Term 2 Final Exam

Grade 10 Mathematics
Monday, 19 May 2025
1 hour 30 minutes
Total Pages: 12

Candidate Name

Instructions to Candidates

• Write your name in the space above.

• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
• You are allowed the use of an IB approved calculator on this exam.
• You are allowed to the use of the provided formula sheet.
• Write answers correct to 3 significant digits unless otherwise stated.

_________/ 83 marks

Level _______

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1. [Maximum mark: 6]
Simplify the following writing all exponents as positive integers.
(2𝑛)4 𝑥 −1 𝑦𝑧 4
a. b.
8𝑛0 𝑥 3 𝑦 −2 𝑧 3

(3𝑝2 𝑞)2
c.
3𝑝𝑞 2

2. [Maximum mark: 4]
Find the values of p and q to express the following value as a power of prime numbers.
162 ∙2432
= 2𝑝 3𝑞
814 ∙643

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3. [Maximum mark: 5]
Simplify the following expressions without exponents. Show all your steps and leave answers
in simplified radical form [5]
2 1
a. 27−3 b.
1
(3𝑥)2 ( 𝑥 2 )2
9

4. [Maximum mark: 2]
Convert the following measurements.
a. 5430 m to km b. 1.7 m2 to cm2

5. [Maximum mark: 3]
A car travels at 20 m/s in a village where the speed limit is 50 km/hr. Determine if the car is
exceeding the speed limit. Support your answer.

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6. [Maximum mark: 2]
Gold has a density of 195 g/cm3. Find the mass of 0.2 m3 of gold in kilograms.

7. [Maximum mark: 4]
Determine the missing side of the triangle.

8. [Maximum mark: 6]
Find the labelled side or angle correct to 3 s.f.
a.

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 b.

9. [Maximum mark: 3]
Consider the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 3). [2]
a. Calculate 𝑓(2)

b. Determine the value(s) of a when 𝑓(𝑎) = 0 [1]

10. [Maximum mark: 6]

State the domain and corresponding range of the functions.

Function Domain Range

𝑓(𝑥) = −3𝑥

𝑔(𝑥) = −2𝑥 2 + 10

ℎ(𝑥) = √9 − 𝑥

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11. [Maximum mark: 4]
Consider the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 11
a. Compete the square to write 𝑓(𝑥) in the form 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)2 + 𝑘. [2]

b. Hence, use the method of completing the square to determine the value(s) of x such that
𝑓(𝑥) = 0. Leave your answer in exact form. [2]

12. [Maximum mark: 2]

The following function can be written in standard form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐. Determine the
values of the parameters a, b and c for the quadratic equation 𝑦 = 3(𝑥 + 1)2 − 2. [2]

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13. [Maximum mark: 4]
The following table shows the number of overtime hours worked by employees in a
company.

It is known that the mean number of overtime hours is 1.

a) Find the value of x. [2]

b) Find the standard deviation of the data [2]

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14. [Maximum mark: 7]
The following cumulative frequency diagram shows the distance d, in kilometres, students
need to travel to get to school.

a) Write down the median distance a student travels to school. [2]

b) Find the number of students who travel between 2 km and 4 km to get to school. [3]
c) Find the percentage of students who travel more than 4.5 km to get to school. [2]

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15. [Maximum mark: 6]
A water balloon is thrown from a classroom on the 3rd floor and lands in the playground.
The object’s height (ℎ) in meters is modelled by the equation ℎ(𝑡) = −4.9𝑡 2 + 3𝑡 + 9.6,
where 𝑡 is the time in seconds from the moment the water balloon is released.
a. Determine the height of the window from which the water balloon is thrown. [1]

b. Determine the maximum height of the water balloon on its trajectory. [3]

c. Determine how long it took for the water balloon to land on the floor of the playground
below the window. [2]

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16. [Maximum mark: 6]
A right cylinder has height h mm and diameter x mm. The volume of this cylinder is equal to
45 mm3 .
𝜋 𝑘
The total surface area, A, of the cylinder can be expressed as 𝐴 = 𝑥 2 + .
2 𝑥

a. Find the value of k. [4]

b. Use your GDC to determine the value of x that makes the total surface area a minimum.
Give your answer to 3 s.f. [2]

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17. [Maximum mark: 13]
The following diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD.

a. Find AC [3]
b. Find the area of triangle ABC [3]

The area of triangle ABC is three times bigger that the area of ACD.

c. Find the measure of the acute angle ∠𝐶𝐴𝐷. [4]

d. Find CD. [3]

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