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2021 BORED OF STUDIES TRIAL EXAMINATION

2nd November

Mathematics Extension 1
General • Reading time – 10 minutes
instructions • Working time – 2 hours
• Write using a black or blue pen
• Calculators approved by NESA may be used
• A reference sheet is provided
• In Questions 11–14, show relevant mathematical reasoning
and/or calculations

Total marks: Section I – 10 marks (pages 2–4)

70
• Attempt Questions 1–10
• Allow about 15 minutes for this section

Section II – 60 marks (pages 5–11)

• Attempt Questions 11–14
• Allow about 1 hour and 45 minutes for this section
Section I
10 marks
Attempt Questions 1–10
Allow about 15 minutes for this section
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1−10.

1
1 Consider the graph below of y = where P (x) is a cubic polynomial.
P (x)

O x

Which of the following is true for P (x)?

(A) P (x) has three distinct roots (B) P (x) has a double root

(C) P (x) has a triple root (D) P (x) has one real root only

Z
dx
2 Which of the following is equivalent to √ ?
  16 − 9x2  
1 −1 3x 1 −1 3x
(A) cos +c (B) tan √ +c
3 4 3 16 − 9x2
   
1 −1 3x 1 −1 3x
(C) cos +c (D) tan √ +c
4 4 4 16 − 9x2

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3 Let X be a random variable such that X ∼ Bin 100, 10 . Which of the following proba-
bilities is closest to 0.95?

(A) P (4 ≤ X ≤ 16) (B) P (8 ≤ X ≤ 28)

(C) P (0 ≤ X ≤ 95) (D) P (3 ≤ X ≤ 98)

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4 Which of the following differential equations best represents the following direction field?

−2 −1 1 2 x

−1

−2

dy dy dy dy
(A) = y 2 − 4x2 (B) = y 4 − x2 (C) = 4y 2 − x2 (D) = y 2 − x4
dx dx dx dx

5 A particle is moving in a straight line with a velocity v at time t. Its acceleration at time
t is given by
dv
= a + bv
dt
where a and b are non-zero constants.

Which of the following conditions are necessary for the velocity to follow an exponen-
tial decay over time with a negative limiting value?

(A) a < 0 and b < 0 (B) a < 0 and b > 0

(C) a > 0 and b > 0 (D) a > 0 and b < 0

6 Suppose that there are 4 students being ranked in a class, where ties are allowed. What
is the probability that there will be two pairs of students tied in their rankings?
2 2 4 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
24 25 25 27

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 dy x2 + y 2
7 The differential equation = is not separable in x and y.
dx xy
Which of the following substitutions transforms this into a separable differential equation
in u and x?
y
(A) u = x + y (B) u = x − y (C) u = xy (D) u =
x

8 Suppose that the numbers 1 to 10 are arranged in a circle. There will always exist n
adjacent numbers from this circle with a sum of at least 28. What is the lowest possible
value of n?

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

9 Suppose that a sin x + b cos x can be written in the form R sin(x + α) for non-zero values
of a, b, R and α. If ab < 0, which of following pairs of quadrants is α most likely to be in?

(A) 1st and 2nd quadrant (B) 3rd and 4th quadrant

(C) 1st and 3rd quadrant (D) 2nd and 4th quadrant

10 A student randomly guesses the answers to 5 multiple choice questions. Each question
has four choices and one correct answer.

Having glanced at the student’s responses, a teacher tells the student she got at least
one question correct.

Given this information, what is the probability that she got exactly 3 questions correct?
10 45 90 243
(A) (B) (C) (D)
27 512 781 1064

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Section II
60 marks
Attempt Questions 11—14
Allow about 1 hour and 45 minutes for this section
Answer each question in the appropriate writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available.
Your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.

Question 11 (15 marks) Use the Question 11 Writing Booklet

(a) By considering an appropriate binomial expansion, show that 10n − 3n − 7n is 1

divisible by 21.

√
2−x
(b) Solve < 1. 3
x

 
−1 1
(c) Let f (x) = cos √ .
1 + x2
(i) Sketch the graph of y = f 0 (x). 3

(ii) Hence, sketch the graph of y = f (x) showing any asymptotes. 2

π
(iii) The area bounded by the curve f (x) for x ≥ 0 and the line y = 4
is rotated 2
about the y-axis. Find the volume of the solid of revolution.

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Question 11 (continued)

(d) A laser beam is fired from a source into a mirror system shown in the diagram below.

The beam travels one metre before being reflected at an angle of θ by the first
mirror. It then travels another one metre before being reflected at an angle of α
relative to the second mirror. The second mirror is positioned in such a way that
it reflects the beam back to the initial source.

//
//
// n e
//
b
//
//
source s α //
˜ /
α //
e e //
`b rb //
//
//
θ θ /
////////////////////////////////////////
e
m
b

Let
• e
b` be the unit vector representing the initial beam hitting the mirror;
• e
br be the unit vector representing the reflected beam from the first mirror;
• es be the vector representing the beam reflected back to its initial source;
• eb be a unit vector parallel to first mirror shown on the; diagram; and
m
• eb be a unit vector parallel to the second mirror shown on the diagram.
n

(i) e e e e
Show that rb = 2(`b · m)
b mb − `.
b e 2

e e 3θ θ
(ii) Hence, show that s · n
b = sin − sin . 2
2 2

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Question 12 (15 marks) Use the Question 12 Writing Booklet

(a) Using trigonometric compound angle identities, show that 2

π     
2π 3π  nπ  π
sin + sin + sin + · · · + sin = cot .
n n n n 2n

(b) A triangle is formed by the following vectors: 2

     
a1 b1 a1 + b 1
a= , b= , and a + b = .
˜ a2 ˜ b2 ˜ ˜ a2 + b 2
By considering a · b, show that the area of the triangle is given by
˜ ˜
1
A = |a1 b2 − a2 b1 |.
2

(c) A particle moves in the x-y plane at time t with the displacement vector
2at2
   
2at
r(t) = i+ j
˜ 1 + t2 ˜ 1 + t2 ˜
where a is a non-negative constant and 0 ≤ t ≤ T for some large value of T .
(i) Let A be the area of the triangle between the vectors r(t) and r(t + h) for 1
˜
some positive value h. Using result in part (b), show that ˜
h
A = f (t)f (t + h)
2
2at
where f (t) = .
1 + t2
2a2 t2
(ii) Let A = S(t+h)−S(t), for some function S(t). Show that S 0 (t) = . 1
(1 + t2 )2

(iii) Given that S(0) = 0, use the substitution t = tan θ to find S(t) when t = T . 3

(iv) Hence, find the limiting value of S(T ) and explain how it relates to the 2
Cartesian equation of the particle’s path.

(d) The polynomial P (x) = x3 − 3x2 + x + 1 has a root at x = 1.

(i) Find the other two roots of P (x). 2

(ii) Let x = tan θ. By solving a trigonometric equation in terms of θ from P (x), 2

show that
π √
tan = 2 − 1.
8

End of Question 12

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Question 13 (15 marks) Use the Question 13 Writing Booklet

x2 y 2
(a) A point P (x, y) moves along the curve + 2 = 1 for constants 0 < a < b. 3
a2 b
Suppose that P is initially at the point (a, 0) and then moves into the fourth quad-
rant of the x-y plane.

Use calculus to show that the length of OP is increasing over time until it reaches
a maximum at the point (0, −b).

(b) Let X1 , X2 , X3 . . . , Xn be a sequence of independent Bernoulli random variables,

each with the same unknown parameter p as the probability of success.

Suppose that after each trial, each Bernoulli random variable takes the particu-
lar values X1 = x1 , X2 = x2 , X3 = x3 , . . . , Xn = xn where at least one of the values
is 0 and at least one of the values is 1.

Let L be the probability of obtaining this particular combination of outcomes.

x1 + x2 + · · · + xn
(i) Show that L = pnx̄ (1 − p)n(1−x̄) , where x̄ = . 1
n

(ii) Hence show that for the given combination of outcomes, L is maximised 3
when p = x̄.

(iii) Explain the significance of the result in part (ii), with respect to estimating 1
the parameter p for a given combination of outcomes.

(c) Let α, β, γ and δ be the roots of the polynomial 3

         
n 4 n 3 n 2 n n
P (x) = x − x + x − x+ ,
0 1 2 3 4

for some integer n ≥ 4.

Show that α3 + β 3 + γ 3 + δ 3 = n.

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Question 13 (continued)

(d) At a small enclosure in a reptile zoo, Ms. Drizzle has (n + 1) reptiles, where n > 3.
This enclosure consists of n lizards, each of a different colour, and a chameleon
which has the ability to change colour.

Suppose that if the chameleon is kept in the same tank as a group of lizards, then
overnight it will change colour to one of them.

For tomorrow, Ms. Drizzle needs to demonstrate a separate pair of reptiles to

each of the two schools visiting. She selects 4 reptiles from the enclosure at random
and places them in a tank overnight.

On the next day, she splits the reptiles into two different pairs such that no pair
has the same colour.
 
n+1
(i) Show, giving reasons, that there are 3 possible pairings of colours 3
4
that Ms. Drizzle can bring to demonstration tomorrow.

(ii) By considering combinations of multiple pairs of lizards, deduce that 1

   n

n+1 2
3 = .
4 2

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Question 14 (15 marks) Use the Question 14 Writing Booklet

(a) A particle moves in a straight line in the positive direction with an initial velocity 1
of u at the origin. Suppose that the particle is decelerating at a rate of a, where a is
a positive constant. Let v and x be the particle’s velocity and displacement at time t.

d v2
 
dv
It can be shown that = . (Do NOT prove this)
dt dx 2
√
Show that when the particle has travelled a distance of ` then v = u2 − 2a`.

(b) A particle is launched horizontally from a cliff of height h with an initial speed u.
At the edge of the cliff, the particle enters a pipe of length `.

u
v0
`

R
The pipe decelerates the particle at a rate of a, where a is a positive constant before
it exits the pipe at a speed of v0 and falls to the bottom of the cliff.

Let g be the acceleration due to gravity. The displacement vector of the parti-
cle at time t, from the ground directly below its exit of the pipe, is given by
gt2
 
r = v0 ti + h − j. (Do NOT prove this)
˜ ˜ 2 ˜
(i) Let R be the horizontal distance from the base of the cliff to where the 1
particle lands. Using the result in part (a), show that
s
2h(u2 − 2a`)
R=`+ .
g

r
g
(ii) Suppose that the deceleration caused by the pipe is such that a ≥ u . 3
2h
Find the length of the pipe which maximises R. Justify your answer.

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Question 14 (continued)

(c) It can be shown that for αβ > −1 that 2

 
−1 −1 −1 α−β
tan α − tan β = tan (Do NOT prove this).
1 + αβ
       
−1 2 −1 2 −1 2 −1 2
Let S = tan 2
+ tan 2
+ tan 2
+ · · · + tan .
1 2 3 n2
Use the given result to show that

lim tan S = −1.

n→∞

(d) Suppose that for some positive integer n

an = Tn,0 + Tn,1 + Tn,2 + · · · + Tn,n

bn = Tn,1 + 2Tn,2 + 3Tn,3 + · · · + nTn,n

  
2k 2(n − k)
where Tn,k = is the (k + 1)th term of an .
k n−k
(i) Show that 1

bn = nTn,0 + (n − 1)Tn,1 + (n − 2)Tn,2 + · · · + Tn,n−1 .

n
(ii) Deduce that bn = an . 1
2

(iii) Show that 4

bn = 4bn−1 + 2an−1 .

(iv) Hence, prove by mathematical induction that an = 4n . 2

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