PENRITH SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

Assessment 4
Term 4 – 2022
Year 9 Mathematics

General Instructions: Total marks – 78

• Reading time – 5 minutes • Attempt ALL questions.

• Working time – 90 minutes • One mark for all multiple-choice
• Write using black or blue pen. questions.
Black pen is preferred. • All necessary working should be
Pencil is only allowed for sketches. shown in each question.
• NESA approved calculators may be used.
• No correction tape/white out allowed.
• Students are allowed one A4 handwritten
reference sheet.

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 TOTAL

Functions
/15 /15

Trigonometry
/15 /7 /22
Quadratic Equations
& Graphs /17 /16 /33

Revision
/8 /8

TOTAL
/15 /17 /15 /16 /15 /78

Student Name: ____________________________ Teacher: ____________________

Section 1 – Functions (15 marks)

Multiple Choice: Questions 1 to 4 (Circle one letter.)

Q1) Which of the following set of ordered pairs does NOT represent a function?

A. {(1, 5), (2, 6), (3, 7), (4, 8), (5, 9)}

B. {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5)}

C. {(1, 5), (2, 5), (3, 5), (4, 5), (5, 5)}

D. {(1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 9), (1, –1), (2, –4)}

Q2) Which one of the following graphs represents a function?

A. B.

C. D.

Q3) An ordered pair consists of an x and a y coordinate.

The x-values of an ordered pair is known by different names.

Which of the following does NOT represent the x-values of a given relation?

A. domain B. input C. range D. independent variable

Q4) Which of the following represents the inverse function of f ( x ) = 3x − 4 ?

x+4 x
A. f −1 ( x ) = B. f −1 ( x ) = +4
3 3

x+3
C. f −1 ( x ) = 4 x − 3 D. f −1 ( x ) =
4

Q5) Consider the equation y = 6 x + 7 . 1

Write this equation using function notation.

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Q6) A function f is given by the ordered pairs (1, 9), (2, 8), (3, 7). 1
Give the ordered pairs for its inverse function.

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Q7) Given f ( x ) = 5 x 2 + 2 x − 1 , find and simplify the following.

a) f ( 0) = 1

b) f ( 3) = 1

c) 3 f ( x) = 1

d) f ( 3x ) = 2

e) f (−x) = 1
Q8) Not all lines are functions. One example is a vertical line. 1
Explain why a vertical line is NOT a function.

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Q9) Find the domain (permissible x–values) and range (permissible y–values) of the 2
given graph.
Section 2 – Quadratic Equations & Graphs (17 marks)

Multiple Choice: Questions 1 to 3 (Circle one letter.)

Q1) Which of the following quadratic equations is written in standard form?

A. x 2 + 2 x − 48 = 0 B. x 2 + 2 ( x − 24 ) = 0

( x + 1) = 49
2
C. x 2 + 2 x = 48 D.

Q2) The coordinate (2, 3) is a point on which parabola?

A. y = x 2 − 2 x + 1 B. y = x 2 − 7

C. y = x 2 − x + 1 D. y = x 2 + x − 10

Q3) Rupa solved the equation x 2 − 3x + 2 = 1 as follows:

x 2 − 3x + 2 = 1
( x − 2 )( x − 1) = 1
x − 2 = 1 or x − 1 = 1
x = 3 or x=2

What mistake has been committed?

A. Rupa did not make any mistake.

B. Rupa did not apply the Null Factor Law.

C. Rupa factorised the LHS of the equation incorrectly.

D. Rupa did not write x = 3 or x = 2 .

Q4) Consider the quadratic equation x 2 + 16 = 0 . 1

Explain why there are no solutions to this equation.

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Q5) Solve the following quadratic equations:

a) 2 x 2 = 98 2 b) x2 + 6 x + 5 = 0 2

c) x 2 − 7 x − 60 = 0 3 d) 36 = −20x − x 2 3

Q6) Solve for x: 3

2 x 2 + 9 x − 18 = 0
Section 3 – Trigonometry (15 marks)

Multiple Choice: Questions 1 to 4 (Circle one letter.)

Q1) Using your calculator, which of the following represents the value of sin 45° + cos 30° + tan 60°
to 1 decimal place?

A. 1.3 B. 3.3 C. 1.6 D. 3.6

Q2) For the triangle shown, which calculation would you choose to solve for  ?

O
A. sin  =
H

A
B. cos  =
H

O
C. tan  =
A

D. a 2 + b2 = c 2

Q3) The bearing of A from O is 135°. What is the bearing of O from A?

A. 045°

B. 135°

C. 225°

D. 315°

Q4) Which of the following is the equation of the trigonometric graph shown?

A. y = 2sin x

B. y = 2cos x

C. y = 2 tan x

D. y = −2sin x
Q5) Having some trouble with her smartphone reception, Elena holds her smartphone 2
up. The angle of elevation between her eye and the smartphone is 65°, and the
height is as shown in the diagram below.
Calculate the distance that the phone is now away from her eye. Write your answer
to the nearest centimetre.

Q6) Clayton cycled for 15 km west and then 18 km south.

a) What is the value of  to the nearest degree? 2

b) What is Clayton’s true bearing from his starting point? 2

Q7) Lights are attached to two cables which are strung through two trees. The first 5
cable makes an angle of 36° from the ground to the first tree. The second cable
makes an angle of 62° from first tree to the second tree, as shown in the diagram.
If there is no cable along the ground, find the length of the cable to the nearest
tenth of a metre.
Section 4 – Quadratic Equations & Graphs (16 marks)

Multiple Choice: Questions 1 to 3 (Circle one letter.)

The transformation of the graph of y = x 2 to y = ( x + 2 ) is described by a:

2
Q1)

A. translation of 2 units up

B. translation of 2 units down

C. translation of 2 units to the left

D. translation of 2 units to the right

Q2) What is the relationship between solving a quadratic equation (e.g. x 2 − 4 x = 0 ) and the graph of a
parabola (e.g. y = x 2 − 4 x )?

A. The solutions to a quadratic equation represent the x-intercepts of the parabola.

B. The solutions to a quadratic equation represent the x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola.

C. The solutions to a quadratic equation represent the y-intercepts of the parabola.

D. Solving a quadratic equation has no bearing on the graph of a parabola.

Q3) Which of the following is always true about the graph of a parabola with equation y = ax 2 + bx + c ?

A. A parabola always contains two x-intercepts.

B. A parabola is always upright or concave up.

C. A parabola appears wider than y = x 2 when a  1 .

D. A parabola always contains one y-intercept.

Q4) For the given graph below, write the equation of the axis of symmetry. 1
Q5) For the quadratic equation y = x 2 − 2 x − 8 :

a) find the y-intercept 1

b) find the x-intercepts 2

c) find the turning point 2

d) sketch the graph below clearly showing the above key features 2
Q6) Lily has a square patio. After expanding the length by 1.5 metres and the width by 3
half a metre, the area became 20 m2.
Let x be the original side length of the patio.
Establish a quadratic equation and calculate the original area of the patio.

Q7) If x is an integer, what is the smallest value of the expression x 2 − 6 x − 16 ? 2

Section 5 – Revision & Trigonometry (15 marks)

Multiple Choice: Questions 1 to 4 (Circle one letter.)

3
Q1) Which of the following is equivalent to ?
3

A. 3 3 B. 3

3 1
C. D.
3 3

a2 4
Q2) Simplify + .
a−2 2−a

a2 + 4 a2 + 4
A. B. 2
a−2 a −4

C. a − 2 D. a + 2

5
Q3) In the figure, the equation of line AB is y = − x + 10 .
3
What is the area of the shaded portion in square units?

A. 12

B. 30

C. 60

D. 100

Q4) A square pyramid fits exactly on top of a cube to form a solid.

What is the volume of this solid?

A. 175 cm3

B. 217 cm3

C. 225 cm3

D. 275 cm3
Q5) Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 165°. How many sides does this 2
polygon have?

Q6) Calculate the compound interest when $5000 is invested at 8% p.a. over 3 years 2
compounding quarterly.

Q7) In the square pyramid shown, the side length of the

square is 16 cm, and the height of the pyramid is 26 cm.
Calculate the following:

a) the angle the triangular face makes with the base (to the nearest degree) 2

b) the angle the sloping edge makes with the base (to the nearest degree) 3

c) the length of the sloping edge (to the nearest centimetre) 2

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