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VCE Specialist Maths

VCE Specialist Maths Examination 2

Examination 2 is 80 marks in 2 hours of writing after 15 minutes of reading: Section A is 20 multiple-choice questions worth 1 mark each, and Section B is 60 marks of short-answer and extended-answer questions, multi-stage and increasingly complex. Approved technology and one bound reference are allowed. It is 40% of the study score.

Examination 140 marks in 1 hour, no technology or notes
Examination 220 multiple-choice questions and 60 marks of extended answers, 2 hours
Study scoreExamination 1 20%, Examination 2 40%, coursework 40%
Reading time15 minutes before each examination; a formula sheet with both

Section A, then Section B

At 1.5 minutes a mark, Section A is worth about 30 minutes and Section B about 90. Work a multiple-choice question out before you read the options: the wrong options are the answers common slips give.

Multi-stage questions

  • Later parts often use an earlier answer: say which value you used, and use the unrounded one unless told otherwise.
  • Give decimals to the accuracy the part asks for, and probabilities to four decimal places when asked.
  • Read the context for the units, the domain and whether a test is one-tailed or two-tailed.

Try 3 questions

  1. Examination 2 · Section A · 1 mark · Complex numbers in polar form

    The principal argument of −3+i-\sqrt{3} + i is
    Answer it, every step marked

  2. Examination 2 · Section A · 1 mark · Complex numbers in polar form

    Let z=2 cis(π3)z = 2 \, \mathrm{cis}\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right) and w=4 cis(−5π6)w = 4 \, \mathrm{cis}\left(-\frac{5 \pi}{6}\right). In polar form with the principal argument, zw\dfrac{z}{w} is
    Answer it, every step marked

  3. Examination 2 · Section A · 1 mark · Complex numbers in polar form

    (1−i)6(1 - i)^{6} is equal to
    Answer it, every step marked

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Questions people ask

How many marks is Examination 2?

80 marks: 20 in Section A (multiple choice) and 60 in Section B, in 2 hours of writing after 15 minutes of reading.

What may I bring to Examination 2?

An approved technology with numerical, graphical, symbolic and statistical functionality, and one bound reference. A formula sheet is provided.