Solution Outline: Additional Mathematics Project Work 2/2010
Solution Outline: Additional Mathematics Project Work 2/2010
Solution Outline: Additional Mathematics Project Work 2/2010
SOLUTION OUTLINE
PART 1
(b) Accept any suitable and relevant information explaining the different between the
Theoretical and Empirical Probabilities.
Part 2
(a) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(b)
SECOND DIE
Part 3
(a) Complete Table 1 as follows:
2 (1,1) 1
36
3 (1,2) , (2,1) 2
36
4 (1,3),(2,2),(3,1) 3
36
5 (1,4),(2,3),(3,2),(4,1) 4
36
6 (1,5),(2,4),(3,3),(4,2),(5,1) 5
36
7 (1,6),(2,5),(3,4),(4,3),(5,2),(6,1) 6
36
8 (2,6),(3,5),(4,4),(5,3),(6,2) 5
36
9 (3,6),(4,5),(5,4),(6,3) 4
36
10 (4,6),(5,5),(6,4) 3
36
11 (5,6),(6,5) 2
36
12 (6,6) 1
36
Table 1
C = {Both numbers are prime or the difference between the two numbers is odd}
C = {(2,2) , (2,3) , (2,5) , (3,2) , (3,3) , (3,5) , (5, 2), (5,3) , (5,5), (1,2), (1,4), (1,6), (2,1),
(3, 4), (3, 6), (4,1), (4,3), (4,5), (5,4), (5,6), (6,1), (6,3), (6,5)}
D = {The sum of the two numbers are even and both numbers are prime}
D = {(2,2) , (3,3) , (3,5) , (5,3) , (5,5)}
5
P (A) =
6
P (B) = 0
23
P (C) =
36
5
P (D) =
36
Part 4
(a) First Method: Using the formula
Variance =
fx 2
− x2
f
Sum of the two Frequency
fx x2 f x2
numbers (x) (f)
2 1 2 4 4
3 3 9 9 27
4 3 12 16 48
5 7 35 25 175
6 4 24 36 144
7 8 56 49 392
8 7 56 64 448
9 8 72 81 648
10 2 20 100 200
11 5 55 121 605
12 2 24 144 288
f = 50 fx = 365 fx 2
= 2979
365
Mean , x = = 7.3
50
Variance =
fx 2
− x2 =
2979
− 7.3 2 = 6.29
f 50
f x x
2
Variance =
f
Sum of the two
numbers (x)
Frequency
(f)
x x x x 2
f xx
2
f x x
2
f = 50
= 314.5
365
Mean, x =
50
= 7.3
f x x
2
Variance =
f
314.5
=
50
= 6.29
Variance =
fx 2
− x2
f
3 6 18 9 54
4 8 32 16 128
5 13 65 25 325
6 13 78 36 468
7 16 112 49 784
8 14 112 64 896
9 12 108 81 972
11 4 44 121 484
12 2 24 144 288
f = 100 fx = 697 fx 2
= 5407
697
Mean, x =
100
= 6.97
5407
Variance = − 6.97 2
100
= 5.489
f x x
2
Variance =
f
Sum of the two
numbers (x)
Frequency
(f)
x x x x2
f xx 2
f = 100 f ( x x) 2
= 548.91
697
Mean, x = = 6.97
100
5.4891
Variance = = 5.489
100
Accept any suitable statement on whether the conjecture has been proven or not.
Alternative Method
The tossing of dice may be simulated using the graphing calculator application programme.
Part 5
(a)
252 1974
36 36
252
Mean = =7
36
1974
Variance = − 72 = 54.833 − 49 = 5.833
36
(b) Comparison of mean, variance and standard deviation from Part 4 and Part 5.
(c)
n Mean
50 7.3
100 6.97
As n changes, the range of the mean of the sum of the two numbers is between 6 and 8.
Supporting Conjecture
From the probability distribution graph, it shows that the range of mean is between 6 and 8.
FURTHER EXPLORATION
Accept any suitable and relevant information on LLN.
REFLECTION