 2 hours for this section

Start each question on a SEPARAfE page/ booklet.

All necessary working should be shown in every question

Question 23 (13 marks) Use a separate pagelbooklet Marks

(a) The diagram shows a fenced off backyard with a garden (shaded) and area to be paved.

1.6 m

1.8 m
Not to scale
2m

1.8 rt
1.7m /
Garden
1.8 m

I m

1.8 m

1.9 m

NOT TO SCALE

(i) Calculate the area to be paved using two applications of Simpson's Rule. 2

(ii) Paving costs $19.35 per square metre. Calculate the cost of paving for this area. 1

(b)

Not to scale

12 cm

Calculate the surface area of this triangular prism. 3

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(c)

Not to scale

Y 8.2m

The diagram depicts a building. The length XY is 68 metres. The Tower leans
8.2 metres from the vertical.

Find the value of 0 ? Give your answer to the nearest degree.

(d)
p-3 p-2
Solve for p:
34

(e) The equation of the line of good fit connecting English marks (e) and Science (s),
plotted on a scatter plot, is e :0.4 x s + 4. Using the equation predict the English
mark for the student who scores 40 in a Science test.

(0 The game of Poker is played by dealing hands of five cards to each player, from a
pack of 52 cards. How many different five card hands are possible?

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Question 24 (13 marks) Use a separate pagel booklet
Marks
(a) A sketch of a radial survey is shown.

NOT TO
SCALE
zsm )

(i) Find the area ofAECB to one decimal place. 2

(ii) Find the distance of DC to the nearest metre. 2

(b) A study of lie detector testing determining the honesty ofiob applications produced
the following results.

kst results
Cor:rectly Incorrectly Totals
identified identified
Honest people 345 105 450
Dishonest oeople 135 45 180
Totals 480 150

(i) How many people were tested? 1

(ii) What percentage of the dishonest people did the test classify as honest? I
(iii) If from this group were chosen at random. what is the probability
a person
that the person would be an honest person who did not pass the lie
detector test?

(c) Two unbiased dice are thrown. The dice each have six faces. The faces are numbered
1.2.3.4,5 and6.

(i) What is the probability that neither shows a five?

(ii) Jane plays a game with these dice. There is no entry fee.
When the dice are thrown:
Jane wins $40 if both dice throw a 5.
She wins $4 if there is only one flve.
She loses $4 if neither shows a 5.
What is her financial expection from this game?

(d) Solve the equation 4^1*j =20 )

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Question 25 (13 marks) Use a separate pagelbooklet Marks

(a) A business purchased a computer for $6900 and plan to claim a tax deduction for
depreciation of $480 per year. Using the straight- line method of depreciation:

(i) Calculate the salvage value of the computer after 4 years.

(ii) After how many years will the computer have a salvage value of $0? 2

(b) The amount of paint needed to paint a wall is directly proportional to the area

covered. A 6 litre can of paint will cover 20 m2 . Find the number of litres of paint

needed to paint a wall 56 m2 . 2

(c) TownA isat(27"N, 100" W). TownB is at(23"N, 125" E).Findthetrue

time and day in town A if it is 6am on Monday in town B.

(d) The heat required, Q, to raise the temperature of a steel rod of mass, m, ftom a
temperature of A to a temperature of B, is given bV Q: 5ru(B - A).

(i) ShowthatB: ?no

5m

(ii) Find B (to the nearest degree) if Q: 600, m:28 andA: 18.5 2

(e) A researcher investigating the kangaroo population in an area catches and tags
40 kangaroos before releasing them back into the same area. A week later the
researcher catches another 40 kangaroos and finds that 8 ofthem are tagged.

Use this information to estimate the number of kangaroos in the area.

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Question 26 (13 marks) Use a separate pagel booklet Marks

(a) A plane flies 600 hn from(A) to (B) on a bearing of 0300 T.

It then flies on a bearing of 1600 T to (C) which is 300 km from (Bi).

NOT TO
SCALE

(i) Showthatthe size of lABCis 500

(ii) Find the distance from Ato C. Give your answer correct to
one decimal place.
)
(iii) Calculate IBCA to the nearest degree. 2

(iv) What is the bearing of A from C to the nearest degree? )

(b) The diagram represents the earth with two points P and Q on the surface of the Earth.

Calculate the angular distance between X and Y and hence find the shortest
distance between X and Y in nautical miles.

(c) Atree casts shadow 6 metres in length. At the same time a metre rule casts a
shadow 1.2 metres long. Find the ratio of the sides of the similar figures formed. 2

(d) A machine fills packets of lollies. The mean number of lollies in each packet is 30
with a standard deviation of 1.4 lollies and the number of lollies is normally
distributed. Jack claims that he bought a packet which had 36 lollies in it.
Discuss Jack's claim.
)
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Question 27 (13 marks) Use a separate pagel booklet Marks

(a) The probability of rain falling on a particular night in August at a health resort is 0.65.
Ahmed travels to the health resort for three nights.

(i) Draw a tree diagram to show the outcomes of rain falling or not falling for
the three days. )

(ii) What is the probability of rain falling on all three nights? I

(iii) Find the probability that there is rain falling on at least one night. )

(b) Anew motorway is built. When there is no toll to use the motorway,
12 000 use it each day. For each dollar increase in the toll, 1000 fewer
vehicles use the motorway.

(i) If d (dollars) represents the value of the toll, find an equation for the
number of vehicles (v) using the motorway each day in terms of d.

(ii) Suny says 'Ahigher toll always means a higher total daily income'.

Show that Suny is incorrect and find the maximum daily income from tolls.
( Use a table of values, or a graph, or suitable calculations).

(c) Rick has an investment account that pays 5o/o p.a., compounding yearly,
into which he deposits $1 300 per year. He plans to make regular investments
every year for 18 years. What single investment could he make today at 5o/o p.a.
compounding yearly, for 18 years, that will produce the same amount as
his periodic investment account?

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Question 28 (13 marks) Use a separate pagel booklet Marks

(a) Seven students sat for examinations in English and Physics. They scored the
following marks:

English 56 61 54 74 62 55 72 70
Physics 59 77 67 73 63 61 81 73

(i) Find the mean and sample standard deviation for each of the two sets of
examination results. 2

(ii) One student scored 71 in English and 74 in Physics. Using both the
mean and the standard deviation determine which was the better result.
Give reasons. 2

(b) Abby and Greg deliver pamphlets to letterboxes in the same neighbourhood.
The number of pamphlets delivered over a 12 hour period is shown below:

Abby: 23 24 25 27 27 27 30 33 33 33 35 36 37
Greg: 14 17 20 24 26 28 30 30 33 39 39 46 47

(i) List a five number summary for each set of data 2

(ii) Display both sets of data using box and whisker plots 2

(iii) Which worker showed the greater interquartile range of pamphlets delivered? I

(c) A closed container which contains a cylinder and hemi-sphere, and an equilateral
triangular prism are shown below The container and the prism need a coat of paint.
Find the cost of painting the container and the prism, if a one litre can of paint costs $65.
It is known one litre of paint will cover 40 square metres. 4

4m
Not to scale

4m

2m

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 GENERAL MATHEMATICS

FORMULAE SHEET

Area of an annulus Surface area

A: n(R2 - 12 ) Sphere A: 4m2

R = radiusof outer circle Closedcylinder A:2m"h+2m2
r = radius of inner circle
r: radius
ft = perpendicular height

Area of an ellipse Volume

A=ftab
Cone
1
V:-lTf-h
,,
J
a = lenglh of semi-major axis
b = lenglh of semi-minor axis Cylinder V=m2h
I
Pvramid V=-Ah
Area of a sector J
4
e Snhere
rl V = 1m3
/a--/al J
360 r:
radius
0 = number of degrees in central angle h = perpendicular height
A =artad of base
Arc length of a circle

,e
l=-ZIr
360
d = number of degrees in central angle

Simpson's rule for area approximation Sine rule

abc
1^
sin I
=-:_
sin B sin C
A = ')@,
1../
*4d,+d,)
J
h : distance between successive Area of a triangle
measurements
l= - abstnC
1

dt = first measurement 2
d,, : middle measurement
Cosine rule
dt : last measurement
c' =a' +b2 -2abcosC

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 FORMULAE SHEET

Simple interest Declining balance formula for depreciation

I :Prn S =Vo(L-r)"
P =initial quantity .S = salvage value of asset after m periods
7" = percentage interest rate per period, 7" = percentage interest rate per period,
expressed as a decimal expressed as a decimal
n : number of periods
Compound interest Mean of a sample

A = P(l+r)' Fx
A=frnal balance n
P : initial quantity
compounding X
Ln
7' = percentage interest rate per Jv= €-
period, expressed as a decimal L'f
.r = 111€O11

x: individual score
n : number of scores
/: frequency
Future value (A)ot an annuity Formulafora z -score
x-x
,a= ul0*')" -tf L
--
s
lrl s = standard deviation
M = contribution per period,
paid at the end of the period

Present value (AD of an annuity Gradient of a straight line

. verticalchange in position
* - ,l <t+ rl'-t) horizont al changein p o sitio n
I r(1+ r)' _]

Gradient-intercept form of a straight line

or
y':mx+b
1y'=
yn= gradient
(1 + r)' $ = y -intercept

Straight-line formula for depreciation Probability of an event

The probability of an event where outcomes
S =vo _ Dn are equally likely is given by:
s = sarvage value of asset after n periods
4 =purchase price of the asset p(event) : number of favourable outcomes
D =amount of depreciation apportioned total number of outcomes
per period
n =number of periods

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 YEAR 12 TRIAL HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMII{ATION
GENERAL MATHEMATICS-MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEET

Sample 2+ 4:? (A)2 (B) 6 (c) 8 (D) e

(A) o (B)
- (C) O (D) o
If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and fill in the new answer.
(A) o (B) (C) (D (D) O
X
If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the correct answer, then indicate this by
writing the word coruect and drawing an arrow as follows

o
r conect

(A) (B) x (c) x (D) O

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

1 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 12 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
2 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o 13 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
3 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o t4 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o
4 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o 15 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
s (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o t6 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
6 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o t7 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o
7 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o 18 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
8 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o 19 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o
e (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 20 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o
10 (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o 2t (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o
11 (A)o (B)o (C)o (D)o )) (A)o (B)o (c)o (D)o

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