NORTH SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

Preliminary Mathematics Extension

Assessment Task 2
2013 Term 2

Name: Mathematics Class:

Time Allowed: 50 minutes + 2 minutes reading time

Available Marks: 41

Instructions:
 Start each question on a new page.
 Attempt all six questions.
 Show all necessary working.
 Marks may be deducted for incomplete or poorly arranged work.
 Write on one side of the page only. Do not work in columns.
 Questions are NOT of equal value.

Question 1a,b 1c,d 2a 2b 3 4 5 6 Total

PE2
/2 /7 /9

PE3
/6 /8 /6 /6 /26

PE6
/2 /4 /6

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Question 1: (8 marks)

(a) Write 55 in radians as an exact value. 1

(b) Evaluate cos2 2  3 correct to three decimal places. 1

(c) (i) Write down the expansion of sin  A  B  1

(ii) Hence find the exact value of sin15 as a single fraction. 2

There is no need to rationalise the denominator.

(d) If 0    2 , solve 2sin 2 x  cos x  0 . 3

Question 2: (6 marks) Start a new page

(a) In the diagram below PQ || BC . Find all possible values for x . 2

(b) (i) Sketch the graph of y  3 x  3 , labelling all intercepts with the axes. 1

(ii) On the same set of axes, sketch the graph of y  2 x  1 . 1

(iii) Hence solve the inequality 2 x  1  3 x  3 . 2

Question 3: (8 marks) Start a new page


(a) (i) If t  tan , write down an expression for cos  in terms of t . 1
2

 1  cos 
(ii) Hence, if 0    90 , prove that tan  . 2
2 1  cos 

(iii) Hence show that the exact value of tan 22  5 is 2 1 . 2

cos 2 x cos x  sinx

(b) Prove  3
(cos x  sin x) 3
1  sin 2 x

Question 4: (6 marks) Start a new page

(a) Let 9 cos x  6 sin x  R cos( x   ) , where R  0 and 0    360 .

(i) Show that R cos   9 and R sin   6 . 2

(ii) Show that R  117 and   34 (nearest degree). 2

(iii) Hence, or otherwise, solve 9cos x  6sin x =10 where 0  x  360 , 2

giving your answer to the nearest degree.

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Question 5: (7 marks) Start a new page

x xxxxxx

In the diagram, ABC is an isosceles triangle where ABC  BCA  72,

AB  AC  1 and BC  2 x . Angle BCA is bisected by CD and angle BAC
is bisected by AM which is also the perpendicular bisector of BC .

Copy the diagram onto your answer sheet.

(i) Show that AD  2 x , giving reasons. 2

(ii) Show that triangles ABC and CBD are similar. 2

(iii) By using (ii), find the exact value of x , giving a reason

and showing all working. 3

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Question 6: (6 marks) Start a new page

(a) By expanding cos 2A show that 2 cos 2 A  1  cos 2 A . 1

x
(b) On the number plane below, the graph of y  tan where   x  
2
has been sketched.

   

2 2

Copy this sketch onto your answer sheet.

(i) On the same set of axes, sketch the graph of y  1  cos x 2

where   x   .

(ii) Use the graphs and the result in part (a) to solve the inequality
x x
2 cos3  sin  0 showing all working. 3
2 2

End of paper

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