[Terry Lee] HSC Ext 1 2014 Solutions

Multiple Choice Question 11

1) (D) 80, angle at centre is twice angle at circumference 2

(a) Let x u, u 2 6u 9 (u 3) 2 0,
2) (A) x
12 2
5 (2 x 4 5)12 12 u 3, x 3, x 2 3x 2 ( x 1)( x 2) 0
3) (C), 2 x 3 , C9 29 ( 5)3 x
x x36
x 1, 2
1 3 4
4) (D), tan 2 (b) Pr 0.930 30 C1 0.1 0.929 30 C2 0.12 0.928
1 (1)(3) 2
5) (B), 42, 41 (c)
6) (B)
2 t 5 t
7) (A) 6 , n , x 5sin , v cos
n 3 3 3 3
15!5! 15!
8) (D), 15C6 5!
6!9! 6 9!
9) (C), x 4 8 x3 7 x 2 3 x( x 1)Q ( x ) ax 3
Put x 1,1 8 7 3 a 3, a 2
10) (C), it is the perpendicular bisector of the 2 points,
b a (b a) a b 5
m1 , m2 x
a b ( a b) b a (d)

x 1
2
dx
a b a b ba b a
Midpoint , ( a, b ) Let x u 2 1, dx 2udu.
2 2
When x 2, u 1; when x 5, u 2
b
y b ( x a ), ay bx 2
a
2
u2 1 2
2 u3
1 u
2udu 2
1
(u 1)du 2 u
3 1
8 1 14 20
2 2 2 1 2
3 3 3 3
x2 5
(e) 6, x 3 5 x 6 x 2 , x 3 6 x 2 5 x 0
x
x( x 2 6 x 5) x( x 1)( x 5) 0
0 x 1, x 5
e x ln x
(f) y ,
x
1
e x ln x x e x ln x
x ( x 1)e x ln x e x
y
x2 x2

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Question 12 Question 13
(a) (i) 4 m (a) Let n 1, 2 1 3 is divisible by 3, true.
(ii) v 6cos 3t , a 18sin 3t. Assume 2n ( 1) n 1 3M , where M is an integer
When it's first at rest, cos 3t 0,sin 3t 1, 2n 3M ( 1) n 1 3M ( 1) n 2 .
a 18 m/s 2 Required to prove that 2n 1 (1) n 2 is divisible by 3.

8 2 8 2n 1 ( 1) n 2 2 3M ( 1) n 2 (1) n 2
(b) V
0
cos 4 x dx
2
0
1 cos8 x dx
6 M 3( 1) n 2

sin 8 x 8 2 3 2M (1) n 2 , which is divisible by 3.
x
2 8 0 2 8 16 2n (1) n 1 is divisible by 3 for all n 1.
x
d 1 2 (b) (i) L2 402 x 2
(c)
x 2e 2
v
dx 2 dL
x 2L 2x
1 2
dx
v 2 x 2e 2 C
2 dL x
cos
v 4, x 0, 8 2 C , C 6 dx L
x x
dL dx dL
v 2 2 2 x 2e 2 6 4 x e 2 3 (ii) 3cos
dt dt dx
(c) (i) P(2at , at 2 ), S (0, a)
n n n n
(d) (1 x )n x x 2 ... x n 1 2at t 2 0 2at
0 1 2 n x
1 t2 1 t2
n n n n Q
Let x 1,0 ... (1) n 2 2
y 1 at t a 2at
2

0 1 2 n 1 t2 1 t2
(e) The tangent to the curve at x x1 meets the x-axis
2at 2
at a point further to than x1 is. 2
(ii) mOQ 1 t t
(f) T 23 Be 0.03t 2at
When t 0, T 2, 2 23 B, B 21 1 t2
T 23 21e 0.03t dy / dt 2at
(iii) mP t
dx / dt 2a
When T 10,10 23 21e 0.03t
Since the gradient of the tangent at P is also t ,
13
e 0.03t OQ // the tangent at P.
21
But from the optical property of the parabola, SP
13
0.03t ln ST , where T is the point the tangent at P meets the
21
13 y -axis, SPT ||| SQO, SQ SO a.
ln
The locus of Q is a circle of centre S , radius a.
t 21 16 minutes.
0.03 (d) (i) In a cyclic quad, the interior angle is equal
to the opposite exterior angle
(ii) OPA OAP (OP OA radius, OPA is
isosceles)
Extend OP to Q, OPA CPQ (vertically opposite)
CPQ CQP (since both OAP)
OP is a tangent to the circle CPQ (angles in
alternate segments are equal)

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Question 14 (b) (i) Player A takes the first turn.

If the arrow stops in section P, he wins, Pr p
x
(a) (i) x Vt cos , t If the arrow stops in section R, and player B's
V cos
2 arrow stops in section Q, player A wins, Pr rq
1 x x
y g 2 2
V sin Pr p rq
2 V cos V cos
gx 2 p r (1 p r ), since p q r 1
x tan 2
2V cos 2 p r rp r 2
gx 2 ( p r) r( p r)
x tan 2 sec 2
2V (1 r )( p r )
(ii) P is the point on the line y x (ii) The probabilities that player A wins in the first,
2
gx second, third, and fourth turns are p, rq, r 2 p, r 3 q,...
x x tan sec 2
2V 2 The probability that he eventually wins the game is
gx
1 tan 2 sec 2 p rq r 2 p r 3 q r 4 p r 5 q ...
2V
gx (1 r )( p r ) r 2 (1 r )( p r ) r 4 (1 r )( p r ) ...,
sec2 1 tan since p rq (1 r )( p r )
2V 2
2V 2 1 tan 2V 2 (1 r )( p r ) 1 r 2 r 4 ...
x
g sec 2

g
cos2 sin cos
1
2
(1 r )( p r )
2V 1 r2
cos cos sin
g pr

2 2V 2 1 r
D 2x cos cos sin
g
2 2V 2
(iii) D
g
cos 2 sin cos

2 2V 2 1 cos 2 sin 2

g 2 2
dD 2 2V 2
sin 2 cos 2
d g
dD
(iv) 0 when sin 2 cos 2 , tan 2 1
d

2 , .
4 8
d 2 D 4 2V 2
cos 2 sin 2
d 2 g
4 2V 2 1 1 8V 2
0 when
g 2 2 g 8

D is maximum when .
8

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