ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICS (PURE)1

ASSESSMENT ITEM #2
UESTION 1

a. i) The Remainder Theorem

In algebra, polynomial long division is an algorithm for dividing a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or
lower degree, a generalised version of the familiar arithmetic technique called long division. It can be done easily by
hand, because it separates an otherwise complex division problem into smaller ones. The polynomial remainder
theorem is an application of polynomial long division. It states that the remainder of a polynomial P(x) divided by a
linear divisor (x-a) is equal to Q(x)

P x R
=Q x +
x−a x−a

ii) The Factor Theorem

The factor theorem is a theorem for finding out the factors of a polynomial. It is a special case of the polynomial
remainder theorem. It states that a polynomial P(x) has a factor (x − a) if and only if P(a) = 0.
P(x) = x − a Q(x)

b. i)
𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 − 𝟏
𝑿+𝟓 3𝑥 3 + 16𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 7
15𝑥 2 + 0 − 0
1𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 7
5𝑥 − 0
−1𝑥 − 7
− 5
− 2 remainder

ii)
𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏
𝟐𝑿 − 𝟏 8𝑥 3 + 0𝑥 2 + 0𝑥 − 1
4𝑥 2 + 0 − 0
2
4𝑥 + 0𝑥 − 1
2𝑥 − 0
2𝑥 − 1
− 1
0

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QUESTION 1

c. i) 𝑊𝑕𝑒𝑛 0 = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 4 𝑥=1 ∴ 𝑥 + 1 = 0 & 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟒
𝑿−𝟏 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 0𝑥 − 4
−𝑥 2 + 0 − 0
4𝑥 2 + 0𝑥 − 4
−4𝑥 − 0
4𝑥 − 4
− 4
0

𝐹𝐴𝐶𝑇𝑂𝑅𝑆 → 𝑥 + 2 𝑥 + 2 (𝑥 − 1)

ii) 𝑊𝑕𝑒𝑛 0 = 3𝑥 3 + 14𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 4 𝑥 = −1 ∴ 𝑥 + 1 = 0 & 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝒙 – 𝟒
𝑿+𝟏 3𝑥 3 + 14𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 4
3𝑥 2 + 0 − 0
11𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 4
11𝑥 − 0
−4𝑥 − 4
− 4
0

𝐹𝐴𝐶𝑇𝑂𝑅𝑆 → 𝑥 + 4 𝑥 + 1 (3𝑥 − 1)

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QUESTION 1

d. 𝑊𝑕𝑒𝑛 0 = 2𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 − 9 𝑥=3 ∴ 𝑥 − 3 = 0 & 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟑
𝑿−𝟑 2𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 − 9
−6𝑥 2 + 0 + 0
2
−5𝑥 + 18𝑥 − 9
15𝑥 + 0
3𝑥 − 9
− 9
0

𝑥 − 1 𝑥 − 3 2𝑥 − 3 = 0

3
∴ 𝑥=1 𝑥=3 𝑥=
2

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QUESTION 2

Top curve (T)

−4
Turning point 5,4 T(x) = a(x − 5)2 + 4 Passes thru origin 0,0 0 = a(−5)2 + 4 a=
25
−4
T x = (x − 5)2 + 4 EXPAND ↓
25

−𝟒 𝟐 𝟖
𝐓 𝐱 = 𝐱 + 𝐱
𝟐𝟓 𝟓

Bottom curve (B)

2π π
a = 2m d=0 c=0 T = 20 B= =
20 10
𝛑𝐱
𝐁(𝐱) = −𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟏𝟎)

1.25km = 1250m 1250m × 39.3989m2 = 49248.625m3

Cost is $120.00 per m3 ∴ estimated cost cost of excavation = 49248.625 × 120 = $5909835

Estimated cost of excavation to nearest 1000 = $5,910,000.00

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QUESTION 3

It is the year 2059. A thriving colony on Mars has been set up and the population is growing rapidly. Unfortunately there is a problem getting
supplies from earth. Destruction of the launch facilities by Techno Terrorists means that it is likely that no supply ship will be able to arrive within
three years. To meet the needs of the growing colony a hydroponics agriculture plant is to be established.

The colony has 180 tonnes of food in storage at present.

Rate of consumption of food in the colony:

A( x)  2.1e0.06x tonnes per month

Rate of growth of food production:

B( x)  2.7e0.03x tonnes per month

The total food consumed within the 3 year period until the next supply ship arrives must not exceed the amount of food in storage at
present + the amount of food able to be produced in the 3 year period.

𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑦 𝑠𝑕𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝐹𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝐶𝑂𝑁𝑆𝑈𝑀𝐸𝐷 3 𝑌𝐸𝐴𝑅𝑆 ≤ 𝐹𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝑆𝑇𝑂𝑅𝐸𝐷 + 𝐹𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝑃𝑅𝑂𝐷𝑈𝐶𝐸𝐷 (3 𝑌𝐸𝐴𝑅𝑆)

Food available

B x = 2.7e0.03x dx

2.7 0.03x
B x = e +c
0.03
B x = 90e0.03x + c
where c is the amount of food already in storage
F(t) = 90e0.03t + 180
t = time in months
F = amount of food in tonnes
𝐅(𝟑𝟔) = 𝟗𝟎𝐞(𝟎.𝟎𝟑×𝟑𝟔) + 𝟏𝟖𝟎
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝟑 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 = 𝟒𝟒𝟓. 𝟎𝟐 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔

Food consumed ‘of this amount’

A x = 2.1e0.06x dx

2.1 0.06x
A x = e +c
0.06
𝐴 𝑥 = 35𝑒 0.06𝑥 + 𝑐
𝐹𝐶 = 0 𝑤𝑕𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡 = 0 ∴ c = 0
FC t = 35e0.06t
t = time in months
FC = Food consumed in tonnes
FC 36 = 35e(0.06×36)
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝟑 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒅 = 𝟑𝟎𝟑. 𝟒𝟗 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔

𝐹𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝐶𝑂𝑁𝑆𝑈𝑀𝐸𝐷 𝟑𝟎𝟑. 𝟒𝟗 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔 < 𝐹𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝐴𝑉𝐴𝐼𝐿𝐴𝐵𝐿𝐸 𝟒𝟒𝟓. 𝟎𝟐 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔 ∴ 𝐶𝑂𝐿𝑂𝑁𝑌 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑆𝑈𝑅𝑉𝐼𝑉𝐸 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅

*THIS ONLY PROVES THAT OVERALL THERE WILL BE MORE FOOD AVAILABLE THAN FOOD CONSUMED- BUT IS THERE ANY POINT
WHERE THE TWO LINES INTERESECT OVER THE 36 MONTH PERIOD? See next page

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QUESTION 3

𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐅 𝐭 = 𝟗𝟎𝐞𝟎.𝟎𝟑𝐭 + 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐂 𝐭 = 𝟑𝟓𝐞𝟎.𝟎𝟔𝐭

The graph shows that the amount of food consumed will never exceed the amount of food available during the 36
month period.

∴ 𝐶𝑂𝐿𝑂𝑁𝑌 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑆𝑈𝑅𝑉𝐼𝑉𝐸 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅

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QUESTION 4

𝟐𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝟒. 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 × 𝒆−𝟎.𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟔𝒕

𝑷 𝒕 = (𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆) 𝑷| 𝒕 = (𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆)
𝟏 + 𝟔𝟗𝒆−𝟎.𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟔𝟎𝟓𝟐𝒕 (𝟏 + 𝟔𝟗𝒆−𝟎.𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟔𝒕 )𝟐

4.4 × 104 × 𝑒 −0.2256 𝑡

𝐷𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑡 𝑤𝑕𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑃| 𝑡 = 75 = 𝑡 = 10.63565594 & 𝑡 = 26.89988406
(1 + 69𝑒 −0.2256 𝑡 )2

2800 2800
𝑃 10.6 = = 382.85 𝑃 26.9 = = 2414.49
1 + 69𝑒 (−0.2256052 ×10.6) 1 + 69𝑒 (−0.2256052 ×26.9)

𝑇𝑕𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡𝑕 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑖𝑠𝑕 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 75 𝑤𝑕𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 382 & 2415 𝑓𝑖𝑠𝑕

𝟐𝟒𝟏𝟓 − 𝟑𝟖𝟐 = 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟑 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉

4.4 × 104 × 𝑒 −0.2256 𝑡

𝐷𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑡 𝑤𝑕𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑃| 𝑡 = 125 = 𝑡 = 14.39730438 & 𝑡 = 23.13823562
(1 + 69𝑒 −0.2256 𝑡 )2

2800 2800
𝑃 14.4 = = 761.11 𝑃 23.1 = = 2034.44
1+ 69𝑒 (−0.2256052 ×14.4) 1+ 69𝑒 (−0.2256052 ×23.1)

𝑇𝑕𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡𝑕 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑖𝑠𝑕 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 125 𝑤𝑕𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 762 & 2034 𝑓𝑖𝑠𝑕

𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟒 − 𝟕𝟔𝟐 = 𝟏𝟐𝟕𝟐 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉

The farmer should remove 2000 (or close to) amount of fish when the population reaches 2400 and then again approximately
every 16 months when the population reaches 2400 in order to maintain a constant growth rate of more than 75 fish per month.
She may like or need to remove fish more frequently (or even less possibly) for business purposes. To ensure a growth rate of at
least 75 fish per month, she shouldn’t remove so many fish that the population falls below 400 or so little that is rises above 2400.
I would definitely suggest to the farmer that she should keep the population between 762 and 2034 fish to maintain a high growth
rate of 125 fish per month, removing 1272 fish when the population first reaches 2034 then again approximately every 9 months
when the population again reaches 2034.

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QUESTION 5

2 simple rules to solve this problem

1. All segments (AB, BC and CD) are parabolic and will have the general formula
𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 & 𝑦 | = 2𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏
2. The gradient at the start of segments BC & DC will be equal to the gradient at
the end of the previous segment.

SECTION AB B(-1.5, 10) A(-9.5, 30) where m=-tan10°

2
10 = 𝑎 −1.5 + 𝑏 −1.5 + 𝑐

𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝒄

2
30 = 𝑎 −9.5 + 𝑏 −9.5 + 𝑐

𝟑𝟎 − 𝟗𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 + 𝟗. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝒄

𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝟑𝟎 − 𝟗𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 + 𝟗. 𝟓𝒃

1.5𝑏 − 9.5𝑏 = 30 − 10 − 90.25𝑎 + 2.25𝑎

−8𝑏 = 20 − 88𝑎

𝟖𝟖𝒂 − 𝟐𝟎
𝒃=
𝟖

𝑦 | = 2𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏

𝑡𝑎𝑛 −1 10° = 2𝑎 × −9.5 + 𝑏

𝒃 = −(𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟏𝟎°) + 𝟏𝟗𝒂

𝟖𝟖𝒂 − 𝟐𝟎
= −(𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟏𝟎°) + 𝟏𝟗𝒂
𝟖

88𝑎 − 20 = −8(𝑡𝑎𝑛10°) + 152𝑎

−𝟖(𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟏𝟎°) + 𝟐𝟎
𝒂= = −𝟎. 𝟐𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟓𝟗𝟏𝟐𝟕
−𝟔𝟒

𝒃 = − 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟏𝟎° + 𝟏𝟗 −𝟎. 𝟐𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟓𝟗𝟏𝟐𝟕 = −𝟓. 𝟔𝟗𝟓𝟎𝟓𝟎𝟒𝟎𝟐

𝒄 = 𝟑𝟎 − 𝟗𝟎. 𝟐𝟓 −𝟎. 𝟐𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟓𝟗𝟏𝟐𝟕 + 𝟗. 𝟓 −𝟓. 𝟔𝟗𝟓𝟎𝟓𝟎𝟒𝟎𝟐 = 𝟐. 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟗𝟓𝟕𝟑𝟗𝟕

𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝑩 = −𝟎. 𝟐𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟓𝟗𝟏𝟐𝟕𝒙𝟐 − 𝟓. 𝟔𝟗𝟓𝟎𝟓𝟎𝟒𝟎𝟐𝒙+ 𝟐. 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟗𝟓𝟕𝟑𝟗𝟕

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QUESTION 5

SECTION BC B(-1.5, 10) C(1.5,10)

𝑷𝑶𝑰𝑵𝑻 𝑩
2
𝑦 = −0.290459127𝑥 − 5.695050402𝑥 + 2.110957397

𝑦 | = −0.580918254(−1.5) − 5.695050402 = 2𝑎(−1.5) + 𝑏

0.871377381 − 5.695050402 + 3𝑎 = 𝑏

−𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏 + 𝟑𝒂 = 𝒃

2
10 = 𝑎 −1.5 + 𝑏 −1.5 + 𝑐

𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝒄

2
10 = 𝑎 1.5 + 𝑏 1.5 + 𝑐

𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 − 𝟏. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝒄

𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 − 𝟏. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 + 𝟏. 𝟓𝒃

−1.5𝑏 = 1.5𝑏

3𝑏 = 0

𝒃=𝟎

−𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏 + 𝟑𝒂 = 𝟎

−𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏
𝒂=
−𝟑

−𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏
𝒄 = 𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟏. 𝟓 × 𝟎 = 𝟔. 𝟑𝟖𝟐𝟐𝟒𝟓𝟐𝟑𝟒
𝟑

𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝑪 = 𝟏. 𝟔𝟎𝟕𝟖𝟗𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟕𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔. 𝟑𝟖𝟐𝟐𝟒𝟓𝟐𝟑𝟒

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QUESTION 5

SECTION CD C(1.5, 10) D(12.5,y) where m=0

𝑷𝑶𝑰𝑵𝑻 𝑪
𝑦 = 1.607891007𝑥 2 + 6.382245234

𝑦 | = 3.215782014 × (1.5) = 2𝑎(1.5) + 𝑏

𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏 − 𝟑𝒂 = 𝒃

2
10 = 𝑎 1.5 + 𝑏 1.5 + 𝑐

𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 − 𝟏. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝒄

𝟏𝟎 − 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 − 𝟏. 𝟓(𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏 − 𝟑𝒂) = 𝒄

10 − 2.25𝑎 − 7.235509532 + 4.5𝑎 = 𝑐

𝟐. 𝟕𝟔𝟒𝟒𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟔𝟗 + 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 = 𝒄

𝑷𝑶𝑰𝑵𝑻 𝑫
𝑌 | = 0 = 2𝑎 12.5 + 𝑏

−𝟐𝟓𝒂 = 𝒃

2
𝑦 = 𝑎 12.5 + 𝑏 12.5 + 𝑐

𝒚 − 𝟏𝟓𝟔. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 − 𝟏𝟐. 𝟓𝒃 = 𝒄

𝒚 − 𝟏𝟓𝟔. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 − 𝟏𝟐. 𝟓(−𝟐𝟓𝒂) = 𝒄

𝑦 − 156.25𝑎 + 312.5𝑎 = 𝑐

𝒚 + 𝟏𝟓𝟔. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 = 𝒄

𝒚 + 𝟏𝟓𝟔. 𝟐𝟓𝒂 = 𝟐. 𝟕𝟔𝟒𝟒𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟔𝟗 + 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓𝒂

𝒚 = 𝟐. 𝟕𝟔𝟒𝟒𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟔𝟗 − 𝟏𝟓𝟒𝒂

𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏 − 𝟑𝒂 = −𝟐𝟓𝒂

𝟒. 𝟖𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟕𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟏
𝒂= = −𝟎. 𝟐𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓𝟕𝟖𝟔𝟒
−𝟐𝟐

𝒚 = 𝟐. 𝟕𝟔𝟒𝟒𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟔𝟗 − 𝟏𝟓𝟒 −𝟎. 𝟐𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓𝟕𝟖𝟔𝟒 = 𝟑𝟔. 𝟓𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓

𝒃 = −𝟐𝟓 × −𝟎. 𝟐𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓𝟕𝟖𝟔𝟒 = 𝟓. 𝟒𝟖𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟔𝟔

𝒄 = 𝟐. 𝟕𝟔𝟒𝟒𝟗𝟎𝟒𝟔𝟗 + 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓 −𝟎. 𝟐𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓𝟕𝟖𝟔𝟒 = 𝟐. 𝟐𝟕𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟐𝟕𝟓

𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝑪 = −𝟎. 𝟐𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓𝟕𝟖𝟔𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟓. 𝟒𝟖𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟔𝟔𝒙 + 𝟐. 𝟐𝟕𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟐𝟕𝟓

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QUESTION 5

y=-0.290459127x^2-5.695050402x+2.110957397{-9.5,-1.5} white line

y=1.607891007x^2+6.382245234{-1.5,1.5} red line

y=-0.219257864x^2+5.4814466x+2.271160275{1.5,12.5} green line

NOW THAT TO ME- LOOKS LIKE A DARN SMOOTH ROLLER COASTER (very pleased!)

The height of the rollercoaster is 𝟑𝟔. 𝟓𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓 metres

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QUESTION 5

Finding the length of a curve

f(x) = -0.290459127x^2-5.695050402x+2.110957397

Increment= 0.1
Start = -9.5
Finish = -1.5

x f(x) Section Length Total Length

-1.5 9.999999964 0.490 22.107

Finding the length of a curve

f(x) = 1.607891007x^2+6.382245234

Increment= 0.1
Start = -1.5
Finish = 1.5

x f(x) Section Length Total Length

1.5 10 0.477 8.095

Finding the length of a curve

f(x) = -0.219257864x^2+5.4814466x+2.271160275

Increment= 0.1
Start = 1.5
Finish = 12.5

x f(x) Section Length Total Length

12.5 36.53020153 0.100 29.691

𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 =22.107+8.095+29.691=59.893m

𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒔 = 𝟓𝟗. 𝟖𝟗𝟑 × $𝟏𝟔𝟓. 𝟎𝟎 = $𝟗, 𝟖𝟖𝟐. 𝟑𝟓

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