Foundation Mathematics

5 January 2016
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)

3 7 6

ii)

2 4

iii) (5 2 )4

b) Simplify the following:

i)

( 3) + (2 + )

ii)

12 2 1

iii) 163 5
43
c)

Factorise the following:

i)

20 + 30 3

ii)

2 9 + 18

d) Simplify the following:

i)

2
3
+
5 4

ii)

4 3 2

5
7

e)

Transpose the following formula to make the subject:

2 = 3( + 4)

f)

Solve the following equation and find the value of :

3
+ 2 = 17
2

g) Solve the following quadratic equation by factorising:

2 12 = 0

Total 20 Marks

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Question 2
a)

Solve the following quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula:

3 2 7 + 1 = 0
You may leave your answer in surd form.

b) Solve the following simultaneous equations and find the value of and .

c)

i)

+ 4 = 21 and 5 4 = 9

ii)

2 + 6 = 24 and + 2 = 10

I go to a shop and buy 3 apples. I receive 40p change from 1. How much does
ONE (1) apple cost?

d) Calculate the gradient of the following curves using differentiation at the point
where = 2:

e)

i)

= 2 3 + 4

ii)

= 0.25 4 3

A particle moves metres in seconds so that = 2 3 8 + 4.

i)

Find the velocity, , after 3 seconds.

ii)

Find the acceleration, , after seconds.

2
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Question 3
a)

i)

Using differentiation, find the coordinates of the turning point on the curve
= 7 2 + 7 + 3.

ii)

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

b) Integrate the following expression:

4 6 + 3

c)

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

d) Evaluate the following definite integrals.

i)

(5 4 8)
2

ii)

(12 2 + 10)
1

e)

Find the area bounded by the curve = 15 2 5, the -axis and the lines = 1
and = 2.

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 (9 2 10) m/s2.
i)

Find the velocity at the end of 5 seconds if the initial velocity is 15 m/s

ii)

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

b) Richard travels to college on two buses, bus 1 and bus 2. The buses can either
be late or on time.
The probability that bus 1 will be late is 0.2.
The probability that bus 2 will be late is 0.1.

c)

i)

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

ii)

Use your tree diagram to find out the probability that one of the buses will be
late

iii) Use your tree diagram to find out the probability that at least one of the
buses are on time

How many ways can we arrange 5 letters from the word cupboard if repetitions
are not allowed and different orders of the same letter count as the same
arrangement?

Total 20 Marks

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Question 5
a)

The amount of sunlight (in hours) in an Alaskan town is recorded daily for a
period of 100 days.
Hours of sunlight
Frequency
i)

4<8
28

8 < 12
23

12 < 16
18

16 < 20
12

Select the TWO (2) words from the following list that best describe this data.

ii)

0<4
19

Continuous
Qualitative
Discrete
Quantitative

Construct a histogram to summarise this data. Use the graph paper

provided.

iii) Calculate the mean.

iv) Which class interval will the modal value lie within?

v)

Calculate the mode.

b) A researcher asks 60 people what their preferred supermarket is. The results are
shown in the table below.
Preferred supermarket of 60 people
Supermarket
A
B
C
D
E

c)

Frequency
6
15
10
20
9

i)

Is this data primary or secondary data?

ii)

The researcher decides to present the data as a pie chart. Calculate the
relative frequency of supermarkets A and B and the angle of these sectors
on the pie chart.

Calculate the range of the following set of data:

200 250 224 268

1
275

d) The variance of a set of data is found to be 6.25. Calculate the standard

deviation.

Total 20 Marks

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