NAME CLASS TEACHER

YEAR 12
HSC ASSESSMENT
TASK 4

2021

Mathematics
Extension 2

General Instructions Total Marks – 70

o Time Allowed – 2 hours 20 munutes
Section 1
o Write using a black or blue pen. 6 marks
o Board Approved calculators may be o Attempt Questions 1-6
used.
o Allow about 10 minutes for this
o Questions 1-6 – Multiple Choice section
o In Questions 7- 11, show relevant
mathematical reasoning and or
calculations. Section 2
64 marks
o Begin questions 7-11 on a fresh sheet
of paper. o Attempt Questions 7 - 11
Allow about 1 hour 50 minutes
o Attempt all questions.

This is a school based paper and does not necessarily reflect the content
or the format of the Higher School Certificate examination in this subject.
SECTION 1 (6 marks)
Attempt Questions 1–6
Allow about 10 minutes for this section

1. A particle is describing SHM in a straight line with an amplitude of 4 metres. Its speed is 6m/s
when the particle is 2 metres from the centre of the motion.
What is the period of the motion?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

2. A particle is projected with a speed of 20 m/s and passes through a point P whose horizontal
distance from the point of projection is 30 m and whose vertical height above the point of
projection is m.

What is the angle of projection (⍺)?

Take g = 10 m/s2.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

3. P, Q and R are three collinear points with position vectors , and respectively.
Q lies between P and R. If then is equal to:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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4. Evaluate .

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

5. A student wants to prove that there is an infinite number of prime numbers. To prove this
statement by contradiction, what assumption would the student start their proof with?
(A) There is only one prime number that is even.
(B) There is an infinite number of Primes.
(C) There is a finite number of Primes.
(D) All prime numbers are less than 100

6. Given that , what is the value of ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

End Section 1
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 Section II
Attempt Questions 7–11 (64 Marks)
Answer each question in the appropriate writing paper
In Questions 7–11, your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.

Question 7 (15 marks) Start a new page.

Marks

(a) A body of mass 50 kg falls from a height at which gravitational acceleration is g. Assuming
that air resistance is proportional to the speed v with a constant of proportion being 1 , find :
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i) The velocity after time t. 3

ii) The terminal velocity. 1

(b) A particle of unit mass moves in a straight line against a resistance equal to v + v 2
where v is its velocity. Initially the particle is at the origin and is travelling with
velocity q where q > 0.

i) Show that v is related to displacement by the formula 2

x = − ln (1 + v ) + c

ii) Show that the time t which has elapsed when the particle is travelling with
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velocity v is given by:

q (1 + v )
t = ln
v (1 + q )

iii) Find v as a function of t. 2

iv) Find the value of v as t →  . 1

(c) A mass of 20kg hangs from the end of a rope and is hauled up vertically from rest 3
by winding up the rope. The pulling force on the rope starts at 250N and decreases
uniformly by 10N for every metre wound up.

Find the velocity of the mass when 10 metres have been wound up.

(Neglect the weight of the rope and take g = 10ms -2 )

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Question 8 (15 marks) Start a new page.

(a)
For the vectors : 1

Find the scalar product.

(b) The points A and B have position vectors relative to the origin O given by:

i) Find an expression for the vector in the form . 1

ii) 3

iii) Find the exact area of 3

The equations of lines L and M are given below with respect to a fixed 2
origin O.

L:

M:

where and are parameters and p is a constant.

Lines L and M are perpendicular. What is the value of p?

(c) and . Find where C is:

i) the midpoint of the line segment AB. 2

3
ii)

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Question 9 ( 12 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Evaluate . 3

(b) i) Use partial fractions to evaluate

3

1
5 dt

0 ( 2t + 1)( 2 − t )


ii) Hence, and by using the substitution t = tan , evaluate 3




 d
0 3sin  + 4cos 

(c) (i) Show that a reduction formula for is 1

(ii) Hence evaluate 2

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Question 10 ( 10 marks) Start a new page.

(a) If are positive and unequal, prove that

(i) 1

(b) Here is a method which can be used to approximate the square root of a positive
number x.
First, choose a number a which is the largest whole number such that a2 < x2.
Then choose a rational number b such that ab = x.
The new approximation is .

e.g If x = 112, a = 10 since 102 = 100 and 112 = 121.

Then b = so that 10 × 11.2 = 112.

So, .

(i) Show that 2

2
(ii) Using a proof by contradiction, show that is a closer approximation to
than a.

(c) Prove that . Where a, b and c are positive integers. 2

(d) Use Mathematical Induction to prove that is divisible by 64 for all positive 3
integers n.

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Question 11 (12 marks) Start a new page.

(a) Let and .

(i) Find . 1

(ii) Express in modulus-argument form. 2

(iii) Write in simplest Cartesian form. 2

(b) On the Argand diagram, sketch the region where the inequalities 2

 2
2  z  5 and arg  arg hold simultaneously
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(c) If  is a complex root of the equation

Show that the other complex root is and that 1 +  + . 2

(d) (i) If , use De Moivre’s theorem to show that 1

(ii) Find the constants A, B, and C such that:

2

End of Assessment

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