1ère IB Analysis and Approaches

High Level Mathematics

S. Coursaget

Prior Knowledge Test

Sept 23rd 2021

90 minutes / 90 marks
5 mn reading time

No Calculators

Name :

Answer all 16 questions in the space provided.

Instructions :
Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
You are NOT permitted access to any calculator.
Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer if no working is shown. Where an answer is
incorrect, some marks may be given for correct method, provided this is shown by written working. You
are therefore advised to show all working.
If a question is awarded a maximum of N marks, then you shouldn’t spend more than N minutes solving it.
 Question 1 : [7 marks]

Evaluate the following numbers, giving your answers exactly and in the simplest form :

24 ×(2−2 ×5)3 ×25−2

𝐴=
104 ×8−2 ×5−4

1 7 1
− ×
6 3 4
𝐵= 3 5
4
−2

(1−√3 )
𝐶= ( write as 𝑎 + 𝑏√3 with 𝑎, 𝑏 rationals )
√3 (2+√3 )

Question 2 : [3 marks]

a. Two events A and B are such that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.6 and 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 0.2.

Find 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ′ ) .

b. Given that P((A ∪ B)′ ) = 0.1, find 𝑃(𝐵).

Question 3 : [4 marks]

Find rationals 𝑎 and 𝑏 such that (𝑎 + 2√2 )(3 − √2 ) = 5 + 𝑏√2

Question 4 : [4 marks]

Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥² and 𝑔(𝑥) = −3 (𝑥 + 2)2 − 5

a) The graph of 𝑔 can be obtained from the graph of 𝑓 using a sequence of transformations.

Give a full geometric description of each of these transformations (in a correct order) :

b) The point 𝐴(−2; 4) on the graph of 𝑓 is transformed to the point 𝑃 on the graph of 𝑔 .

Find the coordinates of 𝑃 .

Question 5 : [4 marks]

Find the radius of the circle with centre A.

(BC) is tangent to the circle, BC=7 and DC=1.
The diagram is not to scale.
Question 6 : [5 marks]

The cumulative frequency graph below shows 130

the heights of 120 girls in a school. 120

(a) Using the graph 110

(i) write down the median; 100

90

Cumulative frequency
(ii) find the interquartile range. 80

70

60

50

40
(b) Given that 60 of the girls are taller than a cm, 30
find the value of a. 20

10

0
150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185
Height in centimetres

Question 7 : [5 marks]

Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 𝑥² and 𝑔(𝑥) = 1 + 3𝑥

a) Find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(−2)

b) Solve (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 3(𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥)

Question 8 : [5 marks]

The graph of y = f (x) is shown in each diagram. On each of the following diagrams draw the required graph,

(i) 𝑦 = −2𝑓(𝑥) − 3 ∶

(ii) 𝑦 = |𝑓(𝑥 − 3)| ∶.

Question 9 : [6 marks]

1. Find 𝑢 given that points 𝐴(3; −2) , 𝐵(4; 𝑢) and 𝐶(−1; 10) are collinear .

2. Find 𝑡 given that the line joining 𝐴( 𝑡 ; −2) to 𝐵(1; 4) is perpendicular

to a line with equation : 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 6 = 0
Question 10 : [9 marks]

1. Find the domains of the following functions :

1
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = b) 𝑔(𝑥) = √5 − 2|𝑥|
3−√|𝑥|

2. Solve the following equations and inequalities over ℝ :

a) |2𝑥 − 1| = 5

b) |𝑥 + 2| > 3

c) |−3𝑥| = 18

Question 11 : [5 marks]

Let 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 2)2 + 3 with 𝑥 ≤ −2

a) Find 𝑓 −1 (𝑥)

b) State the domain and range of 𝑓 −1

Question 12 : [4 marks]

Solve the following equation : 𝑥 4 − 5𝑥 2 − 36 = 0

Question 13 : [4 marks]

Find all possible values of 𝑚 for which the graph of equation 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 𝑚 crosses the 𝑥 −axis twice.

Question 14 : [5 marks]

Let f(x) = a x²+b x+c . Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The graph passes through the points (– 2, 0), (0, – 4) and (4, 0).

(a) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(b) Find the values of 𝑎 , 𝑏 and 𝑐 .

Question 15 : [10 marks]

1. Give the sign charts of the following expressions :

1
a) − 3𝑥² b) 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 20

2. Solve over ℝ the following inequality :

6
≤𝑥−3
𝑥−2

Question 16 : [12 marks]

Solve the following equations and inequalities for 𝑥 in the range ] − 𝜋; 𝜋] :

1
a) cos 𝑥 = :
2

√2
b) sin 𝑥 = − :
2

√3
c) cos 𝑥 > − 2
:

√3
d) sin 𝑥 ≥ − 2
:

e) 4 𝑠𝑖𝑛²𝑥 − 6 sin 𝑥 − 4 = 0 :