Further Modelling with Functions (DP IB Maths: AI HL)

Exam Questions

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1a
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The fare of a taxi ride starts at $2.50 and increases by $4.15 per km, for the first 5.5 km. After 5.5 km the rate charged per km decreases by $0.50.

Write down a piecewise function that models the fare of the taxi ride and show that the function is continuous when the taxi ride reaches 5.5 km.

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Calculate the distance of a taxi ride that costs $15.

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On a particular ride, a taxi driver accidentally takes a wrong turn 2.8 km into the ride that extends the journey by 2.1 km. Since the driver cannot switch off the fare calculator in the taxi without losing the details of the ride he decides to calculate the fair price for his customer, by removing the cost from the extra distance travelled. The total length of the journey, including the 2.1 km detour, was 9.4 km.

Calculate the proper fare the customer should pay, having appropriately discounted the distance of the detour.

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The average temperature, T space degree C, of a city in winter every day can be modelled by the function

T left parenthesis t right parenthesis equals a space sin space left parenthesis b t plus k pi right parenthesis plus d comma space space space space space space space space space 0 less or equal than t less than 24 comma

where t is the time, in hours after midnight, a and d are constants, and b is measured in radians.

Find the value of b. Give your answer in terms of π.

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The average daily temperature range in the city is 6   degree C. The average maximum daily temperature is 2 space degree C and the average minimum daily temperature is at 3:00 am.

Find the values of a comma space k space and space d.

2c
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Sketch the graph of T and label any intersections with the axes, local maximums and local minimums.

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The daily distance covered by an animal depends on the weather, and so varies each month. The following model represents the average daily distance, D km, covered by the animal each month.

D left parenthesis t right parenthesis equals a space cos space left parenthesis b t plus k right parenthesis plus d comma space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space 0 less or equal than t less than 12 comma

Where t is the time, in months after the beginning of the year, a and d are constants, and b is measured in degrees.

Find the value of b.

3b
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The range of D is 22 space km, the maximum daily distance covered is 29 space km and the minimum daily distance covered occurs when t equals 6.5.

Find the values of a comma k space and space d.

3c
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Sketch the graph of D and label any intersections with the axes, local maximums and local minimums.

3d
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Given that the animal covers the most distance in summer, state which hemisphere the animal is likely to live in.

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4a
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The following piecewise function models the depth of a pool, in metres.

d open parentheses x close parentheses space equals space open curly brackets table row cell 1 half left parenthesis x plus a right parenthesis squared plus b comma end cell row cell negative 2 comma end cell row cell fraction numerator 1 space over denominator 4 end fraction x plus c comma end cell end table close table row cell 0 less or equal than x less or equal than 2 end cell row cell space 2 less than x less or equal than 10 end cell row cell 10 less than x less or equal than d end cell end table

where x represents the horizontal distance in metres from the deep end and a comma space b space and space c are constants. The depth at both ends of the pool is 0 m.

Find the values of a comma space b and c such that f is a continuous function.

4b
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Find the value of d.

4c
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Write down the maximum depth of the pool and the length of the pool.

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5a
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A basketball streaming site offers three membership options depending on the number of matches the member wants to watch per week. However, if the member does want to watch more matches in a given week they will be charged per match. The membership options are summarized in the table below.

Membership

Matches/Week

Extra charge/Match

Weekly Cost

Casual

7

$0.75

$6.50

Baller

14

$0.50

$8.50

Premium

Unlimited

-

$11.50

The total weekly cost, $C, for the casual and baller memberships can be modelled as a piecewise linear function, where m is the number of matches watched in a given week. Determine the models for each type of membership.

5b
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Find the total weekly cost for each membership if in a given week a member wants to watch 20 games.

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The depth, D m, of an underwater sound wave can be modelled by the function

D left parenthesis t right parenthesis equals 18 minus 3.4 space sin space left parenthesis 0.523 t right parenthesis

where t is the elapsed time, in seconds, since the first sound wave was detected by the sensor.

Find the minimum and maximum depths of the sound waves as they pass the sensor.

6b
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Find the first time after 12 seconds at which the depth of the wave reaches 18.2 m.

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7a
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The income tax rates for a country are shown in the table below.

Income, $ x

Income tax rate, y%

 0 less than x less or equal than 22 space 000

0

 22 space 000 less than x less or equal than 64 space 000

18

 64 space 000 less than x less or equal than 130 space 000

22

 x greater than 130 space 000

29

Calculate the amount of tax payable on the first $65 000 of income.

7b
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Calculate the income of someone who has $11 520 of income tax payable.

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John is paid an annual salary, before tax, of $75 000. He works 10 months of the year and then he decides to take the rest of the year off.

Calculate the amount of tax payable for John.

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A Ferris wheel rotates at a constant speed and the height of a particular seat above the ground is modelled by the function

H left parenthesis t right parenthesis equals a space sin space left parenthesis b t minus c right parenthesis plus d comma space space space space space space space space 0 less or equal than t less or equal than 48

where H is the height of the seat above the ground, in metres, and t is the elapsed time, in seconds, since the start of the ride.

The ride starts from the lowest point on the Ferris wheel and takes a total of 48 seconds.

Find the value of b.

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The seat reaches a minimum height of  m and a maximum height of 42 m.

Find the values of a comma space c and d.

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Passengers on the Ferris wheel have the best view when their seat is above 25 m.

Calculate the number of seconds for which the passengers have the best view.

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A company producing small boats sells 60 boats per month for a sale price of $ 1200, with each boat costing $ 700 to produce. Reliable market research suggests that for each increase (or decrease) of the sale price by $ 50 the company will sell 10 units less (or more).

Given that N is the number of boats the company can sell per month with a sale price of $ x, show that N left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals negative 1 fifth space x plus 300.

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Given that P is the total monthly profit the company makes from selling the boats for a sale price of $ x, show that P left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals negative 1 fifth x squared plus 440 x minus 210000.

9c
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Find the number of boats the company must produce to maximise monthly profit, given that the maximum monthly production is

(i)
75 boats
(ii)
115 boats.
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Write down two intervals of x for which the company makes a loss and state an economic reason why for each interval.

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10a
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For a particular type of coffee, a typical mug contains 100 mg of caffeine. The half-life of the amount of caffeine in the bloodstream is 2.5 hours.

Assuming the 100 mg of caffeine from a mug of coffee is absorbed immediately after drinking it, the amount of caffeine, C mg, left in the bloodstream t hours after consumption can be modelled by the equation

C equals A e to the power of negative k t end exponent

where A and k are positive constants.

 

Write down the value of A.

10b
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Find the value of k, giving your answer to 2 significant figures.

10c
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Find the amount of caffeine in the bloodstream after 6 hours.

10d
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A consumer wishes to cut down their caffeine intake and so makes a drink using half the amount of coffee in a mug. 

Find the amount of caffeine in the bloodstream for this consumer after 6 hours and state an assumption you have made in finding your answer.

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A rhino is raised in a zoo and his height, h metres, is modelled by the logistic function

             h open parentheses t close parentheses equals fraction numerator L over denominator 1 plus 1.9 e to the power of negative 0.27 t end exponent end fraction comma blank italic space italic space italic space italic space italic space italic space t greater or equal than 0 comma

where t is the number of years since his birth. The rhino’s height reaches a limit of 1.82 m as he ages.

State the value of L.

11b
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Find the rhino’s height on his 12th birthday.

11c
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The rhino’s nth birthday is the first birthday in which he is double the value of h left parenthesis 0 right parenthesis.

Find the value of n.

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The surface of a large pond is partially covered by algae. A limnologist (a scientist who studies freshwater systems) monitors the area, A space straight m squared, of the pond covered by algae, d days, after first discovering its presence. 

The limnologist plots a graph of log space A against d, and after 4 days the graph is a straight line passing through the points (0, 1.7) and (4, 1.9).

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The limnologist believes the area of the pond covered by algae can be modelled by the equation A equals A subscript 0 b to the power of d.

Find the value of A subscript 0, giving your answer to two significant figures, and explain its meaning in the context of the algae covering the lake.

12b
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i)
Find the gradient of the straight line.
ii)
Hence find the value of b correct to 2 significant figures
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Using the rounded values for A subscript 0 and b in the model predict the area of the pond covered by algae after 20 days.

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In a production process the amount of a pollutant, P ppm (parts per million), in the surrounding air  seconds after the process began, is monitored. A chemist produces the graph below of the first 10 seconds of the process.

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The graph passes through the points open parentheses 0 comma negative 0 comma 7 close parentheses and open parentheses 1 comma 4 comma 0 close parentheses. The chemist suggests that a model of the form P equals a t to the power of b, where a and b are constants, can be used to predict the amount of pollutant in the air. 

Find the gradient of the graph.

13b
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Find the equation of the straight line.

13c
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Find the values of a and b.

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The process stops after a maximum running time of 20 seconds.  

Find the maximum amount of the pollutant produced during one occurrence of the production process. State your answer to 2 significant figures.

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Ben is planning an event, so he decides to investigate potential catering companies. Company A quotes a price of $1900 and says they will provide staff for food and drink service at an extra cost of $200 per hour, for a minimum of two hours. Company B quotes a price of $2100 and says they will provide staff for food and drink service for $160 per hour for a minimum of one hour and a maximum of six hours. 

Write down two functions, including their domains, for the total revenue generated by company A and company B from catering the event.

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Ben has already calculated other costs involving in running the event and has concluded that the event needs to be at least three hours long in order to make a profit.

On the same diagram, sketch the graphs of both of the functions found in part (a).

1c
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Determine which catering company Ben should use to minimise the cost based on the duration of the event.

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A Ferris-wheel-type attraction at a wildlife park is partially submerged underwater to enable passengers to observe both land and aquatic creatures at the park. The wheel rotates at a constant speed and the height of a viewing capsule above the water level is modelled by the function

 H open parentheses t close parentheses equals 20 sin open parentheses straight pi over 18 t close parentheses plus 2 comma space space space space space space space t greater or equal than 0 

where H is the height, in metres, of the viewing capsule, and t is the elapsed time, in minutes, since the start of the ride. 

Find 

          (i)     the height above the water level at which passengers enter a viewing capsule, 

          (ii)    the maximum height above the water level that a viewing capsule reaches, 

          (iii)   the maximum depth below the water level that a viewing capsule reaches, 

          (iv)   the amount of time spent on one full rotation on the Ferris-wheel.

2b
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Calculate, to one decimal place, the length of time for which a capsule is under water during one ride.

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3a
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The sound intensity level L, measured in decibels (dB), is given by L equals 10 log open parentheses begin inline style I over I subscript 0 end style close parentheses, where I is the sound intensity and I subscript 0 is the reference sound intensity. 

Write down the sound intensity level, LdB, in the case where  I equals I subscript 0.

3b
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i)
Using a reference sound intensity of 20 dB, find the sound intensity level of a sound intensity of 30 dB.
ii)
Find the sound intensity for a sound that has a sound intensity level of 2 dB using a reference sound intensity of 15 dB.
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(i)
Show that for a sound intensity level of 70 dB, I equals 10 to the power of 7 I subscript 0.  
(ii)
Hence, or otherwise, write down an equation in the form I equals 10 to the power of x I subscript 0for a sound intensity level of 50 dB.
(iii)
Hence show that a sound intensity ( I) of 70 dB is 100 times more intense than a sound intensity of 50 dB.

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A manufacturing process takes place inside a sealed chamber and produces a pollutant that decays over time.  After the process is completed, at time t = 0 seconds, the amount of pollutant, P  ppm (parts per million) in the chamber is modelled by

 P equals P subscript B plus P subscript A e to the power of k t end exponent 

Write down an expression for

(i)
the background level of the pollutant in the chamber,
(ii)
the amount of pollutant in the chamber at the moment the process completes,
(iii)
the half-life of the pollutant.
4b
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The half-life of the pollutant is t subscript 0.5 end subscript equals e to the power of 4.

Find the value of k.

4c
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It is safe for the chamber to be opened once the amount of pollutant falls to an amount

that is less than 10% above the background level.  

Given that P subscript A equals 5 P subscript B, find the minimum number of complete minutes the chamber should remain sealed for after the manufacturing process completes.

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Once it has reached a certain height above ground level, the height, h centimetres, of a particular species of sunflower can be modelled by the logistic function

 h open parentheses t close parentheses equals fraction numerator 300 over denominator 1 plus 199 e to the power of k t end exponent end fraction comma space space space space space space space space t greater or equal than 0.

where t is the number of days after the model becomes applicable and k is a constant.

(i)
Write down the value of the carrying capacity and explain what this represents in terms of the species of sunflower.
(ii)
Write down the height above ground level the sunflower needs to reach so that  the model becomes applicable.
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Given that k equals 0.1.

i)
Show that, according to the model, after 75 days the sunflower has grown to    within 10% of its maximum possible height.
ii)
Find the number of days required for the sunflower to reach 60% of its maximum possible height.
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According to horticulturists, this species of sunflower takes 80 – 120 days to reach its full height. Give one limitation of the model.

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A model of the form V equals A cross times 3 to the power of r, where A greater than 0, is proposed by an internet search engine to estimate the number of visits per day to websites. 

Each website is given a rank, r, where 0 less or equal than r less or equal than 10, based on how popular the search engine company decides that website is.

Write down, in terms of A, the lowest and highest possible visits a website can achieve in a single day according to the model.

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Sketch the graph of log space V against r. Label the points corresponding to the answers found in part (a).

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Given that the graph of log space V against r passes through the point open parentheses 5 comma space 5.08 close parentheses, find the value of A. Give your answer correct to one significant figure.

6d
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Show that a website with a rank of 7 would have approximately 80 times as many visits per day as a website with a rank of 3 would have.

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The water depth, d m (metres), at a port can be modelled by the function

d open parentheses t close parentheses equals A sin open parentheses straight pi over 12 open parentheses 2 t minus 1 close parentheses close parentheses plus B comma space space space space space space space space space 0 less or equal than t less or equal than 24 

where t is the elapsed time in hours since midnight. A and B are constants. 

With regards to the function d open parentheses t close parentheses, and giving your answers in terms of A and/or B as appropriate, write down 

          (i)     the phase shift, 

          (ii)    the period, 

          (iii)   the amplitude, 

          (iv)   the equation of the principal axis.

7b
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Explain what the period and the amplitude of d open parentheses t close parentheses mean in terms of the depth of water in the port.

7c
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Find the time of day at which the water depth first reaches its minimum value.

7d
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All water vehicles are prohibited from entering the port whilst the depth of water is below 3 m.

It is given that A equals 3 and B equals 5.

Find the times of day between which all water vehicles are prohibited from entering the port.

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The sketch below shows the graph of log space y against log space x.
The graph passes through the point (0,4) and has a gradient of 1.5.

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Write down a function for y, in terms of x.

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The sketch below shows the graph of y against log space x.

The graph passes through the point open parentheses 0 comma space 1.5 close parentheses and has a gradient of 0.5.

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Write down a function for y in the form y equals log space f open parentheses x close parentheses..

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The profile of a non-symmetrical skate ramp is modelled by the piecewise function

 h open parentheses w close parentheses equals open curly brackets table row cell fraction numerator 3 over denominator w plus 1 end fraction minus 1 half end cell cell 0 less or equal than w less or equal than 5 end cell row 0 cell 5 less or equal than w less or equal than 7 end cell row cell 5 over 128 open parentheses w minus 7 close parentheses squared end cell cell 7 less or equal than w less or equal than 15 end cell end table close 

where hm is the height of the ramp above ground level at the point w space straight m from the southernmost end of the skate ramp. 

Verify that both the southernmost and northernmost ends of the skate ramp are at a height of 2.5 m above ground level.

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Find the height of the ramp when it is a distance of 3 space straight m from the southernmost end of the skate ramp.

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Find the other distance from the southernmost end of the skate ramp when the ramp is at the same height as the answer to part (b). Give your answer to a sensible degree of accuracy.

9d
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Briefly explain, why, in this context, negative values of w could be considered.

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The magnitude of an earthquake, R, on the Richter scale can be modelled by the function

 R open parentheses E close parentheses equals fraction numerator 2 ln space E over denominator 3 space ln space 10 end fraction minus 3.2 

where E is the amount of energy, in joules (J), released by the earthquake. 

Find the magnitude, to one decimal place, of an earthquake which releases 7.2 cross times 10 to the power of 10J of energy.

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In February of 2011 an earthquake with magnitude 6.3 struck the region of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand.

Find the amount of energy, in joules, released by this earthquake, giving your answer in standard index form, correct to 2 significant figures.

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The average time,T  in minutes, it takes for people to choose a movie to watch at the cinema can be modelled by the function

 T open parentheses n close parentheses equals 0.72 log subscript 5 open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses comma space space space space space space space space space n greater or equal than 3 

where n is the number of movies being shown at the cinema.

Calculate the number of minutes it would take someone to choose a movie at a cinema that is playing seven movies.

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Find an expression for the inverse function T to the power of negative 1 end exponent open parentheses n close parentheses.

11c
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It takes 1.073 minutes for someone to choose a movie at a cinema. Find the number of movies being shown at the cinema.

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If a substance decays by k percent sign per year, its half-life, H years, is given by

H open parentheses k close parentheses equals fraction numerator ln space 0.5 over denominator ln open parentheses 1 minus k over 100 close parentheses end fraction comma space space space space space space space 0 less than k less than 100 

Find the half-life of a substance with an annual percentage decay rate of 12.2%.

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Find the annual percentage decay rate of a substance with a half-life of 32.5 years.

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Americium-241 has a half-life of 432.2 years and a sample initially contains 40 grams.

Find the number of grams in the sample after 55 years.

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Consider the function v, where v is a function of t and 1 less or equal than t less or equal than 10.

Sketches of the graphs of v against t and log space v against log space t, are shown below.

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Use the information given in the graph sketches to find v in terms of t.

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The number of calculations, C, a supercomputer can perform per second is related to the speed of its processor, s GHz.

The graph of C against s is an exponential curve passing through the point open parentheses 4.2 cross times 10 to the power of 8 close parentheses.

The semi-log graph of log space C against s is a straight line passing through the point open parentheses 3 comma 8 close parentheses.

Find C, as a function of s.

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Kerry is organising her local town’s summer festival and wants to hire a bouncy castle for a minimum of 2 days up to a maximum of 12 days, depending on cost.  She has two potential suppliers to choose from.

Bounce-o-rama can supply a bouncy castle at £ 110 per day for the first three days, £ 85 per day for the next three days and £60 for every day thereafter.

Inflate-o-castle can supply a bouncy castle at £ C per day, determined by the equation C equals 163 d minus 8 d squared minus 87, where d is the number of days the bouncy castle is hired for, with a limit of 10 days. 

Given that Kerry has a budget of between £300 and £750, analyse which supplier she should use across the range of her budget in order to obtain the best value for money

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State the number of whole days for which both suppliers charge the same amount.

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Briefly explain why it would not be in Inflate-o-castle’s interest to offer more than 10 days of bouncy castle hire using the given cost equation.

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A company makes a device that can be attached to small items such that if the item were to be dropped into water, the item would float rather than sink.  In testing the device, an employee throws the device over the edge of a boat and the height,h space straight m , of the device above the level of calm water t seconds after being thrown is modelled by the function

 h open parentheses t close parentheses equals A e to the power of negative 0.2 t end exponent space sin open parentheses 2 t plus straight pi over 6 close parentheses space space space space space space space space space space space t greater or equal than 0 

where Ais a constant. 

Given that the employee throws the keys from a height of  above the level of calm water, find the value of A.

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Find 

          (i)     the maximum height above the calm water level the device reaches,

 

          (ii)    the time at which the device first reaches calm water level,

 

          (iii)    the maximum depth below the calm water level the device reaches.

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Find the times between which the device is deeper than 0.5 m below calm water level.

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Describe the motion of the device for large values of t.

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A solid substance, with an extremely high melting point temperature, has a volume of 5 space cm cubedat 0 degree C.

The substance expands as it is heated, but has a carrying capacity of 4000 space cm cubed.  The volume of the substance is 0.0001 m3 when heated to 46.5 degree C. 

The volume, V space cm cubed at temperature theta degree C, of the substance is modelled by the function

 V equals fraction numerator A over denominator 1 plus B e to the power of negative k theta end exponent end fraction 

where A comma space B and k are positive constants.

Find the values of A comma space B and k, giving the value of k to two significant figures.

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Find the volume, to the nearest whole cubic centimetre, of the substance when it is heated to 80 degree C.

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Briefly explain the relevance of the substance’s extremely high melting point temperature in the context of the question.

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The value, V, measured in thousands of dollars, of a mobile phone initially worth $1000, is modelled by the function

 V equals a plus b space ln open parentheses y plus 1 close parentheses space space space space space space space space space space 0 less or equal than y less or equal than c 

where the age of the mobile phone is y years and a comma space b and c are constants. 

Write down the value of a.

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(i)
Explain what the constant c represents in the context of the model.

 

(ii)
Given that b equals negative k over 10, where k is a positive integer, and that 11.1 less than c less than 11.2, find the exact value of b.
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Find the age of the phone when its value has halved from its initial worth.

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State an assumption the model makes about the mobile phone.

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In a fairground “lift and drop” ride, a row of seated passengers are projected vertically upwards until the ride reaches its maximum height (“the lift”), then the ride returns to its starting position (“the drop”).

The height of a passenger, h cm, above ground level at time t seconds after the ride begins is modelled by the function

h open parentheses t close parentheses equals a cos open parentheses b open parentheses t minus c close parentheses close parentheses plus d 

where a comma space b comma space c and d are constants. 

Given that 

  • passengers are 0.75 m above the ground when they board the ride, 
  • the maximum height a passenger reaches on the ride is 12.25 m, 
  • it takes 24 seconds for the ride to complete one “lift and drop”, 
  • c takes the smallest positive value possible, 

find the values of a comma space b comma space c and d.

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(i)
Find the times at which a passenger is 6 m further from the ground than when they first sat on the ride.
(ii)
Find the height of a passenger from the ground after 10 seconds.

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A temporary lamppost that lights part of a forest pathway is powered via an outdoor electricity generator.  The cost, £ C of running the generator for h hours is modelled by the equation

C equals a space log open parentheses b h plus 1 close parentheses space space space space space space space space space h greater or equal than 0     

where a and b are positive constants.

Given that, to three significant figures, the cost of running the generator for 2.31 hours is the half the cost of running the generator for 7.28 hours, find the value of b correct to one decimal place.

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Given that  is an integer and that £1 would run the generator for just under 20 minutes, find the value of a.

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4 marks

Find 

          (i)     the cost of running the generator for 12 hours, to the nearest penny (£0.01), 

          (ii)    the maximum length of time (in hours and minutes) the generator can be (continuously) run for at a maximum cost of £8.

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A model of the form P equals P subscript 0 e to the power of negative k t end exponent is proposed to model the amount of a toxic gas, P parts per million (ppm), in a chamber, t seconds after a chemical reaction has taken place inside the chamber. P subscript 0and k are positive constants.

(i)
Write down the amount of toxic gas in the chamber at the instant the chemical reaction completes?
(ii)
What can you deduce about the background level of the toxic gas inside the   chamber?  Explain your answer.
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Write down, in terms of k, the exact half-life, t subscript 0.5 end subscriptof the toxic gas.

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Given that the amount of toxic gas reduces by 15% every 20 seconds, find its half-life to the nearest second.

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The chemical reaction also produces a harmless gas which has some background level inside the chamber.  The amount of this gas increases with time after the chemical reaction has taken place.

Suggest a model for the amount of harmless gas in the chamber t seconds after the  chemical reaction completes, defining any constants used and any restrictions on their values.

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The Theoretical Zipf Distribution relates the rank and frequency of words used in the English language. 

For a large body of text a word of rank r, appears f times where f equals k r to the power of negative 1 end exponent , k is the number of times the most used word occurs.

The graph below shows log space f plotted against log space r for a particular novel in which the most used word is “the” and occurs 5623 times.

The graph passes through the points open parentheses 1 comma space 2.6 close parentheses and open parentheses 3 comma 0.3 close parentheses.
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Use the graph to find f in terms of r and comment on whether the distribution of words in this novel follows the Theoretical Zipf Distribution.

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The 8th ranked word in the novel was “was”.  Use your answer to part (a) to estimate how many times “was” was used in the novel.

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The profile of a mountain is modelled by the piecewise function

 h open parentheses x close parentheses equals open curly brackets table row cell 0.02 x squared end cell cell 0 less or equal than x less or equal than k end cell row cell 0.01 open parentheses x minus 16 close parentheses cubed plus 3.52 end cell cell k less than x less or equal than 20 end cell end table close 

where h spacekm is the height of the mountain at a horizontal distance xkm along the ground from its basecamp.

h open parentheses x close parentheses is a continuous function at the point x equals k.

Find the value of k and the height of the mountain at this point.

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Find

(i)
the height of the mountain at a horizontal distance of 6 km along the ground from its basecamp,
(ii)
the horizontal distance along the ground from the basecamp at the point where the mountain’s height is 3.82 km.
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Find the height and the horizontal distance from mountain’s basecamp at the point where the slope of the mountain is flat.

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