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Studies 2014 May P1

This document contains 15 multi-part questions related to mathematics. The questions cover a range of topics including calculus, algebra, probability, statistics, and geometry. Full solutions are not shown, rather the document outlines the individual parts and marks allocated for each question.

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Studies 2014 May P1

This document contains 15 multi-part questions related to mathematics. The questions cover a range of topics including calculus, algebra, probability, statistics, and geometry. Full solutions are not shown, rather the document outlines the individual parts and marks allocated for each question.

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Studies 2014 May P1 [90 marks]

1a. [2 marks]
2 cos x − tan x
Let p= .
√ y−z
Calculate the value of p when x=45∘, y=8192 and z=64 . Write down your full calculator
display.
1b. [4 marks]
Write down your answer to part (a)
(i) correct to two decimal places;
(ii) correct to four significant figures;
(iii) in the form a × 10k , where 1 ≤ a<10 , k ∈ Z .
2a. [1 mark]
Let f ( x)=x 4.

Write down f ′ ( x).


2b. [2 marks]
Point P(2 , 6) lies on the graph of f .
Find the gradient of the tangent to the graph of y=f (x ) at P.
2c. [3 marks]
Point P(2 , 16) lies on the graph of f .
Find the equation of the normal to the graph at P. Give your answer in the form
a x +b y +d =0, where a , b and d are integers.
3a. [1 mark]
The amount of electrical charge, C, stored in a mobile phone battery is modelled by
C (t)=2.5 − 2 , where t, in hours, is the time for which the battery is being charged.
−t
Write down the amount of electrical charge in the battery at t=0 .
3b. [2 marks]
The line L is the horizontal asymptote to the graph.
Write down the equation of L.
3c. [3 marks]
To download a game to the mobile phone, an electrical charge of 2.4 units is needed.
Find the time taken to reach this charge. Give your answer correct to the nearest minute.
4a. [1 mark]
Ludmila takes a loan of 320 000 Brazilian Real (BRL) from a bank for two years at a
nominal annual interest rate of 10%, compounded half yearly.
Write down the number of times interest is added to the loan in the two years.
4b. [3 marks]
Calculate the exact amount of money that Ludmila must repay at the end of the two years.
4c. [2 marks]
Ludmila estimates that she will have to repay 360 000 BRL at the end of the two years.
Calculate the percentage error in her estimate.
5a. [1 mark]
The graph of the quadratic function f (x)=a x 2+ b x + c intersects the y-axis at point A (0, 5)
and has its vertex at point B (4, 13).
Write down the value of c .
5b. [3 marks]
By using the coordinates of the vertex, B, or otherwise, write down two equations in a and
b.
5c. [2 marks]
Find the value of a and of b .
6a. [2 marks]
Two propositions are defined as follows:
p : Quadrilateral ABCD has two diagonals that are equal in length.
q : Quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle.
Express the following in symbolic form.
“A rectangle always has two diagonals that are equal in length.”
6b. [1 mark]
Write down in symbolic form the converse of the statement in (a).
6c. [2 marks]
Determine, without using a truth table, whether the statements in (a) and (b) are logically
equivalent.
6d. [1 mark]
Write down the name of the statement that is logically equivalent to the converse.
7a. [1 mark]
Consider the curve y=x 3 +k x .
dy
Write down .
dx
7b. [3 marks]
The curve has a local minimum at the point where x=2.
Find the value of k .
7c. [2 marks]
The curve has a local minimum at the point where x=2.
Find the value of y at this local minimum.
8a. [1 mark]
A class of 13 Mathematics students received the following grades in their final IB
examination.
3 5 3 4 7 3 2 7 5 6 5 3 4

For these grades, find the mode;


8b. [2 marks]
For these grades, find the median;
8c. [1 mark]
For these grades, find the upper quartile;
8d. [2 marks]
For these grades, find the interquartile range.
9a. [3 marks]
Consider the three propositions p, q and r.
p: The food is well cooked
q: The drinks are chilled
r: Dinner is spoilt
Write the following compound proposition in words.
( p ∧q) ⇒¬ r
9b. [3 marks]
Complete the following truth table.

10a. [1 mark]
A study was carried out to determine whether the country chosen by students for their
university studies was influenced by a person’s gender. A random sample was taken. The
results are shown in the following table.

A χ 2 test was performed at the 1% significance level.


The critical value for this test is 9.210.
State the null hypothesis.
10b. [1 mark]
Write down the number of degrees of freedom.
10c. [2 marks]
Write down
(i) the χ 2 statistic;
(ii) the associated p-value.
10d. [2 marks]
State, giving a reason, whether the null hypothesis should be accepted.
11a. [2 marks]
Dumisani has received a scholarship of 5000 US dollars (USD) to study in Singapore.
He has to travel from South Africa and must change USD for his air fare of 6600 South
African rand (ZAR).
The exchange rate is 1USD = 8.2421 ZAR.
In this question give all answers correct to two decimal places.
Calculate the number of USD that Dumisani must change to pay for his air fare.
11b. [2 marks]
On arrival in Singapore, Dumisani changes 3000 USD to Singapore dollars (SGD) to pay for
his school fees. There is a 2.8% commission charged on the exchange.
Calculate the value, in USD, of the commission that Dumisani has to pay.
11c. [2 marks]
The exchange rate is 1 USD=1.29903 SGD .
Calculate the number of SGD Dumisani receives.
12a. [1 mark]
The cumulative frequency graph represents the speed, s, in km h− 1, of 80 cars passing a
speed camera.
Write down the number of cars passing the camera with speed of less than or equal to 50
km h .
−1

12b. [1 mark]
Complete the following grouped frequency table for s, the speed of the cars passing the
camera.

12c. [1 mark]
Write down the mid-interval value of the 50< s ≤ 70 interval.
12d. [3 marks]
Use your graphic display calculator to find an estimate of
(i) the mean speed of the cars passing the camera;
(ii) the standard deviation of the speed of the cars passing the camera.
13a. [3 marks]
The probability that it snows today is 0.2. If it does snow today, the probability that it will
snow tomorrow is 0.6. If it does not snow today, the probability that it will not snow
tomorrow is 0.9.
Using the information given, complete the following tree diagram.
13b. [3 marks]
Calculate the probability that it will snow tomorrow.
14a. [2 marks]
A child’s wooden toy consists of a hemisphere, of radius 9 cm , attached to a cone with the
same base radius. O is the centre of the base of the cone and V is vertically above O.
Angle OVB is 27.9∘.
Diagram not to scale.
Calculate OV, the height of the cone.
14b. [4 marks]
Calculate the volume of wood used to make the toy.
15a. [1 mark]
The diagram shows the points M(a, 18) and B(24, 10) . The straight line BM intersects the
y-axis at A(0, 26). M is the midpoint of the line segment AB.
Write down the value of a .
15b. [2 marks]
Find the gradient of the line AB.
15c. [3 marks]
Decide whether triangle OAM is a right-angled triangle. Justify your answer.

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