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YEAR 11 EXAM 2011

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICAL METHODS CAS UNIT 2
Exam 2: Technology

DATE: Thursday 24
th
November 2011

READING TIME: 8.55 am-9.05 am
WRITING TIME: 9.05 am-10.35 am

STRUCTURE OF BOOKLET

Section Number of
questions
Number of
questions to be
answered
TOTAL
MARKS
1 Multiple Choice
2 Extended Response Questions
15
5
15
5
15
45
60

STUDENT NAME: ___________________________________________

TEACHER: M. Blanco / C. Lebnan / E. Patoulidis

DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS
Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners,
rulers, a protractor, set-squares, aids for curve sketching, one bound reference, one approved CAS
calculator, and if desired, one scientific calculator.
Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white out
liquid/tape.

Materials supplied
Answer sheet for multiple-choice questions
Formula sheet

Instructions Section 1
Answer all questions in pencil on the answer sheet provided for multiple-choice questions.
Choose the response that is correct for the question.
A correct answer scores 1, an incorrect answer scores 0.
Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers.
No marks will be given if more than one answer is completed for any question.

Instructions Section 2
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
All questions require an exact answer unless otherwise specified.
In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working must be shown.
Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in this book are not drawn to scale.
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SECTION 1- Multiple Choice

Question 1
Which one of the following is not a factor of ? 30 11 4
2 3
+ x x x
A. 2 + x
B. 3 + x
C. 2 x
D. 5 x
E. 6
2
+ x x


Question 2
The polynomial 4 3 2 ) (
2 3
+ + + = dx x x x P is divided by 2 x . If the remainder is 14, the value of d is
A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 25
E. 4


Question 3
The graph below shows the graph of a polynomial function.
x
y
(-a, b)

A rule for the equation of this function could be

A. b a x y + + =
3
) (
B. b a x y + =
3
) (
C.
3
) ( a x b y + =
D.
3
) ( a x b y =
E. b a x y =
3
) (


Question 4
Given that , 2 2
) 3 ( ) 3 (
2
h h
h
f h f
+ =
+
then ) 3 ( f ' is equal to

A. 24
B. 14
C. 2
D. 0
E. cannot be determined


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Question 5
A weight hangs on the end of an elastic string. The weight is oscillating vertically. The length of the string, x cm, after
t seconds is given by the equation
0 ), 4 cos( 20 50 > + = t t x t
The time taken for the weight to first return to its original position is

A. t 4 seconds
B. 0.5 seconds
C. t 2 seconds
D.
2
t
seconds
E. 2 seconds


Question 6
The solutions to the equation ] 2 , 0 [ for 6 . 3 1 ) 2 sin( 4 t e = + x x are closest to

A. 1.216 and 354 . 0 only
B. 2.435 and 707 . 0 only
C. 076 . 0 and , 061 . 0 , 006 . 0
D. 359 . 4 and 495 . 3 , 217 . 1 , 354 . 0
E. 718 . 8 and 990 . 6 , 435 . 2 , 707 . 0


Question 7
The depth of water in a channel changes with the tide and is given the rule ),
6
sin( 4 10
t
y
t
= where t equals the
number of hours after 2 a.m. and y is the depth of the channel, in metres. At 9 a.m. on the same day, the depth of
the channel is

A. 14 metres
B. 10 metres
C. 6 metres
D. 8 metres
E. 12 metres


Question 8
Given that
3
2 4
2
9 5 ) (
x
x x x f + = ' and , 2 ) 1 ( = f then ) (x f is equal to

A. 5
1
3
2
2 5
+
x
x x
B. 1
2
3
2
2 5
+ +
x
x x
C.
2
2 5
1
3
x
x x
D. 3
1
3
2
2 5
+
x
x x
E. 2
2
3
2
2 5
+ +
x
x x




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Question 9
The rate of change of
2
) 1 )( 2 )( 3 ( ) ( + = x x x x f with respect to x may be described as being

A. constant
B. linear
C. quadratic
D. cubic
E. steady


Question 10
If ) (x g is a continuous function such that 0 ) 3 ( = ' g and 0 ) ( < ' x g for x < 3 and 0 ) ( > ' x g for x > 3, then the
graph of ) (x g


A. passes through (3, 0)
B. has a minimum turning point at x = 3.
C. has a maximum turning point at x = 3.
D. Has a stationary point of inflection at x = 3
E. passes through (-3, 0)


Question 11
Which one of the following statements is not true about the graph , 5 =
x
b y for b > 1?

A. The graph has an x-intercept at ). 0 , 5 (log
b

B. The graph has a horizontal asymptote at y = -5.
C. The domain of the function is R.
D. The y-intercept is (0, -5).
E. The graph passes through the point (1, b-5).


Question 12
The graphs of
x
a y
2
= and c y = are shown on the axes below.
x
y
y = a
2x

y = c

The coordinates of the point of intersection are

A. |
.
|

\
|
c
c
a
,
2
log

B. ( ) c c
a
, log 2
C. ( ) c c
a
, 2 log
D. |
.
|

\
|
c
c
a
,
2 log

E. |
.
|

\
|
c
a
c
,
2
log


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Question 13
When expressed as a single log, 2 ) ( log 2 ) 7 ( log
10 10
+ x x is

A.
|
|
.
|

\
|
2
7
log
2 3
10
x x

B.
|
|
.
|

\
|
100
7
log
2 3
10
x x

C.
100 log
) 7 ( log
10
2 3
10
x x

D.
2 log
)) 7 ( 2 ( log
10
10
x x

E.
2
) 7 ( log
2 3
10
x x



Question 14
The number of ways 10 objects can be divided into 2 equal groups is:

A. 30240
B. 5
C. 90
D. 45
E. 252


Question 15
A committee of five is to be chosen from a class of 12 girls and 10 boys. What is the probability that it contains
exactly 3 girls?

A.
133
50

B.
1197
10

C.
133
25

D.
133
5

E. None of these








End of Section 1





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SECTION 2 Extended Response

Question 1
a. State the equation of the cubic graph (shown below) in terms of a and b.
x
y
(b, 0)
(-a,0)

\

|
0 ,
a
2
b
5 .
|
|















3 marks


b. If it is known that this graph also passes through the points (4, 1) and (2, 5), find the values of a and b.
and hence, state the equation of this graph.












2 marks

Total: 5 marks




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Question 2
A machinist drills a hole through a solid sphere of 10cm radius. He places caps over each end of the hole to give
a cylinder with curved ends inside the sphere. The sphere is now hollow but has a solid surface. A vertical cross-
section of the sphere and cylinder is shown below; O is the centre of the sphere.
y
1
0

c
m
w
cap
cap
O
r

a. If the radius of the cylinder is r and the height of the cylinder is w, find y in terms of w and y in terms of r.









2 marks
b. Hence, express r in terms of w.









2 marks

c. Show that the volume, V cm
3
, of the cylinder is given by

and state the domain.

2 marks
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Question 2 cont/

d. Find
dw
dv
and hence find the value of w for which the volume of the cylinder is a maximum.









3 marks

e. Find the maximum value of V.



1 mark


f. Find the minimum volume of the cylinder given that .



1 mark

g. Sketch the graph of V . Label the coordinates of any turning point and axial intercepts, correct to one decimal
place.
w
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
V
500
1000
1500
2000
2500

2 marks

Total: 13 marks


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Question 3
The construction of an easement to erect powerlines has caused disruption to the natural environment of a rare
species of alpine possum. Jenny, a biologist, has studied the population of alpine possums along the cleared
easement and, based on her investigations, has proposed the following logarithmic model to represent the data.

P(t) = 200 log10(5t +100), te[0, 24]
where P is the population t months after the completion of the power lines.

a. Find the initial population of alpine possums upon completion of the power lines.





1 mark

b. State the range of the function (to one decimal place).





1 mark

c. What is the population 8 months after completion of the power lines? (Give your answer correct the
nearest whole number)




1 mark

d. What is the average rate of population increase in the first 8 months of the study?
(Give your answer correct to one decimal place.)








2 marks

Also of concern is a colony of alpine lizards, whose population along the power line easement
has also been studied by Jenny. She proposes the following model for this situation.
] 24 , 0 [ , 280 ) 2 ( 200 ) (
50
e + =

t t Q
t

where Q is the lizard population at time t months after the completion of the power lines.

e. At a particular point in time the lizard population is estimated to be 460. Find the number of months it
takes to reach this. (Give your answer correct to one decimal place.)




1 mark
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Question 3 cont/

f. The graph below shows the population of the alpine possums over time. On the same axes, sketch the
graph of the population of alpine lizards, labelling all endpoints of each graph and the point of
intersection. (Give your answer correct to one decimal place.)

t
4 8 12 16 20 24
y
100
200
300
400
500

3 marks
g. Find when the population of alpine possums is the same as that of alpine lizards. (Give your answer
correct to one decimal place.)




1 mark

h. Find the length of time over the course of the study during which the population of alpine possums
exceeds that of alpine lizards. (Give your answer correct to one decimal place.)




1 mark

i. Assume the models continue indefinitely. If the population of the alpine lizard colony falls below 100,
the species risks being listed on the endangered species list. Explain why, according to the model, the
population of alpine lizards will never fall below 100.





1 mark

Total: 11 marks





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Question 4
a. A number is to be formed from the set of numbers {1, 2, 3, 5, 6}. If no repetitions are allowed find:

i. how many three-digit numbers can be formed.




1 mark

ii. the probability that the three-digit number is greater than 500.






2 marks

b. A box containing 15 calculators, two of which are defective, are delivered to a store. Instead of checking them
all, the salesperson just tests a random sample of three.

i. How many different samples could she take?




1 mark
ii. What is the probability that the sample contains at least one defective?









2 marks
iii. What is the probability that the sample contains exactly two defectives given that the sample contains
at least one defective?













2 marks
Total : 8 marks
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Question 5
The depth of the Brisbane River channel in metres is given by the rule , 16
6
cos 8 +
|
.
|

\
|
=
t
d
t
where t represents
the number of hours after midnight.

a. What is the maximum and minimum depth in the channel?




2 marks

b. Sketch a graph of d versus t for a 24-hour period, commencing at midnight. Label the coordinates of any
turning points and endpoints.
t
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
d
4
8
12
16
20
24
28

2 marks
c. When does high tide occur in the channel?





1 mark

d. The super liner Tahitian Princess is permitted to enter the Brisbane River channel only when the depth
of the channel is 22 metres or more. At what times can the Tahitian Princess access the channel? (Give
your answer correct to the nearest minute.)








2 marks
Total: 7 marks
End of Section 2
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ANSWER SHEET FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION OF EXAM
2011 MATHEMATICAL METHODS UNIT 2

NAME: ____________________________

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