revision assignment

1a. [1 mark]
Olava’s Pizza Company supplies and delivers large cheese pizzas.
The total cost to the customer, C , in Papua New Guinean Kina ( PGK ), is modelled by the
function
C ( n )=34.50 n+8.50 , n ≥ 2, n ∈ Z ,

where n , is the number of large cheese pizzas ordered. This total cost includes a fixed cost
for delivery.
State, in the context of the question, what the value of 34.50 represents.

1b. [1 mark]
State, in the context of the question, what the value of 8.50  represents.

1c. [1 mark]
Write down the minimum number of pizzas that can be ordered.

1d. [3 marks]
Kaelani has 450 PGK .
Find the maximum number of large cheese pizzas that Kaelani can order from Olava’s Pizza
Company.

2a. [2 marks]
12
Consider the graph of the function  f ( x )=x + 2
, x ≠ 0.
x
Write down the zero of  f ( x ).

2b. [2 marks]
Write down the coordinates of the local minimum point.

2c. [2 marks]
Consider the function  g ( x )=3−x .
Solve  f ( x )=g ( x ).

3a. [3 marks]
Give your answers in this question correct to the nearest whole number.
Imon invested 25000 Singapore dollars ( SGD ) in a fixed deposit account with a
nominal annual interest rate of 3.6 % , compounded monthly.
Calculate the value of Imon’s investment after 5 years.
3b. [3 marks]
At the end of the 5 years, Imon withdrew x SGD from the fixed deposit account
and reinvested this into a super-savings account with a nominal annual interest rate
of 5.7 % , compounded half-yearly.
The value of the super-savings account increased to 20000 SGD after 18 months.
Find the value of x .

4a. [2 marks]
 2 50
Consider the function  f ( x )=x + x + , x ≠ 0.
x
Find  f ( 1 ) .

4b. [2 marks]
Solve f ( x )=0.

4c. [2 marks]
The graph of f has a local minimum at point A .
Find the coordinates of A .
5a. [2 marks]
Let  f ( x )=4−x 3 and  g ( x )=ln x , for  x >0.

Find ( f ∘ g )( x ) .

5b. [2 marks]
Solve the equation ( f ∘ g )( x )=x .

5c. [3 marks]
Hence or otherwise, given that  g ( 2 a )=f −1 ( 2 a ), find the value of a .

6a. [2 marks]
A large underground tank is constructed at Mills Airport to store fuel. The tank is in the
shape of an isosceles trapezoidal prism, ABCDEFGH .
AB=70 m , AF=200 m, AD=40 m , BC=40 m and CD=110 m. Angle ADC=60  and angle
BCD=60. The tank is illustrated below.
Find h , the height of the tank.

6b. [3 marks]
Show that the volume of the tank is 624000 m3, correct to three significant figures.

6c. [1 mark]
Once construction was complete, a fuel pump was used to pump fuel into the empty tank.
The amount of fuel pumped into the tank by this pump each hour decreases as an
arithmetic sequence with terms u1 ,u 2 , u3 , … ,u n.
Part of this sequence is shown in the table.
Write down the common difference, d .

6d. [2 marks]
Find the amount of fuel pumped into the tank in the 13 th hour.

6e. [2 marks]
Find the value of n such that un =0.

6f. [1 mark]
Write down the number of hours that the pump was pumping fuel into the tank.
6g. [2 marks]
At the end of the 2 nd hour, the total volume of fuel in the tank was 88200 m3.
Find the total amount of fuel pumped into the tank in the first 8 hours.

6h. [3 marks]
Show that the tank will never be completely filled using this pump.
7a. [3 marks]
In this question, give your answers to the nearest whole number.

Criselda travelled to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia. At the airport, she saw the following
information at the Currency Exchange counter.

This means the Currency Exchange counter would buy USD from a traveller and in
exchange return MYR at a rate of 1 USD=4.25 MYR. There is no commission charged.
Criselda changed 460 SGD to MYR .
Calculate the amount of MYR that Criselda received.
7b. [3 marks]
While in Kota Kinabalu, Criselda spent 440 MYR . She returned to the Currency
Exchange counter and changed the remainder of her MYR into USD .
Calculate the amount of USD she received.

8a. [1 mark]
Elvis Presley is an extremely popular singer. Although he passed away in 1977 , many of
his fans continue to pay tribute by dressing like Elvis and singing his songs.
The number of Elvis impersonators, N ( t ) , can be modelled by the function
 t
N ( t ) =170× 1.31 ,
where t , is the number of years since 1977 .
Write down the number of Elvis impersonators in 1977 .

8b. [2 marks]
Calculate the time taken for the number of Elvis impersonators to reach 130000.

8c. [2 marks]
Calculate the number of Elvis impersonators when t=70.

8d. [1 mark]
The world population in 2047 is projected to be 9500000000  people.
Use this information to explain why the model for the number of Elvis impersonators is
unrealistic.

9a. [1 mark]
M-Line is a company that prints and sells custom designs on T-shirts. For each order,
they charge an initial design fee and then an additional fee for each printed T-shirt.
M-Line charges M euros per order. This charge is modelled by the linear function
M ( x )=5 x + 40, where x is the number of T-shirts in the order.

Write down the initial design fee charged for each order.

9b. [2 marks]
Find the total amount charged for an order of 94 T-shirts.
9c. [1 mark]
EnYear is another company that prints and sells T-shirts. The price, N euros, that they
charge for an order can be modelled by the linear function N ( x )=9 x , where x is the
number of T-shirts in the order.
Write down the number of T-shirts in an order for which EnYear charged 63 euros.

9d. [2 marks]
An order of p T-shirts will be charged the same price by both M-Line and EnYear.
Find the value of p.
10a. [2 marks]
8
A geometric sequence has a first term of   and a fourth term of 9 .
3
Find the common ratio.

10b. [1 mark]
Write down the second term of this sequence.
10c. [3 marks]
The sum of the first k  terms is greater than 2500 .
Find the smallest possible value of k .

11a. [3 marks]
Siâ n invests 50 000 Australian dollars (AUD) into a savings account which pays a
nominal annual interest rate of 5.6 % compounded monthly.
Calculate the value of Siâ n’s investment after four years. Give your answer correct to two
decimal places.
11b. [3 marks]
After the four-year period, Siâ n withdraws 40 000  AUD from her savings account and
uses this money to buy a car. It is known that the car will depreciate at a rate of 18 % per
year.
The value of the car will be 2500  AUD after t years.
Find the value of t .

12a. [2 marks]
The diagram shows the straight line L1. Points A (−9 ,−1 ), M (−3 ,2 ) and C are points on L1.

Find the gradient of L1.

12b. [2 marks]
M is the midpoint of AC .
Find the coordinates of point C .
12c. [3 marks]
Line L2 is perpendicular to L1 and passes through point M .

Find the equation of L2. Give your answer in the form ax +by +d =0, where a , b , d ∈ Z .
12d. [2 marks]
The point N ( k , 4 ) is on L2.
Find the value of k .

12e. [2 marks]
Find the distance between points M  and N .
12f. [2 marks]
Given that the length of AM is √ 45 , find the area of triangle ANC .

13a. [3 marks]
Maegan designs a decorative glass face for a new Fine Arts Centre. The glass face is made
up of small triangular panes. The first three levels of the glass face are illustrated in the
following diagram.
The 1 st level, at the bottom of the glass face, has 5 triangular panes. The 2 nd level has 7
triangular panes, and the 3 rd level has 9 triangular panes. Each additional level has 2 more
triangular panes than the level below it.
Find the number of triangular panes in the 12 th level.

13b. [3 marks]
Show that the total number of triangular panes, Sn, in the first n levels is given by:
2
Sn=n +4 n.
13c. [2 marks]
Hence, find the total number of panes in a glass face with 18 levels.

13d. [3 marks]
Maegan has 1000 triangular panes to build the decorative glass face and does not want it to
have any incomplete levels.
Find the maximum number of complete levels that Maegan can build.
13e. [4 marks]
Each triangular pane has an area of 1.84 m2.
Find the total area of the decorative glass face, if the maximum number of complete levels
were built. Express your area to the nearest m2.

14a. [2 marks]
1
The graph of the quadratic function  f ( x )= ( x−2 ) ( x+ 8 )  intersects the y -axis at ( 0 , c ).
2
Find the value of c .
14b. [2 marks]
The vertex of the function is (−3 ,−12.5 ).
Write down the equation for the axis of symmetry of the graph.

14c. [1 mark]
The equation f ( x )=12 has two solutions. The first solution is x=−10 .
Use the symmetry of the graph to show that the second solution is x=4.
14d. [2 marks]
Write down the x -intercepts of the graph.

14e. [4 marks]
On graph paper, draw the graph of y=f ( x ) for  −10 ≤ x ≤ 4   and  −14 ≤ y ≤14 . Use a scale of
1 cm to represent 1 unit on the x -axis and 1 cm to represent 2 units on the y -axis.
14f. [2 marks]
Let T be the tangent at x=−3 .
Write down the equation of T .

14g. [1 mark]
Draw the tangent T on your graph.
14h. [2 marks]
Given f ( a )=5.5 and f ' ( a )=−6 , state whether the function, f , is increasing or decreasing at
x=a . Give a reason for your answer.
15a. [2 marks]
Little Green island originally had no turtles. After 55 turtles were introduced to the island,
their population is modelled by

N ( t ) =a ×2−t +10 , t ≥ 0 ,
where a is a constant and t is the time in years since the turtles were introduced.
 
Find the value of a .

15b. [2 marks]
Find the time, in years, for the population to decrease to 20 turtles.
15c. [2 marks]
There is a number m beyond which the turtle population will not decrease.
Find the value of m. Justify your answer.

16a. [1 mark]
On her first day in a hospital, Kiri receives u1 milligrams (mg) of a therapeutic drug. The
amount of the drug Kiri receives increases by the same amount, d , each day. On the seventh
day, she receives 21 mg of the drug, and on the eleventh day she receives 29 mg.
Write down an equation, in terms of u1 and d , for the amount of the drug that she
receives on the seventh day.

16b. [1 mark]
Write down an equation, in terms of u1 and d , for the amount of the drug that she receives
on the eleventh day.

16c. [2 marks]
Write down the value of d and the value of u1.

16d. [3 marks]
Kiri receives the drug for 30 days.
Calculate the total amount of the drug, in mg, that she receives.
16e. [3 marks]
Ted is also in a hospital and on his first day he receives a 20 mg antibiotic injection. The
amount of the antibiotic Ted receives decreases by 50 % each day. On the second day, Ted
receives a 10 mg antibiotic injection, on the third day he receives 5 mg, and so on.
Find the amount of antibiotic, in mg, that Ted receives on the fifth day.

16f. [3 marks]
The daily amount of antibiotic Ted receives will first be less than 0.06 mg on the k  th day.
Find the value of k .
16g. [3 marks]
Hence find the total amount of antibiotic, in mg, that Ted receives during the first k days.