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Mathematical
Methods

2007

Trial Examination 1

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Instructions

Answer all questions. Do not use calculators.


A decimal approximation will not be accepted if an exact answer is required to a question.
In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working must be shown.
Unless otherwise indicated, the diagrams in this exam are not drawn to scale.

Question 1 X is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 56 and a standard deviation of 5. Z
is the standard normal random variable.
a. Find the value of Z that corresponds to X = 45 . 1 mark

b. Given that Pr (− 1 < Z < 1) = 0.68 ,


i. find Pr (56 < X < 61) , correct to 2 decimal places 1 mark

ii. find Pr ( X < 51 ∪ X > 61) , correct to 2 decimal places. 1 mark

Question 2 The probability density function of a continuous random variable X is given by

kx 0 ≤ x ≤ 3
p(x ) = 
 0 elsewhere
a. Find the exact value of k. 2 marks

b. Find the exact value of Pr ( X > 2 ) . 1 mark

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Question 3 Find the exact x-intercepts of the graph of f ( x ) = x 3 − 3 x 2 − 8 x + 24 for x ≥ 0 . 2 marks

Question 4 Given f ( x ) = 3 − 2 x + 1 ,
a. sketch the graph of y = f (x) . 2 marks

b. State a sequence of exactly three transformations, which changes y = f ( x ) to y = x . 2 marks

Question 5 Given f ( x ) = 10 2 log10 ( x )−log10 ( x +1)−1 ,


x2
a. show that y = f (x ) can be simplified to y = . 2 marks
10 x + 10

b. Find f −1 ( x ) . 2 marks

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Question 6 Solve sin (3θ ) + 3 cos(3θ ) = 0 for the exact values of θ , where − π ≤ θ ≤ π . 3 marks

Question 7 Consider f ( x ) = e 2 x − e x − 2 .
a. Solve e 2 x − e x − 2 = 0 for x in exact form. 2 marks

b. Find the equation of the normal to the curve with equation y = e 2 x − e x − 2 where e x = 2 . 3 marks

2
Question 8 The area of the shaded region is 4 in the following graph of y = . Find the exact value of p.
x
y 3 marks
p −1 0 x

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Question 9 Consider f ( x ) = −3x 4 − 4 x 3 + 6 x 2 + 12 x − 3 .
a. Find the coordinates of the stationary points. 2 marks

b. Determine the nature of each stationary point found in part a. 2 marks

c. Sketch the graph of y = f (x ) . (Note: Do not determine the values of the x-intercepts) 2 marks

Question 10 Given f ( x ) = log 2 x and the graph of f ( x ) is shown below.


y
4.17

0 18 x

1
a. Show that f ′( x ) = . 1 mark
x log e 2

b. Use Euler’s linear approximation method to estimate log 2 19 to 2 decimal places, given log e 2 = 0.69 .
2 marks

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Question 11 The following graph shows a portion of a circle with radius of 2 units and centred at the
origin.

2
•

• 0 1 x

a. Use function notation to specify the portion of the circle shown above. 2 marks

b. Sketch the graph of the gradient function from the graph shown above. Pay particular attention to the
end points.
2 marks

End of exam 1

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