School of Isolated and Distance Education

Test 3A 2023

MATHEMATICS METHODS Year 12

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Question 1 [8 marks: 3, 5]
(a) =
Differentiate y sin 3 ( 2 x + 1)

(b) (i) Determine

𝑑𝑑
(2𝑥𝑥 sin(4𝑥𝑥))
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

(ii) Use your answer from (b) (i) to determine ∫ 8𝑥𝑥 cos(4𝑥𝑥) 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Question 2 [6 marks: 2, 4]
A rectangle has its base on the 𝑥𝑥 − axis, its lower left corner at (0, 0) and its upper right corner on the
𝜋𝜋
curve shown below, 𝑦𝑦 = cos 2𝑥𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 4 .

(i) Sketch a possible rectangle on the graph above and explain why the perimeter of the rectangle is
given by the function 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) = 2𝑥𝑥 + 2 cos 2𝑥𝑥

(ii) Determine the largest perimeter of the rectangle

Question 3 [6 marks: 4, 1, 1]
The table below shows the probability distribution for a random variable 𝑋𝑋.

It is known that 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋) = 1.7 and 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉(𝑋𝑋) = 1.41.

𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 3
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 𝑎𝑎 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 𝑏𝑏 2𝑎𝑎

(a) Determine the values of the constants 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏.

(b) Determine

(i) 𝐸𝐸(3 − 2𝑋𝑋)

(ii) 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉(3 − 2𝑋𝑋)

Question 4 [5 marks: 1, 2, 2]
Research has shown that 11% of people between the ages of 75 and 99 have some form of heart disease.
A random sample of 70 people is selected from a large number of people of this age.
Let 𝑋𝑋 be the number of people in the sample with some form of heart disease.
(a) Explain why randomly selecting one person and recording whether they have some
form of heart disease is a Bernoulli trial.

(b) Write a numerical expression for the probability that 8 people in the sample have
some form of heart disease.

(c) State the mean and variance of X.

End of Part A
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Test 3B 2023

MATHEMATICS METHODS Year 12

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𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝐵𝐵 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇
Working time: 35 minutes 35
Marks allocation: 35 marks

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cannot be awarded marks.

Student’s name ____________________________________

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I declare that this test paper has been completed without assistance by the student named above. The
time and resource restrictions have been observed and the student has NOT accessed notes, texts,
reference books, the internet, a computer, a mobile phone or other electronic devices. I understand
that this paper will not be counted for assessment if these conditions have not been met and that
notifications will occur.
.

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Question 5 [8 marks: 2, 3, 2, 1]
Due to the natural variability in the size, density and so on of fish and oil used in canning sardines, a
cannery purposely overfills the cans it produces.
However, some cans still end up being underweight and the probability 𝑝𝑝 that a canning machine
produces such a can is known to be constant.
Random samples of 𝑛𝑛 cans are taken from the machine and the number 𝑋𝑋 of underweight cans in each
sample is recorded.
The mean and standard deviation of 𝑋𝑋 are 0.8 and 0.88 respectively.
(a) 𝑋𝑋 is a discrete random variable. Explain why it is discrete and random.

(b) Name the distribution of 𝑋𝑋 and determine the value of 𝑛𝑛 and the value of 𝑝𝑝.

(c) Another canning machine produces an underweight can with a probability of 0.009. Determine the
probability that when a random sample of 50 cans from this machine are weighed

(i) exactly two of the cans are underweight.

(ii) more than two of the cans are underweight

Question 6 [8 Marks: 3,2,1,1,1]
The following table shows the probability distribution of a discrete random variable 𝑋𝑋, where 𝑘𝑘 is a
constant.
𝑥𝑥 −1 1 2 4
2
𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 3𝑘𝑘 0.2 10𝑘𝑘 0.4

(a) Determine the value of 𝑘𝑘.

(b) Determine 𝐸𝐸(𝑋𝑋).

(c) Given that Var(𝑋𝑋) = 4.41, determine the following for the discrete random variable 𝑌𝑌:

(i) 𝐸𝐸(𝑌𝑌) when 𝑌𝑌 = 3 − 2𝑋𝑋

𝑋𝑋
(ii) Var(𝑌𝑌) when 𝑌𝑌 = −4
2

(iii) The standard deviation of 𝑌𝑌 when 𝑌𝑌 = 9𝑋𝑋 + 8.

Question 7 [10 Marks: 2,2,2,4]
A small body moves in a straight line with velocity 𝑣𝑣 cm/s at time 𝑡𝑡 s given by

𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
𝑣𝑣(𝑡𝑡) = 15 + 7 sin � � − 5 sin � � , 𝑡𝑡 ≥ 0.
4 8

(a) By viewing the graph of the velocity function on your calculator, or otherwise, state the minimum
velocity of the body for 𝑡𝑡 ≥ 0 to the nearest 0.01 cm/s, and hence explain why the distance travelled
by the body in any interval of time will always be the same as the change in displacement of the
body.

(b) Determine the distance travelled by the body between 𝑡𝑡 = 0 and 𝑡𝑡 = 16.

The distance travelled (𝑥𝑥 cm) by the body in any 8 second interval from 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑇𝑇 to 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑇𝑇 + 8 is given by the
𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
function 𝑥𝑥(𝑇𝑇) = 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 cos � �.
8

(c) Determine the value of the constant 𝑎𝑎 and the value of the constant 𝑏𝑏.
(d) During the first 25 seconds, there is an 8 second interval in which the distance travelled by the
body is a maximum. Using calculus methods, determine when this interval occurs and justify that
the distance is a maximum.

Question 8 [9 marks: 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1]

Let the random variable 𝑋𝑋 be the number of vowels in a random selection of four letters from those in
the word LOGARITHM, with no letter to be chosen more than once.

(a) Complete the probability distribution of 𝑋𝑋 below.

𝑥𝑥 0 1 2 3

𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 𝑥𝑥) 5 10 1
42 21 21

(b) Show how the probability for 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 = 1) was calculated.

(c) Determine 𝑃𝑃(𝑋𝑋 ≥ 1|𝑋𝑋 ≤ 2).

Let event 𝐴𝐴 occur when no vowels are chosen in random selection of four letters from those in the word
LOGARITHM.

(d) State 𝑃𝑃(𝐴𝐴̅).

(e) Let 𝑌𝑌 be a Bernoulli random variable with parameter 𝑝𝑝 = 𝑃𝑃(𝐴𝐴). Determine the mean and standard
deviation of 𝑌𝑌.

(f) Determine the probability that 𝐴𝐴 occurs no more than twice in ten random selections of four
letters from those in the word LOGARITHM.

End of Part B