Revision 1

1. In an arithmetic sequence, u1 = 2 and u3 = 8.

(a) Find d.
(2)

(b) Find u20.

(2)

(c) Find S20.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

2. Let f(x) = 3 ln x and g(x) = ln 5x3.

(a) Express g(x) in the form f(x) + ln a, where a  +

.
(4)

(b) The graph of g is a transformation of the graph of f. Give a full geometric description of
this transformation.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

3. Solve log2x + log2(x – 2) = 3, for x > 2.

(Total 7 marks)

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4. Consider the arithmetic sequence 3, 9, 15, ..., 1353.

(a) Write down the common difference.

(1)

(b) Find the number of terms in the sequence.

(3)

(c) Find the sum of the sequence.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

5. Let f(x) = 7 – 2x and g(x) = x + 3.

(a) Find (g ° f)(x).

(2)

(b) Write down g–1(x).

(1)

(c) Find (f ° g–1)(5).

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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6. Consider f(x) = 2kx2 – 4kx + 1, for k ≠ 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.

(a) Find the value of k.

(5)

(b) The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)

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7. Let g(x) = x sin x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 4.
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(a) Sketch the graph of g on the following set of axes.

(4)

(b) Hence find the value of x for which g(x) = –1.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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8. Let f(x) = p(x – q)(x – r). Part of the graph of f is shown below.

The graph passes through the points (–2, 0), (0, –4) and (4, 0).

(a) Write down the value of q and of r.

(2)

(b) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry.

(1)

(c) Find the value of p.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

9. Solve the equation 2cos x = sin 2x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3π.

(Total 7 marks)

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10. The following diagram shows triangle ABC.

diagram not to scale

AB = 7 cm, BC = 9 cm and AB̂C = 120°.

(a) Find AC.

(3)

(b) Find BÂC .

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

11. There is a vertical tower TA of height 36 m at the base A of a hill. A straight path goes up the
hill from A to a point U. This information is represented by the following diagram.

The path makes a 4° angle with the horizontal.

The point U on the path is 25 m away from the base of the tower.
The top of the tower is fixed to U by a wire of length x m.

(a) Complete the diagram, showing clearly all the information above.
(3)

(b) Find x.
(4)
(Total 7 marks)

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  − 2  1 
   
12. A line L passes through A(1, –1, 2) and is parallel to the line r =  1  + s 3  .
 5   − 2
   

(a) Write down a vector equation for L in the form r = a + tb.

(2)

The line L passes through point P when t = 2.

(b) Find

(i) OP ;

(ii) OP .
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

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  6   − 2
13. Let AB =  − 2  and AC =  − 3  .
 3   2 
   

(a) Find BC.

(2)

(b) Find a unit vector in the direction of AB .

(3)

(c) Show that AB is perpendicular to AB .

(3)
(Total 8 marks)

14. The Venn diagram below shows events A and B where P(A) = 0.3, P( A  B ) = 0.6 and
P(A ∩ B) = 0.1. The values m, n, p and q are probabilities.

(a) (i) Write down the value of n.

(ii) Find the value of m, of p, and of q.

(4)

(b) Find P(B′).

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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15. The following table gives the examination grades for 120 students.

Grade Number of students Cumulative frequency

1 9 9
2 25 34
3 35 p
4 q 109
5 11 120

(a) Find the value of

(i) p;

(ii) q.
(4)

(b) Find the mean grade.

(2)

(c) Write down the standard deviation.

(1)
(Total 7 marks)