Mathematical Methods

2005

Trial Examination 1
Part I Multiple-choice questions (27 marks)
Question 1 The function represented by the graph on the right is
y
f : R → R, f ( x ) =
b
A. x+b a 0 x
a
: [− a,0] → R, f (x ) = − x − b
b
B. f
a
: [a,0] → R, f (x ) = − x + b
b
C. f
a
: [a, b] → R, f (x ) = − x + b
b
D. f b
a
: [0, b] → R, f ( x ) = x + b
a
E. f
b

Question 2 The quartic represented by the graph on the right has y

A. 2 turning points and 1 inflection point

B. 1 turning point and 2 inflection points
C. 1 turning point and 1 inflection point
D. 2 turning points and 2 inflection points
E. 2 stationary points and 1 inflection point 0 x

Question 3 Which one of the following correctly describes the asymptotic behaviour of
−1
y= + 3 , x < −2 ?
x+2

A. As x → −∞ , y → 0
B. As x → −2 , y → −∞
C. As x → 2 , y → +∞
D. As x → +∞ , y → 3
E. As x → −∞ , y → 3

Question 4 The domain and range of f ( x ) = A log e ( x + b ) + B are respectively

A. [b, ∞ ) , (− ∞, B ]
B. (− b, ∞ ) , R
C. [− b, ∞ ) , R
D. (b, ∞ ) , (− ∞, B )
E. R, (b, ∞ )

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Question 5 The graph of y = f ( x ) is shown on the right. y

• 2

–1 0 x

Which one of the following is the graph of y = −( f (x − 1) − 2 ) ?

y
A. y B. y C.
0 x

0• x • 0 x –4 •
–2

D. y E. y
–2 0 x 0• x

• –4

−1
Question 6 The graph of the inverse function f is shown on the right. 0 x

Which one of the following is the graph of the original function f ?

A. y B. y C. y

0 x

0 x 0 x

D. y E. y

0 x 0 x

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 2π
Question 7 The graph of y = A cos(a ( x + b )) + B , for 0 ≤ x ≤ and a, b, A, B ∈ R + , cuts the x-axis more
a
than once if

A
A. A< B B. a<b C. A>B D. a>b E. ≥1
B

Question 8 The number of solutions of the equation sin ax = − cos ax , where 0 ≤ x ≤ π and a is a positive
interger, is

A. a B. 2a C. 0 D. 1 E. 2

Question 9 The derivative of log e (ax ) is

2

, x ∈ R \ {0} , x ∈ R \ {0}
2 2 2 2
A. , x ∈ R+ B. , x ∈ R+ C. D. E. undefined
x ax ax x

Question 10 The graph of f ( x ) is shown on the right. y

0 x

The graph of f ′(x ) is most likely to be

A. y B. y C. y

0 x
0 x 0 x

D. y E. y
0 x

0 x

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Question 11 Given g ( x ) = e − x f (x ) , the point (a, g (a )) is a stationary point if

A. f ′(a ) = − f (a ) B. f ′(a ) = f (a ) C. e −a = 0 D. e −a = 1 E. f ′(a ) = 0

x + sin x
Question 12 The best approximation of the gradient of the tangent to the curve y = at x = π is
2π ( x − sin x )

A. – 0.127 B. – 0.125 C. – 0.120 D. 1.25 E. 1.27

Question 13 For the function f ( x ) = x 2 e −cos 1− x 2

, the rate of change with respect to x is positive in the interval

A. [− 1,1] B. (− 1,1) C. [0,1] D. [0,1) E. (0,1)

π
Question 14 Using f (a + h ) ≈ f (a ) + hf ′(a ) , the estimated value of sin in exact form is
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30 + π 3 10 + 3 683 427 59
A. B. C. D. E.
60 20 1000 625 100

Question 15 The graph of y = f ( x ) is shown on the right.

0 x
Which one of the following is a possible graph of y = ∫ f (x )dx ?
A. y B. y C. y

0 x
0 x

0 x

D. y E. y

0 x

0 x

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Question 16 y

0 x

The curve shown above is the graph of y = 16 − ( x − 4 ) . Using right rectangles of 2-unit width for
2

approximation the area between the curve and the x-axis in exact form is

A. (
82+ 3 ) B. (
81+ 3 ) C. (
2 4+3 3 ) D. 25 E. 8π

Question 17 Given f ( x ) = F ′( x ) , ∫ f (x )dx is equal to

0

A. F ′(0 ) − F ′(a ) B. F ′(a ) − F ′(0 ) C. F (0 ) − F (a ) D. F (a ) − F (0 ) E. F (a )

Question 18 An antiderivative of (ax + 1) − (ax + 1) , where ax + 1 > 0 , is

−1 2

A.
(ax + 1)3
3

B.
(ax + 1)3
3a

C. log e (ax + 1) −
(ax + 1)
3

3a
log e (ax + 1) (ax + 1)3
D. − + 2a
a 3a
− log e (ax + 1) (ax + 1)3
E. −
a 3a

1 0

∫ f (x)dx = c where c ∈ R and g ( x ) = 2 f ( x + 1) − 1 , the value of ∫ g (x )dx is equal to

+
Question 19 Given
0 −1

A. c−2 B. c+2 C. 2c − 1 D. 2c + 1 E. c −1

Question 20 The solution(s) of log e ( x + 7 ) + log e ( x − 7 ) = 0 is/are

A. – 7, 7 B. 0 C. −5 2, 5 2 D. −5 2 E. 5 2

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Question 21 If f ( x ) = e + 2 and x ≥ 1 , then the inverse of f (x ) is
1 x −1
2

A. f −1
(x ) = log e (x − 2) + 1 , x>2
x −1
B. f −1
(x ) = log e + 2, x >1
2
C. f −1 ( x ) = log e 2( x − 2) + 1 , x ≥ 2.5
D. f −1
(x ) = log e 2(x − 2) + 1 , x>2
x−2
E. f −1
(x ) = log e +2, x > 2
2

Question 22 The seventh row in Pascal’s triangle is “1 6 15 20 15 6 1”. The entry 15 is a factor of the
coefficient of the

x 3 term in the expansion of (ax + b )

7
A.
x 3 term in the expansion of (ax + b )
6
B.
x 3 term in the expansion of (ax + b )
5
C.
x 2 term in the expansion of (ax − b )
7
D.
x 2 term in the expansion of (ax − b )
6
E.

Question 23 Which one of the following is a discrete random variable?

A. Getting 2 tails in tossing a coin 5 times

B. Volume of soft drink in an unopened 375ml can
C. The sum is 5 when 2 dice are rolled at the same time
D. The number of times that the sum is 5 in rolling 2 dice together 5 times
E. The chance that your answer is correct

Question 24 The following table shows a probability distribution.

x 0 1 2 3 4
Pr ( X = x )
1 1 1 p 1
7 6 5 3

The values of p and E ( X ) are respectively

11 83 1 11 1 53
A. , B. ,2 C. ,2 D. , E. 0.16, 2
70 35 4 70 4 20

Question 25 In rolling a fair die once the mean and variance of the number of times that 5 occurs are
respectively

1 5 5 5 5 5 1 5 1 5
A. , B. , C. , D. , E. ,
2 36 6 6 6 36 6 6 6 36
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Question 26 A bag contains 3 red, 4 blue and 5 green marbles. 6 marbles are randomly taken out at the same
time. The probability that 3 of them are red is

1 1 1 1
A. 1 B. C. D. E.
2 4 9 11

Question 27
pf
pf

0.95

0 3.5 7.5 11.5 X – 1.3 0 Z

The above graphs show the normal distribution of random variable X and the standard normal distribution. The
value of X that corresponds to Z = −1.3 is

A. 2.3 B. 4.4 C. 4.9 D. 10.1 E. – 4.4

Part II Short-answer questions (23 marks)

Question 1

The cubic function f ( x ) = 2 x 3 − 6 x 2 + 6 x can be changed to the form f ( x ) = a( x − b ) + c .

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a. Find the values of a, b and c.

f (x ) − c
b. Hence sketch the graph of g ( x ) = .
( x − b )2
2 + 2 = 4 marks
Question 2

Consider the quadratic function {( x, y ) : y = x 2 + 1}.

a. State why the inverse function of {(x, y ) : y = x 2 + 1} does not exist?

b. Write down the inverse of {(x, y ) : y = x 2 + 1}.
c. Write down a function that is a subset of the inverse of {( x, y ) : y = x 2 + 1}.
d. Sketch the graph of the function in part c.
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4 marks

Question 3

a. Without using calculator solve e 2 x +1 − e x +1 − 2e = 0 for x. Write answer in exact form.

b. Use calculator to solve e 2 x = e 2 x for x, correct to 3 decimal places.
2 + 1 = 3 marks
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Question 4
3 ⎛⎜ ⎛ π 3 ⎞ ⎞ 8 3
Imagine the graph of the function with equation y = sin⎜ x ⎟⎟ + 1⎟ , 0 ≤ x ≤ .
2 ⎜⎝ ⎜⎝ 4 ⎠ ⎠
⎟ 3

a. Calculate the exact distance between the maximum and minimum points of the function.
b. Find the exact x-coordinate of a point of the function where the gradient of the tangent is equal to the
gradient of the line segment joining the maximum and minimum points.
2 + 2 = 4 marks

Question 5

The following diagram shows the graph of the function with equation y = log e x .
y

0 1 e x

a. On the diagram above sketch accurately the graph of the inverse of the function with equation y = log e x .
Write down the equation of the inverse.
e

b. Hence use calculus to find the exact value of ∫ log

1
e xdx .

2 + 2 = 4 marks

Question 6

a. If you picked all your answers randomly in Part I: Multiple-choice questions, what would be the
probability (3 decimal places) that more than a third of the total number of questions were correct?
b. Give a reason why the normal distribution approximation would or would not be a good method in finding
the probability in part a. Justify your answer by finding the probability (3 decimal places) using normal
approximation.
2 + 2 = 4 marks

End of trial examination 1