Sydney Girls High School
2016
TRIAL HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
Mathematics Extension 2
General Instructions
Reading Time 5 minutes
Working time 3 hours
Write using black or blue pen
Black pen is preferred
Board-approved calculators may
be used
The Mathematics Reference Sheet
is provided.
In Questions 11 16, show
relevant mathematical reasoning
and/or calculations
Name: .... It does not necessarily reflect the format
Teacher: ...
Total marks 100
Section I Pages 3 6
10 Marks
Attempt Questions 1 10
Answer on the Multiple Choice answer sheet provided
Allow about 15 minutes for this section
Section II Pages 7 15
90 Marks
Attempt Questions 11 16
Answer on the blank paper provided
Begin a new page for each question
Allow about 2 hour and 45 minutes for this section
THIS IS A TRIAL PAPER ONLY
or the content of the 2016 HSC
Examination Paper in this subject.
 Section I
10 marks
Attempt Questions 110
Allow about 15 minutes for this section

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

1. The equation 24 x3 12 x 2 6 x + 1 has roots , and .

What is the value of if = + ?

1
(A)
2
1
(B)
4
1
(C)
2
(D) 1

2. Find .
2 4 +13

1 2
(A) 9
tan1 9
+

1 2
(B) 9
tan1 3
+

1 2
(C) 3
tan1 9
+

1 2
(D) 3
tan1 3
+

3. Find the values of arg(), given that represents the solutions to the equation
2 = 1 + .

15
(A) 8
and 8
3
(B) 4
and 4
7
(C) 8 and 8
7
(D) and 8
8

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4. A disc of radius 4 cm is spinning such that a point on the circumference is moving with a
speed of 80 cm / min .
What is the angular speed of the disc (in revolutions per minute) ?
(A) 320 rpm

(B) 20 rpm

10
(C) rpm

160
(D) rpm

5. The hyperbola 16 2 9 2 = 144 has foci at S (5, 0) and (5, 0).

What are the equations of the directrices?

9 9
(A) = 5
and = 5

9 9
(B) = 5
and = 5

12 12
(C) = 5
and = 5

12 12
(D) = 5
and = 5

6. In the diagram below, is the centre of the circle.

Given = 20 and = 52, what is the size of ?

(A) 32
(B) 49
(C) 56
(D) 64
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7. The horizontal base of a solid is the circle x 2 + y 2 =
1 . Each cross section taken
perpendicular to the x axis is a right-angled isosceles triangle with one of its shorter sides
in the base of the solid. Which of the following is an expression for the volume of the
solid ?

1
(A)
1

2 1
(1 x 2 ) dx

(1 x ) dx
2
(B)
1

1
(C)
3
2 1
(1 x2 ) dx
1
(D) 2 (1 x 2 ) dx
1

8. The Argand diagram below shows the triangle ABC where A represents the complex
number z= a + ib (where a and b are real), B represents the complex number and C
represents 4 + 8i.

C (4+8i)
A (z)

B (w)

90 , which of the following represents ?

Given triangle ABC is isosceles and ABC =

(A)
( a b 4) + i ( a + b + 4)
2

(B)
( a + b + 4) i ( a + b + 4)
2

(C)
( a + b + 12 ) + i ( a + b + 4 )
2

(D)
( a b + 12 ) + i ( a + b + 4 )
2

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9. Tom and Joanne each choose a different number at random from the integers
1, 2, 3,......., 20.
What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 20?

1
(A)
2
1
(B)
20
1
(C)
19
9
(D)
190

1 1 1 1
10. Given = , find
r ( r + 1)( r + 2 ) 2 r ( r + 1) ( r + 1)( r + 2 )

N
lim 1
.
N n ( n + 1)( n + 2 )
n =1

(A) 1

1
(B)
2
1
(C)
4
2
(D)
9

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Section II
Total 60 marks
Attempt Questions 1116
Allow about 2 hour and 45 minutes for this section

Answer all questions, starting each question on a new page.

In Questions 1116, your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.

Question 11 (15 marks) Marks

Start each question on a NEW sheet of paper.

(a) Consider the complex numbers = 2 + 5 and = 3.

(i) Express + in the form + , where and are real. 1
(ii) Evaluate ||. 1
(iii) Find the value of arg( 71 ). 1

(b) Let , and be the roots of the equation

3
(3 + i)z 3 + (2i 19)z 2 + (5 + 2i)z 3i = 0.
Find the value of + + , expressing your answer in the form +

where and are real.

(c) Find :
x
(i) 2 dx 3
x + 6 x + 25
2 x
e
(ii) x dx 3
e +5

(d) (i) Expand and simplify sin ( A + B ) + sin ( A B ) . 1

(ii) Hence, find sin10 x cos 7 xdx . 2

End of Question 11

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Question 12 (15 marks) Marks

Start each question on a NEW sheet of paper.

(a) Sketch the region on the Argand diagram representing the intersection of
3
|| < 5 and | + | 2 .

(b) The graph of the function = () is shown below.

Sketch the following curves, showing any key features.

(i) = [()]2 2
(ii) = ln[()] 2
1
(iii) || = ()
3

(c) One end of a light inextensible string of length 3 metres is fastened to a fixed point
3
on a smooth horizontal table. Masses of 3 kg and 5 kg are attached to the string at
and respectively such that : = 3: 1. Note that is at the end of the string.
Given that the system rotates about at 2 radians per second, find in simplest form
the ratio of the tensions in the string, .

Question 12 continues on the next page.

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Question 12 (continued) Marks

(d) In the diagram below, bisects . Using trigonometry, prove that = . 2

End of Question 12

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Question 13 (15 marks) Marks

Start each question on a NEW sheet of paper.

(a) Find the acute angle between the tangent to the curve 2 + + 2 2 = 28 at the
point (2, 3) , and the line = . Give your answer to the nearest degree. 4

(b) Let , and be the roots of the equation

x 3 5 x 2 + 7 x 18 =
0

(i) Find the cubic equation that has roots 4 + 2 , 4 + 2 and 4 + 2 . 3

(ii) Hence, find the value of 2 + 2 + 2 .
1

(c) The area bounded by the parabola 2 = 20 and the line = 5 (as shown below) is
rotated about the line = 20. Find the volume of the solid formed.

(d) Consider the polynomial () = 8 4 + 28 3 + 18 2 27 27.

(i) Find all zeros of (), given that it has a zero of multiplicity 3.
2
(ii) Hence, sketch = () without the use of calculus.
1

End of Question 13

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Question 14 (15 marks) Marks

Start each question on a NEW sheet of paper.

(a) Find the parametric equations which represent the ellipse that passes through (8,3)
4
and has foci at 53, 0 and 53, 0.

c c
(b) The variable points P cp, and Q cq, lie on the hyperbola xy = c 2 as shown
p q
in the diagram below.

The tangents to the hyperbola at P and Q intersect at the point T.

M is the midpoint of PQ.

The equation of the tangent at P is x + p 2 y =

2cp.

2cpq 2c 2
(i) Show that the coordinates of T are , .
p+q p+q

(ii) If O is the origin, show that O, T and M are collinear . 2

(iii) Find an expression for q in terms of p if T, M and S are collinear, where S is a
2
focus of the hyperbola.

Question 14 continues on the next page.

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Question 14 (continued) Marks

(c) (i) By the use of De Moivres Theorem, or otherwise, show that

2
4 tan 4 tan 3
tan 4 = .
tan 4 6 tan 2 + 1

(ii) Hence, find expressions for the roots of x 4 + 4 x3 6 x 2 4 x + 1 =0. 3

End of Question 14

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Question 15 (15 marks) Marks

Start each question on a NEW sheet of paper.

1 1
(a) Consider = , where 0.
! 0
2
1
(i) Show that = (1 ).
! 2
(ii) Find the value of 4 .

4 16
(b) Evaluate 3 . 4
16(3)4

(c) (i) 0 has exactly one real root, x = , and

Show that the equation x 3 + 5 x 20 = 2
that 2 < < 4 .
(ii) If x = is one of the other roots of the equation x 3 + 5 x 20 =
0 , show that 3

5 < < 10 .

(d) Solve sin 2 + 1 = sin + cos for 0 2.

2

End of Question 15

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Question 16 (15 marks) Marks

Start each question on a NEW sheet of paper.

(a)
1
x2
(i) Evaluate dx using the substitution = sin . 2
1 x2
0

(ii) The area bounded by = sin1 , the axis and the line = 1 (as shown
below) is rotated about the axis. Use the method of cylindrical shells to 3
determine the volume of the solid generated.

Question 16 continues on the next page.

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Question 16 (continued) Marks

(b)
62
(i) Show that sin 12 = . 1
4

(ii) It can also be proven that :

6+2
cos 12 = and ( )3 = 3 3 2 + ( 3 3 2 ).
4

(Do NOT prove these results.)

Using the results above, or otherwise, find all real numbers and satisfying: 4
x3 3 xy 2 =1

y 3 3x 2 y =
1
Express your answers in surd form.

(c) A cycling track contains a bend that is part of a circle of radius 12 m. At the bend,
the track is banked at an angle 30 to the horizontal. A bicycle of mass m kg travels
around the bend at constant speed v . Assume that the forces acting on the bicycle are
the gravitational force mg , a sideways frictional force F and a normal reaction N to
the track.

(i) Resolve the forces acting on the bicycle into their horizontal and vertical 2
components.

1
(ii) The maximum frictional force (up or down the track) is at most 10 of the
3
normal reaction force.
Find the range of speeds at which the bicycle can travel safely around the
bend. Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. (Assume that the value
of g is 9.8 ms 2 .)

End of paper

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