COLEGIO COLOMBO AMERICANO CAS

“Educating Transformative Leaders”

MATHEMATICS HL - ANALYSIS AND APPROACHES
EXAM 1 TERM 1
TEACHER: DIEGO BARRERA

NAME: _____________________________________________________ GRADE: _________

Criterio 2: APLICACIÓN Y ANÁLISIS: el estudiante debe, Aplicar, Calcular, Comparar, Mostrar, Presentar, Analizar, Comentar,
Derivar, Discutir, Deducir, Determinar, Examinar, Interpretar, Seleccionar, Explicar.

EVALUACION COMENTARIOS PROFESOR

NIVEL DESCRIPTOR
P4 P5 P6
0 NO EVIDENCIA

1-2-3 BAJO

4 BASICO

5-6 ALTO

7 SUPERIOR

Criterio 3: EVALUACIÓN Y SÍNTESIS: El estudiante debe, Evaluar, Predecir, Resolver, Sugerir, Diseñar, Elaborar

EVALUACION COMENTARIOS PROFESOR

NIVEL DESCRIPTOR
P2 P3
0 NO EVIDENCIA

1-2-3 BAJO

4 BASICO

5-6 ALTO

7 SUPERIOR

Criterio 4: ARGUMENTACIÓN Y JUSTIFICACIÓN: El estudiante debe: Demostrar, Justificar, Organizar, Verificar, Transferir

EVALUACION COMENTARIOS PROFESOR

NIVEL DESCRIPTOR
P1 P7
0 NO EVIDENCIA

1-2-3 BAJO

4 BASICO

5-6 ALTO

7 SUPERIOR

ᴥ GDC allowed on all questions ᴥ XX questions>> Total marks: XXX

1. Prove the following identities. Suppose the letters denote any real number. [ 4 marks ]

( )( √
−2
54 x 2 y 4 3 y
)
1 3
x 3
x−2 6 1 (b) =3
(a) = 5
2x y √x
1
2 y−3 x
y
2. True or false [ 4 marks ]
True False
(a) 0,00394 = 3,94 x 10
−3

(b) 7 482 000 000 = 7,482 x 109

(c) 5,78 x 106 = 0,00000578

(d) 46,56 x 1020 = 4,656 x 10

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3. A sealed room in a hospital, measuring 5m wide, 10m long and 3m high, is filled with pure oxygen. One
cubic meter contains 1000 L, and 22.4 L of any gas contains 6.02 x 1023 molecules (Avogadro's number).
Describe (step by step) the process you would carry out to show how many oxygen molecules are in the
hospital room.
[ 3 marks ]
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4. The population of the town Primeville is now 31,400 and increases by 7% each year. Assuming
this growth rate stays constant, answer these two questions. [ 4 marks ]

(a) To the nearest whole person, what will Primeville’s population be eight years from now?

(b) In how many years will Primeville’s population be double what it is now? (Round answer to
one decimal place, i.e. nearest tenth of a year)

5. Find the sum of the multiples of 3 between 100 and 500 [ 5 marks ]
6. Consider the following series: –13 – 5 + 3 + … + 83.

(a) Express the series in sigma notation. [ 4 marks ]

(b) Find the sum of the series [ 2 marks ]

7. I have two investment options:

(a) Invest $1,500.00 at a compound interest rate (b) Invest $1,800.00 at a compound interest
4.3% per annum compounded quarterly for 6 rate 4% per compounded bimonthly for 5
years. years.

Which one suits me best? Explain your answer [ 4 marks ]

8. XXX