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End of Semester 1 Examination Academic Year 2020 - 2021: Candidate Name
End of Semester 1 Examination Academic Year 2020 - 2021: Candidate Name
Candidate Name:
Subject Math AI
Date
Max. Marks 50
Instructions to Candidates:
Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
Answer all questions.
Answer must be written within the answer space provided.
Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answer should be given exactly or correct
to three significant figures.
The maximum mark for this examination paper is [50 marks]
Additional Materials:
A. D. 5GL
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1. Assume that the Earth is a sphere with a radius, 𝑟 , of 6.38 × 103 km .
b. The surface area of the Earth that is covered by water is approximately 3.61 × 108 km2 . Calculate the
percentage of the surface area of the Earth that is covered by water. [2 marks]
2. The following diagram shows a triangle ABC and a sector BDC of a circle with centre B and radius 6 cm. The
points A , B and D are on the same line.
̂ 𝐶 is obtuse.
a. AB = 2√3 cm, BC = 6 cm, area of triangle ABC = 3√3 cm2 , 𝐴 𝐵
̂
Find 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶. [5 marks]
3. The following box-and-whisker plot shows the number of text messages sent by students in a school on a
particular day.
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b. One student sent k text messages, where k > 11 . Given that k is an outlier, find the least value of k.
[4 marks]
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4. The diagram shows the straight line 𝐿1 . Points A(−9, −1), M(−3, 2) and C are points on 𝐿1 .
g. Given that the length of AM is √45, find the area of triangle ANC. [2 marks]
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5. The cumulative frequency graph shows the speed, 𝑠, in km h−1, of 120 vehicles passing a hospital gate.
a. Estimate the minimum possible speed of one of these vehicles passing the hospital gate. [1 mark]
f. The table above shows the speeds of these vehicles travelling past the hospital gate Find the value of 𝑝
and of 𝑞. [2 marks]
(ii) Write down the mid-interval value for this class. [2 marks]
h. Use the table above and your graphic display calculator to calculate an estimate of:
i. It is proposed that the speed limit past the hospital gate is reduced to 40 km h−1 from the current
50 km h−1. [2 marks]
Find the percentage of these vehicles passing the hospital gate that do not exceed the current speed
limit but would exceed the new speed limit.
Diploma Programme
Version 1.1
1
Area of a triangle A = (bh) , where b is the base, h is the height
2
1
Area of a trapezoid A
= (a + b) h , where a and b are the parallel sides, h is the height
2
Volume of a cuboid V = lwh , where l is the length, w is the width, h is the height
Area of the curved surface of A= 2πrh , where r is the radius, h is the height
a cylinder
Solutions of a quadratic
−b ± b 2 − 4ac
equation The solutions of ax 2 +=
bx + c =0 are x ,a≠0
2a
SL Compound interest r
kn
1.4 FV = PV × 1 + , where FV is the future value,
100k
PV is the present value, n is the number of years,
k is the number of compounding periods per year,
r% is the nominal annual rate of interest
SL vA − vE
1.6 Percentage error ε= × 100% , where vE is the exact value and vA is
vE
the approximate value of v
y2 − y1
Gradient formula m=
x2 − x1
AHL L
2.9 Logistic function f ( x) = , L , k,C > 0
1 + Ce − kx
Coordinates of the x1 + x2 y1 + y2 z1 + z2
midpoint of a line segment , ,
with endpoints ( x1 , y1 , z1 ) 2 2 2
and ( x2 , y2 , z2 )
1
Volume of a right-pyramid V= Ah , where A is the area of the base, h is the height
3
1 2
Volume of a right cone V= πr h , where r is the radius, h is the height
3
Area of the curved surface A = πrl , where r is the radius, l is the slant height
of a cone
4 3
Volume of a sphere V= πr , where r is the radius
3
SL a b c
3.2 Sine rule = =
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 + b2 − c2
Cosine rule c 2 = a 2 + b 2 − 2ab cos C ; cos C =
2ab
1
Area of a triangle A = ab sin C
2
SL θ
3.4 Length of an arc l
= × 2πr , where θ is the angle measured in degrees, r is
360
the radius
θ
Area of a sector A
= × πr 2 , where θ is the angle measured in degrees, r is
360
the radius
SL k
4.3 ∑fx i i k
Mean, x , of a set of data x= i =1
n
, where n = ∑f
i =1
i
SL n ( A)
4.5 Probability of an event A P ( A) =
n (U )
SL Combined events P ( A ∪ B )= P ( A) + P ( B) − P ( A ∩ B)
4.6
P ( A ∩ B)
Conditional probability P ( A B) =
P ( B)
Independent events P ( A ∩ B) =
P ( A) P ( B)
SL
4.7
Expected value of a
discrete random variable X
E(X )
= ∑=
x P(X x)
SL Binomial distribution
4.8 X ~ B (n , p)
Mean E ( X ) = np
Variance Var (=
X ) np (1 − p )