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Tasmanian Certificate of Education

MATHEMATICS - APPLIED
Senior Secondary 5C
Subject Code: MAP5C

External Assessment

2007
Part 1 Algebraic Modelling

Time: approximately 36 minutes

On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners
will provide results on the following criterion taken from the
syllabus statement:
Criterion 6

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Select and apply algebraic or graphical models to

analyse and solve problems in linear and nonlinear modelling situations.

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CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS
You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper.
The 2007 Mathematics Applied 5C Formulae Sheet can be used throughout the examination.
No other printed material is allowed into the examination.
1.

ALL questions in this part should be attempted.

2.

Answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper.

3.

In total it is recommended that you spend approximately 36 minutes answering the questions in this
part.

4.

Graph paper is provided in the booklet when required.

5.

Logical and mathematical presentation of answers and the statement of the arguments leading to
your answer will be considered when assessing this part.

6.

You are expected to provide a graphics calculator approved by the Tasmanian Qualifications
Authority.

All written responses must be in English.

Spare graph paper has been provided in the back of the booklet for you to use if required.
If you use the spare space, you MUST indicate you have done so in your answer to that question.

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Question 1 (Approximately 22 minutes)

Scientists have been measuring the level of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere at a site
high on Mauna Loa Mountain in Hawaii since 1950. The table shows the levels recorded
every five years from 1950 to 2000, in parts per million.
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352

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Give your numbers to two decimal places.

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Determine the correlation coefficient, r, and the coefficient of determination, r 2 , for

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Question 1 (continued)
(c)

Use your calculator to find a residuals graph for the linear relationship, setting the
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Question 1 (continued)
(d)

Determine the exponential equation (that is C = a " bT OR C = a " ebT ) that best
describes the relationship between C and T. Give a to two decimal places and b to four
decimal places.

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Question 1 (continued)
(g)

State which, of the linear or exponential relationship, is the better model for the data.
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Using your exponential function from (d), determine the CO 2 level in 2005 ( T = 55 )
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Question 2 (Approximately 14 minutes)

A certain East Coast motel has 25 rooms available for guests. Guests pay $75 per room for
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night (staff wages, plus advertising and other costs) and in addition each occupied room costs
them $28 per night (food, laundry and some electricity costs).
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Find the managers cost equation for 0 to 13 occupied rooms per night and their
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Plot all three equations from (a) and (b) and indicate the two break-even points on the
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Question 2 (continued)
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Algebraically, determine the two break-even points for the motel business.

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Tasmanian Certificate of Education

MATHEMATICS - APPLIED
Senior Secondary 5C
Subject Code: MAP5C

External Assessment

2007
Part 2 Calculus

Time: approximately 36 minutes

On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners
will provide results on the following criterion taken from the
syllabus statement:
Criterion 7

Use calculus to analyse and solve problems.

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CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS
You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper.
The 2007 Mathematics Applied 5C Formulae Sheet can be used throughout the examination.
No other printed material is allowed into the examination.
1.

ALL questions in this part should be attempted.

2.

Answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper.

3.

In total it is recommended that you spend approximately 36 minutes answering the questions in this
part.

4.

Graph paper is provided in the booklet when required.

5.

Logical and mathematical presentation of answers and the statement of the arguments leading to
your answer will be considered when assessing this part.

6.

You are expected to provide a graphics calculator approved by the Tasmanian Qualifications
Authority.

All written responses must be in English.

Spare space for a graph has been provided in the back of the booklet for you to use if required.
If you use this spare page, you MUST indicate you have done so in your answer to that question.

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Question 3 (Approximately 5 minutes)

Carol is taking her first parachute jump from a rising balloon. The distance (D metres) she has
fallen t seconds after jumping, is given by the equation:

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Question 4 (Approximately 15 minutes)

A group of Maths Applied students decide to collect
popcorn from a popcorn making machine in 10-second
intervals. The table shows the total number of pieces of
popcorn (N) collected after t seconds. After 100
seconds, no more popcorn came out of the popcorn
making machine.
The students find that the equation
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provides an excellent model for their data.

(a)

Time,
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0
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100

Number of popcorn
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Question 4 (continued)
(c)

Using your calculator to assist, sketch a graph of the function N = "0.00064t 3 + 0.096t 2
on the axes below. The scale shown indicates how the window of your calculator should
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Explain why the equation N = "0.00064t 3 + 0.096t 2 cannot sensibly be used to model
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Question 5 (Approximately 15 minutes)

A rectangular enclosure is to be built
with length l and width w, and the
enclosure is to join an existing building
at two corners as shown in the diagram.

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The existing building is 25 metres

long and 15 metres wide.
A total of 240 metres of fencing material
can be used to build the enclosure.
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Show that the area (A) of the enclosure (not including the existing building) is given by
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Question 5 (continued)
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Use calculus to find the length l which will result in the area of the enclosure being a
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Tasmanian Certificate of Education

MATHEMATICS - APPLIED
Senior Secondary 5C
Subject Code: MAP5C

External Assessment

2007
Part 3 Applied Geometry

Time: approximately 36 minutes

On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners
will provide results on the following criterion taken from the
syllabus statement:
Use geometrical models to solve problems.

Criterion 8

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CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS
You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper.
The 2007 Mathematics Applied 5C Formulae Sheet can be used throughout the examination.
No other printed material is allowed into the examination.
1.

ALL questions in this part should be attempted.

2.

Answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper.

3.

In total it is recommended that you spend approximately 36 minutes answering the questions in this
part.

4.

Graph paper is provided in the booklet when required.

5.

Logical and mathematical presentation of answers and the statement of the arguments leading to
your answer will be considered when assessing this part.

6.

You are expected to provide a graphics calculator approved by the Tasmanian Qualifications
Authority.

All written responses must be in English.

Spare diagrams have been provided in the back of the booklet for you to use if required.
If you use either of the spare diagrams, you MUST indicate you have done so in your answer to
that question.

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Question 6 (Approximately 11 minutes)

In May this year, Ken Gourlay arrived in Devonport after completing an around the world
voyage. In doing so he became the fastest and oldest Australian to sail solo, unassisted and
non-stop around the world.
(a)

Ken completed his journey in 179 days 21 hours and 38 minutes, and he travelled a total
of 24361 nautical miles. Calculate his average speed (in knots) for the journey.

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At one point on his journey, Ken observed that the sun was at its highest point in the sky
when his chronometer showed that the time was 9:30 am GMT. What was his longitude
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At another point on his journey, Ken sailed close to Ilha da Trinidade, an island off the
coast of Brazil. The highest point of this island is 405 metres above sea level. How far
away from the island would Ken have been when he could just see the highest point of
the island on the horizon? Assume that the radius of the Earth is 6371 km.
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Question 6 (continued)
(d)

During the final part of his journey, Ken sailed from the position 41S 21E (near Cape
Town, South Africa) due east to 41S 143E (near Tasmania).
Calculate the distance covered in this part of the journey, in nautical miles to the
nearest whole number. Working must be shown.
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Qantas flight QF93 leaves Melbourne (38S 145E) and flies non-stop to Los Angeles, USA
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What is the standard time difference between Melbourne and Los Angeles?
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Determine the shortest distance between Melbourne and Los Angeles. Give your
answer to the nearest kilometre and show working. Assume that the radius of the earth
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Question 7 (continued)
The flight leaves Melbourne at 11:20 am (local standard time) on 24th November and arrives
in Los Angeles at 7:30 am (local standard time) on 24th November, taking the shortest
distance for the journey.
(c)

Determine the average speed of the flight. Give your answer in kilometres per hour.

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Due to prevailing winds, the return journey is longer, taking 15 hours and 15 minutes. If
the return journey departs from Los Angeles at 11:15 pm (local time) on 24th November,
what will be the local standard time and date when it arrives in Melbourne?
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Question 8 (Approximately 10 minutes)

There are two lighthouses near Wynyard and Burnie in north-west Tasmania. From the
Wynyard lighthouse (W), the Burnie lighthouse (B) is 23.5 km away on a bearing of S56E.
When seen from a ship (S) at sea, the bearing of the Wynyard lighthouse (W) is S67W and the
bearing of the Burnie lighthouse (B) is S29E.
(a)

How far is the ship from each lighthouse? Give both answers in kilometres correct to
one decimal place.

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Question 8 (continued)
A flare is fired vertically upwards from the ship. At its highest point, the flare can be seen
from the Wynyard lighthouse (W) on an angle of elevation of 345.

(b)

Given that the Wynyard lighthouse is 176 metres above sea level, what is the height
above sea level of the flare at its highest point? Give your answer to the nearest 10
metres.
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Tasmanian Certificate of Education

MATHEMATICS - APPLIED
Senior Secondary 5C
Subject Code: MAP5C

External Assessment

2007
Part 4 Data Analysis

Time: approximately 36 minutes

On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners
will provide results on the following criterion taken from the
syllabus statement:
Analyse and describe distribution data associated
with populations and samples.

Criterion 9

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CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS
You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper.
The 2007 Mathematics Applied 5C Formulae Sheet can be used throughout the examination.
No other printed material is allowed into the examination.
1.

ALL questions in this part should be attempted.

2.

Answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper.

3.

In total it is recommended that you spend approximately 36 minutes answering the questions in this
part.

4.

Graph paper is provided in the booklet when required.

5.

Logical and mathematical presentation of answers and the statement of the arguments leading to
your answer will be considered when assessing this part.

6.

You are expected to provide a graphics calculator approved by the Tasmanian Qualifications
Authority.

All written responses must be in English.

Spare graph paper has been provided in the back of the booklet for you to use if required.
If you use this spare graph, you MUST indicate you have done so in your answer to that question.

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Question 9 (Approximately 5 minutes)

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test generates IQ scores that are normally distributed with a
mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15.
(a)

The population of Tasmania is estimated to be 485300. How many of them could be

expected to have IQ scores above 150?

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What IQ score must you exceed to be in the top 5% of IQ scores? An appropriate

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Question 10 (Approximately 5 minutes)

Seventy car tyres of a particular brand were tested to see how far they could be driven on a
standard car before being worn out. The results of the test are summarised in the ogive below.
Note that the horizontal axis is scaled in thousands of kilometres.

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Question 10 (continued)
(c)

The tyre manufacturer wishes to guarantee that the tyres will last more than a certain
number of kilometres. If at least 90% of tyres will be required to last longer than the
guaranteed number of kilometres, what should the guaranteed number be?

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Question 11 (Approximately 15 minutes)

The Australian Football League (AFL) has 16 teams.
At the end of 17 June 2007, some teams had played
12 games in the 2007 season and some had played
11 games. Two of the most famous teams in the AFL
are Carlton and Collingwood. By 17 June, Carlton
had played 12 games and Collingwood had played
11 games. The stem and leaf plot at right shows the
total points scored by each of these teams in these
games.

Carlton
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9

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Collingwood
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9 = 39 points

On the graph below, draw side by side box and whisker diagrams of the scores of each
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Question 11 (continued)
(b)

Using your box and whisker diagrams for evidence, discuss each of the following
questions.
(i)

Which of these two teams has the more consistent scores?

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Question 12 (Approximately 11 minutes)

Geelong and Hawthorn are another two teams in the Australian Football League (AFL). By 17
June, both of these teams had played 12 games in the 2007 season.

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Geelong
Hawthorn

93 162 109
44 116 91

72 102 222 109

76 93 131 80

94 116 125
72 99 109

69 85
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Can we conclude from these results that Geelong is a higher-scoring team than Hawthorn?
Conduct a two-sample t-test to determine if this is the case or not.
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TASMANIAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

PLACE LABEL HERE

Tasmanian Certificate of Education

MATHEMATICS - APPLIED
Senior Secondary 5C
Subject Code: MAP5C

External Assessment

2007
Part 5 Finance

Time: approximately 36 minutes

On the basis of your performance in this examination, the examiners
will provide results on the following criterion taken from the
syllabus statement:
Criterion 10

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the standard

financial models.

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Questions:

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Copyright for part(s) of this examination may be held by individuals and/or organisations other than the
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CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS
You MUST ensure that you have addressed the externally assessed criterion on this examination paper.
The 2007 Mathematics Applied 5C Formulae Sheet can be used throughout the examination.
No other printed material is allowed into the examination.
1.

ALL questions in this part should be attempted.

2.

Answers must be written in the spaces provided on the examination paper.

3.

In total it is recommended that you spend approximately 36 minutes answering the questions in this
part.

4.

Graph paper is provided in the booklet when required.

5.

Logical and mathematical presentation of answers and the statement of the arguments leading to
your answer will be considered when assessing this part.

6.

You are expected to provide a graphics calculator approved by the Tasmanian Qualifications
Authority.

All written responses must be in English.

Spare graph paper has been provided in the back of the booklet for you to use if required.
If you use the spare graph, you MUST indicate you have done so in your answer to that question.

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Question 13 (Approximately 4 minutes)

Simon invests $4 000 at 4.8% p.a., compounded monthly over a 5 year period.

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(Algebraic workings MUST be shown)

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Determine the balance of his account after 5 years.

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How much interest does Simon get?

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Question 14 (Approximately 6 minutes)

Nicole wants to travel to London for the 2012 Olympic Games. She is able to invest $200
monthly into an annuity which pays interest of 7.8% per annum compounded monthly.

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Nicole makes her first payment in December 2007 and her final payment in January 2012, for
a total of 50 payments.
Algebraic working MUST be shown in both parts of this question.
(a)

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Determine the final balance of Nicoles annuity after 50 months.

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If Nicole wishes to have $15 000 by the end of January 2012, how much extra will she
need to invest each month, beginning in December 2007?
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Question 15 (Approximately 12 minutes)

Sarah and Andrew take out a housing loan for 25 years for $220 000 at a nominal interest rate
of 7.2% per annum with monthly repayments.
(a)

Show that they make monthly repayments of $1583.10.

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Calculate the total amount they would repay over 25 years.

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(c)

Determine how much Sarah and Andrew owe after 10 years (120 months) of
repayments.
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Question 15 (continued)
After 10 years (120 months) of repayments, Sarah and Andrew inherit a sum of $50 000. They
use all of this amount to pay off part of their housing loan before making their 121st payment.

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If Sarah and Andrew continue to pay the same monthly repayment of $1583.10,
determine the number of repayments required to pay off the loan, and determine how
much they save when compared with your answer from (b).
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Question 16 (Approximately 14 minutes)

A company purchases a new item of machinery at a cost of $150 000. The company is able to
claim depreciation for tax purposes using either of the following two methods.
Method 1:

Straight line depreciation method:

depreciating it by12.5% of the original purchase price each year

Method 2:

Reducing balance method:

depreciating it by 22% p.a. of the reducing balance each year

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(You may use your calculators financial mode in this problem).

(a)

Determine which of the two methods will give the lower book value after six years.
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Question 16 (continued)
(b)

Determine the time to the nearest year when both methods will give the same book
value. Use a labelled graph and your calculator to assist, considering an eight-year
period.

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(c)

Briefly, discuss under what circumstances the company would choose to depreciate
their machinery on a reducing balance depreciation method and when it would be better
for them to use the straight line method.
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