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Monash University Foundation Year (Marker use only)

MUF0091 MATHEMATICS UNIT 1 1/2015

Reading time: 15 minutes | Writing time: 2 hours

Question & Answer Booklet

Structure of Examinations
Number of
Number of questions to Number of
Section Type of question questions be answered marks
n/a Problem based 9 9 85
Total Marks 85

Instructions
Answer each question in the spaces provided in the Question and Answer Booklet.
Show all working in your answers unless specifically instructed to obtain answers directly from your
graphics calculator.
Calculus must be used to find derivatives and integrals and the methods shown in full.
A decimal approximation will not be accepted if an exact answer is required to a question.
A formula sheet is provided at the end of the Question and Answer Booklet.

Materials Allowed:
Approved graphics calculators with memory cleared are required.

Candidates are to fill in the following

Family Name:

Given Name(s):

Student ID Number:

Desk Number:

Campus Location:

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Question 1

State the domain and range of the function f : [−5,0) → R where f ( x) = x + 6 x + 3 . Also state
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(a)
whether this function is a one-to-one or many-to-one function.

(b) The graph of y = g (x) is shown below. On the same set of axes, sketch the graph of
y=
− g ( x + 1) , clearly showing all important features:

(3 + 2 = 5 marks)

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Question 2

The function f ( x) = a x − h + k has a maximal domain of [2,+∞) and a range of (−∞,3] . Its graph

passes through the point (6, −3) .

(a) Find the equation of this function in the form f ( x) = a x − h + k .

(b) Hence describe in words, using the correct terms, and in the correct order, the transformations

required on the graph of y = x to obtain the graph of the function stated above.

(3 + 3 = 6 marks)

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Question 3
π
(a) Find all exact values of x ∈ [0,2π ] for which 2sin( x + )− 3 =
0.
4

(b) Solve for x: log 2 ( x ) − log 2 ( x − 2 ) − 3 =0.

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(c) Solve for x if e x + = 5 . Give your answer(s) in exact form.
ex

(3 + 3 + 3 = 9 marks)

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Question 4

The value, V, of a particular house in Sydney can be modelled by the equation V = Ae kt , where t is the time
in years after 1st January 1990.
The value of the house on 1st January 1990 was $195,000 and its value on 1st January 2015 was $850,000.

(a) (i) State the value of A.

(ii) Find the value of k correct to four decimal places.

Using your values from part (a)(i) and (ii) above,

(b) find the value of the house on 1st January 2000 to the nearest dollar;

(c) find how long it took the value of the house to be triple (3 times) that of its value on 1st January 1990.

((1 + 2) + 2 + 3 = 8 marks)

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Question 5
(a) Find the derivatives of the following functions:

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(i) f ( x) = x + 3x 4 + + 4x .
x

2x 3
y=
( )
(ii) .
sin 3 x 2

2
(b) Find ∫ cos 2
x
+ 3e 2 x dx .

(Question 5 continues on the next page)

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(c) (i) (
Differentiate y = log e 4 x 3 − 2 . )

 7 x2 
(ii) Hence, find ∫  4 x3 − 2  dx .

k
32
(d) Find the value of the constant k, where k > 0 , so that ∫ − x ( x − k ) dx =
0
3
.

((2 + 3) + 2 + ( 2 + 2 ) + 3 = 14 marks)

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Question 6
Consider the graph of the function f=
( x) 2 x( x − 2) .2

(a) Find the equation of the tangent line to this curve at the point where x = 1 .

(b) Find the x-coordinate of the point where the tangent line from part (a) cuts the graph of f ( x) again.

(c) Hence, find the exact area bounded by the curve f ( x) and the tangent line from part (a).
Include a sketch of the required area in your working.

(4 + 2 + 4 = 10 marks)

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Question 7

Let f : R → R where f ( x) = e x −3 + 2 .

(a) Explain why f(x) has an inverse function.

−1
(b) Find the rule for f ( x) , and state its domain and range.

(Question 7 continues on the next page)

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−1
(c) Sketch the graphs of f (x) and f ( x) on the same set of axes below. Clearly label all important
features.

−1
(d) (i) Write an expression for the area bounded by the curves f ( x), f ( x) and the line x = 5 .

(ii) Hence use your graphics calculator to find this area.

(1 + 4 + 4 + (1 + 1) = 11 marks)

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Question 8
A rectangular piece of cardboard has a perimeter of 400 cm. Squares of length x cm are cut out of each
corner.

←x→

The remaining piece of cardboard is folded to form an open box, where the width of the box is twice
(2 times) the height of the box.

= by V 4 x (100 − 3 x ) .
2
(a) Show that the volume of the box, V, is given

(Question 8 continues on the next page)

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(b) Hence calculate the dimensions of the box so that the volume of the box is as large as possible.
Verify your results using the First Derivative Test.

(2 + 6 = 8 marks)

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Question 9

A ferris wheel, as shown in the diagram, is moving

such that the height of a particular carriage from the
ground, h meters, varies with time t minutes, according
to the model

π 
h :[0, 60] → R, where h(t ) =a cos  t  + b .
 15 
When t = 0 , the carriage is at its highest point, 45 m
above the ground.
Its lowest point is 1 m above the ground.

(a) Show, with clear working or explanations, that

a = 22 and b = 23 .

(b) Find how high the carriage is above the ground exactly 25 minutes from the start.

(c) Find when the carriage reaches its lowest point for the first time.

(Question 9 continues on the next page)

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(d) Sketch the graph of h against t for 0 ≤ t ≤ 60 in the space provided below.

(e) Find the total amount of time during the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 60 when the carriage is 12 m or less above
the ground.

(Question 9 continues on the next page)

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(f)

(i) Find the rate at which the height h of the carriage is changing when t = 5 . Give your answer as an
exact value.

(ii) What is the average change in height h of the carriage during the first 5 minutes?

(2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 + (2 + 2) = 14 marks)

End of Examination

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 MONASH UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION YEAR
MATHEMATICS FUNCTIONS AND CALCULUS UNIT
REFERENCE FORMULAS
CALCULUS
d n 1
( x ) = nx n −1 , ∫x dx = x n +1 + c, n ≠ −1 ,
n

dx n +1
where n is a rational number where n is a rational number
d ax 1 ax
(e ) = ae ax ∫ e dx = a e + c
ax

dx
d 1 1
(log e x) = , where x > 0 ∫ x dx = log e | x | +c , where x ≠ 0
dx x

d 1
dx
(sin ax) = a cos ax ∫ sin ax dx = − a cos ax + c
d 1
dx
(cos ax) = − a sin ax ∫ cos ax dx = a sin ax + c
d a
(tan ax) = = a sec 2 ax
dx cos 2 ax
d dv du
Product rule (uv) = u +v
dx dx dx

du dv
Quotient rule −u v
d u dx dx
 =
dx  v  v 2

dy dy du
Chain rule = ×
dx du dx

• Each horizontal straight line is perpendicular to each vertical straight line

• Otherwise, two straight lines are perpendicular to each other if the product of their slopes is –1.

MEASUREMENT
1
Area of triangle
2
ab sin C Area of circle π r2
1 Curved surface area of a
Area of trapezium ( a + b) h 2 π rh
2 cylinder
Volume of right 1 2
Volume of right circular cone,
circular cylinder, π r 2h height h
πr h
height h 3

4 3 Volume of right pyramid, base 1

Volume of sphere πr Ah
3 area A, height h 3

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