MR HUNTE

ADDITIONAL
MATHEMATICS
REVIEW EXERCISE 1
1 Xavier, Yuri and Zara attend a sports centre for their judo club's practice sessions. The
probabilities of them arriving late are, independently, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.2 respectively.

(a) Calculate the probability that for a particular practice session:

(i) all three arrive late; (1 mark)

(ii) none of the three arrives late; (2 marks)

(iii) only Zara arrives late. (2 marks)

(b) Zara's friend, Wei, also attends the club's practice sessions. The probability that Wei
arrives late is 0.9 when Zara arrives late, and is 0.25 when Zara does not arrive late.

Calculate the probability that for a particular practice session:

(i) both Zara and Wei arrive late; (2 marks)

(ii) either Zara or Wei, but not both, arrives late. (3 marks)
2. Find the set of values of x for which

(a) 3(2x + 1) > 5 – 2x,

(2)

(b) 2x2 – 7x + 3 > 0,

(4)

(c) both 3(2x + 1) > 5 – 2x and 2x2 – 7x + 3 > 0.

(2)
3. Figure 2

4
C

P O 1 Q x

Figure 2 shows part of the curve C with equation

y = (x – 1)(x2 – 4).

The curve cuts the x-axis at the points P, (1, 0) and Q, as shown in Figure 2.

(a) Write down the x-coordinate of P, and the x-coordinate of Q.

(2)
dy
(b) Show that = 3 x 2 − 2 x − 4.
dx
(3)

(c) Show that y = x + 7 is an equation of the tangent to C at the point (–1, 6).
(2)

The tangent to C at the point R is parallel to the tangent at the point (–1, 6).

(d) Find the exact coordinates of R.

(5)
4. The equation x2 + 2px + (3p + 4) = 0, where p is a positive constant, has equal roots.

(a) Find the value of p.

(4)

(b) For this value of p, solve the equation x2 + 2px + (3p + 4) = 0.

(2)
5. Solve

(a) 5x = 8, giving your answer to 3 significant figures,

(3)

(b) log2(x + 1) – log2 x = log2 7.

(3)