1. (a) (i) Factorise.

x 2 - x - 12

................................................. [2]

(ii) Simplify.
x 2 - 16
2
x - x - 12

................................................. [2]

(b) Simplify.
`2x - 3j - `x + 1j
2 2

................................................. [3]

(c) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

2x + 4 x
-
x+1 x-3

................................................. [4]
(d) Expand and simplify.
(x - 3) (x - 5) (2x + 1)

................................................. [3]

(e) Solve the simultaneous equations.

You must show all your working.

x - 3y = 13
2x 2 - 9y = 116

x = .................... y = ....................

x = .................... y = .................... [6]

2 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = 4 - 3x.

O x

[2]

(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of y =- x 2 .

O x

[2]
(c) (i) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = 10 + 9x 2 - 2x 3 .
You must show all your working.

( .............. , .............. ) and ( .............. , .............. ) [5]

3. The table shows some values for y = 2x 3 + 6x 2 - 2.5 .

x -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1

y 3.75 5.5 4.25 1.5 -2.5 -0.75

(a) Complete the table. [3]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x 3 + 6x 2 - 2.5 for - 3 G x G 1 .

y
6

–3 –2 –1 0 1 x
–1

–2

–3

–4
[4]

(c) By drawing a suitable line on the graph, solve the equation 2x 3 + 6x 2 = 4.5 .

x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [3]

(d) The equation 2x 3 + 6x 2 - 2.5 = k has exactly two solutions.

Write down the two possible values of k.

k = .............................. or k = .............................. [2]

 1
4 f (x) = , x ! 0 g (x) = 3x - 5 h (x) = 2 x
x
(a) Find.

(i) gf(2)

................................................. [2]

(ii) g -1 (x)

g -1 (x) = ................................................ [2]

(b) Find in its simplest form g (x - 2) .

................................................. [2]

(c) Find the value of x when

(i) fg (x) = 0.1

x = ................................................ [2]

(ii) h (x) - g (7) = 0 .

x = ................................................ [2]
5 f (x) = 2x 2 - 1

The graph of y = f (x) , for - 2 G x G 2 , is drawn on the grid.

x
–2 –1 0 1 2

–1

–2

(a) Use the graph to solve the equation f (x) = 5 .

x = .......................... or x = .......................... [2]

(b) (i) Draw the tangent to the graph of y = f (x) at the point (-1.5, 3.5) . [1]

(ii) Use your tangent to estimate the gradient of y = f (x) when x = -1.5 .

................................................... [2]
(c) g (x) = 2 x

(i) Complete the table for y = g (x) .

x -2 -1 0 1 2

y 0.25 0.5 2 4
[1]

(ii) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of y = g (x) for - 2 G x G 2 . [3]

(d) Use your graphs to solve

(i) the equation f (x) = g (x) ,

x = .......................... or x = .......................... [2]

(ii) the inequality f (x) 1 g (x) .

................................................... [1]

(e) (i) Write down the three values.

g (-3) = ............................... g (-5) = ............................... g (-10) = ............................... [1]

(ii) Complete the statement.

As x decreases, g(x) approaches the value .................. [1]

6 (a) In this part, all lengths are in centimetres.

NOT TO
SCALE

2x + 1 3x – 1

2x + 6
3x – 1

(i) Find the value of x when the perimeter of the rectangle is equal to the perimeter of the square.

x = ................................................. [3]

(ii) Find the value of x when the area of the rectangle is equal to the area of the square.
Show all your working.

x = ................................................. [7]
(b) (i) Factorise x 2 + 4x - 5 .

................................................... [2]
5 8
(ii) Solve the equation - = 1.
x x+1
Show all your working.

x = .......................... or x = .......................... [4]

7 (a)

200
NOT TO
SCALE

150

Distance
(km)

50

0
07 00 07 30 07 40 08 10 09 10
Time

The distance-time graph shows the journey of a train.

(i) Find the speed of the train between 07 00 and 07 30.

......................................... km/h [1]

(ii) Find the average speed for the whole journey.

......................................... km/h [3]

(b)

V
NOT TO
SCALE

Speed
(km/ h)

0
06 00 06 05 06 25 06 30
Time

The speed-time graph shows the first 30 minutes of another train journey.
The distance travelled is 100 km.
The maximum speed of the train is V km/h.

(i) Find the value of V.

V = .................................................. [3]

(ii) Find the acceleration of the train during the first 5 minutes.
Give your answer in m/s2.

.......................................... m/s2 [2]

8 f (x) = 3x - 2 g (x) = x 2 h (x) = 3 x

(a) Find f (-3) .

................................................... [1]

(b) Find the value of x when f (x) = 19 .

x = .................................................. [2]

(c) Find fh(2).

................................................... [2]

(d) Find gf (x) + f (x) + x .

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(e) Find f -1 (x) .

f -1 (x) = .................................................. [2]

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