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Mathematical Methods UNIT 1 EXAM 2(Tech Active)

Mathematical Methods- Unit 1 (Caulfield Grammar School)

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Mathematical Methods Units 1 and 2

Written Examination 2 (Technology Active)

Semester One, Practice Exam 1, 2024

Student’s Name

Teacher’s Name

Reading Time: 15 minutes

Writing Time: 2 hours

The total number of marks available is 80

• Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers,
sharpeners, rulers, a protractor, set-squares, aids for curve sketching, one bound reference, one approved
CAS calculator (memory DOES NOT need to be cleared) and, if desired, one scientific calculator.
• Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper, white out
liquid/tape.
Materials supplied
• Question and answer booklet.
• Multiple-choice answer sheet
• Working space is provided throughout the booklet.

Instructions
• Write your name and your teacher’s name in the space provided above on this page and on the Multiple-
choice answer sheet.
• All written responses must be in English.

At the end of the examination

• At the end of the examination
• Place the Multiple-choice answer sheet inside the front cover of this book.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other
unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

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Multiple Choice 20 marks

2x +1 9− x
1. The equation −2 = has solution
3 5
A. x =1
B. x=2
C. x=3
D. x=4
E. x=5

2. Which of the following lines is perpendicular to 5 x + 9 y = 8 ?

A. 9 x + 5 y = 8
B. 9 x − 5 y = 8
C. 5 x − 9 y = 8
1
D. 5 x − y = 8
9
1
E. − x + 9 y = 8
5

3. The midpoint of the line segment joining the points (–3, 1) and (1, –1) is

A. (2, 4)
B. (–1, 0)
C. (–2, 0)
D. (0, –1)
E. (–4, 1)

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4. The equation 4 x 2 − 8 x = −2 has

A. no solution
B. one solution
C. two irrational solutions
D. two rational solutions
E. one rational solution and one irrational solution

5. The values of x for which 4 x − x 2  0 are given by

A. x  (0, 4)
B. x   0, 4 )
C. x   0, 4
D. x  (−, 0)  ( 4,  )
E. x  ( −, 0   4,  )

6. Consider the graph of y = a( x + b)2 + c shown below.

For this function, a, b and c are constants and
y

A. a  0, b  0 and c  0
B. a  0, b  0 and c  0 y = a( x − b) 2 + c

C. a  0, b  0 and c  0
 D. a  0, b  0 and c  0
 E. a  0, b  0 and c  0

x



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7. The rule for the graph shown could be

1
A. y = +1
x+3
−1
B. y= −3
x +1
−1
C. y= +1
x+3
1
D. y=− +3
x −1
1
E. y=− +1
x −3

8. Which of the following relations is not a function?

A. {( x, y ) : y = 2 x, 0  x  5}
B. y = {(1, 2), (−1, 2), (3, 8)}
C. y = x 2 + 2 x + 8
D. y = x 3
E. {( x, y) : x 2 = 16 − y 2 ,0  x  4}

9. The range of the function f :[1,5) → R, f ( x) = ( x − 2)2 + 1 is

A. [1,10)
B. [2,10)
C. (1,10]
D. [2,10]
E. [1,5)

11. The graph of the function f is shown below. The rule for f could be
y
A. y = (x − a) + a
3

B. y = −(x + a) 3 + a
C. y = (x + a) 3 − a
 D. y = −(x − a) 3 − a a
x
 E. y = (x − a) − a
3 -a




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12. When the polynomial p(x) = 2x 3 + 3x 2 + kx + 30 is divided by x + 3, the remainder is 12.

The value of k is

A. –33  
B. –5
C. –3
D. 5
E. 21

14. The graph of y = x 2 is dilated by a factor of 2 from the y axis and translated so that its turning
point is moved to the point (7, −3) . The equation of the transformed graph is
A. y = (2 x + 7)2 − 3
B. y = (2( x − 7))2 − 3
 x−7
2

C. y =   −3
 2 
D. y = 2( x + 7)2 − 3
2
1 
E. y =  x − 7 −3
2 

15. Given g : R → R, g ( x) = x(3 − x)( x − 8) , then 𝑔(𝑥) < 0 when

A. x  (0,3)  (8, )
B. x  (−, 0)  (3,8)
C. x  (−3, 0)  (8, )
D. x  (−, −3)  (0,8)
E. x  (−3, 0)  (3,8)

8. The algorithm shown on the right will print

the value

A. 16
B. 24
C. 28
D. 30
E. 32

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9. The algorithm shown on the right will

print the value

A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
D. 21
E. 23

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Extended Response 60 marks

Question 1
2
A truncus has the function 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ, 𝑓(𝑥) = −8.
(𝑥−1)2

(a) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x) , labelling all axes intercepts with their coordinates and all
asymptotes with their equations.
y

3 marks

(b) Explain why f is not a one-to-one function.

1 mark
2
Let a new function g be defined by 𝑔: (−∞, 𝑎) → ℝ, 𝑓(𝑥) = − 8.
(𝑥−1)2

(c) What is the largest value of a such that the function g is one-to-one?

1 mark

(d) Use formal function notation to state the inverse function g −1 , given the value of a above.

2 marks

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Question 3
The following dashed line is a graph of y = f ( x) .

(a) Let g ( x) = − f ( x) .
Sketch and label the graph of y = g ( x) on the axes below.

2 marks
(b) Let h( x) = f ( x) + 2 .
Sketch and label the graph of y = h( x) on the axes below.

2 marks

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(c) Find the equation for f ( x) in factorised form.

2 marks

(d) Hence write the equation for f ( x) in the form f ( x) = ax 4 + bx3 + cx 2 + dx + e .

1 mark

Let m( x) = f ( x + 3) .

(e) Describe the transformation that needs to occur to the graph of y = f ( x) to produce a graph of
y = m( x) .

1 mark

(f) Write the equation for m( x) in factorised form.

1 mark

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Question 4
A chemical distributor wanted to reduce the cost of producing the cylindrical containers that they
use to distribute their product to consumers in. They wanted to use exactly plastic with surface area
of SA = 600 cm2 to construct each cylinder, but they did not know the height or radius of each
cylinder that would maximise the chemical carrying capacity.

(a) State the formula for the surface area and for the volume of the cylinder in terms of r and h .

1 mark

(b) Find h in terms of r.

2 marks

(c) Hence show V (r ) = r (300 −  r 2 ) .

1 mark

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(d) Write the domain of possible r values that give plausible results for the volume.

1 mark

(e) What is the maximum volume for each cylinder? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

1 mark

(f) What is the height of the cylinder when the volume is maximised? Give your answer correct to 1
decimal place.

2 marks

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Question 6
After an earthquake, an important building in Christchurch became unstable so an architect was
employed to build a parabolic support to help stabilise the façade during rebuilding. The architect
modelled the building on a set of axes with the x-axis representing the ground. The support needed
to attach to the building at two key weight bearing points located at (1,5) and (3,5) on the building.

It was also determined that it should be anchored to the bedrock at (5, −3) , where the negative y-
value of −3 represents 3 metres under the surface. The architect decides to make the support in the
shape of a parabolic arch due to the stability of that shape.

(a) Find the rule that gives the parabolic shape of the support that passes through the three key
points. Express your answer in the form y = ax 2 + bx + c .

1 mark

(b) Show that this rule can be expressed as y = 6 − ( x − 2)2 in turning point form.

2 marks

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(c) Find the coordinates of the points where the supports enter the soil in exact form.

2 marks

(d) The support will extend 9 metres horizontally. Sketch the support over the domain [−3, 6] . Label
the coordinates of all axes intercepts, the turning point and end points.

3 marks

After construction, the architect decides to add an additional support cable, which will follow the
rule y = 2 x − 6 and also be anchored somewhere underground.

(e) Find the coordinates of the two points that the cable can be connected to the parabolic support.

2 marks

(f) Sketch the cable on the same set of axes above over the domain [−3, 6] , labelling all axes
intercepts, end points and point of intersection between this and the parabola with their coordinates.
2 marks

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(g) Find the angle at which the cable enters the soil. Give your answer in degrees correct to 1
decimal place.

2 marks

When the architects plans were reviewed it was suggested that the rule for the cable should be
changed to y = 3x + k .

(h) Find the values of k such that there would be at least one point at which the cable could attach to
the parabolic support.

2 marks

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