Macquarie Fields High School

Higher School Certificate

Trial Examination
Term 3 2021

MATHEMATICS
Extension 1
Reading Time - 10 minutes
Working Time – 2 hours

General Instructions
o A reference sheet is provided at the back
of this paper

o For questions in Section II, show

relevant mathematical reasoning and/or
calculations
o Write using black pen.
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o Calculators approved by NESA may be
used.

Examiner : Ms Hegde

Name : __________________________________ Teacher: ____________________

Section I – 10 marks (pages 2-7)
 Attempt Questions 1 – 10
 Allow about 15 minutes for this section

Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1-10

1. Which of the following is equal to sin x + √ 3 cos x ?

( π3 )
A. 2 sin x +

( π6 )
B. 2 sin x +

(
C. 2 sin x−
π
3 )
(
D. 2 sin x−
π
6 )
2. A function is defined by f ( x )= ( x +3 )2 +1 for x ≤−3.
What is the inverse function of f ( x ) ?

A. f −1 ( x )=−3− √ x−1

B. f −1 ( x )=−3+ √ x−1

C. f −1 ( x )=−3 ± √ x−1

−1 1
D. f ( x )= +1
( x +3 )2

3. Which of the following show the correct substitutions of the variable u into the
integral ∫ x √3 x−2 ⅆx using u=3 x −2 ?

( )
1
A. ∫ x u 2 ⅆx

( )
1
u+ 2 2
B. ∫ u ⅆu
3

( )
1
u+ 2 2
C. ∫ u ⅆu
9

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 ( )
1
1 u
D. ∫ +2 u 2 ⅆu
3 3

4. Geoffrey wants to put a total of 8 different books on his shelf. He can choose
from 8 different algebra books and 8 different calculus books. Given that the
book ‘Calculus is the best’ must be on the shelf, how many ways can he select
the remaining books to go on the shelf if he wants at least four algebra books and
at least two other calculus books?

A. 3626

B. 3822

C. 8036

D. 8820

5.
What is the projection of on to

A.

B.

C.

D.

6. Which of the following binomial expansions will have a term independent of x ?

( )
5
1
A. x + 2
x

( )
5
1
B. x+ 3
x

( )
5
1
C. x+ 4
x

( )
5
1
D. x + 5
x

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7.
(
y=a sin cos−1
x
a)can be expressed as:

A. y=−a cos sin

−1
( x
a )
B. y=±a cos sin ( −1 x
a )
C. x 2+ y 2=a2

D. y=−√ a2−x 2

8. The identity sin−1 ( sin x )=x is:

A. False for all real x .

B. True for all real x .

−π π
C. False for ≤x≤
2 2

−π π
D. True for ≤x≤
2 2

9.
Kylie drives her car from the origin all along the vector ⃗
OA = ( 65). Then from A
she drives all along the vector ⃗
AB= (−33)and after that, from B she drove to C
along the vector ⃗
BC = ( p+p 2), where p is a positive constant.
Given that the vector position ⃗
OC from her starting to her final position has a
magnitude of 13, what is the value of p?

A. 5

B. 3

C. 2
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 D. 1

10. The function f ( x )=x 2−4 x +7 has an inverse function f −1 ( x ) in the domain x ≥ 2.
What is the value of f −1 ( f (m) ), where m is a real number NOT in the domain x ≥ 2
?

A. m

B. 2−m

C. 2+m

D. 4−m

Section 2 on next page

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Section II –
70 marks (pages 6-10)
Attempt Questions 11 – 14
Allow about 1 hours and 45 minutes for this section

Answer each question in the appropriate booklet. Extra booklets are available

For questions in Section II, your responses should include relevant mathematical
reasoning and/or calculations.

Question 11: (16 marks) Use the question 11 Writing Booklet

(a) x 2
Solve ≤ 4 for x .
x−3

(b)

(i) Given that (x−3) and (x +2) are factors of

f ( x )=x 3 + x 2 + px +q , find the values of p and q . 2

(ii) Factorise f ( x) completely. 2

(iii) For what values of x is f ( x ) <0 ?
Give your answer using interval notation. 1

(c) The diagram shows the graph of y=f ( x ).

Sketch the graph of:

(i) y=f (|x|) on a separate graph 1

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 (ii) 2
y =f (x ) on a separate graph 2

(d) Use the pigeonhole principle to show that when 101 points are placed inside 2
a unit square, that three of them will form a triangle whose area is no
greater than 0.01 square units.

(e) ¿ the diagram , M is the midpoint of the side BC of triangle ABC .

AB=a and⃗
Let ⃗ AC=b .
4 4

4
4
0
0
`
`

(i) Find the vectors ⃗

AM and ⃗
CM in terms of a andb . 2

1 ⃗2 ⃗2
(ii) Show that |⃗
2
AM| +|⃗
CM| =
2

2
(|AB| +| AC| ) 2

Question 12 on the next page

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Question 12: (16 marks) Use the question 12 Writing Booklet

(a)

(i) Write the expression cos 7 x sin 5 x as a sum/difference of 1

trigonometric ratios.

(ii) Hence, solve the equation 2 cos 7 x sin 5 x=sin 12 x−

√ 3 for 3
2
0≤ x≤2π .
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(b)
Use the substitution u=√ x +2 to find the exact value of ∫ √ xx+2 ⅆx . 3
−1

(c) Solve 2 sin θ−cos θ=1 , for 0 ° ≤θ ≤ 360° , correct to the nearest minute,
3
using the substitution t=tan ()
θ
2
.

(d) In the expansion of ( 1−kx )9 the coefficient of x 6 is half of the coefficient of

5 2
x . Find the value of the constant k .
Prove by Mathematical induction that
(e) 3 n 4
1 ×3 +2 ×3 +3 ×3 + …+ n ×3 = [3 ( 2 n−1 )+ 1 ] for all positive n ≥ 1
1 2 3 n
4

Question 13 on the next page

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Question 13: (14 marks) Use the question 13 Writing Booklet

(a)

(i) Sketch the curve f ( x)=−x2 + 4 x−3 and shade the area 1
contained by the curve and the x -axis and label the vertex.

(ii) Show that the inverse of f ( x) is the relation y=2± √1−x . 2

(iii) By considering the equivalence of rotating a function about the 2

y -axis and its inverse about the x -axis, show that the volume of
the solid obtained by rotating the shaded area about the y -axis
1

can be found by V =∫ 4 π √ 1−x dx .

0

(iv) Find the exact volume of the solid obtained by rotating the 2
shaded area about the y -axis.

1 √ x −1
( )
(b) −1
2
Consider the function f ( x)=sin cos − for x ≥ 1.
x x

(i) Find f ' ( x ) , the derivative of f ( x). 4

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, show that 3

x sin ( sec x )−√ x −1=0 for x ≥ 1.

−1 2

Question 14 on the next page

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Question 14: (14 marks) Use the question 14 Writing Booklet

(a) Point P( a ,b) moves such that the angle between the vectors ⃗
OP and 3
π
⃗
AP is radians. Find the paths of the point P(a ,b), i.e the relationship
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between a and b .

(b)

(i) Initially, a golf ball was hit from the ground at a velocity of 2
90 m/s at an angle of 30 ° to the horizontal and g=10 m/ s2. Show
that the position vector of the golf ball after t seconds is given by
^ ( 45 t−5 t 2) ^j.
s^ ( t )=( 45 √ 3 ) i+

(ii) Five seconds after the golf ball was hit, a small stone was fired at 3
a velocity V horizontally from a point 20 m above the ground.

By finding the position vector of the stone, or otherwise, show

that the two objects collided after the golf ball has travelled for
21 seconds.

(iii) What is the stone’s speed at collision? Give your answer to 2

three significant figures.

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(c) By finding the relevant derivative, prove that for x >−1, 4
−1
tan x + tan
−1
( 1−x
1+ x ) 4
¿
π

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