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VCE Specialist Mathematics Past Exam Questions

Browse VCE Specialist Mathematics exam questions from 2015–2026, including NHT and VCE papers. Filter by topic, year and paper; open the original source.

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Section B, Question 6(b)(ii)Question part (b)(ii)

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ii. Using the p value found in part b.i, state with a reason whether the machine should be paused. 1 mark

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Source: 2024 VCE Specialist Mathematics examination 2 · Report: 2024 VCE Specialist Mathematics 2 external assessment report (DOCX, 980.56 KB)

Section B, Question 6(c)Question part (c)

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c. Write down suitable null and alternative hypotheses for the statistical test. 1 mark Section B

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Source: 2024 VCE (NHT) Specialist Mathematics examination 2

Section B, Question 6(c)Question part (c)

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c. Assuming that the mean volume dispensed by the machine each time is in fact 997 mL and not 1000 mL, find the probability of a type IT error for the test using nine bottles at th

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Section B, Question 6(d)Question part (d)

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d. i. Find the p value for this test correct to three decimal places. 1 mark

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Source: 2024 VCE (NHT) Specialist Mathematics examination 2

Section B, Question 6(d)Question part (d)

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d. Let X denote the sample mean of a random sample of nine bottles. As a quality-control measure, the machine will be paused if X <a or if X >b, where Pr(X <a)=0.01 and Pr(X >5)=0.

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Section B, Question 6(d)(ii)Question part (d)(ii)

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ii. Draw an appropriate conclusion about H0 from the p value found in part d.i. Give a reason involving p for your conclusion. 1 mark

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Section B, Question 6(e)Question part (e)

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e. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean volume dispensed by the new machine, giving values correct to one decimal place. You may assume a population standard devi

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Section B, Question 6(e)Question part (e)

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e. Find the largest mean concentration of sugar that could be observed from a sample of 56 bottles for the null hypothesis not to be rejected at the 1% level of significance. Give

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Section B, Question 6(f)Question part (f)

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f. Assume that the true mean concentration of sugar from the shorter process is 0.40 grams per litre and the standard deviation is 0.12 grams per litre. A sample of 56 bottles is t

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Source: 2024 VCE (NHT) Specialist Mathematics examination 2

Question 1

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Question 1 (3 marks) If sin (x) = 3cos (x), find the value of sin (2x), where x 0 2 , . Instructions Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Unless otherwise specified, an exa

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Source: 2023 VCE (NHT) Specialist Mathematics examination 1

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Question 1 (4 marks) Consider the function f with rule f x x x x ( ) 2 6 1 .

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Question 1(a)Question part (a)

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a. Show that the rule for the function f can be written as f x x x ( ) 2 4 1 . 1 mark

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