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Date May 2017 Marks available 2 Reference code 17M.1.sl.TZ2.1
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Write Question number 1 Adapted from N/A

Question

Consider the numbers \(p = 2.78 \times {10^{11}}\) and \(q = 3.12 \times {10^{ - 3}}\).

Calculate \(\sqrt[3]{{\frac{p}{q}}}\). Give your full calculator display.

[2]
a.

Write down your answer to part (a) correct to two decimal places;

[1]
b.i.

Write down your answer to part (a) correct to three significant figures.

[1]
b.ii.

Write your answer to part (b)(ii) in the form \(a \times {10^k}\), where \(1 \leqslant a < 10,{\text{ }}k \in \mathbb{Z}\).

[2]
c.

Markscheme

\(\sqrt[3]{{\frac{{2.78 \times {{10}^{11}}}}{{3.12 \times {{10}^{ - 3}}}}}}\)\(\,\,\,\)OR\(\,\,\,\)\(\sqrt[3]{{8.91025 \ldots  \times {{10}^{13}}}}\)     (M1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for correct substitution into given expression.

 

44664.59503     (A1)     (C2)

 

Note:     Award (A1) for a correct answer with at least 8 digits.

Accept 44664.5950301.

 

[2 marks]

a.

44664.60     (A1)(ft)     (C1)

 

Note:     For a follow through mark, the answer to part (a) must be to at least 3 decimal places.

 

[1 mark]

b.i.

44700     (A1)(ft)     (C1)

 

Notes:     Answer to part (a) must be to at least 4 significant figures.

Accept any equivalent notation which is correct to 3 significant figures.

For example \(447 \times {10^2}\) or \(44.7 \times {10^3}\).

Follow through from part (a).

 

[1 mark]

b.ii.

\(4.47 \times {10^4}\)     (A1)(ft)(A1)(ft)     (C2)

 

Notes:     Award (A1)(ft) for 4.47 and (A1)(ft) for \({10^4}\).

Award (A0)(A0) for answers such as \(44.7 \times {10^3}\).

Follow through from part (b)(ii) only.

 

[2 marks]

c.

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Syllabus sections

Topic 1 - Number and algebra » 1.3
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