Foundation Mathematics

26 May 2015
Examination Paper
Answer ALL questions.
Clearly cross out surplus answers.

Time: 2 hours
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
Any reference material brought into the examination room must be
handed to the invigilator before the start of the examination.
Candidates are allowed to use a scientific calculator during this
examination.
Graph paper will be provided by the centre.
You must show your workings.
Marks are awarded for these.

Answer ALL questions

Marks
Question 1
a)

Simplify the following:

i)

5 3 6

ii)

( 3 5 )4

iii) 7
3
2

b) Simplify the following:

i)

22 3
11

ii)

5(2 + 3) 6(3 4)

iii) 10 2
2
2

c)

Factorise the following:

i)

4 2 12

ii)

2 10 + 21

d) Simplify the following:

i)

5 3

ii)

6 2 3

7
4

e)

Transpose the following formula to make the subject:

12 3
5 =
7

f)

Solve the following equation and find the value of :

18
+ 7 = 10
3

g) Solve the following quadratic equation by factorising:

2 + 2 35 = 0

Total 20 Marks
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Question 2
a)

Solve the following quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula:

8 2 + 3 3 = 0
You may leave your answer in surd form.

b) Solve graphically the simultaneous equations:

= 3 + 4 and = 12 2 for 2 3
Use the graph paper provided.
c)

Calculate the gradient of the following curves using differentiation:

i)

= 4 + 2
at the point where = 9

ii)

= 3 0.5 2 3
at the point where = 2

d) A particle has a velocity of = 2 3 15

i)

Find the acceleration, , after seconds.

ii)

What is the acceleration at = 4 seconds?

iii) At what time, , is the acceleration 39 m/s2?

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Question 3
a)

i)

Using differentiation, find the coordinates of the turning point on the curve
= 2 2 8 + 6

ii)

Identify the turning point found in part (a)(i) as either a maximum or minimum
turning point.

b) Integrate the following expression:

4 2 + 2

c)

The gradient of the curve which passes through the point (3, 6) is given by
5 2 2
Find the equation of the curve.

d) Evaluate the following definite integrals:

i)

(6 3 + )
1

ii)

(3 2 4)
4

e)

Find the area bounded by the curve = 12 3 + 2, the -axis and the lines = 1
and = 4.

Total 20 Marks

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Question 4
a)

The acceleration of a moving body at the end of seconds from the

commencement of motion is given as 9 2 3 m/s2.
i)

Find the velocity at the end of 4 seconds if the initial velocity is 10 m/s.

ii)

Find the distance travelled by the body at the end of 4 seconds.

b) A bag of sweets contains 5 strawberry flavour and 6 lemon flavour.

Two sweets are selected at random from the bag (without replacement).
i)

Draw a probability tree diagram to show all the possible outcomes.

ii)

Use your tree diagram to find out the probability that one strawberry flavour
sweet and one lemon flavour sweet are selected in any order.

iii) Use your tree diagram to find out the probability that both sweets selected
are the same flavour.

iv) Use your tree diagram to find the probability that at least one of the sweets
selected is lemon flavour.

Total 20 Marks
Question 5
a)

A researcher records the different ways 60 shoppers travelled into the town
centre one Saturday morning. The results are shown in the table below:
Method of transport of 60 shoppers
Method of transport
Car
Bus
Train
Bicycle
Walk

Frequency
16
22
8
5
9

The researcher decides to present the data as a pie chart.

i)

Calculate the relative frequency for car and the angle of the car sector on
the pie chart.

ii)

Calculate the relative frequency for train and the angle of the train sector
on the pie chart.

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Question 5 (continued)
b) An airport records the delay times (in minutes) of all the charter flights leaving on
one day as follows:
Time (minutes)
0 < 30
30 < 60
60 < 90
90 < 120
120 < 150
150 < 180
i)

Copy and complete the following table which calculates the cumulative
frequency:
Time (minutes)
0 < 30
30 < 60
60 < 90
90 < 120
120 < 150
150 < 180

ii)

Frequency
7
11
17
12
8
5

Frequency
7
11
17
12
8
5

Cumulative frequency

Within which class interval will the lower quartile (Q1) value lie?

iii) Calculate the lower quartile (Q1) value.

iv) Within which class interval will the upper quartile (Q3) value lie?

v)

Calculate the upper quartile (Q3) value.

vi) Calculate the quartile range.

vii) Calculate the mean.

viii) Construct a histogram to illustrate this data.

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Total 20 Marks

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