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FORT STREET HIGH SCHOOL

2015
HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE COURSE
ASSESSMENT TASK 3: TRIAL HSC

Mathematics Extension 1
Time allowed: 2 hours
(plus 5 minutes reading time)

Syllabus Assessment Area Description and Marking Guidelines Questions

Outcomes
Chooses and applies appropriate mathematical techniques in 110
order to solve problems effectively
HE2, HE4 Manipulates algebraic expressions to solve problems from topic 11, 12
areas such as inverse functions, trigonometry, polynomials and
circle geometry.
HE3, HE5 Uses a variety of methods from calculus to investigate 13
HE6 mathematical models of real life situations, such as projectiles,
kinematics and growth and decay
HE7 Synthesises mathematical solutions to harder problems and 14
communicates them in appropriate form

Total Marks 70 Section I Total 10 Marks
Section I 10 marks Q1Q10
Multiple Choice, attempt all questions,
Allow about 15 minutes for this section Section II Total 60 Marks
Section II 60 Marks
Attempt Questions 1114, Q11 /15
Allow about 1 hour 45 minutes for this section
Q12 /15
General Instructions:
Q13 /15
Questions 1114 are to be started in a new booklet.
The marks allocated for each question are indicated. Q14 /15
In Questions 11 14, show relevant mathematical
reasoning and/or calculations. Percent
Marks may be deducted for careless or badly
arranged work.
Board approved calculators may be used.

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SECTION I (One mark each)
Answer each question by circling the letter for the correct alternative on this sheet.
Allowabout15minutesforthissection.

1 Whichexpressionisacorrectfactorisationof 64
(A) ( 4 4 16
(B) ( 4 8 16
(C) ( 4 4 16
(D) ( 4 4 16

2 Whichexpressionisequalto 3 ?

(A) sin 3
(B) sin 3
(C) sin 6
(D) sin 6

3 Whichinequalityhasthesamesolutionsas
| 2 | | 3 | 5 ?

(A) 6 0
(B) 0
(C) | 2 1| 5
(D) 1

4 AMathematicsdepartmentconsistsof5femaleand5maleteachers.Howmany
committeesof3teacherscanbechosenwhichcontainatleastonefemaleandonemale?
(A) 100
(B) 120
(C) 200
(D) 2500


5 Considerthefunction anditsinversefunction .Evaluate 3 .
(A) 3
(B)
(C)
(D) 3




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6 Whichgroupofthreenumberscouldbetherootsofthepolynomialequation
41 42 0?
(A) 2,3,7
(B) 1,6,7
(C) 1,2,21
(D) 1,3,14

7 Afamilyoftenpeopleisseatedrandomlyaroundacirculartable.Whatistheprobability
thatthetwooldestmembersofthefamilysittogether?

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(A)
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(B)
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(C)
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(D)
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8) Let x 1 be a first approximation to the root of the equation cos x log e x .

What is a better approximation to the root using Newtons method?
(A) 1.28
(B) 1.29
(C) 130
(D) 1.31

sec 2 x
9 Whatisthevalueof 3 dx ?Usethesubstitution u tan x .
6 tan x

(A) 0.6009
(B) 0.6913

(C)
log e 3

(D) log e 3

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 10 Let| | 1. Whatisthegeneralsolutionof 2 ?

(A) 1 , isaninteger

(B) , isaninteger

(C) , isaninteger

(D) 2 , isaninteger

Question11 (15marks) UseaNEWwritingbooklet.

a) Evaluate lim 1

b) Find 2


c) Find 3 2

d) Findtheacuteanglebetweenthelines3 2 8,and 5 9. 2

e) Thepoints 2 , and 2 , lieontheparabola 4 .

(i) Theequationofthechord is .(DoNOTprovethis).

Ifthechord passesthrough 0, ,showthat 1. 1

(ii) Giventhechord passesthrough 0, andthenormalsat and intersectatthe
point whosecoordinatesare
, 2 .

Findtheequationofthelocusof . 2

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f)

Thesketchshowsthegraphofthecurve where 2 cos .
Theareaunderthecurvefor0 3isshaded.

(i) Findthe intercept. 1
(ii) Findthedomainandrangeof 2 cos . 2
(iii) Calculatetheareaoftheshadedregion. 2

Question12 (15marks) UseaNEWwritingbooklet

a) Let , , betherootsoftheequation 3 6 1 0.

(i) Find2 2 2 . 1
(ii) Find + 2

b) Aparticlemovesinastraightlineanditspositioninmetresatanytime secondsisgiven
by 3 cos 2 4 sin 2

(i) Expressthemotionintermsof cos . 2
(ii) Findtheparticlesgreatestspeed.(Answertothenearestwholenumber). 2

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c) Acoffeemakerhastheshapeofadoublecone60cmhigh.Theradiiatbothendsare4cm.
Coffeeisflowingfromthetopconeattherateof5 / .

(i) Showthatradius( inthebottomconeis 1

(ii) Howfastisthelevelofcoffeeinthebottomconerisingattheinstantwhenthecoffeeinthis
coneis6cmdeep? 3

d) Inthediagram, istangenttoboththecirclesat .
Thepoints and areonthelargercicles,andtheline isatangenttothesmaller
circleat .Theline intersectsthesmallercircleat .

Copyortracethediagramintoyouranswerbooklet.

i) Explainwhy AXD ABD XDB 1

ii) Explainwhy AXD TAC CAD 1
iii) Henceshowthat bisects BAC 2

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Question13 (15marks) UseaNEWwritingbooklet

a) Inabagthereare6red,4whiteand3blackballs.Threeballsaredrawnsimultaneously.Whatis
theprobabilitythattheseare:

(i) allred. 1

(ii) exactly2whiteballs. 1


b) Inthediagram, , isapointontheunitcircle 1 atanangle fromthe
positive axis,where .Thelinethrough 0,1 and intersectstheline
1at .Thepoints 0 , and 0 , 1 areonthe axis.

(i) Usingthefactthat and aresimilar,

showthat 2


(ii) Showthat = sec +tan . 1


(iii) Showthat SNP 1
2 4

(iv) Hence,showthattan sec +tan . 1

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c) Afreshlycaughtfish,initiallyat18C,isplacedinafreezerthathasaconstant

unknowntemperatureof .Thecoolingrateofthefishisproportionaltothedifference
betweenthetemperatureofthefreezerandthetemperature ,ofthefish.

Itisknownthat satisfiestheequation ,

where isthenumberofminutesafterthefishisplacedinthefreezer.

(i) Showthat = satisfiesthisequation. 1

(ii) Ifthetemperatureofthefishis10 after7 minutes,
Showthatthefishstemperatureafter minutesisgivenby 3

2
log
10 x t
T x (18 x)e 15 e 18 x


(iii) Findthetemperatureofthefishafter15minuteswhentheinitialfreezertemperatureis
5 .Answertothenearestdegree. 1

d) Usetheprincipleofmathematicalinductiontoshowthat 3

4 1 7 0forallintegers 2 .

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Question14 (15marks) UseaNEWwritingbooklet

a) Fromapoint isduesouthofatower,theangleofelevationofthetopofthetower , is23.

Fromanotherpoint ,onabearingof120,fromthetower,theangleofelevationof is32.
Thedistance is200metres.

i) Copyortracethediagramintoyourwritingbooklet,addingthegiveninformationtoyour
diagram. 1

ii) Hencefindtheheightofthetowertothenearestmetre. 3

b) AparticleisprojectedhorizontallyfromapointP, metresabove ,withavelocityof metres

persecond.Theequationofthemotionoftheparticleare
=0and = .

(i) Ifthehorizontalpositionoftheparticleattime is ,showthattheverticalposition
isgivenby 1
.

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Acanistercontainingaliferaftisdroppedfromahelicoptertoastrandedsailor.The
helicopteristravellingataconstantvelocityof216km/h,ataheightof120metresabove
sealevel,alongapaththatpassesabovethesailor.

(ii) Howlongwillthecanistertaketohitthewater?(Answertoonedecimalplace).
(Takeg 10 / ). 2


(iii) Acurrentiscausingthesailortodriftataspeedof3.6km/hinthesamedirectionasthe
planeistravelling.Thecanisterisdroppedfromtheplanewhenthehorizontaldistance
fromtheplanetothesailoris metres.Whatvaluescan takeifthecanisterlandsat
most50metresfromthestrandedsailor? 4


c) Thedepthofwater metresonatidalcreekisgiven 5 4 cos ,for0 4 .
thetimebeingmeasuredinhours.

(i) Drawaneatsketchof 2
5 4 cos ,showingallimportantfeatures.

(ii) Ifthelowtideonedayisat1.00p.m.,whenistheearliesttimethatashiprequiring3mof
watercanenterthecreek?Giveyouranswerinhoursandminutes.
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