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MATHEMATICSPROGRAMHSC2010
MATHEMATICS
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RadianMeasureandTrigonometricFunctions
DifferentiationRules,TangentsandNormals
ProofsusingCoordinateGeometry
CurveSketchingusingCalculus.
TriangleTrigonometry
Maximumandminimumvalueproblems
TERM4ASSESSMENTYEAR11
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UNIT8
UNIT9
UNIT10
UNIT11
UNIT12
SequencesandSeries
PrimitivesandMethodsofintegration
Areasundercurves
Volumes
GeometryProofs(part1)
Graphs
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UNIT14
UNIT15
UNIT16
UNIT17
GrowthandDecay
Displacement,velocityandacceleration(Differentiation)
Probability
Displacement,velocityandacceleration(Integration)
Quadratics
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UNIT18
UNIT19
TheParabola
Ratesofchange(Integration)
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UNIT21
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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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.
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)
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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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UNIT6
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
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.
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.
(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 .
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:
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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
15
21
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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