1. The graph of y = f (x) is shown below.

Which of the following shows the graph of y 2 = f (|x|) ?

A. B.

C. D.
2. The graph of y = cos−1 (x − 2) is dilated horizontally by a factor of 3 then translated 1 unit
to the left.
The resulting graph would have the equation:
A. y = cos−1 ( x−1
3 )
B. y = cos−1 (3x − 1)
C. y = cos−1 ( x−3
3 )
D. y = cos−1 ( x−5
3 )

3.

Shown above is the slope field for which differential equation?

dy 3x2
A. dx = (y+1)3
dy 3x
B. dx = (y+1)2
dy −3x2
C. dx = (y+1)3
dy −3x
D. dx = (y+1)2

4. If x − 1 and x + 3 are factors of x3 − 4x2 + ax + b then:

A. a = − 15 and b = 18
B. a = 15 and b = − 12
C. a = 21 and b = − 18
D. a = − 15 and b = − 12
5. Below is the graph of a particle’s velocity as a function of time:

The number of times that the particle’s instantaneous acceleration equals to its average
acceleration for tε[0, 4] is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

6. Mr. Howard wants all students in his class to have the same birthday. The course must
have no less than 30 students. What is the minimum number of students required for Mr.
Howard to form a class of students who all share the same birthday?
A. 10615
B. 10950
C. 10951
D. 10586

7. The exact value of sin(2cos−1 (− 43 )) is:

9921
A. 10000
3√7
B. 8
C. − 38√7
9921
D. − 10000
8. Ms. Nguyen gives snacks to her students every now and then. Her class had worked out
that the probability that she will do so on any given day is 32 . The students record the
number of times Ms. Nguyen gives snacks over a 10-day period. What is the probability
that she will give snacks on 8 or more of these 10 days?
A. 0.1950
B. 0.2990
C. 0.2991
D. 0.1951

9. In the diagram below, an object of mass 20kg is kept on a smooth plane inclined at 60°
to the horizontal by a force of ​F​ Newtons acting parallel to the plane. Given that
acceleration due to gravity is 9.8ms​-1​, what is the magnitude of ​F​ to the nearest whole
number?

A. 13N
B. 8N
C. 98N
D. 170N

10. The gradient of the normal to y = sin−1 (2log e (2x + 5)) at x = − 2 is:
A. 4
1
B. − 4
C. − 4
1
D. 4
Question 11​ (15 marks)
a) Solve |2x − 8| = 3 − x 3

b) Consider the function defined by:

x−4
f (x) = x−2
For x ≠ 2.

i) Show that the function is increasing for all values of x in its domain. 2

ii) Find the inverse function, f −1 (x) and state its range. 2

c) Mr. Huang is thinking about ways to arrange letters of the word BONNYRIGG. 3
How many arrangements are possible if five of the letters are chosen?

d) It is known that tanα and tanβ are two values ot tanӨ that satisfy the quadratic 3
equation:
atan2 θ + btanθ + c = 0
Show that:
2
tan2 (α − β ) = b(a+c)
−4ac
2

e) If α, β and 𝛄 are roots of the polynomial equation: 2

P (x) = x3 + 2x2 − 11x − 12
Find the value of α2 + β 2 + γ 2 .

End of Question 11
Question 12​ (15 marks)
a) Let ​U, V ​and ​W​ be the points corresponding to the position vectors

​u​ = , ​v = and ​w​ = respectively. Find:

i) 3​v​ - 2​u 1

ii) proj​uv
​ 2

iii) ∠​UVW​ (leave your answer to the nearest degree) 2

b) The diagram shows a kite ​OABC.​ Let vector OA = ​a,​ vector OB = ​b​ and vector
OC = ​c.​

i) Show that (​b ​- ​a)​ ​.​(​b ​- ​a)​ = (​b -​ ​c​)​.​(​b ​- ​c)​ 1

ii) Hence prove that the diagonals of a kite are perpendicular by showing that: 1

(​c​ - ​a)​ ​.​b​ = 0

 dy
c) The slope field for the differential equation dx = 12x3 y is shown below.

i) Sketch the solution curve passing through (0,2). 1

(You do not need to draw the slope field).

ii) Find the solution to the differential equation given that y(0) = 2. 2

d) i) Show that: 1

K 1 1
P (K−P ) = P + K−P

ii) The population growth of a group of rabbits is modelled by the logistic 4

equation:

dP rP (K−P )
dt = K

Where ​r​ is the growth rate, ​K​ is the carrying capacity (maximum population) and
P​ is the population of rabbits at some given time ​t​ (years).

If the initial population of rabbits is ​P0​​ , show that:

P 0 Kert
P (t) = (K−P 0 )+P 0 ert

End of Question 12
Question 13​ (15 marks)
a) Use the substitution u = sin2 x to evaluate: 3

b) Solve the equation: 3

sinx − cosx = 1
For xε[0, π ].

c) Mr. Tran is a professional basketball player who is known to score 70% of all his 3
shots from the free throw line. He goes to the basketball court and takes 50 shots
from the free throw line.

Use a normal approximation to the sample proportion to find the probability that
Mr. Tran will score more than 85% of his shots (do not use continuity correction)
d) Use the Binomial expansion of (1 + x)n and integration to show that: 3

For nεZ + .

e) Use Mathematical Induction to prove that: 3

Where ​n​ is a positive integer.

End of Question 13
Question 14​ (15 marks)
a) A particle is fired from the origin ​O​ with initial velocity 20ms​-1​ at an angle 30° to
the horizontal.

The equations of motion are:

i) Show that x = 10√3t. 1

ii) Show that y = 10t − 5t2 . 2

iii) Hence find the Cartesian equation for the trajectory of the particle. 1

b) Evaluate: 2

c) The general equation of a semi-circle is given by: y = √r2 − x2 . 3

The shaded area of thickness ​w​ is rotated about the axis to form the volume of a cap, as
shown in the diagram above.

Show that the volume of the cap is given by:

V = π3 w2 (3r − w)
d) An inverted cone ​ABC​ of height ​H​ units with a base radius of ​R​ units is filled with
water.

​ nits is inserted to a depth of ​h ​units, as shown below.

A sphere of radius ​r u

NOT TO SCALE

Given:
O​ is the centre of the circle
MB​ = ​MC​ = ​R​, ​MA =
​ ​H​, ​AC​ = ​L​, ​OP​ = ​r​,
ME​ = ​h​, ​OP ​⊥ ​PA

i) Show that: 2
(H−h)R
r= L−R
2 2
Where L = √H + R .

ii) Hence, use the fact that V = 34 πr3 to show that the volume of water, ​V​ cubic 2
units, displaced by the sphere is given by:

iii) When the depth is 1cm, the rate at which the depth increases is 4cm/s. 2

Show that:

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