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ACT Year 11 Mathematical Methods practice questions

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24 practice skills

ACT Year 11 Mathematical Methods includes 24 practice skills across Functions and relations, Calculus and rates of change, Probability and statistics, and Graphs and transformations.

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Sample ACT BSSS Year 11 Mathematical Methods questions

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ACT BSSS Year 11 Mathematical Methods Functions and transformations hard transformation graph

1. The graph of y = x2 is transformed to y = 2(x + 1)2 - 5. What is the turning point of the transformed graph?

Parabola transformation P T A
Choices
  • (-1, -5)
  • (1, -5)
  • (-1, 5)
  • (2, -5)
Explanation:

The rule is in turning-point form y = a(x - h)2 + k. Since x + 1 = x - (-1), the turning point is (-1, -5).

ACT BSSS Year 11 Mathematical Methods Differential calculus hard tangent graph

2. For f(x) = x3 - 3x2 + 4x, the tangent T is drawn at P where x = 2. What is the gradient of T?

Tangent to a cubic at x = 2 P x = 2 T
Choices
  • 4
  • 8
  • 0
  • -4
Explanation:

Differentiate to get f'(x) = 3x2 - 6x + 4. At x = 2, f'(2) = 12 - 12 + 4 = 4.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Mathematical Methods Integral calculus hard tangent and area graph

3. The graph shows y = 6x - x2 above the x-axis from x = 0 to x = 3. What is the exact area under the curve on this interval?

Area under a quadratic curve P T R
Choices
  • 18
  • 9
  • 27
  • 12
Explanation:

Integrate 6x - x2 from 0 to 3: [3x2 - x3/3] from 0 to 3 = 27 - 9 = 18.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Mathematical Methods Exponential modelling hard model graph

4. A medicine level is modelled by A = 250(0.5)t/12. How long until the level first falls to 100, to the nearest 0.1 years?

Exponential decay threshold A T L
Choices
  • 15.9 years
  • 12.0 years
  • 7.6 years
  • 19.9 years
Explanation:

Set 100 = 250(0.5)t/12, so 0.4 = (0.5)t/12. Taking logarithms gives t = 12 log(0.4) / log(0.5) = 15.863..., so 15.9 years.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Mathematical Methods Continuous probability hard density graph

5. For the continuous random variable X with density f(x) = kx(3 - x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 3, what is P(X > 1)?

Right-tail probability from a density curve A B R
Choices
  • 20/27
  • 7/27
  • 2/3
  • 5/9
Explanation:

The unscaled total area is the integral from 0 to 3 of x(3 - x), which is 9/2. The unscaled area from 1 to 3 is 10/3. Hence P(X > 1) = (10/3)/(9/2) = 20/27.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Mathematical Methods Normal distribution hard normal curve

6. For X ~ N(μ, σ2), P(X < 64) = 0.1587 and P(X < 76) = 0.8413. Using Φ(-1) = 0.1587 and Φ(1) = 0.8413, what are μ and σ?

Normal curve with symmetric z-scores A B μ
Choices
  • μ = 70, σ = 6
  • μ = 70, σ = 12
  • μ = 64, σ = 6
  • μ = 76, σ = 6
Explanation:

The probabilities place 64 one standard deviation below the mean and 76 one standard deviation above it. The mean is (64 + 76)/2 = 70, and the standard deviation is 76 - 70 = 6.

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Mathematical Methods practice sits inside ACT BSSS Year 11 mathematics planning coverage across Essential Mathematics, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Methods, Specialist Mathematics, algebra, calculus, statistics, probability, finance, and modelling, with Skill Align keeping the route focused on the selected maths pathway.

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  • Functions and relations: Students practise functions and relations through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
  • Calculus and rates of change: Students practise calculus and rates of change through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
  • Probability and statistics: Students practise probability and statistics through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
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  • Functions and relations
  • Calculus and rates of change
  • Probability and statistics
  • Graphs and transformations
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