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My Worked Solutions
« on: November 08, 2012, 06:24:06 pm »
SECTION 1

Question 1

Answer: C

Period =



Question 2

Answer: E

Average rate of change =



Question 3

Answer: D

Minimum at x = 1



and so the left endpoint is the global max, as the x-value is furthest from the minimum

, so the range is



Question 4

Answer: A





Question 5

Answer: B

when , so the maximal domain of the composite is .

The range is since the inner function spans all positive reals.



Question 6

Answer: C

Dilation by a factor of parallel to the x-axis, followed by a translation of units in the positive direction of the x-axis is a possible transformation, which was option C.



Question 7

Answer: D

At 2 am, t = 2

At 2 pm, t = 14

So the average temperature is



Question 8

Answer: A

The given facts about p and q don't actually tell you anything about the answer, since the intercepts of do not affect the gradient.

But, we have and , which means it is a negative cubic with two distinct stationary points and and , and . Doing a quick sketch of this will show that the gradient is negative for .



Question 9

Answer: D



If the normal has a gradient of 3 at x=1, the tangent has a gradient of (negative reciprocal)





Question 10

Answer: C

Solve with for .



Question 11

Answer: E

Inverse normal with p = 0.6, µ = 252 and σ = 12 (as )



Question 12

Answer: A

Possible combos are WL and LW

She has just won, so

And

Adding these gives 0.33



Question 13

Answer: B







Question 14

Answer: D



All rectangles are of width 1, so the area is



Question 15

Answer: B

The antiderivative of a quadratic is always a cubic so this eliminates A, C and E. has two distinct solutions so the cubic graph will have two stationary points, which eliminates D.



Question 16

Answer: D

If c = 3 the stationary point at (a,-3), which is 'higher up' than the other stationary point, will 'touch' the x-axis, giving another solution, but if c < 3 there will still be a single solution as this highest stationary point will still lie below the x-axis.

If c = 8, the stationary point at (b,-8), which is 'lower down', will touch the x-axis, so any c > 8 will shift this lowest stationary point above the x-axis. Hence, c < 3 or c > 8 for there to be a single solution.



Question 17

Answer: B

The determinant of the coefficient matrix is , which is 0 when m = 1 or m = -3.

However if m = 1 we have



These two lines are clearly the same, so there are infinitely many solutions. Checking the other option:



Which are two parallel but distinct lines, so they have no intersection. Hence the system will have no solutions for m = -3.



Question 18

Answer: A



At x = a, , so the equation of the tangent is

Using the point ,



So the tangent has equation

At the point ,







Now, (as )

, so option A is false.



Question 19

Answer: B





Question 20

Answer: E









Question 21

Answer: A

and



At h = 5, , so the rate of decrease is .



Question 22

Answer: B

(a,b) is in the second quadrant and (c,d) is in the fourth quadrant.

The function has been shifted 2 units in the positive x direction, the absolute value has been taken and then the whole graph has been reflected in the x-axis, in that order.

Both stationary points are translated: (a+2,b) and (c+2,d), retaining their min/max nature

(a+2,b) is already above the x-axis so the modulus has no effect. However, (c+2,d) is part of the section below the x-axis, which is now reflected in the x-axis and so the point is moved above the x-axis to (c+2,-d) and becomes a maximum, so now both points are maxima.

Now the whole graph is reflected in the x-axis, so we have (a+2,b) becoming (a+2,-b) and (c+2,-d) becoming (c+2,d). Both were maxima, so they are now minima.



SECTION 2

Question 1 (9 marks)

part a. (2 marks)



, as required.



part b. (2 marks)

We have and , so







(as )



part c. (3 marks)







part d. (2 marks)

when , given

When ,

Hence the block has maximum volume when and



Question 2 (14 marks)

part a. (3 marks)

Hyperbola graph, asymptotes at y = 3 and x = 2, intercepts at and , found by evaluating and solving , respectively.



part b.  i. (1 mark)

(either one)


part b.  ii. (1 mark)




part b.  iii. (1 mark)

The gradient of f is never equal to 0, so f has no stationary points.



part c. (2 marks)

so the tangent passes through

The gradient of the tangent is

Let c be the y-intercept of the tangent. Then the equation of the tangent is:



The  tangent passes through , so:





Hence the equation of the tangent is:





, as required.

(2marks for all this shit wtf?)



part d. (2 marks)

Subbing in and (to find the values of p for which the tangent can pass through this point):











or

When ,

And when ,

So the points are and



part e. (2 marks)

Let , and let , where and are the images of the ordinates of (i.e. the ordinates of ).

Then () and ()

The equation for the image of f is then , which is equivalent to .

So we have and

and

and and

and and

and and



Question 3 (15 marks)

part a.  i. (1 mark)



If n = 3, then


part a.  ii. (2 marks)



If n = 20, then


part a.  iii. (1 mark)





, as required.



part b.  i. (3 marks)

Let stand for a correct answer for question k, and stand for an incorrect answer.






part b.  ii. (2 marks)

Let the transition matrix , and let the initial state matrix

Then

to four decimal places.

Hence the probability that she answers question 25 correctly is 0.5714, correct to four decimal places.



part c. (2 marks)







Therefore if , then

(as p > 0)





part d. (4 marks)



Inverse normal with p = Pr(Y≥18), µ = 0 and σ = 1 gives

 



Inverse normal with p = Pr(Y≥22), µ = 0 and σ = 1 gives

 

Equating b from (1) and (2) gives

Substituting this value of a into (1), we have

Hence a = 24.246 and b = 2.500 (or 2.501, seems to vary depending on decimals retained, friggen VCAA)



Question 4 (12 marks)

part a.  i. (1 mark)

(similar triangles)




part a.  ii. (1 mark)

, as required.



part b. (1 mark)

At t = 20,

. Since V = 0 when h = 0, the tank is empty when t = 20, as required.



part c.  i. (1 mark)

When t = 5,


part c.  ii. (3 mark)

and



When t = 5, , so



Hence the volume is decreasing at a rate of 3.5 cubic metres per minute, correct to one decimal place.



part d. (2 marks)

When h = 2 and 0 ≤ t ≤ 20,

minutes, correct to one decimal place.



part e. (2 marks)

When h = 2,

, so (since V = 0 when t = 0, where t is the time in minutes after the tank is first empty)

So when h = 2, minutes



part f. (1 mark)

He enters the tank when t = 12.2, which is 20 - 12.2 = 7.8 minutes before the tank is first empty.

Hence he has minutes, correct to one decimal place.



Question 5 (8 marks)

part a.  i. (1 mark)




part a.  ii. (1 mark)




part a.  iii. (1 mark)





part b.  i. (2 marks)














part b.  ii. (1 mark)

The points are distinct for (as a > 0)

Hence the set of values is



part c. (2 marks)

The x-coordinate of the midpoint is the midpoint of the x-coordinates, so the x-coordinate of the midpoint of AB is:



If , then
« Last Edit: November 09, 2012, 02:12:17 pm by ClimbTooHigh »
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Re: My Worked Solutions
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2012, 06:37:17 pm »
Thanks for the answers :)

Only lost 2 at max! Thank the Almighty :P
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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2012, 06:37:51 pm »
awesome, I think I got either 21 or 22 right! :DD Just not sure about 18 - I spent ages working out between two options, and then I think I might have circled the one that was true rather than false :/

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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2012, 10:42:42 pm »
DONE finally
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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2012, 10:44:23 pm »
Wow, great work!

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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2012, 11:08:03 pm »
Shit it looks like I got even more wrong than I was expecting...
Can I get consequential marks for question 5a. iii if I got ii wrong?
For ii, I said area = 2 - integral of f(x) instead of just integral of f(x)
Then I used that area + other integral to get the answer which is wrong only because of part ii.
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« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2012, 11:09:04 pm »
Most likely
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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2012, 11:47:10 pm »
Great solutions, dude!
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2012, 01:29:40 am »
Man this would take AGES to type up! I was about to say you have great notation, then I realized you got 50 last year and it goes without saying :)

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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2012, 06:51:42 am »
Yes! You have no units for q5 :D hopefully they accept units^2

(Great solutionsa s well !)

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« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2012, 11:32:48 am »
Dis ain't physics, if were an assessor I wouldn't care about units
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« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2012, 11:47:52 am »
Son of a beach...I assumed x=h for the damn rectangular prism