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IB Maths AI SL 1.1 Number and Algebra Sl Content Questions

Practise IB Mathematics AI SL 1.1 by modelling numbers, sequences, percentages, financial contexts and technology-supported algebra.

Syllabus
First assessment 2021
Course
Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Represent, convert and check numerical quantities using scientific notation, powers, logarithms, accuracy, bounds and percentage error.
  • Model arithmetic and geometric sequences or series, calculating terms, finite sums, thresholds, convergence and long-term behaviour.
  • Apply compound-interest, depreciation, annuity and loan models, comparing rates, payment timing, balances and target periods.
  • Use integer exponent and logarithm laws to solve equations and interpret logarithmic scales in contextual models.
  • Use graphing or numerical technology to solve permitted systems and polynomial equations, then select and justify valid roots.
  • Interpret numerical output with correct units, domains, rounding, parameter meaning and practical reasonableness.

Question 1

[Maximum number: 6]

Zaha is designing a bridge to cross a river. She believes that the weight of the steel needed for this bridge is approximately 53632000 kg .
The exact weight of the steel needed for the bridge is 55625000 kg .

Question (a)

(a)

Find the percentage error in Zaha's approximation.

Zaha's design is used to build five identical bridges.

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Question (b)

(b)

Find the weight of the steel needed for these five bridges, to three significant figures.

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Question (c)

(c)

Write down your answer to part (b)(i) in the form a×10ka \times 10^{k}, where 1≤a<101 \leq a<10, k∈Zk \in \mathbb{Z}.

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Question 2

[Maximum number: 18]

A marathon is a race over a distance of 42.19 km .

Question (a)

(a)

Write down 42.19 km correct to the nearest kilometre.

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Question (b)

(b)

Find the percentage error if 42.19 km is rounded to the nearest kilometre.

Rolando and Davi are training to run a marathon. They both start their training in the same week.
Rolando runs 6 km in the first week, 8 km in the second week and 10 km in the third week. In each subsequent week he runs 2 km further than the previous week.

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Question (c)

(c)

Find the week during which Rolando runs 42 km .

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Question (d)

(d)

Find the total distance that Rolando runs in the first 10 weeks.

Davi runs 3 km in the first week. In each subsequent week he runs 20 % further than the previous week. These distances form the terms of a geometric sequence.

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Question (e)

(e)

Find the first week during which Davi runs more than 42 km .

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Question (f)

(f)

Find the first week that the total distance that Davi has run, since the start of training, exceeds 150 km .

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Question 3

[Maximum number: 21]

Give all answers in this question to the nearest dollar.
Anika invested 10000 Canadian dollars (CAD) in an account which earns a nominal annual interest rate of 3.4 %, compounded monthly.

Question (a)

(a)

Calculate the value of Anika's investment after 6 years.

Anika wants to purchase a house that costs 225000 CAD. Anika uses the value obtained in part (a) to make an initial payment on the house and takes out a loan to pay the rest.

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Question (b)

(b)

Determine the amount of Anika's loan.

Anika amortizes her loan over 15 years. She arranges to make a loan payment at the end of each month. The nominal annual interest rate for the loan is 6.4 %, compounded half-yearly.

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Question (c)

(c)

Determine Anika's monthly loan payment.

After 2 complete years, Anika decides to increase her monthly loan payment to 2200 CAD. At the time, the remaining amount of the loan is 194572 CAD.

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Question (d)

(d)

Calculate the amount by which the loan will decrease during the next 3 complete years.

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Question (e)

(e)

Determine the total interest that Anika will pay over this 3 -year period.

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Question 4

[Maximum number: 3]

Zaha is designing a bridge to cross a river. She believes that the weight of the steel needed for this bridge is approximately 53632000 kg .
The exact weight of the steel needed for the bridge is 55625000 kg .

Write down your answer to part (b)(i) in the form a×10ka \times 10^{k}, where 1≤a<101 \leq a<10, k∈Zk \in \mathbb{Z}.

Question 5

[Maximum number: 3]

Give all answers in this question to the nearest dollar.
Anika invested 10000 Canadian dollars (CAD) in an account which earns a nominal annual interest rate of 3.4 %, compounded monthly.

Calculate the value of Anika's investment after 6 years.

Anika wants to purchase a house that costs 225000 CAD. Anika uses the value obtained in part (a) to make an initial payment on the house and takes out a loan to pay the rest.

Question 6

[Maximum number: 4]

"Password entropy" is a measure of the predictability of a computer password. The higher the entropy, the more difficult it is to guess the password.
The relationship between the password entropy, p, (measured in bits) and the number of guesses, G, required to decode the password is given by 0.301p=log⁡10G0.301 p=\log _{10} G.

There is a point on the graph of the function G(p) with coordinates (0,1).

Question (a)

(a)

Calculate the value of p for a password that takes 5000 guesses to decode.

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Question (b)

(b)

Write down G as a function of p.

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Question (c)

(c)

Explain what these coordinate values mean in the context of computer passwords.

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Question 7

[Maximum number: 8]

A bakery sells boxes of cupcakes at the following prices:
- a small box, containing 1 cupcake, costs $ 4.50
- a medium box, containing 6 cupcakes, costs $ 23.50
- a large box, containing 12 cupcakes, costs $ 44.75.

Figure for Question 7 — IB Maths AI SL

In a particular week, the bakery sold 88 boxes containing a total of 383 cupcakes. The bakery collected $ 1486 from cupcake sales for the week.

The number of boxes of cupcakes sold during the week can be represented by

x+y+z=88,

where x is the number of small boxes sold, y is the number of medium boxes sold, and z is the number of large boxes sold.

Question (a)

(a)

Write down an equation in terms of x, y, and z to represent

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Question (i)

(i)

the number of cupcakes sold during the week.

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Question (ii)

(ii)

the money collected from sales of cupcakes for the week.

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Question (b)

(b)

Hence, use your graphic display calculator to determine the number of medium boxes that were sold during the week.

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