Year 12 Assessment 1

October 2023
60 Minutes
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Mark Scheme
Question 1

Expand and simplify

3𝑥 − 3 3𝑥 + 5 − 3𝑥 − 1 2𝑥 − 6

(3 marks)
Question 2

Factorise the following

25 − 𝑥 !

(1 mark)

Question 3

Factorise
4𝑥 ! − 16𝑥 + 7

(2 marks)
Question 4

Simplify
9"
9# × 9!

(1 mark)

Question 5

Simplify
5𝑧 $𝑞 " #

(1 mark)
Question 6

Solve for 𝑦
5%&' × 125(" = 25%&#

(3 marks)
Question 7

Write
7 ! 4 7
+ 8 𝑥 − ) +
9! 𝑥 𝑥*
3𝑥 !
as an expression where all terms are in the form 𝑎𝑥 +

(2 marks)
Question 8

Write the expression 2𝑥! − 12𝑥 + 17 in the form 𝑟(𝑥 + 𝑝)! + 𝑞

where 𝑟, 𝑝, and 𝑞 are integers.

(2 marks)
Question 9

Solve
6 + 3(𝑏 + 2) < 2(𝑏 + 2)

(2 marks)

Question 10

Solve the simultaneous equations

9𝑝 = 6𝑞 − 2
4𝑝 + 5𝑞 − 17 = 0

(2 marks)
Question 11

Solve
7𝑥 = 343 ! 𝑥

(3 marks)
Question 12

Determine the equation of the quadratic curve shown, giving your answer in
the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐,where 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are integers.

(3 marks)
Question 13

The equation 𝑘 !𝑥 ! − 3𝑘𝑥 = 4𝑥 − 1 has exactly one solution.

Find the possible values of 𝑘.

(4 marks)
Question 14

The straight line with equation 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 6 does not cross or touch the
curve with equation 𝑦 = 4𝑝𝑥 ! + 5𝑝𝑥 + 10, where 𝑝 is a constant.
Find the set of possible values of 𝑝.

(4 marks)
Question 15

Solve the equation

4𝑧 + 4 𝑧 − 3 = 0

(3 marks)
Question 16

Solve the equation

4!,&- − 15×4, = 4
giving your solution as an exact value.

(3 marks)
Question 17

Solve the following simultaneous equations.

3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 5
= !
𝑥 + 𝑦 ! = 50

(4 marks)
Question 18

𝑛 is an integer such that 3𝑛 + 2 ≤ 11 and 𝑛! − 6𝑛 + 8 ≤ 0

Find all the possible values of 𝑛.

(3 marks)
Question 19

Write 3) = 2187 in the form log . 𝑏 = 𝑐

(1 mark)

Question 20

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Write * log / 81 − $ log / 64 + 3log / 4 in the form log / 𝑎. Simplify your
answer where possible.

(3 marks)
Question 21

Find the exact solution of

3log ! 𝑦 + 6 + 3 = 9

(2 marks)
Question 22

Find the exact solution of

log * 3𝑦 − 1 = log * 𝑦 − 3 + log * 2𝑦 + 1

(4 marks)
Question 23

Solve
2log ! 𝑥 − 3 − 1 = log ! 3𝑥 − 13

(4 marks)
Question 24

Find the exact solution of

2',(0 = 3(!,&!

123 .
Give your answer in the form 𝑥 =
123 +

(4 marks)
Question 25

Simplify
𝑥! + 5𝑥 + 4
3𝑥! + 5𝑥 + 2

(2 marks)
Question 26

Given that (2𝑥 + 1) is a factor, factorise 𝑓(𝑥) = 18𝑥# + 3𝑥! − 7𝑥 − 2

(3 marks)
Question 27

𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑥 # −𝑥 ! − 8𝑥 + 12 where 𝑎 is a constant
Given that 𝑥 − 2 is a factor of 𝑓 𝑥 , find the value of 𝑎.

(2 marks)
Question 28

Given that (𝑥 − 4) and (𝑥 + 3) are factors of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥# +𝑝𝑥 ! −5𝑥 + 𝑞,

determine the values of the constants 𝑝 and 𝑞.

(4 marks)