TEST

Duration: 60 minutes
Permitted Materials: Graphics Calculator (or on laptop), 1 A4 Cheatsheet
Name: _____________________________

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Date: ______________________

Question 1: Modelling Graphs from Equations

Draw the following three graphs on your graphics calculator and describe them fully.
Graph 1:

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a) Shape of the graph (1 mark)

b) x-intercepts and y-intercepts ( 2 marks)

c) Asymptotes (1 mark)

d) What happens to y when x? (1 mark)

e) What happens y when x-? (1 mark)

f) When is the graph increasing/decreasing? (1 mark)

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Graph 2:

=
a) Shape of the graph (1 mark)

+2
2 + 3

b) x-intercepts and y-intercepts ( 2 marks)

c) Asymptotes (2 mark)

d) What happens to y when x? (1 mark)

e) What happens y when x-? (1 mark)

f) When is the graph increasing/decreasing? (2 mark)

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Graph 3:

= 5 + 8 ln
a) Shape of the graph (1 mark)

b) x-intercepts and y-intercepts (2 marks)

c) Asymptotes (1 mark)

d) What happens to y when x? (1 mark)

e) What happens y when x-? (1 mark)

f) When is the graph increasing/decreasing? (1 mark)

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Question 2: Modelling Data Sets

Using Excel, model the following data sets in Part A, Part B and Part C.
Part A:
Diabetics with type 1 diabetes are unable to produce insulin, which is needed to process
glucose. These diabetics must injection medications containing insulin that are designed to
release insulin slowly. The insulin itself breaks down quickly. The following data set shows
the pattern of insulin breakdown. I represents the units of insulin in the bloodstream and t is
the time since the insulin entered the bloodstream in minutes.
t (minutes)
I (units of
insulin)

15

22

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

10.02

9.51

6.70

4.72

3.33

2.23

1.35

0.82

0.50

0.30

0.18

0.11

1. Use Excel to model the given data sets above and decide on the best model. State your
reasons. (2 marks)

2. Fully describe the graph. You will need to include:

a. x-intercept and y-intercept (2 marks)

b. asymptotes (1 mark)

c. as x, y? (1 mark)

d. when is the graph increasing/decreasing (1 mark)

3. What is the amount of Insulin in the bloodstream after 10 minutes? How confident are you?
Why? (2 marks)

4. After 95 minutes, predict the amount of Insulin remaining in the bloodstream. How
confident are you? Why? (2 marks)

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Part B:
The table below shows the horizontal distance (in feet) travelled by a baseball hit at various
angles. The initial speed of the ball at the bat is constant.
Angle
(degrees)
Distance
(feet)

10

15

20

24

30

34

40

45

48

50

58

60

64

115.6

157.2

189.2

220.8

253.8

269.2

284.8

285

277.4

269.2

244.2

231.4

180.4

1. Use Excel to model the given data sets above and decide on the best model. State your
reasons. (2 marks)

2. Fully describe the graph. You will need to include:

a. x-intercept and y-intercept (2 marks)

b. asymptotes (1 mark)

c. as x, y? (1 mark)

d. when is the graph increasing/decreasing (2 marks)

3. What distance will correspond to an angle of 5? How confident are you? Why? (2 marks)

4. What angle(s) will correspond to a distance of 250 feet? How confident are you? Why? (3
marks)

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Part C:
The maximum speed of a Chinese dragonboat with increasing numbers of paddlers is
recorded in the table:
Number of paddlers
Maximum speed (km/h)

10

18

30

8.7

10.2

12.6

15.9

19.5

1. Use Excel to model the given data sets above and decide on the best model. State your
reasons. (2 marks)

2. Fully describe the graph. You will need to include:

a. x-intercept and y-intercept (2 marks)

b. asymptotes (1 mark)

c. as x, y? (1 mark)

d. when is the graph increasing/decreasing (1 mark)

3. Predict the maximum speed of a dragonboat if they are 15 paddlers. How confident are you
with your answer? Why? (2 marks)

4. Predict the maximum speed of a dragonboat if there are 40 paddlers. How confident are
you with your answer? Why? (2 marks)
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