Time and place
Bivariate Data
Financial
Networks
Arithmetic and geometric sequences
100

Which is measured from the equator - longitude or latitude

Latitude

100

A study of primary school children aged 5 to 11 years finds a strong positive correlation between height and score on a test of mathematics ability. The study concludes that taller people are better at mathematics. Is the conclusion valid? Give a reason for your answer

No

Valid reason

100

The value of a car bought for $45000, has travelled 25000km and is depreciating at a rate of 0.15c per kilometre.

$41 250

100

What is degree?

This is defined as the number of edges that comes out of each vertex in an undirected graph.

100

The first term of an arithmetic sequence is a = 6 and the common difference is d = 2.

Determine the value of the 11th term

26

200

Considering global time - how many degrees are there in one hour?

15

200

Which axis does the explanatory variable lie on?

x - axis

200

The amount of interest paid if $1000 has been invested for 2 years at 10% simple interest.

$200?

200

The number of vertices if a planar graph contains 5 faces and 12 edges is this.

9

200

A new car was bought for $26 000 in 2014. The value of the car is expected to reduce by 4.5% of its original value every year. Write down the rule for the value of the car after n years.

A = 26 000 − 1170n

300

What is the difference between a great circle and a small circle?

Great circle has the radius of the Earth, a small circle has a radius smaller than that of the Earth

300

What letter represents Pearson's correlation coefficient?

r

300

The number of times an account is compounded if it is compounded every 3 months for 5 years.

20

300

How do you find how many edges are required in a tree? 

edges - 1

300

In an arithmetic sequence, the fifth term is 10 and the ninth term is 18. Write down the first three terms of the sequence.

2,4,6

400

Determine the distance between (27.5S, 153E) and (10S, 153)

1946km
 

400

List 2 ways to represent data that has categorical and one numerical variable

Back-to-back stemplots

Boxplots

400

Determine the effective interest if the nominal rate of interest is 4%, compounding fortnightly (correct to 2dp).

4.08%

400

What is maximum flow?

This is found by finding the capacity of the minimum cut.

400

A geometric sequence is defined by

 t1 = 5, tn+1 = 2tn.

Find the first five terms.

5, 10, 20, 40, 80

500

True or false

Meridians of latitude

Parallels of longitude

False

500

A recent study in a certain town found the correlation between a father’s education level and their child’s education level to be 0.4, whereas the correlation between a mother’s education level and that of their child was 0.3. Which of these variables has a stronger relationship with a child’s education level, father’s education level or mother’s education level? Explain your answer.

 

Fathers education level

500

The regular amount made per annum in a perpetuity if $45,000 is invested at 20% interest.

$9000

500

How do you know if an activity is on the critical path? 

Has a float time of 0 

500

A dish in a laboratory contains 150 000 bacteria. The population of bacteria is expected to double in size every day.

Using recursion, find the number of bacteria after 1, 2, 3 and 4 days.

300 000, 600 000, 1 200 000,  2 400 000