This document contains a series of practice problems for SL mathematics summatives. There are 12 problems covering topics like trigonometry, logarithms, functions, and series. The problems include graph sketching, equation solving, expansions, and other calculus skills.
This document contains a series of practice problems for SL mathematics summatives. There are 12 problems covering topics like trigonometry, logarithms, functions, and series. The problems include graph sketching, equation solving, expansions, and other calculus skills.
This document contains a series of practice problems for SL mathematics summatives. There are 12 problems covering topics like trigonometry, logarithms, functions, and series. The problems include graph sketching, equation solving, expansions, and other calculus skills.
This document contains a series of practice problems for SL mathematics summatives. There are 12 problems covering topics like trigonometry, logarithms, functions, and series. The problems include graph sketching, equation solving, expansions, and other calculus skills.
The following diagram shows triangle ABC, with AB = 6 and AC = 8.
^ 1a. Given that cos A = 5 ^. find the value of sin A [3 marks] 6 1b. Find the area of triangle ABC. [2 marks]
2a. Show that (2n − 1)2 + (2n + 1)2 = 8n2 + 2, where n ∈ Z. [2 marks] 2b. Hence, or otherwise, prove that the sum of the squares of any two [3 marks] consecutive odd integers is even.
log (cos 2 + 2) = log √cos 2 + 2
3a. Show that log9 (cos 2x + 2) = log3 √cos 2x + 2. [3 marks]
log (2 sin ) = log (cos 2 + 2)
3b. Hence or otherwise solve log3 (2 sin x) = log9 (cos 2x + 2) for [5 marks] 0 < x < π2 .
2 ln = ln 9 + 4 4. Solve the equation 2 ln x = ln 9 + 4. Give your answer in the form [5 marks] x = peq where p, q ∈ Z+ .
∈R ( )= −2 f and g are defined for x ∈ R by f(x)= x − 2 and 5. The functions [6 marks] g(x)= ax + b, where a, b ∈ R. Given that (f ∘ g)(2)= −3 and (g ∘ f)(1)= 5, find the value of a and the value of b.
= −1 − √ + 3 ≥ −3 The following diagram shows the graph of y = −1 − √x + 3 for x ≥ −3.
6a. Describe a sequence of transformations that transforms the graph of [3 marks]
y = √x for x ≥ 0 to the graph of y = −1 − √x + 3 for x ≥ −3.
A function f is defined by f(x)= −1 − √x + 3 for x ≥ −3.
6b. State the range of f . [1 mark]
−1 6c. Find an expression for f −1 (x), stating its domain. [5 marks]
= ( ) 6d. Find the coordinates of the point(s) where the graphs of y = f(x) and [5 marks] y = f −1 (x) intersect. The following diagram shows a ball attached to the end of a spring, which is suspended from a ceiling.
The height, h metres, of the ball above the ground at time t seconds after being released can be modelled by the function h(t)= 0. 4 cos(πt)+1. 8 where t ≥ 0.
7a. Find the height of the ball above the ground when it is released. [2 marks] 7b. Find the minimum height of the ball above the ground. [2 marks]
7c. Show that the ball takes 2 seconds to return to its initial height above [2 marks] the ground for the first time. 7d. For the first 2 seconds of its motion, determine the amount of time that [5 marks] the ball is less than 1. 8 + 0. 2√2 metres above the ground.
1 7e. Find the rate of change of the ball’s height above the ground when t 1 [4 marks] = 3 . Give your answer in the form pπ√q ms−1 where p ∈ Q and q ∈ Z+ .
Consider the curves y = x2 sin x and y = −1 − √1 + 4(x + 2)2 for −π ≤ x ≤ 0.
8a. Find the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the two curves. [3 marks] 8b. Find the area, A, of the region enclosed by the two curves. [4 marks]
The temperature T °C of water t minutes after being poured into a cup can be modelled by T = T0 e−kt where t ≥ 0 and T0 , k are positive constants. The water is initially boiling at 100 °C. When t = 10, the temperature of the water is 70 °C.
9a. Show that T0 = 100. [1 mark]
1 10 9b. Show that k = 1 ln 10 . [3 marks] 10 7
9c. Find the temperature of the water when t = 15. [2 marks]
9d. Sketch the graph of T versus t, clearly indicating any asymptotes with [4 marks] their equations and stating the coordinates of any points of intersection with the axes.
50 °C 9e. Find the time taken for the water to have a temperature of 50 °C. Give [4 marks] your answer correct to the nearest second. 9f. The model for the temperature of the water can also be expressed in the [3 marks] t form T = T0 a 10 for t ≥ 0 and a is a positive constant. Find the exact value of a .
Consider the functions f(x) = √3 sin x + cos x where 0 ≤ x ≤ π and g(x) = 2x
where x ∈ R.
10a. Find (f ∘ g)(x). [2 marks]
( ∘ )( ) = 2 cos 2 0≤ ≤ 10b. Solve the equation (f ∘ g)(x) = 2 cos 2x where 0 ≤ x ≤ π. [5 marks]
1 R Consider the series ln x + p ln x + 13 ln x + …, where x ∈ R, x > 1 and p ∈ R, p ≠ 0.
Consider the case where the series is geometric.
11a. Show that 1 [2 marks]
p=± . √3
11b. Given that p > 0 and S∞ = 3 + √3, find the value of x. [3 marks] Now consider the case where the series is arithmetic with common difference d.
11c. Show that p = 23 . [3 marks]
11d. Write down d in the form k ln x, where k ∈ Q. [1 mark]
−3 ln 11e. The sum of the first n terms of the series is −3 ln x. [6 marks] Find the value of n.
12a. Expand and simplify (1 − a)3 in ascending powers of a. [2 marks]
12b. By using a suitable substitution for a , show that [4 marks] 1 − 3 cos 2x + 3 cos2 2x− cos3 2x = 8 sin6 x.
