Add Math Idterm Exam Beaconouse
Add Math Idterm Exam Beaconouse
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INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 0.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + e o a n - 1 b + e o a n - 2 b 2 + f + e o a n - r b r + f + b n
1 2 r
n
where n is a positive integer and e o =
n!
r (n - r) !r!
Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
1 1
Sn = n (a + l ) = n {2a + (n - 1) d}
2 2
Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a (1 - r n )
Sn = ( r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
2 Calculate the coordinates of the points where the line y = x+2 cuts the curve x 2 + y 2 = 10.
[4]
4
3 (a) Write the expression x 2 - 6x + 1 in the form (x + a) 2 + b , where a and b are constants. [2]
(b) Hence write down the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve y = x 2 - 6x + 1. [1]
f (x) = 9 x - 1 ,
g (x) = x 2 + 2 .
(i) Find the value of a and of b for which f(x) = a – (x + b)2 and hence write down the coordinates
of the stationary point of the curve y = f(x). [3]
(ii) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = f(x), showing the coordinates of the point where
your graph intersects the y-axis. [2]
O x
8
1
8 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = 5 (x – 2)(x – 4)(x + 5), showing the coordinates of
the points where the graph meets the coordinate axes.
0 x
[2]
(b) Explain why your sketch in part (a) can be used to solve (x – 2)(x – 4)(x + 5) ⩽ 0. [1]
(ii) x 哫 x + 8 [1]
(iii) x 哫 x2 – 4 [2]