2008 SAC Solutions

Question 1 on SAC 1

π 12
(a) V = r 2 h = 4π ⇒ h=
3 r2
144
(b) A = π r r 2 + h 2 = π r r 2 + 4
r
π r 6 + 144
=
r

⎧ 6r 5 ⎫
⎪ r × − r 6 + 144 ⎪
⎪ ⎪
= π ⎨ 2 r + 1442
dA 6
(c) ⎬
dr ⎪ r ⎪
⎪⎩ ⎪⎭
⎧ 3r 6 − (r 6 + 144) ⎫ 2π ( r − 72 )
6

=π ⎨ ⎬= 2 6
⎩ r r + 144 ⎭ r r + 144
2 6

(d)
dA
= 0 ⇒ r 6 = 72 ∴r = 6 72
dr
12
h=
( )
2
6
72

dV
(e) Given: = −0.5 H
dt
H r 2H
= ⇒r= (by similar triangles)
3 2 3
1 4π 3
(i) V = π r 2 H = H
3 27

dV dV dH
(ii) = ×
dt dH dt
4π H 2 dH
−0.5 H = ×
9 dt
dH H 9 9
=− × =−
dt 2 4π H 2 3
8π H 2
dH 9
At h = 1.5, =− 3
dt 8π (1.5 ) 2

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Short answer solutions……Part II of SAC

x−b
1. y = ax + b ∴ f −1 : x = ay + b ⇒ y =
a
f (2) = 2a + b = 8..............(1)
f −1 (3) = 3 − b = a..............(2)
3 + 2a = 8 + a ∴ a = 5
−b = 5 − 3 ∴ b = −2

1 2 1
2. y = ln 2 x + 1 ∴ y′ = × =
2x +1 2 2x +1 2x +1
At x = 0, y = 0 & m = 1
Then the equation of the tangent is: y − 0 = 1.( x − 0) ∴ y = x

2π π y

3. Answer: amp = 2.5 Per = =4⇒ n= 6

n 2
π ( x − 2)
y = 2.5 + 2.5sin
4

2
2

4. 2 4 6 8 x

ln t
ln 25 = ln 4
ln s
ln 4
ln t
ln 25 =
ln s
ln 25 ln t
=
ln e ln s
∴ t = 25, s = e

5. (i) y
6

– 4 – 2 2 4 x

– 2

(ii) 4 − x 2 = 3

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 4 − x2 = 3 or 4 − x 2 = −3
x2 = 1 x2 = 7
x = ±1 x=± 7

(iii) − 7 < x < −1 or 1< x < 7

6.
f (1) = f ′(1) = 1
g ( x) = f ( x3 )
g ( x + h) ≈ h.g ′( x) + g ( x)
g (1.1) = 0.1.g ′(1) + g (1) , g ′( x) = 3x 2
= 0.1× 3 × f ′(1) + f (1)
= 0.1× 3 ×1 + 1
=1.3

7.(a)
bx + 6 = 0 , x = −3
b × −3 + 6 = 0 ∴ b = 2
a
= 7...............(1) (after division)
b
∴ a = 14

(b)
x2 + x
y= 2
x − x

(x 2 ⎛
)
− x .⎜ 2 x +
⎝
1 ⎞ ⎛
⎟ − x + x .⎜ 2 x −
2 x⎠
2

⎝
1 ⎞
⎟
2 x⎠
( )
y′ =
(x − x)
2
2

=
(x 2
− x ) . ( 4 x x + 1) − ( x + x ) .(4 x 2
x − 1)

2 x (x − x)
2
2

−4 x 2 − 4 x 2 + x 2 x + x 2 + x
=
( )
2
2 x x2 − x

−3 x x
=
(x )
2
2
− x

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 y
5
8. (-1,4) (1,4)

(3,0)

– 5 5 x
(-3,0)

(-5,-4)
– 5

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Calculator Active……SAC 2 Part IV

1. (a) g ( f (0)) = g (0) = 1 + 2

g ( f (2)) = g (−4) undefined
(b)
g −1 ( x) = ( x − 1) 2 − 2
D :x ≥1 R : y ≥ −2

(c)
x
g *( x) = 1 + 1 −
2
(d)
y
8

– 6 – 4 – 2 2 4 6 x
– 2

– 4

– 6

– 8

The dotted graph above is the inverse of h(x) , it is not the a function. It fails the
“vertical “ line test. The function h(x) is not a one-to-one function, hence the
graph is not that of h −1 ( x).

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2.
f ( x) = x 2 e− x
f ′( x) = x 2 (−e − x ) + e − x .2 x
= xe − x (− x + 2)
Stationary points at x = 0 and x = 2

(0, 0) is a minimum stat. point and (2, 4e −2 ) is a max. stat. point

–2
4e

x
2

f (x) is increasing over 0 < x < 2 and decreasing over (−∞, 0) or (2, ∞) .

⎛t⎞
3. H = 6 cos ⎜ ⎟ + 8
⎝2⎠ H (m)
16
Amp.=6
Period = 4π
12
(a) H (2) = 11.242
Max. height is 11.24 m
⎛t⎞
Required graph
dH 8
(b) = −3sin ⎜ ⎟
dt ⎝2⎠
⎛t⎞
Max. is 3 at sin ⎜ ⎟ =1 4
⎝ ⎠
2
i.e. t = 3π
but this outside the domain, 2π 4π t (hrs)
2 8
from the graph t = 8.
dH
(8) = −3sin 4 = 2.27 ∴ The water level is rising at 2.27 m/hr
dt

(a) From graphics…at h = 3 ⇒ t1 = 5.1118 , t2 = 7.4545

Chris can surf between 5:06:42 pm to 7:27:16 pm.

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(Second Question on SAC 1) x
1
4. (a)
A = c = 1, b = 2
∴ x = t 2e−t A

When t = 0, x = 0
dx
= 2te − t − t 2 e −t
dt t

dx
= 0 implies te− t (2 − t ) = 0 −2
A = (2, 4e )
dt
i.e. t = 0 or t = 2
As t → ∞, x → 0
There is a local minimum at (0,0) and a local maximum at (2, 4e −2 )
(b)
x = At b e − ct
dx
= bAt b −1e − ct − cAt b e − ct
dt
= At b −1e − ct (b − ct )
dx b
The maximum occurs at = 0, ∴t =
dt c
(c)
For x = At b e− ct
maximum occurs after 30 minutes
b
∴ = 30
c
i.e. b = 30c 1

maximum of 0.5mg/l after 30 minutes.

∴ 0.5 = A × 30b × e −30 c 2
Substitute from 1 in 2
∴ 0.5 = A3030 c × e −30 c
30 c
⎛ 30 ⎞
i.e. 0.5 = A ⎜ ⎟ 3
⎝ e ⎠

When t = 120, x = 0.25

∴ 0.25 = A(120)b e−120 c
∴ 0.25 = A(120)30 c e −120 c 4
Divide 3 by 4

30 c
⎛ 30 ⎞ e120 c e90 c
2=⎜ ⎟ × ∴ 2 = 30 c
⎝ e ⎠ 12030 c 4
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∴ log e 2 = log e ( 30 c )
4
i.e. log e 2 = 90c − 30c log e 4
 log e 2
b = 30c = = 0.429537....
3 − log e 4
30 c b
⎛ 30 ⎞ ⎛ 30 ⎞
and 0.5 = A ⎜ ⎟ = A⎜ ⎟
⎝ e ⎠ ⎝ e ⎠
log e 2
⎛ 30 ⎞ 3−log e 4
0.5 = A ⎜ ⎟
⎝ e ⎠
log e 2
1 ⎛ e ⎞ 3−log e 4
∴A= ⎜ ⎟ = 0.17825...
2 ⎝ 30 ⎠

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