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    1. The variables x and y are related by the equation y = bx/10^2A, where A and b are constants. A graph of lg(y) against x yields a straight line that can be used to estimate the values of A and b. The value of x when y=8 can also be estimated. 2. Variables x and y are related by the equation ax^2 - by^2 = 1, where a and b are constants. Given the line passes through (18,4) with gradient 4/9, the values of a and b are calculated. 3. Variables x and y are related such that when ln(y) is plotted against x^2,

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    1. The variables x and y are related by the equation y = bx/10^2A, where A and b are constants. A graph of lg(y) against x yields a straight line that can be used to estimate the values of A and b. The value of x when y=8 can also be estimated. 2. Variables x and y are related by the equation ax^2 - by^2 = 1, where a and b are constants. Given the line passes through (18,4) with gradient 4/9, the values of a and b are calculated. 3. Variables x and y are related such that when ln(y) is plotted against x^2,

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    1. The variables x and y are related by the equation y = bx/10^2A, where A and b are constants. A graph of lg(y) against x yields a straight line that can be used to estimate the values of A and b. The value of x when y=8 can also be estimated. 2. Variables x and y are related by the equation ax^2 - by^2 = 1, where a and b are constants. Given the line passes through (18,4) with gradient 4/9, the values of a and b are calculated. 3. Variables x and y are related such that when ln(y) is plotted against x^2,

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    Linear Law

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    1. The variables x and y are related by the equation y = bx/10^2A, where A and b are constants. A graph of lg(y) against x yields a straight line that can be used to estimate the values of A and b. The value of x when y=8 can also be estimated. 2. Variables x and y are related by the equation ax^2 - by^2 = 1, where a and b are constants. Given the line passes through (18,4) with gradient 4/9, the values of a and b are calculated. 3. Variables x and y are related such that when ln(y) is plotted against x^2,

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    of 4

    bx

    1 The variables x and y are related by the equation y  , where A and b are
    10 2 A
    constants.

    The table below shows values of x and y.

    x 1.2 2.8 4.5 5.9 6.7

    y 0.23 0.70 2.26 5.97 10.4

    (i) Draw a straight line graph of lg y against x, using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 [3]
    unit on the x-axis and 1 cm to represent 0.1 unit on the lg y-axis.

    (ii) Use your graph to estimate the value of A and of b. [3]

    (iii) Estimate the value of x when y = 8. [2]

    (iv) On the same diagram, draw the line representing y  10  x 1 and hence find the [3]
    value of x for which (10b) x  10 2 A  1 .

    2. (a) It is known that variables x and y are related by the equation ax 2  by 2  1 , where a
    and b are constants. When the graph of y 2 against x 2 is drawn, a straight line is
    obtained. Given that the line passes through the point (18, 4) and that the gradient of
    4
    this line is , calculate the value of a and b. [5]
    9

    y
    (b) Variables x and y are related in such a way that when is plotted
    x
    against x 2 , a straight line is obtained. This line passes through the points (3, 5) and
    (5, 1) as shown in the diagram. Express y in terms of x. [5]

    y (3, 5)

    (5, 1)
    x2

    0
    3(a) The diagram shows a straight line obtained by plotting ln y against x2 .

    ln y

    O (1, -1.40) x2

    (4, -10.4)

    Express y in terms of x . [3]

    3(b) The variables, x and y are related by an equation


    y  px 6  qx 3  x , where p , and q are constants .
    Express the equation in the form Y  mX  c , such that it is in the form suitable for
    drawing a straight line graph. Write down, explicitly, expressions for Y , X , m and c .
    [5]

    4. Solve the equation 15 x  18  6  5 x  3 x  1 [3]

    5. (a) Solve the equation 2x 2  5 = 3x. [4]

    (b ) Sketch the graph of y = 3 – 3  2x for –1  x  4 and state the values of x for which y > 1.
    [4]

    (c) Sketch the graph of y  2 x  1 , and hence, find the range of values of x
    for which y  3 . [4]

    (d) Sketch the graph of y  x  6 x  5 for 0  x  6 , indicating on your graph the points
    2

    where the graph meets the coordinate axes. [4]

    6 (a) On the same diagram, sketch the graphs of [2]


    y  2 x  3 and y  2 x 1 .
    (b) Hence, find the solution set for which 3  2 x  2 x  1. [1]

    7. (a) Solve x 2  6  5 x . [3]


    (b) (i) Sketch the graph of y   3 x  6 for  1  x  5 . [3]
    (ii)Using the values of x in part (bi), find the range of values of x for which y <  2. [3]

    8. (a) Sketch the following graphs y  cos x  1 and y  sin 2 x on the same axes, for
    0  x  360 . [3]

    (b) Hence, find the number of solutions for the following equation [1]

    sin 2 x  cos x  1 .

    1
    9 (a) Given that tan   , obtain an expression, in terms of a, for
    a
    (i) sin  90    [2]
    o

      [2]
    (ii) 4 sin   tan   
    2 

    10 (a) Find all the angles between 0 and 360 inclusive which satisfy the equations,
    (i) 2 cos 2 y  5 sin y  1 , [4]
    (ii) tan2 (x + 60) = 3 [4]

    3 1
    11 (a) Prove that cos 15o  . [3]
    2 2

    (b) Given that tan (  60o )  2 , find the rationalized value of cot  . [6]

    12 (a) Find all angles between 0o and 360o both inclusive which satisfy
    (i) tan [3]
    (ii) 3 sin x cos x + cos2 x = 1 [4]
    (iii) cos  ( 2 sin   1)  0.
    2
    [3]
    3
    (iv) sin  x  20   [3]
    2
    (v) cos(2  70)  cos 200 . [2]

    [3]
    13 Given that cos 40 = k, express the following in terms of k.
    (a) cos 140, [1]
    (b) sin 50, [1]
    (c) sin 40. [2]

    5
    14. Given that tan A = 12 and that tan A and cos A have opposite signs, find
    the value of sin A and of sin (90  A). [3]

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