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VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics practice questions

Use Skill Align for VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics practice questions after the relevant topic has been taught. Students can start with the pathway demo, then practise by topic and mode.

36 practice skills

VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics includes 36 practice skills across Complex numbers and vectors, Proof, algebra and functions, Calculus and differential equations, and Mechanics and modelling.

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VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics Complex numbers hard complex plane

1. On the Argand diagram, point z is 3 + 4i. Which Cartesian equation describes the locus L of points w = x + yi such that |w - z| = |w|?

Argand diagram for z = 3 + 4i 3 4i z L Re Im
Choices
  • 6x + 8y = 25
  • 3x + 4y = 5
  • x2 + y2 = 25
  • 8x - 6y = 25
Explanation:

Points on the locus are equally distant from z and the origin. Squaring distances gives (x - 3)2 + (y - 4)2 = x2 + y2, so 6x + 8y = 25.

VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics Vectors hard vector diagram

2. In the vector diagram, a = (3, 4), b = (7, 1), and p denotes the component of b perpendicular to a. What is |p|?

Vector projection diagram a b p
Choices
  • 5
  • 1
  • √10
  • 25
Explanation:

Since b . a = 25 and a . a = 25, proj_a b = a = (3, 4). Hence p = b - a = (4, -3), with magnitude √(42 + (-3)2) = 5.

VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics Differential equations hard slope field

3. The slope field represents dy/dx = 2y(3 - y), and the drawn solution curve S starts from y(0) = 1. Which long-term behaviour is consistent with S?

Direction field for dy/dx = 2y(3 - y) y = 3 y = 0 S
Choices
  • y increases towards 3
  • y decreases towards 0
  • y becomes negative
  • y grows without bound
Explanation:

The equilibrium solutions are y = 0 and y = 3. For 0 < y < 3, 2y(3 - y) is positive, so the solution rises and approaches the stable equilibrium y = 3.

VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics Mechanics hard graph

4. The velocity-time graph is linear from v = 8 m/s at t = 0 to v = -4 m/s at t = 6, crossing v = 0 at t = 4. What distance does the particle travel over 0 ≤ t ≤ 6?

Velocity-time graph with sign change t v 4
Choices
  • 20 m
  • 12 m
  • 16 m
  • 24 m
Explanation:

The velocity is zero at t = 4. Distance is the area above the axis plus the magnitude of the area below it: 1/2 x 4 x 8 + 1/2 x 2 x 4 = 16 + 4 = 20 m.

VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics Complex roots hard root diagram

5. The diagram marks point P, the root of z6 = 64 with argument 2π/3. Which exact Cartesian form is P?

Root on the complex plane 2 P θ Re Im
Choices
  • -1 + (√3)i
  • 1 + (√3)i
  • -√3 + i
  • 2 + (√3)i
Explanation:

The modulus of each root is 641/6 = 2. At argument 2π/3, point P is 2(cos 2π/3 + i sin 2π/3) = -1 + (√3)i.

VCE Year 12 Specialist Mathematics Parametric calculus hard tangent graph

6. For x = t2 - 1 and y = t3 - t, the graph marks point P where t = 2 and shows the tangent T. What is dy/dx at P?

Parametric tangent at t = 2 P x = 3 T
Choices
  • 11/4
  • 4/11
  • 5/4
  • 11/2
Explanation:

Use dy/dx = (dy/dt)/(dx/dt). Here dy/dt = 3t2 - 1 and dx/dt = 2t, so at point P where t = 2 the gradient is 11/4.

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Specialist Mathematics practice sits inside VCE Mathematics Units 3 and 4 practice pathways, with Units 1 and 2 context available through the full curriculum coverage, 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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