PAST EXAM QUESTIONS:

Exponentials, Infinite

Polynomials, Logarithms,

solutions
Heffernan 2006 exam 2
Question 2
3 log 5 (2) log 5 (7)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

is closest to

0.08
0.22
1.39
2.32
2.5

Question 3
The solution/s to the equation
A.
B.
C.

2e 2 x e x

is/are

log e 2
0
0, log e 2
1

1, log e
D.
E.

2e 2

Question 5
The complete set of linear factors of the polynomial
A.
B.
C.
D.

E.

x 1, x 1, x 10
x 2, x 1, x 5
x, x 2, x 1, x 5
x, x 5, x 1, x 2
x, x 1, x 1, x 10

x 4 4 x 3 7 x 2 10 x

are

Heffernan 2008 Exam 1

Question 2
Solve the following equations for x.
2e x 1 6

a.

.
2 log 5 x log 5 3x 1, x 0

b.

1 + 2 = 3 marks

Heffernan 2008 Exam 2

Question 3
log 3 2
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

is closest in value to
0.41
0.41
0.63
0.67
1.58

Heffernan 2009 Exam 2

Question 4
The simultaneous linear equations
5x (a 3) y 1
ax 2y a

where
A.
B.

C.

D.

E.

a R

, will have no solutions

for

a 2
a5
a R \{2}
a R \{2,5}
a {2,5}

Heffernan 2010 Exam 1

Question 6

Consider the system of simultaneous linear equations given by

mx y 2
2x (m 1) y m

m for which there is no solution.

Find the value(s) of

3 marks

Heffernan 2010 Exam 2

Question 2
For the function

f ( x) ax 3 bx 2 cx d,
f (1) 4
f (2) 10
f ' (1) 4
and f ' (3) 36

A matrix equation

AX B

is to be used to find the values of a, b, c and d where

X and B
c

4
10
4

36

The matrix A is

A.

C.

1 0
0 2

0 0

0 0

0
0
1
0

0
0
0

1 2 1 3
2 2 0 0

1
0 1 0

0 0 3
3

B.

D.

1
8

27

1 1
4 2
1 1
9 3

1
1
1

1
8

81

1 1
4 2
2 1
6 1

1
1
1

E.

1
8

27

1 1
4 2
2 1
6 1

1
1
0

Hefffernan 2011 Exam 1

Question 2
Solve

log e (3) 2log e ( x) log e (4 x)

for x.

3 marks

Heffernan 2011 Exam 2

Question 5
The simultaneous linear equations

have no solutions for

A.
B.

C.

D.
E.

k 2
k 2, 3
kR
k R \{2,3}

The graph of

B.

C.

D.

E.

k3

Question 6

A.

2x (k 2) y 2
(k 1) x 2y 1

y x 3 and y x 2 k x 1

k 1 2 2
1 2 2 k 1 2 2
1 2 2 k 1 2 2
k 1 2 2 and k 1 2 2
k 1 2 2 and k 1 2 2

MAV 2006 Exam 1

do not intersect for

MAV 2007 Exam 1

1 mark

4 marks

MAV 2008 Exam 1

2 + 2 = 4 marks

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VCAA 2006 Exam 2

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2 marks

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TSSM 2011 Exam 2

Neap 2010 Exam 1

Neap 2010 Exam 2

Itute 2007 Exam 1

Itute 2005 Exam 1

Question 3

a. Without using calculator solve

exact form.
Kilbaha 2010 Q5
solve

e2 x e2 x 4

INSIGHT 2010 EXAM 1

e 2 x 1 e x 1 2e 0

for x. Write answer in

Itute 2007 Exam 1

Itute 2005 Exam 1

Question 20 The solution(s) of
A.
E.

7, 7

B.

5 2

ANSWERS
Heffernan 2006 Exam 2
2E

3 A

5 C

Heffernan 2008 Exam 1

Question 2
a.

2e x 1 6

log e x 7 log e x 7 0

C.

5 2 5 2
,

is/are
D.

5 2

e x 1 3
log e 3 x 1

x log e 3 1
(1 mark)

b.
2 log 5 x log 5 3 x 1, x 0

log 5 x 2 log 5 3 x 1
x2
1

3x

(1
mark)

log 5

x
1,
3
x
51
3
x 15

log 5

since x 0

(1 mark)

Heffernan 2008 Exam 2

Q3 C

Heffernan 2009 Exam 2

Q4 E

Heffernan 2010 Exam 1

Question 6

mx y 2
2x (m 1) y m

(1)
(2)

For no solutions or infinite solutions the determinant of the matrix

equals zero.
m
2
That is,

1
0
m 1

m
2

1
m 1

(1 mark)
m(m 1) 2 0
m2 m 2 0
(m 2)(m 1) 0
m 2 or m 1

(1 mark)

If m 2,

2x y 2
2x y 2

in (1)
in (2)

They are the same equation hence there are an infinite number of solutions.

If

m 1

xy 2
2x 2y 1
1
(4) 2 x y
2
in (1)
in (2)

(3)
(4)
(5)

(3) and (5) describe parallel lines with different y-intercepts so there are no
points of intersection and hence no solutions.

So for

m 1

there is no solution.
(1 mark)

Heffernan 2010 Exam 2

Q2 E

Heffernan 2011 Exam 1

Question 2

log e (3) 2 log e ( x) log e (4 x)

log e (3) log e ( x 2 ) log e (4 x)

(1 mark)

log e (3 x 2 ) log e (4 x)
3x 2 4 x
3x 2 4 x 0
x(3x 4) 0
x 0 or x

but

log e ( x)

4
3

is not defined for

(1 mark)
x 0

x
so

4
3
(1 mark)

Heffernan 2011 Exam 2

5 B

6 C

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VCAA 2006 Exam 2

4 B

9 B

VCAA 2007 Exam 1

VCAA 2007 Exam 2

3

5 C

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Neap 2010 Exam 1

Neap 2010 Exam 2

10 B

11 E

Itute 2007 Exam 1

Itute 2005 Exam 1

Q3a

e ex

e x 2 0 e e x 2 e x 1 0

x log e 2

Kilbaha 2010 Q5
x

2x
x
e 2 x 1 e x 1 2e 0 e e e 2 0

1
log e 2 5
2

. Since

e0

and

e x 1 0 e x 2 0 e x 2
,

INSIGHT 2010 EXAM1

QUESTION 9

Itute 2007 Exam 1

Itute 2005 Exam 1

Q20

log e x 7 log e x 7 0 log e x 7 x 7 0

x 2 50

. Since

x7 0

, i.e.

x 7 x 50 5 2
,

x 7 x 7 e 0
E

x 2 49 1