PART B:

QUESTION 7 11 marks Start a SEPARATE booklet. Marks

x 1
Consider the function f ( x) .
x2
2 x
(i) Show that f ( x) . 2
x3

(ii) Find the coordinates of the stationary point on y f (x) and

determine its nature.
2

(iii) Find the coordinates of P, the only point where y f (x)

meets the x-axis 1

lim
(iv) Calculate x f ( x) 2

(v) Show that the equation of the tangent at P is given by the equation
y x 1. 1

(vi) Find the coordinates of the other point where this tangent
meets the curve. 3

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QUESTION 8 11 marks Start a SEPARATE booklet. Marks

(a) The curve y ax3 bx 3 has a local minimum turning point at ( 1, 4) .

Find a and b. 3

(b) A box in the shape of a square prism is open at one of the square ends.
It has a volume of 32 cm3.
The square base has length x cm and the box is h cm high.

x
x

128
(i) Show that the surface area (A) of the box is given by: A x2 . 1
x

(ii) Find the dimensions of the box that has the least surface area. 3

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QUESTION 8 continued Marks
(c)

The diagram shows the graph of a function y f (x) .

(i) For which values of x is the derivative, f ' ( x) positive? 1

(ii) What happens to f ' ( x) for large values of x? 1

(iii) Sketch the graph y f ' ( x) . 2

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Question 9 (10 marks) Commence on a NEW page. Marks

(a) Copy the following curve into your exam booklet: 2

On the same set of axes, draw a possible primitive function for the curve.

(b) A recent study in the journal Science estimates that approximately 8.75 million metric tons (MT)
of plastic waste entered the worlds oceans during the Year 2010.

Using this research, the following data is suggested as an estimate for the amount of plastic waste
entering the ocean in specific years:

Year 1935 1950 1965 1980 1995 2010

Plastic waste entering

the ocean 0.10 0.24 0.60 1.46 3.58 8.75
(Million MT per year)

i) Use the trapezoidal rule with all six values to approximate the area under a curve 2
based on this data.

ii) Explain why the area under this curve gives an approximation for the total amount of 2
plastic waste in the ocean at the end of 2010.

Write a maximum of three sentences. You may annotate a diagram if you wish.

Question 9 continues on the next page.

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(c) The graphs = 1 and = ( 7)2 are shown in the diagram below.

i) Show the curves intersect at (5, 4). 1

ii) Find the area of the region defined by the intersection of the two curves and
3
the -axis.

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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 NINE (13 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

3
(a) Calculate correct to 3 significant figures. 1
e2
! "
(b) Expand and simplify ex ex + ex . 1

(c) Dierentiate:

(i) x 1
(ii) e2x 1
(iii) loge 3x 1

(d) Find a primitive of:

(i) 6x2 1
(ii) e4x 1
3
(iii) 1
x
# 3
(e) Evaluate (2x 1) dx. 2
2

(f) Find the equation of the parabola with vertex (0, 0) and focus (4, 0). 1

(g) Consider the curve whose first derivative is given by y = x2 + x 6. 2

For what values of x is the curve increasing?

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QUESTION TEN (13 marks) Use a separate writing booklet. Marks

(a) Dierentiate the following with respect to x:

! "
(i) y = loge x2 + 3 1
x+1
(ii) y = 2
x

(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = e3x + 1 at the point (0, 2). 2

(c) Consider the parabola with equation y 2 = 8 (x + 2).

(i) Write down the coordinates of the vertex. 1
(ii) Find the coordinates of the focus. 1
(iii) Find the equation of the directrix. 1
(iv) Sketch the parabola clearly showing the vertex, focus and directrix. 1

(d)
P (x, y) y

B (4, 6)
6

A (!4, 0)
!4 4 x

Consider the points A (4, 0) and B (4, 6). The point P (x, y) moves so that P A is
always perpendicular to P B.
(i) Find expressions for the gradients of P A and P B. 1
(ii) Hence show that the equation of the locus of P is x2 + y 2 6y 16 = 0. 1
(iii) Express the above equation in the form (x h)2 + (y k)2 = r2 . 1
(iv) Hence, or otherwise, describe the locus of P geometrically. 1

Exam continues overleaf . . .

 QUESTION 7 Year 12 Mathematics Half Yearly 2014
Outcomes Addressed in this Question:
P7 determines the derivative of a function through routine application of the rules of differentiation.
SAMPLE SOLUTION
a) (i) 2 marks correct answer clearly
x 2 .1 ( x 1).2 x showing how the answer was reached
f ' ( x) = 2 2 1 mark substantial progress towards
(x )
correct answer
x 2 2x 2 + 2x
=
x4 This part was generally done well when the
quotient rule was used; however a number of
x + 2x
2
students opted to use the product rule with
= 4 negative indices. This method was not as
x
successful.
x+2 In a show that question, it is essential that
=
x3 enough steps are shown.
2 x
= 3
x
a) (ii) 2 marks correct stationary point
1 with nature correctly determined
Stationary pt : f ' ( x) = 0 x = 2 y =
4 1 marks substantial progress
x 1 2 3 towards correct solution
1 Many students chose to use f(x) to determine
f ' ( x) 1 0 the nature of the stationary point, but did not
27
find the second derivative or evaluate it
1 correctly.
Max at 2,
4 A number of students did not find the y
coordinate of the point.
a) (iii) When f ( x) = 0, x = 1 P (1,0) 1 mark correct answer

a) (iv) 2 marks correct answer clearly

x 1 showing how the answer was reached
2
x 1 x 2
x
lim = lim 1 mark substantial progress towards
x x2 x x2
correct answer
x2
1 1
2
= lim x x Many students correctly found the limit as
x 1 zero, but did not provide an explanation of how
00 1 1 they arrived at their answer. Some justification
= (as x , 0 and 2 0)
1 x x was necessary to be awarded the two marks for
= 0 this question.
a) (v) 1 mark correct answer clearly
1 showing how the given equation was
When x = 1, f ' ( x) = = 1
1 reached
Eqn : y 0 = 1( x 1)
y = x 1 Most students did this part well. In a show
that question, steps MUST be shown.
a) (vi) 3 marks correct point obtained with
y = x 1 (1) a correct method of solving the
x 1 equations
y= 2 (2)
x 2 marks correct point with an error
x 1 in the method of solution
Solving : x 1 =
x2 1 mark substantial progress towards
x ( x 1) = x 1
2
correct answer
x 2 ( x 1) ( x 1) = 0
Students used a wide range of methods to solve
( x 1)( x 2 1) = 0 these equations some of which were very
( x 1)( x 1)( x + 1) = 0 complicated. Many of the methods lost a
x = 1, 1, 1 solution, or resulted in a contradiction where
x=1 was given as a solution but they had
Since P(1,0), the other pt is (1,2) divided by x-1 to get that solution. Some
students neglected to provide the y coordinate.
 QUESTION 8 Year 12 Mathematics Half Yearly 2014
Outcomes Addressed in this Question:
H7 Uses the features of a graph to deduce information about the derivative.
SAMPLE SOLUTION
a) 3 marks correct values for a and b
y = ax + bx 3
3
obtained with a correct method of
Through (1,4) 4 = a(1) + b(1) 33
solving the equations
4 = a b 3
2 marks substantial progress
a + b =1 (1)
towards correct solution
y ' = 3ax + b 2 1 mark one correct equation
Stat Pt (1,4) 0 = 3a(1) + b 2 established
0 = 3a + b
3a + b = 0 ( 2)
(2) (1) 2a = 1 Many students made basic errors in their
1 solutions, including errors in working with
a= negative numbers and errors in solving
2
3 simultaneous equations.
in (1) b=
2
b) (i) 1 mark correct answer clearly showing
32 how the given equation was reached.
V = x2h 32 = x 2 h h= 2
x

A = x 2 + 4 xh
32
= x 2 + 4 x. 2
x
128
=x +2
This part was done well by most students.
x
b) (ii) 3 marks correct dimensions
A = x2 +
128 obtained with minimum area being
x
128
confirmed
A' = 2 x 2 2 marks substantial progress
x
256
A' ' = 2 + 3
towards correct solution
x 1 mark using a correct method to
128
StatPt A' = 0 2x 2 = 0 establish that x=4
x
Students made a number of errors in this
2 x 3 = 128
question. There were difficulties in
x 3 = 64 differentiating using the quotient rule it was
x=4 much simpler to differentiate the two terms
256 separately in this question. Many students did
Test A' ' (4) = 2 +
=6 > 0 Minimum
43 not test to check that this was a minimum, and
32 many students did not give the dimensions of
When x = 4, h = 2 = 2
4 the box, just giving the value for x or
Dimensions 4cm 4cm 2cm unnecessarily calculating the surface area.
c) (i) x < 0 and x > 2 1 mark correct answer
This question was well done by most students
c) (ii) 1 mark correct answer
as x , f ' ( x)
Some students complicated their responses by
or giving too much unnecessary information.
f(x) increases as x increases
c) (iii) 2 marks correctly shaped graph
showing intercepts at 0 and 2 and clearly
showing the minimum point at x=1.
1 marks substantial progress towards
the correct graph

The best graphs were drawn with a template,

using a pencil and a ruler to draw the axes,
measuring the positions of 0, 1 and 2 and
clearly showing the minimum value occurring
at x=1.