3x–1 –2

1. Solve the equation 4 = 1.5625 × 10 .

Working:

Answer:

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(Total 4 marks)

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2. (a) Write the expression 3 sin x + 4 cos x in the form a cos x + b cos x + c.

(b) Hence or otherwise, solve the equation

2
3 sin x + 4 cos x – 4 = 0, 0  x  90.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................

(Total 4 marks)

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3. The following diagram shows part of the graph of f (x) = 5 − x with vertex V (0, 5).

h
 
k
Its image y = g (x) after a translation with vector   has vertex T (3, 6).

(a) Write down the value of

(i) h;

(ii) k.
(2)

(b) Write down an expression for g (x).

(2)

(c) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of y = g (−x).

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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4. The circle shown has centre O and radius 3.9 cm.

diagram not to scale

Points A and B lie on the circle and angle AOB is 1.8 radians.

(a) Find AB.

(3)

(b) Find the area of the shaded region.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)

3x  x
 
5. Let f(x) = 2 +1, g(x) = 4cos  3  – 1. Let h(x) = (g ° f)(x).

(a) Find an expression for h(x).

(3)

(b) Write down the period of h.

(1)

(c) Write down the range of h.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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6. The diagram shows a triangle ABC in which AC = 7 2 , BC = 6, AB̂C = 45°.

A
D ia g ram 2
7 2
n o t to sca le

45°
B 6 C

2 6
(a) Use the fact that sin 45° = 2 to show that sin BÂC = 7 .
(2)

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The point D is on (AB), between A and B, such that sin BD̂C = 7.

(b) (i) Write down the value of BD̂C + BÂC .

(ii) Calculate the angle BCD.

(iii) Find the length of [BD].

(6)

Area of BDC BD
(c) Show that Area of BAC = BA .
(2)
(Total 10 marks)

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7. In a school of 88 boys, 32 study economics (E), 28 study history (H) and 39 do not study either
subject. This information is represented in the following Venn diagram.

U (8 8 )

E (3 2 ) H (2 8 )

a b c
39

(a) Calculate the values a, b, c.

(4)

(b) A student is selected at random.

(i) Calculate the probability that he studies both economics and history.

(ii) Given that he studies economics, calculate the probability that he does not study
history.
(3)

(c) A group of three students is selected at random from the school.

(i) Calculate the probability that none of these students studies economics.

(ii) Calculate the probability that at least one of these students studies economics.
(5)
(Total 12 marks)

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8. The following diagram shows a waterwheel with a bucket. The wheel rotates at a constant rate
in an anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction.

diagram not to scale

The diameter of the wheel is 8 metres. The centre of the wheel, A, is 2 metres above the water
level. After t seconds, the height of the bucket above the water level is given by h = a sin bt + 2.

(a) Show that a = 4.

(2)

The wheel turns at a rate of one rotation every 30 seconds.

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(b) Show that b = 15 .
(2)

In the first rotation, there are two values of t when the bucket is descending at a rate of
–1
0.5 m s .

(c) Find these values of t.

(6)

(d) Determine whether the bucket is underwater at the second value of t.

(4)
(Total 14 marks)

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9. In a suburb of a large city, 100 houses were sold in a three-month period. The following
cumulative frequency table shows the distribution of selling prices (in thousands of dollars).
Selling price P
P  100 P  200 P  300 P  400 P  500
($1000)
Total number
12 58 87 94 100
of houses

(a) Represent this information on a cumulative frequency curve, using a scale of 1 cm to

represent $50000 on the horizontal axis and 1 cm to represent 5 houses on the vertical
axis.
(4)

(b) Use your curve to find the interquartile range.

(3)

The information above is represented in the following frequency distribution.

Selling price P
($1000) 0 < P  100 100 < P  200 200 < P  300 300 < P  400 400 < P  500

Number of
12 46 29 a b
houses

(c) Find the value of a and of b.

(2)

(d) Use mid-interval values to calculate an estimate for the mean selling price.
(2)

(e) Houses which sell for more than $350000 are described as De Luxe.

(i) Use your graph to estimate the number of De Luxe houses sold.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

(ii) Two De Luxe houses are selected at random. Find the probability
that both have a selling price of more than $400000.
(4)
(Total 15 marks)

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