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Practice paper focus areas

• Exam 1 — Algebra: Types of Relationships (emphasis); Measurement: Non-right-angled Trigonometry; Rates and Ratios; Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans; Annuities
• Exam 2 — Measurement: Non-right-angled Trigonometry (heaviest weighting - cosine/sine rule, area, bearings, combined modelling); Measurement: Rates and Ratios (heaviest weighting - fuel/energy rates, scale areas, best buy, ratio division); Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans, and Annuities (reducing-balance recurrence, FV annuity, compound comparison)
• Exam 3 — Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans, and Annuities (42% of marks); Measurement: Non-right-angled Trigonometry, and Rates and Ratios; Statistical Analysis: Bivariate Data Analysis, and The Normal Distribution
• Exam 4 — Statistical Analysis: Bivariate Data Analysis (scatterplots, Pearson's r, least-squares regression, interpolation vs extrapolation, causation); Statistical Analysis: The Normal Distribution (empirical 68-95-99.7 rule, z-scores, comparing scores, proportions of a population); Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans, and Annuities (compound interest, reducing-balance tables, future-value annuities)
• Exam 5 — Networks: Critical Path Analysis (forward/backward pass, float, crashing); Networks: Network Concepts (minimum spanning tree, maximum flow / minimum cut); Statistical Analysis (least-squares regression, correlation, normal distribution / empirical rule)
• Exam 6 — Algebra: Types of Relationships (linear modelling, simultaneous equations, quadratic and exponential models, variation) — emphasised; Financial Mathematics (compound interest, annuities via FV tables, reducing-balance loans); Statistical Analysis (the normal distribution and z-scores, bivariate data with least-squares regression)
• Exam 7 — Measurement: Non-right-angled Trigonometry (emphasis) — area rule, cosine rule, bearings; Measurement: Rates and Ratios (emphasis) — fuel/medication rates, unit conversion, scale, dividing in a ratio; Financial Mathematics — compound vs simple interest, reducing-balance loan tables, future value of an annuity
• Exam 8 — Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans (compound vs simple interest, appreciation, reducing-balance loan tables); Financial Mathematics: Annuities (future value, present value, table and formula methods); Measurement and Statistics (non-right-angled trigonometry, bivariate data, the normal distribution, rates and ratios)
• Exam 9 — Statistical Analysis emphasis: least-squares regression line, Pearson's correlation, and the normal distribution (z-scores, empirical 68-95-99.7 rule, standardised comparison); Realistic Standard 2 weighting across all eight Year 12 topics: Algebra, Measurement (non-right trig), Rates & Ratios, Financial Maths (loans & annuities), Statistics, Networks & Critical Path; Multi-part 5+ mark modelling questions (Q20 regression 9 marks, Q25 critical path 9 marks, Q27 normal distribution 9 marks) with graduated difficulty
• Exam 10 — Networks emphasis (40% of Section II): Q24 Network Concepts (MST + shortest path), Q25 Critical Path Analysis (forward/backward pass, float, critical path), Q26 maximum flow / minimum cut; Complete Year 12 syllabus coverage: Algebra (Types of Relationships), Measurement (Non-right-angled Trig, Rates & Ratios), Financial Maths (Investments/Loans, Annuities), Statistics (Bivariate, Normal Distribution); At least one multi-part modelling question worth 5+ marks (Q23 quadratic profit model, plus Q25 CPA at 12 marks)
• Exam 11 — Algebra: Types of Relationships (emphasis — direct variation, linear simultaneous/break-even, quadratic and exponential modelling); Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans, and Annuities (compound interest, future-value annuity, reducing-balance loan schedule); Statistical Analysis: The Normal Distribution and Bivariate Data Analysis (z-scores, empirical rule, least-squares regression, correlation)
• Exam 12 — Measurement: Non-right-angled Trigonometry (cosine rule, sine rule, area rule, bearings); Measurement: Rates and Ratios (best buy, unit rates, fuel consumption, scale, flow, dividing in a ratio); Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans, and Annuities
• Exam 13 — Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans, and Annuities (heavily weighted - 33 of 85 marks); Non-right-angled Trigonometry with bearings (sine/cosine rule, area); Statistical Analysis: Bivariate Data Analysis and The Normal Distribution
• Exam 14 — Statistical Analysis: Bivariate Data Analysis (scatterplots, Pearson correlation, least-squares regression, interpolation vs extrapolation, correlation vs causation); Statistical Analysis: The Normal Distribution (z-scores, empirical 68-95-99.7 rule, comparing scores across distributions); Financial Mathematics: Investments & Loans and Annuities (future-value annuity, reducing-balance loan tables)
• Exam 15 — Networks: Critical Path Analysis (forward/backward pass, float, crashing) — heaviest weighting; Networks: Network Concepts (minimum spanning tree, connected graphs); Financial Mathematics: reducing-balance loans, compound interest and annuities
• Exam 16 — Algebra: Types of Relationships (emphasis ~28% of section); Full coverage of all Year 12 Standard 2 modules with realistic weighting; Two multi-part modelling questions worth 5+ marks (Critical Path 9, Algebra 10)
• Exam 17 — Measurement: Non-right-angled Trigonometry (cosine/sine rule, area, Heron's, bearings) — heaviest weighting; Measurement: Rates and Ratios (fuel, dosage, scale, proportional sharing, flow rates); Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans, and Annuities (compound interest, reducing-balance tables, FV of annuity)
• Exam 18 — Financial Mathematics: Investments and Loans (reducing-balance tables, compound interest); Financial Mathematics: Annuities (FV factors, superannuation accumulation and drawdown); Measurement: Non-right-angled Trigonometry, Rates and Ratios
• Exam 19 — Statistical Analysis: The Normal Distribution (z-scores, empirical 68-95-99.7 rule, expected counts); Statistical Analysis: Bivariate Data Analysis (Pearson's r, least-squares regression, interpolation vs extrapolation); Financial Mathematics (reducing-balance loans, annuities/future value)
• Exam 20 — Networks: Critical Path Analysis (forward/backward pass, float, crashing); Networks: Network Concepts (minimum spanning tree, degree, shortest path); Financial Mathematics (reducing-balance loans and annuity tables)