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1 Section A: Multiple Choice (24 marks)

1. The period of the graph of sin(3x) is:


A. π
B. 2π
2π
C. 3
D. 3π
E. 6π

2. Let f : [−2, 2] → R, f (x) = 3 sin( πx


2
) + 1. The range of f is equal to:
A. [−2, 4]
B. [−2, 2]
C. [−3, 3]
D. [−1, 3]
E. [0, 4]
√
3. The instantaneous rate of change of the function g(x) = 2x − 1 + x when x = 1 is:
A. 2
3
B. 2
5
C. 2
7
D. 4
9
E. 4

x2 −4
4. limx→2 x−2
is equal to:
A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. ∞
E. does not exist

5. Let f (x) = 2x3 − 3x2 − 12x + 5. Which one of the following intervals gives all the
values of x for which the gradient of the graph of f is positive?
A. (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞)
B. (−2, 2)
C. (−∞, 2)
D. (2, ∞)
E. (−2, ∞)

6. The function f is a continuous, cubic function and f ′ (x) < 0 for x < 2 and f ′ (x) > 0
for x > 2. The graph of f must have:
A. Three x-intercepts
B. Three stationary points
C. A stationary point of inflection at x = 2
D. A stationary point of inflection at x = −2
E. A local maximum turning point at x = 2

7. If f (x) = sin(2x), then f ′ ( π4 ) is equal to:


A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. −1
E. −2

8. The diagram below shows a unit circle. The length of the vertical dotted line shown
represents:

A. cos( π6 )
B. sin( π6 )
C. tan( π6 )
D. sec( π6 )
E. csc( π6 )

9. If sin(x) = a and cos(x) = b where x is in the second quadrant, then tan(x) is equal
to:
a
A. b
B. − ab
b
C. a
D. b
E. No solution

10. If f (x) = cos(2x), then f ′ ( π3 ) is equal to:


A. 0
B. −2
√
C. − 3
D. 1
E. 2

11. The graph of the cubic function f (x) is shown below:

It is true to say that when f ′ (x) = 0:


A. x < 0 only
B. x = 0 only
C. x > 0 only
D. x < 0 and x > 0
E. x < 0 and x = 0 and x > 0

12. Part of the graph of y = sin(x) is shown above.

The total shaded area is:


A. 2
B. 4
C. π
D. 2π
E. 4π
2 Section B: Analysis (36 marks)
1. (6 points) The height of water in a harbour, h, measured in metres, can be modelled
by
πt
h(t) = 2 sin( ) + 4
6
where t is the number of hours after midnight.
(a) (1 point) Calculate the heights of the following:
i. Low tide:
ii. High tide:
(b) (2 points) Find, to the nearest minute, when the first high tide and the first low
tide occurs.
(c) (2 points) A boat needs the height of the water to be at least 3 metres to safely
enter the harbour. In a 24 hour period, between what times is the depth of the
water above 3 metres? (give times in hours and minutes)
(d) (1 point) The boat only sails in daylight from 9 am to 5 pm. How long on this
day can it sail? Give your answer in hours and minutes.

2. (7 points) In a city building, the internal temperature is modelled by a sine function.


The temperature, T , in degrees Celsius, at time t hours is given by the function
πt
T (t) = 4 sin( + a) + 20
12
where t = 0 corresponds to midnight on Sunday night and t = 96 corresponds to
midnight on Friday night.
(a) (1 point) State the amplitude of the function
(b) (1 point) State the period of the function
(c) (1 point) Find the value of a
(d) (3 points) Sketch the function T (t), for a 24-hour period on the set of axes
below.
Indicate clearly on your graph the coordinates of the endpoints and turning
points.
(e) (1 point) What is the temperature inside the building when t = 36?

3. (8 points) A rubbish skip is being used for rubbish collection on a building site, is in
the shape of a prism with a cross section of a trapezium (shown in bold).

• The base of the skip is a rectangle of length 4 metres.


• The perimeter of the top edge of the skip is 20 metres.
• The slant edges of the skip are s metres long.
• The width of the skip is w metres.
(a) (2 points) Show that w = 6
(b) (2 points) Use Pythagoras’ Theorem to find a value for the height of the skip
in terms of s
(c) (2 points) The area of the trapezium is given by the rule A = 21 h(a + b) where
a and b are the lengths of the two parallel sides and h is their distance apart.
Show that the area of the cross section of the skip is 4h + 2h2
(d) (1 point) Hence show that the volume V , in m3 , of the skip is given by
V = 4(4h + 2h2 )
4. (7 points) Research is being conducted on different composting techniques. A con-
tainer is filled to a certain height with composting material and then a certain tech-
nique is used.
The height h, in cm, of the material in the container t weeks after the trial starts is
given by
40
h(t) =
t+2
(a) (1 point) What is the height of the material in the container at the start of the
trial?
(b) (2 points) Sketch the graph of h(t) on the axes below.
Indicate clearly any endpoints or asymptotes on your graph.
(c) (2 points) Find the average rate of change of the height of the material in the
container between t = 1 and t = 4.
(d) (2 points) Find the instantaneous rate of change of the height in the container
at t = 2. Give your answer to three decimal places.
5. (8 points) The graph of f (x) = x2 − 4x + 3 is shown below.

A tangent to the graph is drawn at point A, one of the x-intercepts of the graph.
(a) (2 points) Show that the gradient of f at x = 1 is −2.
(b) (2 points) Find the equation of the tangent to f at x = 1.
(c) (1 point) What angle does this tangent make with the positive direction of the
x-axis? Round your answer to the nearest degree.

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