FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS

7TH JANUARY 2014

Examination Paper
Answer ALL questions.
Clearly cross out surplus answers.

Time: 2 hours
Any reference material brought into the examination room must be handed
to the invigilator before the start of the examination.
Calculators ARE allowed.
Graph paper will be provided by the partner centre.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Marks
QUESTION 1
a) Simplify the following:
i)
ii) (

iii)

b) Simplify the following:

i) (
) (
)
(

ii)

iii)
c)

1
)

Factorise the following:

i)

ii)

d) Simplify the following:

i)

ii)

e)

Transpose the following formula to make the subject:

f)

Solve the following equation and find the value of :

g) Solve the quadratic equation:

by factorising
Total 20 Marks

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QUESTION 2

Marks

a) Solve the following quadratic equation by using the Quadratic Formula:

(You may leave your answer in surd form)

b) Solve the following simultaneous equations and find the value of
i)
and
ii)
c)

2
2

and
the

Calculate the gradient of the following curve at the point where

differentiation.

= 2, using

ii) Calculate the gradient of the following curve at the point where
differentiation.

= 1, using

I think of two numbers and . The sum of the two numbers is 19. If I subtract
result is 5. Find the value of and .

d) i)

e)

and :

from

A particle moves metres in seconds so that

i) Find the velocity, , after seconds

ii) At what time, , is the velocity zero?

2
Total 20 Marks

QUESTION 3
a) i)

Using differentiation, find the coordinates of the turning point on the curve

ii) Construct a table of values for the curve

for
Use these values to plot a graph of the curve
and identify the turning
point found in (i) as either a maximum or minimum turning point.
b) Integrate the following expression:

c)

The gradient of the curve which passes through the point (2, 6) is given by
equation of the curve.

. Find the

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d) Evaluate the following definite integral:

e)

Find the area bounded by the curve,

the - axis and the lines

and

Total 20 Marks
QUESTION 4
a) A box contains 3 toffees and 8 chocolates. 2 are picked out at random without replacement.
i) Draw a tree diagram, writing T for toffee and C for chocolate.

ii) Use your tree diagram to find out the probability that 1 toffee and 1 chocolate are selected
in any order.

iii) Use your tree diagram to find out the probability that at least 1 selected is a chocolate.

b) Spin a spinner numbered 1 to 7 and toss a coin.

i) What is the probability of getting an even number on the spinner and a tail on the coin?

ii) What is the probability of getting a number 4 on the spinner and a heads on the coin?

How many ways can we arrange 4 letters from the word flower if repetitions are not allowed
and different orders of the same letter count as the same arrangement?

d) You are given a box containing 7 books. How many ways can we arrange 3 of them on a shelf?

c)

Total 20 Marks

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QUESTION 5

Marks

a) A dice is thrown 30 times with these results:

1
4
3
6
2
2
i)

3
4
3
2
1
1

3
5
2
2
1
5

1
6
6
2
5
2

5
3
4
1
3
1

Summarise this data as a frequency distribution table.

ii) Construct a bar chart to illustrate this data.

iii) Calculate the mean to the nearest whole number.

iv) Calculate the mean deviation. You should use the value of the mean calculated in part (iii)
rounded to the nearest whole number. You may leave your answer as a fraction.

b) The following set of grouped data is recorded.

Weight
(kg)
1<3
3<5
5<7
7<9

i)

Frequency
4
5
3
4

Within which class interval will the modal value lie?

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

The following data set is recorded.

11 9
i)

15

32

27

21

17

35

19

43

36

Find the median.

ii) Find the lower quartile and the upper quartile.

iii) Calculate the quartile range.

iv) Calculate the range.

1
Total 20 Marks
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