Western Australian Certificate of Education

Examination, 2012
Question/Answer Booklet

MATHEMATICS
2A/2B

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Section One:
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Structure of this paper

Number of
questions
available

Number of
questions to
be answered

Working
time
(minutes)

Marks
available

Percentage
of total exam

Section One:
Calculator-free

50

50

331 3

Section Two:
Calculator-assumed

12

12

100

100

662 3

Total

150

100

Section

Instructions to candidates
1.
The rules for the conduct of Western Australian external examinations are detailed in
the Year 12 Information Handbook 2012. Sitting this examination implies that you

agree to abide by these rules.
2.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question/Answer Booklet. Spare pages
are included at the end of this booklet. They can be used for planning your responses
and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer.
Planning: If you use the spare pages for planning, indicate this clearly at the top of
the page.
Continuing an answer: If you need to use the space to continue an answer, indicate in
the original answer space where the answer is continued, i.e. give the page number.
Fill in the number of the question(s) that you are continuing to answer at the top of the
page.

3.

Show all your working clearly. Your working should be in sufficient detail to allow your
answers to be checked readily and for marks to be awarded for reasoning. Incorrect
answers given without supporting reasoning cannot be allocated any marks. For any
question or part question worth more than two marks, valid working or justification is
required to receive full marks. If you repeat an answer to any question, ensure that you
cancel the answer you do not wish to have marked.

4.

It is recommended that you do not use pencil, except in diagrams.

5.

The Formula Sheet is not handed in with your Question/Answer Booklet.

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Section One: Calculator-free

MATHEMATICS 2A/2B
(50 Marks)

This section has seven (7) questions. Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces
provided.
Spare pages are included at the end of this booklet. They can be used for planning your
responses and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer.
Planning: If you use the spare pages for planning, indicate this clearly at the top of the page.
Continuing an answer: If you need to use the space to continue an answer, indicate in the
original answer space where the answer is continued, i.e. give the page number. Fill in the
number of the question(s) that you are continuing to answer at the top of the page.
Suggested working time: 50 minutes.

Question 1

(12 marks)

(a)

Evaluate

(i)

0.2 + 0.17

(1 mark)

(ii)

16 0.25

(1 mark)

(iii)

70% of 24

(1 mark)

(iv)

10 3 4 + 5

(2 marks)

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(b)

Simplify the following expressions:

(i)

3 k k 3 k

(1 mark)

(ii)

5k2 2k + 2k2 5k

(1 mark)

(iii)

(3 + k)(3 + 2k)

(c)

A number sequence is described using the recursive equation:

(2 marks)

Tn+1 = Tn + 12,

T3 = 43

(i)

Determine T4.

(1 mark)

(ii)

Determine T1.

(2 marks)

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Question 2
(a)

Given the expression

(7 marks)

403 94
18.47

(i)

Estimate the value of the above expression by first rounding each of the
numbers to the nearest ten.
(2 marks)

(ii)

A calculator could be used to evaluate the above expression. If this was done,
would you find your estimated value to be smaller or larger than the calculated
value? Give reasons for your answer.
(2 marks)

(b)

Each of the numbers 3, 5, 8 and 29 can be written in terms of the other three.

For example 5 = 29 8 3.

Write each of 3, 8 and 29 in terms of the other three numbers. You may use brackets
and any of the number operations.
(3 marks)

29 =

8=

3=

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Question 3

(7 marks)

Brandon and Karissa have classified the DVDs that they own into five categories each,
according to the pie charts below.
Karissas DVD collection

Brandons DVD collection

(a)

What percentage of Karissas DVD collection are Barbie DVDs?

(b)

What percentage of Brandons DVD collection are Pokemon DVDs?

(2 marks)

(c)

Karissa has eight Dora DVDs. How many Princess DVDs does she have?

(2 marks)

(d)

Circle the correct response and justify your choice.

(2 marks)

A: The person with the most DVDs is Brandon.

B: The person with the most DVDs is Karissa.

D: Brandon and Karissa both have the same number of DVDs.

C: There is not enough information to determine who has the most DVDs.

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Question 4

(7 marks)

6
M

K
J

2
H

x
6

2
2

A
B

4
D

(a)

Describe the transformation(s) of quadrilateral ABCD required to produce quadrilateral

EFGH.
(2 marks)

(b)

Describe the transformation(s) of quadrilateral ABCD required to produce quadrilateral

JKLM.
(2 marks)

(c)

On the above diagram, show the result of each of the following transformations of
quadrilateral ABCD (label each answer appropriately):

(i)

reflection in the x-axis,

(ii)

reflection in the line y = x. (Hint: First draw the line y = x).

(1 mark)

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Question 5

(4 marks)

The Voster family live in the Perth metropolitan area. In summer their home is cooled by an
air cooler which, when running, uses a large amount of electricity. The air cooler is the only
appliance that causes a variation in the electricity usage. The Vosters electricity account
received in February 2012 (for the months of December 2011 and January 2012) was for
$157.18. Electricity accounts are received every two months.
(a)

Complete the graph below to show predicted electricity account amounts for the Voster
family for the remainder of 2012.
(2 marks)

Cost ($)

Electricity

(b)

200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

February

April

June

August
Month

October

December

If electricity prices increased by 10% in 2013, describe how the 2013 graph would
compare with the 2012 graph.
(2 marks)

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Question 6

(6 marks)

Agnetha is m years old and Bertie is n years old.

(a)

Write algebraic equations for the following:

(i)

Agnetha is 15 years older than Bertie.

(1 mark)

(ii)

Berties age is five years less than half of Agnethas age.

(1 mark)

(b)

It is known that Agnethas age can be found by solving the equation

5(m + 3) 55 = 3m.

Find Agnethas age by solving the above equation.

(3 marks)

(c)
Use your result from Part (b) and one of the equations in Part (a) to find Berties age.

(1 mark)

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Question 7

(7 marks)

During one season, Rettown soccer team played 18 games, with the results as shown in
Graph1. (Note: goals for represents the score for Rettown, while goals against represents the
score for the opposition team, e.g. Point T represents a game that Rettown lost 4 goals to 6.)
Graph 1

Goals against

6
4
2

6
Goals for

(a)

Indicate with a cross (X) on the graph a game that was won by Rettown.

(1 mark)

(b)

How many games did Rettown win?

(1 mark)

(c)

How many of Rettowns games ended in a draw?

(1 mark)

Graph 2 below shows some of Rettowns winning margins. (Note: a negative winning margin
represents a loss.)
Graph 2
Number of games
5
A

4
3
2

C
D

1
E
5

4 3

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5
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Graph 2 is incomplete, with only seven of the required eleven points shown.

Point A represents the three games that Rettown lost by one goal
Point D represents the one game that Rettown won by five goals
Point E indicates that no games were won by three goals.

(d)

What does Point B on Graph 2 represent?

(1 mark)

(e)

What does Point C on Graph 2 represent?

(1 mark)

(f)

Complete Graph 2 by plotting the remaining four winning margins.

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