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2008 HSC Course Assessment Task 2

MATHEMATICS

General instructions Class teacher (please ✔)

• Working time – 60 minutes. Mr Fletcher

• Write in the booklet provided. Mr Lam

• Each new question is to be started on a new Mr Lowe

booklet.
Mr Ireland
• Write using blue or black pen.
Mr Trenwith
• Board approved calculators may be used.
Mr Rezcallah
• All necessary working should be shown in
every question. Mr Weiss

• Attempt all questions.

• At the conclusion of the examination,

bundle the booklets within this paper and
hand to examination supervisors.

Marker’s use only.

QUESTION MARKS
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3 /11
STUDENT NUMBER:
4 /13

5 /6

Total /54

Total (%) /100

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Question 1 (12 Marks) Commence a new booklet. Marks

Z
(a) i. Find 6x7 dx. 2
Z 1
ii. Evaluate 5x4 + 3x + 1 dx. 2
0

Z
x3 + x2
(b) Find dx. 2
2x

3
(c) i. Differentiate y = 2x5 − 1 . 2
Z

2
ii. Hence or otherwise, find 10x4 2x5 − 1 dx. 2

Z k
(d) Find the exact value of k if 3x2 dx = 50. 2
2

Question 2 (12 Marks) Commence a new booklet.

Z a
(a) i. Evaluate x5 dx. 2
−a

ii. Find the area bounded by the curve y = x5 between the lines x = −a, 2
x = a and the x axis.
Z 3p
√
(b) By sketching the curve y = 9− x2 , hence or otherwise evaluate 9 − x2 dx 3
0
as an exact value.

(c) Given s′′ (t) = 2t2 , s′ (2) = 1 and s(1) = 2, find:

i. s′ (t) 2

ii. s(3) 3

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Question 3 (11 Marks) Commence a new booklet. Marks

(a) Find the area of the region between the curves 4

(
y = x2
y = 3x + 4

(b) Find the volume of solid of revolution when the region bounded by the curve 3
y = x2 + 1, the y axis, the lines y = 2 & y = 5, rotated about the y axis.
Z 1
(c) Find an approximation to 2x dx by using Simpson’s Rule with 5 function 4
0
values.

Question 4 (13 Marks) Commence a new booklet.

(a) The probability that a particular man lives to the age of 75 is 45 and the
probability that his wife will live to 75 is 67 . By drawing a tree diagram or
otherwise, find:
i. Only the man will live to 75. 1

ii. Both will live to 75. 2

iii. At least one of them will live to 75. 2

(b) In a bag with 20 marbles, seven are red, nine are gold & four are blue. One
marble is taken from the bag and not replaced, then a second is taken out.

Find the probability of choosing:

i. Two red marbles. 2

ii. Marbles of a different colour 2

(c) If an integer x between 1 and 100 (inclusive) is chosen at random, find the
probability of the number being:
i. Less than 50 or a multiple of 5. 2

ii. Being a multiple of 9 but not a multiple of 12. 2

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Question 5 (6 Marks) Commence a new booklet. Marks

(a) i. Find the equation of a line passing through the points (0, 0) and (h, r). 1

ii. Using the diagram below & by rotating the given line about the x 2
axis, derive the formula for the volume of a cone with radius r and
height h.
y

x
h

(b) A certain telecommunications company offers “untimed” international calls

but disconnects the call after 3 hours.

The probability of a call duration between a < t < b hours using the function
is Z b
P (a < t < b) = f (t) dt
a
f (t)

2
3
f (t) = − 29 t + 2
3

t (hrs)
1 2 3
Using this, find the probability of a call lasting
i. Between 60 & 90 minutes. 2

ii. Exactly 1.5 hours. 1

End of paper.

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Solutions iii. (2 marks)

Z k
Question 1 3x2 = 50
2
(a) i. (2 marks) h ik
Z x3 = 50
3 2
6x dx = x8 + C
7
k3 − 2 = 50 3
4
k3 = 58
ii. (2 marks)
k = 581/3
Z 1
5x4 + 3x + 1 dx Question 2
0
 1
5 3 2 (a) i. (2 marks)
= x + x +x
2 0  
1 6 a
Z a
3 7 5
x dx = x
=1+ +1= 6
2 2 −a −a


1 6 6

= a − (−a)
(b) (2 marks) 6
Z 3 Z 3 =0
x + x2 1 x x2
dx = + dx
2x 2 x x ii. (2 marks)
Z
1 Since the integral is 0, then the area
= x2 + x dx from x = −a to x = 0 must be equal
2
  to the area from x = 0 to x = a.
1 1 3 1 2
= x + x +C Z a
2 3 2
A=2 x5 dx
1 1
= x3 + x2 + C  0 a
6 4 1
= 2 x6
6 0
(c) i. (2 marks)
1 6
= a

3 3
y = 2x5 − 1
) Both marks to be awarded iff explanation
y(u) = u3 u(x) = 2x5 − 1
is acceptable.
y ′ (u) = 3u2 u′ (x) = 10x4
y ′ (x) = y ′ (u) × u′ (x) (b) (3 marks)
2
= 3u × 10x 4 y

2 √
= 30x4 2x5 − 1 y= 9 − x2
3
ii. (2 marks) 2
Z

2 1
10x4 2x5 − 1 dx
Z x
1
2 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3
= 30x4 2x5 − 1 dx
3 R3√
1
3 The integral 0 9 − x2 dx is the same as
= 2x5 − 1 + C the area of the quarter circle.
3
Z 3p
1
9 − x2 dx = π × 32
0 4
9
= π
4

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(c) i. (2 marks) Find the points of intersection between the

Z two curves by equating,
s′ (t) = s′′ (t) dt
Z x2 = 3x + 4
= 2t2 dt x2 − 3x − 4 = 0
2 (x − 4)(x + 1) = 0
= t3 + C1
3 ∴ x = 4, −1
Using s′ (2) =1
The area is thus
2
1 = × 23 + C1 Z 4 
3  2

16 A=  (3x + 4) − x dx
= + C1 −1
3 Z 4



16 13 2
=  x − 3x − 4 dx
C1 = 1 − =−
3 3 −1 4 
′ 2 3 13  1 3
∴ s (t) = t − =  x3 − x2 − 4x
 

3 3  3 2 −1 
ii. (3 marks) 125
Z =
s(t) = s′ (t) dt 6
Z
2 3 13 (b) (3 marks)
= t − dt y
3 3
2 1 13
= · t4 − t + C2
3 4 3 5
1 4 13
= t − t + C2
6 3
Using s(1) = 2, 2 y = x2 + 1
1 13
2= − + C2 x
6 3
1 13
C2 = 2 − + Changing the subject to x2 :
6 3
37
= y = x2 + 1
6
1 13
∴ s(t) = t4 − t +
37 x2 = y − 1
6 3 6
20 Integrating,
∴ s(3) =
3 Z 5
Question 3 V =π x2 dy
2
(a) (4 marks) Z 5
( =π y − 1 dy
y = x2 2
 5
y = 3x + 4 1 2
=π y −y
y 2 2
 
1 2 2


=π 5 − 2 − (5 − 2)
2
4  
x+ 21
y =3 y = x2 =π −3
2
x 15π
=
2

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(c) (4 marks) (b) i. (2 marks) 6

19 R
[2] if the entire table is correct 7
z }| { 20
R
1 1 3 13 R
x 0 4 2 4 1 19
1 1 3 7
2x 1 24 2 2 2 4 2 19 R
13
20 R
Using Simpson’s Rule with the 5 function 13 R
values from the table,∗ 19

7 6
h P (RR) = ×
A ≈ (y1 + 4yeven + 2yodd + yℓ ) 20 19
3 21
1     =
= 4 1 + 4 21/4 + 23/4 + 2 × 21/2 + 2 190
3
= 1.4427 (4 d.p.) ii. (2 marks)

P (different)
Question 4
= 1 − P (same)
(a) Draw out the probability tree, letting the = 1 − (P (RR) + P (GG) + P (BB))
event of the man living to 75+ be M and 21 9 8

4 3



the event of the woman living to 75+ be W . = 1 − 190 + 20 × 19 + 20 × 19
6 127
7 W
= 190
4 M
5
1 W (c) A Venn diagram would assist in the calculations.
7
6 Not drawn here for brevity.
7 W
3 i. (2 marks)
5 M There are 11 multiples of 5 from 50
1 W
7 to 100 inclusive, and 49 numbers less
i. (1 mark) than 50 (1 to 49). Hence
4 1 4
P (M ) = P (M ) × P (W ) = × = 49 + 11 3
5 7 35 P (x < 50 ∪ 5|x) = =
100 5
ii. (2 marks)
A Venn diagram would assist in the
P (M W ) = P (M ) × P (W ) calculations.
4 6 24 ii. (2 marks)
= × =
5 7 35 Common multiples of 9 and 12 are 36
The first mark is for identification of a & 72. Since there are 11 multiples of
pair of independent events. 9 between 1 & 100, then there are 9 of
them which are not also multiples of
iii. (2 marks) 12. Hence

P (at least M or W ) 9
P (x|9 ∩ 12 6 |x) =
100
= 1 − P (neither)


= 1 − P (M )P (W )
 
3 1 32
=1− × =
5 7 35

The first mark is for identifying the

complement.
∗
Students may use a 4 d.p. approximation of 2x where
x
2 is irrational.

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Question 5 ii. (1 mark)

(a) i. (1 mark) P (t = 1.5) = P (1.5 < t < 1.5)

Z 1.5
y2 − y1 r−0 r = f (t) dt
m= = =
x2 − x1 h−0 h 1.5
r =0
∴y= x
h
Highlights the theoretical impossibility
ii. (2 marks)
y of ANY call lasting exactly 1.5 hours
under a continuous probability distribution.

r y = hr x

x
h

Z h
V =π y 2 dx
0
Z h
r2 2
=π 2
x dx
0 h
 
πr 2 1 3 h
= 2 x
h 3 0
πr 2 1
= × h
3
h2 3
1 2
= πr h
3

(b) i. (2 marks)

P (1 < t < 1.5)

Z 3/2
2 2
= − t + dt
1 9 3
 3/2
1 2
= − t2 + t
9 3 1
    
1 9 2 3
= − −1 + −1
9 4 3 2
   
1 5 2 1
= − + ×
9 4 3 2
7
=
36
Both marks to be awarded if student is
capable of finding the function values
at t = 1 and t = 32 , then using the area
of a trapezium to find the proper area.

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