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MATHEMATICS STANDARD 2
HSC Exam* Questions by Topic Licensed
from NESA
2014 - 2018
Year 11 Course Year 12 Course
Algebra Algebra
A1: Formulae and equations A4.1: Simultaneous Linear Equations
A2: Linear relationships A4.2: Non-linear relationships
Measurement Measurement
M1.1: Practicalities of measuring M6: Non-right-angled trigonometry
M1.2: Perimeter, area and volume M7: Rates and ratio
M1.3: Units of energy and mass Financial Mathematics
M2: Working with time F4.1: Investments
Financial Mathematics F4.2: Depreciation and loans
F1.1: Interest and depreciation F5: Annuities
F1.2: Earning & managing money Statistics Analysis
F1.3: Budgeting and household expenses S4: Bivariate data analysis
Statistics Analysis S5: The normal distribution
S1.1: Classifying and representing data Networks
S1.2: Summary Statistics N2.1: Network concepts
S2: Relative frequency & probability N2.2: Shortest paths
N3: Critical path analysis
Mathematics Standard 2 Reference Sheet (2019 HSC)
* Questions by Topic from …
• Mathematics Standard 2 HSC sample questions (2018)
• 2014 – 2018 Mathematics General 2 HSC
• Mathematics General 2 Specimen HSC Paper (2014)
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Year 11: Measurement: Applications of Measurement Back
M1.3 Units of energy and mass
NOTE: Listed below are the dot points in the new Year 12 Mathematics Standard 2 syllabus which
have not been examined in previous Mathematics General 2 or General Mathematics HSC exams:
• review the use of metric units of mass in solving problems, including grams, kilograms and tonnes,
their abbreviations and how to convert between them.
• use metric units of energy to solve problems, including calories, kilocalories, joules and kilojoules,
their abbreviations and how to convert between them.
• use units of energy and mass to solve problems related to food and nutrition, including calories.
• use units of energy to solve problems involving the amount of energy expended in activities, for
example kilojoules.
S 5 Sample question 1 Solution
The table shows the average energy
used, in kilojoules per kilogram of
body mass, by a person walking for
30 minutes at different speeds.
Sam, who weighs 65 kg, drinks a
regular cappuccino made with full cream milk. It contains 73 kilocalories.
For approximately how long must Sam walk at 3 km/h to burn off the energy
contained in the cappuccino? (1 kilocalorie = 4.184 kJ.)
A. 20 minutes B. 25 minutes C. 90 minutes D. 120 minutes
18 28 Every day, a 1200-watt microwave oven is used for 45 minutes at 40% power. 3 Solution
c Electricity is charged at $0.25 per kWh.
What is the cost of running this microwave oven for 180 days?
17 26 Electricity costs $0.27 per kWh. How much does 20 kWh cost? 1 Solution
a
16 28 The cost of buying a new heater is $990. 2 Solution
b It uses energy according to the following energy label.
Energy is charged at the rate of $0.35/kWh.
How much will it cost in total to purchase and then run
this heater for five years?
14 20 In a household of 4, each member uses an average of 13 minutes of hot water per 1 Solution
day. The household uses a 9 kW hot water unit. Electricity is charged at
11.97 c/kWh when the hot water unit is being used. What is the electricity cost for
the hot water used by this household in one week?
(A) $1.63 (B) $6.54 (C) $392.14 (D) $653.56
SP 15 A 2400 watt heater is run for 7 hours each day. If electricity is charged at 1 Solution
25.1 c/kWh, what is the cost of running the heater for 10 days, to the nearest
cent?
(A) $4.22 (B) $42.17 (C) $421.68 (D) $4216.80
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Year 12: MS – M: Measurement
Back
M6: Non-right-angled trigonometry
NOTE: Listed below are the dot points in the new Year 12 Mathematics Standard 2 syllabus which
have not been examined in previous Mathematics General 2 or General Mathematics HSC exams:
• None
S 16 Sample question 3 Solution
The scale diagram shows the DIAGRAM TO SCALE
aerial view of a block of land
bounded on one side by a
road. The length of the block,
AB, is known to be
45 metres.
Calculate the approximate
area of the block of land,
using three applications of
the trapezoidal rule.
[A note to students from
projectmaths: Use a ruler to
measure AB as 4.5 cm]
S 18 Sample question Solution
The diagram shows the three towns X, Y and NOT TO
Z. Town Z is due east of Town X. The bearing SCALE
of Town Y from Town X is N39 E and the
o
bearing of Town Z from Town Y is S51oE.
The distance between Town X and Town Y is
1330 km.
A plane flies between the three towns.
(a) Mark the given information on the 2
diagram and explain why XYZ is 90o.
(b) Find the distance between Town X and Town Z to the nearest kilometre. 2
(c) The plane is going to fly from Town Y to Town X, stopping at Town Z on the 3
way. Leaving Town Y, the pilot incorrectly sets the bearing of Town Z to S50oE.
The pilot flies for 1650 km before realizing the mistake, then changes course
and flies directly to Town X without going to Town Z. Which is closer to Town
X: Town Z or the point where the pilot changes course? Justify your answer.
18 7 The diagram shows the positions of towns A, B and 1 Solution
C. Town A is due north of town B and CAB 34o.
What is the bearing of town C from town A?
A. 034o
B. 146o
C. 214o
D. 326o
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18 12 The diagram shows a triangle with side 1 Solution
lengths 8 m, 9 m and 10 m. What is the
value of , marked on the diagram, to
the nearest degree?
A. 49o
B. 51o
C. 59o
D. 72o
18 30 The diagram shows two triangles. 3 Solution
c Triangle ABC is right-angled, with
AB = 13 cm and ABC = 62o.
In triangle ACD, AD = x cm and
DAC = 40o.
The area of triangle ACD is 30 cm2.
What is the value of x, correct to
one decimal place?
17 8 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle. 1 Solution
What is the value of , to the nearest minute?
(A) 70o 16’
(B) 70o 17’
(C) 70o 27’
(D) 70o 28’
17 26 A sewer pipe needs to be placed into the 2 Solution
d ground so that it has a 2o angle of
depression. The length of the pipe is
15 000 mm. How much deeper should
one end of the pipe be compared to the Not to scale
other end? Answer to the nearest mm.
17 30 The diagram shows the location of three Solution
c schools. School A is 5 km due north of school B,
school C is 13 km from school B and ABC is
135o.
(i) Calculate the shortest distance from school A 2
to school C, to the nearest kilometre.
(ii) Determine the bearing of school C from 3
school A, to the nearest degree.
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16 25 The diagram shows towns A, B and C. Town B is 1 Solution
40 km due north of town A. The distance from
B to C is 18 km and the bearing of C from A is
025o. It is known that BCA is obtuse. What is
the bearing of C from B?
(A) 070o
(B) 095o
(C) 110o
(D) 135o
16 30 A school playground consists of part of a circle, with 5 Solution
c centre O, and a rectangle as shown in the diagram.
The radius OB of the circle is 45 m, the width BC of
the rectangle is 20 m and AOB is 100o.
What is the area of the whole playground, correct to
the nearest square metre?
15 7 The diagram shows a radial survey of a 1 Solution
field ABCD.
In triangle AOB, what is the size of AOB?
(A) 51o (B) 111o
(C) 125o (D) 249o
NOT TO SCALE
15 9 From the top of a cliff 67 metres 1 Solution
above sea level, the angle of
depression of a buoy is 42o. How far
is the buoy from the base of the
cliff, to the nearest metre?
(A) 60 m (B) 74 m
(C) 90 m (D) 100 m
15 22 The area of the triangle shown is 250 cm2. 1 Solution
What is the value of x, correct to the nearest
whole number?
(A) 11 (B) 18
(C) 22 (D) 24
NOT TO SCALE
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15 30 From point S, which is 1.8 m above the Solution
e ground, a pulley at P is used to lift a flat
object F. The length SP and PF are 5.4 m
and 2.1 m respectively. The angle PSC is
108o.
(i) Show that the length PC is 6.197 m, 1
correct to 3 decimal places.
(ii) Calculate h, the height of the object 4
above the ground.
14 23 The following information is given about the locations of three towns X, Y and Z: 1 Solution
• X is due east of Z
• X is on a bearing of 145o from Y
• Y is on a bearing of 060o from Z
Which diagram best represents this information? (Diagrams not to scale)
14 26 Calculate the value of h correct to two decimal 2 Solution
b places.
14 28 A radial compass survey of a sports centre is Solution
b shown in the diagram.
(i) Show that the size of the angle AOB 1
is 114o.
(ii) Calculate the length of the boundary 2
AB, to the nearest metre.
(iii) Find the area of triangle AOB in 3
hectares, correct to two significant
figures.
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SP 3 The angle of depression from a 1 Solution
kookaburra’s feet to a worm on the ground
is 40o. The worm is 15 metres from a point
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kookaburra’s feet. How high above the
ground are the kookaburra’s feet, correct
to the nearest metre?
(A) 10 m (B) 11 m
(C) 13 m (D) 18 m
SP 10 A plane flies on a bearing of 030o from 1 Solution
A to B, as shown in the diagram.
What is the bearing of A from B?
(A) 030o (B) 150o
(C) 210o (D) 330o
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Year 12: MS – N: Networks
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N3: Critical path analysis
NOTE: Listed below are the dot points in the new Year 12 Mathematics Standard 2 syllabus which
have not been examined in previous Mathematics General 2 or General Mathematics HSC exams:
S 17 Sample question 3 Solution
The network diagram
represents a system of
roads connecting a
shopping centre to the
on-ramp of a freeway.
Traffic moves via several
routes. For example, there
are two routes from the shopping centre to P and one route from T to U. The
number on the edge of each road indicates the number of vehicles that can travel
on it per hour. At present, the capacity of the network from the shopping centre to
the on-ramp is not maximised. It is not possible to construct a road directly
between the shopping centre and the on-ramp. Suggest ONE way the network
capacity can be maximized with additional road(s).
S 21 Sample question A project requires 5 Solution
activities A to G to be completed,
as shown in the table. The
minimum completion time for the
project is 50 days and the critical
path includes activities B, D, E and
F. The float for G is three days and
the float for C is 8 days. Find a
possible duration for each of the
activities A, C, F and G. Include a
network diagram in your answer.
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