Friday 21 September: 7:00 a.m.

Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

Examination material: one 41 page question booklet

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1. You will have 10 minutes to rea the paper. You must not write in !our question booklet or use a
"al"ulator uring this reaing time but !ou ma! make notes on the s"ribbling paper provie.
#. $nswer all parts o% &uestions 1 to 1' in the spa"es provie in this question booklet. There is no nee
to %ill all the spa"es provie. You ma! write on pages #1( 3) an 40 i% !ou nee more spa"e( making
sure to label ea"h answer "learl!.
3. The total mark is approximatel! 14'. The allo"ation o% marks is shown below:
&uestion 1 # 3 4 * ' + , ) 10 11 1# 13 14 1* 1'
-arks 10 ' ) * 11 * 11 ) + ' 10 ) 13 14 1# )
4. $ppropriate steps o% logi" an "orre"t answers are require %or %ull marks.
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!ou "onsier in"orre"t shoul be "rosse out with a single line.1
'. 2se onl! bla"k or blue pens %or all work other than graphs an iagrams( %or whi"h !ou ma! use a
sharp ark pen"il.
+. .tate all answers "orre"t to three signi%i"ant %igures( unless otherwise state or as appropriate.
,. 3iagrams( where given( are not ne"essaril! rawn to s"ale.
). The list o% mathemati"al %ormulae is on page 41. You ma! remove this page %rom the booklet be%ore
the examination begins.
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TRIAL EXAMINATIN 2007 MAT!EMATI"AL ST#$IES
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'#ESTIN 1
There is no nee to simpli%! !our answer to parts /a1( /b1 an /"1.
/a1 ;in
dx
dy
i%
1 *
# 3
#
*
+

x
e
y
x
.
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/b1 ;in
dx
dy
i% ( )
*
#
# ln x x y .
/3 marks1
3
/"1 ;in
dx
x
ex x

,
_

+
1 4
1
3 #
3
.
/3 marks1
/1 Evaluate

+
0
#
1 3
#
dx e
x
.
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'#ESTIN 2
Vitality is one o% the brans o% an organi" tomato <ui"e rink. =ts prou"er "laims that #0> o% all organi"
tomato <ui"e rinkers pre%er Vitality. To test the valiit! o% this "laim( a "ompetitor samples #*0 organi"
tomato <ui"e rinkers an %ins that onl! 33 pre%er the Vitality bran.
/a1 :ase on this sample( %in a )*> "on%ien"e interval %or p( the proportion o% all organi" tomato <ui"e
rinkers who pre%er the Vitality bran. =nterpret !our answer.
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/b1 3oes the sample support the prou"er?s "laim@ Explain !our answer.
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/"1 =% the "ompetitor wishes to estimate( with a probabilit! o% 0.)*( the proportion to within #>( how
large shoul the sample siAe be@
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'#ESTIN (
/a1 =%

,
_

p
A
*
3 1
( %in the values o% p an q su"h that qI A A + 3
#
( where p an q are s"alars an
I is the # x # ientit! matrix.
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/b1 Ben"e %in
1
A
in linear %orm.
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/"1 9iven that

,
_

4 13
* ,
C
( %in matrix B su"h that ( ) I C I B A 10 * + using matrix algebra.
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'#ESTIN )
$ tennis a"aem! in $elaie trains !oung pla!ers who aspire to turn pro%essional whilst still in their
teens. Cne o% the areas o% the game that this a"aem! %o"uses on is the a"e serve.
$n a"e is a serve that goes untou"he b! the serverDs opponentDs ra"ket an thus is unreturne.
Ee"ors show that the <unior trainees in this a"aem! "an serve an a"e 3*> o% the time.
/a1 Barr!( a <unior trainee( attens a morning training session where he makes twelve serves. 0hat is the
probabilit! that
/i1 none o% the serves is an a"e@
/1 mark1
/ii1 between 3 an + /in"lusive1 a"es are serve@
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/b1 :! the en o% the a!( Barr! has mae a total o% 1*0 serves. ;in the probabilit! that he serve an a"e
at least hal% o% the time.
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'#ESTIN *
4onsier the %ollowing s!stem o% equations:
( ) * # 1
# #
1 # 3
#
+
+ +
+
k kz y k x
z ky x
z y x
( where k is real.
/a1 .how that this s!stem "an be reu"e to
1
1
1
]
1

1
4 #
1

0 3 0
# 4 0
# 3 1
#
k
k
-k k
.
/4 marks1
/b1 .tate the value o% k %or whi"h the s!stem has no solution.
/1 mark1
10
/"1/i1 .tate the value o% k whi"h gives an in%inite number o% solutions.
/1 mark1
/ii1 9ive these solutions in parametri" %orm.
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/1/i1 .tate the value o% k %or whi"h the s!stem has unique solution.
/1 mark1
/ii1 .olve the s!stem when 1 k .
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'#ESTIN +
The graphs o% the %un"tions ( ) x f y an ( ) x f y are shown in the iagram below( where e x 0 .
9raph I has a turning point at A an "hanges shape at D. 9raph II has a turning point at B an "hanges
shape at C.
/a1 .tate whi"h graphs represent ( ) x f an ( ) x f
respe"tivel!.
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/b1 Cn the same set o% axes above( sket"h the %un"tion ( ) x f y . /3 marks1
A
B
D
C
9raph I
9raph II
x
y
O
e
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'#ESTIN 7
$n experimental "ar that is %uelle b! peanut oil is taken %or several test runs in a remote part o% $ustralia.
Cn one o% its test runs( it was seen to be traveling in a straight line with initial velo"it! o%
1
ms 3

. =ts
a""eleration t se"ons a%ter motion began was ( )
5#
ms # 4 t t a ( where t is time in se"ons an 0 t .
/a1 ;in the velo"it! %un"tion ( ) t v an raw its sign iagram.
/4 marks1
/b1 .how that the "ar was stationar! a%ter 1 se"on. $t what other time was the "ar at rest@
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/"1 0ith the help o% a motion iagram( "al"ulate the istan"e travelle b! this experimental "ar in the %irst
* se"ons o% its motion.
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'#ESTIN ,
4onsier the %ollowing number gri in whi"h ea"h "ell "ontains a single whole number:
a b ! "a b ! #a
a ! c a a ! #c
b ! $a b a ! c
This number gri is name the %A&doku an amongst its unique %eatures is the %a"t that the sum o% the
numbers in ea"h row is equal to the same value M( the sum o% the numbers in both the iagonals is equal
to another value N( an that all the numbers %rom ea"h "ell a up to 4*.
/a1 2sing the variables a( b an c, write own a s!stem o% 3 equations in 3 unknowns that was extra"te
%rom the %A&doku gri shown above.
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/b1/i1 Ben"e %in the values o% a( b an c'
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/ii1 4omplete the %A&doku below with !our answers %rom part /b1/i1 above.
the %A&doku
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'#ESTIN -
-!oglobin is a protein %oun in the mus"le "ells o% animals. =t %orms pigments responsible %or making
meat re. $ laborator! anal!ses spe"imens o% m!oglobin taken %rom %owls %oun in a "ertain area to
etermine the "on"entration o% an a"tive ingreient( ienti%ie onl! as -9F51. The "on"entrations are
assume to %ollow a normal istribution. The stanar eviation is a propert! o% the anal!ti"al pro"eure
an is known to be 0.0', miligrams.
The laborator! anal!ses a sample o% twent! spe"imens o% m!oglobin an reports that the mean result o%
the twent! reaings is ,40, . 0 x miligrams.
$ s"ientist emplo!e at the laborator! is aske to evaluate( using a two5taile (5test at the *> level o%
signi%i"an"e( the "laim that the "on"entration o% the a"tive ingreient is 0.,' miligrams.
/a1 .tate the null h!pothesis.
/1 mark1
/b1 .tate the alternative h!pothesis.
/1 mark1
/"1 .tate the null istribution o% the test statisti".
/1 mark1
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/1 3etermine whether or not the null h!pothesis shoul be re<e"te.
/3 marks1
/e1 0hat "an we "on"lue %rom the results in /1@
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'#ESTIN 10
The graph below shows the sket"h o% the %un"tion
1 /x ) y
%or s x m . The graient o% "hor OP
represents the average rate o% "hange o%
1 /x )
%or the interval %rom 0 x to
p x
.
/a1 Cn the graph o% ( ) x ) y ( raw a se"on "hor with a slope that more "losel! approximates the
value o% ( ) p ) y . /1 mark1
/b1 ( ) x ) y has a horiAontal tangent at points M an Q an there is a "hange o% shape at points N an
R. 3raw the sign iagrams o% ( ) x ) y an ( ) x ) y in the spa"e provie below.
/4 marks1
/"1 ;or what values o% x is ( ) 0 > x ) @
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#0
O
P
R
Q
p q r s
x
M
n m
y
N
S
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attempted in t+is section ,for example, -uestion .,c/,i//'
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'#ESTIN 11
4onsier the "urve ( ) y xy x ) 3 3 #
# 3
.
/a1 .how that
( )
) '
3 # 3
# #

xy
y x
dx
dy
.
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/b1 ;in the equation o% the normal to the "urve at ( ) 1 ( # .
/3 marks1
/"1 9iven that the "urve has a horiAontal tangent at ( ) b a( ( %in b in terms o% a'
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'#ESTIN 12
3e%orestation is one o% the ma<or
problems %a"ing sub5.aharan $%ri"a.
$lthough the "learing o% lan %or %arming
has been the ma<or "ause( the steail!
in"reasing eman %or %uel woo has
be"ome a signi%i"ant %a"tor.
This graph shows the rates o% %uel woo
"onsumption an new tree growth /both in
millions o% "ubi" meters per !ear1 in
.uan %rom 1),0 to #000( taken %rom the
re"ors o% the 0orl :ank.
.uppose that the rate o% %uel woo "onsumption /in millions o% "ubi" meters per !ear1 in .uan t !ears
a%ter 1),0 is given approximatel! b! the %un"tion ( )
t
e t C
03 . 0
# . +' ( where 0 t .
/a1 ;in 1 /t C
.
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/b1 .how that 1 /t C
G 0 %or all values o% t. 0hat is the signi%i"an"e o% this result@
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1),0 1),* #000 1))* 1))0
1*0
100
*0
Eate o% %uel woo "onsumption
Eate o% new tree growth
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/"1 3etermine the amount o% %uel woo that will be "onsume %rom 1),0 to #000.
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The rate o% new tree growth /in millions o% "ubi" meters per !ear1 in the .uan t !ears a%ter 1),0 is given
approximatel! b! the %un"tion ( )
t
e t 0
0) . 0
03 . ' *0 .
/e1 0rite own an expression to represent the amount o% epletion o% the %orests ue to ex"ess %uel woo
"onsumption over new growth %rom 1),0 to #000.
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/%1 Ben"e( etermine the amount o% epletion o% the %orests %rom 1),0 to #000.
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'#ESTIN 1(
6inot 7oir is one o% the olest grape varieties
to be "ultivate %or the purpose o% making
wine. $ vine!ar uses mainl! 6inot 7oir to
prou"e its premier bottles o% re wine %or
export. These bottles are kept in a "ool "ellar.
The temperature o% the bottles o% 6inot 7oir is
a normall! istribute variable 1( with a mean
10.*4H4 an a stanar eviation o% 1.0,H4.
=eall! the temperature o% these bottles o%
wine shoul be kept at a level o% no more than
13.0 H4.
/a1 ;in the probabilit! that a ranoml! sele"te bottle o% 6inot 7oir %rom the "ellar will have a
temperature o% no more than 13.0 H4.
/1 mark1
/b1 0ine6ress( a wine export "ompan!( bu!s 1*00 bottles o% 6inot 7oir %rom this vine!ar.
$pproximatel! how man! bottles will have a temperature o% more than 13.0 H4@
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The manager measures the temperature o% * bottles o% 6inot 7oir ever!a! an re"ors the mean
temperature as
*
2 .
;or prou"t "ontrol purposes( the manager also measures the temperature o% *0 bottles o% 6inot 7oir an
re"ors the mean temperature(
*0
2 .
Two histograms are shown below. Cne illustrates the istribution o%
*
2 an the other illustrates the
istribution o%
*0
2 .
/"1 0hi"h histogram illustrates the istribution o%
*0
2 @ Explain !our answer.
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!i.to/ram A
,.*
9.5 10.5 11.5 12.5
Temperature( 1 /
o
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!i.to/ram %
8.5 9.5 10.5 11.5 12.5
Temperature( 1 /
o
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The bottles o% 6inot 7oir are pa"ke into "rates o% #* bottles ea"h. .uppose that
#*
2
represents the mean
temperature o% #* bottles o% 6inot 7oir in a "rate.
/1 0hat "an we sa! about the shape o% the sampling istribution o%
#*
2 @
/1 mark1
/e1 .how that the istribution o%
#*
2 has a mean temperature o% 10.*4H4 an stanar eviation o%
0.#1'H4 .
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/%1 3etermine the proportion o% "rates that will "ontain a mean temperature greater than 10.,*H4.
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#,
The manager is "on"erne that ue to "hanging weather patterns( the mean temperature o% the bottles o%
6inot 7oir kept in ea"h "rate in the "ellar is not at its ieal temperature o% no more than 13.0 H4. =% so( he
will nee to a<ust the temperature "ontrol in the "ellar. To estimate

( the mean temperature o% all

bottles o% 6inot 7oir in the "ellar( he sele"te a "rate o% #* bottles at ranom an %oun that the mean
temperature is 1#.4,H4( with a stanar eviation o% 1.0,H4.
/g1 4al"ulate a )*> "on%ien"e interval %or

.
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/h1 :ase on this "on%ien"e interval( shoul the manager a<ust the temperature "ontrol in the "ellar@
Iusti%! !our answer.
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'#ESTIN 1)
/a1 .how that
( )
,
1

3 ln

3
3
1

e
dx
x
x
.
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The graphs o% ( )
( )
x
x
x +
3 ln
an ( )
x
x )
#
1
where 0 > x ( are shown below.
/b1 .how algebrai"all! that ( ) ( ) x ) x + when
3
e
x .
/3 marks1
a
( )
( )
x
x
x +
3 ln

y
x
( )
x
x )
#
1

31
/"1 9iven that x 3 a is the point where ( ) x + y "uts the x5axis( %in a.
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/1/i1 0rite own the "al"ulus expression that represents the area that is en"lose b! the graphs o%
( ) x + y ( ( ) x ) y and the x5axis %rom x 3 a to x 3 *. .hae this area on the graph given above.
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/ii1 Ben"e( %in the exa"t area that is en"lose b! the graphs o% ( ) x + y ( ( ) x ) y and the x5axis
%rom x 3 a to x 3 *.
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Question 15 starts on page 34
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'#ESTIN 1*
$""oring to a re"ent stu! on unemplo!ment in a "ertain "ountr!( the number o% people unemplo!e in
the "ountr! is epenent on that "ountr!?s e"onomi" situation. =% the e"onom! is goo( the number o%
unemplo!e people in that "ountr! will e"rease. Jikewise i% the e"onom! is ba( the number o%
unemplo!e people in that "ountr! will rise.
.uppose the number o% unemplo!e people in that "ountr! "an be moelle b!
1 /t 4
( in hunres o%
people( where
10
#
1 44 10 / *0 . 1 1 /
t
e t t t 4

+
an t is the number o% months a%ter Ianuar! #000( 3' 0 t .
/a1 .how that the rate o% unemplo!ment is given b!
( ) ( ) 144 30
10
* . 1
#
10
+

t t
t
e
t 4
hunres o%
people per month.
/3 marks1
/b1 ;in ( ) 0 4
an interpret its meaning.
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/"1 ;in the value/s1 o% t %or whi"h the number o% unemplo!e people was in"reasing.
/3 marks1
/1 =n whi"h month an !ear i this "ountr! have the highest number o% unemplo!e people@ Ben"e
state the number o% unemplo!e people.
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/e1 0hen was the number o% unemplo!e people in"reasing at the greatest rate@
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'#ESTIN 1+
$t the 2niversit! o% 0ollongong( the ."hool o% -usi" an 3rama is sel%5sustaining( that is( it raises its
own %uns to support its ail! running o% a%%airs. Cne o% its %unraising "hannels is its in5house 4ineplex(
whi"h o%%ers movies at a%%orable ti"ket pri"es an is open to all universit! stuents.
The movies s"reene at the 4ineplex are ivie into three genres: "ome!( horror an rama. The
transition iagram below illustrates the probabilit! that a universit! stuent who wat"hes a movie %rom
one genre will wat"h a movie %rom another /or the same1 genre the %ollowing week.
/a1 4omplete the transition matrix T below base on the given iagram:
1
1
1
]
1

drama
+orror
comedy
from
drama +orror comedy
to
T
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Come
dy
Horr
or
Dram
a
0.#
0.'
0.4
0.*
0.3
0.4
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/b1 Cn 1 Ian #00'( "omeies ha a market share o% 3#>( the horror movie genre ominate the market
with its share o% *1>( an ramas hel their own with a 1+> market share.
4onstru"t a 1 x 3 matrix S whi"h illustrates the market shares o% "ome!( horror an rama movies
respe"tivel!.
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/"1 0hat market share i horror movies hol a%ter
/i1 the %irst week@
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/ii1 three weeks@
/1 mark1
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/1 0hat is the soonest time /in weeks1 that these three movie genres a"hieve stea! state proportions in
the market share@ 0rite own the matrix that shows the proportions o% market share hel b! these
three movie genres in the long run.
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/e1 $ssume that the number o% universit! stuents who patroniAe the 4ineplex ever! week remaine
"onstant. =% it was %oun that in the long run 1*# universit! stuents wat"he a "ome! ever! week(
how man! stuents in total patroniAe the 4ineplex@
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