NAME MASTER

SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL

2016 Annual Examination

FORM III

MATHEMATICS
Thursday 27th October 2016

General Instructions Collection

• Writing time — 2 hours • Write your name, class and Master on
• Write using black pen. each page of your answers.
• Board-approved calculators and • Staple your answers in a single bundle.
templates may be used. • Write your name, class and Master on
this question paper and hand it in with
Total — 104 Marks
your answers.
• All questions may be attempted.
• All necessary working should be shown.
• Start each question on a new page.

3A: LRP 3B: LYL 3C: WJM 3D: SJE

3E: DWH/BR 3F: RCF 3G: SDP 3H: FMW/DNW
3I: PKH 3J: REJ

Checklist
• Writing paper required. Examiner
• Candidature — 180 boys SDP
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QUESTION ONE (13 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Simplify 7p − 4p.

(b) Solve x + 4 = 13.

(c) Simplify b8 ÷ b3 .

(d) Factorise:
(i) 8x + 6
(ii) a2 + 2a

(e) Convert 2 m2 to square centimetres.

(f) Solve (x − 2)(x + 3) = 0.

(g)
90
80
Number of Boys

70
60
50
40
30
20
10

Walk Bus Ferry

Transport
The column graph above shows the methods of transport used by boys to travel
to school. How many boys walk to school?

(h) Write down the name of a parallelogram with four equal sides.
√ √
(i) Simplify 2 5 − 3 5.

1
(j) Given sin θ = and θ is acute, find θ.
2

(k) Find the midpoint M of P (2, 7) and Q(4, 13).

(l) Find the mode of the following data: 0, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 7.

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QUESTION TWO (13 marks) Start a new page.

√
(a) Simplify 50 .

(b) Sam has $80 in his wallet and spends 15% of this on chocolate. How much money
does he spend on chocolate?

(c) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations by substitution:

2x + y = 30
y = 3x

(d) Find the area of a rhombus with diagonals measuring 3 cm and 6 cm.

(e) Factorise x2 + 3x + 2.

(f) The following test results were recorded:

46 67 34 94 35 63 53
(i) Find the mean.
(ii) Find the median.

(g)

8m

30º
ym
Find the value of y in the diagram above. Give your answer correct to two decimal
places.

(h) Express 7 out of 23 as a percentage. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

(i) F

15 cm
A
2 cm
C
B 5 cm
E

x cm
D
In the diagram above, AB = 2 cm, BC = 5 cm and EF = 15 cm.
Given that ABC ||| DEF , find the value of x. Clearly state your reasoning.

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QUESTION THREE (13 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Solve −3(x + 2) ≤ 33.

(b)

4m
5m
zm
In the diagram above, the depth of the prism is 5 m, the perpendicular height of
the triangular cross section is 4 m and the volume of the prism is 60 m3 . Find the
length z.

(c)
q

17 10

In the diagram above, find the value of θ. Give your answer correct to the nearest
degree.

(d) Simplify:
(i) 5a6 b4 × 3ab−1
 −2
2
(ii)
3

(e) Solve x2 + 5x − 14 = 0.

(f) Find the distance between the points A(4, 7) and B(12, 13).

(g) Solve the following simultaneous equations by elimination:

5x + y = 30
2x − y = 19

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QUESTION FOUR (13 marks) Start a new page.

1
(a) Express √ with a rational denominator.
3−1

(b) Expand and simplify (3a − 2b)(8b − 5a).

(c)
J

G O K

H
In the diagram above, OG = OK and  HGO =  J KO = 90◦ .
(i) Prove that OGH ≡ OKJ , giving clear geometric reasons.
(ii) Hence give a reason why a = b.

(d) Solve 3x2 + 20x + 12 = 0.

(e) (i) Find the gradient of the line that passes through the points R(−3, 10) and
S(2, −8).
(ii) Hence find the equation of the line RS, in gradient-intercept form.

(f) The population of koalas in Redland fell by 13% in 2015. By the end of 2016, the
population had risen to return to the same number as the beginning of 2015. What
was the percentage increase in 2016? Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

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QUESTION FIVE (13 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Sketch the graph of y = 2x + 1 and state the x-intercept.

(b) Factorise fully a2 − 2a − ba + 2b.

(c) The mean height of 10 boys in a soccer team is 160 cm. The goalkeeper’s height is then
recorded and this increases the mean by 2 cm. What is the height of the goalkeeper?

(d)
8 cm

m
6c
m
3c

5 cm

Find the exact volume of the above trapezoidal prism. Give your answer in simplified
form.

(e) Tom walks from A at a bearing of 135◦ T for 40 km until he reaches B . Tom stops at
B and walks north to C which is directly east of A.
(i) By drawing a diagram to represent this information, find  CAB.
(ii) Find the exact distance Tom walked from B to C.

2a − 4 a2 − a − 2
(f) Simplify ÷ .
5(a + 3) 25

(g) Two lines have equations kx + y = 2 and 3x + 8y = 15. Find the value of k if the lines
do not intersect.

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QUESTION SIX (13 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Given that the prefix ‘tera’ corresponds to 1012 and ‘kilo’ corresponds to 103 , convert
23 kilolitres to teralitres. Express your answer in scientific notation.

(b)
90
80
70
Frequency

60
50
40
30
20
10

300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Selling price ($000s)
The above frequency histogram shows the number of houses sold last weekend and
their sale price (e.g. the first bar represents 20 houses sold for $300 000-$399 999).
(i) Find the percentage of houses that were sold for under $500 000. Give your answer
to the nearest whole percent.
(ii) Calculate the minimum total value that all of the houses together could have sold
for last weekend.

(c) Solve the following simultaneous equations:

3x + 5y = −2
5x + 7y = −4

(d) The following table shows the current Australian tax rates for individuals.

Taxable income Tax on this income

$0 − $18 200 Nil
$18 201 − $37 000 19c for each $1 over $18 200
$37 001 − $87 000 $3572 plus 32.5c for each $1 over $37 000
$87 001 − $180 000 $19 822 plus 37c for each $1 over $87 000
$180 001 and over $54 232 plus 45c for each $1 over $180 000

Use the above information to calculate how much tax you would expect to pay if you
earn $92 000.

(e) Solve x2 + 6x + 7 = 0 by completing the square. Give any answers in exact form.

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QUESTION SEVEN (13 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Expand and simplify (a2 − 2a + 4)(a2 + 2a − 4).

(b) Joe stands at the top of a building x metres away from the Sydney Tower. He observes
an angle of elevation θ to the top of Sydney Tower and an angle of depression α to its
base. Find the total height of the Sydney Tower in terms of x, θ and α.

(c) A D

B C
Use congruence to prove ACB ≡ CAD and hence prove ABCD is a parallelogram.

(d) The surface area of a closed cylinder is 60π cm2 . The diameter of the cylinder is 4
times the height. By letting the height be h cm, find the exact height of the cylinder.

(e)
P

8 cm

77°
Q X R
11 cm
Find the area of the triangle above. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

1 2x + 1
(f) Solve = 2 .
3x + 4 8x + 11x − 4

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QUESTION EIGHT (13 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Paint can be purchased at $10 per litre. Once applied to a surface the paint is
consistently 0·1 mm thick.
(i) Find the area that can be painted with one litre of paint. Give your answer in
square metres.
(ii) Once built, the Tesla Gigafactory will have a floor area of 125 ha. Find the cost
of paint needed to cover the floor of the Tesla Gigafactory.

(b) By completing the square, prove that x2 − 7x + 13 is positive, for all values of x.

(c)

45° 60°
d a
In the diagram above, find the exact value of a in terms of d, rationalising the
denominator where necessary.

(d) Sophie drove 980 km directly from Sydney to Brisbane on Monday at a constant speed.
On Tuesday, she drove directly back on the same route 10 km/h faster. This journey
was quicker by 2 hours and 20 minutes. At what speed did she drive on Monday?

(e) enlarged section

h

h
cm

folded
50

A piece of paper in the shape of an equilateral triangle with side length 50 cm is

shown above. Folds of width h are made parallel to the sides and equal kites (as
shown above) are cut out of the corners to make an open box. Find the formula for
the exact volume of the box, in terms of h.

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