1.

The profit (P) in Swiss Francs made by three students selling homemade lemonade is modelled
by the function

1 2
P=– x + 5x – 30
20

where x is the number of glasses of lemonade sold.

(a) Copy and complete the table below

x 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
P 15 90 75 50
(3)

(b) On graph paper draw axes for x and P, placing x on the horizontal axis and P on the
vertical axis. Use suitable scales. Draw the graph of P against x by plotting the points.
Label your graph.
(5)

(c) Use your graph to find

(i) the maximum possible profit;

(1)

(ii) the number of glasses that need to be sold to make the maximum profit;
(1)

(iii) the number of glasses that need to be sold to make a profit of 80 Swiss Francs;
(2)

(iv) the amount of money initially invested by the three students.

(1)

(d) The three students Baljeet, Jane and Fiona share the profits in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3
respectively. If they sold 40 glasses of lemonade, calculate Fiona's share of the profits.
(2)
(Total 15 marks)

2. Let ξ = {x : 1 ≤ x < 17, x ∈ }.

P , Q and R are the subsets of ξ such that

P = {multiples of four};

Q = (factors of 36};

R = {square numbers}.

(a) List the elements of

(i) ξ

(ii) P ∩ Q ∩ R.
(2)

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(b) Describe in words the set P ∪ Q.
(1)

(c) (i) Draw a Venn diagram to show the relationship between sets P, Q and R.
(2)

(ii) Write the elements of ξ in the appropriate places on the Venn diagram.
(3)

(d) Let p, q and r be the statements

p : x is a multiple of four;

q : x is a factor of 36;

r : x is a square number.

(i) Write a sentence, in words, for the statement;

(p ∨ r) ∧ ¬ q
(2)

(ii) Shade the region on your Venn diagram in part (c)(i) that represents (p ∨ r) ∧ ¬ q
(1)

(iii) (a) Use a truth table to determine the values of (p ∨ r) ∧ ¬ q. Write the first three
columns of your truth table in the following format.

p q r
T T T
T T F
T F T
T F F
F T T
F T F
F F T
F F F
(3)

(b) Write down one possible value of x for which (p ∨ r) ∧ ¬ q is true.

(1)
(Total 15 marks)

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3. Note: For this question, it is important that you show your working and explain your method
clearly.

A box contains 10 coloured light bulbs, 5 green, 3 red and 2 yellow. One light bulb is selected at
random and put into the light fitting of room A.

(a) What is the probability that the light bulb selected is

(i) green?
(1)

(ii) not green?

(1)

A second light bulb is selected at random and put into the light fitting in room B.

(b) What is the probability that

(i) the second light bulb is green given the first light bulb was green?
(l)

(ii) both light bulbs were not green?

(2)

(iii) one room had a green light bulb and the other room does not have a green light
bulb?
(3)

A third light bulb is selected at random and put in the light fitting of room C.

(c) What is the probability that

(i) all three rooms have green light bulbs?

(2)

(ii) only one room has a green light bulb?

(3)

(iii) at least one room has a green light bulb?

(2)
(Total 15 marks)

4. It is known that 5% of all AA batteries made by Power Manufacturers are defective. AA

batteries are sold in packs of 4.

Find the probability that a pack of 4 has

(a) exactly two defective batteries;

(3)

(b) at least one defective battery.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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5. Let

ξ = {positive integers less than 15};

X= {multiples of 2};

Y = {multiples of 3}.

(a) Show, in a Venn diagram, the relationship between the sets ξ, X and Y.
(1)

(b) List the elements of:

(i) X∩Y
(1)

(ii) X ∩ Y.
(2)

(c) Find the number of elements in the complement of (X ∪ Y).

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

6. Three propositions are defined as follows:

p : The oven is working.

q : The food supply is adequate.

r : The visitors are hungry.

(a) Write one sentence, in words only, for each of the following logic statements.

(i) q∧r∧¬p
(2)

(ii) ¬ r ∨ (p ∧ q)
(2)

(b) Write the sentence below using only the symbols p, q and logic connectives.

"If the oven is working and the food supply is adequate then the oven is working or the
food supply is adequate."
(2)

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 (c) A tautology is a compound statement which is always true. Use a truth table to determine
whether or not your answer to part (b) is a tautology.

Hint: Begin by writing the first two columns of your truth table in the following format:

p q
T T
T F
F T
F F
(3)
(Total 9 marks)

7. A marine biologist records as a frequency distribution the lengths (L), measured to the nearest
centimetre, of 100 mackerel. The results are given in the table below.

Length of mackerel Number of

(L cm) mackerel
27 < L ≤ 29 2
29 < L ≤ 31 4
31 < L ≤ 33 8
33 < L ≤ 35 21
35 < L ≤ 37 30
37 < L ≤ 39 18
39 < L ≤ 41 12
41 < L ≤ 43 5
100

(a) Construct a cumulative frequency table for the data in the table.
(2)

(b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve.

Hint: Plot your cumulative frequencies at the top of each interval.

(3)

(c) Use the cumulative frequency curve to find an estimate, to the nearest cm for

(i) the median length of mackerel;

(2)

(ii) the interquartile range of mackerel length.

(2)
(Total 9 marks)

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8. Angela needs $4000 to pay for a car. She was given two options by the car seller.

Option A: Outright Loan

A loan of $4000 at a rate of 12% per annum compounded monthly.

(a) Find

(i) the cost of this loan for one year;

(2)

(ii) the equivalent annual simple interest rate.

(2)

Option B: Friendly Credit Terms

A 25% deposit, followed by 12 equal monthly payments of $ 287.50.

(b) (i) How much is to be paid as a deposit under this option?

(1)

(ii) Find the cost of the loan under Friendly Credit Terms.
(2)

(c) Give a reason why Angela might choose

(i) Option A

(ii) Option B
(2)

To help Angela, her employer agrees to give her an interest free loan of $4000 to buy the car.
The employer is to recover the money by making the following deductions from Angela's salary:

$x in the first month,

$y every subsequent month.

The total deductions after 20 months is $1540 and after 30 months it is $2140.

(d) Find x and y.

(4)

(e) How many months will it take for Angela to completely pay off the $4000 loan?
(2)
(Total 15 marks)

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9. Vanessa wants to rent a place for her wedding reception. She obtains two quotations.

(a) The local council will charge her £30 for the use of the community hall plus £ 10 per
guest.

(i) Copy and complete this table for charges made by the local council.

Number of guests (N) 10 30 50 70 90

Charges (C) in £
(2)

(ii) On graph paper, using suitable scales, draw and label a graph showing the charges.
Take the horizontal axis as the number of guests and the vertical axis as the
charges.
(3)

(iii) Write a formula for C, in terms N, that can be used by the local council to calculate
their charges.
(1)

(b) The local hotel calculates charges for their conference room using the formula:

5N
C= + 500
2

where C is the charge in £ and N is the number of guests.

(i) Describe, in words only, what this formula means.

(2)

(ii) Copy and complete this table for the charges made by the hotel.

Number of guests (N) 0 20 40 80

Charges (C) in £
(2)

(iii) On the same axes used in part (a)(ii), draw this graph of C. Label your graph
clearly.
(2)

(c) Explain, briefly, what the two graphs tell you about the charges made.
(2)

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 (d) Using your graphs or otherwise, find

(i) the cost of renting the community hall if there are 87 guests;
(2)

(ii) the number of guests if the hotel charges £650;

(2)

(iii) the difference in charges between the council and the hotel if there are 82 guests at
the reception.
(2)
(Total 20 marks)

10. A group of 25 females were asked how many children they each had. The results are shown in
the histogram below.

Number of Children per Female

10
9
8
7
6
5
Frequency
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4
Number of Children

(a) Show that the mean number of children per female is 1.4.
(2)

(b) Show clearly that the standard deviation for this data is approximately 1.06.
(3)

(c) Another group of 25 females was surveyed and it was found that the mean number of
children per female was 2.4 and the standard deviation was 2. Use the results from parts
(a) and (b) to describe the differences between the number of children the two groups of
females have.
(2)

(d) A female is selected at random from the first group. What is the probability that she has
more than two children?
(2)

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 (e) Two females are selected at random from the first group. What is the probability that

(i) both females have more than two children?

(2)

(ii) only one of the females has more than two children?
(2)

(iii) the second female selected has two children given that the first female selected had
no children?
(1)
(Total 15 marks)

11. A group of 30 children are surveyed to find out which of the three sports cricket (C), basketball
(B) or volleyball (V) they play. The results are as follows:

3 children do not play any of these sports

2 children play all three sports
6 play volleyball and basketball
3 play cricket and basketball
6 play cricket and volleyball
16 play basketball
12 play volleyball.

(a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the relationship between the three sports played.
(1)

(b) On your Venn diagram indicate the number of children that belong to each region.
(3)

(c) How many children play only cricket?

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

12. Let the propositions p, q and r be defined as:

p : Matthew arrives home before six o'clock

q : Matthew cooks dinner
r : Jill washes the dishes

(a) (i) Express the following statement in logical form.

If Matthew arrives home before six o'clock then he will cook dinner.
(1)

(ii) Write the following logic statement in words.

¬q⇒¬r
(1)

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 (b) (i) Copy and complete the truth table below.

p q r p⇒q q ⇒ r ¬r (p ⇒ q) ∧ (q ⇒ r) ∧ ¬r ¬p [(p ⇒ q) ∧ (q ⇒ r) ∧ ¬r] ⇒ ¬p

T T T T
T T F T
T F T T
T F F T
F T T T
F T F T
F F T T
FI F FI T
(5)

(ii) Explain the significance of the truth table above.

(2)
(Total 9 marks)

13. The line L1 shown on the set of axes below has equation 3x + 4y = 24. L1 cuts the x-axis at A and
cuts the y-axis at B.
Diagram not drawn to scale

L1
B L2

x
O A
C

(a) Write down the coordinates of A and B.

(2)

M is the midpoint of the line segment [AB].

(b) Write down the coordinates of M.

(2)

The line L2 passes through the point M and the point C (0, –2).

(c) Write down the equation of L2.

(2)
(d) Find the length of

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 (i) MC;
(2)

(ii) AC.
(2)

(e) The length of AM is 5. Find

(i) the size of angle CMA;

(3)

(ii) the area of the triangle with vertices C, M and A.

(2)
(Total 15 marks)

14. Miranti deposits $1000 into an investment account that pays 5% interest per annum.

(a) What will be the value of the investment after 5 years if the interest is reinvested?
(2)

(b) How many years would it take Miranti's investment of $1000 to double in value?
(4)

At the beginning of each year Brenda deposits $1000 into an investment account that pays 5%
interest per annum. Interest is calculated annually and reinvested.

(c) How much would be in Brenda's account after 5 years?

(4)
(Total 10 marks)

15. The Type Fast secretarial training agency has a new computer software spreadsheet package.
The agency investigates the number of hours it takes people of varying ages to reach a level of
proficiency using this package. Fifteen individuals are tested and the results are summarised in
the table below.

Age 32 40 21 45 24 19 17 21 27 54 33 37 23 45 18
(x)
Time
(in hours) 10 12 8 15 7 8 6 9 11 16 t 13 9 17 5
(y)

(a) (i) Given that Sy = 3.5 and Sxy = 36.7, calculate the product-moment correlation
coefficient r for this data.
(4)

(ii) What does the value of the correlation coefficient suggest about the relationship
between the two variables?
(1)

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 (b) Given that the mean time taken was 10.6 hours, write the equation of the regression line
for y on x in the form y = ax + b.
(3)

(c) Use your equation for the regression line to predict

(i) the time that it would take a 33 year old person to reach proficiency, giving your
answer correct to the nearest hour;
(2)

(ii) the age of a person who would take 8 hours to reach proficiency, giving your
answer correct to the nearest year.
(2)
(Total 12 marks)

16. A, B, C, D and E are points on the curve y = f(x) shown in the diagram below.

E
y
y = f (x )

D
B

A
C

(a) Describe the gradient of the curve in passing from the point B, through point C to point D.
(3)

(b) D has coordinates (a, f(a)), and the x-coordinate at E is a + 4. Write an expression for the
gradient of the line segment [DE].
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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17. A farmer wishes to enclose a rectangular field using an existing fence for one of the four sides.

Existing fence

(a) Write an expression in terms of x and y that shows the total length of the new fence.
(1)

(b) The farmer has enough materials for 2500 metres of new fence. Show that

y = 2500 – 2x
(1)

(c) A(x) represents the area of the field in terms of x.

(i) Show that

A(x) = 2500x – 2x2

(2)

(ii) Find A'(x).

(1)

(iii) Hence or otherwise find the value of x that produces the maximum area of the field.
(3)

(iv) Find the maximum area of the field.

(3)
(Total 11 marks)

18. In a club with 60 members, everyone attends either on Tuesday for Drama (D) or on Thursday
for Sports (S) or on both days for Drama and Sports.

One week it is found that 48 members attend for Drama and 44 members attend for Sports and x
members attend for both Drama and Sports.

(a) (i) Draw and label fully a Venn diagram to illustrate this information.
(3)

(ii) Find the number of members who attend for both Drama and Sports.
(2)

(iii) Describe, in words, the set represented by (D ∩ S)'.

(2)

(iv) What is the probability that a member selected at random attends for Drama only or
Sports only?
(3)

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 The club has 28 female members, 8 of whom attend for both Drama and Sports.

(b) What is the probability that a member of the club selected at random

(i) is female and attends for Drama only or Sports only?

(2)

(ii) is male and attends for both Drama and Sports?

(2)
(Total 14 marks)

19. The propositions p, q and r are defined as follows:

p : this is a good course

q : the course is worth taking
r : the grading is lenient

(a) Write a symbolic statement for each of the following sentences.

(i) If this is a good course, then it is worth taking.

(ii) Either the grading is lenient, or the course is not worth taking.
(2)

(b) Write the following argument using p, q, r and logic symbols or connectives only.

If this is a good course, then it is worth taking. Either the grading is lenient, or the course
is not worth taking. But the grading is not lenient. Therefore, this is not a good course.
(2)
(Total 4 marks)

20. Diagram 1 shows a part of the graph of y = x2.

y

0 x

Diagram 1

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 Diagrams 2, 3 and 4 show a part of the graph of y = x2 after it has been moved parallel to the
x-axis, or parallel to the y-axis, or parallel to one axis, then the other.

y y y

3 3
0 x 0 2 x 0 2 x

Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4

Write down the equation of the graph shown in

(a) Diagram 2;

(b) Diagram 3;

(c) Diagram 4.
(Total 4 marks)

21. Two jars contain a number of coloured balls as indicated in the diagrams below.

2 Black 2 Black
3 White 1 White

Jar One Jar Two

Two experiments are carried out.

First Experiment: A jar is first chosen at random and then a ball is drawn from that jar.

(a) Draw, and label fully, a tree diagram to show all possible outcomes of this experiment.
(2)

(b) What is the probability that a white ball is drawn?

(3)

Second Experiment: The ball drawn in the first experiment is not replaced. A second ball is then
drawn from the same jar.

(c) What is the probability that both balls are white?

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

22. The following table shows the times, to the nearest minute, taken by 100 students to complete a

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 mathematics task.

Time (t) minutes 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40

Number of students 7 13 25 28 20 7

(a) Construct a cumulative frequency table. (Use upper class boundaries 15.5, 20.5 and so
on.)
(2)

(b) On graph paper, draw a cumulative frequency graph, using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5
minutes on the horizontal axis and 1 cm to represent 10 students on the vertical axis.
(3)

(c) Use your graph to estimate

(i) the number of students that completed the task in less than 17.5 minutes;

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(ii) the time it will take for of the students to complete the task.
4
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

23. A gardener pegs out a rope, 19 metres long, to form a triangular flower bed as shown in this
diagram.
Diagram not to scale

5m 6m

A C

Calculate

(a) the size of the angle BAC;

(3)

(b) the area of the flower bed.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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24. Members of a certain club are required to register for one of three games, billiards, snooker or
darts.

The number of club members of each gender choosing each game in a particular year is shown
in the table below.

Billiards Snooker Darts

Male 39 16 8
Female 21 14 17

(a) Use a χ 2 (Chi-squared) test at the 5% significance level to test whether choice of games is
independent of gender. State clearly the null and alternative hypotheses tested, the
expected values, and the number of degrees of freedom used.
(13)

The following year the choice of games was widened and the figures for that year are as follows:

Billiards Snooker Darts Fencing

Male 4 15 8 10
Female 10 21 17 37

(b) If the χ 2 test were applied to this new set of data,

(i) why would it be necessary to combine billiards with another game?

(ii) which other game would you combine with billiards and why?
(2)

A club member is to be selected at random.

(c) What is the probability that the club member selected is a

(i) female who chose billiards or snooker?

(ii) male or female who chose darts or fencing?

(2)
(Total 17 marks)

25. The function f (x) is given by f (x) = x3 – 3x2 + 3x, for –1 ≤ x ≤ 3.

(a) Differentiate f (x) with respect to x.

(2)

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 (b) Copy and complete the table below.

x –1 0 1 2 3
f (x) 0 1 2 9
f'(x) 12 0 12
(3)

(c) Use the information in your table to sketch the graph of f (x).
(2)

(d) Write down the gradient of the tangent to the curve at the point (3, 9).
(1)
(Total 8 marks)

26. The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 metres.

(a) The table shows some of the possible dimensions of the rectangle.
Find the values of a, b, c, d and e.

Length (m) Width (m) Area (m2)

1 11 11
a 10 b
3 c 27
4 d e
(2)

(b) If the length of the rectangle is x m, and the area is A m2, express A in terms of x only.
(1)

(c) What are the length and width of the rectangle if the area is to be a maximum?
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

27. In a survey of 52 students it was found that 30 study Spanish and 15 have computers. Seven of
the students who study Spanish also have computers.

(a) Copy and complete this table.

Study Do not study

Spanish Spanish
Total
Have
computers
Do not have
computers
Total 52
(3)
(b) Draw and label fully a Venn diagram to illustrate this information. Use U to represent the

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 set of all students surveyed, S the set of students who study Spanish and C the set of
students who have computers.
(2)

(c) Describe, in words, the set represented by C ∪ S ʹ′.

(2)

(d) Find n(C ∪ S ʹ′).

(1)

A student is selected at random to attend a computer workshop given in Spanish.

(e) What is the probability that the student

(i) has a computer and studies Spanish?

(2)

(ii) as a computer but does not study Spanish?

(2)

(iii) as a computer if he/she studies Spanish?

(2)
(Total 14 marks)

28. The table shows part of a currency conversion chart. For example GBP 1 is equivalent to
FFR 8.33.

GBP USD FFR

GBP 1 p 8.33
USD 0.64 1 q
FFR 0.12 0.19 l

For all calculations in this question give your answers correct to two decimal places.

(a) Calculate the value of

(i) p;

(ii) q.
(4)

(b) Joe has USD 1500 to exchange at a bank.

(i) Assuming no commission is charged, how much in GBP will Joe receive from the
bank?
(2)

(ii) Assuming the bank charges 1.5% commission,

(a) how much in GBP does Joe pay in commission?

(1)

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 (b) how much in GBP does Joe actually receive for his USD 1500?
(1)

(c) Joe decides to invest GBP 700 of his money in a savings account which pays interest at
5%, compounded annually.

(i) How much interest will the GBP 700 earn after 4 years?
(2)

(ii) For how many years must Joe invest his GBP 700 in order to earn at least GBP 200
in interest?
(2)

(d) After 4 years Joe has a total of GBP 900 in his savings account on an investment at 5%
interest compounded annually. How much did he invest? Give your answer to the nearest
one GBP.
(2)
(Total 14 marks)

29. An office tower is in the shape of a cuboid with a square base. The roof of the tower is in the
shape of a square based right pyramid.

The diagram shows the tower and its roof with dimensions indicated. The diagram is not drawn
to scale.

O
10 m
H G

E
F

40 m

D C

A 6m B

(a) Calculate, correct to three significant figures,

(i) the size of the angle between OF and FG;

(3)

(ii) the shortest distance from O to FG;

(2)

(iii) the total surface area of the four triangular sections of the roof;
(3)

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 (iv) the size of the angle between the slant height of the roof and the plane EFGH;
(2)

(v) the height of the tower from the base to O.

(2)

A parrot's nest is perched at a point, P, on the edge, BF, of the tower. A person at the point A,
outside the building, measures the angle of elevation to point P to be 79°.

(b) Find, correct to three significant figures, the height of the nest from the base of the tower.
(2)
(Total 14 marks)

30. Ten students were given two tests, one on Mathematics and one on English.
The table shows the results of the tests for each of the ten students.

Student A B C D E F G H I J
Mathematics
(x) 8.6 13.4 12.8 9.3 1.3 9.4 13.1 4.9 13.5 9.6
English
33 51 30 48 12 23 46 18 36 50
(y)

(a) Given sxy (the covariance) is 35.85, calculate, correct to two decimal places, the product
moment correlation coefficient (r).
(6)

(b) Use your result from part (a) to comment on the statement:

'Those who do well in Mathematics also do well in English.'

(2)
(Total 8 marks)

31. The letters A to E are placed at particular points on the curve y = f(x).
y

B
D

A E

y = f(x)

(a) What is the gradient of the curve y =f(x) at the point marked C?

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 (1)

dy
(b) In passing from point B, through point C, to point D what is happening to ? Is it
dx
decreasing or increasing?
(2)
(Total 3 marks)

32. The diagram below is a part of the graph of the function y = 2x2. P is the point (1, 2) on the curve
and Q is a neighbouring point.

y
y = 2x 2

P R
(1, 2)

x
O M N

(a) Copy and complete the following table

PR 0.1 0.01 0.001

QN
QR
Gradient of PQ
(4)

(b) Show how you can use your table to

(i) predict the gradient of the curve y = 2x2 at the point (1,2);
(1)

(ii) deduce the gradient of the curve y = 2x2 + 3 at the point (1,5).
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

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33. A cylinder is cut from a solid wooden sphere of radius 8 cm as shown in the diagram. The height
of the cylinder is 2h cm.

D C

h
O

8c
h
8c

m
E
A B

(a) Find AE (the radius of the cylinder), in terms of h.

(2)

(b) Show that the volume (V) of the cylinder may be written as

V= 2πh (64 – h2) cm3.

(2)

(c) (i) Determine, correct to three significant figures, the height of the cylinder with the
greatest volume that can be produced in this way.
(5)

(ii) Calculate this greatest volume, giving your answer correct to the nearest cm3.
(3)
(Total 12 marks)

34. The sets A, B and C are subsets of U. They are defined as follows:

U = {positive integers less than 16}

A = {prime numbers}

B = {factors of 36}

C = {multiples of 4}

(a) List the elements (if any) of the following:

(i) A;

(ii) B;

(iii) C;

(iv) A ∩ B ∩ C.
(4)

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 (b) (i) Draw a Venn diagram showing the relationship between the sets U, A, B and C.

(ii) Write the elements of sets U, A, B and C in the appropriate places on the Venn
diagram.
(4)

(c) From the Venn diagram, list the elements of each of the following

(i) A ∩ (B ∪ C);

(ii) (A ∩ B)ʹ′;

(iii) (A ∩ B)ʹ′ ∩ C.
(3)

(d) Find the probability that a number chosen at random from the universal set U will be

(i) a prime number;

(ii) a prime number, but not a factor of 36;

(iii) a factor of 36 or a multiple of 4, but not a prime number;

(iv) a prime number, given that it is a factor of 36.

(6)
(Total 17 marks)

35. ABCD is a trapezium with AB = CD and [BC] parallel to [AD]. AD = 22 cm, BC = 12 cm,
AB = 13 cm.

Diagram not to scale

B C

A E D

(a) Show that AE = 5 cm.

(2)

(b) Calculate the height BE of the trapezium.

(2)

(c) Calculate

(i) BÂE ;

(ii) BĈD .
(3)

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 (d) Calculate the length of the diagonal [CA].
(3)
(Total 10 marks)

36. The following is a currency conversion table:

FFR USD JPY GBP

French Francs (FFR) 1 p q 0.101

US Dollars (USD) 6.289 1 111.111 0.631

Japanese Yen (JPY) 0.057 0.009 1 0.006

British Pounds (GBP) 9.901 1.585 166.667 1

For example, from the table 1 USD = 0.631 GBP. Use the table to answer the following
questions.

(a) Find the values of p and q.

(2)

(b) Mireille wants to change money at a bank in London.

(i) How many French Francs (FFR) will she have to change to receive 140 British
Pounds (GBP)?

(ii) The bank charges a 2.4% commission on all transactions. If she makes this
transaction, how many British Pounds will Mireille actually receive from the bank?
(4)

(c) Jean invested 5000 FFR in Paris at 8% simple interest per annum.

Paul invested 800 GBP in London at 6% simple interest per annum.

(i) How much interest in FFR did Jean earn after 4 years?

(ii) How much interest in US Dollars did Paul earn after 4 years?

(iii) Who had earned more interest after 4 years?

(iv) Explain your reasoning in part (c) (iii).

(7)
(Total 13 marks)

37. Takaya invested 1000 JPY at 6.3% simple interest for 15 years. Morimi invested 900 JPY at
6.3% interest compounded annually for 15 years. Who had more money at the end of the 15th
year? Justify your answer clearly.
(Total 5 marks)

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38. The number (n) of bacteria in a colony after h hours is given by the formula n = 1200 (30.25h).
Initially, there are 1200 bacteria in the colony.

(a) Copy and complete the table below, which gives values of n and h.
Give your answers to the nearest hundred.

time in hours (h) 0 1 2 3 4

no. of bacteria (n) 1200 2100 2700

(2)

(b) On graph paper, draw the graph of the above function. Use a scale of 3 cm to represent 1
hour on the horizontal axis and 4 cm to represent 1000 bacteria on the vertical axis. Label
the graph clearly.
(5)

(c) Use your graph to answer each of the following, showing your method clearly.

(i) How many bacteria would there be after 2 hours and 40 minutes?
Give your answer to the nearest hundred bacteria.

(ii) After how long will there be approximately 3000 bacteria? Give your answer to the
nearest 10 minutes.
(4)
(Total 11 marks)

39. A picture is in the shape of a square of side 5 cm. It is surrounded by a wooden frame of width
x cm, as shown in the diagram below.

5 cm

The length of the wooden frame is l cm, and the area of the wooden frame is A cm2.

(a) Write an expression for the length l in terms of x.

(1)

(b) Write an expression for the area A in terms of x.

(2)

(c) If the area of the frame is 24 cm2, find the value of x.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)

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40. Ten students were asked for their average grade at the end of their last year of high school and
their average grade at the end of their last year at university. The results were put into a table as
follows:

Student High School grade, x University grade, y

1 90 3.2
2 75 2.6
3 80 3.0
4 70 1.6
5 95 3.8
6 85 3.1
7 90 3.8
8 70 2.8
9 95 3.0
10 85 3.5

Total 835 30.4

(a) Given that sx = 8.96, sy = 0.610 and sxy = 4.16, find the correlation coefficient r, giving
your answer to two decimal places.
(2)

(b) Describe the correlation between the high school grades and the university grades.
(2)

(c) Find the equation of the regression line for y on x in the form y = ax + b.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

41. The velocity, vms–1, of a kite, after t seconds, is given by

v = t3 – 4t2 + 4t, 0 ≤ t ≤ 4.

(a) What is the velocity of the kite after

(i) one second?

(ii) half a second?

(2)

(b) Calculate the values of a and b in the table below.

t 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

v 0 a 0 0.625 b 7.88 16
(2)

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 dv
(c) (i) Find in terms of t. Find the value of t at the local maximum and minimum
dt
values of the function.

(ii) Explain what is happening to the function at its local maximum point.
Write down the gradient of the tangent to its curve at this point.
(8)

(d) On graph paper, draw the graph of the function v = t3 – 4t2 + 4t, 0 ≤ t ≤ 4.
Use a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 second on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to represent
2 ms–1 on the vertical axis.
(5)

(e) Describe the motion of the kite at different times during the first 4 seconds.
Write down the intervals corresponding to changes in motion.
(3)

The acceleration, a, of a second kite is given by the equation a = 4t – 3, 0 ≤ t ≤ 4.

(f) After 1 second, the velocity, u, of this kite, is 3 ms–1. Write the equation for u in terms
of t.
(4)
(Total 24 marks)

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42. The table below shows the percentage, to the nearest whole number, scored by candidates in an
examination.

Marks (%) 0–9 10–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–89 90–100
Frequency 2 7 8 13 24 30 6 5 3 2

The following is the cumulative frequency table for the marks.

Marks (%) Cumulative frequency

< 9.5 2
< 19.5 9
< 29.5 s
< 39.5 30
< 49.5 54
< 59.5 84
< 69.5 t
< 79.5 95
< 89.5 98
< 100 100

(a) Calculate the values of s and of t.

(2)

(b) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 marks on the horizontal axis, and 1 cm to represent
10 candidates on the vertical axis, draw a cumulative frequency graph.
(3)

(c) Use your graph to estimate

(i) the median mark;

(ii) the lower quartile;

(iii) the pass mark, if 40% of the candidates passed.

(4)
(Total 9 marks)

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43. Let F be the set of all families that have exactly 2 children.

(a) Assuming P(boy) = P(girl), copy and complete the following tree diagram, for families
with 2 children.

Boy

Boy
1
2
Girl
Boy

Girl

Girl
(2)

(b) What is the probability that a family chosen at random from F has exactly

(i) 2 boys?

(ii) 2 boys, if it is known that the first child is a boy?

(iii) 2 boys, if it is known that there is a boy in the family?

(3)
(Total 5 marks)

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44. 100 students were asked which television channel (MTV, CNN or BBC) they had watched the
previous evening. The results are shown in the Venn diagram below.

MTV CNN

35 23 19

6 5 2

BBC

From the information in the Venn diagram, write down the number of students who watched

(a) both MTV and BBC;

(b) MTV or BBC;

(c) CNN and BBC but not MTV;

(d) MTV or CNN but not BBC.

(Total 4 marks)

45. Let p and q be the statements

p: you watch the music TV channel

q: you like music

(a) Consider the following logic statement.

If you watch the music TV channel then you like music.

(i) Write down in words the inverse of the statement.

(ii) Write down in words the converse of the statement.

(4)

(b) Construct truth tables for the following statements:

(i) p ⇒ q.

(ii) ¬ p ⇒ ¬ q.

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 (iii) p ∨ ¬ q.

(iv) ¬ p ∧ q.
(4)

(c) Which of the statements in part (b) are logically equivalent?

(1)
(Total 9 marks)

46. In the diagram below, PQRS is the square base of a solid right pyramid with vertex V. The sides
of the square are 8 cm, and the height VG is 12 cm. M is the midpoint of [QR].

Diagram not to scale

VG = 12 cm

P Q
8 cm
G
M

S 8 cm R

(a) (i) Write down the length of [GM].

(ii) Calculate the length of [VM].

(2)

(b) Find

(i) the total surface area of the pyramid;

(ii) the angle between the face VQR and the base of the pyramid.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

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47. The table below shows the deposits, in Australian dollars (AUD), made by Vicki in an
investment account on the first day of each month for the first four months in 1999. The interest
rate is 0.75% per month compounded monthly. The interest is added to the account at the end
of each month.

Month Deposit (AUD)

January 600
February 1300
March 230
April 710

(a) Show that the amount of money in Vicki's account at the end of February is AUD
1918.78.
(3)

(b) Calculate the amount of Australian dollars in Vicki's account at the end of April.
(2)

Vicki makes no withdrawals or deposits after 1st April 1999.

(c) How much money is in Vicki's account at the end of December 1999?
(2)

From 1st January 2000 the bank applies a new interest rate of 3.5% per annum
compounded annually.

(d) In how many full years after December 1999 will Vicki's investment first exceed AUD
3300?
(2)
(Total 9 marks)

48. A rectangle has dimensions (5 + 2x) metres and (7 – 2x) metres.

(a) Show that the area, A, of the rectangle can be written as A = 35 + 4x – 4x2.
(1)

(b) The following is the table of values for the function A = 35 + 4x – 4x2.

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
A –13 p 27 35 q r 11 s

(i) Calculate the values of p, q, r and s.

(ii) On graph paper, using a scale of 1 cm for 1 unit on the x-axis and 1 cm for 5 units
on the A-axis, plot the points from your table and join them up to form a smooth
curve.
(6)

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 (c) Answer the following, using your graph or otherwise.

(i) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the curve,

(ii) Find one value of x for a rectangle whose area is 27 m2.

(iii) Using this value of x, write down the dimensions of the rectangle.
(4)

(d) (i) On the same graph, draw the line with equation A = 5x + 30.

(ii) Hence or otherwise, solve the equation 4x2 + x – 5 = 0.

(3)
(Total 14 marks)

49. The diagram below shows a crane PQR that carries a flat box W. (PQ) is vertical, and the floor
(PM) is horizontal.

7.8 m
6.5 m

Q 102º
W

11.1 m
h

P M

Given that PQ = 11.1m, QR = 7.8m, PQ̂R =102° and RW = 6.5 m, calculate

(a) PR;
(2)

(b) angle PR̂Q ;

(2)

(c) the height, h, of W above (PM).

(3)
(Total 7 marks)

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50. For his Mathematical Studies Project a student gave his classmates a questionnaire to fill out.
The results for the question on the gender of the student and specific subjects taken by the
student are given in the table below, which is a 2 × 3 contingency table of observed values.

History Biology French

Female 22 20 18 (60)
Male 20 11 9 (40)
(42) (31) (27)

The following is the table for the expected values.

History Biology French

Female p 18.6 16.2
Male q r 10.8

(a) Calculate the values of p, q and r.

(3)

The chi-squared test is used to determine if the choice of subject is independent of gender, at the
5% level of significance.

(b) (i) State a suitable null hypothesis H0.

(ii) Show that the number of degrees of freedom is two.

(iii) Write down the critical value of chi-squared at the 5% level of significance.
(3)

(c) The calculated value of chi-squared is 1.78. Do you accept H0? Explain your answer.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)

51. The heights and weights of 10 students selected at random are shown in the table below.

Student 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Height
155 161 173 150 182 165 170 185 175 145
x cm
Weight
50 75 80 46 81 79 64 92 74 108
y kg

(a) Plot this information on a scatter graph. Use a scale of 1 cm to represent 20 cm on the
x-axis and 1 cm to represent 10 kg on the y-axis.
(4)

(b) Calculate the mean height.

(1)

(c) Calculate the mean weight.

(1)
(d) It is given that Sxy = 44.31.

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 (i) By first calculating the standard deviation of the heights, correct to two decimal
places, show that the gradient of the line of regression of y on x is 0.276.

(ii) Calculate the equation of the line of best fit.

(iii) Draw the line of best fit on your graph.

(6)

(e) Use your line to estimate

(i) the weight of a student of height 190 cm;

(ii) the height of a student of weight 72 kg.

(2)

(f) It is decided to remove the data for student number 10 from all calculations. Explain
briefly what effect this will have on the line of best fit.
(1)
(Total 15 marks)

52. The curve y = f(x) has its only local minimum value at x = a and its only local maximum value at
x = b.

(a) If a < 0 and b > 0, sketch a possible curve of y = f (x) indicating clearly the points
(a, f (a)) and (b, f (b)).
(2)

(b) Given that 0 < h < 1 and b – a > 1, are the following statements about the curve y = f (x)
TRUE or FALSE?

(i) f (a + h) < f (a)

(ii) f' (b – h) is positive

(iii) The tangent to the curve at the point (a, f (a)) is parallel to the vertical axis.

(iv) The gradient of the tangent to the curve at the point (a, f (a)) is equal to zero.

(v) f (a – h) < f (a) < f (a + h)

(5)
(Total 7 marks)

53. The function g is defined as follows

g : x ! px2 + qx + c, p, q, c ∈

(a) Find gʹ′(x)

(1)

(b) If gʹ′(x) = 2x + 6, find the values of p and q.

(2)

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 (c) g(x) has a minimum value of –12 at the point A. Find

(i) the x-coordinate of A;

(ii) the value of c.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)

54. A rectangular piece of card measures 24 cm by 9 cm. Equal squares of length x cm are cut from
each corner of the card as shown in the diagram below. What is left is then folded to make an
open box, of length l cm and width w cm.

x 24 cm
x

9 cm

(a) Write expressions, in terms of x, for

(i) the length, l;

(ii) the width, w.

(2)

(b) Show that the volume (B m3) of the box is given by B = 4x3 – 66x2 + 216x.
(1)

dB
(c) Find .
dx
(1)

(d) (i) Find the value of x which gives the maximum volume of the box.

(ii) Calculate the maximum volume of the box.

(4)
(Total 8 marks)

55. A National Lottery is offering prizes in a new competition. The winner may choose one of the
following.

Option one: $1000 each week for 10 weeks.

Option two: $250 in the first week, $450 in the second week, $650 in the third week,
increasing by $200 each week for a total of 10 weeks.

Option three: $10 in the first week, $20 in the second week, $40 in the third week
continuing to double for a total of 10 weeks.

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 (a) Calculate the amount you receive in the tenth week, if you select

(i) option two;

(ii) option three.

(6)

(b) What is the total amount you receive if you select option two?
(2)

(c) Which option has the greatest total value? Justify your answer by showing all appropriate
calculations.
(4)
(Total 12 marks)

56. Three right pyramids Andal, Batsu and Cartos were discovered in the dense jungle of
Marhartmasol. Each pyramid has a square base with centres A, B and C respectively.

Andal

Cartos
A

Batsu

Diagram not to scale

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A surveying team was lowered from a helicopter to the top of Andal to take measurements of the
area. Andal is 40 metres high. The angle of elevation from the top of Andal to the top of Batsu is
3°. The horizontal distance from A, the centre of the base of Andal, to B, the centre of the base
of Batsu is 600 metres.

(a) Use the diagram below to find the height of Batsu.

(3)

Diagram not to scale

3º

40 m Andal Batsu

A B
600 m

(b) Cartos is found to be 92 metres high and the angle of elevation from the top of Andal to
the top of Cartos is 4°.

(i) Draw a diagram similar to the diagram in part (a) to show the relationship between
Andal and Cartos.

(ii) What is the horizontal distance from A to C?

(4)

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 (c) The diagram below represents measurements relative to the centres of the bases of the
pyramids. The surveyors determined the angle at A to be 110°, and the distance AB to be
600 m.

Diagram not to scale

A
110º

600 m

(i) What is the distance between B and C? Give your answer to the nearest metre.

(ii) What is the size of angle ACB?

(iii) What is the area of the land inside triangle ABC?

(8)
(Total 15 marks)

57. The Venn diagram below shows the number of students studying Science (S), Mathematics (M)
and History (H) out of a group of 20 college students. Some of the students do not study any of
these subjects, 8 study Science, 10 study Mathematics and 9 study History.

S 1 M
4 A
2
1 3

3 H

(a) (i) How many students belong to the region labelled A?

(ii) Describe in words the region labelled A.

(iii) How many students do not study any of the three subjects?
(5)

(b) Draw a sketch of the Venn diagram above and shade the region which represents S ʹ′ ∩ H.
(1)

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 (c) Calculate n(S ∪ H).
(2)

This group of students is to compete in an annual quiz evening which tests knowledge of
Mathematics, Science and History. The names of the twenty students are written on pieces of
paper and then put into a bag.

(d) One name is randomly selected from the bag. Calculate the probability that the student
selected studies

(i) all three subjects;

(ii) History or Science.

(2)

(e) A team of two students is to be randomly selected to compete in the quiz evening. The
first student selected will be the captain of the team. Calculate the probability that

(i) the captain studies all three subjects and the other team member does not study any
of the three subjects;

(ii) one student studies Science only and the other student studies History only;

(iii) the second student selected studies History, given that the captain studies History
and Mathematics.
(5)
(Total 15 marks)

58. The graph below shows the tide heights, h metres, at time t hours after midnight, for Tahini
island.

Tide heights for Tahini

h
5

4
Height in metres

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 t
Number of hours after midnight

(a) Use the graph to find

(i) the height of the tide at 03:15;

(ii) the times when the height of the tide is 3.5 metres.
(3)

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 (b) The best time to catch fish is when the tide is below 3 metres. Find this best time, giving
your answer as an inequality in t.
(3)

Due to the location of Tahini island, there is very little variation in the pattern of tidal heights.
The maximum tide height is 4.5 metres and the minimum tide height is 1.5 metres. The height h
can be modelled by the function

h(t) = acos(bt°) + 3.

(c) Use the graph above to find the values of the variables a and b.
(4)

(d) Hence calculate the height of the tide at 13:00.

(3)

(e) At what time would the tide be at its lowest point in the second 8 hour period?
(2)
(Total 15 marks)

59. The scatter diagram below shows the relationship between the number of vehicles per thousand
of population and the number of people killed in road accidents over an eight year period in
Calmville.

Relationship between number of vehicles and people

killed in road accidents in Calmville
900
Number of people killed

800
700
in road accidents

600
500
400
300
200
100
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Number of vehicles per 1000 of population

Let x be the number of vehicles per thousand and y be the number of people killed. The
following information is known.

x = 270, y = 650 sx = 22.3 sy = 96.2, sxy = 2077.75

(a) (i) Calculate the product–moment correlation coefficient (r).

(ii) Explain clearly the statistical relationship between the variables x and y
(4)

(b) Write the equation of the regression line of y on x, expressing it in the form y = mx + c
(where m and c are given correct to 3 significant figures).
(4)

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 (c) Use your equation in part (b) to answer the following questions.

(i) There were 250 vehicles per 1000 of population. Find the number of people killed.

(ii) Explain why it is not a good idea to use the regression line to estimate the number
of people killed when the number of vehicles is 150 per thousand.
(3)
(Total 11 marks)

60. A survey was conducted in a company to determine whether position in upper management was
independent of gender. The results of this survey are tabulated below.

Managers Junior Senior Totals

executives executives
Male 95 130 75 300
Female 65 110 25 200
Totals 160 240 100 500

The table below shows the expected number of males and females at each level, if they were
represented proportionally to the total numbers of males and females employed.

Managers Junior Senior Totals

executives executives
Male a c 60 300
Female b d 40 200
Totals 160 240 100 500

(a) (i) Show that the expected number of Male Managers (a) is 96.

(ii) Hence find the values of b, c and d.

(5)

(b) (i) Write a suitable null hypothesis for this data.

(ii) Write a suitable alternate hypothesis for this data.

(2)

(c) (i) Perform a chi-squared test of independence for this data to show the value of χ2 is
12.8 to 3 significant figures.

(ii) Calculate the number of degrees of freedom, and write down the critical value of χ2
at the 5% significance level.

(iii) What conclusion can be drawn regarding gender and position in upper
management?
(6)
(Total 13 marks)

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61. The weight in kilograms of 12 students in a class are as follows.

63 76 99 65 63 51 52 95 63 71 65 83

(a) State the mode.

(1)

(b) Calculate

(i) the mean weight;

(ii) the standard deviation of the weights.

(2)

When one student leaves the class, the mean weight of the remaining 11 students becomes
70 kg.

(c) Find the weight of the student who left.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

62. On Vera's 18th birthday she was given an allowance from her parents. She was given the
following choices.

Choice A $100 every month of the year.

Choice B A fixed amount of $1100 at the beginning of the year, to be invested at an interest
rate of 12% per annum, compounded monthly.
Choice C $75 the first month and an increase of $5 every month thereafter.
Choice D $80 the first month and an increase of 5% every month.

(a) Assuming that Vera does not spend any of her allowance during the year, calculate, for
each of the choices, how much money she would have at the end of the year.
(8)

(b) Which of the choices do you think that Vera should choose? Give a reason for your
answer.
(2)

(c) On her 19th birthday Vera invests $1200 in a bank that pays interest at r% per annum
compounded annually. Vera would like to buy a scooter costing $1452 on her
21st birthday. What rate will the bank have to offer her to enable her to buy the scooter?
(4)
(Total 14 marks)

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63. The diagram below represents a stopwatch. This is a circle, centre O, inside a square of side
6 cm, also with centre O. The stopwatch has a minutes hand and a seconds hand. The seconds
hand, with end point T, is shown in the diagram, and has a radius of 2 cm.

D B
T
6 cm
O p
q
C
r

(a) When T is at the point A, the shortest distance from T to the base of the square is p.
Calculate the value of p.
(2)

(b) In 10 seconds, T moves from point A to point B. When T is at the point B, the shortest
distance from T to the base of the square is q. Calculate

(i) the size of angle AOB;

(ii) the distance OD;

(iii) the value of q.

(5)

(c) In another 10 seconds, T moves from point B to point C. When T is at the point C, the
shortest distance from T to the base of the square is r. Calculate the value of r.
(4)

Let d be the shortest distance from T to the base of the square, when the seconds hand has
moved through an angle θ. The following table gives values of d and θ.

Angle 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 210° 2400 270° 300° 330 360°
θ
Distance p 4.7 q 3 r 1.3 1 1.3 r 3 q 4.7 p
d

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 The graph representing this information is as follows.

0º 30º 60º 90º 120º 150º 180º 210º 240º 270º 300º 330º 360º
angle

The equation of this graph can be written in the form d = c + k cos(θ).

(d) Find the values of c and k.

(4)
(Total 15 marks)

64. A shopkeeper wanted to investigate whether or not there was a correlation between the prices of
food 10 years ago in 1992, with their prices today. He chose 8 everyday items and the prices are
given in the table below.

sugar milk eggs rolls tea bags coffee potatoes flour

1992 price $ 1.44 $ 0.80 $ 2.16 $ 1.80 $ 0.92 $ 3.16 $ 1.32 $ 1.12
2002 price $ 2.20 $ 1.04 $ 2.64 $ 3.00 $ 1.32 $ 2.28 $ 1.92 $ 1.44

(a) Calculate the mean and the standard deviation of the prices

(i) in 1992;

(ii) in 2002.
(4)

(b) (i) Given that sxy = 0.3104, calculate the correlation coefficient.

(ii) Comment on the relationship between the prices.

(4)

(c) Find the equation of the line of the best fit in the form y = mx + c.
(3)

(d) What would you expect to pay now for an item costing $2.60 in 1992?
(1)

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 (e) Which item would you omit to increase the correlation coefficient?
(2)
(Total 14 marks)

65. Consider the function f (x) = 2x3 – 3x2 – 12x + 5.

(a) (i) Find f ' (x).

(ii) Find the gradient of the curve f (x) when x = 3.

(4)

(b) Find the x-coordinates of the points on the curve where the gradient is equal to –12.
(3)

(c) (i) Calculate the x-coordinates of the local maximum and minimum points.

(ii) Hence find the coordinates of the local minimum.

(6)

(d) For what values of x is the value of f (x) increasing?

(2)
(Total 15 marks)

66. The distance s metres run by an athlete in t minutes is given by the formula

s(t) = 250t + 5t2 – 0.06t3, 0 ≤ t ≤ 70.

(a) Calculate the distance run after 50 minutes.

(1)

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(b) (i) Show that 50 minutes and 1 second may be written as 50 minutes.
60

1
(ii) Calculate the distance run after 50 minutes.
60

⎛ 1 ⎞
s⎜ 50 ⎟ – s (50 )
60 ⎠
(iii) Calculate the value of ⎝
1
60
(5)
(Total 6 marks)

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67. The sets U, P, R and S are defined as follows:

U = {all quadrilaterals}
P = {all parallelograms}
R = {all rectangles}
S = {all squares}

(a) Draw a Venn Diagram illustrating the relationships of the above sets.
(4)

(b) Draw a separate Venn Diagram for each of the examples below.
Indicate by shading each of the following:

(i) (P ∪ S)ʹ′

(ii) (R ∪ S) ∩ P
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

68. Consider each of the following statements:

p: Alex is from Uruguay

q: Alex is a scientist
r: Alex plays the flute

(a) Write each of the following arguments in symbols:

(i) If Alex is not a scientist then he is not from Uruguay.

(ii) If Alex is a scientist, then he is either from Uruguay or plays the flute.
(3)

(b) Write the following argument in words:

¬ r ⇒ ¬ (q ∨ p)
(3)

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 (c) Construct a truth table for the argument in part (b) using the values below for p, q, r and ¬
r. Test whether or not the argument is logically valid.

p q r ¬r
T T T F
T T F T
T F T F
T F F T
F T T F
F T F T
F F T F
F F F T
(4)
(Total 10 marks)

69. Raul, in house R, is directly across the lake from Sylvia, in house S. The houses are two
kilometres apart. When both Raul and Sylvia are facing due north, they see a speedboat B in the
lake between the two houses. Raul in house R can see the boat at 35° east of where he is facing.
Sylvia in house S can see the same boat at 65° west of where she is facing.

(a) Copy and complete the diagram below, indicating which is the 35° angle, and which is the
65° angle.

N N

B
diagram not to scale

R 2 km S
(2)

(b) (i) Calculate the size of RB̂S .

(ii) At this moment, how far is the boat (B) from Raul's house (R)?
Please give your answer to the nearest 100 metres.
(5)

(c) Raul and Sylvia then see a sailboat on the lake at point Q, which is 2.6 km from Raul (R)
and 3.5 km from Sylvia (S). Calculate the size of RQ̂S at that moment, giving your
answer to the nearest degree.
(4)
(Total 11 marks)

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70. Fifty students at Layton High School recorded how much money each student in their class spent
on video rentals this month (to the nearest dollar). The results are shown in the frequency table
below:

Class interval in $ Boundaries in $ Frequency

1 – 10 0.50 – 10.50 10
11 – 20 10.50 – 20.50 20
21 – 30 20.50 – 30.50 10
31 – 40 30.50 – 40.50 0
41 – 50 40.50 – 50.50 4
51 – 60 50.50 – 60.50 2
61 – 70 60.50 – 70.50 4

(a) On graph paper using a scale of 2 cm to represent each interval ($ 10.00) on the horizontal
axis and 1 cm to represent 5 people on the vertical axis, draw and clearly label a frequency
histogram which displays the above information.
(5)

(b) Answer the following questions:

(i) Which class is the modal class?

(ii) In which class is the median?

(2)

(c) Assuming these students spend the same amount on videos each month, find the
probability that next month a student will spend an amount in the class interval:

(i) From $ 21 to $ 30 inclusive on video rentals,

(ii) $ 30 or less on video rentals.

(iii) From $ 41 to $ 60 on video rentals, given that they spent more than $ 20 on video
rentals.

(iv) Not more than $ 60 on video rentals, given that they spent over $ 10 on video
rentals.
(6)
(Total 13 marks)

71. The number of bacteria (y) present at any time is given by the formula:

y = 15 000e–025t, where t is the time in seconds and e = 2.72 correct to 3 s.f.

(a) Calculate the values of a, b and c to the nearest hundred in the table below:

Time in seconds (t) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Amount of bacteria (y) a 11700 9100 7100 b 4300 3300 2600 c
(nearest hundred)
(3)

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 (b) On graph paper using 1 cm for each second on the horizontal axis and 1 cm for each
thousand on the vertical axis, draw and label the graph representing this information.
(5)

(c) Using your graph, answer the following questions:

(i) After how many seconds will there be 5000 bacteria? Give your answer correct to
the nearest tenth of a second.

(ii) How many bacteria will there be after 6.8 seconds? Give your answer correct to the
nearest hundred bacteria.

(iii) Will there be a time when there are no bacteria left? Explain your answer.
(6)
(Total 14 marks)

72. In the small town of Joinville, population 1000, an election was held.
The results were as follows:

Urban Voters Rural Voters

Candidate A 295 226
Candidate B 313 166

In (a) to (c) below we will use a chi-squared test to decide whether the choice of candidate
depends on where the voter lives.

Null Hypothesis H0: The choice of candidate is independent of where

the voter lives.

(a) (i) Write down the alternative hypothesis.

(ii) Use the information above to fill in a and b in the table below.

Cell f0 fe f0 – fe (f0 – fe)2

1 295 317 –22 484
2 226 204 22 484
3 313 291 22 484
4 166 a b 484
(3)

(b) (i) Calculate the chi-squared statistic.

(ii) Write the number of degrees of freedom.

(iii) At the 5% confidence level, state the chi-squared critical value.

(5)

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 (c) (i) Hence, state your conclusion.

(ii) Explain why you reached this conclusion.

(2)
(Total 10 marks)

73. The following are the results of a survey of the scores of 10 people on both a mathematics (x)
and a science (y) aptitude test:

Student Mathematics (x) Science (y)

1 90 85
2 38 60
3 58 78 x = 73
4 85 70 y = 78
5 73 65
6 82 71
7 56 80 Sx = 16.7
8 73 90 Sy =10.8
9 95 96 Sxy = 100.1
10 80 85

(a) Copy the graph below on graph paper and fill in the missing points for students 7–10 on
the graph.

90
80
70
60
Science
Scores 50
40
30
20
10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Mathematics Scores
(4)

(b) Plot the point M ( x , y ) on the graph.

(1)

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 (c) Find the equation of the regression line of y on x in the form
y = ax + b.
(2)

(d) Graph this line on the above graph.

(2)

(e) Given that a student receives an 88 on the mathematics test, what would you expect this
student's science score to be? Show how you arrived at your result.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)

74. Consider the function f (x) = x3 – 4x2 – 3x + 18

(a) (i) Find f ʹ′(x).

(ii) Find the coordinates of the maximum and minimum points of the function.
(10)

(b) Find the values of f (x) for for a and b in the table below:

x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
f (x) –36 a 16 b 12 4 0 6 28
(2)

(c) Using a scale of 1 cm for each unit on the x-axis and 1 cm for each 5 units on the y-axis,
draw the graph of f(x) for –3 ≤ x ≤ 5. Label clearly.
(5)

(d) The gradient of the curve at any particular point varies. Within the interval –3 ≤ x ≤ 5,
state all the intervals where the gradient of the curve at any particular point is

(i) negative,

(ii) positive.
(3)
(Total 20 marks)

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75. The heights of 200 students are recorded in the following table.

Height (h) in cm Frequency

140 ≤ h < 150 2
150 ≤ h < 160 28
160 ≤ h < 170 63
170 ≤ h < 180 74
180 ≤ h < 190 20
190 ≤ h < 200 11
200 ≤ h < 210 2

(a) Write down the modal group.

(1)

(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean and standard deviation of the heights.
(4)

The cumulative frequency curve for this data is drawn below.

200

180

160
number of students

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0
140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210
height in cm

(c) Write down the median height.

(1)

(d) The upper quartile is 177.3 cm. Calculate the interquartile range.
(2)

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 (e) Find the percentage of students with heights less than 165 cm.
(2)
(Total 10 marks)

76. On a particular day 100 children are asked to make a note of what they drank that day.

They are given three choices: water (W), coffee (C) or fruit juice (F)

1 child drank only water.

6 children drank only coffee.
8 children drank only fruit juice.
5 children drank all three.
7 children drank water and coffee only.
53 children drank coffee and fruit juice only.
18 children drank water and fruit juice only.

(a) Represent the above information on a Venn Diagram.

(4)

(b) How many children drank none of the above?

(2)

(c) A child is chosen at random. Find the probability that the child drank

(i) coffee;

(ii) water or fruit juice but not coffee;

(iii) no fruit juice, given that the child did drink water.
(4)

(d) Two children are chosen at random. Find the probability that both children drank all three
choices.
(3)
(Total 13 marks)

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77. A recreation park has two trains. Train 1 takes visitors from the entrance (E) to the swimming
pool (S), to the mini golf (M) and back to the entrance. Train 2 takes visitors from the entrance
(E) to the play area (P), to the racing track (R) and back to the entrance. This is shown in the
diagram.

E TRAIN 1
500 m S ES = 500 m
115° SM = 400 m
ER = 750 m
ESM = 115°
400 m ERP = 50°
EPR = 90°
TRAIN 2
750 m

[not to scale]
P

50°
R

(a) Calculate the total distance Train 2 travels in one journey from E to P to R to E.
(5)

(b) (i) Show that EM = 761 m correct to 3 s.f..

(ii) If the trains travel at 2 ms–1 find the time taken for Train 1 to complete a journey
from E to S to M to E. Give your answer to the nearest second.
(6)
(Total 11 marks)

78. Ann and John go to a swimming pool.

They both swim the first length of the pool in 2 minutes.
The time John takes to swim a length is 6 seconds more than he took to swim the previous
length.
The time Ann takes to swim a length is 1.05 times that she took to swim the previous length.

(a) (i) Find the time John takes to swim the third length.

(ii) Show that Ann takes 2.205 minutes to swim the third length.
(3)

(b) Find the time taken for Ann to swim a total of 10 lengths of the pool.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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79. The area, A m2, of a fast growing plant is measured at noon (12:00) each day. On 7 July the area
was 100 m2. Every day the plant grew by 7.5%. The formula for A is given by

A = 100 (1.075)t

where t is the number of days after 7 July. (on 7 July, t = 0)

The graph of A = 100(1.075)t is shown below.

A
400

300

200

100

–6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 t
7 July

(a) What does the graph represent when t is negative?

(2)

(b) Use the graph to find the value of t when A = 178.

(1)

(c) Calculate the area covered by the plant at noon on 28 July.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

80. In the diagram below ABEF, ABCD and CDFE are all rectangles. AD = 12 cm, DC = 20 cm and
DF = 5 cm.
M is the midpoint of EF and N is the midpoint of CD.

B C

N
cm

F
20

5 cm
A D
12 cm

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 (a) Calculate (i) the length of AF;

(ii) the length of AM.

(3)

(b) Calculate the angle between AM and the face ABCD.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

81. A bag containing 60 sweets is opened. The bag contains sweets of the following colours.

Colour Frequency
Red 18
Orange 17
Green 10
Purple 9
Blue 6

According to the manufacturer, the various colours should have the following percentages.

Colour Percentage
Red 35 %
Orange 25 %
Green 20 %
Purple 15 %
Blue 5%

(a) Calculate the expected number of sweets of each colour in a bag containing exactly 60
sweets.
(3)

Before you can perform the chi-squared test on this data, it is necessary to combine the data for
one of the colours with that of another colour.

(b) Which colour is this and why is this necessary?

(2)

(c) Using the chi-squared test at the 5 % significance level, investigate the hypothesis that the
sweets in the packet may be regarded as a random sample. Remember to state the null
hypothesis, the number of degrees of freedom and the critical value of chi-squared.
(7)
(Total 12 marks)

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82. Several candy bars were purchased and the following table shows the weight and the cost of
each bar.

Yummy Chox Marz Twin Chunx Lite BigC Bite

Weight (g) 60 85 80 65 95 50 100 45
Cost (Euros) 1.10 1.50 1.40 1.20 1.80 1.00 1.70 0.90

(a) Given that sx = 19.2, sy = 0.307 and sxy = 5.81, find the correlation coefficient, r, giving
your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
(2)

(b) Describe the correlation between the weight of a candy bar and its cost.
(1)

(c) Calculate the equation of the regression line for y on x.

(3)

(d) Use your equation to estimate the cost of a candy bar weighing 109 g.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)

83. The diagram shows a part of the curve y = f(x).

y
2

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

(a) For what values of x is f '(x) = 0?

(3)

(b) For what range of values of x is f '(x) <0?

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

84. A function g (x) = x3 + 6x2 + 12x + 18

(a) Find gʹ′(x).

(3)

(b) Solve gʹ′(x) = 0.

(2)

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 (c) (i) Calculate the values of g'(x) when

(a) x = –3;

(b) x = 0.

(ii) Hence state whether the function is increasing or decreasing at

(a) x = –3;

(b) x = 0.
(4)
(Total 9 marks)

85. The coordinates of the vertices of a triangle are P (–2, 6), Q (6, 2) and R (–8, a).

(a) On graph paper, mark the points P and Q on a set of coordinate axes.
Use 1 cm to represent 1 unit on each axis.
(3)

(b) (i) Calculate the distance PQ.

(2)

(ii) Find the gradient of the line PQ.

(3)

(iii) If angle RPQ is a right angle, what is the gradient of the line PR?
(1)

(iv) Use your answer from (b) (iii), or otherwise, to find the value of 'a'.
(2)

(c) The length of PR is 180 . Find the area of triangle PQR.

(2)
(Total 13 marks)

86. The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by un = 63 – 4n.

(a) Calculate the values of the first two terms of this sequence.
(2)

(b) Which term of the sequence is –13?

(2)

(c) Two consecutive terms of this sequence, uk and uk + 1, have a sum of 34. Find k.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

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87. A basketball is dropped vertically. It reaches a height of 2 m on the first bounce. The height of
each subsequent bounce is 90% of the previous bounce.

(a) What height does it reach on the 8th bounce?

(2)

(b) What is the total vertical distance travelled by the ball between the first and sixth time the
ball hits the ground?
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

88. The table below shows the number and weight (w) of fish delivered to a local fish market one
morning.

weight (kg) frequency cumulative frequency

0.50 ≤ w < 0.70 16 16
0.70 ≤ w < 0.90 37 53
0.90 ≤ w < 1.10 44 c
1.10 ≤ w < 1.30 23 120
1.30 ≤ w < 1.50 10 130

(a) (i) Write down the value of c.

(1)

(ii) On graph paper, draw the cumulative frequency curve for this data. Use a scale of
1 cm to represent 0.1 kg on the horizontal axis and 1 cm to represent 10 units on the
vertical axis. Label the axes clearly.
(4)

(iii) Use the graph to show that the median weight of the fish is 0.95 kg.
(1)

(b) (i) The zoo buys all fish whose weights are above the 90th percentile.
How many fish does the zoo buy?
(2)

(ii) A pet food company buys all the fish in the lowest quartile. What is the maximum
weight of a fish bought by the company?
(3)

(c) A restaurant buys all fish whose weights are within 10% of the median weight.

(i) Calculate the minimum and maximum weights for the fish bought by the restaurant.
(2)

(ii) Use your graph to determine how many fish will be bought by the restaurant.
(3)
(Total 16 marks)

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89. There are two biscuit tins on a shelf. The red tin contains three chocolate biscuits and seven
plain biscuits. The blue tin contains one chocolate biscuit and nine plain biscuits.

(a) A child reaches into the red tin and randomly selects a biscuit. The child returns that
biscuit to the tin, shakes the tin, and then selects another biscuit.

Find the probability that

(i) both biscuits chosen are chocolate.

(2)

(ii) one of the biscuits is plain and the other biscuit is chocolate.
(3)

(b) A second child chooses a biscuit from the blue tin. The child eats the biscuit and chooses
another one from the blue tin. The tree diagram below represents the possible outcomes
for this event.

C
1
10
P
C
9
10
P

a
b
P

(i) Write down the values of a and b.

(2)

(ii) Find the probability that both biscuits are chocolate.

(1)

(iii) What is the probability that at least one of the biscuits is chocolate?
(3)

(c) Suppose that before the two children arrived, their brother randomly selected one of the
biscuit tins and took out one biscuit.

Calculate the probability that this biscuit was chocolate.

(4)
(Total 15 marks)

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90. The veterinarian has gathered the following data about the weight of dogs and the weight of their
puppies.

Dog Total
Heavy Light
Heavy 36 27 63
Puppy Light 22 35 57
Total 58 62 120

The veterinarian wishes to test the following hypotheses.

H0: A puppy's weight is independent of its parent's weight.

H1: A puppy's weight is related to the weight of its parent.

(a) The table below sets out the elements required to calculate the χ 2 value for this data.

fo fe fe – fo (fe – fo)2 (fe – fo)2 / fe

heavy/heavy 36 30.45 –5.55 30.8025 1.012
heavy /light 27 32.55 5.55 30.8025 0.946
light/heavy 22 27.55 5.55 30.8025 1.118
light/light 35 a b c d

(i) Write down the values of a, b, c, and d.

(4)

2
(ii) What is the value of χ calc for this data?
(1)

(iii) How many degrees of freedom exist for the contingency table?
(1)

(iv) Write down the critical value of χ 2 for the 5% significance level.
(1)

(b) Should H0 be accepted? Explain why.

(2)
(Total 9 marks)

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91. A study was carried out to investigate possible links between the weights of baby rabbits and
their mothers. A sample of 20 pairs of mother rabbits (x) and baby rabbits (y) was chosen at
random and their weights noted. This information was plotted on a scatter diagram and various
statistical calculations were made. These appear below.

5.0
4.0
baby rabbit’s
weight (kg) 3.0
2.0
1.0
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
mother rabbit’s weight (kg)

mean of x mean of y sx sy sxy sum of x sum of y

3.78 3.46 0.850 0.689 0.442 75.6 69.2

(a) Show that the product-moment correlation coefficient r for this data is 0.755.
(2)

(b) (i) Write the equation of the regression line for y on x in the form y = ax + b.
(3)

(ii) Use your equation for the regression line to estimate the weight of a rabbit given
that its mother weighs 3.71 kg.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

92. The height (cm) of a daffodil above the ground is given by the function h (w) = 24w – 2.4w2,
where w is the time in weeks after the plant has broken through the surface (w ≥ 0).

(a) Calculate the height of the daffodil after two weeks.

(2)

dh
(b) (i) Find the rate of growth, .
dw
(2)

(ii) The rate of growth when w = k is 7.2 cm per week. Find k.

(3)

(iii) When will the daffodil reach its maximum height? What height will it reach?
(4)

(c) Once the daffodil has reached its maximum height, it begins to fall back towards the
ground. Show that it will touch the ground after 70 days.
(3)
(Total 14 marks)

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93. A school jazz band contains three different musical instruments – saxophone (S), clarinet (C)
and drums (D). Students in the band are able to play one, two or three different instruments.
In a class of 40 IB students, 25 belong to the jazz band. Out of these 25

3 can play all three instruments

5 can play the saxophone and clarinet only
5 can play at least the clarinet and drums
7 can play at least the saxophone and drums
16 can play the saxophone
12 can play the clarinet.

(a) Draw a Venn Diagram and clearly indicate the numbers in each region.
(5)

(b) Show that the number of students who play the drums only is 5.
(2)

(c) Find the probability that a student chosen at random from the IB class plays only the
saxophone.
(2)

(d) Find the probability that a student chosen at random from the IB class plays either the
clarinet or drums or both.
(2)

(e) Given that a student plays the saxophone, find the probability that he also plays the
clarinet.
(3)
(Total 14 marks)

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94. The cumulative frequency graph has been drawn from a frequency table showing the time it
takes a number of students to complete a computer game.

f
200

180

160

140
Number of students

120

100

80

60

40

20

0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Time in minutes

(a) From the graph find

(i) the median time;

(ii) the interquartile range.

(5)

The graph has been drawn from the data given in the table below.

Time in minutes Number of students

0<x≤5 20
5 < x ≤ 15 20
15 < x ≤ 20 p
20 < x ≤ 25 40
25 < x ≤ 35 60
35 < x ≤ 50 q
50 < x ≤ 60 10

(b) Using the graph, find the values of p and q.

(2)
(c) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken to finish the computer game.

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 (4)
(Total 11 marks)

95. Two functions are defined as follows

⎧6 – x for 0 ≤ x < 6

f (x) = ⎨
⎩ x – 6 for x ≥ 6

1
g (x) = x
2

(a) Draw the graphs of the functions f and g in the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 14, 0 ≤ y ≤ 8 using a scale
of 1 cm to represent 1 unit on both axes.
(5)

(b) (i) Mark the intersection points A and B of f (x) and g (x) on the graph.

(ii) Write down the coordinates of A and B.

(3)

(c) Calculate the midpoint M of the line AB.

(2)

(d) Find the equation of the straight line which joins the points M and N.
(4)
(Total 14 marks)

96. A cross-country running course is given in the diagram below. Runners start and finish at point
O.

O
Not to
scale

C
0m
150
500 m

110°
B 800 m A
(a) Show that the distance CA is 943 m correct to 3 s.f.
(2)

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 (b) Show that angle BCA is 58.0° correct to 3 s.f.
(2)

(c) (i) Calculate the angle CAO.

(ii) Calculate the distance CO.

(5)

(d) Calculate the area enclosed by the course OABC.

(4)

(e) Gonzales runs at a speed of 4 m s–1. Calculate the time, in minutes, taken for him to
complete the course.
(3)
(Total 16 marks)

97. The following table of observed results gives the number of candidates taking a Mathematics
examination classified by gender and grade obtained.

Grade
5, 6 or 7 3 or 4 1 or 2 Total
Males 5000 3400 600 9000
Gender Females 6000 4000 1000 11000
Total 11000 7400 1600 20000

The question posed is whether gender and grade obtained are independent.

(a) Show clearly that the expected number of males achieving a grade of 5, 6 or 7 is 4950.
(2)

(b) A χ 2 test is set up.

(i) State the Null hypothesis.

(1)

(ii) State the number of degrees of freedom.

(1)

(iii) The calculated χ 2 value at the 5 % test level is 39.957.

Write down the critical value of χ 2 at the 5 % level of significance.
(1)

(iv) What can you say about gender and grade obtained?
(1)
(Total 6 marks)

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98. The sketches below represent scatter diagrams for the way in which variables x, y and z change
over time, t, in a given chemical experiment. They are labelled 1 , 2 and 3 .

x y z

× × × ××
× × × ×
× × ×
× × × ××
× ×
×× ×× ×
× × × ××
×× × × ××
× × ×× × ×× × ×
××
× ×
1 time t 2 time t 3 time t

(a) State which of the diagrams indicate that the pair of variables

(i) is not correlated.

(1)

(ii) shows strong linear correlation.

(1)

(b) A student is given a piece of paper with five numbers written on it. She is told that three
of these numbers are the product moment correlation coefficients for the three pairs of
variables shown above. The five numbers are

0.9, –0.85, –0.20, 0.04, 1.60

(i) For each sketch above state which of these five numbers is the most appropriate
value for the correlation coefficient.
(3)

(ii) For the two remaining numbers, state why you reject them for this experiment.
(2)

(c) Another variable, w, over time, t, gave the following information

∑t = 124 ∑w = 250 st = 6.08 sw = 10.50 stw = 55.00

for 20 data points.

Calculate

(i) the product moment correlation coefficient for this data.

(2)

(ii) the equation of the regression line of w on t in the form w = at + b.

(5)
(Total 14 marks)

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99.

f(x)
D

C y = f(x)
A E
L
B
K

F H x
G

Given the graph of f (x) state

(a) the intervals from A to L in which f (x) is increasing.

(1)

(b) the intervals from A to L in which f (x) is decreasing.

(1)

(c) a point that is a maximum value.

(1)

(d) a point that is a minimum value.

(e) the name given to point K where the gradient is zero.

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

100. Consider the function g (x) = x4 + 3x3 + 2x2 + x + 4.

Find

(a) g' (x)

(3)

(b) g' (l)

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

101. A function is given as y = ax2 + bx + 6.

dy
(a) Find .
dx
(2)

(b) If the gradient of this function is 2 when x is 6 write an equation in terms of a and b.
(2)
(c) If the point (3, –15) lies on the graph of the function find a second equation in terms of a

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 and b.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

102. The cost of producing a mathematics textbook is $ 15 (US dollars) and it is then sold for $ x.

(a) Find an expression for the profit made on each book sold.
(1)

A total of (100 000 – 4000x) books is sold.

(b) Show that the profit made on all the books sold is

P = 160 000x – 4000x2 – 1500 000.

(3)

dP
(c) (i) Find .
dx
(2)

(ii) Hence calculate the value of x to make a maximum profit

(2)

(d) Calculate the number of books sold to make this maximum profit.
(2)
(Total 10 marks)

103. (i) Celia has $ 20 000 to invest. There are two different options that she can choose.

Option 1: The investment grows at a rate of 3.5 % compound interest each year.
Option 2: The total value of the investment increases by $ 800 each year.

The money is to be invested for 15 years.

(a) Copy and complete the table below giving the values of the investments to the
nearest dollar for the first 4 years.
(3)
Year 0 1 2 3 4
Option 1 20 000 20 700
Option 2 20 000 20 800

(b) Calculate the values of each investment at the end of 15 years.

(4)

(c) If Option 1 is chosen find the total number of complete years before the values of
the investment is first greater than $ 25 000.
(2)

(d) If Option 2 is chosen calculate the percentage increase in the investment for the
final year.
(2)
(ii) Two more Options are available to Celia. After 7 years she can change the investment
conditions.

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 Option 3: If Celia has chosen Option 1 she can change and then receives $800 each year until the end of t
Option 4: If Celia has chosen Option 2 she can change and then receive 3.5 % interest compounded ann

If Celia wishes to receive the maximum amount of money at the end of the 15 years which
option should she choose?
(7)
(Total 18 marks)

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104. Consider the function f (x) = + x – 4.
x2

(a) Calculate the value of f (x) when x = 1.

(2)

(b) Differentiate f (x).

(4)

(c) Find f '(l).

(2)

(d) Explain what f '(l) represents.

(2)

(e) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve f (x) at the point where x = 1.
(3)

(f) Determine the x-coordinate of the point where the gradient of the curve is zero.
(3)
(Total 16 marks)

105. The diagram below shows a field ABCD with a fence BD crossing it. AB = 15m, AD = 20 m
and angle BAD = 110°. BC = 22 m and angle BDC = 30°.

A
diagram not to scale
15 110° 20

B D
30°
22

(a) Calculate the length of BD.

(3)

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 (b) Calculate the size of angle B Ĉ D.
(3)

One student gave the answer to (a) “correct to 1 significant figure” and used this answer to
calculate the size of angle B Ĉ D.

(c) Write down the length of BD correct to 1 significant figure.

(1)

(d) Find the size of angle BCD that the student calculated, giving your answer correct to 1
decimal place.
(2)

(e) Hence find the percentage error in his answer for angle B Ĉ D.
(3)
(Total 12 marks)

106. It is decided to take a random sample of 10 students to see if there is any linear relationship
between height and shoe size. The results are given in the table below.

Height (cm) (x) Shoe size (y)

175 8
160 9
180 8
155 7
178 10
159 8
166 9
185 11
189 10
173 9

(a) Write down the equation of the regression line of shoe size (y) on height (x), giving your
answer in the form y = mx + c.
(3)

(b) Use your equation in part (a) to predict the shoe size of a student who is 162 cm in height.
(2)

(c) Write down the correlation coefficient.

(1)

(d) Describe the correlation between height and shoe size.

(2)
(Total 8 marks)

107. (a) Sketch the graph of the function f : x ! 1 + 2sinx, where x ∈ , –360° ≤ x ≤ 360°.
(4)

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 (b) Write down the range of this function for the given domain.
(2)

(c) Write down the amplitude of this function.

(1)

(d) On the same diagram sketch the graph of the function g : x ! sin 2x, where x ∈ ,
–360° ≤ x ≤ 360°.
(4)

(e) Write down the period of this function.

(1)

(f) Use the sketch graphs drawn to find the number of solutions to the equation
f (x) = g (x) in the given domain.
(1)

(g) Hence solve the equation 1 + 2 sin x = sin 2x for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°.

(4)
(Total 17 marks)

108. A child's toy is made by combining a hemisphere of radius 3 cm and a right circular cone of
slant height l as shown on the diagram below.

diagram not to scale

3 cm

(a) Show that the volume of the hemisphere is 18π cm3.

(2)

The volume of the cone is two-thirds that of the hemisphere.

(b) Show that the vertical height of the cone is 4 cm.

(4)

(c) Calculate the slant height of the cone.

(2)

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 (d) Calculate the angle between the slanting side of the cone and the flat surface of the
hemisphere.
(3)

(e) The toy is made of wood of density 0.6 g per cm3. Calculate the weight of the toy.
(3)

(f) Calculate the total surface area of the toy.

(5)
(Total 19 marks)

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109. (a) On the same graph sketch the curves y = x2 and y = 3 – for values of x from 0 to 4 and
x
values of y from 0 to 4. Show your scales on your axes.
(4)

(b) Find the points of intersection of these two curves.

(4)

1
(c) (i) Find the gradient of the curve y = 3 – in terms of x.
x

(ii) Find the value of this gradient at the point (1, 2).
(4)

1
(d) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 3 – at the point (1, 2).
x
(3)
(Total 15 marks)

110. The functions f and g are defined by

x+4
f:x ! ,x∈ ,x≠0
x

g : x ! x, x ∈

(a) Sketch the graph of f for –10 ≤ x ≤ 10.

(4)

(b) Write down the equations of the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the function f.
(4)

(c) Sketch the graph of g on the same axes.

(2)

x+4
(d) Hence, or otherwise, find the solutions of = x.
x
(4)

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 (e) Write down the range of function f.
(2)
(Total 16 marks)

111. The figure below shows the graphs of the functions y = x2 and y = 2x for values of x between –2
and 5.

The points of intersection of the two curves are labelled as B, C and D.

y
20

C
15

10

5 B

D A
x
–2 –1 1 2 3 4 5

(a) Write down the coordinates of the point A.

(2)

(b) Write down the coordinates of the points B and C.

(2)

(c) Find the x-coordinate of the point D.

(1)

(d) Write down, using interval notation, all values of x for which 2x ≤ x2.
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

112. At the circus a clown is swinging from an elastic rope. A student decides to investigate the
motion of the clown. The results can be shown on the graph of the function f (x) =
(0.8x)(5sin100x), where x is the horizontal distance in metres.

(a) Sketch the graph of f (x) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 10 and –3 ≤ f (x) ≤ 5.

(5)

(b) Find the coordinates of the first local maximum point.

(2)

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 (c) Find the coordinates of one point where the curve cuts the y-axis.
(1)

Another clown is fired from a cannon. The clown passes through the points given in the table
below:

Horizontal distance (x) Vertical distance (y)

0.00341 0.0102
0.0238 0.0714
0.563 1.69
1.92 5.76
3.40 10.2

(d) Find the correlation coefficient, r, and comment on the value for r.
(3)

(e) Write down the equation of the regression line of y on x.

(2)

(f) Sketch this line on the graph of f (x) in part (a).

(1)

(g) Find the coordinates of one of the points where this line cuts the curve.
(2)
(Total 16 marks)

113. A closed box has a square base of side x and height h.

(a) Write down an expression for the volume, V, of the box.

(1)

(b) Write down an expression for the total surface area, A, of the box.
(1)

The volume of the box is 1000 cm3

(c) Express h in terms of x.

(2)

(d) Hence show that A = 4000x–l + 2x2.

(2)

dA
(e) Find .
dx
(2)

(f) Calculate the value of x that gives a minimum surface area.

(4)

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 (g) Find the surface area for this value of x.
(3)
(Total 15 marks)

114. The eye colour and gender of 500 students are noted and the results are indicated in the table
below.

Blue Brown Green

Male 18 152 50
Female 40 180 60

It is believed that eye colour is related to gender in a school in Banff. It is decided to test this
hypothesis by using χ 2 test at the 5% level of significance.

(a) Write down the null hypothesis for this experiment.

(1)

(b) Show that the number of degrees of freedom is 2.

(1)

(c) Write down the χ 2 critical value for the degrees of freedom.
(1)

(d) Calculate the χ 2 test statistic for this data.

(2)

(e) Does the evidence suggest that eye colour is related to gender in this school? Give a clear
reason for your answer.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

115. A small manufacturing company makes and sells x machines each month. The monthly cost C,
in dollars, of making x machines is given by

C (x) = 2600 + 0.4x2.

The monthly income I, in dollars, obtained by selling x machines is given by

I (x) = 150x – 0.6x2.

(a) Show that the company's monthly profit can be calculated using the quadratic function

P (x) = – x2 + 150x – 2600.

(2)

(b) The maximum profit occurs at the vertex of the function P(x). How many machines
should be made and sold each month for a maximum profit?
(2)

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 (c) If the company does maximize profit, what is the selling price of each machine?
(4)

(d) Given that P (x) = (x – 20) (130 – x), find the smallest number of machines the company
must make and sell each month in order to make positive profit.
(4)
(Total 12 marks)

116. (a) A farmer wants to construct a new fence across a field. The plan is shown below. The new
fence is indicated by a dotted line.

Diagram not to scale

75°

40°
410 m

Calculate the length of the fence.

(5)

(b) The fence creates two sections of land. Find the area of the smaller section of land ABC,
given the additional information shown below.

A B
Diagram not to scale

245 m
24°

C
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

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117. Find the volume of the following prism.

Diagram not to scale

8 cm

42°
5.7 cm
(Total 4 marks)

118. Let p stand for the proposition “I will walk to school”. Let q stand for the proposition “the sun is
shining”.

(a) Write the following statements in symbolic logic form

(i) “If the sun is shining then I will walk to school.”

(ii) “If I do not walk to school then the sun is not shining.”
(4)

(b) Write down, in words, the converse of the statement

“If the sun is shining then I will walk to school.”

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

119. (a) Copy and complete the table below by filling in the three empty columns.

p q p∧q p∨q ¬p (p ∨ q) ∧ ¬ p (p ∨ q) ∧ ¬ p ⇒ q
T T T T
T F F T
F T F T
F F F F
(3)

(b) What word is used to describe the argument (p ∨ q) ∧ ¬ p ⇒ q?

(1)
(Total 4 marks)

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120. The following results were obtained from a survey concerning the reading habits of students.

60 % read magazine P
50 % read magazine Q
50 % read magazine R
30 % read magazines P and Q
20 % read magazines Q and R
30 % read magazines P and R
10 % read all three magazines

(a) Represent all of this information on a Venn diagram.

(4)

(b) What percentage of students read exactly two magazines?

(1)

(c) What percentage of students read at least two magazines?

(1)

(d) What percentage of students do not read any of the magazines?

(1)
(Total 7 marks)

121. The data in the table below refers to a sample of 60 randomly chosen plants.

Growth rate Classification by environment

↓ dark light shady total

high 3 8 14 25
low 8 9 18 35

total 11 17 32 60

(a) (i) Find the probability of a plant being in a shady environment.

(ii) Find the probability of a plant having a low growth rate and being in a dark
environment.

(iii) Find the probability of a plant not being in a dark environment.

(5)

(b) A plant is chosen at random from the above group.

Find the probability that the chosen plant has

(i) a high growth rate or is in a dark environment, but not both

(ii) a light environment, given that it has a high growth rate.

(4)

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 (c) The 60 plants in the above group were then classified according to leaf type. It was found
that 15 of the plants had type A leaves, 37 had type B leaves and 8 had type C leaves.

Two plants were randomly selected from this group. Find the probability that

(i) both plants had type C leaves

(ii) neither of the plants had type B leaves.

(5)
(Total 14 marks)

122. A number of employees at a factory were given x additional training sessions each. They were
then timed on how long (y seconds) it took them to complete a task. The results are shown in the
scatter diagram below. A list of descriptive statistics is also given.

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12
time taken (seconds)

10
8
6
4
2

2 4 6 8 10
number of additional training sessions

n = 9,

sum of x values: Σ x = 54,

sum of y values: Σ y = 81,

mean of x values: x = 6,

mean of y values: y = 9,

standard deviation of x: sx = 1.94,

standard deviation of y: sy = 2.35,

covariance: sxy = –3.77.

(a) Determine the product-moment correlation coefficient (r) for this data.
(2)

(b) What is the nature of the relationship between the amount of additional training and the
time taken to complete the task?
(2)

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(c) Calculate ∑ (x
i =1
i – x )( y i – y ) given that the covariance sxy = –3.77.
(1)

(d) (i) Determine the equation of the linear regression line for y on x.

(ii) Find the expected time to complete the task for an employee who only attended
three additional training sessions.
(4)
(Total 9 marks)

123. The function f (x) is given by the formula

f (x) = 2x3 – 5x2 + 7x – l

(a) Evaluate f (1).

(2)

(b) Calculate f '(x).

(3)

(c) Evaluate f '(2).

(2)

(d) State whether the function f (x) is increasing or decreasing at x = 2.

(1)

(e) The sketch graph shown below is the graph of a cubic function.

–1 1 2 x

(i) Is it possible that this is the graph of the function f (x) above?

(ii) State one reason for your decision.

(2)
(Total 10 marks)

dy ⎛ 2( x + h) 2 – 3( x + h) – 2 x 2 + 3 x ⎞
124. Consider the expression = lim⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
dx h→0 ⎝ h ⎠

(a) (i) Expand each of the brackets in the numerator of the limit above.

(ii) Use the result obtained in (a)(i) to simplify the whole of the numerator in the limit.

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 dy
(iii) Evaluate the limit and write down an expression for in terms of x.
dx
(5)

dy
(b) Write down an expression for a function y(x) whose derivative is the given by the
dx
limit in part (a).
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

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