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Practice On Sinusoidal and Inverse Functions

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Practice Questions on Sinusoidal Modelling and Inverse Functions (AISL DP2

21st September)
1. [Maximum Marks: 12]
A wind turbine is designed so that the rotation of the blades generates
electricity. The turbine is built on horizontal ground and is made up of a vertical
tower and three blades. The point A is on the base of the tower directly below
point B at the top of the tower. The height of the tower, AB, is 90 m. The blades
of the turbine are centred at B and are each of length 40 m. This is shown in
the following diagram.

The end of one of the blades of the turbine is represented by point C on the
diagram. Let h be the height of C above the ground, measured in metres,
where h varies as the blade rotates.
(a) Find the
(i) maximum value of h.
(ii) minimum value of h. [2]
The blades of the turbine complete 12 rotations per minute under normal
conditions, moving at a constant rate.
(b)
(i) Find the time, in seconds, it takes for the blade [BC] to make one
complete rotation under these conditions.
(ii) Calculate the angle, in degrees, that the blade [BC] turns through in
one second. [3]
The height, h, of point C can be modelled by the following function. Time, t, is
measured from the instant when the blade [BC] first passes [AB] and is
measured in seconds.
ℎ(𝑡) = 90 − 40 cos(72𝑡), 𝑡 ≥ 0
(c)
(i) Write down the amplitude of the function.
(ii) Find the period of the function. [2]
(d) Sketch the function ℎ(𝑡) for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 5 clearly labelling the coordinates of the
maximum and minimum points. [3]
(e) Find the height of C above the ground when t = 2. [2]

2. [Maximum Marks: 6]
3. [Maximum Marks : 12]

Laura is planning to construct a garden consisting of a rectangle joined to a


semicircle of radius x, as shown in the diagram. The sides of the rectangle
perpendicular to this side will be of length 6m. The garden must fit within an
18m by 18m square.
(i) Find a model for the perimeter P (in meters) of this garden as a
function of its radius x.
(ii) Find the reasonable domain and associated range of this model.
(iii) Find an equation for the inverse function P-1(x) in gradient–
intercept form.
(iv) State the independent and dependent variables of the function
P-1(x).
(v) Edging for the garden comes in three lengths: 15, 30 or
45metres.Determine which length will give Laura a rectangle that
is closest to a square.

4. [Maximum Marks: 6]

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