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YEAR 12
YEARLY EXAMINATION
Mathematics General 2
General Instructions
25 marks
Attempt Questions 1-25
pen
Board-approved calculators
may be used
Section I
Section II
75 marks
provided at the back of this Attempt Questions 26-30
Allow about 1 hour 55 minutes for
paper
this section
Show relevant mathematical
A formula and data sheet is
reasoning and/or
calculations in Questions 2630
Section I
25 marks
Attempt Questions 1 - 25
Allow about 35 minutes for this section
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1-25
A cube has sides of length 7.8 cm. What is the surface area of the cube?
(A) 46.8 cm2
(B) 243.36 cm2
(C) 365.04 cm2
(D) 474.552 cm2
Emily has a laptop with a 500 GB hard drive. She buys an external 2 TB hard drive to
backup her laptop. Which statement is true?
(A) The external hard drive has half the capacity needed to backup her laptop.
(B) The external hard drive has a quarter of the capacity needed to backup her laptop.
(C) The external hard drive has twice the capacity needed to backup her laptop.
(D) The external hard drive has four times the capacity needed to backup her laptop.
9x 3
(C)
24x
3
(D) 24x
Which of the following is the correct approximation for volume using one application
of Simpson s rule?
(A) 108 m3
(B) 260 m3
(C) 515 m3
(D) 772.5 m3
The time-and-a-half rate of pay for casual work is $37.20 per hour.
What is the normal rate of pay per hour?
(A) $18.60
(B) $24.60
(C) $24.80
(D) $27.90
The radar chart shows the number of guests each month staying at a resort.
(C)
(D)
Benjamin was driving at a speed of 60 km/h and reaction time of 0.55 seconds.
What is the stopping distance using the formula
(A) 10 m
(B) 20 m
(C) 30 m
(D) 40 m
5Vt V 2
18 170 ?
10 There are 7 scores in a data set. One of the scores is an outlier. Which of the mean,
mode, median or interquartile range will be most influenced by the outlier?
(A) Mean
(B) Mode
(C) Median
(D) Interquartile range
11 Samuel buys a new heater which is rated at 3 500 watts. He uses it on 100 days of the
year for an average of 9 hours per day. Electricity costs are $0.28 per kilowatt-hour.
What would the heater cost to run for the year?
(A) $2.52
(B) $252.00
(C) $315.00
(D) $882.00
12 Youngs rule can be used to calculate a child's medicine dose.
where C is the child's dose (in mL), n is the age of the
nA
C
child (in years) and A is the adult dose (in mL)
n 12
Young's rule is:
What is the adult dose if the child dose for a 3 year old is 12 mL?
(A) 50 mL
(B) 60 mL
(C) 70 mL
(D) 80 mL
3y 1
7
13 Solve the equation 2
.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
13
3
y5
y
16
3
y 12
15 Sydney has coordinates (34S, 151E) and Buenos Aires has coordinates (34S, 58W).
Which of these statements is true about the time difference between these two cities?
(A) Sydney is 13 hours 56 minutes ahead of Buenos Aires.
(B) Buenos Aires is 6 hours 12 minutes ahead of Sydney.
(C) Buenos Aires is 6 hours 20 minutes ahead of Sydney.
(D) Sydney is 13 hours 48 minutes ahead of Buenos Aires.
16 Ryan has just received his credit card statement. He has been charged a flat rate of
interest of 18% per annum on his outstanding balance of $530, which was outstanding
for 30 days. Ryan has noticed errors on his credit card statements before and wishes to
check the amount of interest he should have been charged. Which calculation should he
use?
0.05
$530
30
100
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
$530
18
30
100
$530
0.05
30
365
$530
18
30
365
17 Using the sine rule, find an expression for the length of AB.
13sin 76o
sin 41o
(A)
(B)
(C)
13sin 41o
sin 63o
sin 41o
o
(D) 13sin 80
13sin 76
sin 63o
18 There are 30 students sitting for a test. The mean is 60 and the standard deviation is 14.
Daniel missed the exam and completed it the next day. He received a score of 61.
Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) The mean will decrease and the standard deviation will increase.
(B) The mean will decrease and the standard deviation will decrease.
(C) The mean will increase and the standard deviation will increase.
(D) The mean will increase and the standard deviation will decrease.
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19 The data in the scatterplot compares the heights of some children with the amount of
space in their lungs.
What relationship is suggested by the data between the heights of the children and their
lung space?
(A) Perfect positive correlation
(B) Weak negative correlation
(C) Strong positive correlation
(D) No correlation
20 The length of a driveway was measured to be 5.327 metres using a tape measure.
Calculate the percentage error for this measurement correct to three decimal places.
(A) 0.009 %
(B)
0.094 %
(C)
0.500 %
(D) 0.533 %
21 Hannahs water usage in one day was 55 L shower, 40 L toilet, 38 L tap and 7 L
washing machine. What percentage water usage is for the washing machine?
(A) 5%
(B) 7%
(C) 43 %
(D) 140%
(B)
2 r 2 2 r
(C)
2 r 2 4 r
2
(D) 4 r 2 r
23 Simplify 2(3a 1) 2( a 5) .
(A) 4a 6
(B)
4a 4
(C)
4a 12
(D) 4a 8
24 Isaac plays a game involving the tossing of two coins. The rules of the game are:
Two heads wins $25.
One head and one tail wins $10.
Two tails wins nothing.
What is the financial expectation for this game?
(A) $6.25
(B) $11.25
(C) $20.00
(D) $35.00
25 Sophia borrows $4 800 for a trip to New Zealand. She repays the loan over 2 years at an
interest rate of 6% p.a. compounding monthly. What is Sophias monthly instalment?
(A) $200.00
(B) $224.72
(C) $225.43
(D) $5410.37
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Section II
75 marks
Attempt Questions 26 30
Allow about 1 hour and 55 minutes for this section
Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.
Marks
(a)
(b)
The diagram below shows a swimming pool design. The design consists of a
semicircle and a right triangle. The length of the pool is 13 metres and one of
the straight sides is 5 metres.
(i)
(ii)
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(c)
(d)
Jack needs to buy a pump to send water from the dam (D) up to the water
tank (T) near his house. The angle of elevation from the dam to the water
tank is 35, and the straight-line distance up the hill is 150 metres.
(i)
Calculate the 'lift height' (AT) from the dam to the tank.
(ii)
(ii)
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$35 plan
$55 plan
$35.00
$55.00
Included allowance
$500.00
$750.00
$0.40
$0.35
$0.90
$0.85
(e)
The wheel below is spun around until it stops
on a number. The wheel is equally likely to
(i)
What is the probability the wheel stops on 3?
1
(ii)
Find the probability the wheel stops on a number divisible by 4.
1
(f)
The table below shows two mobile phone plans.
14
(i)
What is the maximum number of free calls (1 min) on the $55 plan?
1
(ii)
Find the monthly charge for 420 calls (1 min) on the $35 plan?
1
15
Marks
(a)
A scientist tags 600 birds in a forest. The next week he catches 800 birds and
notices that 200 have been tagged. Estimate how many birds are in the forest.
(b)
(c)
A car is moving at a steady speed. When the speed is 80 km/h the car
consumes 5 litres of petrol for every 100 km travelled.
(i)
The petrol tank holds 70 litres. How many kilometres can the car
travel on a full petrol tank when its speed is 80 km/h?
(ii)
(d)
When the speed is 110 km/h the car consumes 30% more petrol.
Calculate the number of litres of petrol per 100 km consumed when
the car travels at 110 km/h.
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(e)
(f)
(ii)
(iii)
How many hours of sleep per week would a student from the group
have who recorded a z-score of 2.5?
(iv)
Cooper is a hospital patient who is given 1.5 litres of fluid over 8 hours.
What is the required drip rate in mL/h?
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Time
(minut
es)
5
HSC Mathematics General 2
Volume (litres)
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20
15
10
0
Question 28
(15 marks)
Marks
(a)
A full cylindrical can is losing water at a constant rate. The table below shows the volume of
water in the cylindrical can after t minutes.
(i)
Draw the graph connecting volume and time.
Let the horizontal axis be the time and the vertical axis the volume.
2
(ii)
The equation v dt c represents the volume (v) of water in the cylindrical can after t
minutes. What are the values of c and d?
2
(iii)
Find the amount of water in the can after 90 seconds.
1
18
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(b)
The length in metres of a sound wave varies inversely with the number of
vibrations of the wave per second. A wave of length 21.25 metres produces
16 vibrations per second.
(i)
What is the proportionality constant?
(ii)
(c)
(d)
(ii)
20
(e)
(ii)
The tank has a small hole and water is leaking out at the rate of 20mL
per minute. The leaking water drips into a 8L container.
How long will it take before the container is completely full?
(Give your answer in hours and minutes.)
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(b)
Marks
(i)
Use the cosine rule to calculate the length between A and B to the
nearest metre.
(ii)
Calculate the area of the triangle AOB to the nearest square metre.
(iii)
(iv)
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(c)
(ii)
Find the distance between these two cities. Give your answer to the
nearest kilometre.
(iii)
(iv)
(d)
(e)
2
What is the value of x in the formula x 3ab when a 7 and b 3.8 ?
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Question 30
(15 marks)
Marks
(a)
James borrowed $558 000 at 5% p.a. reducible interest. The interest is charged monthly and
the monthly repayment is $2800. The table below shows the amounts owing during the first
month.
Principal
Months (n)
Interest (I)
P+I
P+IR
(P)
1
$558 000.00
$2325.00
(i)
What is the principal at the
beginning of the second
3
month?
1
(ii)
How much is owed at the end of the second month?
1
(iii)
Calculate the interest to be paid at the beginning of the third month?
1
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(iv)
How much is owed at the end of the third month?
1
(b)
Solve these equations simultaneously.
2
5 x 2 y 16
x y 1
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(c) Lucy received a threatening email. It was analysed by the police. The number
of words per sentence was counted and summarised in the table below.
Number of words per
sentence
Frequency
Total
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
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(d)
The table below shows the present value of a $1 annuity.
Present value of $1
Period
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.93
0.91
0.89
1.94
1.89
1.83
1.78
1.74
1.69
2.88
2.78
2.67
2.58
2.49
2.40
3.81
3.63
3.47
3.31
3.17
3.04
(i)
What would be the present value of a $7 500 per year annuity at 10% per annum for 3 years,
with interest compounding yearly?
1
(ii)
What is the value of an annuity that would provide a present value of $27,633 after 2 years at
6% per annum compound interest?
1
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(iii)
An annuity of $2000 each six months is invested at 12% per annum, compounded biannually
for 2 years. What is the present value of the annuity?
2
End of paper
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Data Analysis
Simple interest
Mean of a sample
I Prn
P
r
n
is initial amount
is interest rate per period, expressed as a
decimal
sum of scores
number of scores
z-score
For any score
x,
is number of periods
xx
s
Compound interest
A P (1 r ) n
A
is final amount
is initial amount
FV
(1 r ) n
is mean
is standard deviation
Outlier(s)
score(s) less than QL 1.5 IQR or
score(s) more than QU + 1.5 IQR
QL is lower quartile
PV
QU is upper quartile
FV PV (1 r )n
y gradient x y -intercept
gradient r
S V0 Dn
y -intercept y (gradient x )
n periods
r
x
is number of periods
S V0 (1 r )
is mean of
x score
is mean of
y scores
expressed as a decimal
is correlation coefficient
Normal distribution
is number of periods
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Spherical Geometry
Circumference of a circle
Surface Area
Sphere
C 2 r or C d
A 4 r 2
is radius
r is radius
d is diameter
Arc length of a circle
Closed cylinder
2 r
360
A 2 r 2 2 rh
r is radius
is number of degrees in central angle
r is radius
h is perpendicular height
Volume
Radius of Earth
(taken as) 6400
Prism or cylinder
V Ah
km
r is radius
h is perpendicular height
Time differences
For calculation of time differences using
longitude: 15 = 1 hour time difference
Pyramid or cone
1
V Ah
3
Area
Circle
A r2
r is radius
Sector
r2
360
r is radius
is number of degrees in central angle
m3 = 1000 L
h
df
Annulus
A = (R2 r 2 )
h
(d f 4d m d l )
3
dm is middle measurement
dl
Trapezium
is last measurement
Volume
h
A (a b)
2
h is perpendicular height
h
( AL 4 Am AR )
3
AM is area of middle
ha = 10 000 m2
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Trigonometric Ratios
(10 N 7.5H )
6.8M
or
BAC Female
(10 N 7.5 H )
5.5M
sin =
opposite side
hypotenuse
N
H
cos =
adjacent side
hypotenuse
tan =
opposite side
adjacent side
Sine rule
average speed
In ABC
D
D
,T
T
S
reaction-time
distance
a
b
c
stopping distance
braking
distance
Cosine rule
In ABC
Probability of an Event
c 2 a 2 b 2 2ab cos C
or
cos C
a2 b2 c2
2ab
P(event)
Straight Lines
Gradient
Gradientintercept form
y mx b
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is gradient
is y-intercept