Coimisin na Scrduithe Stit

State Examinations Commission

Leaving Certificate 2012


Marking Scheme


Higher Level








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Coimisin na Scrduithe Stit
State Examinations Commission
Leaving Certicate 2013
Marking Scheme
Applied Mathematics
Higher Level





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things, marking samples of student work and discussing the marks awarded, so as to clarify
the correct application of the scheme. The work of examiners is subsequently monitored by
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Examiner. The Chief Examiner is the final authority regarding whether or not the marking
scheme has been correctly applied to any piece of candidate work.
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advance of the examination, the scheme is not finalised until examiners have applied it to
candidates work and the feedback from all examiners has been collated and considered in
light of the full range of responses of candidates, the overall level of difficulty of the
examination and the need to maintain consistency in standards from year to year. This
published document contains the finalised scheme, as it was applied to all candidates work.
In the case of marking schemes that include model solutions or answers, it should be noted
that these are not intended to be exhaustive. Variations and alternatives may also be
acceptable. Examiners must consider all answers on their merits, and will have consulted
with their Advising Examiners when in doubt.
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Assumptions about future marking schemes on the basis of past schemes should be avoided.
While the underlying assessment principles remain the same, the details of the marking of a
particular type of question may change in the context of the contribution of that question to
the overall examination in a given year. The Chief Examiner in any given year has the
responsibility to determine how best to ensure the fair and accurate assessment of candidates
work and to ensure consistency in the standard of the assessment from year to year.
Accordingly, aspects of the structure, detail and application of the marking scheme for a
particular examination are subject to change from one year to the next without notice.


General Guidelines

1 Penalties of three types are applied to candidates' work as follows:

Slips - numerical slips S(-1)

Blunders - mathematical errors B(-3)

Misreading - if not serious M(-1)

Serious blunder or omission or misreading which oversimplifies:
- award the attempt mark only.

Attempt marks are awarded as follows: 5 (att 2).


2 The marking scheme shows one correct solution to each question.
In many cases there are other equally valid methods.

Page 1
Page 2
1. (a) A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 441 . s m
1



Calculate the time interval between the instants that the ball is 392 m above the
point of projection.






s 7
1 8
8 , 1
0 8 1
0 8 9
8 9 1 44 92 3

1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1

t
t t
t t
t t
t t
at ut s






5







5,5



5

20
Page 3
1. (b) A lift ascends from rest with constant acceleration f until it reaches a speed v. It
continues at this speed for
1
t seconds and then decelerates uniformly to rest with
deceleration f.
The total distance ascended is d, and the total time taken is t seconds.

(i) Draw a speed-time graph for the motion of the lift.
(ii) Show that
1
2
1
t t f v .
(iii) Show that
f
d
t t
4
2
1
.





(i)













f
d
t t
t t
f
d
t t f t t d
v t t t
v t t d v t t v t v t t d
t t f v
t t
v
f
4

4


or (iii)
(ii)
2
1
2
1
2
1 2
1
1 2
1
1 1 2
1
2
1
1 2
1
1 4
1
1 1 4
1
1 2
1
1 2
1

5

5


5


5



5



5

30

1 2
1
t t


1 2
1
t t

1
t
v
Page 4
2. (a) Two cars, A and B, travel along two straight roads
which intersect at an angle u .

Car A is moving towards the intersection at a
uniform speed of 9
1
s m

.

Car B is moving towards the intersection at a
uniform speed of 15
1
s m

.

At a certain instant each car is 90 m from
the intersection and approaching the intersection.

(i) Find the distance between the cars when B is at the intersection.

(ii) If the shortest distance between the cars is 36 m, find the value of u .




( )
. 13 53 .
15
9
cos
0 cos 15 9
sin 15 cos 15 9

sin 15 5cos 1
9 (ii)
m 36
15
90
9 90 (i)
1
=
|
.
|

\
|
=
=
+ =
=
=
=
=
|
.
|

\
|
=

u
u
u u
u u
AB V
j i
V V V
j i V
i V
AB
AB
B A AB
B
A

5

5


5






5





5






5
25
B




B
l
a
n
k

P
a
g
e
A
u
Page 5
2 (b) An aircraft P, flying at 600 , h km
1

sets out
to intercept a second aircraft Q, which is a distance
away in a direction west 30 south, and flying
due east at 600 . h km
1



Find the direction in which P should fly
in order to intercept Q.


{ }
( )
W 30 S or S 60 W 60
2
1
cos
2 cos 2 cos 4 0
1 cos 2 cos cos 1 3
1 cos 2 cos in 3
1 cos sin 3

600 cos 600
sin 600
30 tan
sin 600 600 cos 600

600
sin 600 cos 600
2
2 2
2 2
=
=
+ =
+ + =
+ + =
+ =
+
=
=
=
=
=
o
o
o o
o o o
o o o
o o
o
o
o o
o o
s
j i
V V V
i V
j i V
Q P PQ
Q
P







5


5



5


5









5 25
P
30
600

Q
600
Page 6

3. (a) A particle is projected from a point on horizontal ground.
The speed of projection is u
1
s m

at an angle o to the horizontal.
The range of the particle is R and the maximum height reached by the particle is
.
3 4
R


(i) Show that
g
u
R
o o cos sin 2
2
= .
(ii) Find the value of . o



g
u
g
u
u
t u R
g
u
t
gt t u
o o
o
o
o
o
o
cos sin 2
sin 2
cos
. cos
sin 2
0 . sin (i)
2
2
2
1
=
=
=
=
=



= =
=
|
|
.
|

\
|

|
|
.
|

\
|
=
=
=
30
3
1
tan
sin sin
3 2
cos
sin
2
sin
sin
3 4
cos sin 2
. sin
3 4
sin
(ii)
2
1
2
2
2
1 2
1
1
1
o o
o o
o
o o
o
o o
o
o
g
u g
g
u
u
g
u
gt t u
R
g
u
t





5






5






5






5








5



5
25
Page 7
3 (b) A plane is inclined at an angle
2
1
tan
1
to the horizontal.
A particle is projected up the plane with initial speed u
1
s m

at an angle u to the
inclined plane.

The plane of projection is vertical and contains the line of greatest slope.

Find the value of u that will give a maximum range up the inclined plane.




{ }
{ }
{ }

7 31
2 2 tan
2 sin 2 cos 2
0 cos sin 2 2 cos 2 0
cos sin 2 2 cos 2
2
5
sin 2 sin
2
5
sin sin cos
5
sin cos
sin 5
cos
sin 2
0 cos sin
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
=
=
=
= =
=
=
=
=
= =
=
=


d
dR
g
u
d
dR
g
u
g
u
t g t u R
g
u
g
u
t
t g t u
r
j
u
u
u u
u u u
u
u u u
u
u u
u u u
o u
u
o
u
o u


5


5






5






5










5
25
Page 8
4. (a) Two particles of masses 6 kg and 7 kg are connected
by a light inextensible string passing over a smooth
light fixed pulley which is fixed to the ceiling of a lift.

The particles are released from rest.

Find the tension in the string
(i) when the lift remains at rest
(ii) when the lift is rising vertically with constant
acceleration .
8
g




7124 or
26
189
8
6
6 6
104
9

8
6 6

8
7 7 (ii)
6332 or
13
84
6 6
13
6 6
7 7 (i)
g
T
g
f g T
g
f
g
f g T
g
f T g
g
T
f g T
g
f
f g T
f T g
=
+ + =
=
|
.
|

\
|
+ =
|
.
|

\
|
=
=
+ =
=
=
=



5
5







5




5









5

25
6
7 6
Page 9

4 (b) A light inextensible string passes over a smooth
fixed pulley, under a movable smooth pulley of
mass
3
m , and then over a second smooth fixed pulley.

A particle of mass
1
m is attached to one end of
the string and a particle of mass
2
m is attached
to the other end.

The system is released from rest.

Find the tension in the string in terms of . and ,
3 2 1
m m m



( )
{ }
3 2 1
2 1 3 2 3 1
3 2 1
2 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 1
3 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 1
2 1
3
3
2
1
3 3
2 2
1 1
4 1 1
4
or
4
4
4 4
2 4 2
2
2
2


m m m
g
m m m m m m
g m m m
T
m m m m m m T g m m m
g m m m T m m T m m T m m g m m m
g
m
T
g
m
T m
T g m
q p m T g m
q m g m T
p m g m T
+ +
+ +
=
+ + =
+ =
)
`

+ =
+ =
=
=



5
5
5




5







5





25
1
m
3
m
2
m
Page 10
5. (a) A smooth sphere A, of mass 3m, moving with speed u, collides directly with a
smooth sphere B, of mass 5m, which is at rest.

The coefficient of restitution for the collision is e. Find

(i) the speed, in terms of u and e, of each sphere after the collision

(ii) the value of e if the magnitude of the impulse imparted to each sphere as a
result of the collision is 2mu.










15
1
1 15 16

1
8
15
2
0 5
1
8
3

5 3
8


0 NEL
5 3 (0) 5 3 PCM
2
2
1
2 1
2 1

e
e mu mu
e
mu
mu
mv I
e
u
v
e
u
v
u e v v
mv mv m u m




20



5
5
5




5












5
Page 11
5 (b) A ball is dropped on to a table and it rises after impact to one-quarter of the height
of the fall.
(i) Find the value of the coefficient of restitution between the ball and the table.

If sheets of paper are placed on the table the coefficient of restitution decreases by
a factor proportional to the thickness of the paper. When the thickness of the
paper is 25 cm it rises to only one-ninth of the height of the fall.
(ii) Find the value of the coefficient of restitution between the ball and this
thickness of paper.
(iii) What thickness of paper is required in order that the rebound will be one-
sixteenth of the height of the fall?


( )
( )
( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
cm. 333 or
3
10
4
1
6 0
2
1
6 0
3
1
5 2
2
1
5 2
4
1
16
2 2 0
2 (iii)
3
1
9
2 2 0
2 (ii)
2
1
4
2 2 0
2
2
2 0
2 (i)
2
1
2
2
2
2 2
2 2
1
1
2
1 1
2 2
2
2 2
2
2 2
=
= =
=
= =
=
|
.
|

\
|
=
+ =
=
|
.
|

\
|
=
+ =
=
|
.
|

\
|
=
+ =
=
+ =
+ =
x
x e x k e
k
k e k e
e
h
g gh e
as u v
e
h
g gh e
as u v
e
h
g gh e
as u v
gh v
gh v
as u v




5






5







5







5




5




5

30


5
Page 12
6. (a) A rectangular block of wood of mass 20 kg and height 2 m floats in a liquid.
The block experiences an upward force of 400d N, where d is the depth, in metres,
of the bottom of the block below the surface. Find

(i) value of d when the block is in equilibrium

(ii) the period of the motion of the block if it is pushed down 03 m from the
equilibrium position and then released.














s. 4 1 or
5
5 2
2 2
5 2 or 20
20
400
400 20 ) (
49 0
20 400 ) (

T
x
m
F
a
x
x d g F ii
d
g d i





5


5







5




5

20




5
2 m
d
2 m
d+x
400 d
20 g
400 (d+x)
20 g
Page 13
6 (b) A vertical rod BA, of length 4l, has one end B
fixed to a horizontal surface with the other end A
vertically above B. The ends of a light inextensible
string, of length 4l, are fixed to A and to a point C,
a distance 2l below A on the rod.

A small mass m kg is tied to the mid-point of the
string. It rotates, with both parts of the
string taut, in a horizontal circle with uniform angular
velocity e.
(i) Find the tension in each part of the string in terms of m, l and e.
(ii) At a given instant both parts of the string are cut.
Find the time (in terms of l ) which elapses before the mass strikes the
horizontal surface.












( )
( )
( )
g
t
gt
at ut s
g m T
g m T
m T T
m
mr T T
mg T T
mg T T

6
0 3
(ii)
2
3
60 sin 60 sin
2
60 cos 60 cos
60 (i)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2 1
2
2
2 1
2 1
2 1
=
+ =
+ =
=
+ =
= +
=
= +
=
=
=
e
e
e
e
e
o




30




5
5

5



5






5





5

5



5
4l
A
B
C
4l
A
B
C

T
1

T
2

mg
Page 14
7. (a) Two forces 5 N and 12 N are inclined at an
angle as shown in the diagram.

They are balanced by a force of 15 N.

Find the acute angle .


















18 62
82 117
4667 0
120
56
cos
cos 120 25 144 225
cos 5 12 2 5 12 15
2 2 2

20




5
5, 5





5



5





5

15 N
12 N
5 N
15
12
5

Page 15
7. (b) Two uniform rods AB and BC, of length 1 and weight W, are hinged at B and rest
in equilibrium on a smooth horizontal plane.
A weight W is attached to AB at a distance b from A as shown in the diagram.
A light inextensible string AC of length 2q prevents the rods from slipping.

(i) Find the reaction at A and the reaction at C.

(ii) Show that the tension in the string is

2
1
2 1
q b W
q

.

























2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2 1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
1 2
1
1
2
1
1
2 2
2
sin (ii)
2
4
3
2
2
2
cos
cos 2 (i)
q
q b W
T
q T
q b W
q T
Wq q b W
T q W q R
b W
R
W R R
b W
R
bq W q W q W q R
q
b W q W q W q R

5





5


5

5


5







5


5

30




5
A
B
C
2q
W
b
W W
R
1

R
2


Page 16
8. (a) Prove that the moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc, of mass m and
radius r, about an axis through its centre perpendicular to its plane is
2
1
.
2
mr





{ }
{ }
2
2
1
4
0
4

0
3
2

2
M
4
M 2
d M 2 disc the of inertia of moment
d 2 M element the of inertia of moment
d 2 M element of mass
area unit per mass M Let
r m
r
x
x x
x x x
x x
r
r
=
=
(

=
}
=
=
=
=
t
t
t
t
t










5


5



5






5



20




5
Page 17
8. (b) A uniform circular lamina, of mass 8m and radius r,
can turn freely about a horizontal axis through P
perpendicular to the plane of the lamina.

Particles each of mass m are fixed at four points which
are on the circumference of the lamina and which are
the vertices of square PQRS.
The compound body is set in motion.

Find (i) the period of small oscillations of the compound pendulum
(ii) the length of the equivalent simple pendulum.


















3
5
3
5
2 2 (ii)
3
5
2
12
20
2
2
20
2 2 2 8 8
12
2 8 (i)
2
2
2
2 2
2 2
2
1
r
L
g
r
g
L

g
r
mgr
mr
Mgh
I
T
mr
r m r m r m r m r m I
mgr
r mg r mg r mg r mg Mgh

30




5
5,5



5,5








5









5








5



P Q
R S
P
Q
R
S
8mg mg
mg
mg
mg
Page 18
9. (a)
1
V cm
3
of liquid A of relative density 08 is mixed with
2
V cm
3
of liquid B of
relative density 09 to form a mixture of relative density 088.

The mass of the mixture is 044 kg.

Find the value of
1
V and the value of .
2
V





3 3
2
3 3
1
1 1
2 1
1 2
1 2
2 1 2 1
cm 400 or m 0004 0
cm 100 or m 0001 0
44 0 4 880
44 0 880
4
80 20
880 900 800

V
V
V V
V V
V V
V V
V V V V
m m m
M B A









5







5



5






5



5

25




5
Page 19
9 (b) Liquid C of relative density 08 rests on liquid D of relative density 12 without
mixing. A solid object of density floats with part of its volume in liquid D and
the remainder in liquid C.
The fraction of the volume of the object immersed in liquid D is
a
a 2
.
Find the value of . a






400
400
800
800 1200
800
1
800
1200
1
1
1

1200 800
1200 00 8
2
1
2 1
2
2 1
2 1 2 1

a
V
V
V V
V
V V
g V g V g V V
B B W
D C

25




5

5


5, 5









5










5




5
Page 20
10. (a) If
0 7
2
=
dx
dy
x


and 1 = y when 7, x = find the value of y when 14 = x .


(b) A particle starts from rest at O at time . 0 = t It travels along a straight line with
acceleration ( )
2
24 16 m s t

, where t is the time measured from the instant when
the particle is at O. Find

(i) its velocity and its distance from O at time 3 = t



(ii) the value of t when the speed of the particle is 80 . s m
1



(c) Water flows from a tank at a rate proportional to the volume of water remaining in
the tank. The tank is initially full and after one hour it is half full.

After how many more minutes will it be one-fifth full?



| |
5 1
1
14
1
7
7
1
14
1
7 1
1
7
7
7
7 (a)
14
7

1
14
7
2

1
2
2
=
+
|
.
|

\
|
=
|
.
|

\
|
+

=
(

=
=
=
=
} }
} }

y
y
y
x
y
dx x dy
dx x dy
dx
dy
x
y
y














5








5


5






5

10




5
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| |
| |
( )( )
t
t t
t t
t t
t t v b
s
t t s
dt t ds
v
t t v
dt t dv
t
dt
dv
b
s
v
s
3
10
0 2 10 3
0 20 4 3
16 12 80
16 12 (ii) ) (
m 36
8 4
16t) - 2 (1
s m 60
16 12
16) - 24 (
16 24 (i) ) (
2
2
2
3
0
2 3
3
0
2

0
1
3
0
2
3
0

0
=
= +
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
} }
} }

min 3 79 1
h 322 2
2 ln
5 ln
ln
5
ln
693 0 or 2 ln
ln
2
ln

1
) (
1
1
0

V
2
1
= =
= =
=
(

=
=
(

=
=
} }
t t
t
kt V
V
k
k V
V
dt k dV
V
kV
dt
dV
c
V










5






5

5










5


20




5
5







5





5

5


5


5


20




5
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