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Year 10 Mathematics (Advanced Core)

Written examination
Date Friday 30th May
Reading time: (10 minutes)
Writing time: (75 minutes)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Number of questions
Section A - 10
Section B - 8
Section C - 2

Structure of book
Number of qns to be
answered
10
8
2

Number of marks
10
28
15

Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers,
Sharpeners, an approved log book, CAS calculators and rulers.
Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white
out liquid/tape.
Materials supplied
Question and answer book of 5 pages.
Additional paper is available if needed to complete an answer.
Instructions
You should make use of stimulus material where it is included. However, it is not intended that this
material will provide you with all the information to fully answer the question.
All written responses must be in English.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic
devices into the examination room.

Part A: Multiple choice

Place the letter corresponding to the best answer in the relevant box at the bottom of the questions.
1

The equation connecting the points (0, 2) & (1,5) is:

B. = 7 + 2
C. 7 + 2 = 0
D. = 7
A. = 3 + 2
[3, ) re-written in set builder notation using the dummy variable y is:
A.

y 3 y

B. -3<y

C.

y 3 y

D.

y y 3

E. 7 + = 2

E.

y 3 y

The amount of interest to be repaid after 3 years on a loan of $16000 if the 14% p.a. interest is compounded
quarterly is

A. $8177.10
4

B. $24177.10

C. $18277.20

D. $77086.50 E. $1739.50

The value of XYZ is:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

45
26
36
71
142

5
The value of is:
A 90 2
B 30
C 180 3
D 30 3
E 120 3

PART B: SHORT ANSWER

1. Calculate how much interest (to the nearest cent) is added over 10 years to an
account paying 9% p.a. interest on an initial sum of $45,800 if the interest is
compounded monthly.

(2 marks)

2. If = {1,2,5,7,8} = {1,6,7,9} = {2,5} write the following sets of elements

a.
b.
c.

(1+1+1 = 3 marks)

3. a. Determine the linear equation that passes through the coordinates (3,5) and (2,11)

a. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the equation in a. which passes
through the coordinate (1,1)

(3+2 marks)

4. Express the following in their simplest form:

a.

12 + 75 108

b.

2535
322

(2+2 marks)

5.
Demonstrate that XBC CDA .

(2 Marks)

PART C: Extended response

1. The cost, $C, of hiring diving equipment from one company (A) is $100 plus $25
per hour. The cost, $C, of hiring diving equipment from a second company (B) has
no fixed cost and $45 per hour.
a

Write a rule which gives the total charge, $C, of hiring the equipment for t hours for both
companies.

Find the hours of hiring the equipment for which the cost of either company is the same.

For how many hours can the equipment be hired from company A if $375 is available?

Sketch both graphs of C against t for 0 < t < 6 on the same axis

(2+3+1+4=10 marks)

2. John and Jenna are planning an overseas trip that will cost $20000. They have
decided to pool their money and invest it at 6.5% p.a. compounding quarterly for 1
year. They did the following calculations:
?
=? = 20000 = 4 = 0.065
20000 = (1 + 0.065)4
20000 = (1.065)4
=

:
=? = 15546.4 = 4 = 0.065
= 15546.4(1 + 0.065)4
= $19999.90

20000
(1.065)4

= $15546.40

When they collect their money a year later, they are almost $3500 below their target!
Where did they go wrong? Show the correct working.

(1+4 marks)