VCE Further Maths Exam 1 Discussion and Solutions

[crackleking]

Question 7 geo related to the ambiguous case of the sine rule where you find the value of angle A whihc was 50 and then check all answers to see if they fit into the two triangles, one with angle A of 50 and the other possible angle being 130. 144 could not be possible, thus e

[som0007]

I got B.
Which is done by creating a triangle to the surface of the water with a hypotenuse of 10cm and a verticle length of 8cm. Using Pythagoras we can find the radius of the water by doing 10^2 - 8^2 = 36. Square root 36 giving 6.
Answer is B

Lol i just realised FUCK.

[girlonline]

I think I lost 7 marks, can I still get above 40? What would be the highest I could get assuming I get above 90% on the second exam? My average for sacs is 92%. I am freaking out 😭 Can someone please put me out of my misery and give an estimate?

[kirstfletch99]

Question 7 (Geometry) is really confusing. Can someone actually show working out to why the answer is E.

So I used the sine rule and managed to eliminate options A,B,C and D as these angles were all possible which left me with option E!
See my working out in the attachment

[som0007]

I think I lost 7 marks, can I still get above 40? What would be the highest I could get assuming I get above 90% on the second exam? My average for sacs is 92%. I am freaking out 😭 Can someone please put me out of my misery and give an estimate?

I lost max 7 and min 6
same boat

[girlonline]

I lost max 7 and min 6
same boat

I’m so upset. Further was like the subject I was counting on to pull me through to a decent atar 😭😭.

[Mattjbr2]

My answers:

Core:

Spoiler

Q1. D
Q2. B
Q3. D
Q4. D
Q5. B
Q6. E
Q7. B (wrong. correct answer is definitely: E)
Q8. D (wrong. correct answer is definitely: B)
Q9. A
Q10. A
Q11. D
Q12. D
Q13. C (controversial. correct answer may be: B. But I'm still confident it's C because I see seasonality and so do many others)
Q14. D
Q15. D
Q16. A
Q17. A
Q18. D
Q19. C
Q20. D
Q21. E
Q22. B
Q23. D
Q24. B

Matrices:

Spoiler

Q1. B
Q2. E
Q3. C
Q4. C
Q5. A
Q6. D
Q7. A
Q8. A

Graphs and Relations:

Spoiler

Q1. B
Q2. C
Q3. B
Q4. E
Q5. D
Q6. C
Q7. C
Q8. D

Hopefully 13 is C. If so, then I get 38/40 if not, then 37/40

[ojwhop]

I’m so upset. Further was like the subject I was counting on to pull me through to a decent atar 😭😭.

Hey, gauging everyone's thoughts, the exam this year was pretty damn tough. Your effort was amazing! and all you have to do is reflect on this exam and not fall for the same traps that will no doubt be present on Monday's exam. Keep up the work!

[isobelj]

I think I lost 7 marks, can I still get above 40? What would be the highest I could get assuming I get above 90% on the second exam? My average for sacs is 92%. I am freaking out 😭 Can someone please put me out of my misery and give an estimate?

I don't know a huge amount about study scores, but looking at the 2016 scaling report it seems that the cutoff to get an A in exam 1 was 33 marks out of 40. While it will most likely change this year, you'll probably get an A or a B for this exam, which is really great! As far as I know you can still get a pretty good study score for further, as long as you do well in the second exam.

I'd recommend looking over your mistakes from this exam and putting them in your bound reference. This weekend do lots of practice exams, checkpoints questions, or you could even look over previous practice exams you've done and work through your mistakes. Even if you feel like you didn't do that well in this exam there's still Monday. Work as hard as you can and do your best, it'll pay off!!! Good luck friend

[Mattjbr2]

I think I lost 7 marks, can I still get above 40? What would be the highest I could get assuming I get above 90% on the second exam? My average for sacs is 92%. I am freaking out 😭 Can someone please put me out of my misery and give an estimate?

Losing 7 marks on exam 1 equates to a score of 66/80. That puts you in the top 18.4% of students for the 2016 exam 1.
Without knowing your rank, and assuming you get a very good score of 90% for exam 2 (only 8%of students got above 86% on exam 2 in 2016)  I can estimate your SS in 2016 to be: Very Low A+ , Very Low A , Mid A+ = 38

[abbie_roseee]

How many marks can you lose in total for both exams to get a study score of 45, given that you averaged 90%+ on SACS??

[jonwil]

So my question is!
Based on various sources that confirm all of Brady's current answers for Core/Matrices/Networks
Im sitting on a 38/40 (Rip my networks understanding xD)

Is it still possible to get a 50?
Im rank 1, My teacher has told me that all the marks hes sent through to VCAA has been 100%
If I managed to get 59/60 or full marks is that enough for a 50?
Thanks!

[elaine18]

to get over 40 or 45 raw for further, how would i have to have scored on exam 1 and 2?

[Mattjbr2]

So my question is!
Based on various sources that confirm all of Brady's current answers for Core/Matrices/Networks
Im sitting on a 38/40 (Rip my networks understanding xD)

Is it still possible to get a 50?
Im rank 1, My teacher has told me that all the marks hes sent through to VCAA has been 100%
If I managed to get 59/60 or full marks is that enough for a 50?
Thanks!

Calculator says ~47

"it has been reported that you can only lose one mark over both exams if you want a 50. From there onwards, any mark lost is approximately a study score lost until about 45, where things become slightly more relaxed."

"from what I've heard, one mistake on the exam essentially means one mark off your study score."

"dropped 1 mark in exam + 94% SACS = Dropped 4 S.S"

More helpful info here

[jonwil]

Calculator says ~47

"it has been reported that you can only lose one mark over both exams if you want a 50. From there onwards, any mark lost is approximately a study score lost until about 45, where things become slightly more relaxed."

"from what I've heard, one mistake on the exam essentially means one mark off your study score."

"dropped 1 mark in exam + 94% SACS = Dropped 4 S.S"

More helpful anecdotes here

Calculator says ~47

"it has been reported that you can only lose one mark over both exams if you want a 50. From there onwards, any mark lost is approximately a study score lost until about 45, where things become slightly more relaxed."

"from what I've heard, one mistake on the exam essentially means one mark off your study score."

"dropped 1 mark in exam + 94% SACS = Dropped 4 S.S"

More helpful anecdotes here

Ah cheers
So the absolute maximum I can achieve would be a 48 given I don't drop another mark?
Given that, this years exam is much harder than last would bellcurve for 48-50 be maybe an extra mark down as opposed to previousyears?