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Letter
STUDENT NUMBER

SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS
Written examination 1

Friday 3 November 2023

Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes)
Writing time: 9.15 am to 10.15 am (1 hour)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of book
Number of Number of questions Number of
questions to be answered marks
10 10 40

• Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers,
sharpeners and rulers.
• Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: any technology (calculators or
software), notes of any kind, blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape.
Materials supplied
• Question and answer book of 11 pages
• Formula sheet
• Working space is provided throughout the book.
Instructions
• Write your student number in the space provided above on this page.
• Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in this book are not drawn to scale.
• All written responses must be in English.
At the end of the examination
• You may keep the formula sheet.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic
devices into the examination room.
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Instructions
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
Unless otherwise specified, an exact answer is required to a question.
In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working must be shown.
Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in this book are not drawn to scale.
Take the acceleration due to gravity to have magnitude g m s–2, where g = 9.8

Question 1 (4 marks)
x2  x  6
Consider the function f with rule f ( x)  .
x 1
4
a. Show that the rule for the function f can be written as f ( x)  x  2  . 1 mark
x 1
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b. Sketch the graph of f on the axes below, labelling any asymptotes with their equations. 3 marks

10

x
O
−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5
−2

−4

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Question 2 (3 marks)
Consider the complex number z = (b − i)3, where b ∈ R+.

Find b given that arg( z )   .
2

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Question 3 (3 marks)
A particle moves along a straight line. When the particle is x m from a fixed point O, its velocity,
v m s−1, is given by
3x  2
v , where x ≥ 1.
2x  1

a. Find the acceleration of the particle, in m s−2, when x = 2. 2 marks

b. Find the value that the velocity of the particle approaches as x becomes very large. 1 mark
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Question 4 (3 marks)
Consider the relation x arcsin(y2) = π.
dy  1 
Use implicit differentiation to find at the point  6, .
dx  2
 a
Give your answer in the form  , where a, b ∈ Z +.
b
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Question 5 (3 marks)
2
Evaluate
∫
1
x 2 log e ( x) dx .

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Question 6 (4 marks)
Josie travels from home to work in the city. She drives a car to a train station, waits, and then rides
on a train to the city. The time, Xc minutes, taken to drive to the station is normally distributed with
a mean of 20 minutes (μc = 20) and standard deviation of 6 minutes (σc = 6). The waiting time,
Xw minutes, for a train is normally distributed with a mean of 8 minutes (μw = 8) and standard
 
deviation of 3 minutes  w  3 . The time, Xt minutes, taken to ride on a train to the city is also
normally distributed with a mean of 12 minutes (μt = 12) and standard deviation of 5 minutes
(σt = 5). The three times are independent of each other.
a. Find the mean and standard deviation of the total time, in minutes, it takes for Josie to travel
from home to the city. 2 marks

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b. Josie’s waiting time for a train on each work day is independent of her waiting time for a
train on any other work day. The probability that, for 12 randomly chosen work days, Josie’s
average waiting time is between 7 minutes 45 seconds and 8 minutes 30 seconds is equivalent
to Pr(a < Z < b), where Z ~ N(0, 1) and a and b are real numbers.
Find the values of a and b. 2 marks
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Question 7 (4 marks)
The curve defined by the parametric equations

t2
x  1, y  3 t , where 0 ≤ t ≤ 2,
4
is rotated about the x-axis to form an open hollow surface of revolution.
Find the surface area of the surface of revolution.
a b 
Give your answer in the form    d  , where a, b, c and d ∈ Z +.
 c 
 
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Question 8 (4 marks)
A function f has the rule f (x) = x e2x.
 
Use mathematical induction to prove that f ( n ) ( x)  2n x  n 2n 1 e 2 x for n ∈ Z +, where f (n)(x) represents
the nth derivative of f (x). That is, f (x) has been differentiated n times.

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Question 9 (6 marks)
A plane contains the points A(1, 3, −2), B(−1, −2, 4) and C(a, −1, 5), where a is a real constant. The
plane has a y-axis intercept of 2 at the point D.
a. Write down the coordinates of point D. 1 mark

→ →
b. Show that AB and AD are 2 i  5 j  6k and  i  j  2k , respectively. 1 mark
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c. Hence find the equation of the plane in Cartesian form. 2 marks

d. Find a. 1 mark

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e. AB and AD are adjacent sides of a parallelogram. Find the area of this parallelogram. 1 mark

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Question 10 (6 marks)
The position vector of a particle at time t seconds is given by


 
r (t )  5  6 sin 2 (t ) i + 1  6 sin(t ) cos(t )  j , where t ≥ 0.
 
a. Write 5 − 6 sin (t) in the form α + β cos (2t), where α, β ∈ Z +.
2 1 mark

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b. Show that the Cartesian equation of the path of the particle is (x − 2)2 + (y − 1)2 = 9. 2 marks

c. The particle is at point A when t = 0 and at point B when t = a, where a is a positive real
constant.
3π
If the distance travelled along the curve from A to B is , find a. 1 mark
4

Question 10 – continued
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d. Find all values of t for which the position vector of the particle, r(t ), is perpendicular to its
velocity vector, r (t ).  2 marks

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Victorian Certificate of Education
2023

SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS
Written examination 1

FORMULA SHEET

Instructions

This formula sheet is provided for your reference.

A question and answer book is provided with this formula sheet.

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

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SPECMATH EXAM 2

Mensuration Calculus

area of a r2 volume of d n
circle segment 2
  sin ( )  a sphere
4 3
3
πr
dx
 x   n xn 1
volume of area of d ax
a cylinder
π r 2h
a triangle
1
2
bc sin ( A )
dx
 e   a eax
volume of a b c d
a cone
1 2
3
πr h sine rule = =
sin ( A) sin ( B) sin (C ) dx
 log e ( x)  
1
x

volume of 1 d
a pyramid
Ah cosine rule c2 = a2 + b2 − 2ab cos (C)  sin (ax)   a cos (ax)
3 dx

d
Algebra, number and structure (complex numbers)  cos (ax)   a sin (ax)
dx
z  x  iy  r  cos ( )  i sin ( )   r cis ( ) z  x2  y 2  r
d
 tan (ax)   a sec2 (ax)
−π < Arg (z) ≤ π z1 z2  r1r2 cis 1   2  dx

z1 r1 d
 cis 1   2  de Moivre’s
z n = r n cis (n θ)  cot (ax)   a cosec2 (ax)
z2 r2 theorem dx

d
Data analysis, probability and statistics  sec (ax)   a sec (ax) tan (ax)
dx
E  aX1  b   a E  X1   b d
 cosec( ax)   a cosec (ax) cot (ax)
E  a1 X1  a2 X 2    an X n  dx

for independent  a1E  X1   a2 E  X 2     an E  X n  d a

random variables dx
 sin 1 (ax)  
Var  aX1  b   a 2 Var  X1  1  (ax) 2
X1 , X2 … Xn
Var  a1 X1  a2 X 2    an X n  d a
 cos 1 (ax)  
 a12 Var  X1   a2 2 Var  X 2     an 2 Var  X n  dx 1  (ax) 2

for independent E  X 1  X 2    X n   n d a
identically distributed dx
 tan 1 (ax)  
1  (ax) 2
variables
X1 , X2 … Xn Var  X1  X 2    X n   n 2

approximate confidence  s s 
x  z ,xz 
interval for µ  n n 

mean E X µ
distribution of sample
mean X 2
variance Var  X  
n
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Calculus – continued

d dv du
 x dx  n  1 x
n 1 n 1  c, n  1 product rule (uv)  u  v
dx dx dx

1 ax du dv
 e ax dx 
a
e c quotient rule d u
 
dx  v 
v
dx
u
v2
dx


1
dx  log e x  c dy dy du
x chain rule  
dx du dx


1
sin (ax) dx   cos (ax)  c dv du
a integration by parts
 u dx dx  u v   v dx dx
 cos (ax) dx  a sin (ax)  c dy
1
If = f ( x, y ) , x0 = a and y0 = b,
dx
Euler’s method then xn +1 = xn + h and

1
sec 2 (ax) dx  tan (ax)  c yn  1  yn  h  f  xn , yn .
a
t2 2 2
 dx   dy 

1
cosec 2 (ax)dx   cot (ax)  c
a
arc length parametric
t1
     dt
 dt   dt 

 sec (ax) tan (ax) dx  a sec (ax)  c

1
surface area Cartesian x2 2
 dy 
about x-axis  x1
2 y 1    dx
 dx 

 cosec (ax) cot (ax) dx   a cosec (ax)  c

1
) surface area Cartesian y2 2
 dx 
about y-axis  y1
2 x 1    dy
 dy 
x

1
dx  sin 1    c, a  0
a x
2 2 a surface area parametric t2 2
 dx   dy 
2

about x-axis t1

2 y      dt
 dt   dt 
1 x
 a2  x2
dx  cos 1    c, a  0
a surface area parametric t2 2
 dx   dy 
2

about y-axis t1

2 x      dt
 dt   dt 
a x
 a x
2 2
dx  tan 1    c
a Kinematics

 (ax  b) n 1
dx  (ax  b) n  1  c, n  1 d 2 x dv dv d  1 
a (n  1) acceleration a   v   v2 
dt 2 dt dx dx  2 

 ax  b dx  a log
1 1
e ax  b  c 1 2
v = u + at s  ut  at
constant acceleration 2
formulas
1
v2 = u2 + 2as s  (u  v) t
2

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Vectors in two and three dimensions

r (t )  x (t ) i + y (t ) j  z (t )k r (t )  x(t ) 2 + y (t ) 2  z (t ) 2
    
d r dx dy dz
r (t )    i + j k
 dt dt  dt  dt 

vector scalar product

r 1 . r 2  r 1 r 2 cos ( )  x1 x2 + y1 y2  z1 z2
   
for r1  x1 i + y1 j  z1k
    vector cross product
and r 2  x2 i + y2 j  z2 k i j k
     

r 1  r 2  x1 y1 z1   y1 z2  y2 z1  i +  x2 z1  x1 z2  j   x1 y2  x2 y1  k
    
x2 y2 z2

vector equation of a line r (t )  r1  t r 2   x1  x2t  i +  y1  y2t  j   z1  z2t  k

     
parametric equation of a line x (t) = x1 + x2t  y (t) = y1 + y2t  z (t) = z1 + z2t

r ( s, t )  r 0  s r 1  t r 2
vector equation of a plane    
  x0 + x1s + x2t  i   y0 + y1s + y2t  j   z0 + z1s + z2t  k
  
parametric equation of a plane x (s, t) = x0 + x1s + x2t, y (s, t) = y0 + y1s + y2t, z (s, t) = z0 + z1s + z2t

Cartesian equation of a plane ax + by + cz = d

Circular functions

cos2 (x) + sin2 (x) = 1

1 + tan2 (x) = sec2 (x) cot2 (x) + 1 = cosec2 (x)

sin (x + y) = sin (x) cos (y) + cos (x) sin (y) sin (x − y) = sin (x) cos (y) − cos (x) sin (y)

cos (x + y) = cos (x) cos (y) − sin (x) sin (y) cos (x − y) = cos (x) cos (y) + sin (x) sin (y)

tan ( x)  tan ( y ) tan ( x)  tan ( y )

tan ( x  y )  tan ( x  y ) 
1  tan ( x) tan ( y ) 1  tan ( x) tan ( y )

sin (2x) = 2 sin (x) cos (x)

2 tan ( x)
cos (2x) = cos2 (x) − sin2 (x) = 2 cos2 (x) − 1 = 1 − 2 sin2 (x) tan (2 x) 
1  tan 2 ( x)

1 1
sin 2 (ax)  1  cos (2ax)  cos 2 (ax)  1  cos (2ax) 
2 2

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