Foundation Mathematics

10 March 2015
Examination Paper
Answer ALL questions.
Clearly cross out surplus answers.

Time: 2 hours
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
Any reference material brought into the examination room must be
handed to the invigilator before the start of the examination.
Candidates are allowed to use a scientific calculator during this
examination.
Graph paper will be provided by the centre.
You must show your workings.
Marks are awarded for these.

Answer ALL questions

Marks
Question 1
a)

Simplify the following.

i)

( 2 )3

ii)

3 2 4 3

iii) 4
7
3

b) Simplify the following.

i)

(7 + ) + 2( 3)

ii)

142
2ac

iii) 15

c)

Factorise the following.

i)

12 2 3

ii)

2 + 8 9

d) Simplify the following.

i)

2
3
2
3 4

ii)

1
3
+
8 4

e)

Transpose the following formula to make the subject.

5
= 2
+

f)

Solve the following equation and find the value of .

4( 3) = 2 + 2

g) Solve the following quadratic equation by factorising.

2 + 4 21 = 0
Total 20 Marks
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Question 2
a)

Solve the following quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula:

5 2 + 7 1 = 0
(You may leave your answer in surd form.)
b) Solve the following simultaneous equations and find the value of and .

c)

i)

3 + 4 = 18 and 7 4 = 2

ii)

2 + = 21 and 4 + = 37

A rectangle is 5cm longer than it is wide. If the perimeter of the rectangle is

50cm, find its length and width.

d) Calculate the gradient of the following curves at the point where = 2, using
differentiation.

e)

i)

= 2 3 + 4

ii)

= 2 2

1
2

A particle has a velocity of = 3 + 12

i)

Find the acceleration, , after seconds.

ii)

What is the acceleration at = 1 seconds?

iii) At what time, t, is the acceleration 27 m/s2?

2
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Question 3
a)

i)

Using differentiation, find the coordinates of the turning point on the curve
= 3 2 + 6 + 2

ii)

Identify the turning point found in part (i) above as either a maximum or
minimum turning point.

b) Integrate the following expression.

8 3 +

c)

The gradient of the curve which passes through the point (1, 0) is given by
2 2 1. Find the equation of the curve.

d) Evaluate the following definite integrals.

i)

(3 2 + 3)
0

ii)

e)

( + 3 )
0 4

The part of the curve = 2 + 3 between the ordinates = 0 and = 1 is

rotated about the -axis. Calculate the volume of the solid generated. Leave your
answer as a multiple of .

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Question 4
a)

The acceleration of a moving body at the end of seconds from the

commencement of motion is (8 2) m/s2.
i)

Find the velocity at the end of 4 seconds if the initial velocity is 8 m/s.

ii)

Find the distance travelled by the body at the end of 3 seconds.

b) The 8.15am train to Newtown is either on time or late. It is never early.

The probability that 8.15am train to Newtown will be late on Monday is 0.2. The
probability that the 8.15am train will be late on Tuesday is 0.1.

c)

i)

Draw a probability tree diagram to show all the possible outcomes.

ii)

Use your tree diagram to find out the probability that the train is late on
ONE (1) of the two days.

iii) Use your tree diagram to find the possibility that the train is on time at least
once.

How many ways can we arrange three letters from the word pencil if repetitions
are not allowed and different orders of the same letter count as the same
arrangement?

Total 20 Marks

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Question 5
a)

A market research company asks 30 consumers which brand of cereal they

prefer: A, B, C, D or E. The responses are recorded below.
A
B
A
C
B
C

D
B
B
D
E
D

C
D
B
C
C
C

B
B
C
D
D
E

C
C
A
B
B
B

i)

Summarise this data as a frequency distribution table.

ii)

Is this data continuous or discrete?

iii) Construct a bar chart to illustrate this data.

b) The amount of time (in minutes) it takes a group of students to travel to college
on a particular day is recorded in the table below.
Time (minutes)
Frequency

0 < 20
12

20 < 40
20

40 < 60
25

60 < 80
11

80 < 100
8

i)

Calculate the mean. You may leave your answer as a fraction.

ii)

Within which class interval will the modal value lie?

iii) Calculate the mode. You may leave your answer as a fraction.
c)

The following data set is recorded.

21 18 13 10 12 7 9 23 19 24 15
i)

Calculate the range of the data.

ii)

Find the median value.

iii) Find the lower quartile and the upper quartile.

iv) Calculate the quartile range.

1
Total 20 Marks

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