Western Australian Certificate of Education
Examination, 2013
Question/Answer Booklet
MATHEMATICS:
SPECIALIST
3A/3B
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Section Two:
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Time allowed for this section
Reading time before commencing work: ten minutes
Working time for this section:
one hundred minutes
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This Question/Answer Booklet
Formula Sheet (retained from Section One)
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(if applicable):
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and up to three calculators approved for use in the WACE examinations
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Structure of this paper
Number of
questions
available
Number of
questions to
be answered
Working
time
(minutes)
Marks
available
Percentage
of exam
Section One:
Calculator-free
50
50
331 3
Section Two:
Calculator-assumed
13
13
100
100
662 3
Total
100
Section
Instructions to candidates
1.
The rules for the conduct of Western Australian external examinations are detailed in the
Year 12 Information Handbook 2013. Sitting this examination implies that you agree to
abide by these rules.
2.
Write your answers in this Question/Answer Booklet.
3.
You must be careful to confine your responses to the specific questions asked and to
follow any instructions that are specific to a particular question.
4.
Spare pages are included at the end of this booklet. They can be used for planning your
responses and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer.
Planning: If you use the spare pages for planning, indicate this clearly at the top of
the page.
Continuing an answer: If you need to use the space to continue an answer, indicate in
the original answer space where the answer is continued, i.e. give the page number.
Fill in the number of the question that you are continuing to answer at the top of the
page.
5.
Show all your working clearly. Your working should be in sufficient detail to allow your
answers to be checked readily and for marks to be awarded for reasoning. Incorrect
answers given without supporting reasoning cannot be allocated any marks. For any
question or part question worth more than two marks, valid working or justification is
required to receive full marks. If you repeat any question, ensure that you cancel the
answer you do not wish to have marked.
6.
It is recommended that you do not use pencil, except in diagrams.
7.
The Formula Sheet is not handed in with your Question/Answer Booklet.
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Section Two: Calculator-assumed
MATHEMATICS: SPECIALIST 3A/3B
(100 Marks)
This section has 13 questions. Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Spare pages are included at the end of this booklet. They can be used for planning your
responses and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer.
Planning: If you use the spare pages for planning, indicate this clearly at the top of the page.
Continuing an answer: If you need to use the space to continue an answer, indicate in the
original answer space where the answer is continued, i.e. give the page number. Fill in the
number of the question that you are continuing to answer at the top of the page.
Working time: 100 minutes.
Question 8
(6 marks)
Given that loga4 = x and loga5 = y,
(a)
(b)
write expressions, in terms of x and y, for:
(i)
loga0.8.
(2 marks)
(ii)
loga100.
(2 marks)
Evaluate exactly a3x.
(2 marks)
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Question 9
(6 marks)
In the diagram below, point O is the origin, with points A and B having respective position vectors
as a and b. Points P and R are the respective midpoints of OA and OB .
A
B
O
Write vector expressions, in terms of vectors a and b, for:
(a)
OR
(1 mark)
(b)
AB
(1 mark)
(c)
PR
(2 marks)
(d)
Comparing your expressions for vectors AB and PR , deduce two geometric properties
regarding AB and PR .
(2 marks)
Property one:
Property two:
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Question 10
(a)
(6 marks)
Given functions f, g and h such that h(x) = (f g)(x) where:
f(x) = 2x2 + 1
g(x) = x
Determine:
(i)
the defining rule for h(x).
(ii)
the domain for h(x).
(b)
A sequence is given by 1 , 1 , 1 , Which term will be the first to produce a
2
2
2
(2 marks)
(1 mark)
value less than 107?
(3 marks)
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Question 11
(a)
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(9 marks)
A sector of a circle with radius 20 cm has an exact area of 40 cm2. Determine the exact
perimeter of this sector.
(4 marks)
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(b)
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A light aircraft departs from an airport at point O at a constant speed of 180 km/h and
heads in a particular direction. A radar operator at point R, 35 km north of point O,
observes the light aircraft from its take-off and notes that, 10 minutes after take-off, it is at
a bearing of 133.
North
133
35 km
(i)
Determine how far the aircraft has travelled in the 10 minutes of its flight. (1 mark)
(ii)
Calculate the value(s) for , correct to the nearest degree.
(iii)
Hence, determine the possible bearing(s) for the direction of the aircraft, correct to
the nearest degree.
(1 mark)
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(3 marks)
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Question 12
(13 marks)
The graphs of functions y = f (x), 1 x 6 and y = g(x) are shown below. The defining rule for
y = g(x) is g(x) = 0.25(x 2)2 + 4, 0 x 6.
(a)
State the range of y = f (x).
(1 mark)
(b) Evaluate:
(i)
(f g)(2).
(2 marks)
(ii)
(g f )(3).
(2 marks)
The function composition defined by (g f )(x) is not defined for all real values of x.
(c)
State the domain for which y = (g f )(x) is defined.
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(d)
Sketch the graph of y = f ' (x), the derivative of function f, on the axes below.
(3 marks)
(e)
Solve the equation f(x) = g(x), giving solution(s) in exact form.
(3 marks)
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Question 13
(7 marks)
Data on the variation of the height of the water level w(t), measured in metres, at Bettys Jetty
was gathered for t hours after midnight on December 21, 2012.
The graph of this variation is shown below:
The graph shows initially that the water level was at low tide. The trigonometric function
w(t) = a cos(bt) + c
is used to model the variation in the water level.
(a)
Explain, with reasoning, why a = 0.5, b =
10
and c = 3.
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(b)
At what time on December 21 was the water level at high tide?
(c)
For what percentage of the day, on December 21, was the water level above a height of
3.2 metres?
(3 marks)
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(1 mark)
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Question 14
(a)
(b)
(7 marks)
The graphs of f(x) = |x| and g(x) = 2 |x 3| + 5 are shown below:
(i)
Solve the inequality |x| < 2 |x 3| + 5.
(ii)
Given that the equation |x| = a |x 3| + b has solution set 0 x 3, determine,
with appropriate reasoning, the values for the constants a and b.
(3 marks)
Solve for x in terms of k : |2x k| = 8.
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(2 marks)
(2 marks)
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Question 15
(4 marks)
The complex number z1 = 1 2i is represented on the Argand diagram shown below.
(a) If z2 = z12, show that z2 = 3 4i.
(b)
(1 mark)
z2
Plot the complex number z3 = z + i on the Argand diagram above.
1
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Question 16
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(6 marks)
Vectors a, b are defined as a = 3i + 4j, b = i + 4j.
(a)
Determine 2a + b.
(b)
Show that |2a + b| < |2a| + |b|.
(3 marks)
(c)
Determine any vector c such that |b + c| = |b| + |c|.
Explain your choice for vector c.
(2 marks)
(1 mark)
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Question 17
(5 marks)
Consider the pattern below:
T(n)
1
1+
1
Exact value
2
1+
1
2
9
4
1+
1
3
64
27
1+
1
4
625
256
(a)
Determine the exact value of T(5).
(2 marks)
(b)
Write a formula for the T(n), where n is any positive integer.
(2 marks)
(c)
Determine the exact limiting value of T(n) as n .
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(1 mark)
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Question 18
(10 marks)
A synthetically created bacteria colony called Mathematicus-Specialus was allowed to grow
exponentially for 20 minutes. At the end of the 20 minutes of growth, there were 60 000 of the
bacteria.
The bacteria colony was then treated with a chemical that inhibited its growth as shown in the
graph below:
The growth of the bacteria is modelled by the piece-wise function B(t), where:
B(t) = the number of bacteria in 1000s after t minutes
B(t) =
B0 20.1t
, 0 t 20
100 80(2kt) ,
t > 20
(a)
Explain what feature of the graph provides evidence that the growth of the bacteria was
inhibited.
(1 mark)
(b)
State why B(20) = 60.
(1 mark)
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(c)
Determine the value of B0 .
(3 marks)
(d)
Determine the value of the constant k.
(3 marks)
(e)
Provide appropriate mathematical reasoning to show that the number of bacteria in the
colony stabilised in the long run, and state this number.
(2 marks)
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Question 19
(14 marks)
A coast guard vessel, at C, is ordered to intercept a fishing boat, F, that is 16 km away and on a
bearing of N10 W. The fishing boat is moving at 28 km/h on a course of N 55E.
Assuming that the coast guard vessel is initially situated at the origin, then:
2.778
(correct to 0.001 km).
15.757
(a)
for the initial positions, show that CF =
(b)
show that the velocity of the fishing boat vF =
(2 marks)
22.936
(correct to 0.001 km/h).
16.060
(2 marks)
Suppose that the velocity of the coast guard vessel, vC , is expressed as vC = (a,b).
(c)
Given that the coast guard vessel travels at a speed of 32 km/h, write an equation
relating a and b.
(1 mark)
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(d)
Write the expression for the velocity of the coast guard vessel relative to the fishing boat,
denoted as CvF .
(1 mark)
(e)
Using the relative velocity CvF , from part (d), write a mathematical equation that will
represent the coast guard vessel intercepting the fishing boat.
(2 marks)
(f)
Determine the time it takes in hours (correct to the nearest 0.01 hours) for the coast
guard vessel to intercept the fishing boat.
(4 marks)
(g)
How far did the coast guard vessel have to travel to intercept the fishing boat, correct to
the nearest kilometre?
(2 marks)
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Question 20
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(7 marks)
The quadratic equation z2 4z + c = 0 will, for any real number c, have two complex solutions
z1 and z2. Since z1 and z2 are solutions, then the equation can be written in the form:
(z z1)(z z2) = 0.
(a) For c = 5, show that z2 = z1 .
(3 marks)
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In part (a), the value of c was given: c = 5.
Now consider d to be a particular real number. Assume that z2 4z + d = 0 has complex
solutions z = z1 and z = z2.
(b)
Write the standard quadratic equation, in terms of d, that has solutions z = 3z1 and z = 3z2.
(4 marks)
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