A football, lying at point F on level ground is 4 metres away from 1 metre below the top of a flat-roofed long narrow green house. The football is kicked with an initial velocity of 12 m/s at an angle of projection θ. (i) Using g=-10ms-2, show that the football's trajectory at time t seconds after being kicked may be defined by the equations x=12t cos θ and y=-5t2+12t sinθ-1 where x and y are horizontal and vertical displacements in metres , of the football from the origin O shown in the diagram . (Neglect air resistance). (ii) Given that θ=30°, how far from D will the football land on top of the green house? (iii) Find the range of values of θ, to the nearest degree, at which the football must be kicked so that it will land to the right of D.
A particle moves on a line so that its distance from the origin at time t is x and its velocity is v. (i) Prove d2xdt2=ddx12v2. (ii) If d2xdt2=n2(3-x) where n is a constant and if the particle is released from rest at x=0, show 12v2-n2(3x-12x2)=0 iii) Hence show that the particle never moves outside a certain interval.
i) Express 3 sinθ-cosθ in the form R sin(θ-α) where α is acute. ii) Hence solve 3 sinθ-cosθ=0, for 0≤θ≤2π, leaving your answer in exact form.
a) The acute angle between the tangents to the curve y = sin x and y = cos x at their point 4 of intersection( where 0<x<π2) is θ. Find the value of θ correct to the nearest degree
Sketch y=xx2-4, clearly indicating its asymptotes
Which of the following could be the polynomial y=Px
A Px=x32-x B Px=x22-x2 C Px=x3x-2 D Px=-x3x+2
What is the derivative of cos-1 (x3)? A) -139-x2 B) 139-x2 C) -19-x2 D)19-x2
Let f(x)=5-x. (i) Sketch the inverse function y=f'(x). (ii) Find the equation of the inverse function y=f'(x).
A partical move in a straight line so that its velocity y at a position x is given by v=9+4x2.it start from a fixed point where x=0 at a velocity of 9ms-1 finnd its accelaration , x as a function of the displacement , x express its displacement , xas a function of time t. find the displacement after π24 seconds from its starting points.
) A freshly caught fish, initially at 18°C, is placed in a freezer that has a constant unknown temperature of x°C.The cooling rate of the fish is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the freezer and the temperature T°C ,of the fish. It is known that ܶT satisfies the equation dTdt=-k(t-x), where t is the number of minutes after the fish is placed in the freezer. (i) Show that T=x+Ae-kt satisfies this equation. (ii) If the temperature of the fish is 10° c after 7 12 minutes, Show that the fish’s temperature after t minutes is given by T=x+(18-x)e215kg10-x18-xt (iii) Find the temperature of the fish after 15 minutes when the initial freezer temperature is 5°c .Answer to the nearest degree.
Consider the function f(x)=cos-1(x)+cos-1(-x) (i) Show that f(x) is constant by finding f'(x). (ii) Find the value of the constant.
Given Y=tan-1(ax), show that dYdx=-ax2+a2
A particle moves in two dimensional space where i⇀ and j⇀ are unit vectors in the x and y directions respectively. At time t seconds its displacement from the origin is given by r⇀= (6t-4t2)i⇀+ 2tj⇀ where all lengths are measured in metres. Write down the particle’s velocity vector in component form. Find the speed of the particle when t = 2. Show that the equation of the path of the particle is x= 3y-y2 .
Points P(4, −6), Q(1, 2), R(7, 5) form a triangle P QR in the Cartesian Plane. Find the vectors PQ⇀ and QR⇀, representing two sides of this triangle. Give your answer in component form. Use the dot product to find angle P QR. Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.
In the diagram above, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a cyclic quadrilateral and 𝐾 is the intersection of the diagonals 𝐴𝐶 and 𝐵𝐷. 𝑀 is the point on 𝐵𝐷 such that ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = ∠𝐷𝐶𝑀. (i) Prove that ACCD=ABMD (ii) Ptolemy’s Theorem states that in a cyclic quadrilateral the product of the diagonals is equal to the sum of the products of the pairs of opposite sides, that is: AC×BD=AB×CD+BC×AD . Prove Ptolemy’s theorem.
Use the principle of mathematical induction to show that n3+2n is divisible by 3 for all positive integers n.
Ansett Airlines offer two options on all flights for their meal service – chicken or beef (vegetarians choose not to fly with Ansett). If 60% of the time Ansett passengers select the chicken dish what is the probability that out of 7 randomly selected passengers at least 2 will select chicken for their meal?
How many numbers greater than 6000 can be formed with the digits 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 if no digit is repeated?
Use one application of Newton's methode to find an approximation to the root of the equation cosx=x near x=0.5. Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
By considering the sum of the terms of an arithmetic series show that
(1+2+3+...+n)² = 14n²(n+1)²
By using the Principle of Mathematical induction prove that
13 +23+...+n3 = (1+2+...+n)2 for all n≥1.
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