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2021
aL TRIAL HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
CSSA
DO NOT REMOVE PAPER FROM EXAM ROOM.
Centre Number
Student Number
Mathematics Advanced
Morning Session
Thursday, 29 July 2021
General Instructions
Reading time — 10 mins
Working time — 3 hours
Write using black pen
Calculators approved by NESA may
be used
© Use Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
provided
* A reference sheet is provided
© For questions in Section II, show
relevant mathematical reasoning
and/or calculations
* Write your Centre Number and.
Student Number at the top of this page
Total marks — 100
Pages 2-6
D marks
© Attempt Questions 1 - 10
© Allow about 15 minutes for this section
Pages 7-33
90 marks
© Attempt Questions 11 - 35
© Allow about 2 hours and 45 minutes for this
section
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6100-1Section |
10 marks
Attempt Questions 1 - 10
Allow about 15 minutes for this section
Use the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Questions 1 - 10.
1 The Pareto chart below shows the reasons why learner drivers at a particular testing centre
failed their driving test.
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2 44} 80%
a 35 | 10% &
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Approximately what percentage of learner drivers failed because they did not stop
completely at stop signs?
A. 75%
B. 62%
C 40%
D. 24%A lighthouse sits on top of a 50 metre high cliff. A yacht is 80 metres out to sea below the
lighthouse.
NOT TO SCALE
50 m
a
oo
80m
What is the angle of depression of the yacht from the base of the lighthouse to the nearest
degree?
A, 32°
B. 39°
c. 51°
D. 58°
The results of a test are normally distributed with a mean of 67 and a standard deviation of 7.
‘Two students sit the test late and score 60 and 72 respectively.
Which row of the table below describes the impact of these new scores on the mean and
standard deviation of the test?
Mean Standard Deviation
A. Decreases| Increases
B. Decreases| Decreases
c. Increases Increases!
D. Increases Deecreases|a
The table below shows the probability distribution of a discrete random variable X which
has mean -0.45,
x -2 x1 0 1 2
P(X =x) 01 a 0.2 0.15 b
‘What are the values of aand b?
A a=
.2, b= 0.35
B. a=0.3, b=0.25
4, b=0.15
b=0.05
In which of the Venn diagrams below is the set An(BvC) shaded, where Cis the
complement of C?
AL cPenny and Lara decided to buy a country property. After one year, Penny and Lara noticed
that the noxious weed, Paterson’s curse, had started growing and they counted 600
individual weeds.
By the end of the second year they counted 1300 weeds, and by the end of the third year the
property contained 2000 weeds.
Assuming the weeds continue to grow at this rate, how many weeds could be expected on
the property after 10 years?
A. 6000 weeds
B. 6900 weeds
C. 7000 weeds
D. 37500 weeds
What is the best way to describe the relation y =(x+1)'?
A. One-to-one
B. — One-to-many
C.— Many-to-one
D. — Many-to-many
Which equation best represents the following graph?
y,
A. y=log,(x-6)
B. — y=log,(x-6)
C. y=log,(x~-5)
D. — y=log,(x-3)10
Which of the following will give the correct equation of the tangent to the curve y= f (x)at
the point x=a?
A. y-fla)=
A 0
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D3Section Il
90 marks
Attempt Questions 11 - 35
Allow about 2 hours and 45 minutes for this section
Instructions
‘Answer the questions in the spaces provided. These spaces provide guidance for the expected
length of response.
‘Your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.
Extra writing space is provided on pages 34~35. If you use this space, clearly indicate which
question you are answering.
Please turn overQuestion 11 (3 marks)
Emma is saving for a new car. She deposits $2200 into an annuity account at the end of
every year, for four years. The account pays 3% per annum interest, compounding annually.
‘The table shows future values of an annuity of $1.
Future values of an annuity of $1
Years Interest rate per annum
1% | 15% 2%, 25% | 3% 4%,
7,0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 [1.0000
2.0100 | 2.0150 | 2.0200 | 2.0250 | 2.0300 | 2.0350 | 2.0400
3.0301 | 3.0452 | 3.0604 | 3.0756 | 3.0909 | 3.1062 | 3.1216
4.0604 | 4.0909 | 4.1216 | 4.1525 | 4.1836 | 4.2149 [4.2465
3.1010 | 5.1523 | 5.2040 [5.2563 [5.3001 | 5.3625__| 5.5256
How much interest does Emma earn on her investment over the four years?
Question 12 (2 marks)
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SolveQuestion 13 (4 marks)
Ann, Bo Lai and Corinne are positioned at points A, B and C respectively on a rectangular
playground as shown in the diagram below. The length of the playground is 80 metres,
ZABC = 60° and ZBAC = 70°.
c
NOT TO SCALE
4 80m
(@) Calculate the distance from Bo Lai to Corinne. Give your answer correct to the
nearest metre.
(b) Calculate the width of the playground, Give your answer correct to the nearest,
metre.Question 14 (3 marks)
Consider the function f(x)=ax+b where a and bare constants. The function satisfies
£(-3)=9 and f(5)=-7.
(a) Find the values of a and b.
(b) Solve the equation f (f(x) =0.
10Question 15 (3 marks)
Steve and Stella take out a loan of $50 000 for home renovations at 3% per annum 3
‘compounded monthly. They make regular repayments of $750 at the end of each month,
‘The recurrence relation to model this situation is given by the formula
A, = A, ,(1.0025)-750.
How much have Steve and Stella paid off the amount they borrowed, after the first three
repayments?
Question 16 (2 marks)
2 2
If y=log, x, show that 24) =
retQuestion 17 (3 marks)
Archaeologists are excavating a square plot ABCD measuring 50 metres by 50 metres.
‘The plot is divided into four sections of equal width as shown in the diagram below.
‘At the end of the first phase of digging, the shaded area has been excavated. Measurements,
made to the edges of the excavated area are also shown on the diagram,
uw c
NOT TO SCALE
32 m
50m
(a) Use the trapezoidal rule with each of the measurements given to estimate the shaded 2
area.
(b) Express the shaded area as a percentage of the total area. Give your answer correct to. 1
‘two decimal places.
12Question 18 (4 marks)
A football coach is studying the relationship between the weight in kilograms of players and their
vertical jump in metres. The coach believes that players who weigh less are able to jump higher.
The data from ten players are shown in the table below.
weight 84.5 [83.3 [58.7 [74.1 [70.7 [72.3 [758 [71.8 [63.2 | 65.9
vertical jump v_| 21.9 | 20.5 [208 [19.9 [20.6 [18.8 |22.8 [206 [20.0 21.8
(@) Find the equation of the least-squares regression line. Give each coefficient correct to. 2
‘two decimal places.
(6) By calculating Pearson's correlation coefficient of this data, correct to three decimal 2
places, justify whether the data confirms the association between weight and vertical
jump.
13‘Question 19 (5 marks)
x? -2x+2 for -3 black
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red a
ee
(b) By using the probability tree, or otherwise, determine whether Lucas is more likely to 2
select two counters of the same colour or two counters of different colours.
18Question 24 (3 marks)
w
:
‘The diagram below shows the hyperbola y=
y
Find ksuch that area A and area B are equal.Question 25 (4 marks)
‘A small rural school has counted the number of Year 12 students in Art and Biology. They 4
found that:
+ 5 students study Art only,
#12 students study Biology only,
© 3 students study neither,
+ kstudents study both
Let A be the event that a Year 12 student studies Art, and let B be the event that a Year 12
student studies Biology.
Determine the value of k such that the events A and B are independent.
20Question 26 (4 marks)
A spinner is labelled {1, 2,2, 3} and another spinner is labelled {2, 3,3, 4} , as shown
below.
Spinner 1 Spinner 2
Let X denote the random variable for the sum of the two numbers when the spinners are
spun,
(a) Complete the probability distribution table of X.
x
P(X =x)
3
as
6
lala
3
aos
6
(b) Find P(x =5|x24).
21Question 27 (4 marks)
‘After taking a break at a rest stop, Sergio starts driving down a highway. His car’s velocity
after ¢ seconds is given by the equation v(¢) = 0.3t7 m/s.
(a) _ Find how long it takes the car's velocity to reach 30 m/s. 1
(b) Find how far Sergio’s car has travelled during this time, in metres. 2
(©) Find the average speed of the car, in m/s, from when Sergio starts driving down the 1
highway from the rest stop to when it reaches 30 m/s.
22Question 28 (4 marks)
The continuous random variable X has cumulative distribution function
0 forx <0,
se (4-2) — forOsxsl,
1 forx>1.
(@) Find PCY >06).
(6) Find the probability density function f(x) of X.
(©) Determine the mode of the distribution. Give your answer correct to three
decimal places.
23Question 29 (4 marks)
Sketch the graph of the curve y =x" +3x —9x, labelling the stationary points and the point 4
of inflection, Do NOT determine the x-intercepts of the curve.
Question 29 continues on the next page
24Question 29 (continued)
End of Question 29
25Question 30 (2 marks)
Four times the sum of the first two terms of an infinite geometric progression is equal tothe 2
limiting sum,
Determine the possible values of the common ratio.
26Question 31 (4 marks)
The diagram below shows a part of the graphs of y=5—x and y=
y,
x
(@) Show that the x-coordinates of the points of intersection A and B are 3 and 4
respectively.
(b) Find the exact area of the shaded region.
27Question 32 (7 marks)
The town of Wilcannia, in Westen NSW, and Kempsey, near the coast of NSW, have
roughly the same latitude, The historical averages of their daily maximum temperatures are
listed in the table below.
Historical averages of daily maximum temperatures in Wilcannia and Kempsey
Jan_[ Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Wicannia | 35.5 | 34.6 | 31.3 | 26.2 | 21.3 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 195 | 235 | 27.5 | 31.2 | 34.0
Kempsey | 29.2 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 255 | 226 | 200 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 240 | 25.6 | 27.1 | 28.5
(Source: hitp//www-bom.gov.awclimate/averages)
‘A model of the daily maximum temperature of Kempsey ¢ months after January is given by
the function K(t) =24.6+4.6cos| (2)
Average Maximum Temperatures
Wilcannia and Kempsey (Modeled)
‘Temperature (°C)
18
16
o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 22
#(months after January)
Question 32 continues on the next page
28Question 32 (continued)
(@) There are small differences between the historical averages of the daily maximum 2
temperatures and the values generated by the cosine function model. What is the
difference between the recorded historical average for Kempsey in September and the
temperature predicted by the model?
(6) Express 17(¢)as a function of ¢ without reference to K(t). 2
(©) With reference to the variables in the two model equations, compare the average daily 3
maximum temperatures for the two towns,
29Question 33 (5 marks)
Kevin is a lifeguard on duty when he notices a swimmer in need of rescue. The swimmer is
30 m out from shore in a direct line from the kiosk at K. Kevin is 80 m down the beach at
the lifeguard lookout . as indicated in the diagram below.
swimmer
Kevin runs along the edge of the water from L to E then swims to the swimmer. Kevin can
run at speed of 8 m/s and swim at a speed of 2 ms. Let the distance from the kiosk K to the
point of entry £ into the water be x metres.
How far along the shore should Kevin run before entering into the water in order to reach
the swimmer in the fastest possible time? Give your answer to the nearest metre.
Question 33 continues on the next page
30
5Question 33 (continued)
End of Question 33
31Question 34 (3 marks)
The diagram below shows the graph of y = g(x).
—~4 3 —
Sketch the curve of y=10—g(4x) on the same set of axes.Question 35 (3 marks)
Determine the values of a such that the curve y=
x-intercepts.
? +ax? —1 has three distinct
End of examination
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number before beginning the response.
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35EXAMINERS
Svetlana Onisezenko (Convenor) Meriden School, Strathfield
David Houghton Oxley College, Burradoo
Sue Wymer SCEGGS, Darlinghurst
Geoff Carroll Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst
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