Question 1
1a. [2 marks]
The number of bacteria in two colonies, A and B, starts increasing at the same time.
The number of bacteria in colony A after t hours is modelled by the function A( t )=12 e 0.4 t .
Find the number of bacteria in colony A after four hours.
1b. [3 marks]
Find the number of bacteria in colony A after four hours.
1c. [3 marks]
How long does it take for the number of bacteria in colony A to reach 400 ?
1d. [3 marks]
The number of bacteria in colony B after t hours is modelled by the function B(t)=24 e kt .
After four hours, there are 60 bacteria in colony B. Find the value of k .
1e. [4 marks]
The number of bacteria in colony B after t hours is modelled by the function B(t )=24 e kt .
The number of bacteria in colony A first exceeds the number of bacteria in colony B after n
hours, where n ∈ Z . Find the value of n .
Question 2
2a. [7 marks]
x
Let f (x)=e 4 and g(x )=mx , where m ≥0 , and −5 ≤ x ≤ 5 . Let R be the region enclosed by the
y -axis, the graph of f , and the graph of g .
Let m=1.
(i) Sketch the graphs of f and g on the same axes.
(ii) Find the area of R .
2b. [8 marks]
Consider all values of m such that the graphs of f and g intersect. Find the value of m that
gives the greatest value for the area of R .
Question 3
3a. [1 mark]
Jose takes medication. After t minutes, the concentration of medication left in his
bloodstream is given by A(t)=10 ¿ , where A is in milligrams per litre.
Write down A(0) .
3b. [2 marks]
Find the concentration of medication left in his bloodstream after 50 minutes.
3c. [5 marks]
At 13:00, when there is no medication in Jose’s bloodstream, he takes his first dose of
medication. He can take his medication again when the concentration of medication
reaches 0.395 milligrams per litre. What time will Jose be able to take his medication again?
Question 4
4a. [2 marks]
The number of bacteria, n , in a dish, after t minutes is given by n=800 e 0.13 t .
Find the value of n when t=0 .
4b. [2 marks]
Find the rate at which n is increasing when t=15 .
4c. [4 marks]
After k minutes, the rate of increase in n is greater than 10000 bacteria per minute. Find the
least value of k , where k ∈ Z .
Question 5
5a. [6 marks]
A city is concerned about pollution, and decides to look at the number of people using taxis.
At the end of the year 2000, there were 280 taxis in the city. After n years the number of
taxis, T, in the city is given byT =280 ×1.12n .
(i) Find the number of taxis in the city at the end of 2005.
(ii) Find the year in which the number of taxis is double the number of taxis there were at
the end of 2000.
5b. [6 marks]
At the end of 2000 there were 25600 people in the city who used taxis.
2560000
After n years the number of people, P, in the city who used taxis is given by P= −0.1 n
.
10+90 e
(i) Find the value of P at the end of 2005, giving your answer to the nearest whole
number.
(ii) After seven complete years, will the value of P be double its value at the end of 2000?
Justify your answer.
5c. [5 marks]
Let R be the ratio of the number of people using taxis in the city to the number of taxis. The
city will reduce the number of taxis if R<70 .
(i) Find the value of R at the end of 2000.
(ii) After how many complete years will the city first reduce the number of taxis?