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HURLSTONE AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS 2012 YEAR 12 HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (ASSESSMENT TASK 2) EXAMINERS ~S. FAULDS, P. BICZO, S, CuPAC, G. RAWSON GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS © Reading Time ~ 5 minutes. © Section A consists of eight (8) multiple © Working Time -2 hours. choice questions worth 1 mark each. Fill © Attempt all questions. in your answers on the multiple choice © Board approved calculators and MathAids answer sheet provided. may be used. © Section B requires all necessary working This examination must NOT be removed ‘to be shown in every question. This from the examination room section consists of four (4) questions worth 15 marks each, Marks may not be awarded for careless or badly arranged work, Each question is to be started in a new answer booklet, Additional booklets are available if required. STUDENT NAME: CLASs TEACHER: SECTION A - Multiple Choice (8 marks). Mark the correct responses for Questions 1 — 8 on the multiple choice answer sheet provided. QUESTION 1 ‘Which trigonometric function could be represented by the following curve? y NOT TO SCALE, ‘At y=cosx QUESTION 2 Why is AABC similar to AADE ? NOT TO SCALE D A: sides about equal angles are in the same ratio B: equiangular Cz three pairs of sides are in the same ratio D: corresponding sides are in the same ratio Hurlstone AHS 2 ‘Year 12 Half Yearly Examination 2012 QUESTION 3 ‘Which of the following is true for the equation 3x? -x-2 ‘As no real roots B: one real root C: two real distinct roots D: three real roots QUESTION 4 Let a and f be the roots of the equation 3x” -7x+12=0. ‘What is the value of a + 8? A: 2 B: 2 c:4 D:7 3 3 QUESTION 5 The sum of 7 terms of a series is given by: San +4n The n-th term of the series will be: A: T,=n+dn Bi T,=4n+1 C: T,=3n+2 D: T,=2n+3 QUESTION 6 The series: 3228 27 Serta will have a limiting sum provided: 2 B.A B: |< c:|<2 D: |d <1 1, 2 3 Hurlstone AHS 3 ‘Year 12 Half Yearly Examination 2012 QUESTION 7 Ahn completed the table below to use the first derivative test to determine the nature of the stationary point on y= f (x). ct = Ju e° 1 aK At x=-l1 there is a: ‘A: maximum point B: minimum point C: horizontal point of inflexion D: point of inflexion QUESTION & The graph which shows f"(a)>0 and f"(a)<0 is: t fi ed <4 aaa 1 4 4 D: 4 « + a y END OF SECTION A Hurlstone AHS 4 ‘Year 12 Half Yearly Examination 2012 SECTION B - Four (4) free response questions of equal value. ‘Attempt all questions. Show all working. Start each question in a separate answer booklet. ‘At the end of the examination you must hand in four answer booklets labelled Question 1, Question 2, Question 3 and Question 4 plus your multiple choice answer sheet. QUESTION 1 (Start a new answer booklet.) 15 marks Marks @ 4 NOT TO SCALE B, E Cc D The diagram shows a regular pentagon ABCDE. @ Which congruence test could be used to prove AABC = AAED? 1 Gi) Find the size of ZABC 1 b) ) 4 60° NOT TO SCALE ¢ 45°, aN B ia = In the diagram, ABC is a triangle where ZACB = 45° and ZBAC = 60° 2 Find the exact value for the ratio ©. e Question 1 continues on next page... Hurlstone AHS 5 ‘Year 12 Half Yearly Examination 2012 Question 1 (continued) Marks (©) Inthe diagram, AB is parallel to CD, QC = RC, ZCRS =132° and 3 ZAQC =x° Find the value of x, giving complete reasons. @ 4 x y B NOT TO SCALE D ‘Sem Cc The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD in which AB is parallel to DC. DC = Sem, BC = 6em, ZABC =60° and ZADC =135°. Perpendiculars are drawn from D and C to meet AB at X'and ¥. 2 @ — Whyis BY=3cm, 2 (i) Show that CY= 33cm. 2 (ii) Find the exact value of 4B. 2 (iv) Find the area of the trapezium ABCD (leave your answer in surd form). Hurlstone AHS 6 ‘Year 12 Half Yearly Examination 2012 QUESTION 2 (Start a new answer booklet.) 15 marks (@) ) © @ © Consider the parabola x’ = 8(y-3) (Write down the coordinates of the vertex. Gi) Find the coordinates of the focus. (iii) Sketch the parabola showing the vertex and focus. A point, P(x, y), moves on the number plane so that PA = PB where A and B are the points (3, 3) and (-2, 1) respectively. What is the equation of the locus of P? Find values for A, B and C if x - 3 +7 is to be written in the form AQ +2) +B@r+2)+C. Find the values of £ for which the quadratic equation 3x7 +2x+k=0 has no real roots. : (Show that for all values of m, the line y = mx ~ 3m? touches the parabola x= 12y, (Find the values of m for which this line passes through the point 6,2). (ii) Hence determine the equations of the two tangents to the parabola 2° = 12y from the point (5, 2). Marks Hurlstone AHS 7 ‘Year 12 Half Yearly Examination 2012 QUESTION 3 (Start a new answer booklet.) 15 marks Marks (@) The seventh term of an arithmetic series is 5 and the fourteenth term is -23. (i) Find the first term and common difference of the series. 2 (i) What is the sum of the first fourteen terms of the series? 1 (b) Evaluate: @ ye +1 1 ta a (4) i) ¥5(4) 2 wm SS (©) Asmall manufacturer makes components for automatic transmissions. Currently, maximum production is 750 units per week. With an investment of $1 000 000 production can be increased to 1 350 units per week. (@ A bank agrees to lend the manufacturer the required amount over 5 years at an interest rate of 12%p.a. compounded monthly. It is agreed that 20 equal quarterly repayments of $R will be made, with the final repayment being made at the end of 5 years. (@) Write down an expression fér the amount still owing after 1 three months, immediately after the first quarterly repayment of SR has been made, (B) Develop an expression, in terms of R, showing that the 2 amount owing after the full 20 quarters is: 60 1.01% -1 A=1000000(1.01)"—R co ( 10P=1 } () Hence, find the value of R that will have the manufacturer's 2 Joan completely repaid after 5 years. Give your answer to the nearest dollar. (i) To preserve quality, the manufacturer decides to phase in the increase in production by 24 units per week. (a) Howmany weeks will it take the manufacturer to reach the 2 new, full level of production if increases start at the beginning of the first week? (8) What will be the total number of units produced during the 2 time that production is being increased? Hurlstone AHS 8 ‘Year 12 Half Yearly Examination 2012 QUESTION 4 (Start a new answer booklet.) 15 marks Marks (a) Consider the curve f (x) =x°-6x? +9x+4, @ Find any stationary points and determine their nature. 3 (i) Find any points of inflexion. 2 (iii) What is the maximum value of y =) in the domain -10 -.concave up & so relative minimum at. (Possible points of inflexion at f”(x)=0 2. 6x-12=0 =2 is possible point of inflexion. x fi [2 73 y [-6f[o [6 Since the concavity changes, x =2 is a point of Inflexion, (iii) Whenx=1, y=1-6+9+4=8 (relative maximum) and when x=3, y=27-544+27+4=4. (relative minimum) At the endpoints: Whenx=-1, y=-1-6-9+4=—12 and when x=3, y=4. ©. Maximum value of y for -1$.x$3 is 8 Note: (1,8) is not the maximum value for y. 3 marks: correct solution 2 marks: substantially correct solution 1 mark: partially correct solution 2 marks: correct solution 1 mark: substantially correct solution 1 mark: correct answer 2 marks: correct graph cece H7 HT H6 H6 @) H6 () From the graph, concave down whe i.e. to the left of the point of inflexion. (vi) From the graph, decreasing when 1

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