Mathematics

General Instructions: Time Allowed: 90 minutes

• All questions may be attempted.
• Write using black pen.
• Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
• Show ALL relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.
• If you wish to rewrite an answer, draw a line through your faulty
answer
and rewrite your answer on the back page of this booklet.
• Show the number and part of the answer being rewritten.
• Leave your answers in the simplest exact form, unless otherwise
stated.
• NESA approved calculators may be used.
• Clearly indicate your class by placing a cross X next to your
class.
• Whiteout/liquid paper may not be used.

Examiner: AYW
Name: _________________________________

Class Teacher Question Marks

8MaA Mr Wang 1 /23
8Ma1 Ms Zeng
2 /27
8MaP Ms Kilmore
3 /19
8MaL Ms Ward/Mr Broockmann
8MaU Ms Kilmore/Ms Zeng 4 /18
8MaS Mr James/Ms Ward-Mr Broockmann Total /87
Question 1 (23 marks)
(a) Write down the value of p from the diagram below. 1

95°

p°

(b) What percentage of a day is 3.6 hours? 1

2 7
(c) Find the value of x if = . 1
x 3

(d) What is the time 4 hours and 40 minutes before 12.30 pm? 1

(e) Simplify -6 p3r 7 ÷ 3 pr 5 . 1

7x
(f) Rewrite with no fractions using the appropriate index. 1
y3
(g) The amount of $120 is split into ratio 3:5. Find the larger share. 1

(h) What is (2 ´ 8 + 3) mod 7? 1

(i) Between which two consecutive integers does 14 lie? 1

(j) Find the exact length of the hypotenuse of the triangle below. 1

(k) Write down a rule that connects x and y in the following table of values. 1

(l) Explain whether the following collection of data comes from 1

a primary or secondary source.
I survey my class to see how many soft drinks are bought by their
family in a week.
(m) Use the dot plot below to answer the following questions:

(i) Find the mode of the data. 1

(ii) Find the median of the data. 1

(iii) Find the mean of the data. 1

(n) Fiona picked apples from the Blackheath Apple Orchards last weekend.
She made a graph to show how many apples she picked.

Fiona’s Apples from Blackheath

Key

Fiona ate 5 Fiji apples and dropped 4 Gala apples. After Fiona ate and 1
dropped those apples, she has the same number of which two types of
apples?
(o) Factorise fully the expression, 3x - 3 y + px - py. 1

(p) How many litres are there in 1 m3? 1

(q) In the diagram below, state the congruence test which would prove 1
DXYZ º DABC. You do not need to write a formal congruence proof.

(r)

Find the area of the kite shown in the diagram above. 1

(s)

In the diagram above, determine the formulae for:

(i) Area. 1

(ii) Perimeter. 1

(t) Find the value of m from the diagram below. 1

End of Question 1
Question 2 (27 marks)
(a)

(i) Find the height h of the triangle above. 1

Spreadsheets and Databases

(ii) Hence find the perimeter of the triangle. 1
Questions 41–60

41

(b) A formula has been used in cell D2 to calculate student growth. 1

A B C D
1 Name Height (cm) 01/01/06 Height (cm) 01/06/06 Growth (cm)
2 Bob 176 180 4
3 Jean 155 157 2
4 Chelsea 178 179 1
5 Tim 158 161 3

Which formula correctly calculates this value?

(A) C2 * B2
(B) C2 – B2
(C) C2 + B2
(D) C2 / B2

(c) Decrease $350 by 20%. 1

42

The spreadsheet shows points scored in a regional sports competition.

Sport carnival
=
A B C D E F G
1 Region Soccer Table tennis Volleyball Total points
2 Northern 6 12 3 21
3 Southern 4 15 8 27
4 Western 3 8 7 18
(d) Expand and then simplify the following:

(i) p(3 - p 2 ) - 7( p3 - 2) 2

(ii) (k - 6)(k + 2) 2

(e)

The diagram above shows the parallelogram ABCD.

(i) State the values of x and y, giving clear geometric reasoning. 2

(ii) Prove that DABC º DCDA. 2

(f) Factorise 4 - 49h 2 completely. 1

(g) Five scores from a data set, originally with 6 scores, is shown below. 2
9, 10, 11, 16, 25
If the mean of the original set was 12, what was the range?

(h) In the following questions use only a ruler and a pair of compasses. Do not erase any
construction marks.

(i) Construct ÐCAB such that ÐCAB = 60° . 2

(ii) Construct a line through C, parallel to AB. 2

A
(i) A passenger train is 1 km long goes through a tunnel that is 1 km long. 2
If the train is travelling at 100 km/h, how long in minutes and seconds
does it take for the entire train to pass through the tunnel?

(j) M is the point (-2, 8) and N is (1, -1).

(i) Show the line joining M and N on the number plane below. 1

(ii) What is the equation of MN? (Circle the correct response below) 1
1 1
(A) y =- x+2 (C) y= x+2
3 3

(B) y = - 3x + 2 (D) y = 3x + 2

(k) A rhombus has diagonals of length 10 cm and 24 cm. Find its exact 2
perimeter.
(l) A barrel is filled with 80 litres of orange juice. Twenty litres are removed, 2
and the barrel is refilled with water. Then 20 litres of the mixture are
removed and the barrel is refilled with water again. What is the ratio of
water to orange juice in the final mixture?

End of Question 2
Question 3 (19 marks)
(a) Find the value of x.
(i) 5 – 9 º x (mod 13) 1

(ii) 2 ÷ 8 º x (mod 13) 2

(b) A closed cylinder has been made without overlap from three pieces of
cardboard as shown below.
NOT TO SCALE

(i) What is the volume of the cylinder correct to the nearest 2

cubic centimetre?

(ii) What is the area of the rectangular piece of the cardboard 2

correct to the nearest square centimetre?
(c) The stem and leaf plot below shows the exam marks, out of 100, for both Maths
and English for 20 students.

Key:
3 7 = 37

(i) Determine the mean and median for both subjects. 4

(ii) Sean scored 81 for both Maths and English. Explain which 1
result is better or if they are equivalent.

(d) One tap can fill a tank in 20 minutes. A second tap would take 2
2 hours and 20 minutes to fill the same tank. How long would it
take if both taps are used to fill the tank at the same time?
(e)

Two perpendicular diameters are drawn in a circle of radius 2 units. 2

All possible chords parallel to and at a distance of 1 unit from these
diameters are drawn above (not to scale). What is the total exact length
of the six chords in the diagram (including the 2 diameters)?

(f) Two paddocks are planted with potatoes and carrots. Potatoes occupy 3
72% of the area of the first paddock, 52% of the area of the second paddock,
and 58% of the total area of the two paddocks. What percentage of the total
area is the first paddock?

End of Question 3
Question 4 (18 marks)
(a) Remembrance Day in Australia has been observed every year on November 11 2
since 1997. This year (2020), Remembrance day is on a Wednesday. In
which calendar year will the next Remembrance day be on a Wednesday.

(b)

The diagram above shows a shape known as the Reuleaux triangle. 3

It is formed by 3 arcs of equal size with their centres at the opposite
corner. Calculate its area, correct to the nearest square centimetre.
(c) When separate, the three circular mats shown below have a combined 3
area of 200 m2. By overlapping the mats to cover an area of 140 m2, the
area which is covered by exactly two layers of mats is 24 m2. What area
of the floor is covered by three layers of mats?

(d)

In the diagram above, triangles ABC and CDE are equilateral with side 3
lengths 4 cm. If AD = 6 cm, then show ÐBCE is obtuse. Give clear
reasons for each step.
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(e) If x + = 5, find the value of x 2 + 2 . Do not solve for x. 2
x x

(f)

Four copies of the triangle shown above are joined together, 2

without gaps or overlaps, to make a parallelogram. What is
the largest possible perimeter of the parallelogram?
(g) If a, b, c, d are single digits, how many of the 14-digit positive integers 3
of the form 88663311abcd48 are divisible by 792?
Hint: 88663311000000 is divisible by 792.

End of Exam
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