AA HL Practice Set 7 Paper 2

Solution
Section
A
1. (a)

(A1) for correct formula

A1
[2]
(b) The value of the car after six years
(A1) for correct approach
The extra amount needed
(A1) for correct approach

A1
[3]

2. (a)
A1
[1]
(b) The estimated Physics test score
(M1) for substitution
A1
[2]
(c) The estimated Mathematics test score
(M1)(A1) for substitution

A1
[3]

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3. (a)

(M1) for valid approach

A1
[2]
(b) For approximately correct shape A1
For correct axes intercepts A1
For approximately correct endpoints A1
[3]

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4. Let be the height of a tree.

(M1) for standardization

…(1) (A1) for correct approach

(M1) for standardization

…(2) (A1) for correct approach

A1
[5]

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5.
(M1) for valid approach
The term in in the expansion
(A1) for correct term

(A1) for correct equation

(M1) for valid approach

The term in in the expansion
(A1) for correct term

(M1) for substitution

A1

A1
[8]

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6. (a)

(M1) for valid approach

, (A1) for correct approach

, , , , (A1) for correct values

Thus, the smallest integer value of is . A1
[4]
(b)

(M1) for valid approach

(A1) for correct approach

Thus, the transformation is an anti-clockwise

rotation of about the origin. A1
[3]

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7. Suppose there exist integers and such that
. M1

If is odd, is odd.
Therefore, is odd, which is a contradiction. R1
Thus, is even.
Let , where is an integer. M1

M1
A1

As is even, is also even, which is a

contradiction. R1
Thus, for any integers and . AG
[6]

8. (a) The required probability

(M1)(A1) for correct approach
A1
[3]
(b) Let and be the events that a person has
been vaccinated and caught a virus
respectively.

(M1) for valid approach

(A1) for correct approach

(A1) for correct approach

A1

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 [4]

9.

(M1) for valid approach

(M1) for valid approach

A1

(M1) for valid approach

(A1) for correct approach

A1
[6]

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 Section
B
10. (a) Maximum water level A1
Minimum water level A1
[2]
(b) The required rate of change
(M1) for valid approach

A1
[2]
(c) The required volume
(M1)(A1) for correct approach

A1
[3]
(d) Maximum volume of water from the first water
source

(A1) for correct value

The additional volume of water from the
second water source

(M1) for valid approach

(A1) for correct integral

(A1) for correct approach
(A1) for correct inequality

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 Therefore, there is still a chance that the water
will overflow if . R1
Thus, the claim is incorrect. A1
[7]

11. (a) (M1) for valid approach

(A1) for correct approach

A1
[3]
(b)

(A1) for substitution

(A1) for correct values

A1
[3]

(c)

Thus, the median is between and . (M1) for valid approach

(A1) for correct approach

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 (A1) for correct equation
By considering the graph of

, .
Thus, the median is . A1
[4]

(d)

(M1) for valid approach

(A1) for correct approach

A1
[3]
(e) Let be the number of Heads.

(R1) for binomial distribution

The required probability
(M1) for valid approach

A1
[3]

(f)
(M1) for setting inequality

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 (A1) for correct approach
By considering the graph of ,
. (M1) for valid approach
Thus, the least value of is . A1
[4]

12. (a) (M1) for valid approach

,
For at least one correct value of A1
For all correct values of A1

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 Thus, the required approximate value of is
. A1
[4]

(b)

A1

M1

M1

A1

A1

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 M1

A1

A1

AG
[8]
(c) A1
[1]

(d) The graph of is concave upward for

. R1
Hence, the actual value of greater than the
approximate value of obtained using Euler’s
method. A1
[2]

(e)

(A1) for correct value

(M1) for quotient rule

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 (A1) for correct value

(M1) for valid approach

A1
The new approximated value

A1
[6]

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