NORTH SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

Sample Paper 2
Year 10 Mathematics Yearly Examination

General Instructions Total marks - 90

• Reading Time - 5 minutes (Section I) 10 marks Pages 2 - 5
• Working Time - 1 hour 50 minutes • Answer Part A on multiple choice answer
• Write using black pen. sheet provided. Allow about 15 minutes for
• Board approved calculators may be used.
this section.
• Answer Q4 in part C AND Q2 in part E
on the separate pages provided. (Section II) 80 marks Pages 6 - 15
• In Part B - Part F, show all relevant
• Answer each question on a separate writing
mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.
booklet, Allow about 1 hour and 35 minutes
for this section.

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Section I - Multiple Choice
PART A (10 Marks)
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1-10.

1. What is the value of/(-1) if f(x) = x3 - x2 ?

(A) -2
(B) -1
(C) 0
(D) 2

2. Given f(x) =4x -3 , which of the following could be /-1 (x)?

(A) f-1 (x )=3x-4

(B) 1-1 (x)=-l-

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(C) 1-1 (x) =
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(D) 1-l (x) = X +3

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3. A car is bought for $19 990. It is depreciated by 18% per annum on a reducing balance. What will be
the value ofthe car after 3 years, to the nearest dollar?

(A) $896 8
(B) $9195
(C) $11022
(D) $16392

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4. Which of the following graphs could represent y = -x3 + 3?

(A) y
(B) y

(C) y (D) J'

5. What is the domain of the function f(x) = k

x+3
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(A) x>-3
(B) x�-3
(C) x<-3
(D) x::; -3

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6. The table below shows the monthly payment per $1000 on a monthly reducible loan.

Term in years 7.75%, 8% 8.25%, 8.5%

5 20.1570 20.2765 20.3963 20.5164
10 12.00ll 12.1328 12.2653 12.3985

What is the monthly repayment on a loan of$15600 at 8.25% over 10 years?

(A) $154.25
(B) $183.98
(C) $195.75
(D) $191.34

7. If cosa< 0 and tana > 0, which of the following is true?

(A) 0° < a < 90°

(B) 90° <a< 180°
(C) 180° <a< 270°
(D) 270° < a < 360°

8. A group of people were surveyed. The people were asked whether or not they smoked. The results
are in the table.

Smokers Non-smokers Total

Male 88 176 264
Female 68 153 221
156 329

A person is selected at random from the group.

What is the approximate probability that the person selected is a smoker OR is male?

(A) 18%
(B) 33%
(C) 68%
(D) 87%

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9. Which of the following scatterplots depicts a strong relationship between the two
variables plotted?

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10. A set of scores has a mean ofpand a standard deviation of q. A score is added and the mean
remains as p. What is the effect on the standard deviation?

(A) q decreases
(B) q mcreases
(C) q remains unchanged
(D) there is not enough information to determine if q changes

End of Section I

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Section II
Total marks - 80
Allow about 1 hour 35 minutes for this section.
In Parts B to F, your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.

PART B (16 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet

1) Solve x2 -5x+6 = 0 2

2) Write down the value of log4 64. 1

3) Given f(x)=3x-4, find f(-7). 1

4) A sum of$30000 was invested for 5 years at 4% p.a. with interest compounded monthly.
Find (a) the final amount of the investment after 5 years. 1
(b) the interest earned. 1

5) Find the exact volume of a sphere with diameter 14 cm. 2

6) Find the exact value of tan300° . 1

Part B continues on page 7

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Part B continued

7) Kloe compares her English and Maths marks. The results, out of 100, from
eight tests in each subject are shown below.
English: 76, 64, 90, 67, 83, 60, 85, 37
Maths: 80, 56, 92, 84, 65, 58, 55, 62

(a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation ofKloe's English marks. 2
Answer correct to two decimal places.

(b) The mean and standard deviation ofKloe's Maths marks are 69 and 13 1
respectively. In which subject has Kloe performed more consistently? Explain.

8) A rhombus has a side length of 16 cm and one of its angles is 55° . 2

Find the area of the rhombus to the nearest square centimetre.

9) The point (m, 16) lies on the curve with equation y = T x. 2

What is the value of m?

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PART C (16 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet

1) Solve 2x2 - 3x -1 = 0 using the quadratic formula. 2

Give answer(s) correct to 2 decimal places.

2) Find the centre and radius of the circle with equation x2 + y 2 +4x-6y = -3 by 3
completing the square.

3) Jenny is the star of the NS bombers. When she is playing the probability that her team will
win is i, but otherwise it is only 2-. The probability that she can play in any match is �-
4 5 3

(a ) Draw a probability tree diagram to represent the situation. 1

(b) What is the probability that her team wins the next match? 1
(c ) Given that her team lost their last match, what is the probability that Jenny played 1
in that match?

4) The shoe size and height of ten students were recorded.

Shoe 6 7 7 8 8.5 9.5 10 11 12 12

size
Height 155 150 165 175 170 170 190 185 200 195

Answer Q 4 (a) and (b) on the sheet labelled APPENDIX 1.

(a ) Complete the scatter plot AND draw a line of best fit. 2

(b) Use the line of best fit to estimate the height difference between a student 1
who wears a size 7.5 and one who wears a size 9 shoe.

Part C continues on page 9

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5) The volumes of two solids are in the ratio 56 : 875. If the surface area of the smaller 2
solid is 84 cm 2 , what is the surface area of the larger solid?

6) In the diagram, A has coordinates ( .Ji, 1).

Diagram not to scale

(a) What are the coordinates of B ? 1

(b) Find the exact area ofsector AOB. 2

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PART D (16 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet

1) In a school, boys and girls were surveyed about the time they usually spend online each day. The
results are displayed in the box and whisker plots shown below.

Boys

Girls

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Time (hours)

(a) Find the interquartile range for boys. 1

(b) What percentage of boys usually spend more than 2 hours online each day? 1

(c) Nicole says that the graphs show that the same number of boys and girls usually 1

spend between 5 and 6 hours online each day. Do you agree? Justify your answer.

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Show all important features, including intercept(s) with axes.

3) Given that f(2x) = x 2 + 4 , find

(a) x when f(2x) = 20. 1

(b) the simplest expression for /(1 Ow). 2

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Part D continued

4) Solve x 4 -IIx2 -I2=0. 3

5) A brother and sister add their ages together and get 44. The square of their ages add to 1040.
Let x be the brother's age and y be the sister's age. The brother is oIder than the sister.

(a) Write two equations to represent this information. 1

(b) Solve these two equations simultaneously to show that x 2 - 44x + 448 = 0 . 2

(c) Hence find their ages. 2

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PART E (16 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet

1) Solve 3 2x-i = 180 . Answer correct to 2 decimal places. 2

2) The graph of y = h(x) below consists of part of a parabola and a line.

Answer Q 2 (a) and (b) on the sheet labelled APPENDIX 2.

Sketch the following transformations.

( a) y =- h(x) 2

(b) 2

3) Draw a neat sketch of the graph of y = sin0 for O::::;0::;; 360° . 2

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4) The diagram shows towns A, B and C. Town B is 40 km due north of town A. 3

The distance from B to C is 18km and the bearing of C from A is 025 °. It is known that
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Find the bearing of town B from town C, to the nearest degree.

5) Solve the equation cos 2 0 = 0.4 for O :S: 0 :S: 360°. 3

Answer(s) con-ect to the nearest minute.

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PART F (16 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet

1) Write an expression in terms of x and y for log ,)4 given that x = log 2 and y = log11 3.
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2) The graph of h(x) = x2 -4x + 3 is shown below.

(a) Explain why h(x) does not have an inverse function. 1

(b) State the largest domain which includes the point A, so that y = h(x) 1
has an inverse function.

(c) State the domain and range of the inverse function, h- 1 (x). 2

3) Given that y 2 = 1 _ _!._, find any restrictions on the value ofx. 2

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Part F continued

4) We wish to find the largest cube that will fit inside an upturned cone.
Let the radius of the cone be Rand let the height of the cone be h.
Let the side length of the largest cube that will fit inside this upturned cone be a.
The cross-section of the cone with the cube inside is shown below.

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(a) Prove that /JAPE Ill MQC. 2

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(b) Hence show that a= --- 2
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(c) If the cone is chosen such that the ratio of the radius to its height is 2: 3, 2

find an expression for a in terms of R.

(d) Hence find the volume of the cube as a percentage of the volume of the cone, 2

correct to 2 decimal places.

End of paper

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