ST JOHN'S COLLEGE WOODLAWN Year 11 - Term 3 Examination, 2000 MATHEMATICS 2/3 UNIT Time Allowed - 2 hours (plus 5 minutes reading time) Directions to Students: * Awempr all questions + All necessary working ould be shown in every question, + Approved calculators may be used. Qutcomes Tested: = PL-P8, Question 1 @) to three decimal places. (b) — Factorise fully: 3x7-2tx+18 (c)_ Rationalise the denominator of (@)— Fxpress 0.324 as a fraction in lowest terms.Question 2 @) i) () @) Question 3 (a) (e) © (@) ® ats) (2) Question 4 (a) Write 1476.948 in scientific notation with 2 signifi int figures, 4(2) Find T when L = 1.3 and g = 9.8. Round off co nearest one hundredth, ‘Atter GST of 10% the new price is $17.50, what was the price before GST? (Ruund the answer to the acarest ten cents.) Simplity: Solve forx if [2¢-7)=9 Mark on a qumber line the values of x for which Solve the equation 2x* +5x-12 =0. Ona number plane, plot the points A(1, -L), B(S, 1) and C(7, -3). Join A to Band BoC. Find the midpoint af the AC ofa parallelogram Given that the diagonals)bisect each other show that the coordinates of D are (3. -5) Show the length of ABis 2/5. ‘Show that the equation of line AB is x-2y-3=0. Calculate the perpendicular distance from point D to the line AB. Leave answer in exact form. Using the formula: Area of a parallelogram = base x perpendicular height, Find the area of the parallelogram ARCD) In the diagram find x and hence write down the values for @ sine a aT x Gi) tance _s(6) Onan outback trek a hiker observes from a point (P) the top of a rack (A) w be at 7° elevation from the horizontal. Alter walking 750m closer (Q) the angle of elevation is 11° (i) Copy die diagram and find 2P4Q (ii) Calculate the length 4Q. (iii) What is the height of the rock (AB)? (To the nearest m.) (©) A Uiaugular field is bordered by 3 roads of length 3.4 km, 3.9 km and 4.2 km (O Find the largest angle in the field, (ii) Calculate the area of the field (correct to the nearest hectare) @) Solve sin A = V3 cos A for 0< 4.5360 Question 5 (a) Sketch the graph of the function -lexe2 2exss f(x) r+] (State the range. (ii) Determine the value f(4) - f(0). (b) Find the point of intersection of the simultaneous equations — Sx-3y=12 and 2eey=7, (©) Skeich, @ yet Gi) y =|)Question 6 (a) Differentiate the functions: 4x’ -35 di) (6x' Wo Find f(r+h) (Gi) Determine the gradient function of (ec) =x? = 2e from frst principles (iii) Determine the gradient of the tangent at the point x (© — P(.4)isa poi on die curve y (i) Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve at P. (ii) Show that the equation of the normal to the curve at P is x~4y+15=0.