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IBDP Maths AI SL Predicted Paper 1 set 1

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Question 1

Part a
[1]

Write 7.14×1047.14 \times 10^{-4} as a decimal, correct to 3 significant figures.

Part b
[2]

Simplify (5356)÷52(5^{3} \cdot 5^{-6}) \div 5^{-2}. Give your answer as a single power of 5.

Part c
[2]

Solve 102x=7.510^{2x} = 7.5 for xx. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

Part d
[1]

A quantity is quoted as a=2.45 ma = 2.45\text{ m} to 2 decimal places. State the lower and upper bounds for aa.

[6]

Question 2

A quadratic model is f(x)=ax2+bx+cf(x) = a x^{2} + b x + c with vertex at (2,5)(2, -5) and passing through (0,3)(0, 3).

Part a
[2]

Write f(x)f(x) in the form a(x2)25a(x - 2)^{2} - 5.

Part b
[3]

Find aa, bb and cc.

Part c
[1]

Using your GDC, estimate the xx-intercepts to 3 significant figures.

[6]

Question 3

The image shows the graph of y=5(ex1)y = \dfrac{5}{(e^{x} - 1)} on 1x41 \le x \le 4 with vertical ordinates at
x=1,1.6,2.2,2.8,3.4,4x = 1, 1.6, 2.2, 2.8, 3.4, 4. The shaded region is the area under the curve.

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The table gives yy-values at the six ordinates:
xx: 1, 1.6, 2.2, 2.8, 3.4, 4
yy: 2.90988, 1.26485, 0.62305, 0.32374, 0.17263, 0.09329

Part a
[1]

State the strip width hh.

Part b
[3]

Use the trapezium rule to estimate the area AA. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

Part c
[2]

From the shape of the graph, state whether this estimate is an overestimate or an underestimate and justify your answer.

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Question 4

A tank contains 1200 mL of solution. Each month its volume increases by 3%.

Part a
[2]

Write a geometric model for the volume VnV_n (mL) after nn months.

Part b
[2]

Find the volume after 24 months.

Part c
[3]

A second tank starts at 850 mL and increases by kk% per month. After 24 months it reaches the same volume as in part (b). Find kk to 2 decimal places.

[7]

Question 5

For events AA and BB, P(A)=0.6P(A) = 0.6, P(B)=0.5P(B) = 0.5, P(AB)=0.3P(A \cap B) = 0.3.

Part a
[1]

Find P(AB)P(A \cup B).

Part b
[1]

Find P(AB)P(A' \cap B).

Part c
[2]

Find P(AB)P(A \mid B).

Part d
[2]

Are AA and BB independent? Justify your answer.

[6]

Question 6

Let XN(62,82)X \sim N(62, 8^2).

Part a
[2]

Find P(X>70)P(X > 70).

Part b
[2]

Find the 90th percentile of XX.

Part c
[3]

A random sample of 25 values of XX has mean Xˉ\bar{X}. Find P(Xˉ>65)P(\bar{X} > 65).

[7]

Question 7

A culture’s mass MM (mg) is modelled by M=ke(rx)M = k e^{(r x)}, where xx is time in hours. Data: M=50M = 50 at x=0x = 0; M=110M = 110 at x=3x = 3.

Part a
[3]

Find kk and rr.

Part b
[2]

Use your model to predict MM when x=5x = 5.

Part c
[2]

State one limitation of using this model for much larger xx.

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Question 8

The image shows sector OAB of a circle with centre O, radius OA=rOA = r, and central angle θ\theta radians. Point M is the midpoint of OA.

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Part a
[1]

Find the arc length ABAB in terms of rr and θ\theta.

Part b
[2]

Show that the area of sector OAB is 12r2θ\frac12 r^2 \theta.

Part c
[2]

Show that the area of triangle OAB is 12r2sinθ\frac12 r^2 \sin \theta.

Part d
[2]

Hence, for r=6.0 cmr = 6.0\text{ cm} and θ=1.2 rad\theta = 1.2\text{ rad}, find the area of the segment cut off by chord ABAB.

[7]

Question 9

The image is a scatter diagram of xx: percentage using public transport and yy: percentage using motorised private transport for UK local authorities. Two unusual points are labelled A (low xx, low yy) and B (moderate xx, very low yy).

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Part a
[2]

Describe the direction and strength of the association between xx and yy.

Part b
[2]

Which point, A or B, is more likely to have high leverage on a regression line of yy on xx? Explain.

Part c
[2]

By eye, sketch a line of best fit on your answer paper and write a plausible equation y^=ax+b\hat{y} = a x + b.

Part d
[1]

Using your line, estimate yy when x=40x = 40. Comment on the reliability of this prediction.

[7]

Question 10

Let f(x)=x36x2+9xf(x) = x^3 - 6x^2 + 9x.

Part a
[1]

Find f(x)f'(x).

Part b
[4]

Find the xx-coordinates of the stationary points and classify each as a local maximum or a local minimum.

Part c
[2]

Find the equation of the tangent to y=f(x)y = f(x) at x=2x = 2.

[7]

Question 11

Consider g(x)=3x24x+1g(x) = 3x^2 - 4x + 1 on 0x20 \le x \le 2.

Part a
[2]

Compute 02g(x),dx\int_0^2 g(x),dx.

Part b
[4]

Find the total (geometric) area between the curve y=g(x)y = g(x) and the xx-axis on [0,2][0, 2].

[6]

Question 12

A survey recorded preference among three options (A, B, C) by gender.
Observed frequencies:
      A   B   C | Row total
Male   30  25  15  | 70
Female  20  35  25  | 80
Col total  50  60  40  | 150
We test whether preference is independent of gender at the 5% level.

Part a
[3]

Compute the expected frequencies.

Part b
[3]

Calculate the test statistic χ2\chi^2.

Part c
[2]

State the degrees of freedom and conclude the test at α=0.05\alpha = 0.05. (Critical value for df=2df = 2 is 5.991.)

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