That exam was way too easy - I finished in 45 minutes. VCAA may as well give me my 50 now. I could have sat that exam at the end of the first term and gotten 40/40. Shame I wasted my time studying for this.
Anyone got answers from their teachers? Upload them so we can grief or party together
That exam was way too easy - I finished in 45 minutes. VCAA may as well give me my 50 now. I could have sat that exam at the end of the first term and gotten 40/40. Shame I wasted my time studying for this.Hold your horses big boy, you still have one more exam to do. I'm sure it you couldn't have done this exam this confidently without studying, so your time was not wasted. Good luck for exam two.
Hold your horses big boy, you still have one more exam to do. I'm sure it you couldn't have done this exam this confidently without studying, so your time was not wasted. Good luck for exam two.
You just let the initial matrix be anything that totals 500 members. Eventually at steady state it will be the same matrix regardless of what the initial was.I tried that. I must have mis entered my transition matrix in my rush or something because it didn’t work :'(
Perhaps you are right. Nevertheless I have such confidence in 50 already being secured that I will not bring a bound reference into exam 2. Always up for an extra challenge.
can you still get a 48 or 49 or even 50 with 2 marks lost on exam 1 but 100% on exam 2?yeh in the past people have got 49 with dropping 2 marks across both exams (2014) but it would all be dependent on how the top end of the state went on the exam.
can you still get a 48 or 49 or even 50 with 2 marks lost on exam 1 but 100% on exam 2?nope for 50 :( , i never seen that happened before. Only 48-49 probs if 100% on exam 2.
Hey 505050 let us know if you get that 50 at the end of the year? cool & thankssimultaneous equation
I, on the other hand, am looking forward to my 5 study score 8)
What were we even meant to do for Q5 in matrices? V confused at where you're supposed to get the values from.
q8 for networks anyone??Have heard C but can’t guarantee it
asking for a mate :)
Hi all! Could someone please help me with question 8 on the graphs module? Someone said it was D before, but how do you come to that?let a=costs associated with time, and let b=costs associated with distance
Thanks :)
Can someone plz send networks answers?Networks
Networks
1. B
2. C
3. E
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
Pretty sure these are all correct
Isn't the answer for question 5 E? because you could also reduce one of the critical paths and not affect the minimum completion timeThe question is about delaying activities. The only ones you can delay without affecting completion time are non-critical activities.
Why was the NHT 2018 exam 1 so much easier compared to the just completed 2018 VCAA exam?NHT is northern hemisphere timetable. In some countries, and at some schools in Victoria you can do VCE from the middle of the year with the exams in the middle of the following year. NHT exams are the real exams people following that timetable do.
Also, I still do not really understand what NHT is. Could someone please explain.
Thanks.
Could someone confirm my Exam 1 Graphs and Relations solutions on the page before :DThey match what I’ve seen elsewhere but I can’t guarantee that they’re correct.
Could someone confirm my Exam 1 Graphs and Relations solutions on the page before :DYep @lear, I got the same too
Graphs:Don't think so...
8B not 8D
Yep @lear, I got the same too
Just to confirm:
Graphs & Relations
1C
2D
3D
4B
5A
6E
7C
8D
8) 8) 8)
Q5 in geo...
are we actually expected to know sun rises from east to west? never seen it in textbook or study design
I think it comes under general knowledge such as days in a year, weeks in a year, directions NESW etc39/40 confirmed :(
39/40 confirmed :(
thanks to this, i will never forget in my entire lifetime that sun rises from east to west
39/40 confirmed :(
thanks to this, i will never forget in my entire lifetime that sun rises from east to west
Great effort regardless!it was included in the sample vcaa exam but nothing else. However since VCAA doesn't provide any answers/explanation for the sample, I immediately thought about the usual greater the east, further ahead in time they are. I definitely expect VCAA to specify sun rise direction tho (feels like a bit of a stretch for this to appear in timezone questions as it always been flight time etc.), especially knowing that they always mention that earth has a radius of 6400km.
Hopefully they realise it may have been unreasonable to expect that knowledge and give everyone the marks.
I got 36/40 can I still get 42+
Absolutely. Focus on Exam 2. Just move on. Yes, it was a much harder exam compared to the previous years, however, everyone else is in the same boat. ;)
Hey guys,
Just had a quick question. I averaged 92% in my sacs at a top state school with a strong cohort. I somehow managed to get 40/40 on the exam 1 and am wondering if 50 is still in the window of opportunity? If so, how many marks can i lose to still achieve above a 48 raw?
Just about two marks considering the trend in recent years. I wouldn’t worry too much about sac scores, if you have a strong cohort it is likely that maybe top 10 ranks have their SACs scale to near 100. Happened to our school last year.
For simplicity, here's the whole list of answers that have been posted in this thread. They're probably correct as the majority of them have been confirmed by multiple people.CoreStats
1.C
2.A
3.A
4.E
5.B
6.D
7.B
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.A
12.E
13.D
14.C
15.B
16.C
Financial
17.D
18.C
19.D
20.B
21.B
22.E
23.A
24.EMatrices1.D
2.E
3.A
4.B
5.B
6.C
7.E
8.BNetworks1. B
2. C
3. E
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. CGeo1. B
2. A
3. C
4. E
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. DGraphs1.C
2.D
3.D
4.B
5.A
6.E
7.C
8.D
Shouldn't the answer for Q.18 in Core be B? Wouldn't the difference between the second year and the third year mean V2-V1 and NOT V3-V2, considering V0 is the value for the first year?The question is asking : " AFTER n years " , thus I would go with C.
The question is asking : " AFTER n years " , thus I would go with C.
Yes, though the starting statement says Vn is value after n years, Q.18 says 'Between the SECOND and THIRD years, the increase in the value of this investment is closest to'That's how I interpreted the question :
So, Wouldn't the value after 1 year be the value in the second year which is V1?
That's how I interpreted the question :
since Vn is the value after n years, thus :
V0 = after 0 year ( present value )
V1 = after 1 year
V2 = after 2 years
V3 = after 3 years
we can simply read Vn is ( V after n )
V0 = after 0 year ( present value ) - which also means first year
V1 = after 1 year - second year
V2 = after 2 yearsthird year
V3 = after 3 years
I’m rank 1 in my cohort with a 100% SAC average. But I lost 3 marks in Exam 1. If I get 100% in exam 2, is it still possible for me to get a 48-49?
I’ve heard some people saying they dropped 3 marks and got a 50
V0 = after 0 year ( present value ) - which also means first year
V1 = after 1 year - second year
V2 = after 2 yearsthird year
V3 = after 3 years
how do we do q19 and 23
Does the results of the rest of the state impact my study score? If I did better than majority what affects will that have on my results?
Sorry, I’m in year 10 and this is my first time doing a 3&4
Anyone got the correct answers?Page one of this discussion.
V0 = after 0 year ( present value ) - which also means first year
V1 = after 1 year - second year
V2 = after 2 yearsthird year
V3 = after 3 years
From discussions with others and people on this page I'm pretty sure everyone found this exam harder than previous years. Does this mean the cut off to A+ may be lowered to a 35 -36? or does it stay the same regardless of the difficulty?
another question - If the marks available is 2 but all you have to do is chuck the values in the calculator, do we still get the 2 marks just for putting in the final answer, or does it require showing how you calculated it?you can just answer it, if you have the right answer you won't be penalised.
For example you put the values in the financial solver and you get an answer and then use that answer to calculate the final answer
another question - If the marks available is 2 but all you have to do is chuck the values in the calculator, do we still get the 2 marks just for putting in the final answer, or does it require showing how you calculated it?We are always told for these things to write down what we put in the calculator for using financial solver. like write out a list of
For example you put the values in the financial solver and you get an answer and then use that answer to calculate the final answer
We are always told for these things to write down what we put in the calculator for using financial solver. like write out a list of
N=
I=
Pv=
Pmt=
Fv=
Ppy/Cpy=
and fill that in. That shows that you worked it out, because otherwise you will only get 1 mark out of it.
If you get the right answer you can get 2 marks regardless of whether you put working or not.Are you sure? Usually you need to SHOW the two marks, rather than just an answer. The 2nd mark comes from the working out. Otherwise the question would be worth just 1 mark.
However if you get the wrong answer and have no working out you get 0 marks. While if you get wrong answer with working out you get 1.
Are you sure? Usually you need to SHOW the two marks, rather than just an answer. The 2nd mark comes from the working out. Otherwise the question would be worth just 1 mark.Yes, from an examiner source.
Difficulty really varies according to who you talk to. Ultimately no one can really tell how ‘hard’ it was by sampling 50 or even 100 people.
If this was indeed harder than previous years the A+ could drop to 35-36 but I, personally, am pretty sceptical about it.
Yes, from an examiner source.Oh awesome never would have noticed that! Good to know if I end up rushing for time on Monday, thanks!
You'll also notice the typical 'In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working must be shown.' line is absent in further maths exams unlike Methods and Specialist.
However, I do not see why ANYONE would not put working out for questions worth more than 2 marks regardless. It makes no rational sense not to.
I was just pointing out working out is not necessary for the extra mark as you were saying.
I am pretty sure that a majority found it very difficult (vce discussion page on fb shows it). It’s obvious that this was probably one of the hardest further exams since 2010. I doubt the cut off for A and A+ will remain to that standard. I have a gradual feeling the A range may decrease to around 62-64
In my opinion, I do believe that VCAA will reduce the mark needed for an A+ because over 1,000 kids complained about the difficulty on fb, not just a few 100
i forgot to write the name of the module but shaded in the box, will my answers be considered if i didn't write the name of the module????
k, so I im about rank 4 in a weak cohort
I screwed up and got 33/40
Is there any chance in hell of me achieving a 40
Is a high B+ in coursework, high A in exam 1 and a mid to high A+ in exam 2 be enough to get above 40?
If you get A+ in exam 2 yes, I don’t think sacs matter in mathsThey do. 34% of your study score, in fact.
They do. 34% of your study score, in fact.
That may be true, but I knew someone who was averaging A+ ins sacs all year, got a D on the exam and received a 25 study score.. that says something doesn’t it?As it is mentioned on the forums time and time again, internal SAC scores do not mean anything. It is simply comes down to your rank and cohort strength. Do you know if this person got A+ for GA1 from VCAA as well? To be honest I don't doubt that 25 is possibly with an A+, D, D but it's odd that there would be such a discrepancy between SAC performance and exam.
For the further maths exam 2, in the recursion and relation part, there are questions that are worth 1 mark and require someone to use a finance solver from the CAS to solve the question. My question is: Do I have to show all the values I got from the finance solver as a form of working out or do I just give them the answer? A teacher told me that generally, we don't need to show working out for 1 mark questions, but the solutions from the practice exams I did don't indicate that. Thanks in advance. :)
Got 39/40. Bit crushed because maths is going to be my strongest subject and I’ve ruined any chances of a 50 :'( and it was just a silly mistake as well....ah, silly mistakes, my worst enemies....
If only we had the NHT exam, i got 40/40 on that one
School cohort bad results and my rank 10-20.U should still be able to get a 40+, probably even a 45+ if u do good on exam 2. If your cohort does good in the exams, then the SAC marks should go up also.
I got 39/40 in exam 1. Any chance of 40+?
Potential solutions, please feel free to critique.
Core
Stats
1.C
2.A
3.A
4.E
5.B
6.D
7.B
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.A
12.E
13.D
14.C
15.B
16.C
Financial
17.D
18.C
19.D
20.B
21.B
22.E
23.A
24.E
Matrices
1.D
2.E
3.A
4.B
5.B
6.C
7.E
8.B
Graphs
1.C
2.D
3.D
4.B
5.A
6.E
7.C
8.D
[Do you mind explaining how the answer is D for question 19 core. I know that they used effective interest rate, but why?]
How do you work out Question 23 of the Core?
How do you do Q7 in matrices? Thanks :)
Hey guys,The study score is a measure relative to the performance of the state. If students overall do 'poorly' on the exam, the stat distributions will reflect this and the score requirements for some grades may move, meaning an A+ could require slightly less marks for example.
If this years grading distribution scores lower so that it’s easier to get an A+, will it be easier to receive a higher study score if I’m already at the top quartile?
A lot of my friends have been saying that they could get a higher study score if the rest of the state do bad... I’m not too sure how it works
Thanks