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Mid Term Revision

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions from an Additional Mathematics midterm exam covering topics like quadratic equations, logarithms, and functions. The questions test skills like finding function values, roots of equations, ranges of variables that satisfy equations, and properties of logarithms and exponents. The document provides the questions and answers to check work on the practice problems.

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Mid Term Revision

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions from an Additional Mathematics midterm exam covering topics like quadratic equations, logarithms, and functions. The questions test skills like finding function values, roots of equations, ranges of variables that satisfy equations, and properties of logarithms and exponents. The document provides the questions and answers to check work on the practice problems.

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Form 4 (2019) Additional Mathematics

MID TERM REVISION 2nd set (Chapter 1 - 5)

Question 1
Given that f (x) = 3x + 4 and f g(x) = 6x + 7, find f g(4) and g(x).
Answer: 31, 2x + 1
Question 2
Find the range(s) of values of k if the straight line y = 2x + k does not meet the circles
x2 + y 2 = 20.
Answer: k < −10 or k > 10
Question 3
Find the range of values of y for which (1 − 2y)(3 + y) > y + 3.
Answer: −3 < y < 0
Question 4
Find the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 − 9x + 6 = 0. State your answer correct to two
decimal places.
Answer: 3.69 or 0.81
Question 5
A quadratic equation x2 + 3(3x + k) = 0, where k is a constant has the roots p and 2p.
(a) Find the value of p and of k.
(b) Hence, form the quadratic equation that has the roots p − 2 and p + 4.

Answer: (a) p = −3, k = 6 (b) x2 + 4x − 5 = 0

Question 6
Given that −1 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 − px − 6 = 0, find the value of p.
Answer: 5
Question 7
Find the range of values of t if the quadratic equation x2 + tx + 2t − 3 = 0 has real and
distinct roots.
Answer: t < 2 or t > 6
Question 8
Given that x = −3 is the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of the quadratic
function g(x) = x2 + 2px + 2p − 1, find the value of p and the minimum value of the function.
Answer: 3, −4
Question 9
Show that (loga b)(log5 a3 )(logb2 125) = 4.5.

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Form 4 (2019) Additional Mathematics

Question 10
Given that f (x) = x + 3, find
(a) f (5),
(b) the value of k such that 2f −1 (k) = f (5).
Answer: (a) 8 (b) k = 7
Question 11
Solve the equation 2 + 2 log4 (p − 6) = log2 p.
Answer: p = 8
Question 12
Given that log4 x = log2 5, find the value of x.
Answer: x = 25
Question 13
The quadratic function f (x) = x2 + (k − 2)x + 16 − 2k, where k is a constant, is always
positive when p < k < q. Find the value of p.
Answer: p = −10, q = 6
Question 14
Solve the simultaneous equations 2x − y − 2 = 0 and 2x2 − 10x + y + 8 = 0.
Answer: x = 1, y = 0 or x = 3, y = 4
Question 15
Find the range of values of x for which xy > 2 and y − 2x + 3 = 0.
Answer: x < − 21 or x > 2
Question 16
Find the maximum or minimum value of the quadratic function f (x) = 5 + 3x − 2x2 . Hence,
find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f (x).
Answer: max value = 6 81 ; x = 3
4
Question 17
Find the range of the values of k if the quadratic equation 5x2 − 4x + 2 = k(4x2 − 2x − 1) has
real roots.
Answer: k 6 −1 or k > 1 15
Question 18
Given that 4(2h−1 ) = 8h , find the value of h.
Answer: h = 0.5
Question 19
Given that logk 16 = 2, find the value of k and log16 ( k1 ).
Answer: 4, −0.5
Question 20
Show that 3n+2 − 3n + 15(3n−1 ) is divisible by 13 for n ∈ Z+ .

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