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MATHEMATICAL METHODS
UNIT 2 EXAMINATION 2 CAS
SEMESTER 2, 2023
Reading Time: 15 minutes
Writing Time: 120 minutes

Structure of exam
Part A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 marks)

Part B: EXTENDED RESPONSE (27 marks)

Total: 47 marks

Allowable materials
● Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: dictionary, pens, pencils,
highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers (and other material directed by your teacher).
● Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or
white out liquid/tape.
Instructions
● Write your name, homegroup and teacher’s name in the sections provided.

● All written responses must be in English

● You may not leave the examination room until the end of the exam after all examination papers
have been collected
Exam Rules which may result in the moving of seat or removal:
a) COMMUNICATING - If a student communicates verbally or non-verbally.
b) CHEATING - If a student looks at another student's work – they may be removed immediately and their exam may
not be assessed.
c) VANDALISM - If a student is seen drawing/scratching or damaging a desk or chair.
d) DISRUPTION TO LEARNING ENVIRONMENT - Any disruption to the learning environment through calling out,
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throwing things, swinging on chairs, knocking desks, tapping/clicking etc.
e) Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other electronic communication devices (including
smart watches) into the examination room.
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PART A – MULTIPLE CHOICE

Question 1

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The expansion of ( x+1 ) (2 x−1 ) is given by

A. 4 x 3−3 x +1
B. 4 x 3 +3 x+ 1
C. 4 x 3 +4 x2 −3 x +1
D. 4 x 3 +4 x2 −x−1
E. 4 x 4 + x 2 −1

Question 2

3
The linear factors of x −9 x are

A. 0 , ±3
B. x 3 and −9 x
C. x , x 2 −9
D. x , x−3 and x−3
E. x , x−3 and x+3

Question 3

( 2 x 2 y 4 ) 3 32 xy
4
÷
3 ( xy 2 ) 9 y6 is equal to

3 xy 9
A. 4
3 x5 y 9
B. 4
9 xy 9
C. 16
9 x5 y 9
D. 16
256 x 3
E. 27 y

Question 4

5πc
The angle 9 is equal to

A. 144’
B. 1.745
C. 7
D. 55
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E. 100

Question 5

Which one of the following relations is not a function?

A. y B. y

x x

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C. y D. y

x x

E. y

Question 6

1
f ( x )= 2
then f ( a+1 )
If x +x is equal to

1
2
A. a +1
1
2
B. a + a+2
1
2
C. a + 2 a+2
1
D. ( a+2 ) ( a+1 )
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1
2
E. f ( a+1 ) +f ( a+ 1 )

Question 7

The diagram on the right shows the

graphs of two circular functions f and g.

The graph of y = f(x) is transformed into

the graph of the function y = g(x) by

A. a dilation by a factor of from the y-axis followed by a reflection in the x-axis.

B. a dilation by a factor of 3 from the y-axis followed by a reflection in the x-axis.
C. a dilation by a factor of 3 from the y-axis followed by a reflection in the y-axis.

D. a dilation by a factor of from the x-axis followed by a reflection in the x-axis.

E. a dilation by a factor of 3 from the x-axis followed by a reflection in the y-axis.

Question 8
1 3π
sin ( θ ) =− and ≤θ≤2 π , then tan (θ )
If √2 2 is equal to

1
−
A. √2
B. –1
1
−
C. 2
D. 1
1
E. √2

Question 9

The solution/s to the equation 2 cos ( 2 x )=−1 , x ∈ [ −π , π ] are

2π π
− ,−
A. 3 3
2π π π 2π
− ,− , ,
B. 3 3 3 3
5π 3π 3π 5π
− ,− , ,
C. 4 4 4 4
5π 4π 2π π
− , − ,− ,−
D. 3 3 3 3
5π 4π 2π π π 2π
− , − ,− ,− , ,
E. 3 3 3 3 3 3
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Question 10

The graph of
[ ]
y=f ( x ) for x ∈ 0 ,
π
2 is shown below.
The rule for f could be

A.
y=−sin ( πx2 )
B. y=−cos ( 2 x )

C.
y=sin( 2x )+ 1
y=cos ( )+1
x
D. 2
E. y=−cos ( 2 x )+2

Question 11

If log 2 ( x ) = y then

A. x= y 2
B. x=2 y
C. 2=x y
D. y=2x
E. y=x 2

Question 12

The graphs of
y=log 10 ( x) and y=1 intersect at the point

A. ( 0 , 1)
B. ( 0, 10 )
C. ( 1 , 0)
D. ( 1, 1 )
E. ( 10 , 1 )

Question 13

dy
y=x 3 +2 x 2 + 7 then
If dx is equal to

A. 7x
B. 3 x 2 +2 x
C. 3 x 2 +4 x
D. 3 x 2 +4 x+7
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4 3
x 2x
+ +7 x
E. 4 3

Question 14

1
f ( x )= √ x + , x≠0 then f ' ( x )
If x is equal to
x
−1
A. 2
1
−1
B. 2 √x
1 1
− 2
C. 2 √x x
x 1
−
D. 2 x2
3
2
2x 2
+ 2
E. 3 x

Question 15
Rainwater is being collected in a water tank. The volume, V m3, of water in the tank after time, t hours,
is given by V = 2t2 – 3t + 2. The average rate of change of volume over the first ten hours in m3/hr is

A. 10
B. 17
C. 19
D. 37
E. 172

Question 16
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An antiderivative of x +2 x +5 x is

A. 3 x 2 +4 x+5
x 4 2 x 3 5 x2
+ +
B. 4 3 2
4
x
+ x 3 +5 x 2
C. 3
D. x 4 +2 x3 +5 x2
E. 4 x 4 + 6 x3 +10 x 2
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Question 17

The temperature T, in degrees Celsius, of a solution at time t seconds is given by

T ( t )=4t 3−12t , t≥0 .

The rate of change of temperature with respect to time is given by

A. 12 ( t 2−1 )
B. 4 ( t 2−3 )
C. 12 t ( t 2−1 )
D. t 2 ( t 2−6 )
E. 4 t 2 ( t 2 −1 )

Question 19

x 3 +3 x 2 −x
∫ x dx
is equal to

A. 2 x+3+ c
x2
−2 x +1+c
B. 2
4 x3 x2
− +c
C. 3 2
x 3 x2
3
+ −x +c
D. 3 2
x4 3 x3 x2
+ − +c
E. 4 3 2
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Question 20

The graph of the following function with equation y=f(x) is shown below.

Which one of the following is most likely to be the graph of the inverse function.
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PART B – EXTENDED RESPONSE

Question 1

As part of a food manufacturing process, liquid is stored in a large storage tank. In order to stop
sediment forming at the base of the tank, liquid is added and released from the tank in such a way that
the height h, in metres, of the liquid above the base of the tank at time t hours, is given by

h ( t )=cos ( πt3 )+ 4 , t≥0

where t =0 corresponds to midday on Monday 13 June 2005.

a. What is the amplitude of the function h?

1 mark

b. What is the maximum and minimum height of the liquid in the tank?

2 mark

c. What is the period of the function h?

1 mark

d. On the set of axes below, sketch the graph of the function h for 0≤t≤12 .

3 marks

e. What is the height of the liquid at 7am on Wednesday 15 June 2005?

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1 mark

f. When is the first time that the height of the liquid in the tank is 4.5m?

2 marks

g. By 5pm on Friday 17 June 2005, how many times had the height of the liquid in the tank been a
maximum? Explain your answer.

2 marks
Total 12 marks

Question 3
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A slow train which stops at every station passes a certain signal box at 12 pm. The motion of the train
between the two stations on either side of the signal box is such that it is s km past the signal box at t
1 1 2 1 3
minutes past 12 pm where s= t+ t − t .
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(note that, before the train reaches the signal box, both s and t will be negative)

ds
a. Sketch the graph of s against t and against t on the one set of axes. Sketch
dt
t ∈[−2 ,5 ]

6 marks

b. Find the time of departure from the first station and the time of arrival at the second.

2 marks

c. Find the distance of each station from the signal box.

2 marks

d. Find the average velocity between the stations.

2 marks
e. Find the velocity with which the train passes the signal box.

3 marks