Using a Calculator Level 3

Questions to test your ability to use a basic calculator, scientific calculator and a graphic display calculator.

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This is level 3; Using a graphic display calculator. The questions provide practice using a calculator to obtain results accurately. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 9 questions correct.

1. Find the cube root of 72511.713
2. Use your calculator's equation solving function to find the largest root of the equation 9x² + 21x + 4 = 0 giving your answer to two decimal places.
3. Enter the following matrix into your calculator:
 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 1 0
Use the calculator function to find the determinant of the matrix.
4. Draw the graphs of y = x² and y = 2x on your calculator. Find, to three significant figures, the x-coordinate of the leftmost point of intersection.
5. Find the y-coordinate of the local maximum of the function f(x) = x3 - 8x2 + 3x + 1 giving your answer to two decimal places.
6. Enter the following data into your calculator then use the built in function to find the (population) standard deviation giving your answer to two decimal places. 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20.
7. Enter the following two lists into your calculator then use the built in function to find the (population) standard deviation giving your answer to two decimal places.
ScoreFrequency
24
68
87
106
152
169
178
228
279
8. Use the calculator app for solving simultaneous equations to find the value of x from the following:
3x + 4.1y = 29.78
7x + 3.8y = 36.04
9. Use the calculator app to find the value of x from the following simultaneous equations:
8x + 9y + 6z = 138.4
8x + 4y + 4z = 104.8
3x + 6y + 6z = 87.9
10. In a clinical trial volunteers are testing a new medicine. Here are the results
ImprovedNo ImprovementTotal
Given medicine6480144
Not given medicine7585160
Total139165304

Find chi-squared(χ²) to three decimal places.
11. A lawyer invests her savings of $53000 in an account that pays 7% p.a. compounded monthly. How much interest will she earn in 4 months?$
12. Find the gradient of the least squares regression line fitting the following data points:
(48, 34), (58, 14), (60, 57), (27, 11), (38, 33), (56, 74), (26, 31), (59, 26), (35, 24), (35, 42), (32, 48), (70, 39).
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BIDMAS - Learn about the order of operations.

Calculator Workout - Examples of all the major calculator operations.

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Level 1 - Basic calculator quiz.

Level 2 - Scientific calculator quiz.

Level 3 - Graphic display calculator quiz.

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Skill 1: Basic Operations e.g. Calculate the value of $$9+4−7$$

Skill 2: Using Brackets e.g. Calculate the value of $$5(9-4)$$

Skill 3: Percentage of a quantity e.g. What is $$24% of 1800$$?

Skill 4: One quantity as a percentage of another e.g. What is $$45$$ as a percentage of $$150$$?

Skill 5: Squares and square roots e.g. Calculate the value of $$\sqrt{5^2 + 12^2}$$

Skill 6: Indices e.g. $$(3^3 + 2^4)^2$$

Skill 7: Cube roots e.g. Find the value of $$\sqrt[3]{27}$$

Skill 8: Standard Form e.g. Express $$236731$$ in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

Skill 9: Areas of circles e.g. [Give all answers correct to three significant figures]. e.g. Find the area of a circle with a radius of 9cm.

Skill 10: Fraction calculations e.g. Find the value of $$3\frac13 + 2\frac25$$

Skill 11: Trigonometry e.g. Evaluate $$21 \sin34°$$ to three significant figures 1.

Skill 12: Degrees (or Hours), Minutes and Seconds e.g. Convert the angle 16°35'40" to its decimal equivalent.

Skill 13: Using Variables e.g. If $$A = 1.62$$, $$B = 9.87$$ and $$C = 5.62$$
evaluate $$AB+BC−AC$$.

Skill 14: Combinations e.g. How many different groups of 3 can be selected from 8?

Skill 15: Permutations e.g. In how many different ways could 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes can be awarded to 3 of 8 competitors?

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