SYDNEY BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

M O O R E PA R K , S U R RY H I L L S

2010
Year 11 Yearly
Examination

Mathematics
(2 Unit)

General Instructions Total Marks 70

Reading Time 5 Minutes Attempt questions 1-6
Working time 90 Minutes All questions are NOT of equal value.
Write using black or blue pen. Pencil may
be used for diagrams.
Board approved calculators maybe used.
All necessary working should be shown in Examiner: P. Bigelow
every question.
All answers to be given in simplified exact
form unless otherwise stated.
Hand in your answers in 2 separate bundles:
Section A (Question 1, Question 2 and
Question 3), and
Section B (Question 4, Question 5 and
Question 6)
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Section A Start a new booklet.

Question 1 (10 marks). Marks

a) The point (2,c) lies on x 2 y 4 0 , find the value of c. 2

b) Find T10 of 5 9 13 17 ... 1

c) If f y 9 y 2 , find: 2

(i) f 2

(ii) f y 1

d) Solve x 2 2 x 8 0 . 1

e) State the domain of f x 3 x . 1

f) Find x in the following: 2

(i) log x 36 2

(ii) log8 128 x

g) Form a quadratic equation with roots 2 and -5. 1

End of Question 1

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Question 2 (10 Marks). Marks

1 1
a) Find the sum of the first 9 terms of 2 1 ... 1
2 4
b) Write down the equation of the line represented in the diagram: 2

x
8

c) State whether the following functions are ODD, EVEN or NEITHER: 3

4
(i) f x
9 x2
x
(ii) f x
9 x

x
(iii) f x
9 x2
d) Solve 23 x 2 64 2

e) Use the quadratic formula to solve 2 x 2 5 x 1 0 . (Leave answers in surd 2

form.)

End of Question 2

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Question 3 (11 marks). Marks

as an infinite geometric series, express 0.54

a) By considering 0.54 as a fraction 2
in simplest form.
b) Sketch the following lines on separate diagrams (showing essential features): 4

(i) y x2

(ii) 3x y 6 0

c) State whether the following quadratics are INDEFINITE, POSITIVE 3

DEFINITE or NEGATIVE DEFINITE:
(i) 2 x 2 3x 7

(ii) 6 x x2

(iii) x2 9x 8

x4 2
d) Find lim .
x4 x 2 16

End of Question 3

End of Section A

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Section B Start a new booklet.

Question 4 (13 marks). Marks

a) Sketch the following on separate diagrams (showing essential features): 6

(i) xy 4

(ii) y 2 x

(iii) y 4 x2

(iv) x2 y2 6 y 0

b) If and are the roots of 2 x 2 6 x 1 0 , find: 4

(i)

(ii)

1 1
(iii)

(iv) 2 2

f x h f x
c) If f x x 2 2 x 5 , find f ' x where f ' x lim . 3
h 0 h

End of Question 4

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Question 5 (14 marks). Marks

a) Graph the region defined by the intersection of y x 2 and x y 2 . 2

b) Find f ' x in the following: 6

(i) f x 3x 2 x 1

f x 1 5 x
6
(ii)

1
(iii) f x
x
c) If log a 3 0.477 and log a 2 0.301 . Find: 6

(i) log a 6

(ii) log a 9

(iii) log a 1.5

End of Question 5

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Question 6 (14 marks). Marks

a) (i) Find the axis of symmetry of y 4 x x 2 . 2

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the maximum value of 4 x x 2 . 2

b) Find the equation of the two tangents to the curve y 3x 2 6 x at the points 4

where it crosses the x-axis.

c) Given 5 x 13 , find x correct to two decimal places. 2

d) A couple wish to save for a deposit on a home. They need to save $20,000 4
over a 5 year period. They deposit $P every month into an account which is
paying 9%p.a., compounding monthly.
(i) Show that 20000 P 1.0075 1.00752 ... 1.007560 .

(ii) Find P to the nearest dollar.

End of Question 6

End of Section B.

End of Examination.

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