Maths Assignment

Canberra College Mark Grade
Year 11 - SPECIALIST METHODS -

T / 100
2024 S2
Student Name/ID:
Teacher/s:
Course Code: 1402
Unit: Unit 2: Specialist Methods (1.0)
Task Name: Non test item 2
Weight: 15%
Due Date: 30 Oct
Other Date Information
Information Date
Hand in: Line 4 - 15 Oct 2024 Line 2 and Line 3 - 16 Oct 2024 30 Oct
Due Date: Line 4 - 29 Oct 2024 Line 2 and Line 3 - 30 Oct 2024
Assessment Policies
BSSS policies on academic integrity, late penalties, and non-submission, as noted on the unit
outline, apply.
Penalties for late and non-submission of work

Review BSSS Policy and Procedure Manual 4.3.10 for more details.
Academic integrity
Review BSSS Policy and Procedure Manual 4.3.12 for more details.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment Criteria: Students will be assessed on the degree to which they demonstrate:
- Concepts and techniques
- Reasoning and communication
Submission Information
The Board of Senior Secondary Studies requires that students SUBSTANTIALLY complete all
assessment items. This means that students need to make a reasonable attempt at answering any
questions on the assessment items- otherwise they may be considered to have NOT completed the
assessment.
Unit code: 14571 - Unit 2: Specialist Methods (1.0) (Year 11)
Take-home task due Week 13 Term 4 Semester 2 2024
Weighting: 15%
SUBMISSION POLICY FOR ALL NON-TEST TASKS

* All work (Hard copy) must be submitted no later than 4pm on the due date whether it is
complete or incomplete. All working must be shown.
Due Date:
Line 4 – 29 Oct 2024 Line 2 and Line 3 – 30 Oct 2024
* If the student is absent on the due date, arrangements must be made by the student to comply
with the above guideline.
* A lateness penalty of 5% of the total possible mark per day up to a maximum of
7 days will apply to late tasks. (Refer to Student Assessment Handbook)
* A copy of the work submitted should also be kept by the student
(i.e. photocopy your work or keep an electronic copy before submission)
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Write answers on your own separate sheets of paper.
• Staple all pages of this assignment handout to the sheets containing your answers. All pages
must be clearly labelled and needs to be stapled in order.
- Assignments without a signed Declaration of Original Work will not be accepted for marking.
- Round your answers to 3 d.p., unless specified otherwise. Show all working
- Clearly indicate the question numbers on the sheets containing your answers.
- Marks may be deducted for answers that are difficult to read, not well explained or
unsupported by working.
RESOURCES & PLAGIARISM
Students may have easy access to information contained on the Internet, CD-ROMs and other such sources. Although it may
be very tempting to use a "cut and paste" technique, this practice is unacceptable. (Refer to BSSS policy What is plagiarism?
How to avoid it in the Student Assessment Handbook)
DECLARATION OF ORIGINAL WORK
By signing below, I certify that:
(a) This submission is my own work, is not taken from any other source and has not already been
submitted for assessment in this, or any other context.
(b) All sources used by me are referenced (including images, videos and personal interviews).
(c) I hold a complete copy of this assignment and the resource material.
By signing below, I understand that:
(a) Plagiarism is a serious matter and that I may be penalized if this declaration is false.
(b) Work submitted after the due date may be penalised and that extensions must be sought early.
(c) An appeal against the mark for this item will be processed according to College/BSSS policies.
STUDENT SIGNATURE: ________________________________ DATE: _______ Oct 2024

SUBMISSION RECEIPT
STUDENT’S NAME: .......................................
TEACHER’S SIGNATURE: ........................................ DATE: ...... Oct 2024 TIME: .........................
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Complete the tables in PART A according to the Example given below:
Example student ID: 8702564
The given tables:
Time (t) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

H(t) metres 0 33__ 54__ 66__ 73__ 76__ 79__

T(t) metres 0 21__ 36__ 47__ 56__ 64__ 74__
Example of the completed tables using the student ID 8702564:

H(t) metres 0 338 547 660 732 765 796

T(t) metres 0 216 365 472 560 647 748
PART A (49 marks)
Provide here the first 6 digits of your Student ID: ____________

An emu and a wombat compete in a 1.5-kilometre race. A charity is running a competition to predict the
winner and people who wish to take part in the competition have until 7 minutes into the race to make
their final selection of who would win. A large real-time scoreboard showing the distances in metres
each competitor has travelled from the start is updated each minute for the first 6 minutes of the race.
The distances are shown in the table below.
For time 𝑡𝑡 minutes, the distance in metres the emu has travelled is given by 𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) and the distance in
metres that the wombat has travelled is given by 𝑊𝑊(𝑡𝑡).
Complete the tables below using the first 6 digits of your Student ID: [2 marks]
Time (𝑡𝑡) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) metres 0 33__ 54__ 66__ 73__ 76__ 79__
Time (𝑡𝑡) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

𝑊𝑊(𝑡𝑡) metres 0 21__ 36__ 47__ 56__ 64__ 74__
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As a mathematician you plan to use your knowledge of rates of change and modelling of functions to
help you guess the winner. Round answers to 3d.p
a) On the same set of axes, construct well labelled graphs (on the grid paper provided) of the
distances travelled by the emu and the wombat. [4 marks]
b) Find the average rate of change of distance for the first 3 minutes of the race for each animal.
[4 marks]
c) Find the average rate of change of distance between the 3rd and 6th minutes. [4 marks]
d) If each animal continued to maintain the same rate of change of distance that you found in part c)
for the remainder of the race; [3,3 marks]
i) Develop a linear model for the distance 𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) travelled by the emu for the remainder of the
race.
ii) Develop a linear model for the distance 𝑊𝑊(𝑡𝑡) travelled by the wombat for the remainder of
the race.
NOTE: make sure you write down your model! Round all coefficients and constants to 3 d.p
e) Use your models from part d) to predict [4,2 marks]

i) when each animal will finish the race.
ii) which animal will win the race and why.
You know it is unlikely that the animals will travel at the same rate for the whole race so after looking at
your graph you decide a cubic model is more appropriate than a linear model.
f) Find the cubic models for 𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) and 𝑊𝑊(𝑡𝑡).

Write down your cubic models. Round all coefficients and constants to 3 d.p. [4 marks]
g) On the same set of axes, construct well labelled graphs using the tables (on the grid paper
provided) of the cubic models for 𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) and 𝑊𝑊(𝑡𝑡). [5 marks]
At some point in the race one animal overtakes the other.
h) Use your cubic models to: [1,2, 6, 5 marks]

i) Determine when one animal will overtake the other (You may use your calculator).
ii) Where the two animals were when this happens (Show all working).
iii) The speed of each animal at the instant when they overtake (Show all working for each step).
iv) Predict the winner, the time and distance margins between first and second place (Show all
steps steps of working)
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PART B (9 marks)
Some limits are easy to predict, either algebraically or graphically. However, some geometric situations
create limits that are not intuitively obvious. In this activity you will look at one such situation.
Let 𝑃𝑃(𝑘𝑘, 𝑘𝑘 2 ) be a point on the parabola 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2 with 𝑘𝑘 > 0.

Let 𝑂𝑂 denote the origin.
Let 𝐴𝐴(0, 𝑎𝑎) denote the 𝑦𝑦-intercept of the perpendicular bisector of the segment 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂.
What is the limit of 𝒂𝒂 as 𝑷𝑷 approaches 𝑶𝑶 ?

Find the limit described above by using your knowledge of linear equations and geometry. You must show
full algebraic working.
(Note: The diagram is not drawn to scale)
MARKING RUBRIC FOR PRESENTATION (2 marks)

Clarity of presentation
Presents working and graphs that are clear, logically sound, well organized, and complete with all
2
requirements of the assignment.
Presents working and graphs that are mostly organised, mostly complete, and presented in a logical
1
way.
0 Presents working and graphs that are difficult to read and without organization.
Marking Scheme
Part A Part B Presentation Total
%
/49 /9 /2 /60
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Use this page for Part A Question a.
Page 5 of 6
Use this page for Part A Question g. (cubic models for 𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) and 𝑊𝑊(𝑡𝑡))
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Canberra College Mark Grade

Year 11 - SPECIALIST METHODS -

Penalties for late and non-submission of work

- Concepts and techniques

- Reasoning and communication

SUBMISSION POLICY FOR ALL NON-TEST TASKS

By signing below, I understand that:

STUDENT SIGNATURE: ________________________________ DATE: _______ Oct 2024

STUDENT’S NAME: .......................................

TEACHER’S SIGNATURE: ........................................ DATE: ...... Oct 2024 TIME: .........................

Example student ID: 8702564

The given tables:

Time (t) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Time (t) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Example of the completed tables using the student ID 8702564:

Time (t) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

PART A (49 marks)

Provide here the first 6 digits of your Student ID: ____________

Time (𝑡𝑡) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Time (𝑡𝑡) minutes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

e) Use your models from part d) to predict [4,2 marks]

f) Find the cubic models for 𝐸𝐸(𝑡𝑡) and 𝑊𝑊(𝑡𝑡).

At some point in the race one animal overtakes the other.

h) Use your cubic models to: [1,2, 6, 5 marks]

Let 𝑃𝑃(𝑘𝑘, 𝑘𝑘 2 ) be a point on the parabola 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2 with 𝑘𝑘 > 0.

What is the limit of 𝒂𝒂 as 𝑷𝑷 approaches 𝑶𝑶 ?

MARKING RUBRIC FOR PRESENTATION (2 marks)

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STUDENT SIGNATURE: __________________________ DATE: _ Oct 2024