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IYGB GCE
Core Mathematics C1
Advanced Subsidiary
Practice Paper N
Difficulty Rating: 3.4400/1.5625
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Calculators may NOT be used in this examination.
Information for Candidates
This practice paper follows the Edexcel Syllabus.
The standard booklet “Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables” may be used.
Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
The marks for the parts of questions are shown in round brackets, e.g. (2).
There are 10 questions in this question paper.
The total mark for this paper is 75.
Advice to Candidates
You must ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
You must show sufficient working to make your methods clear to the Examiner.
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
The examiner may refuse to mark any parts of questions if deemed not to be legible.
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Question 1 (***)
a) Simplify the following expression, writing the final answer in the form
a + b 3 , where a and b are integers.
3− 3
. ( 3)
3+ 3
b) Solve the equation
x
x −1 = , x ≠ 0. ( 2)
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Question 2 (**)
Differentiate the following expression with respect to x
x2 + 2 x
2 x3 + x + , x>0. ( 5)
x2
Question 3 (***)
2
f ′ ( x ) = ( 3x − 1) .
Given that f ( 3) = 56 , find an expression for f ( x ) . ( 6)
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Question 4 (****)
y
D ( 9,12 )
E (12,12 )
B ( 0,6 )
y = f ( x)
not drawn to scale
A ( −6,0 ) O C ( 6,0 ) x
The figure above shows the graph of a function with equation y = f ( x ) .
The graph consists of four straight line segments joining the points A ( −6,0 ) , B ( 0,6 ) ,
C ( 6,0 ) , D ( 9,12 ) and E (12,12 ) .
a) Write down, with some justification, the number of roots of the equation …
i. … f ( x ) = 2 . ( 2)
ii. … f ( x ) = x ( 2)
b) Sketch on separate diagrams the graph of …
i. … y = f ( − x ) . ( 2)
ii. … y = 1 f ( x ) . ( 3)
2
Each sketch must include the new coordinates of A , B , C , D and E .
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Question 5 (***+)
y
A
M
C
x
O B
The figure above shows the points A ( 0,12 ) , B , C (10, 2 ) and M ( 2,6 ) .
a) Given that M is the midpoint of AB , state the coordinates of B . (1)
b) Find the exact length of BC . ( 2)
c) Given that ABC = 90° , find the area of the triangle ABC , giving the final
answer as an integer. ( 3)
The straight line through M and perpendicular to AB meets AC at the point N .
d) Determine the area of the trapezium MBCN . ( 2)
Question 6 (***)
107 + 114 + 121 + 128 + ... + 1500 .
The above series has 200 terms.
Find the sum of the last 40 terms of the series. ( 4)
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Question 7 (***+)
f ( x ) = x2 ( x − 4) , x ∈ .
g ( x ) = x (10 − x ) , x ∈ .
a) Determine the coordinates of the points of intersection between the graph
of f ( x ) and the graph of g ( x ) .
(5)
b) Sketch the graph of f ( x ) and the graph of g ( x ) in the same diagram.
The sketch must include …
… the coordinates of any points where either of the two graphs meet the
coordinate axes.
… the coordinates of the points of intersection between the graph of f ( x ) and
the graph of g ( x ) . (5)
Question 8 (***+)
The quadratic curves with equations
y = x 2 − 4 x + 5 and y = m + 2 x − x 2 ,
where m is a constant, touch each other at the point P .
Determine the x coordinate of P . ( 6)
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Question 9 (***+)
y 1
y = 2x +
x
x
O
The figure above shows part of the curve C , with equation
1
y = 2x + , x≠0
x
The point A lies on C where x = 1 .
2
a) Find an equation of the normal to C at A . ( 5)
The normal meets the curve again at the point B .
b) Determine the exact coordinates of B . ( 5)
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Question 10 (****)
A 3x + 1 B
3x
D C
7x +1
The figure above shows a right angled trapezium ABCD where AB = 3x + 1 ,
AD = 3x , DC = 7 x + 1 and DAB = CDA = 90° .
a) Express the perimeter of the trapezium in terms of x . (4)
b) Show that the area of the trapezium is 15 x 2 + 3 x . ( 2)
The perimeter of the trapezium has to be less than 92 and its area greater than 66 .
c) Determine the range of the possible values of x . ( 6)
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