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Maths Higher Level
2016
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Marking Notes
Q5 Model Solution – 25 Marks
(a) (i) Scale 10C (0, 3, 8, 10)
= = 5 m/s
Accept correct answer without units.
In (i) accept or similar (i.e. unsimplified)
(ii) = = or 2⋅5 m/s In (ii) accept correct answer without work.
Low Partial Credit
A correct relevant formula
Correct distance or time for
either (i) or (ii)
Relevant work on graph
High Partial Credit
(i) or (ii) correct
Full Credit –1
(i) correct and answer not fully
simplified in (ii)
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√
√
(b) : Ir:Irrational
10 Scale 5C (0, 2, 4, 5)
It cannot be written as a fraction Accept “It can/cannot be written as a
using only integers fraction” or “It does/doesn’t go on
or It goes on forever without forever as a decimal”, as appropriate.
repeating as a decimal Low Partial Credit
or any other equivalent reason 1 part (tick or reason) correct
Defines a rational or irrational
3∙14: Rational number
It can be written as a fraction using Both correctly identified but no
reason or incorrect reasons given
only integers.
or It doesn’t go on forever without High Partial Credit
repeating as a decimal 1 tick and corresponding reason
or any other equivalent reason correct
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=5
– 11 x
-11 x = 1 =1
•
( ) ( )
=5
x =-
x =– or equivalent ( ) )
•
(
= 6(5)
or equivalent.
• Correct answer without work.
OR
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
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X X X X X X X X X
4 + 3S
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1 part correct
(iv) 3–1/3 Mid Partial Credit
2 parts correct
High Partial Credit
3 parts correct
4
(b) 16 n Scale 5B (0, 2, 5)
Accept correct answer without work
Partial Credit
Any work of merit
e.g. , , or 2
(c) x = –1
= 1= 1 Scale 5B (0, 2, 5)
and √
and √
Accept a description in place of an example,
e.g. “if x is a negative number, then √ is the
positive of that”
Partial Credit
= any negative value and no work or
incorrect work on √
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2
x + 10 x + 25
2 2
(a)(ii) x + 10 x + 25 – ( x – 10 x + 25 ) Scale 5C (0, 2, 4, 5)
2 2
= x + 10 x + 25 – x + 10 x 25 Oversimplification because of incorrect work
= 20 x in (a)(i) merits Low Partial Credit at most
= 4(5x) Low Partial Credit
Any correct relevant multiplication
OR
Substitutes some value for x and shows
(x+5+x–5)(x+5–(x–5)) the result is divisible by 4
= ( 2 x ) ( 10 ) Indicates or shows understanding of
= 20 x, which is divisible by 4. difference of 2 squares
2x or 10 calculated correctly
High Partial Credit
All terms correctly multiplied, including
signs
(2 )(10)
Full Credit –1
Failure to make final statement
Getting to the line 20 x.
2 2
(b)(i) (5x) –(7n) Scale 10C (0, 3, 8, 10)
= (5x+7n)(5x–7n) Accept correct answer without work.
OR Low Partial Credit
Indicates or shows understanding of
(–5x–7n)(7n–5x) difference of 2 squares
5 x or 7 n appears
5 and 7 appear
High Partial Credit
Correct, other than sign errors
2 2
(5x) –(7n)
5 x + 7 n or 5 x – 7 n
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i. e. = 6 and
(2x+3)(x–6)
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,
or rounded incorrectly
(b) If 1st bag = 19 kg, then y = 14 so Scale 5A(0, 5)
3rd bag ≠ 19 kg Accept: “All three y values are different”,
“If two weights are the same, the other
or any other valid explanation must be different”, etc.
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0 correctly.
0 1 2 3 4 5
5 points on the graph of ℎ( ) plotted and
joined correctly
Full Credit –1
Curve with a flat bottom, otherwise correct
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E3 – E2:
3a = 60
a = 20
E2: b = – 60 – 3 (20)
b= – 120
OR
Method 2
Quadratic has 2 roots at x =
2
3 g(x) = a ( x – 3 )
2
= a ( x – 6x + 9)
2
= ax – 6ax + 9a
(0, 180):
2
a(0) – 6a(0) + 9a = 180
a = 20
2
g(x) = 20x – 120x + 180
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