SYDNEY

BOYS
HIGH
SCHOOL

YEAR 10 STAGE 5.3

2022 TERM 1
COHORT CLASS TEST

Mathematics Section A
General Instructions: Time Allowed: 1 period

• All questions may be attempted.

• Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
• Show ALL relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.
• Write using black pen.
• If you wish to rewrite an answer, draw a line through your faulty answer and
rewrite your answer on the back page of the booklet.
Show the number and part of the answer being rewritten.
• Leave your answers in the simplest exact form, unless otherwise stated.
• Calculators may NOT be used.
• Clearly indicate your class by placing a cross X next to your class.

Examiner: BK

Name: _________________________________

Class Teacher Question Marks

10MaA A. Wang
10MaB A. Ward A
/23
10MaC J. Millar
10MaP R. Wang
10MaL A. Fuller B /20
10MaU J. James
10MaS M. Gainford Total /43
1 Which of the following are solutions to x 2 − 3x − 10 = 0 ? 1
Circle the correct response
A. −5, 2

B. 5, − 2

C. 5, 2

D. −5, − 2

2 How many significant figures does the number 2.8060 have? 1

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3 Which of the following terms needs to be added to make x 2 − 6x a perfect square? 1

Circle the correct response
A. –9
B. –3
C. 3
D. 9

4 A stove manufacturer adds 20% to the cost of making a stove. 2

The distributer adds 20% to this cost.
The wholesaler adds 20% and then the retailer adds 20% to their respective costs.
What percentage of the original cost does the customer pay?
You may use the table provided to help with your calculations.

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122 = 144
123 = 1728
124 = 20 736
125 = 248 832
5 Which diagram below represents the inequality y < 3x − 6 ? 1

A. B.

C. D.

6 Simplify 3 ( 6 + 12 ) 2

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(a) 4 − a2 1
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(b) a3 + 8 1
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8 Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations 2

5a - 4b = 28
2a - 3b = 14

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9 Find the equation of a line with gradient 2 passing through (5,0 ) . 1

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10 Find the distance between ( −1, 2 ) and (1,−1) , leaving your answer in exact surd form. 1

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11 Determine whether this pair of lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither. 1

3x − 4 y + 2 = 0
8x + 6 y + 1 = 0

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12 Find the value of the pronumerals below.
You may use the table below to help

(a) 1
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x cm

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4 cm
y°
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30° 60° 45°

1 3 1
sin
2 2 2
3 1 1
cos
2 2 2
1
tan 3 1
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13 Given the quadratic equation 2x 2 − x − 3 = 0 ,

(a) Find the discriminant. 1
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(b) Hence deduce the number of roots for this quadratic. 1

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14 Of a group of 20 English cricket fans at a match:
13 purchased a pie, 15 drank beer and 9 did both.

(a) Represent this information in the following 2 way table. 2

Drank Beer No Beer Total

Bought a Pie

No Pie

Total

(b) Find the probability that a fan in the group purchased a pie but did 1
not drink beer.
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that they drank beer.
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 SYDNEY
BOYS
HIGH
SCHOOL

YEAR 10 STAGE 5.3

2022 TERM 1
COHORT CLASS TEST

Mathematics Section B
General Instructions: Time Allowed: 1 period

• All questions may be attempted.

• Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
• Show ALL relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.
• Write using black pen.
• If you wish to rewrite an answer, draw a line through your faulty answer and
rewrite your answer on the back page of the booklet.
Show the number and part of the answer being rewritten.
• Leave your answers in the simplest exact form, unless otherwise stated.
• Calculators may NOT be used.
• Clearly indicate your class by placing a cross X next to your class.

Examiner: BK

Name: _________________________________

Class Teacher Question Marks

10MaA A. Wang
10MaB A. Ward
10MaC J. Millar
10MaP R. Wang B /20
10MaL A. Fuller
10MaU J. James
10MaS M. Gainford
1 For the following set of data: 1, 5, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12

(a) Find the interquartile range. 2

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(b) Why is the score ‘1’ not an outlier? 1

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ax1 + by1 + c
2 Given the formula d = , find the perpendicular distance of the origin 2
a 2 + b2
from the line y = −2x + 6 in exact form.
You do not have to have a rational denominator in your answer.

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3 Simplify 8a b 3
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4 Solve for m where m2 = 8m . 1

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5 (a) Factorise the quadratic expression 7a 2 + 48a − 7 1

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(b) Hence solve 7a 2 + 48a = 7 1

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6 Solve x 2 + 4x + 2 = 0 by completing the square: 2

Leave answer in simplified surd form if necessary.

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7 Solve 3a 2 + 2a - 1 = 0 by using the quadratic formula: 2

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8 The force of attraction between two bodies varies inversely as the square of the distance 2
between them.
When the distance is 24 units, the force is 43 units.
Find the distance when the force is 36 units.

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9 A wall is 12 m long and is timber panelled using vertical sheets of panelling of equal width. 4
If the sheets had been 15 m wider, 2 fewer sheets would have been required.
What is the width of the timber panelling used? Write an appropriate equation(s) and solve.

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