Student Name:
Maths class:
James Ruse Agricultural High School
2022 YEAR 11 Task 2
Mathematics Advanced
Instructions
• Reading time – 5 minutes
• Working time – 55 minutes
• Write using black pen
• Calculators approved by NESA may be used
• A separate reference sheet is provided
• For questions in Section A, use the multiple choice answer sheet provided
• For questions in Section B, show relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations on the writing
paper provided.
• Make sure to start every question on a new sheet of paper.
Topic/Question MC 5 6 7 8 Total
Exp & Log 1-2 /2 a-c /4 a-b /5 a-b /6 A /3 /20
Differentiation 3-4 /2 d /5 c-d /4 c-d /3 b-c /6 /20
MC /4
Total /4 /9 /9 /9 /9 /40
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Section A – Multiple Choice
Provide your answers on the multiple choice answer sheet provided.
Question One
In a laboratory, a bacterial colony’s population is observed to triple everyday. If the initial population colony is 1,
which of the following is the closest time taken for the population to reach 106 ?
A. 12 days B. 12.58 days
C. 13.58 days D. 14.68 days
Question Two
Which one of the following could be the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑎 log 𝑒 (𝑥 − 𝑏) where 𝑎 < 0 and 𝑏 > 0?
A. B.
C. D.
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Question Three
|𝑥| 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≤ −3
Given the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { . Which of the following statement is true for 𝑓(𝑥)?
𝑥2 + 𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > −3
A. 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous for its entire domain B. 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = −3 only
C. 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0 only D. 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = −3 and 𝑥 = 0
Question Four
The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is given below.
Which of the following is a possible graph for 𝑦 = 𝑓′(𝑥)?
A. B.
C. D.
End of Section A
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Section B – Extended Response
Write your answers neatly on the paper provided and label your question number and student
identification clearly.
Question Five (9 marks) Start a new page.
Marks
(a) Evaluate log 7 141 correct to 2 decimal places. 1
(b) Differentiate 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −5𝑥 . 1
(c) Without using a calculator, evaluate log 4 128. Show each stage of your solution carefully. 2
(d) Differentiate and fully simplify the following with respect to 𝑥:
i. 𝑦 = 3√𝑥 1
ii. 𝑦 = (4 − 3𝑥)5 (2𝑥 + 1) 2
𝑥 2 +2 2
iii. 𝑦= 𝑥+4
Question Six (9 marks) Start a new page.
Marks
(a) Sound Intensity is measured in decibels, given by the formula 𝑑𝐵 = 10 log ( 𝐼 ) where 𝐼 is the 2
10 𝐼 0
0
intensity of "threshold sound", or sound that can barely be perceived. Considering that prolonged
exposure to sounds above 85 decibels can cause hearing damage or loss, and considering that a
gunshot from a .22 rimfire rifle has an intensity of about 𝐼 = (2.5 × 1013 )𝐼0, should you follow the
rules and wear ear protection when practising at the rifle range? Justify your answer.
(b) Solve log 2 𝑥 − log 2(√𝑥 − 1) = 2 3
(c) Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥, find 𝑓′(𝑥) using first principles. 3
(d) Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 4√𝑥 33 , evaluate lim 3𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−3𝑓(𝑥) 1
ℎ⟶0 2ℎ
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Question Seven (9 marks) Start a new page.
Marks
1 1 1
(a) If (23.5)𝑥 = (2.35)𝑦 = 100, prove that 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2. 3
(b) Given 𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑒 (𝑥 − 1) + 1.
i. Write down the domain for 𝑓(𝑥). 1
ii. Hence, sketch 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) showing all important features. 2
(c) The normal to the curve 𝑦 = (2𝑥 + 1)4 at the point where 𝑥 = – 1 has 𝑥 and 𝑦 −intercepts 𝑋 and 𝑌 3
respectively. Find the area of ∆𝑂𝑋𝑌 where 𝑂 is the origin.
Question Eight (9 marks) Start a new page.
Marks
(a) 𝑥 log2 𝑥 3
Solve (2) = 8𝑥
(b) Let ℓ be the tangent line to the parabola 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 at the point (1,1). The angle of inclination of ℓ is 2
the angle 𝜃 that ℓ makes with the positive direction of the 𝑥 −axis. Calculate 𝜃 to the nearest
degree.
(c) The figure below shows a fixed circle 𝐶1 with equation (𝑥 − 1)2 + 𝑦 2 = 1 and a shrinking circle 𝐶2
with radius 𝑟 and centre at the origin 𝑂, where 0 < 𝑟 < 2. 𝑃 is the point (0, 𝑟), 𝑄 is the upper point
of intersection of the two circles.
√4−𝑟 2 −2 2
i. Show that 𝑚, the gradient of the line 𝑃𝑄, is given by 𝑚 = 𝑟
.
ii. Find the rate of which 𝑚 is changing with respect to 𝑟, when the radius of the shrinking 2
circle is 1 unit.
END OF PAPER
