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2022 Preliminary Higher School Certi cate Examination

Mathematics Advanced
General • Reading time - 10 minutes
Instructions • Working time - 2 hours
• Write using black pen
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• A reference sheet is provided at the back of this paper
• For questions in Section II, show relevant mathematical reasoning
and/or calculations

Total marks: Section I - 10 marks (pages 2 - 8)

70 • Attempt Questions 1-10
• Allow about 15 minutes for this section

Section II - 60 marks (pages 10 - 22)

• Attempt Questions 11-27
• Allow about 1 hour and 45 minutes for this section

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Section I
10 marks
Attempt Questions 1−10
Allow about 15 minutes for this section

Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1−10.

1 The graph of a function y = f (x) is shown below.

What is the range of the function?

A. ( − 3, 3)

B. [ − 3, 0) ∪ (0, 3]

C. ( − ∞, 3]

D. ( − ∞, 0) ∪ (0, 3]

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2 A relation, R, is shown below.

What is the nature of the relation, R?

A. One-to-one

B. One-to-many

C. Many-to-one

D. Many-to-many

( b3 ) ( a2 )
1 b
3 Simplify loga + loga

A. −3 loga b + 2

B. −3 loga b − 2

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C. − loga b + 2
2
5
D. − loga b − 2
2

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4 A triangle A BC is pictured below.

Which of the following is the correct expression for the area of ΔA BC?

1
A. A= × 7 × 8 × sin 30∘
2
1
B. A= × 7 × 8 × sin 50∘
2
1
C. A= × 8 × 11 × sin 30∘
2
1
D. A= × 8 × 11 × sin 50∘
2

5 How many real solutions does the equation x 3 + 2x 2 + 3x = 0 have?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

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6 The following table shows the probability distribution of a discrete random variable X.

x 0 2 4 6 8
P(X = x) a 0.2 0.2 0.3 b

Given that E(X ) = 5, what are the values of a and b?

A. a = 0.05 and b = 0.25

B. a = 0.1 and b = 0.15

C. a = 0.15 and b = 0.1

D. a = 0.25 and b = 0.05

7 The graph of a trigonometric function and linear function are shown below.

Which equation can be used to find the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of the two
functions?

A. x = sin x

B. x = cos x

C. 1 = x cos x

D. 1 = x sin x

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8 The graph of a function y = f (x) is shown below.

Which of the following best represents the equation of the function?

A. y = ln(x − 1)

B. y = ln (2(x − 1))

C. y = 2 ln(x − 1)

D. y = 2 ln (2(x − 1))

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 9 The graph of y = f ′(x) is shown below.

For what values of x is the function f (x) increasing?

A. ( − ∞, − 3) ∪ (3, ∞)

B. ( − 6, 1) ∪ (5, ∞)

C. ( − ∞, − 3] ∪ [3, ∞)

D. ( − 6, 1] ∪ [5, ∞)

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10 Consider the functions f (x) and g(x) whose properties at x = 3 and x = 7 are shown in the
following table.

Let h(x) = f (x)g(x).

What is the gradient of the tangent to the graph of y = h(x) when x = 7?

A. −6

B. 15

C. 21

D. 30

End of Section I

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 2022 Preliminary Higher School Certi cate Examination

Mathematics Advanced
Student Number

Section II
60 marks
Attempt Questions 11-27
Allow about 1 hour and 45 minutes for this section

Instructions • Write your Student Number at the top of this page.

• Answer the questions in the spaces provided. These spaces

provide guidance for the expected length of response.

• Your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning

and/or calculations.

• Extra writing space is provided.

If you use this space, clearly indicate which question you are
answering.

Please turn over

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Question 11 (2 marks)

6 n − 4n
Simplify . 2
2n

Question 12 (2 marks)

Solve 2x − 1 = 9. 2

Question 13 (2 marks)

Solve log2 x − log4 x = 9. 2

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Question 14 (3 marks)

Consider the functions f (x) = x 2 − 4 and g(x) = 4 − 2x. 3

Solve f (g(x)) = 0.

Question 15 (3 marks)

The points A and B have coordinates (1, − 7) and ( − 5, 3) respectively. 3

Find the equation of line perpendicular to the interval A B which passes through its
midpoint. Give your answer in the form a x + b y + c = 0 where a, b and c are integers.

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Question 16 (3 marks)

Find the centre and radius of the circle with equation x 2 + y 2 − 4x + 6y = 3. 3

Question 17 (3 marks)

4 3
Given that cos θ = − and tan θ < 0. Find the exact value of cosecθ.
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Question 18 (3 marks)

cot θ cos θ cos θ 3

Show that = .
cos θ + cot θ 1 + sin θ

Question 19 (3 marks)

Solve 2 sin2 x + cos x − 1 = 0 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π. 3

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Question 20 (4 marks)

Two drones are being flown in a park. Drone A starts at point P and flies 800 m towards
point Q on a bearing of 115∘ as shown in the diagram.

Drone B flies to point R where it loses signal and crashes. The last signal received showed
that Drone B was 1300 m from point Q on a bearing of 215∘.

(a) Show that ∠PQ R = 80∘. 1

(b) Hence, find the bearing of Drone B from P. Answer to the nearest degree. 3

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Question 21 (3 marks)

Use first principles to find the derivative of y = x 2 + 3x. 3

Question 22 (3 marks)

Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve y = x 2 1 − 4x at the point where x = − 2. 3

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Question 23 (6 marks)

The displacement, x cm, of a particle at any time, t seconds, is described by the equation
x = 6t 2 − t 3, where 0 ≤ t ≤ 6

(a) Find the times when the particle is at the origin. 1

(b) When is the particle at rest? 2

(c) Describe the motion of the particle when t = 2 seconds. 3

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Question 24 (7 marks)

Adaline conducts an experiment in which she randomly selects marbles from two bags.
Bag A contains 4 red and 6 green marbles. Bag B contains 6 red and 8 green marbles.

(a) In the space provided below, draw a tree diagram showing the outcomes and their 2
probabilities when one marble is drawn from each bag.

(b) Hence, find the probability that the colour of the two marbles selected is different. 2

Question 24 continues on page 19

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Question 24 (continued)

(c) Adaline repeats the experiment, but starts by flipping a fair coin to decide which 3
bag she will select both marbles from, without replacement.

If the coin shows heads, Adaline will draw both marbles from Bag A. Otherwise,
both marbles will be drawn from Bag B.

Find the probability that at least one of the marbles is green.

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 Question 25 (4 marks)

Let A and B be independent events such that P(A ∩ B) = 0.2 and P(A′ ∩ B) = 0.6.

(a) Find P(B). 2

(b) Hence, find P(A ∪ B). 2

Question 26 (3 marks)

ex + x2
Find the equation of the normal to the graph of y = when x = 1. 3
x

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Question 27 (6 marks)

A carnival game is played where a dart is thrown at a board consisting of three concentric
5π
sectors as shown. The sectors subtend an angle of at the centre and the difference
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between the radii is 2 cm with the radius of the smallest sector measuring 4 cm.

25π
(a) Show that the area of the RED section is cm2. 1
6

Question 27 continues on page 22

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Question 27 (continued)

(b) Complete the table below that shows the probability of a dart hitting each zone 3
when it is thrown randomly, given that it lands on the board.

Colour BLUE RED GREEN

1
Probability
4

(c) If a player lands their dart in the BLUE section, they win $10. If the dart lands in 2
the RED section, they lose $20. If it lands in the GREEN section, they win $5.

Find the expected prize money that is won, or lost, when a dart randomly hits the
board.

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