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Calculus, 2ADV C4 2022 MET1 4

The graph of is shown over part of its domain.

Use two trapeziums of equal width to approximate the area between the curve, the -axis and the lines and . (2 marks)

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Calculus, 2ADV C4 2022 HSC 13

Use two applications of the trapezoidal rule to find an approximate value of . Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)

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Mean mark 59%.
COMMENT: A surprisingly low mean mark warrants attention.

Calculus, 2ADV C4 2019 HSC 16b

A particle moves in a straight line, starting at the origin. Its velocity, , is given by , where is in seconds.

The diagram shows the graph of the velocity against time.

Using the Trapezoidal Rule with three function values, estimate the position of the particle when it first comes to rest. Give your answer correct to two decimal places. (3 marks)

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♦♦ Mean mark 30%.

Calculus, 2ADV C4 2014* HSC 16a

Use the Trapezoidal rule with five function values to show that

. (3 marks)

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♦ Mean mark below 50%. BE CAREFUL!




	$²$

Calculus, 2ADV C4 2013* HSC 15a

The diagram shows the front of a tent supported by three vertical poles. The poles are 1.2 m apart. The height of each outer pole is 1.5 m, and the height of the middle pole is 1.8 m. The roof hangs between the poles.

The front of the tent has area $²$ .

Use the trapezoidal rule to estimate . (1 mark)

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Does the Trapezoidal rule give a higher or lower estimate of the actual area? Justify your answer. (1 mark)

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Calculus, 2ADV C4 2004* HSC 10a

Use the Trapezoidal rule with 3 function values to find an approximation to the area under the curve between and , where is positive. (2 marks)

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Using the result in part (i), show that . (1 mark)

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Calculus, 2ADV C4 2018* HSC 15c

The shaded region is enclosed by the curve and the line , as shown in the diagram. The line meets the curve at and . Do NOT prove this.

Use integration to find the area of the shaded region. (2 marks)

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Use the Trapezoidal rule and four function values to approximate the area of the shaded region. (2 marks)

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The point is chosen on the curve so that the tangent at is parallel to the line and the -coordinate of is positive

Show that the coordinates of are . (2 marks)

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Using the perpendicular distance formula , find the area of . (2 marks)

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	$²$

Calculus, 2ADV C4 2017* HSC 14b

Find the exact value of . (1 mark)

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Using the Trapezoidal rule with three function values, find an approximation to the integral leaving your answer in terms of and . (2 marks)

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Using parts (i) and (ii), show that . (1 mark)

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ii.

♦ Mean mark part (iii) 49%.

(iii)

Calculus, 2ADV C4 2006* HSC 10a

Use the Trapezoidal rule with three function values to find an approximation to the value of

.

Give your answer correct to three decimal places. (2 marks)

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Calculus, 2ADV C4 2012* HSC 12d

At a certain location a river is 12 metres wide. At this location the depth of the river, in metres, has been measured at 3 metre intervals. The cross-section is shown below.

Use the Trapezoidal rule with the five depth measurements to calculate the approximate area of the cross-section. (3 marks)

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The river flows at 0.4 metres per second.
Calculate the approximate volume of water flowing through the cross-section in 10 seconds. (1 mark)
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$²$
$³$

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	$²$

♦ Mean mark 49%.

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	$³$

Calculus, 2ADV C4 2015 HSC 5 MC

Using the trapezoidal rule with 4 subintervals, which expression gives the approximate area under the curve between and ?

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Calculus, 2ADV C4 2010 HSC 3b

Sketch the curve . (1 mark)

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Use the trapezoidal rule with 3 function values to find an approximation to (2 marks)

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State whether the approximation found in part (ii) is greater than or less than the exact value of . Justify your answer. (1 mark)

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$²$

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MARKER’S COMMENT: Many students failed to illustrate important features in their graph such as the concavity,

-axis intercept and

-axis asymptote (this can be explicitly stated or made graphically clear).

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	$²$

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♦♦♦ Mean mark 12%.
MARKER’S COMMENT: Best responses commented on concavity and that the trapezia lay beneath the curve. Diagrams featured in the best responses.