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1 Simplify log2 8a
a3 2a 3a 8a
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2 It is given that sin y ¼ and 90 < y < 180
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3 3 3 3
4 5 5 4
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3 (a) Find 2x þ 2 d x
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3 (b) A curve has gradient function ¼ 2x3 þ 2
dx x
The x-intercept of the curve is at the point (2, 0)
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4 Find the exact solution of the equation ln (x þ 1) þ ln (x 1) ¼ ln 15 2 ln 7 box
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5 It is given that sin 15 ¼ and cos 15 ¼
4 4
pffiffiffi
Use these two expressions to show that tan 15 ¼ 2 3
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6 A curve has equation box
y ¼ 2 x 2 þ px þ 1
y ¼ 5x 2
Find the set of values of p for which the line intersects the curve at two distinct points.
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7 The curve C has equation y ¼ f (x) box
C has a maximum point at P with coordinates (a, 2b) as shown in the diagram below.
P
2b
O a x
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8 Prove that the sum of the cubes of two consecutive odd numbers is always a multiple box
of 4.
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9 A craft artist is producing items and selling them in a local market. box
The selling price, £P, of an item is inversely proportional to the number of items
produced, n
9 (a) When n ¼ 10 , P ¼ 24
240
Show that P ¼
n
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9 (b) The production cost, £C, of an item is inversely proportional to the square of the
number of items produced, n
When n ¼ 10 , C ¼ 60
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9 (c) Explain the significance to the craft artist of the range of values found in part (b). box
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10 A piece of wire of length 66 cm is bent to form the five sides of a pentagon. box
The sides of the rectangle measure x cm and y cm and the sides of the triangle
measure x cm, as shown in the diagram below.
x
y
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10 (a) (i) You are given that sin 60 ¼
2
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Explain why the area of the triangle is x
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10 (a) (ii) Show that the area enclosed by the wire, A cm2 , can be expressed by the formula
1 pffiffiffi
A ¼ 33 x (6 3 ) x 2
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10 (b) Use calculus to find the value of x for which the wire encloses the maximum area. box
pffiffiffi
Give your answer in the form p þ q 3 , where p and q are integers.
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11 The line L1 has equation x þ 7y 41 ¼ 0 box
The lines L1 and L2 and the circle C are shown in the diagram below.
y
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11 (a) Show that the equation of the radius of the circle through P is y ¼ 7x 37
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11 (b) Find the equation of C box
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Given the information above, identify the continuous variable from the options below.
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13 The table below shows the frequencies for a set of data from a continuous variable X box
x Frequency
11 < x 21 7
21 < x 24 9
24 < x 42 36
42 < x 50 18
Find the frequency density of the bar in the histogram representing the
class 24 < x 42
2 18 36 70
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14 The manager of a factory wants to introduce a bonus scheme. box
The factory has 65 employees who work in production and 28 employees who work in
the office.
14 (a) Explain how the manager could collect a simple random sample of 20 employees.
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The manager noticed that all 20 of the employees in the sample worked in production
and therefore the sample was not representative.
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15 Numbered balls are placed in bowls A, B and C box
2 6 1 3 7
9 5 0 1
0 8 3 6
1 3
7 2 3 0 2 3
A B C
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15 (c) Find the probability that the number generated is divisible by 111 box
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16 The discrete random variable X has probability distribution box
x 1 2 3 4 5 6
P(X = x) 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
y 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(Y = y) 0.3 p 0.2 0.1 p 3p + 0.05
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17 An archer is training for the Olympics. box
Each of the archer’s training sessions consists of 30 attempts to hit the centre of
a target.
The archer consistently hits the centre of the target with 79% of their attempts.
It can be assumed that the number of times the centre of the target is hit in any
training session can be modelled by a binomial distribution.
17 (a) Find the mean of the number of times that the archer hits the centre of the target
during a training session.
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17 (b) Find the probability that the archer hits the centre of the target exactly 22 times during
a particular training session.
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17 (c) Find the probability that the archer hits the centre of the target 18 times or less during
a particular training session.
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17 (d) Find the probability that the archer hits the centre of the target more than 26 times in box
a training session.
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18 It is believed that 25% of the customers at a bakery buy a loaf of bread. box
In an attempt to increase this proportion, the manager of the bakery provided free
samples for the customers to taste.
To decide whether providing free samples had been effective, a large random sample
of customers leaving the bakery were asked whether they had purchased a loaf
of bread.
A hypothesis test at the 5% significance level was carried out on the data collected.
18 (a) State the Null and Alternative hypotheses for this test.
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19 A comparison of the masses (in kg) of convertible cars was made using the box
Large Data Set.
A sample of 20 masses was chosen from both the 2002 data and the 2016 data.
The masses of the 20 cars in each sample were used to create a box plot for
each year.
The box plots were labelled Box Plot A and Box Plot B as shown in the
diagram below.
Box Plot A
Box Plot B
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19 (c) It is claimed that Box Plot B must be from the 2002 data. Give a reason why this
claim is correct.
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