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The polynomial p is defined by p (x) = ax 3 - 3x 2 - 3x + b , where a and b are constants.

(a) Given that x = 2 and x =-1 are roots of the equation p (x) = 0 , find a and b. [3]
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(b) Solve the equation p (x) = 0 . [2]

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1 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y =- (x + 2) (2x - 1) (x + 5) , stating the intercepts with the
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axes. [3]

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(b) Hence solve the inequality - (x + 2) (2x - 1) (x + 5) H 0. [2]
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1 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = (2x - 5) (x + 3) (1 - x) , stating the intercepts with the
coordinate axes. [3]

O x

(b) Hence

(i) solve the inequality (2x - 5) (x + 3) (1 - x) G 0 [2]

(ii) on the axes below, sketch the graph of y = (2x - 5) (x + 3) (1 - x) . [1]

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4 (a)
y

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–2 0 1 3 x

The diagram shows the graph of y = f (x) , where f (x) is a cubic. Find the possible expressions
for f (x) . [3]

(b) (i) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = 2x + 1 and the graph of y = 4 (x - 1) ,
stating the coordinates of the points where the graphs meet the coordinate axes. [3]

O x

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1 (a) Write 5x 2 - 14x + 8 in the form a (x + b) 2 + c , where a, b and c are constants to be found. [3]

(b) Hence write down the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve y = 5x 2 - 14x + 8 . [2]

(c) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = 5x 2 - 14x + 8 , stating the coordinates of the points
where the graph meets the coordinate axes. [3]

O x

(d) Write down the range of values of k for which the equation 5x 2 - 14x + 8 = k has 4 distinct
roots. [2]

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2 The polynomial p is such that p (x) = ax 3 + 7x 2 + bx + c , where a, b and c are integers.

(a) Given that pll b l = 32 , show that a = 6 .

1
[2]
2

(b) Given that p (x) has a factor of 3x - 4 and a remainder of 7 when divided by x + 1, find the
values of b and c. [4]

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5 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

In this question, all lengths are in centimetres.

8 7 -7
A B

7 +2

D 9 7 -9 C

The diagram shows the trapezium ABCD. The lengths of AB, BC and CD are 8 7 - 7 , 7 + 2 and
9 7 - 9 respectively. The line BC is perpendicular to the lines AB and CD.

(a) Find the perimeter of the trapezium, giving your answer in its simplest form. [3]

(b) Find the area of the trapezium, giving your answer in the form p 7 + q , where p and q are rational
numbers. [3]

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(c) Find cot DBC , giving your answer in the form r 7 + s , where r and s are simplified rational
numbers. [3]

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In this question, all lengths are in centimetres.

1 3
(a) You are given that cos 120° =- , sin 120° = and tan 120° =- 3 .
2 2
In the triangle ABC, AB = 5 3 - 6, BC = 5 3 + 6 and angle ABC = 120° . Find AC, giving
your answer in the form a b where a and b are integers greater than 1. [4]

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3 1 1
(b) You are given that cos 30° = , sin 30° = and tan 30° = .
2 2 3

In the triangle PQR, PQ = 3 + 2 5 and angle PQR = 30° . Given that the area of this triangle is
2+5 5
, find QR, giving your answer in the form c + d 5 , where c and d are integers. [4]
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4 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

(a) Find the exact distance between the two points where the curve 9 (x - 1) 2 + 4 (y - 3) 2 = 36
cuts the y-axis. [4]

(b) Find the coordinates of the points where the curve with equation 2x 2 + 83xy = x 3 y - 20x
1
intersects the curve with equation y = . Give each of your answers in the form a + b c , where
x
a and b are rational and c is the smallest integer possible. [6]

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3 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

(a) Show that x + 3 is a factor of - 12 + 23x + 3x 2 - 2x 3 . [1]

(b) The curve y =- 5 + 33x + 3x 2 - 2x 3 and the line y = 10x + 7 intersect at three points, A, B and
C. These points are such that the x-coordinate of A has the least value and the x-coordinate of C
has the greatest value. Show that B is the mid-point of AC. [7]

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8 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

log 2 (y + 1) = 3 - 2 log2 x
log2 (x + 2) = 2 + log2 y

(a) Show that x 3 + 6x 2 - 32 = 0 . [4]

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(b) Find the roots of x 3 + 6x 2 - 32 = 0 . [4]

(c) Give a reason why only one root is a valid solution of the logarithmic equations. Find the value of
y corresponding to this root. [2]

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10 Do not use a calculator in this question.

5+6 5
(a) Simplify . [3]
6+ 5

(b) Show that 3 0.5 # ^ 2h7 can be written in the form a b, where a and b are integers and a > b.
[2]

4
(c) Solve the equation x + 2 = x , giving your answers in simplest surd form. [4]

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cot i + tan i
6 (a) Show that = cosec i . [4]
sec i

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f p
z z
cot + tan
(b) Hence solve the equation 3 3 = 2, for -540° 1 z 1 540° . [6]
z
sec
3

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1 + tan i 1 - tan i 2 (1 + sin i)

(b) (i) Show that + = . [4]
1 - cos i 1 + cos i sin 2 i

1 + tan i 1 - tan i
(ii) Hence solve the equation + = 3, for 0° G i G 360° . [4]
1 - cos i 1 + cos i

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7 (a) Given that tan x = p, find an expression, in terms of p, for cosec2x. [3] For
Examiner’s
Use

(b) Prove that (1 + secθ )(1 – cosθ ) = sinθ tanθ. [4]

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2 On the axes, sketch the graph of y = 4 + 5 sin , for -360° G i G 360° . State the intercept with the
2
y-axis. [4]

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-360° -180° 0 180° 360° i

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2x
5 The function f is defined, for 0° G x G 810° , by f (x) =- 2 + cos .
3
(a) Write down the amplitude of f. [1]

(b) Find the period of f. [2]

(c) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = f (x) . [2]

0 x
0° 90° 180° 270° 360° 450° 540° 630° 720° 810°

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4 The graph of y = a + 2 tan bx , where a and b are constants, passes through the point (0, - 4 ) and has
period 480°.

(a) Find the value of a and of b. [3]

(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of y for values of x between 0° and 480°. [2]

0 480° x

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7 (a) The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are lg 3, 3 lg 3, 5 lg 3. Given that the sum to n
terms of this progression can be written as 256 lg 81, find the value of n. [5]

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(b) DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS PART OF THE QUESTION.

The first three terms of a geometric progression are ln 256, ln 16, ln 4. Find the sum to infinity
of this progression, giving your answer in the form p ln 2. [4]

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10 (a) The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are x, 5x - 4 and 8x + 2 . Find x and the common
difference. [4]

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(b) The first three terms of a geometric progression are y, 5y - 4 and 8y + 2 .

(i) Find the two possible values of y. [4]

(ii) For each of these values of y, find the corresponding value of the common ratio. [2]

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8 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

(a) Find the exact coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve y = x 2 + 2 5 x - 20 and the
line y = 3 5 x + 10 . [4]

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3 -1 r
(b) It is given that tan i = , for 0 1 i 1 . Find cosec 2 i in the form a + b 3 , where a and
2+ 3 2
b are constants. [5]

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12 Do not use a calculator in this question.

6 p # 8 p + 2 # 3q
(a) Given that 2q - 3 is equal to 2 7 # 3 4 , find the value of each of the constants p and q.
9 [3]

1 1 2
(b) Using the substitution u = x 3 , or otherwise, solve 4x 3 + x 3 + 3 = 0 . [4]

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3 Diagrams A to D show four different graphs. In each case the whole graph is shown and the scales on
the two axes are the same.

A B
y y

O x O x

C D
y y

O x O x

Place ticks in the boxes in the table to indicate which descriptions, if any, apply to each graph. There
may be more than one tick in any row or column of the table. [4]

A B C D

Not a function

One-one
function

A function
that is its own
inverse

A function
with no inverse

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The function f is defined by f ^xh =

1
5 for x 2 2.5.
2x - 5
(i) Find an expression for f -1 ^xh. [2]

(ii) State the domain of f -1 ^xh. [1]

(iii) Find an expression for f 2 ^xh, giving your answer in the form
ax + b
, where a, b, c and d are
cx + d
integers to be found. [3]

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4 The function f is such that f (x) = 4 ln (3x - 2) , for x 2 a , where a is as small as possible.

(a) (i) Write down the value of a. [1]

(ii) Write down the range of f. [1]

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(iii) Find f -1 (x) , stating its domain and range. [4]

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(iv) On the axes sketch the graphs of y = f (x) and y = f -1 (x) , stating the intercepts with the
axes. [4]

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(b) Given that g (x) = (2x + 1) 2 + 4 , for x 2 0 , solve the equation gg (x) = 9 . [3]
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8 It is given that f (x) = 2 ln (3x - 4) for x 2 a .

(a) Write down the least possible value of a. [1]

(b) Write down the range of f. [1]

(c) It is given that the equation f (x) = f -1 (x) has two solutions. (You do not need to solve this
equation). Using your answer to part (a), sketch the graphs of y = f (x) and y = f -1 (x) on the
axes below, stating the coordinates of the points where the graphs meet the axes. [4]

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It is given that g (x) = 2x - 3 for x H 3.

(d) (i) Find an expression for g (g (x)) . [1]

(ii) Hence solve the equation fg (g (x)) = 4 giving your answer in exact form. [3]

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10 (a) The function f is defined by f: x 7 sin x for 0° G x G 360° . On the axes below, sketch the
graph of y = f (x) . [2]

O 90° 180° 270° 360° x

(b) The functions g and hg are defined, for x H 1, by

g ^xh = ln ^4x - 3h,

hg ^xh = x.
ex + 3
(i) Show that h ^xh = . [2]
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(ii)

y = g(x)

O 1 x

The diagram shows the graph of y = g ^xh. Given that g and h are inverse functions, sketch, on the
same diagram, the graph of y = h ^xh. Give the coordinates of any point where your graph meets
the coordinate axes. [2]

(iii) State the domain of h. [1]

(iv) State the range of h. [1]

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