Student Name _________________________

Teacher _________________________

Year 12
MATHEMATICS ADVANCED
2022
Higher School Certificate
Assessment Task 1
Instructions:
Total marks - 45
• Working Time – 1 hour Section I - Pages 3-4
• Write using a black pen 5 marks
• Calculators approved by NESA may be used • Attempt Questions 1-5
• A reference sheet is provided • Allow about 8 minutes for this section
• For questions in Section II, show relevant Section II - Pages 5-13
mathematical reasoning and/or calculations
40 Marks
• Write your name on the front of the paper and
• Attempt Question 6-15
multiple choice answer sheet
• Allow about 52 minutes for this section

Sequences & Transformations Trigonometric Further

Total
Series of Functions Functions Differentiation

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Section I
5 Marks
Attempt Questions 1-5
Allow about 8 minutes for this section

Use the multiple choice answer sheet for Questions 1-5.

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1. Calculate the limiting sum of the series 12 + 8 + + ⋯
3

A. 36
B. 42
C. 48
D. The limiting sum does not exist.

2. What is the phase of 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 tan(4𝑥 + 𝜋)?

𝜋
A. 4

B. 𝜋
C. 2
D. 4

3. Which of the following is a geometric series?

A. 3𝑟 + 6𝑟 2 + 9𝑟 3 + 12𝑟 4 + ⋯
3 4 6
B. +5+ 1+5+⋯
5
1 1 1
C. 1 − 𝑞 + 𝑞2 − 𝑞3 + ⋯

D. 3 + 12 + 36 + 72 + ⋯

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4. The graph 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 10𝑥 is dilated horizontally by a scale factor of 2.

The equation of the transformed function is:
𝑥3
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = − 5𝑥
8
𝑥3
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = − 5𝑥
2

C. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 20𝑥

D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 8𝑥 3 − 20𝑥

5. The function 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is transformed to the function 𝑦 = 2𝑓(𝑥 + 1) + 4. The image of a

point 𝑃′ (3 , −8) lies on the transformed function.
The coordinates of the original point 𝑃 are:
A. (2 , −12)
B. (2 , −6)
C. (4 , −6)
D. (8 , −12)

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Section II
40 Marks
Attempt Questions 6-15
Allow about 52 minutes for this section
Answer all 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.
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Question 6 (2 Marks)
sin(𝑥)
Differentiate . 2
𝑥2

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Question 7 (3 Marks)
Describe the transformations to change the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 4𝑥 into the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑥+7 − 5 3

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Question 8 (3 Marks)
The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is shown below. On the same axes, sketch the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑓(𝑥) + 4, 3
showing the transformed coordinates of all marked points.

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Question 9 (6 Marks)
Simon is revising for his Mathematics assessment by completing past papers. The first paper takes Simon
3 hours to complete, and each consecutive paper takes 97% as long as the previous paper to complete.
(a) Show Simon takes 174 minutes and 36 seconds to complete the second paper. 2

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(b) Simon aims to complete a past paper in under two hours. Determine which number paper is 4
the first to achieve this goal.

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Question 10 (3 Marks)
1 1
The point 𝑃 (2 , 3) lies on the curve 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 𝑥. 3
Find an equation of the normal to the curve at the point 𝑃, giving the answer in the form
𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐, where 𝑚 and 𝑐 are constants.

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Question 11 (2 Marks)
The sum, 𝑆𝑛 , of an arithmetic sequence is given by 𝑆𝑛 = 3𝑛2 + 7𝑛. 2
Find the first term and the common difference.

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Question 12 (3 Marks)
Calculate the sum of all the even numbers between 1 and 500 inclusive, not including multiples of 5. 3

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Question 13 (7 Marks)
Solve the trigonometric equations within the domain [0 , 2𝜋].
3𝑥 −√3
(a) cos ( 2 ) = 3
2

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(b) √2 sin (𝑥 + 3 ) = 1 4

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Question 14 (3 Marks)
(a) Calculate the derivative of tan2 (4𝑥 − 3). 2

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(b) Hence, state the derivative of y = sec 2 (4𝑥 − 3) − 1. 1

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Question 15 (8 Marks)
In the musical scale there are 12 notes in every octave, such that the frequency of each note follows the
geometric distribution
1
𝑓𝑛 = (212 ) 𝑓𝑛−1

where 𝑓𝑛 is the frequency of the note, measured in hertz (Hz).

After 12 notes, the same note reoccurs, but one octave higher. For example, if the note is a G, 12 notes later
in the sequence, another 𝐺 occurs.
The frequency 440 Hz corresponds to the note middle 𝐴.
(a) Clearly state the common ratio between the terms in the geometric sequence and hence, establish 2
the formula for the frequency of the nth term in the form 𝑓𝑛 = 𝑎𝑟 𝑛−1 , given 𝑓1 = 440.

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(b) Determine the frequency of the next 𝐴 in the scale above middle 𝐴. 1

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Question 15 (continued)
Musical notes can be represented by sine waves of the form

𝑃 = 𝐴 sin(2𝜋𝑓𝑡)

where 𝑃 is the air pressure, in Pascals (Pa)

𝐴 is the volume, in decibels (dB)
𝑓 is the frequency, in hertz (Hz)
𝑡 is the time, in seconds (s)

(c) Determine the equation of the sine wave shown below. 2

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(d) At what times, 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 0.01, correct to 2 significant figures, is the pressure 12 Pa? 3

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