Macquarie Fields High School

TRIAL
Higher School Certificate
EXAMINATION
2012
Mathematics Faculty

Everyone Counts

MATHEMATICS
Time allowed-three hours
(Reading time – five minutes)

General Instructions
o Reading Time- 5 minutes.
Total marks – 100

o Working Time – 3 hours. Section I

o Write using a black or blue pen. 10 marks
 Attempt Questions 1-10
o Board approved calculators may be
 Allow about 15 minutes for this
used.
section
o Show all necessary working in
Questions 11-16.
o For Questions 11-16 use a new Section II
writing booklet for each question. 90 marks
 Attempt Questions 11 - 16
o Detach the multiple choice answer  Allow about 2 hour 45 minutes for
sheet from the back of the this section.
question booklet to answer
questions 1-10.
Examiner: Mr Simonds

NAME ________________________________ TEACHER ___________________

Examiner: Mrs Hegde
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Section I

10 marks
Attempt Questions 1 - 10
Allow about 15 minutes for this section

Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1-10

1 What are the values of y for which 9 y  10  8 ?

(A) y2
(B) y  2 or y  2
2
(C) y  2 or y 
9
2
(D) y  2 or y 
9

2 Which of the following is the factored form of 1  8x3 ?

(A) (1  2 x)(1  x  4 x2 )
(B) (1  2 x)(1  2 x  4 x 2 )
(C) (1  2 x)(1  x  4 x 2 )
(D) (1  2 x)(1  2 x  4 x 2 )

ln 7
3 What is the value of 0
e x dx ?

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(A)
7
9
(B)
7
(C) e ln 7

(D) ln 7

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4 Brendan planted a wattle tree three years ago when it was 70 cm tall. At the end of the
first year after planting, the wattle tree was 120 cm tall. Each year’s growth was then
90% of the previous year’s growth. What is the maximum height of the wattle tree?
(A) 490 cm
(B) 500 cm
(C) 570 cm
(D) 630 cm

5 For what values of m does the quadratic equation x2  (3  m) x  4m  0 have no real

roots?
(A) 3  m  0
(B) 3  m  0
(C) 1  m  9
(D) 1  m  9

cos ec sec

6 Which expression is the simplest possible form of ?
tan 
(A) sec2
(B) cosec2
(C) cot 2
(D) sin 2

7 The second term of an arithmetic series is 37 and the sixth term is 17.
What is the sum of the first ten terms?
(A) 54
(B) 195
(C) 280
(D) 390

8 The graph y  f ( x) passes through the point (1, 4) and f '( x)  3x 2  2 .

Which of the following expressions is f ( x) ?
(A) x3  2 x
(B) 2x  1
(C) x3  2 x  3
(D) x3  2 x  5

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9 How many solutions are there to the equation 2  x  4cos x ?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

10 The graph below shows the function y = x2 + 4x - 12

The area of the shaded region is:

(A) 11 units2

1
(B) 11 units2
3

1
(C) 13 units2
3

(D) None of the above

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Section II

90 marks
Attempt Questions 11 ‒ 16
Allow about 2 hours and 45 minutes for this section

Answer each question in the appropriate writing booklet.

All necessary working should be shown in every question.

Question 11 (15 marks) Marks

5 2
(a) Simplify  . 2
x 1 x  1

(b) Find a primitive function of 2 x  9 . 2

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(c) By rationalising the denominator, express in the form a  b 5 . 2
3 5

(d) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations. 2

2x  y  1
x  2y  3

(c) Differentiate with respect to x.

e  2
x 4
(i) 1
3x
(ii) 2
sin 2 x

(f) For the parabola x2  2 x  25  8 y

(i) Find the coordinates of the vertex. 2
(ii) Find the coordinates of the focus. 1
(ii) Determine the equation of the directrix. 1

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Question 12 (15 marks) Marks

(a)
y
Q (-3,4) Not to scale

R (3,2)

P (-5,-2)

The diagram shows the points P(5, 2) , Q(3, 4) and R(3, 2) in the
Cartesian plane. Point M is the midpoint of PR.
(i) Show that the coordinates of M are (1,0) . 1
(ii) Find the gradient of the line PR. 1
(iii) Show that the equation of the line perpendicular to PR and passing
though the point M is 2 x  y  2  0 . 2

(iv) Show that Q lies on the line 2 x  y  2  0 . 1

(v) Show that the length of QM is 2 5 . 1
(vi) Point M is the midpoint of the interval QS. Find the coordinates of S. 2
(vii) Explain why the quadrilateral PQRS is a rhombus. 1

   2 
(b) Find the exact value of cos    sin   3
4  3 

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(c) The table below shows the values of a function y  10 x for five values of x.

x 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1

10x 1 1.7783 3.1623 5.6234 10

1
Use Simpson’s rule with these five values to estimate  10 dx .
x
0 3
Answer correct to 4 significant figures.

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Question 13 (15 marks) Marks

(a) A ship sails from port A, 70 nautical miles due east, to a port B. It then
proceeds a distance of 40 nautical miles on a bearing of 120º to port C.
(i) What is the distance from A to C? Answer correct to 1 decimal place. 2
(ii) Find the bearing of C from A. 2

(b) A coffee table is the shape of a circle with a small segment removed as
shown below. The circle has a centre O and radius 0.5 metres. The length of
the straight edge PQ is also 0.5 metres.

Not to scale


(i) Explain why POQ  1
3
(ii) Find the area of the coffee table. Answer correct to 2 decimal places. 3

(c) A function f ( x) is defined by f ( x)  2 x3  3x 2 .

(i) Find all solutions for f ( x)  0 . 1
(ii) Find any turning points and determine their nature. 3
(iii) Sketch the curve and indicate where the curve cuts the x-axis. 2
(iv) Find the values of x for which f ( x)  0 1

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Question 14 (15 marks) Marks

(a) In the diagram below, ABCD is a rectangle. The point X is the midpoint of
AB. The line AC meets XD at Y.

A X B

Not to scale
Y

D C

(i) Prove that AXY and YCD are similar. 2

(ii) Show that CY  2 AY 2

(b) A particle moves along a straight line about a fixed point O so that its
 
acceleration, a ms-2, at time t seconds is given by a  4 cos  2t   .
 6
Initially the particle is moving to the right with a velocity of 1 ms-1 from a
3
position metres to the left of O.
2
(i) Find an expression for the velocity of the particle after t seconds. 2
(ii) Find an expression for the position of the particle after t seconds. 2
5
(iii) Show that the particle changes directions when t  seconds. 1
12
(iv) At what time does the particle return to its initial position for the first
1
time?

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(c) The curves y  x 2 and y 2   x are shown in the diagram below. They
intersect at the origin and at the point P.

(i) Show that P has the coordinates (1,1) . 1

(ii) The area bounded by the two curves is rotated about the y-axis.
2
Determine the volume of the solid generated.

 
(d) Find the period and amplitude for the graph 5 y  sin  2 x   . 2
 3

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Question 15 (15 marks) Marks

(a)
x2 1
(i) Show that  1
2x  x  6 2x  3
2


x2
(ii) Hence or otherwise evaluate dx . (leave your answer in 3
2x  x  6
2

2
exact form).

(b) Kristy and Josh worked out that they would save $100 000 in five years by
depositing all their combined monthly salary of $x at the beginning of each
month into a savings account and withdrawing $3200 at the end of each
month for living expenses. The savings account paid interest at the rate of
3% p.a. compounding monthly.
(i) Show that at the end of the second month they have
2
$[(1.00252  1.0025) x  3200(1.0025  1)] in their savings account.
(ii) Write down an expression for the balance in their account at the end
1
of the five years?
(iii) What is their combined monthly salary? 2

(c) A factory produces mobile phones. The annual production, M phones at time
t years, is given by
M  M 0ekt where M 0 and k are constants.

Initially the production at the factory was 2000 phones per annum. Five
years later it had increased to 3200 phones per annum.
(i) Find the values of M 0 and k. 2
(ii) What is the predicted production after 10 years? 1
(iii) How many years will it take for the production to double its original
2
output?
(iv) Find the rate of increase in production when the factory has been
1
operating for 5 years.

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Question 16 (15 marks) Marks

(a) A is a point on the circle with centre O and radius 1. Point B is (1, 0) and
point C is (1,0) . Let ABC   , AOC   and tan(180   )  m .
y
Not to scale
A

°  °
C O B x

(i) Explain why AOB is isosceles and hence deduce that   2 2

(ii) Find the equation of the line AB. 1
(iii) Show that the x coordinates of A and B are solutions of the equation
(m2  1) x2  2m2 x  (m2  1)  0 2

(iv) Using this equation, find the coordinates of A in terms of m. 2

(v) Hence deduce that
2 tan  2
tan 2 
1  tan 2 

(b) The rate of emission of carbon pollution C, in tonnes per year from a factory
from 1st January 2006 is given by
2
 10 
C  500    where t is the time in years.
 1 t 
(i) What was the rate of emission of carbon pollution C on 1st January
1
2006?
(ii) What was the rate of emission of carbon pollution C on 1st January
1
2008?
(iii) What value does C approach as time passes? 1
(iv) Draw a sketch of C as a function of t? 1
(v) Calculate the total amount of carbon pollution emitted from the
factory from 1st January 2006 to 1st January 2012? Answer correct to 2
the nearest tonne.
End of paper

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STANDARD INTEGRALS

n
 x dx 
1 n+1
x , n  -1; x  0, if n < 0
n 1

1
 x dx  ln x, x > 0

1 ax
e  e , a0
ax
dx
a

1
 cos ax dx  sin ax, a  0
a

1
 sin ax dx  - cos ax, a  0
a

1
 sec  tan ax, a  0
2
ax dx
a

1
 sec ax tan ax dx 
a
sec ax, a  0

1 1 x
a 2
 x2
dx 
a
tan -1 , a  0
a

1 x
 a2  x2
dx  sin -1 , a  0, -a < x < a
a

 x a2
1
2
dx  
 ln x  x 2  a 2 , x  a  0

 x a2
1
2
dx 
 ln x  x 2  a 2 

NOTE: ln x  loge x, x  0

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10 Given that f ( x)   xe x dx which of the following is a correct statement?

2

f ( x)  e x 1  2 x   c
2

(A)

f ( x)  2e x  c
2

(B)
1 x
f ( x)  e c
2

(C)
2
3

ex
(D) f ( x)  c
3

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Macquarie Fields High School

TRIAL
Higher School Certificate
EXAMINATION
2012
Mathematics Faculty

Everyone Counts

MATHEMATICS
Time allowed-three hours
(Reading time – five minutes)

General Instructions
Total marks – 100
o Reading Time- 5 minutes.
o Working Time – 3 hours. Section I
o Write using a black or blue pen. 10 marks
 Attempt Questions 1-10
o Board approved calculators may be
 Allow about 15 minutes for this
used.
section
o Show all necessary working in
Questions 11-16.
o For Questions 11-16 use a new Section II
writing booklet for each question. 90 marks
 Attempt Questions 11 - 16
o Detach the multiple choice answer  Allow about 2 hour 45 minutes for
sheet from the back of the this section.
question booklet to answer
questions 1-10.
Examiner: Mr Simonds

NAME ________________________________ TEACHER ___________________

Examiner: Mrs Hegde

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Student Name: _____________________ Teacher Name: _______________________

2012

Mathematics

Year 12: Yearly Trial Examination

General Instructions Total marks - 100

 Reading time - 5 minutes
Section I
 Working time - 3 hours
10 marks
 Write using black or blue pen  Attempt Questions 1-10
 Board-approved calculators may be
 Allow about 15 minutes for this section
used
 A table of standard integrals is Section II
provided at the back of this paper 90 marks
 Detach the answer sheet from  Attempt Questions 11-16
the back of this paper for Questions  Allow about 2 hour 45 minutes for this section
1-10
 Show all necessary working in
Questions 11-16

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