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3 (a) Solve.
11x + 15 = 3x – 7

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

(b) (i) Factorise.

x2 + 9x – 22

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

(ii) Solve.
x2 + 9x – 22 = 0

x = .......................... or x = .......................... [1]

2 ^x - ah
(c) Rearrange y = to make x the subject.
x

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

(d) Simplify.
x 2 - 6x
x 2 - 36

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

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4 f(x) = x3 – 4x2 + 15

(a) Complete the table of values for y = f(x).

x –2 –1 –0.5 0 1 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

y –9 13.9 15 12 5.6 6 8.9 15 25.1
[2]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = f(x) for –2 G x G 4.5 .

30

25

20

15

10

x
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4

–5

–10
[4]

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(c) Use your graph to solve the equation f(x) = 0.

x = ................................................ [1]

(d) By drawing a suitable tangent, estimate the gradient of the graph of y = f(x) when x = 3.5 .

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

(e) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve the equation x3 – 4x2 – 2x + 5 = 0.

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

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4
7 f(x) = 3 – 2x g(x) = , x≠0 h(x) = 4 x
x
(a) Find f(5).

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

(b) Find gh(3).

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

(c) Find f –1(x).

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

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(d) Show that hf(x) = .
16 x

[3]

(e) Find the value of x when h(x) = g(0.5).

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

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5 (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]

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(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]

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6
A

NOT TO
SCALE

17.2 cm

54° 68°
B M C
12.8 cm

The diagram shows triangle ABC with AB = 17.2 cm.

Angle ABC = 54° and angle ACB = 68°.

(a) Calculate AC.

AC = ........................................... cm [3]

(b) M lies on BC and MC = 12.8 cm.

Calculate AM.

AM = ........................................... cm [3]

(c) Calculate the shortest distance from A to BC.

.............................................cm [3]
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8 (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]

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(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]

(ii) Determine whether each turning point is a maximum or a minimum.

Show how you decide.

[3]

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1
11 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]

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9 (a)

(x – 1) cm
x cm NOT TO
SCALE

(2x + 1) cm
x cm

The area of the rectangle is 29 cm 2 greater than the area of the square.
The difference between the perimeters of the two shapes is k cm.

Find the value of k.

You must show all your working.

k = ................................................. [6]

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(b)

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(y + 1) cm y cm

The volume of the larger cube is 5 cm 3 greater than the volume of the smaller cube.

(i) Show that 3y 2 + 3y - 4 = 0 .

[4]

(ii) Find the volume of the smaller cube.

Show all your working and give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

.......................................... cm 3 [4]

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