S5 MATHS PAPER 1/2 (ALGEBRA AND CALCULUS)
To be done in two weeks (23/03/2020 To 4/04/2020)
Attempt all the questions. Where possible some hints have been given.
1. Find the value of x if log x 10.24 2 .
2. Solve the equations (i) loga 2 2a 0.9031 (ii) 3.2 2 x 8.45
3. Solve the equations 2 x 4 y 12 , 32 x 22 2 y 16 .
Hence show that 4 x 432 y 100 .
Hint: Let a 2 x , b 2 2 y , form two simultaneous equations and solve them.
4. Solve the simultaneous equations 2 x y 6 y , 3 x 62 y .
5. Given that p log a bc , q log b ca and r log c ab , deduce that
p q r pqr 2 .
6. Express x 2 6 x 10 in the form x a 2 b .
7. Given that and are the roots of the equation 5 x 2 3 x 2 0 , find the
2 2
equation whose roots are and .
2 2
8. Determine the distance between the points of intersection of the curve
5 x 2 6 xy 8 y 2 0 and the line 3x y 7 .
9. Find the value of x for which log 2 x log x 4 1 .
10. Solve the simultaneous equations.
2 a 3 b c 10 3x y z 0
(i) a 4 b 2 c 3 0 (ii) x 2 y z 4
5a 2 b c 7 2x y z 5
Hint: In (i) and (ii), by eliminating one of the letters; taking any two
equations at a time, we can solve the equations.
1 3
11. Express in the form a b c .
3 1 3
12. Find the maximum value of 1 5x 2 x 2 and the value of x for which it
occurs.
13. Solve the equations (i) 2 x x 5 1 (ii) p 6 p 3 2p 5 .
14. If y a b x n is satisfied by the values in the table below,
x 1 2 4
y 7 10 15
5
Show that n log 2 and deduce the values of a and b.(Hint: Form 3
3
equations and solve them simultaneously)
15. Solve the equations:
(i) logx 1 2 log y 2 log 3 , log x log y log 6
(ii) log 2 x 2 log 2 y 3 1 , log 2 x log 2 y 2 4
Hint: Apply laws of logs
16. Solve the equations
(i) log 2 x 4 log 4 x (ii) log 3 x log 3 x 3 3
4
(iii) 2 x 2x 1 7 (iv) t 2 2t 34 35 / t 2 2t
17. The points O, R and S have coordinates 0 , 0, 4 , 3 and a , b respectively.
Given that OR and RS are perpendicular,
(i) show that 4a 3b 25 , (ii) find the value of a if b 4 .
18. Line L1 is defined by the equation 2 x y 1 . L2 is a line through point
2 , 1 and is perpendicular to line L1 . Calculate the perpendicular distance
of the point 0 , 4 from L2 .
19. A triangle ABC has sides with equations 3 x y 3 , x y 1 0 and
3 x 5 y 9 respectively. Find the area of the triangle ABC.
20. The points A and B have coordinates 2 , 4 and 1 , 3 respectively.
Determine the coordinates of the point T which divides AB internally in the
ratio 2: 1 .
21. Calculate the acute angle between the straight lines 3 x y 5 and x 4 y 11
.(Use two methods)
