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Task 1

Numbers and Sets of Numbers

Five statements about numbers and sets of numbers are stated below.

Task:

Put a cross next to each of the two true statements. [2 out of 5]


9
is a rational number.
2

– 100 is an integer.


15 is a terminating, non-recurring decimal number.

Every rational number is also a real number.


–4 is a real number.

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Task 2

Flight Tickets

A fifth of the tickets for a particular flight are sold to private passengers; the rest are sold to travel
companies.

Each ticket sold to a travel company is 5 % cheaper than a ticket sold to a private passenger.

The variable x gives the price per ticket for a private passenger.

Task:

Write down an expression that can be used to calculate the average price per ticket in terms of x.

average price per ticket:

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Task 3

Smoothie

The vitamin C content of blackcurrants is on average 177 mg per 100 g; the vitamin C content of
kiwis is on average 46 mg per 100 g.

These two types of fruit are to be mixed in a smoothie so that a total of 75 g of smoothie contains
100 mg of vitamin C.

Task:

Determine the amount of blackcurrants (in g) and the amount of kiwis (in g) that need to be mixed
for this smoothie.

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Task 7

Graph of a Polynomial Function

A fourth-degree polynomial function f has the following properties:

• f has a local maximum when x = –3.
• The graph of f is symmetrical about the vertical axis.

Task:

In the coordinate system shown below, sketch the graph of one such polynomial function f in the
interval [–4, 4].

f(x)
4

1
0 x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
–1

–2

–3

–4

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Task 8

Length of a Candle

A cylindrical candle has a length of 10 cm at time t = 0. After burning for 120 min, the candle has
a length of 4 cm.
The linear function L models the length of the candle in terms of the burning time t with
0 ≤ t ≤ 200 (t in min, L(t) in cm).

Task:

Write down an equation of the function L.

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Task 9

Parameters of a Quadratic Function

The graph of the quadratic function f with equation f(x) = a · x 2 + b has a local minimum at point
S = (0, –2) and goes through the point P = (1, 0).

Task:

Determine the real parameters a and b.

a=

b=

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Task 10

Zeros, Maxima, Minima and Points of Inflexion

The number of real zeros, local maxima and minima and points of inflexion of a polynomial
function depends on the degree of the function, among other things.

Task:

Put a cross next to each of the two correct statements. [2 out of 5]

Every 1st degree polynomial function has

exactly 1 local maximum or minimum.
Every 2nd degree polynomial function has
at least 1 real zero.
Every 3rd degree polynomial function has
at least 1 real zero.
Every 4th degree polynomial function has
exactly 3 local maxima or minima.
Every 5th degree polynomial function has
at least 1 point of inflexion.

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Task 11

Annual Interest Rate

The capital K0 grows exponentially under a consistent annual interest rate i.

After n years, the capital reaches the value Kn , which can be calculated with the formula shown
below.

Kn = K0 ∙ (1 + i )n with n∈ℕ

After 6 years, the capital K0 has increased by a total of 8.62 %.

Task:

Determine the annual interest rate i.

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Task 12

Windmill

The tips of the rotor blades of windmills move in a circle whose diameter is known as the rotor
diameter.

The function h: ℝ → ℝ, t ↦ h(t) models the height of the tip of one of the rotor blades of a
particular windmill above the ground in terms of the time t (t in s, h(t) in m).

The graph of the function h is shown in the diagram below.

h(t) in m
180
160
140
h
120
100
80
60
40
20
t in s
0
0 3 6 9 12

Task:

Using the diagram above, write down the rotor diameter as well as the time that a rotor blade
requires for a full revolution.

rotor diameter: m

time for a full revolution: s

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Task 13

Gradient of a Tangent

The function f: ℝ → ℝ is an nth degree polynomial function with n ≥ 2.

Task:

Put a cross next to each of the two limits that, in all cases, correspond to the gradient of the
tangent of the graph of the function f at x = 5. [2 out of 5]

f(x1) – f(5)
lim
x1 → 5 5 – x1

f(5 + h) – f(5)
lim
h→0 5+h

f(5 + h) – f(5)
lim
h→5 h

f(x1) – f(5)
lim
x1 → 5 x1 – 5

f(5 + h) – f(5)
lim
h→0 h

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Task 14

Cyclist

The differentiable function v: ℝ 0+ → ℝ 0+, t ↦ v(t) models the velocity of a cyclist on her journey to
school in terms of the time (t in s, v(t) in m/s).

For all t ∈ [0, 6], v′(t) > 0 holds.

Task:

Describe the meaning of the inequality shown in the given context.

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Task 15

Production Costs

The monthly fixed costs of a business for the production of soft drinks are € 200,000.
The function K models the total monthly costs for this production (in euros) in terms of the
amount produced x.
The marginal costs for this production are described by the function K′.

K′(x) = 0.003 ∙ x2 – 6 ∙ x + 3 500

x ... amount produced in units of quantity
K′(x) ... marginal costs for the amount produced x in euros per unit of quantity

Task:

Write down an equation of the function K.

K(x) =

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Task 16

Derivative

The diagram below shows the graph of the constant derivative function f′ of a function f. For this
function f, the statement f(0) = 2 holds.

Task:

Draw the graph of the function f on the diagram below.

f(x), f′(x)
3

0 x
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
–1

f′ –2

–3

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Task 17

Points on a Graph

The graph of a 3rd degree polynomial function f is shown below.

Four points with x-coordinates 0, x1, x2 and x3 are also displayed. These four points are
characteristic points of the graph (points of intersection with the axes, maxima or minima, point of
inflexion).

f(x)

x
O x1 x2 x3

Task:

Match each of the four x-coordinates 0, x1, x2 and x3 to the corresponding statement from A to F.

0 At the point with this x-coordinate,

A the first derivative is zero and the
x1 second derivative is negative.

x2 At the point with this x-coordinate,

B the first and the second derivatives
x3 are negative.
At the point with this x-coordinate,
C the first derivative is zero and the
second derivative is positive.
At the point with this x-coordinate,
D the first and the second derivatives
are positive.
At the point with this x-coordinate,
E the first and the second derivatives
are zero.
At the point with this x-coordinate,
F the first derivative is positive and
the second derivative is zero.

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Task 19

Monthly Wages

A particular company has two departments.

In the first department, there are 14 employees, and in the second department there are 26
employees.

The following information is known about the monthly wages of the employees:
• The mean of the monthly wages of all 40 employees is € 2,280.50.
• The mean of the monthly wages of the employees of the second department is € 2,200.00.

Task:

Determine the mean x of the monthly wages of the employees of the first department.

x=€

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Task 20

Random Experiment

A particular random experiment results in either “success” or “failure”. The random variable
X gives the number of times the experiment results in “success” if the random experiment is
conducted 7 times.

Task:

Match each of the four probabilities to the corresponding equal probability from A to F.

P(X < 3) A P(X > 2)

P(X ≤ 3) B 1 – P(X ≤ 4)

P(X ≥ 3) C P(X ≤ 2)

P(X > 3) D P(X = 3) + P(X > 4)

E P(X = 4) + P(X ≥ 5)

F 1 – P(X > 3)

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Task 21

Card Game

The following statements hold for the 8 cards of a card game:

• 3 cards are labelled with “1”.
• 3 cards are labelled with “2”.
• 2 cards are labelled with “3”.

These 8 cards are shuffled. Then, 2 cards are dealt.

Task:

Determine the probability that at least 1 of the 2 cards dealt is labelled with an odd number.

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Task 22

Bit Combinations

A computer calculates with so-called bits. A bit can either take the value 0 or the value 1. An
arbitrary array of eight bits is also known as a byte.

Task:

Put a cross next to the correct interpretation of (83) in the given context. [1 out of 6]
(83) gives the probability that the first three bits of a byte
are all 1s.
()
8
3
gives the probability that exactly three 1s appear in a
row in a byte.
()
8
3
gives the probability that there are exactly three 1s in
a byte.
()
8
3
gives the number of possibilities for there being
exactly three 1s in a byte.
()
8
3
gives the number of possibilities for exactly three 1s
to appear in a row in a byte.
()
8
3
gives the number of possibilities for the first three
bits of a byte to all be 1s.

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Task 23

Wheel of Fortune

A pointer is mounted in the middle of the wheel of fortune shown below. For each revolution of
the pointer, the following statement holds:
The pointer lands in each sector with probability 1 .
8

The winning sums to be paid out when the pointer lands in the various sectors are shown on the
wheel of fortune below (a ∈ ℝ+).

€a €0

€4∙a €a

€a €0

€0 €2∙a

The pointer is spun once.

The random variable X gives the amount of the winning sum to be paid out.
The expectation value in euros is given as: E(X) = 4.5

Task:

Determine a.

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Task 24

Binomial Distribution

The five random variables X1 , X2 , X3 , X4 and X5 can only take integer values between 0 and 8.
Their probability distributions are shown in the diagrams below.

Task:

Put a cross next to the two diagrams that could show a binomial distribution.
[2 out of 5]

P(X1 = k)

k
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X2 = k)

k
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X3 = k)

k
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X4 = k)

k
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X5 = k)

k
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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