Mathematics: National Test in Course A Spring 2005
Mathematics: National Test in Course A Spring 2005
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National Test in
MATHEMATICS
Course A Spring 2005 Part II
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The National Agency for Education, referring to 4 kap 3 Sekretesslagen, emphasises that this material is to be kept confidential. This material must remain confidential until June 10, 2005.
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Carlos swam the 800 m race at a swimming competition. The pool was 25 m long. a) How many pool lengths did Carlos swim in this race? Only answer is required.
(1/0)
b) Carlos reaches the finish line and his time for the race is 9 minutes and 24 seconds. What was his average speed? (2/0)
Pool length
Suggested solution: a. x =
800 m = 32 25 m
Answer: x = 32
Answer: v 1.4 m / s
Second method:
t = 9 min, 24 sec = 9 +
v=
2.
The average age for the five employees in a sports store was 24 years. A woman, aged 36, is hired as the new store manager. What will the new average age be for all the personnel in the store? (2/0)
Suggested solution:
x = 24 years
x new =
(1/0) (1/0)
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Skolverket: NpMaA vt 2005 part II 3. Lisa is designing a piece of jewellery in the form of a small ball, made of silver. How many grams of silver does she need for a silver ball with diameter 12 mm? 1 cm3 of silver weighs 10.5 g. Suggested solution: Data: Density = 10.5
(2/1)
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Volume V =
(2/0) (0/1)
4.
0.4 dm2 5 dl
3.2 litres
Some of these can be added together. Determine which ones and calculate their total sum. (2/0) Suggested solution:
2.1 dm 3 = 2.1 lit , 5 dl = 0.5 lit , 3.2 lit are are measure of volume and are therefore may be added together: (1/0)
V = 2.1 lit + 0.5 lit + 3.2 lit = 5.8 lit
(1/0)
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When a freezer is turned off, the temperature inside rises. The following formula can be used to calculate the temperature (y) in degrees Celsius after the freezer has been turned off for x hours.
y = 0.2 18 0.2x
a) Find the temperature inside the freezer if it has been turned off for two hours.
(1/0)
b) How long has the freezer been turned off if the temperature inside it is 0 C? c) Explain in your own words what the formula means. Suggested solution: a. y = 0.2 x 18 y = 0.2 2 18 = 0.4 18 = 17.6C Answer: y = 17.6C b. y = 0.2 x 18 0 = 0.2 x 18 0.2 x = 18 x =
(1/1) (0/2)
18 180 h= h = 90 h 0.2 2
Answer: y = 90 h
c. The formula y = 0.2 x 18 means that the temperature of the freezer is initially y0 = 18C . If it is turned off the its temperature increases at the rate of (0/2) 0.2C / h . b. Second method: Graphical method: Plot y = 0.2 x 18 . The x-intercept of the graph is the solution of y = 0.2 x 18 = 0 :
5
0 0 -5 y [C] 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
-10
y = 0.2 x 18
-15
-20 x [h]
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Table showing numbers of visitors at some swimming facilities in 2002, and changes from 2001. Swimming facility Location Number of visitors 2002 1 106 000 700 000 641 000 627 000 554 200 507 319 50 100 483 925 Change from previous year 199 000 51 800 156 400 7 000 16 900 24 630 3 219 17 092
Eriksdalsbadet Fyrishov, bad Eyrabadet Aq-Va-Kul Gustavsvik, bad Valhallabadet Rosenlundsbadet Hgevallsbadet
Source: Turistdelegationen
a) How many visitors were there at the Valhalla facility in 2001? (1/0) b) The number of visitors has increased at both the Eriksdal and the Eyra facilities. Andreas claims that the increase is greatest at Eyra while Johan says that the increase at Eriksdal is greatest. Explain how they might have reasoned. Present your solution with explanations and calculations. Suggested solution: a. N Valhallabadet_2001 = 507 319 + 24 630 = 531949 Answer: N Valhallabadet_2001 = 531949 Swimming facility Valhallabadet Location Number of visitors 2002 507 319 Change from previous year 24 630 (1/0)
(1/2)
Gteborg
b. Due to the fact that number of visitors to Eriksdal increased by 199 000 as oppose to 156 400, Johan concludes that the increase at Eriksdal is greatest. Eriksdalsbadet N = Eyrabadet N =
/// 199 000 0.2194 = +22% /// /// 1106 000 199 000
Due to the fact that the percentage increase of visitors to Eyrabadet (32%) is larger than that of the Eriksdalsbadet (22%) Andreas claims that the increase is greatest at Eyra. (1/2)
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7.
In the picture to the right you can see how to use a measuring device for spaghetti. a) The amount of pasta for 2 portions can be measured in two ways. Show, with calculations, that the portions will be equal in size. (1/1) b) Make some calculations to show what diameter is needed for a similar device, in order to measure out 4 portions of spaghetti. (1/1)
2 r1
= 2 r12 = 2 A1
Therefore, we may measure the two portion spaghetti either by getting two portions of number 1, or by getting one measure of portion 2. (1/1) b. A4 = 4 A1 r42 = 4 r12 (1/0)
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At the swimming pool there are four separate pools A, B, C and D. These are al being filled with water, flowing in at the same rate.
The diagram below shows how the water depth changes with time while pools A, B and C are being filled. a) Mark pools A and B in the diagram. Only answer is required. b) Describe in words the appearance of the pool C corresponding to graph C. c) Pool D is filled with water in the same way. Describe in words and with a graph how the water depth changes.(0/2) Suggested solution: a. See the figure: (1/0)
Water depth C
Time
(1/0)
(1/0)
Water depth
b. The C may have the same width and height as that of A and B, but the length of the C is shorter than that of A but longer than that of B. (0/1) c. The pool C, starts getting filled relatively at a higher rate, i.e. the slope of the linear equation is relatively large. The curve may look like that B above. Immediately after the level of the water reaches the step in the pool, the rate of filling the pool decreases. This is illustrated in the figure to the right.
Time
160 D 120
80
40
0 0 10 20 30 Time [h] 40 50 60
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The figure shows an isosceles right-angled triangle. Two of the sides are divided into four equal parts. What fraction, or percentage, of the area of the triangle is shaded? Explain your reasoning. [2/1/]
(2/1)
Suggested solution: Lets assume the base and height of the largest triangle is denoted by 4 a : The area of the shaded part is
AShaded
1 1 9a 2 4a 2 9a 2 4a 2 5a 2 = 3a 3a 2a 2a = = = 2 2 2 2 2 2
(1/0)
1 16a 2 Atot = 4a 4a = 2 2
(1/1/)
(1/0)
(1/1/)
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Martin and Johanna are going to buy a new car. Johanna likes a car which costs 194 000 kr. Martin says that the value of this type of car falls by about 17 % per year. They wonder how much the car would be worth in 3 years and each of them calculates in their own way.
Martins calculations
Johannas calculations
Which of them has interpreted the problem correctly? How might Martin and Johanna have reasoned in their calculations? (1/2)
Suggested solution: Johanna has interpreted the problem correctly. According to Johannas calculations, the value of the car decreases exponentially at the rate 17% per year. Originally the car cost 194 000 kr . After one year its value will decrease to 1 0.17 = 0.83 = 83% of its original value, i.e. the cars value one after its purchase is dropped to 194 000 (0.83) kr . Cars value after another year drops to 83% of 194 000 (0.83) kr , i.e. to 194 000 (0.83) three years to 194 000 (0.83)
3
kr and after
kr = 110 927 kr
According to Martins model the value of the car decreases at a constant rate of 17% of the original value per year, i.e.:
194 000 (0.17 ) kr = 32 980 kr / year
Therefore, according to his linear model the value of the car after three year is dropped by 3 32 980 kr = 98 940 kr to
194 000 3 32 980 kr = 194 000 98 940 kr = 95 060 kr
According to Martins model the value of the car is negative after just six years, which is of course unreasonable and unrealistic. [1/2/]
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In assessing your solution, the teacher will take into consideration what mathematical knowledge you have demonstrated how your have motivated your conclusions how you have written your solution.
Make the corresponding calculations for some other number sequences consisting of three numbers following directly after each other. Describe the result of your investigation. Explain the relationship with words or a formula. Investigate in a similar way the sum of five or seven numbers following directly after each other. Describe the result of your investigation. Explain the relationship with words or formulas. Investigate what can be said about the sum of four or six numbers following directly after each other. Describe the result of your investigation. Explain the relationship with words and formulas. What relationship holds if the number of numbers is n?
Suggested solution: Sum 3 consecutive numbers 5 consecutive numbers 7 consecutive numbers
n = 2m + 1 consecutive numbers
(5/6)
Sum
3x
S 3 = (x 1) + x + ( x + 1) = 3x
S 5 = ( x 2) + ( x 1) + x + ( x + 1) + ( x + 2 ) = 5 x
5x
S 7 = ( x 3) + ( x 2 ) + ( x 1) + x + ( x + 1) + ( x + 2) + (x + 3) = 7 x
7x
S n = ( x m ) + ( x m + 1) + .. + x + .. + ( x + m 1) + ( x + m ) = nx
nx
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sum
S 4 = ( x 2 ) + ( x 1) + ( x + 1) + ( x + 2 ) = 4 x
4x
6
consecutiv e numbers
S 6 = ( x 3) + ( x 2) + ( x 1) + ( x + 1) + ( x + 2) + ( x + 3) = 6 x
6x
8
consecutiv e numbers
S 8 = ( x 4 ) + ( x 3) + ( x 2) + (x 1) + (x + 1) + ( x + 2) + ( x + 3) + ( x + 4) = 8 x
8x
n = 2m
consecutiv e numbers
S n = ( x m ) + ( x m + 1) + .. + ( x 1) + ( x + 1) + .. + ( x + m 1) + (x + m ) = nx
nx
S n = ( x m ) + ( x m + 1) + .. + x + .. + ( x + m 1) + ( x + m ) = nx
nx
S n = ( x m ) + ( x m + 1) + .. + x + .. + ( x + m 1) + ( x + m ) = nx
nx
As illustrated clearly in the table above, in case n = 2m + 1 is an odd number, there are even number of terms in both side of the middle table. The difference between a given number and the middle term has a pair in each side of the middle term, and their sum is just twice that of the middle terms, i.e. (x m ) + ( x + m ) = 2 x / /
S n = ( x m ) + ( x m + 1) + .. + x + .. + ( x + m 1) + ( x + m ) = nx .
Similarly, if n = 2m , i.e. if the number of terms are even, the similar terms cancel one another and the only survivor is the x from each term.
S n = ( x m ) + ( x m + 1) + .. + ( x 1) + ( x + 1) + .. + (x + m 1) + ( x + m ) = nx
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