MATHEMATICS

2016 HSC Course Assessment Task 3

(Trial Examination) June 21, 2016

General Instructions

Section I - 10 marks

Working time 3 hours

(plus 5 minutes reading time).

Write using blue or black pen.

Diagrams may be sketched in pencil.

Board approved calculators may be used.

All necessary working should be shown in

every question.

Mark your answers on the answer sheet

provided.

Section II 90 marks

Attempt all questions.

Commence each new question on a new

page.

Show all necessary working in every

question. Marks may be deducted for
illegible or incomplete working.

STUDENT NUMBER:
Class (please

# BOOKLETS USED: .

Mr Hwang

Mr Berry

Mr Zuber

Ms Lee
Ms Ziaziaris

Question

Marks

1-10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total

10

15

15

15

15

15

15

100

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Section 1: Multiple Choice 1 mark each.

Q1.

The exact value of cosec

(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

Q2.

7
6

is

2
3

2
3
2

The value of
21

2 30
=10

is

Q3.

(A)

(B)

10

(C)

11

(D)

12

Which line is perpendicular to the line 3 + 4 + 7 = 0 ?

(A)

4 + 3 7 = 0

(B)

3 4 + 7 = 0

(C)

8 6 7 = 0

(D)

4 7 + 7 = 0

Question 4 on the next page

Q4.

Q5.

Using the trapezoidal rule with 4 subintervals, which expression gives the approximate area under
the curve = log between = 1 and = 3
(A)

1
(log 1 + 6 log 1.5 + 4 log 2 + 10 log 2.5 + 3 log 3)
4

(B)

1
(log 1 + 3 log 1.5 + 4 log 2 + 5 log 2.5 + 3 log 3)
4

(C)

1
(log 1 + 3 log 1.5 + 4 log 2 + 5 log 2.5 + 3 log 3)
2

(D)

1
(log 1 + 6 log 1.5 + 4 log 2 + 10 log 2.5 + 3 log 3)
2

A student (not in NSW) is using technology in their exam to calculate a limit.

Their calculator tells them that
lim

sin
= 0.017453

What happened?

(A)

The calculator made a rounding error.

(B)

The calculator is in degrees.

(C)

The calculator is in radians.

(D)

The calculator is in gradiens.

Question 6 on the next page

Q6.

A population of sea monkeys is observed to fluctuate according to the equation

= 40 sin(0.1),

where is the sea monkey population and is the time in days.

During which day does the population first start to decrease?

Q7.

(A)

Day 15

(B)

Day 16

(C)

Day 31

(D)

Day 32

The solution to 3 2 + 7 > 6 is

(A)

1
1
< <
2
3

(B)

1
1
< , >
2
3

(C)

< 3, >

(D)

3 < <

2
3

2
3

Question 8 on the next page

Q8.

Using the graph of = () below,

NOT TO SCALE

determine the value of which satisfies the condition:

() = 8
6

(A)

(B)

10

(C)

12

(D)

14

Question 9 on the next page

Q9.

A particle is moving along the -axis.

The graph shows its velocity metres per second at time seconds.

When = 0, the displacement is equal to 5 metres.

What is the maximum value of the displacement x?

Q10.

(A)

12.5 m

(B)

25.0 m

(C)

30.0 m

(D)

47.5 m

The derivative of = is
(A)

(B)

(1 + log )

(C)

(D)

( log )

End of Section I

Section II Short Answer 90 marks

Question 11 (15 marks) Commence on a NEW page.
1 3

Marks

(a)

Rationalise the denominator

(b)

Derive the value

(c)

Solve | 2 + 1 | > 6

(d)

Sketch the region defined by the intersection of the inequalities:

lim

5 3

3 27
2 9

( 1)3
1 2

(e)

Differentiate = 4 3

(f)

Find

(g)

Evaluate

sin 2

End of Question 11

Question 12 (15 marks)

(a)

(b)

(c)

Commence on a NEW page.

Marks

The points (4, 1), (6, 1), (0,5) are defined in the Cartesian plane.

i)

Show that the line passing through points A and B is 5 1 = 0

ii)

Find the distance AB.

iii)

Find the area of the triangle .

Differentiate:
i)

= cos(7 4 )

ii)

= log e

2 + 1
1

Find:
i)

3 5

ii)

2 1

iii)

End of Question 12

Question 13 (15 marks)

(a)

Commence on a NEW page.

Sketch the parabola

Marks
4

2 + 8 2 + 25 = 0
clearly showing the location of the vertex, the focus point and the directrix.

(b)

The diagram shows triangle with sides = 6 cm, = 10 cm, and = 120.

Find the exact value of tan .

(c)

For what values of does the line = 5 + intersect with the curve = 2 + 3?

(d)

Solve the equation 4 sin2 + 6 cosec 2 = 11, 0 2.

End of Question 13

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Question 14 (15 marks) Commence on a NEW page.

(a)

(b)

Marks

Given the function () = 6 3 4

i)

Find the coordinates of the points where the curve crosses the axes

ii)

Find the coordinates of the stationary points and determine their nature

iii)

Find the coordinates of the points of inflexion

iv)

Sketch the graph of = (), clearly indicating the intercepts, stationary points
and points of inflexion.

In the BBC television documentary Inside the Factory, a production manager described the
process of manufacturing bulk quantities of bakers yeast.
He stated that, the yeast doubles every 3 hrs and that, it takes 2 days to fill the 30,000 kg
capacity fermentation vat.
The growth of the yeast is modelled using the equation,
= 0
where is the mass of the yeast in kilograms at time in hours, and 0 is the initial amount of yeast
put into the fermenter.
i)

Find the exact value of that produces a doubling of mass every 3 hours.

ii)

What is the mass of the yeast in grams put into the vat at the beginning of the
fermentation?

iii)

At what rate is the yeast increasing when there is 12,000 kg of yeast in the tank?

End of Question 14

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Question 15 (15 marks) Commence on a NEW page.

(a)

A function is defined:

() =

tan ,

1,

tan ,

Marks

3
< <
4
4
0 <

3

4

i)

Sketch the graph of = ().

ii)

Show that

1
tan = log (cos ) +
iii)

Find the area bounded by = (), the -axis, = 0 and = .

iv)

The curve = () is rotated about the -axis.

4
Find the volume of the solid of revolution between = 0 and = .

(b)

The acceleration of a particle travelling along the x-axis is given by the equation
= 6 18
where is the time in seconds, and the acceleration is measured in m/s2.
The particle has an initial velocity of 15 m/s.

i)

Find the velocity at time .

iii)

At what times does the particle change direction?

ii)

What is the total distance travelled in the first 2 seconds?

End of Question 15

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Question 16 (15 marks) Commence on a NEW page.

(a)

A triangle AED is constructed using the base of a rectangle ABCD, with intersection points
X and Y as shown. ER is the altitude of the triangle AED.
The area of triangle AED is twice the area of the rectangle.

i)

Explain why : = 4:3

ii)

Prove that ||| .

iii)

Hence or otherwise, show that 4 + 4 = .

Question 16 continues on the next page

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b)

A sphere of radius and a right circular cone with radius at the base and height 2 are sitting
on a horizontal plane.
A second horizontal plane, height above the first plane, slices through the sphere and the
cone, creating two circular cross sections in the sphere and the cone.

Let the radius of the cross-section in the sphere be and the radius of the cross-section in the
cone, .

i)

Show that for cross section of the sphere, 2 = 2 2

ii)

Show that for the cross section of the cone 2 =

2
2

iii)

Hence or otherwise find the height of the slicing plane which gives the maximum sum
of cross-sectional areas.

End of paper.

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