SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL

2012 Trial Examination

FORM VI
MATHEMATICS
Monday 6th August 2012

General Instructions Collection

• Reading time — 5 minutes • Write your candidate number on each
• Writing time — 3 hours booklet and on your multiple choice
answer sheet.
• Write using black or blue pen.
• Hand in the booklets in a single well-
• Board-approved calculators and tem-
ordered pile.
plates may be used.
• Hand in a booklet for each question
• A list of standard integrals is provided
in Section II, even if it has not been
at the end of the examination paper.
attempted.
Total — 100 Marks • If you use a second booklet for a ques-
• All questions may be attempted. tion, place it inside the first.
Section I – 10 Marks • Place your multiple choice answer
sheet inside the answer booklet for
• Questions 1–10 are of equal value.
Question Eleven.
• Record your solutions to the multiple
• Write your candidate number on this
choice on the sheet provided.
question paper and submit it with
Section II – 90 Marks your answers.
• Questions 11–16 are of equal value.
• All necessary working should be shown.
• Start each question in a new booklet.

Checklist
• SGS booklets — 6 per boy
• Multiple choice answer sheet Examiner
• Candidature — 80 boys TCW
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SECTION I - Multiple Choice

Answers for this section should be recorded on the separate answer sheet
handed out with this examination paper.

QUESTION ONE
When written in radians, 200◦ is equal to:
(A) π + 20

6π
(B)
5

9π
(C)
10

10π
(D)
9

QUESTION TWO
√
At what angle is the line y = − 3x inclined to the positive side of the x-axis?
(A) 30◦

(B) 60◦

(C) 120◦

(D) 150◦

QUESTION THREE
Which of the following is the point of intersection of the two lines 3x − 4y + 6 = 0 and
x − y − 1 = 0?
(A) (0, 0)

(B) (−2, −3)

(C) (10, 9)

(D) (11, 10)

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QUESTION FOUR
Which of the following graphs represents the solution to |x − 2| ≤ 4?
(A)
-2 6 x

(B)
-2 6 x

(C)
-2 6 x

(D)
-2 6 x

QUESTION FIVE
The equation of the normal to the curve y = x3 − 4x at the point (1, −3) is:
(A) y =x+4

(B) y =x−4

(C) y = −x + 2

(D) y = −x − 2

QUESTION SIX
Suppose that the point P a, f(a) lies on the curve y = f(x). If f 0 (a) = 0 and f 00 (a) < 0,

which of the following statements describes the point P on the graph of y = f(x)?
(A) P is a minimum turning point.

(B) P is a maximum turning point.

(C) P is a stationary point of inflexion.

(D) P is a non-stationary point of inflexion.

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QUESTION SEVEN
The equation 3x2 + 2x − 1 = 0 has roots α and β. The value of 2α + 2β is:
(A) 10

(B) − 31

(C) − 23

(D) − 43

QUESTION EIGHT
Which of the following statements is true for the geometric sequence 24, 12, 6, . . .?
(A) The fourth term is 0.

(B) The sum of the first four terms is 44.

(C) The sum of the series will never exceed 48.

(D) There are infinitely many negative terms.

QUESTION NINE
A parabola has its focus at (2, −2) and the equation of its directrix is y = 2. Which of the
following is the equation of the parabola?
(A) (x − 2)2 = 8y

(B) (x − 2)2 = −8y

(C) (x − 2)2 = 8(y + 2)

(D) (x − 2)2 = −8(y + 2)

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QUESTION TEN
Which of the following graphs could have equation y = 1 − 2x ?
(A) y
1

(B) y
1

(C) y

-1

(D) y

x
-1

End of Section I

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SECTION II - Written Response

Answers for this section should be recorded in the booklets provided.

Show all necessary working.

Start a new booklet for each question.

QUESTION ELEVEN (15 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

6
(a) Write √ √ with a rational denominator and simplify. 2
5− 3

(b) A
m
100 m
4p
O 15

B
4π
The diagram above shows a sector AOB with radius 100 mm and 6 AOB = . 2
15
Find the length of arc AB correct to the nearest millimetre.

(c) y
A
3

-11 -9 1
D B x

-4
C(-11, -4)
The diagram above shows a quadrilateral with vertices A(0, 3), B(1, 0), C(−11, −4)
and D(−9, 0).
√ √
(i) Show that AB = 10 units and BC = 4 10 units. 2

(ii) Show that AD k BC. 1

(iii) Show that AB ⊥ BC. 1

(iv) Find AD and hence find the area of the trapezium ABCD. 2

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(d) P Q

b b
S R
In the diagram above, P S = QR and 6 P SR = 6 QRS = β.
(i) Prove that 4P RS ≡ 4QSR. 3
(ii) Hence prove that 6 P SQ = 6 QRP . Let 6 P RS = α. 2

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QUESTION TWELVE (15 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

(a) T U

7×5 m 9m
100º
V
In the diagram above, T V = 7·5 m, U V = 9 m and 6 V = 100◦ .
(i) Find the length of T U correct to 1 decimal place. 2
(ii) Find the area of 4T U V correct to 1 decimal place. 2

(b) Differentiate:
3
(i) y = 1
x2
(ii) y = (x3 − 2)10 1
x
(iii) y = 2
cos x

(c) Evaluate:
Z e
6
(i) dx 2
1 x
Z π
8
(ii) sec2 2x dx 2
0

(d) Solve cos x(2 sin x − 1) = 0, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π. 3

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QUESTION THIRTEEN (15 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

(a) The line ` has equation 3x + 4y − 2 = 0. The point (2, −1) lies on `. Find the 2
perpendicular distance from the line ` to the line with equation 3x + 4y + 5 = 0.

(b) For what values of x is the curve y = 2x3 − 9x2 + 5 increasing? 2

(c) A particle is moving along a straight line. Its displacement, x metres, from a fixed
point O after t seconds is given by x = 2 + 2 sin 2t.
(i) What is the particle’s initial position? 1
(ii) Sketch the particle’s displacement-time graph for the first 2π seconds of motion. 2
(iii) Find when and where the particle first comes to rest. 2
(iv) Find the maximum speed of the particle and write down a time when this maxi- 2
mum speed occurs.

(d) Y
B C

A
In the diagram above AB k XY .
(i) Prove that 4ABC ||| 4XY C. 2
(ii) Given that AB = XC = 18 cm and XY = 8 cm, find AX giving a reason. 2

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QUESTION FOURTEEN (15 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

(a) (i) Copy and complete the following table for f(x) = (loge x)2 . Write the function 1
values correct to 3 decimal places.

x 1 1·5 2
f(x)

(ii) Use Simpson’s rule with three function values to find an approximation of 2
Z 2
(loge x)2 dx.
1

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

(b) (i) Evaluate 1 + 2 + 3 + · · · + 300 . 1

(ii) Find the sum of all integers from 1 to 300 which are not divisible by 3. 2

(c) The function f(x) has derivative f 0 (x) = 12x − kx2 . The curve y = f(x) has a point
of inflexion at (1, −4).
(i) Show that k = 6. 1
(ii) Find the equation of the curve y = f(x). 2

(d) Consider the function y = x loge x.

dy
(i) Find . 1
dx
(ii) Hence find the minimum value of x loge x and justify your answer. 3

(e) x

3
6 t

The diagram above shows a particle’s acceleration-time graph. Draw a possible sketch 2
of the particle’s velocity-time graph, given that initially the particle is stationary.

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QUESTION FIFTEEN (15 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

(a) A certain grasshopper plague is following the law of natural growth. The grasshopper
population G satisfies the equation
G = Go ekt .
Time t is measured in months and Go and k are constants.
Initially there were 10 000 grasshoppers in the plague and after 8 months there were
40 000.
1
(i) Show that k = 4
ln 2. 2
(ii) Find the number of grasshoppers in the plague after 2 years. 2
(iii) After how many whole months would the population exceed 10 million? 2

(b) y
y = ex-1
e -1

-2
1 x
-1

The diagram above shows the region bounded by the curve y = ex − 1 and the x-axis 3
from x = −2 to x = 1. Find the exact area of the shaded region.

(c) Atticus makes a deposit of $5000 at the start of each year into a savings account. He
earns monthly compound interest on his savings account at 4·8% per annum.
Let An be the value of the account at the end of n years.
(i) Show that A1 = $5245·35 . 2
(ii) Show that A2 = $5000(1·00412 + 1·00424 ) . 1
$5000 × 1·00412 × (1·00412n − 1)
(iii) Show that An = . 1
1·00412 − 1
(iv) Find the amount of interest Atticus earns on his savings account over 10 years. 2

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QUESTION SIXTEEN (15 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

(a) Consider the quadratic equation 2x2 + (m + 1)x + (m − 1) = 0.

(i) Find the discriminant in terms of m. 1
(ii) For what values of m will the quadratic have real roots? 2

(b) The rate at which fuel is being pumped from a full tank is given by
dF 5
=1+ kL/min ,
dt 1 + 3t
where F kilolitres is the amount of fuel pumped out in the first t minutes.
(i) Find the rate at which the fuel is being pumped out after 8 minutes. 1
dF
(ii) Draw a sketch of as a function of time. 2
dt
(iii) Find the amount of fuel pumped out after 8 minutes, correct to the nearest litre. 2

(c) y y = x3
y=x

1 x

The diagram above shows the region bounded by y = x and y = x3 from x = 0 to

x = 1.
(i) Find the volume generated when the shaded region is rotated about the x-axis. 2
(ii) Show that y = x2n−1 and y = x2n+1 intersect at the origin and the point (1, 1) 1
for x ≥ 0.
(iii) Suppose that n is a positive integer. Consider the volume Vn of the solid generated 2
when the closed region bounded by the curves y = x2n−1 and y = x2n+1 is rotated
about the x-axis. Show that
 
1 1
Vn = π − .
4n − 1 4n + 3
(iv) Give a geometric description and the dimensions of a single solid with volume 1
V1 + V2 + V3 + · · · .
(v) Hence find the sum of the infinite series 1
1 1 1
+ + + ··· .
3 × 7 7 × 11 11 × 15

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END OF EXAMINATION
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The following list of standard integrals may be used:

1
Z
xn dx = xn+1 , n 6= −1; x 6= 0, if n < 0
n+1
1
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dx = ln x, x > 0
x
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a
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a
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sin ax dx = − cos ax, a 6= 0
a
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sec2 ax dx = tan ax, a 6= 0
a
1
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sec ax tan ax dx = sec ax, a 6= 0
a
1 1
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dx = tan−1 , a 6= 0
a2 +x2 a a
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√ dx = sin−1 , a > 0, −a < x < a
a2 − x2 a
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Z  p 
√ 2 2
dx = ln x + x − a , x > a > 0
x2 − a2
1
Z  p 
√ dx = ln x + x2 + a2
x2 + a2

NOTE : ln x = loge x, x > 0

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