YEAR 11

2014

Trinity Catholic College

PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT
TASK 2

Mathematics
Extension 1
General Instructions

Reading Time 5 minutes

Working Time 1.5 hours
Questions 1 10 are multiple
choice and are to be answered
on the answer sheet provided.
Write using blue or black pen
Board-approved calculators may
be used.
Start each question on a new
page.
Write your name and teachers
name on each page used.
Staple multiple sheets together.
All necessary working should be
shown in every question as
marks may be awarded for
correct working out.
All diagrams are not to scale
unless otherwise stated.

Total marks (55)

Section I
Attempt Questions 1 10 (10 marks)
Section II
Attempt Questions 11 13 (45 marks)

NAME:....
TEACHER:.

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SECTION 1. Objective Response Questions

(10 marks)

Complete your answers for Questions 1 10 on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet provided.
Question 1.

What is the solution to the equation 4 x 9(2 x ) + 8 = 0 ?

(A)

x = 0 and x = 3

(B)

x = 1 and x = 4

(C)

x = 1 and x = 3

(D)

x = 0 and x = 4

Question 2.

What is the solution to the inequality 2 5x < 7 ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

9
5
9
x > 1 or x >
5
9
x < 1 or x >
5
9
x > 1 or x <
5
x < 1 or x <

Question 3.
Simplify

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

x3 1 x 2 4 x 5

x2 1 4 x2 + 4 x + 4

( x 5)
4
( x 1)
4
( x + 1)
4

( x 2 + x + 1)
4

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Question 4.

Which graph best represents y = 4 x 2 ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Question 5.

Which of the following is true for the function f ( x) = 3x 2 x ?

(A) Even function
(B) Odd function
(C) Neither odd or even
(D) Zero function

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Question 6.

The diagram shows the graph of the function y = 5x x 2 .

y

y = 5x x

A
x

What pair of inequalities specify the shaded region?

(A)

y 5x x 2 and y 0 .

(B)

y 5x x 2 and y 0 .

(C)

y 5x x 2 and y 0 .

(D)

y 5x x 2 and y 0 .

Question 7.

What are the coordinates of the point that divides the interval joining the points A(7,5) and
B(1, 7) externally in the ratio 1:3?
(A) ( 10,8)
(B)

(10,11)

(C)

(2,8)

(D) (2,11)

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Question 8.

What is the value of k if the sum of the roots of x 2 (k 1) x + 2k = 0 is equal to the product of the
roots?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) 1

Question 9.

Let and be roots of the equation x 2 8 x + 5 = 0 . What is the value of 2 + 2 ?

(A) 44
(B) 54
(C) 64
(D) 74

Question 10.

What is solution to the equation 2 cos = 3 for 0o 360o?

(A)

= 30o or 330o

(B)

= 60o or 300o

(C)

= 150o or 210o

(D)

= 120o or 240o

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SECTION 2.

Short-answer questions

Question 11.

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(45 marks)
15 marks

(a) Factorise fully p 4 8 p .

(b) If a + b = 2 and a 2 + b2 = 8 , evaluate a 3 + b3 .

(c) On a number plane, shade the region that satisfies 1 < ( x 1) + y 2 4 .

2

(d) Solve the inequality

2x 1
x for x.
x

(e) Consider the function f ( x ) =

1
.
x 4
2

(i)

Find the equations of the vertical and horizontal asymptotes.

(ii)

Find the point(s) of intersection of f ( x ) with the axes.

(iii) Hence sketch the graph of f ( x ) , clearly labeling the

intercepts and asymptote(s).

End of Question 11

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Question 12.

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15 marks

(a) The diagram shows the points A, B and C have coordinates (1,2 ) , ( 4,3)
and ( 1,3) respectively.

(i)

Calculate the exact length of the interval BC.

(ii)

Find the gradient of BC.

(iii) Hence, show that the equation of BC is y = 2x + 5 .

(iv) Find, to the nearest degree, the acute angle between the x-axis
and the line BC.

(v)

Find the perpendicular distance between A and the line BC.

(vi) Find the coordinates of D, in the first quadrant, so that ABCD

is a parallelogram.

(vii) Find the exact area of the parallelogram ABCD.

(b) Find the coordinates of the point P ( x, y ) that divides the interval joining

the points A( 4,5) and B (5,1) internally in the ratio 2 :1 .

(c) Find, correct to the nearest degree, the acute angle between the lines
2x + y 3 = 0 and x 3y + 2 = 0 .

End of Question 12

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Question 13.

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15 marks

(a) Solve 2sec 2 x + 4 tan x = 8 .

(b) A mountaineer stands at point A, which is due south of a high mountain OH of height h km.
The angle of elevation of the top of the mountain is 45 . The mountaineer then walks 10 km
on a bearing of 60T to point B, from where she measures the angle of elevation to the top of
the mountain to be 30 .
H

NOT TO
SCALE

h km

O
45

60

30
10 km
B

(i) Express the length of OA and OB in terms of h.

(ii) Hence find the bearing of B from mountain OH.

(c) Find the values of m for which mx 2 + ( m + 3) x + 4 = 0

(i)

has one root equal to 1.

(ii) has real roots.

(d) Solve the equation 2 x 2 x 3 3 = 0 .

(e) If 4 x2 + 3x 5 Ax ( x + 1) + B ( x + 1) + C , find B and C.

END OF THE EXAM

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Year 11 Extension 1 Mathematics Task 2 Assessment
SECTION 1 Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

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