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GDC Skills Questions

The document outlines the essential skills and topics covered in IB Mathematics SL, including graphing, numerical integration, probability, statistics, matrices, and sequences. It emphasizes the use of a Graphing Display Calculator (GDC) for solving problems, particularly those without analytic solutions. Various mathematical problems and examples are provided to illustrate the application of these skills in the classroom.

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GDC Skills Questions

The document outlines the essential skills and topics covered in IB Mathematics SL, including graphing, numerical integration, probability, statistics, matrices, and sequences. It emphasizes the use of a Graphing Display Calculator (GDC) for solving problems, particularly those without analytic solutions. Various mathematical problems and examples are provided to illustrate the application of these skills in the classroom.

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IB Mathematics SL

The many uses of a GDC in the mathematics classroom


A. Basic skills required in Mathematics SL

1. Graphing skills

(a) Choosing appropriate windows.


(b) Finding maxima, minima and zeros.
(c) Finding the value of a function.
(d) Finding equations of tangents.
(e) Graphical solutions of equations.

1
Let g ( x ) = − x 2 + 4 x + 1 . Find g ( 2 ) , g ( −3) , g .
2

x 2 + 1, x < 0
Graph the piecewise function f ( x ) =
x − 1, x ≥ 0

For the function f ( x ) = 2 x 2 − 12 x + 19 ,


(a) Find the slope of the tangent line at the point ( 5, 9 ) ;
(b) Find the equation of the tangent line at this point.

Solve Q 3 + P 2 = 125

2. Numerical integration

(i) Sketch the graph of the function y = e −0.5x for −1 ≤ x ≤ 3 , indicating the
coordinates of the y-intercept.
(ii) Shade the region enclosed by this graph, the x-axis, y-axis and the line
x =1.
(iii) Find the area of this region.
(iv) The point P (1, 0.8) lies on the graph of the function y = e − kx . Find the
value of k in this case then find the gradient of the tangent to the curve at
P.
3. Finding mean and standard deviation using lists

The midday temperature in °C was noted at an Antarctic weather station on every


day of a particular week of the year. The results were –25, –18, –41, –34, –25, –33,
and –27. Find the mean and the standard deviation of the temperatures.

B. New skills required in Mathematics SL

1. Probability

(a) Find nCr


(b) Find binomial probabilities
(c) Find normal probabilities and inverse calculations

8
Find .
3

Eight fair 6-sided die are rolled. Find the probability of obtaining:

(a) exactly 2 sixes;


(b) 2 sixes or less;
(c) at least 2 sixes.

A normally distributed variable, x, has mean equal to 100 and standard deviation
equal to 15. Find the probability that:

(a) 90 < x < 120 ;


(b) x > 130 ;
(c) x < 80 .

A normally distributed variable has mean 500 and standard deviation 100.

(a) 5% of the values of the variable are less than a. Find a.


(b) 10% of the values of the variable are greater than b. Find b.
(c) The middle 50% of the values of the variable lie between c and d. Find
c and d.
2. Statistics

(a) Display box and whisker plots


(b) Display frequency diagrams

Subsidies for loft insulation are offered to households whose net income is less than
25, 000 per year. Applicants for these subsidies classified their incomes as follows:

Annual 0- 4999 5000- 9999 10000- 14999 15000- 19999 20000- 24999
Income
Number of 3 17 31 28 16
Applicants

Determine the value of the grouped mean.

A machine tests the distance w, measured in thousands of km, that car tires travel
before the tire wear reaches a critical amount. For a random sample of tires, the results
are summarized below:

w 0 < h ≤ 25 25 < h ≤ 30 30 < h ≤ 35 35 < h ≤ 45 45 < h ≤ 60


f 12 23 48 15 3

Find an estimate for the grouped mean, variance and standard deviation.

The number of words in the first 18 sentences of Chapter 1 of “A Tale of two Cities”
are as follows: 118, 39, 27, 13, 49, 35, 51, 29, 68, 54, 58, 42, 16, 221, 80, 25, 41, 33,
whilst the number of words in the first 17 sentences of Chapter 1 of “Not a Penny
More, Not a Penny Less” are as follows: 8, 10, 15, 13, 32, 25, 14, 16, 32, 25, 5, 34,
36, 19, 20, 37, 19. Determine the median, quartiles and construct a comparative box
plot.
3. Matrices

(a) Entering matrices into calculator


(b) Matrix Algebra
(c) Determinant and inverses
(d) Solutions of simultaneous equations

2 5 −3 7 −9 19 7 8
Enter the matrices A = 3 −4 1 , B = 10 , C = 9 −6 −7 and D = 5
5 2 −7 8 −11 16 −3 −9
into your calculator then perform the following operations:

(a) 3B − 2 D ;

(b) 5A + C .

(c) AB ;

(d) CD ;

(e) det ( A) ;

(f) A−1

(g) C 3

Solve the following system of equations in 3 unknowns:

2 x + 5 y − 3z = 7
3 x − 4 y + z = 10 .
5x + 2 y − 7 z = 8

4. Sequences and Series

A sum of 5000 is invested at a compound interest rate of 6.5% per annum.

(a) To the nearest dollar, what will be the total value of this investment at
the end of 5 years?
(b) Calculate the minimum number of years required for the value of the
investment to exceed 10 000.
5. Other interesting stuff

x + 2 . Find ( f g ) ( 3) .
−1
The functions f and g are defined by f : x e x and g : x

The most familiar applications of the GDC in the mathematics classroom tend to
be graphs and analyses of functions. A standard choice for GDC solution are
problems without analytic solutions, such as

Solve for x: cos x = x

No fewer than three approaches are possible, each with its own merit:

1. Let Y1 represent the expression on the left; let Y2 represent the expression on
the right. Graph both and look for their intersection(s).

2. Rewrite the equation, letting Y1 represent the difference. Graph the equation
and look for its zero(s).

3. Use the SOLVER and solve for its zero(s).

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