VCE General MathematicsPractice Examination 13

This paper covers

• Data analysis: normal distribution (68-95-99.7), z-scores, boxplot outlier test, least squares regression with r² and residuals, seasonal indices, deseasonalising and trend forecasting - applied to parcel delivery data
• Recursion and financial modelling: flat-rate and unit-cost depreciation, compound interest with effective annual rate, reducing-balance loan amortisation via Finance Solver, annuity withdrawals and perpetuities - delivery fleet and warehouse finance
• Matrices: order and elements, cost matrix products, 2x2 determinant/inverse solution of simultaneous equations, transition matrices with steady state and S(n+1) = T.S(n) + B, one-step and two-step dominance - dispatch operations
• Networks and decision mathematics: Eulerian trails and Hamiltonian cycles, minimum spanning tree, shortest path, max-flow min-cut, project scheduling with earliest start times, float and crashing - warehouse logistics

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