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ACT Year 11 Specialist Methods practice questions

ACT Year 11 Specialist Methods practice questions

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24 practice skills

ACT Year 11 Specialist Methods includes 24 practice skills across Complex numbers and vectors, Proof, algebra and functions, Calculus and differential equations, and Mechanics and modelling.

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Sample ACT BSSS Year 11 Specialist Methods questions

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ACT BSSS Year 11 Specialist Methods Composite functions hard tangent graph

1. For y = (2x2 - 1)5, what is dy/dx at x = 1?

Tangent to a composite-function curve P x = 1 T
Choices
  • 20
  • 10
  • 40
  • 5
Explanation:

By the chain rule, dy/dx = 5(2x2 - 1)4 x 4x. At x = 1, this is 5 x 14 x 4 = 20.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Specialist Methods Product rule hard tangent graph

2. For f(x) = x2ex, what is f'(1)?

Product-rule tangent P x = 1 T
Choices
  • 3e
  • 2e
  • e
  • 4e
Explanation:

Using the product rule, f'(x) = 2xex + x2ex. At x = 1, f'(1) = 2e + e = 3e.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Specialist Methods Trigonometric equations hard unit circle

3. For 0 ≤ x < 2π, how many solutions does 2sin2 x - sin x - 1 = 0 have?

Unit-circle solutions for sine 1 -1/2 θ
Choices
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
  • 1
Explanation:

Factor as (2sin x + 1)(sin x - 1) = 0. Thus sin x = 1 or sin x = -1/2. On 0 ≤ x < 2π, this gives π/2, 7π/6, and 11π/6, so there are 3 solutions.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Specialist Methods Counting methods hard weighted score chart

4. From 6 senior students and 5 junior students, a committee of 4 must contain exactly 2 senior students. How many committees are possible?

Counting by grouped choices S J 150
Choices
  • 150
  • 300
  • 50
  • 30
Explanation:

Choose 2 of the 6 seniors and 2 of the 5 juniors: C(6, 2) x C(5, 2) = 15 x 10 = 150.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Specialist Methods Exponential modelling hard model graph

5. A quantity is modelled by N = 80e0.18t. How long does it take to quadruple, to the nearest 0.1 years?

Exponential growth threshold N 4N T
Choices
  • 7.7 years
  • 4.0 years
  • 9.9 years
  • 22.2 years
Explanation:

Set 320 = 80e0.18t, so 4 = e0.18t. Hence t = ln 4 / 0.18 = 7.70..., so 7.7 years.

ACT BSSS Year 11 Specialist Methods Normal distribution hard normal curve

6. For X ~ N(52, 72), and Φ(1) = 0.8413, what is P(X < 59)?

Normal curve with z = 1 A B μ
Choices
  • 0.8413
  • 0.1587
  • 0.5000
  • 0.6826
Explanation:

The z-score is (59 - 52)/7 = 1. Therefore P(X < 59) = Φ(1) = 0.8413.

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Specialist 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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  • Complex numbers and vectors: Students practise complex numbers and vectors through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
  • Proof, algebra and functions: Students practise proof, algebra and functions through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
  • Calculus and differential equations: Students practise calculus and differential equations through short targeted questions, explanations, and mode-specific feedback.
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  • Complex numbers and vectors
  • Proof, algebra and functions
  • Calculus and differential equations
  • Mechanics and modelling
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