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11 Methods Test 5 (Indices, Exponential Functions, Sequences and Series) 2021

This document contains a 6 question mathematics test on indices, exponential functions, sequences and series. It involves simplifying expressions with indices, evaluating exponential functions, finding terms in a geometric series, working with horizontal asymptotes of exponential functions, solving equations, and operations with indices. The test has a total of 25 marks and allows 25 minutes to complete.

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11 Methods Test 5 (Indices, Exponential Functions, Sequences and Series) 2021

This document contains a 6 question mathematics test on indices, exponential functions, sequences and series. It involves simplifying expressions with indices, evaluating exponential functions, finding terms in a geometric series, working with horizontal asymptotes of exponential functions, solving equations, and operations with indices. The test has a total of 25 marks and allows 25 minutes to complete.

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2021 Year 11 Mathematics Methods

Test 5 Indices, Exponential Functions, Sequences and Series


Name:…………………………………………………………………………. 25 marks
Time Allowed: 25 minutes Resource Free Section
Question 1 (2 + 2 = 4 marks)
Simplify the following expressions, leaving your answers with positive indices.

(a)
a4 + a6
(b)
√ 9 x −2
a4 3x
2

Question 2 (2 + 2 = 4 marks)
Evaluate

( )
0.5
1 −3
(a) 2 (b) 0.01 2
4

Question 3 (4 marks)
The sum of the first 3 terms of a geometric series is 37 while the sum of the infinite series is
64. Find the first 3 terms.

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Question 4 (1 + 3 = 4 marks)

Consider the function g ( x )=3 x .

(a) (i) State the equation of the horizontal asymptote.

(b) (ii) If the function is translated 4 units down, state the equation defining the new
function.

(iii) Using your answer to part (iii) or otherwise, state the equation of the asymptote
for the newly translated function.

(iv) State the coordinates for the y -intercept of the newly translated function.

Question 5 (2 + 2 = 4 marks)

Solve for x .

2 x−1 1 1 1
(a) 4 = (b) 3
x =64 9
8

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Question 6 (2 + 3 = 5 marks)
Simplify and leave your answers with positive indices.

( ) ( )
6 1 4 −2 n+ 2
64 a 3 b 2 +16
(a) 3
÷ 3 (b) n
b 4a 2× 2 + 8

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2021 Year 11 Mathematics Methods
Test 5 Indices, Exponential Functions, Sequences and Series
Name:…………………………………………………………………………. 17 marks
Time Allowed: 20 minutes Resource Rich Section
Question 7 (2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 8 marks)
Two water containers, initially empty, are being filled with water. The amount of water added
to container A each minute follows an arithmetic sequence, with 3 mL poured in during the
first minute and 6 mL poured in during the second minute. The amount of water added to
container B each minute follows a geometric sequence, with 2 mL poured in during the first
minute and 2.2 mL poured in during the second minute.

(a) The amount of water poured into container B during the nth minute is given by a ( r )n −1.
State the value of the constants a and r .

(b) Determine the total amount of water in container B at the end of the 25th minute.

(c) How long does it take to fill container A with 360 mL of water?

(d) Container B first holds more water than container A at the end of minute m .

(i) Determine the value of m.

(ii) State, to the nearest mL, how much more water B contains than A at this time.

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Question 8 (2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 9 marks)
The temperature T of a cast taken out of an oven cools according to the model
T =840 ( 0.94 )t , where t is the time in minutes since the cast was removed from the oven.
T is measured in ° C .

(a) Determine the fall in temperature of the cast during the first 5 minutes.

(b) Graph the temperature of the cast against time on the axes below.

(c) State the name of this type of function.

(d) The temperature of the cast falls to room temperature of15 ° C .

(i) Determine the time taken for the cast to reach room temperature.

(ii) Comment on the usefulness of the model for large values of t .

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