Student Number: _____________________

The Armidale School

2016 Mid-Course Examination

Year 12
Mathematics
Teacher Responsible: SGW and WRC
Number of Candidates: 15 + ?

General Instructions Total Marks 85

Reading time: 5 minutes Section 1 10 marks

Writing time: 2.5 hours
Write using black or blue pen.
Black pen is preferred
Board approved calculators may be used
Show relevant mathematical reasoning
and/or calculations in Questions 11-15
Answer Questions 1-10 on the Multiple Choice
sheet provided
Allow about 16 minutes for this section
Section 2 - 75 marks
Answer Questions 11-15
Allow about 2 hours 14 min for this section
Section I
10 marks
Attempt Questions 1 - 10
Allow about 16 minutes for this section
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1-10

1 3.57 0.089
Evaluate , giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places
0.0029 + 0.036

A. 109.75

B. 1.65

C. 0.32

D. 109.56

2 Given that 6x + 2y = 13x 3y . Find the ratio x : y .

A. 5 : 7

B. 6 : 2

C. 13 : -3

D. 7 : 5

3 Selling a television for $209.10, a retailer makes a loss of 15% on the cost price.
How much must he sell it for to make a 25% profit?

A. $307.50

B. $261.38

C. $258.30

D. $230.01

4 Solve for x, 2x + 1 = 7

A. x = 3, x = 4

B. x = 3, x = 4

C. x = 3, x = 4

D. x = 3, x = 4

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 Factorise m 5m 36m completely
5 3 2

A. m ( m 2 5m 36 )

B. m ( m 6 )( m + 6 )

C. m ( m 8 ) ( m + 3)

D. m ( m 9 ) ( m + 4 )

6 What are the coordinates for the vertex of the quadratic y = x 2 + 6x + 10 ?

A. ( 3, 1)
B. ( 3, 1)
C. ( 1, 3)
D. (1, 3)
7 In ABC , AB = 6cm, BC = 8cm and B = 60 .
What is the perimeter of ABC (answer correct to one decimal place)?

A. 7.2 cm

B. 14.0 cm

C. 21.2 cm

D. 24.0 cm

8 1 1
If and are the roots of 2x + 3x = 4 = 0 , then the values of + and + are
2

respectively:

3 3
A. and
2 4
3 3
B. and
2 4
3 3
C. and
2 4
3 3
D. and
2 4

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9 Which of the following diagrams shows the region where the following inequalities hold
simultaneously?

y +1 0 ; x + y 1 < 0 ; x 2

A. B.

C. D.

10 Which expression is a term of the geometric series 3x 6x 2 + 12x 3 ... ?

A. 3072x10

B. 3072x10

C. 3072x11

D. 3072x
11

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Section II
75 marks
Attempt Questions 11-15
Allow about 2 hours and 14 minutes for this section
Start each question on a new page.
Your response should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.

Question 11 (15 marks) - START A NEW PAGE - Marks

x 3 125
a) Evaluate lim 2
x5 x5

b) Differentiate
3x + 3
i. 2
2x 5

1
ii. 1
x

c) Find all real numbers, x, which satisfy the equation 9 x 10(3x ) + 9 = 0 2

d) In the diagram, BDF is a straight line and BD = DE = EF.

The line ABC is parallel to EF and BDE = 100

Calculate, stating reasons:

i. EBD 1
ii. DEF 1
iii. ABE 1

cos 2 cos 2
e) i. Simplify 2
1 sin 1+ sin

cos 2 cos 2
ii. Hence, solve = 1 , 0 90 1
1 sin 1+ sin

f) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola x 2 6x 4y + 5 = 0 2

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Question 12 (15 marks) - START A NEW PAGE - Marks

5x 3 3x
9

a) Evaluate
4
x
dx 2

b) Evaluate
0
1 x dx 2

The equation of a parabola is ( y 3) = 12(x 1) . Find the equation of its directrix.

2
c) 2

d) The diagram shows the lines L1 : x + y + 2 = 0 , L2 :2x y 1 = 0 and L3 : 2y + x 3 = 0

1 5
in the Cartesian plane. The points A, B and C are (7,5), (1,1) and , respectively.
3 3
D is the midpoint of AC.

Copy or trace this diagram. In bold

i. Show that ABC is a right-angled triangle. 1

11 5
ii. Show that the coordinates of D, the midpoint of AC, are , 1
3 3
10 2
iii. Show that DB = DC = units. 2
3
iv. Show that the perpendicular distance of B from L1 is 2 2 units. 1

v. Calculate the area of BCD 1

vi. Find the equation of the circle with centre D, that passes through the points A, B & C. 1

vii. On your diagram, shade the region that mutually satisfies the following inequalities: 2
L1 0, L2 0, x 0 and y 0

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Question 13 (15 marks) - START A NEW PAGE - Marks

a) i. Find the nature of the stationary points of the curve y = 2x 3 3x 2 12x + 2 2

ii. Draw a neat sketch of the curve y = 2x 3 3x 2 12x + 2 showing the stationary points
and the point of inflection for 2 x 3 . 4

dy
b) Given the graph of below, draw a sketch of a possibility for the graph of y. 2
dx

c) The elevation of a tower from point A is 23 . From a point B, 100m closer to the tower and on the
same horizontal level as A the elevation is 50 .

i. Show that BTA = 27 1

100sin 23
ii. Show that BT = 1
sin 27

iii. Find the height (h) of the tower. (Answer correct to 1 decimal place) 2

d) The sum to n terms of an arithmetic series is n + 8n for positive values of n.

2

I. Show that Tn = 2n + 7 2
II. Which term is the first term greater than 1000? 1

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Question 14 (15 marks) - START A NEW PAGE - Marks

a) Nick would like to save $80 000 for a deposit on his first home. He has decided to invest
his net monthly salary of $4 000 in a bank account at the beginning of the month. It pays
5.5% in interest per annum, compounded monthly. Nick intends to withdraw $W at the
end of each month from his account for living expenses, immediately after the interest has
been paid.

i. Show that the amount of money in the account following the second withdrawal of 2
5.5
2
( )
$W is given by $4000 R + R $W (R + 1) , where R = 1+

1200

ii. Calculate the value of W if Nick is to reach his goal after 5 years. 3

b) The point P(x,y) is equidistant from the lines x = 3 and 4x + 3y 15 = 0 . 3

Find the locus of point P.

c) Determine if the line x + y + 3 = 0 is a tangent to the parabola y = 2x 2 + 3x 1 . 2

2 k 8
d) i. Show that + + = 0 can be expressed as a quadratic equation. 2
xa x x+a

ii. Hence find k if the roots are equal. 2

iii. Using the larger of the values of k found in part (ii), find the root of the quadratic 1
equation.

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Question 15 (15 marks) - START A NEW PAGE - Marks

a) A builder wishes to install an arch window which is in the shape of a parabola, as shown in 2
the diagram. The parabola has a window sill 4m wide and is 4m tall. Calculate the area of the
window.

b) i. Find the coordinates where the curves y = 4x x 2 + 8 and y = x 2 2x intersect. 2

ii. Calculate the area bounded by the two curves shown below. 2

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Question 15 continued

c) i. Copy and complete the table below if f (x) = 3 x 1

x 0.5 0.75 1.0 1.25

f(x)

1.25

3
x
ii. Hence, find an approximation for dx using the trapezoidal rule. 2
0.5

d) When Cait walks on hard sand near the waters edge she maintains an average speed of
1.4 m/s. On soft sand her average speed is 0.8 m/s.
The beach she is walking on is 50m wide and 200m long in the shape of a rectangle.
Cait (C) is at one corner of the beach at the waters edge and she plans to walk to the
diagonally opposite corner (A) on the hard sand (to B) and the remaining distance on the
soft sand.

I. Show that the time taken (T) for Cait to do her walk is given by the function: 2

x 50 2 + (200 x)2
T= +
1.4 0.8

II. Find the value of x that gives the minimum time taken for the walk. 3

III. Find the time taken for the walk (answer to the nearest second). 1

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