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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) loga2  2a 0.9031 (ii) 3.22 x  8.45
3. Solve the equations 2x  4 y  12 , 32x  222 y   16 . Hence show that 4x 
432 y  100 .

Hint: Let a 2x , b 22 y , form two simultaneous equations and solve them.
4. Solve the simultaneous equations 2x  y 6 y , 3x  62 y .
5. Given that p log a bc , q logb ca and r  log c ab, deduce that
p  q  r  pqr  2 .

6. Express x2  6 x  10 in the form x  a2  b .


7. Given that  and  are the roots of the equation 5 x2  3 x  2  0 , find the
2 2

equation whose roots are   2 and 2 .


8. Determine the distance between the points of intersection of the curve
5 x2  6xy  8y2  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2b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  3 1  3
in the form a b c .
12. Find the maximum value of 1  5x  2x2 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 xn 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) logx  1  2 log y  2 log 3 , log x  log y  log 6

(ii) log 2 x2  log 2 y3  1 , log 2 x log 2 y2 4


Hint: Apply laws of logs
16. Solve the equations
3
(i) log2 x 4  log4 x (ii) log 3 xlog 3 x 3 
4

(iii) 2x  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 2x  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)

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