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JAMESRUSEAGRICULTURALHIGHSCHOOL

MATHEMATICSPROGRAMHSC2010

MATHEMATICS
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RadianMeasureandTrigonometricFunctions
DifferentiationRules,TangentsandNormals
ProofsusingCoordinateGeometry
CurveSketchingusingCalculus.
TriangleTrigonometry
Maximumandminimumvalueproblems

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SequencesandSeries
PrimitivesandMethodsofintegration
Areasundercurves
Volumes
GeometryProofs(part1)
Graphs

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GrowthandDecay
Displacement,velocityandacceleration(Differentiation)
Probability
Displacement,velocityandacceleration(Integration)
Quadratics

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TheParabola
Ratesofchange(Integration)

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GeometryProofs(part2)
AbsoluteValues

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HSC. UNIT1

RadianMeasureandTrigonometricFunctions

Studentoutcomes

(i)
13.1

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
a)Defineanangleofoneradian.

b)Convertdegreesusingacalculatorand NB:correcttonearestminuteisequivalentto4
decimalplacesinradianmode.
therelationship 180 0 .
c)Evaluateexpressionsinvolvingradians

(ii)

Ananglesubtendedatthecentreofacircleby
anarcequaltoaradius.

Findthelengthofanarc: l R .

c) sin 4 , sin 2

13.1 Calculatearclength(l)givenRandand
angle()atcentreofsectorgivenlandR.
(iii)

a)Findtheareaofsector: A

13.1

1 2
R.
2

b)Findtheareaofasegmentasthe
differencebetweentheareasofatriangle
andsector.
1
A R 2 sin
2
(iv)
13.1
(v)

Applytheformulaeforlengthofarcandarea e.g.Findingthevolumeofaconeformedfrom
ofasectortoproblems.
asectorofgivendimensions.
Establishthatthelimitof

sin x
1 as x 0
x

.
13.4
(vi) Graphtrigonometricfunctionsasexamples
ofperiodicgraphs.
13.2
Determineanduseperiodandamplitude.

NOMANIPULATIONOFTHISLIMITIS
REQUIRED
Graphsshouldinclude: y sin x , y cos x ,
y tan x , y cosec x , y sec x , y cot x .

Identifynaturaldomainandrange.

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(vii) Extendbasictriggraphstoincludegraphsof Theyshouldgraph y a sin bx bysuitably


theform y a sin bx , y a sin bx c ,
transformingtheaxesfor y sin x .
13.3 y a sin bx
[Pupilsshouldbeleadtothefactthatthe
2
amplitudeis'a'andperiodis
for
y a sin bx ]

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HSC. UNIT2

DifferentiationRules,TangentsandNormals

Formalderivationofderivativesoftrigonometric,logarithmicandexponentialfunctionsneednotbe
coveredastheyhavebeenprovedinprevioussections.
Studentoutcomes

(i)
P8.9
(ii)
P8.9

Studentisableto:
Differentiateexpressionscontaininginteger
andfractionalindices.

Implications,considerationsand
implementations
Eg: x 4 3 x 2 5 x 2 , 4 x

x 6 x ,

4
7x
x2

Differentiateexpressionsinvolvingalgebraic
x 2 12 x ( x 2)( 4 x 3)
Eg:
,
simplification.
x
6

(iii)

Differentiateexpressionscontaining
trigonometric,exponentialandlogarithmic
P8.9 terms.

Eg: sin 3 x , e 2 x 3 , log x 2 3 x 4 ,,


x 1
log
.
2
x

12.5
13.5
(iv)
P8.8

Usetheproduct,quotientandchainruleto
differentiateexpressions.

12.5
13.5
(v)

Applytherulesofdifferentiationtofinding
theequationofatangentornormaltoa
10.7 curve.

Eg: x 2 sin 3 x , 4 xe 5 x ,
cos 3 x ,

log x 2 x 1
,
,
x
x3

x 2 4 x 3 .

Eg:Findtheequationofthetangenttothe
parabola y x 2 3 x atthepointwhere
x 1.
Excessivemechanicalworkshouldbeavoided.

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HSC. UNIT3

ProofsusingCoordinateGeometry

Studentoutcomes

(i)
P6.2
P6.5
P6.7

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Findthegradient,midpointandlengthofan
intervaljoiningtwopoints.

(ii)

Writedowntheequationofalinegivenits
slopeandeitheryinterceptorapoint
P6.1 throughwhichthelinepasses.
P6.2
(iii)
6.8

Usetheaboveformulae/equationstosolve
geometricproblems.

Eg:
(a)Showthatthepoints(0,0),(2,1),(3,1)and
(1,2)aretheverticesofasquare.
(b)GiventhatA,BandCarethepoints(1,2)
and(2,5)and(4,1)respectively,findDso
thatABCDisaparallelogram.
(c)FindthecoordinatesofthepointAonthe
line x 3 suchthatthelinejoiningAto
B(3,5)isperpendiculartotheline
2 x 5 y 12 .

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HSC. UNIT4

CurveSketchingusingCalculus.

Studentoutcomes

(i)
10.1

(ii)

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Explainthesignificanceofthesignofthe
derivative.
Finddomaininwhichafunctionis
increasingordecreasing.
Findstationarypointsonacurve.

10.2 Testforlocalmaximaandminima.
Distinguishbetweenlocal
Eg: y x 3 9x 2 for 2 x 5 .
maximum/minimumvalueandthe
maximum/minimumvalueofafunctionina
givendomain.
(iii)

Explainthegeometricalsignificanceofthe
secondderivative.

10.3
10.4 Usethesecondderivativetotestfor
10.7 concavityconcaveupandconcavedown.
Testforpointsofinflexionandhorizontal
pointsofinflexion.
Findtheequationofinflexionaltangents.
(iv)

Usecalculustechniquescombinedwithother Applicationto:
techniquestosketchcurves.
(i)polynomialofdegree3
10.5
(ii)simplelog.andexponentialfunctions,
eg: y 3 x log x , y x ln x , y xe x ,
y x 2e x .
(iii)simpletrig.graphs,eg: x sin x ,
y x 2 cos x
1
(iv)rationalfunctions,eg: y x 2
x
2
x
x
y
,y
2
x 1
1 x
Encouragestudentstoplotsomepointsto
obtainaroughshapeasafirststep.
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(v)

Sketchaportionofacurvegivenproperties
about y and y .

(vi)

Sketch y and y givenagraphof


y f x .

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HSC. UNIT5

TriangleTrigonometry

Studentoutcomes
Studentisableto:
(i) Solveproblemsinvolvingrightangled
triangles.Problemsinwhichadiagramis
P5.3 notgiven.
P5.4

Implications,considerationsand
implementations
E.g:Aladder20mlongrestsagainstavertical
wall.Theladdermakesanangleof60o
withtheground.Findthedistancethe
ladderwillreachupthewall.
Exactvaluesshouldalsobeused.

(ii)

StateandusetheSineRule

P5.5 (usedtocalculateasidegiventwoangles
andasideandtocalculateananglegiven
twosides)
(iii)

StateandusetheCosineRule

P5.5 (usedtoobtainsidesandangles)
(iv)

Applicationtoproblemsinvolvingelevation
anddepressionangles,bearingsandgeometrical
figures.
(SeeYear10programmeandsyllabusfor
guidanceorstandards).
Applicationstobearingsandgeometrical
figures.

UsetheLinkMethod

Questionsshouldincludeproblemsonanglesof
elevationanddepressionaswellasproblems
P5.5 Problemsaretoinvolvecaseswherethetwo withbearings.
triangleshaveacommonsideanddonot
overlapandcaseswheretrianglesoverlap.
Note:Themethodtobeadoptedatalltimesrequiresstudentstoobtainageneralexpressionfor
thelengthoranglerequiredandthentocarryoutasinglecalculatororsurdcalculationasa
finalstep.

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Maximumandminimumvalueproblems

Studentoutcomes

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Solveproblemsinwhich:
(i)
10.6

thefunctionisgivenwhosestationaryvalue
istobefound,

Geometricalandpracticalproblemsaretobe
stressed.
Eg:areasoffields,runningcostofships,
volumesofcontainers,etc.

Caseswherethefunctionisquadraticshouldbe
givenandaxisofsymmetryused.

(ii)

thefunctiontobeanalysedistobe
Problemsshouldincludesituationsinwhichthe
constructedfromdatagiveninwordsorona solutionoccursattheendpointofthedomain.
10.6 diagram.

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HSC. UNIT7

SequencesandSeries

Studentoutcomes

(i)

Studentisableto:
Extendandgeneralisenumberpatterns.

(ii)

Arithmeticseries

P7.1 Defineanarithmeticseries.

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Givenageneralterm Tn ,provethatsequence
isanAP,i.e.provethat
Tn Tn 1 constant ( d )

Findthegeneralterm: Tn a n 1 d
Findthesumofnterms:givenaandl(a
particularterm)ORgivena,nanddand:
S n

n
a l or S n n 2a n 1 d
2
2

Determineifanumberbelongstoan
arithmeticseries.
(iii)

Geometricseries

P7.2 Defineageometricseries.
P7.3
Findthegeneralterm:
Tn ar n 1 , r 0 or 1

Findthesumofnterms:
a (1 r n )
, r 0 or 1 or
1 r
a (r n 1)
Sn
, r 0 or 1
r 1
Sn

Given S n ,findanexpressionfor Tn ,i.e.


Tn S n S n 1 (Thisformulacanbeusedfor
anysequence)

Givenageneralterm Tn ,provethatsequence
isaGP,i.e.provethat
Tn
constant (r ) r 0 or 1
Tn 1
Given S n ,findanexpressionfor Tn ,i.e.
Tn S n S n 1

AformulaforthesumofaGPdependingonly
onthefirstterma,lasttermlandcommonratio
ris S n

a rl
rl a
or S n
r 1
1 r

Findlimitingsum:
S

a
if 1 r 1, r 0
1 r

Determineifanumberbelongstoa
geometricseries.
(iv)

Findthesumofaserieswherethenumberof Eg: 3 n 3 n 1 3 n 2 3 2 n .
termsneedstoberecognised.
Themethodtobeusedistomultiplythegiven
P7.3
seriesbythecommonratiothensubtractthe
Discusstheexistenceofalimitingsumof
newseriesfromtheoriginal.
suchasequence.

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(v)
P7.2
P7.3

Findgeneraltermsandsumsofseriesof
compositetype.

Eg: 1 12 3 14 5 81 7 161 K Tn 2n 1 12 .
n

. S n n 2 1 12
1 12 2 14 4 81 8 161 K Tn 2n 1 12
S n 2n 12

(vi)

Solvesimplepracticalexercisesinvolving

Eg:

7.5

a)Salarieswithincrementalincreases

(a)Clarkhasaninitialsalaryof$10200and
incrementof$900.Whatwillheearninthe
10thyear?Whatwillheearnover30years?

7.5

b)Superannuation.

(b)Amaninvests$1000atthebeginningof
eachyearinasuperannuationfund.If
interestispaidat9%whatwillhis
investmentbeworthafter30years?

7.5

c)Timepayments.

d)Generalproblemsofanoncommercial
nature.
7.5

e)Recurringdecimals.

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(c)Amanborrows$3000at 1 12 % permonthon
theoutstandingbalanceandpaysitoffin
equalmonthlyinstalments,whatshouldhis
instalmentsbeinordertopayofftheloanin
4years?
(d)Mathematicalmodelling,eg:problemsabout
redandgreysquirrelsintheExtensionI
programme.
(e)Express(i)0.20.48asafraction.

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HSC. UNIT8

PrimitivesandMethodsofintegration

Studentoutcomes

(i)

Studentisableto:
Recognisestandardforms.

11.2
12.5
13.7
(ii)
11.2
12.5
13.7

Implications,considerationsand
implementations
1
, sin ax , cos ax , sec 2 ax ,
x
f ' ( x ) ax b
1
,
,e
, f x e f x ,
f ( x)
ax b

Eg: x n , e x ,

ax b n .
Integrateexpressionsinvolvingsumsand
differences.

Eg: x 3 2 x 7 , 3 sin 2 x , 4 x e 3 x ,

(iii)

Integratefunctionsthatneedtobesimplified
1
2x 1
Eg: x x , 2 ,
,
algebraicallybeforeintegrating.
2x
x
11.2
1 1
2 , 3 x x .
12.5
x
x x
13.7
(iv)

Chooseanappropriatemethodtointegratea
function.

(v)
E

Usealinkbetweendifferentiationand
integrationtoevaluateanintegral.

x 1

x
x 3
2

Eg:(i)Differentiate xe x henceintegrate xe x
(ii)Differentiate x tan x henceintegrate
x sec 2 x

(vi)
10.8

dy
f x
Eg:Thegradientfunctionofacurveisgivenby
dx
P
(
x
,
y
)
dy
andapoint
thatisonthecurve.
3 x 2 1 andthecurvepassesthroughthe
dx

Findtheequationofacurvegiven

Giveageometricalinterpretationofthe
primitivefunctionasoneofafamilyof
similarcurves.

point(4,1).Findtheequationofthecurve.

Solvesimpleexercisesinvolvingthe
primitivefunction.

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HSC. UNIT9

Areasundercurves

Studentoutcomes

(i)

Studentisableto:
Performcalculationsinvolvedinfinding:

Implications,considerationsand
implementations
Eg:

11.4 a)Areasononesideofthexaxisand
boundedbytwoordinates,thexaxisand
thecurve.

a) y x 3 4x 2 betweenx=1andx=3.

11.4 b)Areasforcurveswhichcutthexaxis.

b) y x 2 5 x 6 betweenx=0andx=4.

11.4 c)Areasboundedby2curvesandwhichare c)Areaboundedby y x 2 and y x 3 .


entirelyononesideatthexaxis.
d)Areaboundedby y 2 x and
11.4 d)Areaswhichinvolveadditionand
y x 2 5x 6 .
subtractionofintegrals.
11.4 e)Areasoftheabove4typesabovebut
relatedtotheyaxis.
11.3 f)Approximatevaluesofareasofsimple
f)ProofthatSimpsonsrulegivesexactvalue
regionsbyusingSimpsonsrule.
forgeneralcubicaswellasageneral
(Note:Thistopicistobeapproachedthrough
quadratics.
b
successiveapplicationsofthisrule.)

ba
ab
f b
f ( x) dx
f a f
6

11.3 g)Approximatevaluesofareasofsimple
regionsbyusingTrapezoidalrule.
(Note:Thistopicistobeapproachedthrough
successiveapplicationsofthisrule.)
(ii)
11.4
13.7

Areasundertrigonometricorexponential
curvesandsimplehyperbolas.

g) f ( x) dx
a

ba
f a f b .
2

eg: y sin 2 x , y e 5 x , y
seealsoHSC19982UQ8

1
x 1

(iii)

Interpret f ( x) dx asthenumericalvalue
a

ofthedifferencebetweenareaaboveand
11.2
areabelowthexaxisbetween x a and
x b.

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HSC. UNIT10

Volumes

Studentoutcomes

(i)
11.4

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Findthevolumesofsolidsrotatedaboutboth Eg:Regionboundedbyaxes, x 2 and
y x 2 2 isrotatedabouttheyaxis.
thexaxisandyaxis.
Stresscaseswhereadifferencesofregionsis Interestingexerciseistofindtheareabounded
involved.
1
by y ,xaxisand x a aswellasthe
x

volumecreatedbyrotatingthisregionaboutthe
xaxis.Thenconsiderthecaseas a .
(ii)
11.4
(iii)

Derivethestandardresultsforaconeanda
sphere.
UseSimpson'sruletofindapproximationto
volumesofrevolution.

(iv)

Findareasundertrig.graphsandones
Eg: y
leadingtolog.orexponentialfunctionsafter
11.4 formingtheintegral.
13.7

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sin x

, y

1
, y e 2 x .
x 1

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HSC. UNIT11

GeometryProofs(part1)

RevisionofYear710Geometry.Thesyllabusnotesandsamplequestionsshouldbeclearlyexaminedin
ordertodecideonthestandardandexplanationsrequired.Practiceshouldbegiveninchoosingcorrect
strategiesandtechniquesforsolutionstoproblems.
Studentoutcomes

(i)

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Definetrianglesandspecialquadrilaterals.

P2.2
(ii)

Listthepropertiesassociatedwithadjacent
anglesonastraightline,verticallyopposite
P2.3 angles,anglesatapoint.
(iii)

a)Defineparallellines.

P2.3 b)Listtheanglespropertiesassociatedwith
parallellines.
c)Testforparallellines.
P2.4 d)Usethesepropertiesinavarietyofproofs.
(iv)
P2.4 a)Calculatetheanglesumofatriangle,
convexquadrilateralandpolygon.
b)Calculatethesizeoftheexteriorangleof
atriangle,convexquadrilateraland
polygon.
(v)
P2.3 a)Writedownthecongruenttriangletests
P2.4 b)Usecongruenttriangletestsinavarietyof
proofs.
(vi)
P2.3 a)Listthepropertiesofaparallelogram,
rhombus,rectangleandsquare.
2.4

b)Usethesepropertiesinavarietyofproofs.

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(vii)
P2.3 a)Writedownthetestsforsimilartriangles.
P2.4 b)Usesimilartrianglesinthecalculationof
sidesoftriangles.
(viii)
P2.3 a)WritedownPythagoras'Theoremandits
converse.
P2.4 b)Usethesepropertiesinavarietyofproofs.
(ix)

Writedownanduseareaformulaefora
triangle,parallelogram,trapezium,rhombus,
P2.4 rectangleandsquare.

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HSC. UNIT12

Graphs

Studentoutcomes

(i)
P6.1
6.4
(ii)
P4.3

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Graphequalitiesandinequalitiesofstraight
lines ax by c 0 .

Graphcirclesoftheform
x a 2 y b 2 r 2 .

(iii)

Graphsemicirclesoftheform
y r 2 x 2 or y r 2 x 2 .

(iv)

Graphparabolaeoftheform y ax 2 bx c .

10.5
(v)
10.5

Graphhyperbolaeoftheform y
y

x2
.
x3

1
,
x

(vi)

Graphregionsinvolvingunionand
intersectionassociatedwithcorresponding
P6.4 inequalities.

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HSC. UNIT13

GrowthandDecay

Studentoutcomes

(i)
14.2

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Graph y Ae kt forvariousvaluesofAand
kwherekmaybeeitherpositiveornegative.

Convertverbalinformationsuchas"therate Discussthesignificanceof k 0 and k 0 to


atwhichthepopulationNofatown
populationgrowth.
14.2 increasesisproportionaltopopulation",toa
dN
Thetermsgrowthconstant,birthconstantand
kN .
differentialequation
deathconstantshouldbediscussed.
dt
(ii)

(iii)

DemonstratethatAistheinitialvalue(t=0)of
N.
dN
kN .
solutionof
14.2
Writesolutionsas N Ae kt t.
dt
(iv) Solvesimpleexercisesonpopulationchange Examplesusing N N 0 e kt shouldinclude:
anddecayofradioactivematerialetc.
14.2
(a)Thegrowthrateofapopulationofbacteriais
10%/hour.Att=0thepopulationis
1.0x106.Sketchthecurveofpopulation
againsttimeanddeterminethepopulation
after3.5hours,correctto4significant
figures.
Provebysubstitutionthat N Ae kt isa

(b)Onanisland,thepopulationin1960was
1732,andin1970itwas1260.Findthe
annualgrowthratecorrecttothenearest
percentassumingthattherateofgrowthof
thepopulationisproportionaltothe
population.Inhowmanyyearswillthe
populationbehalfthatin1960?

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HSC. UNIT14

Displacement,velocityandacceleration

Thissectionusesdifferentiationtoderiveexpressionsforvelocityandacceleration.Useofintegrationis
coveredinalatersection.
Studentoutcomes

(i)
14.3

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Describemotiongivendisplacementasa
functionoftime.

Motiongivenbyequationssuchas x t 3 3t 2 ,
x sin 2t .

(ii)

Usevelocityforamoreadequatedescription Eg:describethemotionofaparticleinwhich
ofthemotion.
timesandplaceswheretheparticlechanges
14.3
directionareincludedinthediscussion.
Definevelocityas

dx
.
dt

Findtimesandplaceswhereparticleisat
rest.
(iii)
14.3

Useaccelerationforamoreaccurate
descriptionofthemotion.
Defineaccelerationas dv or

dt

WriteNewton's2ndLaw( F mx ).

Findtimesandplaceswhereparticlebegins
toslowdown.

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Conceptthatsignoftheaccelerationatany
instantindicatesthedirectionoftheresultant
forceF.
Practiceinworkingadetaileddescriptionof
motionfromtheequationofmotion.
Eg: x t t 3 3t 2 , x t 100e 0.1t , x t sin t
.

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HSC. UNIT15

Probability

Studentoutcomes

(i)

Studentisableto:
Useadotdiagramtolistasamplespace.

3.1
(ii)
3.2
3.3

Implications,considerationsand
implementations
Eg:Findtheprobabilitythatiftwodiceare
thrownanda"1"doesnotappear,thatthe
sumofthenumbersonthediceisgreater
than9.

Useatreediagramwithadditionandproduct Eg:4studentsaretobechosenfrom10students
ruletosolveprobabilityquestionsinvolving
ofequalabilityforachesscompetition.
theuseof:
Findtheprobabilitythat:
(i)threeparticularstudents(A,B,C)are
a)mutuallyexclusiveevents,
chosen;
(ii)AandBarechosenbutCisnot;
b)complementaryevents,
(iii)noneoutofA,BandCarechosen;
(iv)atleastoneoutofA,BandCare
chosen.

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HSC. UNIT16

Displacement,velocityandacceleration

Determinationofthevelocityanddisplacementbyintegrationgiventheaccelerationandinitial
conditions.
Studentoutcomes

(i)
14.3
(ii)
14.3
(iii)
14.3

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Findexpressionsfordisplacement x t given Eg: x 3 cos t 4 sin t , x t 2 6t 5
velocityasafunctionoftime: x g t .
Findexpressionsforvelocity v t and
displacement x t given x c .

Given x a ,couldderivephysicsformulae

Findexpressionsforvelocity v t and
displacement x t given x h t .

Eg: x 6t 6 , x 3 sin t 4 cos t

1
2

v u at and s ut at 2 .

Itneedstobestressedthatallparticlesareexecutingmotioninastraightline.Motionof
particlesneedtobediscussedinthelightoftheequations/graphsobtainedfordisplacement,
velocityandacceleration.

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HSC. UNIT17

Quadratics

Studentoutcomes

(i)

Studentisableto:
Solvequadraticequations.

P9.4
(ii)
P9.1
(iii)
P9.2
(iv)

Implications,considerationsand
implementations
Solvingequationsofthistype:
x 2 7 , 4t 2 7t 3 0 , 4t 2 7t 3 0 .

Solvequadraticinequalitiesbyuseofan
appropriategraph.

Eg:Findvaluesofmforwhich

Writedowntherelationbetweenrootsand
coefficients.

Exercisesinvolvingfindingequationswhose
rootsbearstatedrelationstosomeother
equationarenotincludedinthissyllabus.

12 4m m 2 0

Definethediscriminant.

P9.3 Usethediscriminanttoidentifydifferent
typesofroots.

E.g.Findthevalue(s)ofkif x 2 kx k 0 has
(i)equalroots,(ii)norealroots.

Findconditionthatgivesreal,unequal,
unrealroots.
(v)

Findconditionforquadratictobepositiveor
negativedefinite.

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HSC. UNIT18

LocusandTheParabola

Studentoutcomes

(i)
P9.5

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Derivetheequationofaparabolafromthe
focus/directrixdefinitionoftheparabola.
Simpleexercises.
Findthevertex,focusanddirectrixofa
parabolabywritingthegivenequationinthe
form x h 2 4a y k .
Sketchaparabolamarkingonvertex,focus
anddirectrix.

(ii)

Findpointsofintersectionofparabolas.

Eg: x 2 12 y , x 2 12 8 y .

Calculateareasboundedbetweenparabolas.

Eg:Areaofregionboundedby x 2 12 y and
x 2 12 8 y .

P9.5
(iii)
11.4

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HSC. UNIT19

Ratesofchange(Integration)

Studentoutcomes

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
(i)
10.8

dy
f x
Eg:Thegradientfunctionofacurveisgivenby
dx
andanorderedpair(x,y)whichisamember dy
7 4 x andthecurvepassesthroughthe
ofthefunction.
dx

Findtheprimitivefunctiongiven

Giveageometricalinterpretationofthe
primitivefunctionasoneofafamilyof
similarcurves.

point(3,2).Findtheequationofthecurve.

Solvesimpleexercisesinvolvingthe
primitivefunction.
(ii)
14.1

Solveratesofchangeproblemsinwhicha
derivativestatementisgiven.

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Eg:Therate(inlitres/min)atwhichwaterruns
outofabucketisgivenby

dv 100

.Find
dt t 1

therateatwhichwaterisrunningoutafter
10secondsandthevolumethatwillrunout
inthefirst10seconds.

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HSC. UNIT20

GeometryProofs(part2)

Studentoutcomes

(i)
2.5

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Listtheinterceptpropertiesoftransversalsto
parallellines.
a)Parallellinesmakingequalinterceptson
onetransversalmakeequalinterceptson
allothertransversals.
b)Parallellinespreserverationofintercepts
ontransversals.

(ii)

Listfurtherpropertiesoftriangles:

2.5

a)Alinejoiningthemidpointsof2sidesofa
triangleisparalleltothethirdsideandhalf
itslength.

Eg:

b)Alineparalleltoonesideofatriangle
dividestheother2sidesinproportion.

X
B

PandQaremidpointsofABandAC.
XandYaremidpointsofQBandQC.
Prove(i)PQ=XYand(ii)PQ||XY.
(iii)
2.5

Solveavarietyofexercisesusingnumerical Eg:
orsimpledeductions.
(a)

B
D
x
A

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Inthefigure,AE=15cm,
AB=24cm,EC=21cm
andDE||BC.Findthe
lengthofAD.
(b)D,EandFarethemidpointsofthesidesof
triangleABC.ProvethattrianglesABCand
DEFaresimilar.

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HSC. UNIT21

AbsoluteValues

Studentoutcomes

(i)

Implications,considerationsand
implementations

Studentisableto:
Drawabsolutevaluegraphs.

Eg. y

Solveequationsinvolvingabsolutevalues.

Eg. 5 x 2

x 1

, y

4 3x

P4.2
(ii)
P1.2
(iii)

, 3 x 2

5x 4

3x 2 3x 4

Solveinequalitiesinvolvingabsolutevalues.

Eg. 5 x 2

P1.4

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