Sydney Girls High School

MATHEMATICS
YEAR 10
Task 2 2016

Time Allowed: 60 minutes

+ 5 minutes Reading Time

 Topics: Chapter 4 – Single variable & bivariate statistics, Chapter 5 – Expressions, equations and linear
relationships, Chapter 6 – Geometrical figures and circle geometry
(Sections 6A to 6E only)

General Instructions:

 There are four Questions of equal marks.

 Attempt all questions.
 Show all necessary working. Marks may be deducted for badly arranged work or incomplete working.
 Start each Question on a new page.
 Write on one side of paper only.
 Diagrams are NOT to scale.
 Board-approved calculators may be used.
.

Total: 60 marks

Student Name:__________________________ Teacher Name: __________________________

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Question 1

(a) For the data set 1,2,2,3,4,6,7,10 find:

i) the range. 1

ii) the interquartile range. 2

(b) Simplify fully

i) 3mn  7m2 n  6nm2  mn 1

3b 2
ii) 1
27 ab

(c) Find the value of the pronumeral, giving reasons.

2

(d) Write the equation of the line parallel to y  4 x  6 with a y-intercept of 5. 2

(e) Expand and simplify (5a  2b)(b  5a) . 2

(f) Simplify the following :

x 3 3 x
i)  2
7 21

2 3
ii)  2
x2 x4

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Question 2

(a) Write as an inequality. 2

(b) Prove that PQRS is a parallelogram, giving reasons. 2

(c) Solve :

i) 3(2 x  1)  2(7 x 1) 2

x 1 2x 1 1
ii)   2
3 2 4

(d) For the given graph find the equation of the line of best fit in the form y  mx  b . 3

(e) For the given set of scores 600, 470,170, 430,300 find the: 2

i) Mean

ii) Standard deviation.

(f) If the midpoint of AB is (-1,5) and the coordinates of B are (8,-3), find the coordinates of A. 2

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Question 3

(a) Give a brief reason why a linear regression line is not very useful in the given scatterplots. 1

(b) The stem plot below is used to display the number of vehicles sold Holden dealerships in a 3
Sydney suburb each week for a three month period.

Stem Leaf (Holden)

0 3 9
1 1 1 1 6 6 8
2 2 2 7 9
3 5

Show the distribution on a box plot.

1 1 1 3
(c) Make a the subject   .
a b c

(d) Prove that  PST |||  PRQ

3

2x  4 x2
(e) Simplify  2 .
x  5 2 x  7 x  15 3

(f) Solve simultaneously 5x  y  19 and 2 x  5 y  14 .

2

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Question 4

1 2
(a) Find the value of x 2  2
when x  . 2
x 3

(b) Write the inequalities corresponding to the shaded region below.

(c) ABCD is a trapezium with both AD and BC perpendicular to AB. A right angled triangle

DEC is constructed as shown with ECD  45 .

i) Prove AED  BCE . 2

ii) Hence, prove that  EDA  CEB . 2

(d) ABCD is a rhombus, with its diagonals intersecting at E. Prove that AC 2  BD2  4 AB2 .
3

(e) Solve simultaneously ax  by  2 and bx  ay  2 to find x and y in terms of a and b. 3

Express your answers in simplest form.

End of Exam
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