Answers for section 1

1. Question 1/ Number

a. Part a

17
i. 4
30

ii. 3.3444

iii. 7.855

iv. 1.7

b. Part b

i. $3.60

ii. Y = $2.40, Z = $9.60

iii. Total plus 10% is $23.6 + 2.36 = $25.96

2. Question 2/ Algebra

a. Part a

i. 1

ii. 32

b. Part b

i. 500  p
 ii. 500  qr

7k  6
c. Part c
15

d. Part d

4 x  2 y  24
i.
2 x  3 y  16

ii. X represents the cost of a mango

iii. Y represents the cost of a pear

e. Part e


i. a 3  12a  a a 2  12 
ii. 2 x2  5x  3   x  1 2 x  3

3. Question 3 / sets and construction

a. Part a

i. 12

ii. 3x  16

iii. 3x  16  40 / the solution to the equation is x  8

iv. Guitar = 3  8  24

b. The construction part is omitted from this solution paper

4. Question 4. Functions relations and graphs

a. Part a y  x 2  2 x  3

X -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

Y 5 0 -3 -4 -3 0 5
 b. See graph

c.

d. Part d

i. x  1, x  3

ii. Minimum y  4

iii. Axis of symmetry x  1

5. Question 5/Measurement

a. Part a

1
i. Distance =speed x time 54  2  121.5km
4
 ii. Car travels 121.5km in 2.25 hours = 121500m in 8100 seconds which means

it travels at 15 meters per second. To travel 315m it will take

315
 21sec onds
15

b. Part b

i. 1:1000

ii. 1:300

c. Part c

i. QR = 6 cm

ii. PQRS = 18cm square

iii. The scale for the map is 1cm:2000cm which means 1cm:20M, this means QR

on the map is 6x20m = 120m or 0.12km

iv. Actual area 18  20  20  7200m 2

6. Question 6/Measurement/Transformations

a. Part a

V   r 2h
i.
V    42  5  251.2m3

A   r2
314  3.14r 2
ii.
r 2  100
r  10

V   r 2h
iii. 8  251.2  3.14 10 h
2

8  251.2
h  6.4m
314
 b. Part b

i. Scale factor is 2

ii. The scale factor is negative because the image is on the opposite side of the

object and flipped upside down

iii. PQ  2 13

iv. Area of PQR is 3 cm square

v. Area of the image is (2)2  3  12unit 2

7. Question 7/Statistics

a. Part a

Month July August September October November

Sales in 13 20 36 25 15

thousands

b. Part b

i. August to September

ii. July – August

iii. The steepness of the line tells the rate of sale

c. The mean $21.8 thousand

d. Part d

i. 130000-105000=21000

ii. This part is of the solution is omitted

8. Problem solving/investigation

a. This part of the solution is omitted

 b. Part b

figure Number of unit triangles Number of unit sides

4 4 2  16  3  4  4  1  30
2

12 144  3  12  1  234

2

25 625  3   25  1  975

2

n n2  3n  n  1
2

Section two

9. Question nine/functions relations and graphs

a. Part a

i. 60 marks = 50%; 120 marks = 100%

ii. The graph is omitted,

iii. 95 marks = 79.2%

iv. 85% = 102 marks

b. Part b

x2 1
g  x 
3
i.
5 1
2
g (5)  8
3

x2
ii. f 1 ( x) 
3
 iii. Write gf  x  as  x  a  x  b  we have

 3x  2  1  3x  2  1 3x  2  1   3x  1 3x  3   3x  1 3  x  1
2


3 3 3 3
  3x  1 x  1

10. Geometry and trigonometry

a. Part a

i. see diagram

ii. Flagpole PT= PB – TB; 60tan 42  60tan35 =12m

b. Part b

i. See diagram

ii. KLM = 400 alternate to the bearing

iii. Find KM using the cosine rule ;

 KM   802  1202  2  80 120 cos 40

2

KM  78m

10 78 10sin 40
  sin LKM   0.9889
iv. Angle LKM sin LKM sin 40 78
LKM  81.50

v. Bearing of M from K is 40  81.5  121.5

11. Vectors and matrices

a. Part a

 1 1  1 2   1 3 
i. AB =    
 2 3  0 1   2 7 

 1 2  1 1   5 7 
ii. BA =     so AB  BA
 0 1  2 3   2 3 

1
 1 1  3 1
iii.    
 2 3  2 1 

 2x 2 
M  
 9 3
iv. M  0
6 x  18  0
x3

b. Part b,

OR   3  42
2

i.
OR  5units

RS  RO  OS ST  SO  OT
ii.  3  1  4  and  1  5   4 
           
 4  1  3   1  2   3 

iii. Note that RSs=ST this means that both vectors are parallel to each other,

also both vectors connect at S which means they form a straight line RST