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ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
  Calculus (Adv), C4 Integration (Adv), Integration (Y12) 1.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 SM-Bank 4 MC
   Standard Integration
 Let  . 
Teacher: Michael Boulus
Exam Equivalent Time: 58.5 minutes (based on allocation of 1.5 minutes per mark) If  , then
 
A.
C4 Integration B.

C.
D.

2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14%

2.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2022 HSC 6 MC
Integrals
*Analytics based on the average
Area Under Curves contribution to the 2ADV HSC What is  ?
Trapezoidal Rule exams over the past decade.
Other Integration Applications
A.
 

HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTION B.

C4 Integration has contributed a substantial 13.0% to past Advanced exams, on C.

average over the past decade.
D.
This topic has been split into four sub-topics for analysis purposes: 1-Integrals (4.8%),
2-Areas Under Curves (4.2%), 3-Trapezoidal Rule (2.0%) and 4-Other Integration
Examples (2.0%). 3.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 SM-Bank 5
This analysis looks at Integrals. Let  .
Find    given that  .  (2 marks)
HSC ANALYSIS - What to expect and common pitfalls
Integrals (4.8%) is made up of standard integration (1.2%), log and exponential 4.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2016 HSC 11d
integration (2.4%) and trig integration (1.2%).
Dedicated questions testing standard integration have appeared sporadically with a Evaluate     (2 marks)
volatile mark allocation (including a full 6 mark allocation in 2009).
Standard integrals are a great opportunity to score highly, although attention should 5.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2017 HSC 11b
be given to 2011 Q2e and 2011 Q4d, which produced sub-50% mean marks.
  RAP Data - Bottom 19%:  School result (77%) was 8% below state average (85%)
Examined 4 times in the last 7 years, most recently in 2021.
Find   .  (1 mark)
6.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2009 HSC 2b 14.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2014 HSC 11d
  Part ii: RAP Data - Bottom 16%:  School result (40%) was 10% below state average (50%) Find   .   (2 marks)

i. Find   .   (1 mark)

15.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2011 HSC 4d

ii. Find  .    (2 marks)
i. Differentiate    with respect to   .   (2 marks)
iii. Evaluate   .   (3 marks) ii. Hence, or otherwise, find  .    (2 marks)

7.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2022 HSC 18

a. Differentiate  .  (2 marks)
b. Hence, or otherwise, find
16.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2011 HSC 2e
  RAP Data - Bottom 8%:  School result (28%) was 18% below state average (46%)
.  (1 mark)
Find   .   (2 marks)

8.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2007 HSC 2bii Copyright © 2004-22 The State of New South Wales (Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW)

Evaluate   .  (3 marks)

9.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2010 HSC 2e

Given that  , and    is a constant, find the value of  .   (2 marks)

10.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2019 MET1 2

Find    given that    and  .  (2 marks)

11.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2021 HSC 15

Evaluate  .  (2 marks)

12.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2010 HSC 2di

Find    (2 marks)

13.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2019 HSC 11e

Evaluate  .  (2 marks)
Worked Solutions 4.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2016 HSC 11d

1.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 SM-Bank 4 MC

   

   
  5.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2017 HSC 11b

2.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2022 HSC 6 MC

 
Mean mark 53%.
COMMENT: A poor
State result warrants
    attention.

3.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 SM-Bank 5

   

 
6.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2009 HSC 2b 7.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2022 HSC 18

i.  a.   

 
 
ii. 
   
 

b.   

   

iii. 
8.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2007 HSC 2bii

9.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2010 HSC 2e

 
 
10.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2019 MET1 2 13.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2019 HSC 11e

 
 

 
 
 
 

14.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2014 HSC 11d

11.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2021 HSC 15

 
15.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2011 HSC 4d

i.    IMPORTANT: Some students

12.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2010 HSC 2di might find calculations easier by
rewriting the equation as
   
.
 

ii.   

   

   
16.  Calculus, 2ADV C4 2011 HSC 2e

♦ Mean mark 46%.

MARKER’S COMMENT: Students
who took the out the front
  before integrating made less
errors, as illustrated in the Worked
Solution.
 

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