Student's Name: ...................................................... Teacher's Initials: .............................

Section 1: NON-CALCULATOR
* * Calculators may NOT be used in this section. This section will be collected after 25 minutes.

Section 1 TOTAL
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YEAR 10
Thursday 4 March 2010

1.

Calculate the sum 2 + 4 + 16 + 18 + 2 + 4 + 16 + 18 + 2 + 4 + 16 + 18

Period 4 or 6

MATHEMATICS
Total Time: 55 minutes 2.
Evaluate 1 8 0 03

ASSESSMENT TASK 1
Basic Algebra and Arithmetic
3.
If 12 168 = 2004 , find the value of 2004 24

360 copies

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS: * * * * Write ALL answers in the spaces provided. ALL NECESSARY working for each question must be shown to gain full marks. Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged working. Calculators and geometric instruments may be used.

This assessment task consists of TWO Sections. Section 1: NON-CALCULATOR * * (25 minutes)

4.

Khadija thought of a number. She doubled the number, then subtracted five. The result was 63. What was the number Khadija thought of?

Calculators are NOT to be used in this section This section will be collected at the end of 25 minutes. (30 minutes)

Section 2: CALCULATOR * *

Board-approved, non-programmable calculators MAY be used in this section This section will be collected after 30 minutes. 5.
Write a whole number in the box so that the expression +3 8 has a value between 1 and 2

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Year 10 Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Marks Marks 6.
A sequence is formed by adding the two previous numbers together. Fill in the two missing numbers in this sequence below.

11. Expand and simplify 2

(a)

x ( x 2)

4 , ______ , ______ , 22

(b)

5 ( 2m 3 ) + 4 ( m 5 )

7.

A triangle has angles 2m , 3m and 4m By forming an equation and solving it, find the value of m

(c)

( x + 7 )( x 3)

8.

Determine which of the following numbers is largest: 0 75,

75 75 , 99 101

12. Simplify the following

(a)

3 9a 2 3 2d 10d 2

9.

Simplify fully (a) 4t + t 2 6t

(b)

3 4c 2a

(b)

2x x + 1 + 5 3

10. If y =

2 1 , evaluate y + + 2 (expressing your answer as a single fraction) 3 y

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Year 10 Mathematics Assessment Task 1 Section 1: Non-Calculator Year 10 Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Marks Marks 13. Fully factorise

(a)

8 p 2 20 p

16. Make p the subject of the formula k =

5 3p 7

(b)

2 x2 2

14. Solve the following equations

17. The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 cm 2

(a)

15 2 x = 6

Indicate whether each of the following is Correct or Incorrect.

(a)

The area of the rectangle could be 11 cm 2

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(b)

3 15 + =4 2 x

(b)
2

The area of the rectangle could be 27 cm 2

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(c)

The area of the rectangle could be 35 cm 2

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(d)

The area of the rectangle could be 40 cm 2

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15. Solve the following inequality and graph your solution on a number line

4 x 7 < 15

x
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Section 2: Calculator

Year 10 5.3(Advanced) Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Pythagoras Theorem & Trigonometry Section

Question 1

(22 marks)
Marks

Calculate the value of x (correct to 2 decimal places). (a) BHC TZR PJR* KJL AJD BTP JXA WMD Thursday 4 March 2010 Period 4 or 6 7cm
NOT TO SCALE

(b)

xm

5m

x cm

11cm

YEAR 10 5.3 (ADVANCED) MATHEMATICS

Time: 30 minutes

7m

ASSESSMENT TASK 1
SECTION 2: CALCULATOR

Question 2

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS: * * * * * * * This section will be collected after 30 minutes. Calculators may be used in this section. Write ALL answers in the spaces provided. ALL NECESSARY working for each question must be shown to gain full marks. Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged working. Calculators and geometric instruments may be used. Write your name and teachers initials in the space provided.

A square of side length 8cm is cut along the dotted line to form two right-angled triangles. Calculate the perimeter (to the nearest centimetre) of one of the right-angled triangles formed.
NOT TO SCALE

8 cm

8 cm

Pythagoras Theorem and Trigonometry Harder Trigonometry Further Algebra Surds

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Question 3

Write an equation that would correctly determine the value of x. (You are NOT required to solve for x.)
NOT TO SCALE

Section 2 TOTAL
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Year 10 5.3(Advanced) Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Section 2: Calculator

Year 10 5.3(Advanced) Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Pythagoras Theorem & Trigonometry Section

Question 4

(cont.) Marks 2

Pythagoras Theorem & Trigonometry Section

Question 8

(cont.) Marks 2

Label the sides of the triangle with the letters:

H - Hypotenuse A - Adjacent O - Opposite

Find the length of x (correct to 2 decimal places) 43 m 30

NOT TO SCALE
Question 5

Evaluate: (correct to 1 decimal place) (a) cos 57 (b) sin 38 29 '

2 Question 9

Find (correct to the nearest degree)

Question 6
NOT TO SCALE

(a)

Find , to the nearest degree cos = 0.4259

(b)

Find , to the nearest minute 4 sin = 5

5.83 cm 3.2 cm

Question 7 Question 10

Robert was correctly calculating the size of angle using trigonometry.

AB represents a tower. B

Which one of the angles shown represents the angle of depression from the top of the tower to the ground?

13 NOT TO SCALE NOT TO SCALE

z y

5 What was his first line of working? (A) 5 sin = 13 (B) 13 sin = 5 (C) 5 cos = 13 -9(D) 13 cos = 5
1
x

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Year 10 5.3(Advanced) Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Section 2: Calculator

Year 10 5.3(Advanced) Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Harder Trigonometry Section

Question 1

(10 marks)
Marks 2

Harder Trigonometry Section

Question 3

(cont.)

At a particular time of day, a large tree casts a shadow which is 4 7 m long. If the angle of elevation of the sun at this time of day is 64 , how tall is the tree?

Ashleys office is part of the way up an office building. She observes that the angle of elevation of the top of another building is 37 . She also notes that the angle of depression of the bottom of this other building is 67 . If the distance between Ashleys building and the other building is 25m, (i) calculate the height of Ashleys office in her building
2

Question 2 Ian leaves his camp and walks 3 6 km on a bearing of 215

(i)

Draw a sketch showing this information

(ii)

calculate the total height of the other building

(ii)

How far south of his camp is he now?

(iii) On what bearing must Ian walk to return directly to his camp?

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Year 10 5.3(Advanced) Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Surds Section
1.

(16 marks)

Marks 2

Further Algebra Section

1.

(10 marks)

Marks

Circle the irrational numbers in the following list

Fully factorise: (a)

x 3 x 10
2

, 0 7 2, 6 78,
2 2.
Express 5 6 in the form a

8,

8,

3 23

(b)

2x2 5x + 3

2 3.
Simplify the following (a) 75

(b)

147 4 27

(c)

xy + 3x + 2 y + 6

4. 2.
2 3 Simplify 2 + k 2k k 2 k 2

Expand and fully simplify the following (a)

(2

3 2

)(

3+4 2

(b)

(2

32 2 3+2

)(

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Year 10 5.3(Advanced) Mathematics Assessment Task 1

Surds Section (cont.)

5.
Rationalise the denominator and fully simplify 4 2 10

Marks 2

6.

The diagonal of a square is 2 6 + 2 cm long. Find the area of the square in square centimetres and in exact simplest form.

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