FINAL EXAMINATION PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT-(26-Feb-2024)

Additional Mathematics Grade-10

1 (i) log 4 2 + log 9 (2𝑥 + 5) = log 8 64 [4]
Answer 𝑥 = 11
(ii) 9𝑦 + 5(3𝑦 − 10) = 0. [4]
𝑙𝑛5
Answer 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑛3 𝑜𝑟 𝑦 = 1.46

2 Solve
(i) log 3 (2𝑥 + 1) = 2 + log 3 (3𝑥 − 11), [4]
Answer x=4
(ii) log 4 𝑦 + log 2 𝑦 = 9. [4]
Answer y = 64
3 (a) Variables l and t are related by the equation l = l0(1 + α)t where l0 and α are
constants. Given that l0 = 0.64 and α = 2.5 × 10-3, find the value of t for which
l = 0.66. [3]
Answer t = 12.3
(b) Solve the equation 1 + lg(8 – x) = lg(3x + 2). [4]

Answer x=6

4 (a) Given that 𝑢 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 𝑥, find, in simplest form in terms of u,

(i) x,
Answer 4𝑢
16
(ii) log 4 ( 𝑥 )

Answer 2−𝑢
(iii) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 8, [5]
𝟑
Answer 𝟐𝒖

(b) Solve the equation (log 3 𝑦)2 + log 3 𝑦 2 = 8 [4]

1
Answer 𝑦 = 9, 𝑦 = 81

5 (a) Use the substitution u = 5x to solve the equation 5𝑥+1 = 8 + 4(5−𝑥 ) [5]
Answer x = 0.431
(b) Given that log 7 (𝑝 − 𝑞) = log 7 𝑝 − log 7 𝑞 , express p in terms of q. [3]
𝑞2
Answer 𝑝 = 𝑞−1

6 (i) Given that log 9 𝑥 = 𝑎 log 3 𝑥, find a. [1]

Answer 1/2
 (ii) Given that log 27 𝑦 = 𝑏 log 3 𝑦, find b. [1]
Answer 1/3
(iii) Hence solve, for x and y, the simultaneous equations
6 log 9 𝑥 + 3 log 27 𝑦 = 8
log 3 𝑥 + 2 log 9 𝑦 = 2 [4]
Answer x = 27, y = 1/3

7 At the beginning of 2014, the population “P” of a species of animals was estimated
with a period of “n” years, and modelled as
𝑃 = 20000𝑒 −0.04𝑛
(a) What was the population of the species of animals in the beginning of 2014. [1]
Answer 20000
(b) Estimate the population at the beginning of 2024. [2]
Answer 13406
(c) Estimate the year in which the population would be expected to have first
decreased to 3000. [2]
Answer 47 years (Approx:)
8 (a) Write log 343 𝑥 as a logarithm to the base 7. [2]
1
1
Answer log 7 𝑥 𝑜𝑟 log 7 𝑥 3
3

(b) Given that log 𝑥 𝐺 = 2(log 𝑥 65 − log 𝑥 13) + 1, express G in terms of x. [4]
Answer G = 25 x
9 Do not use calculator in this question.
1
(a) Find the value of − 200 log 𝑁 𝑁 −200 [2]

Answer 1
1
(b) Find lg( ) [2]
0.001𝑚

Answer 3m
𝑙𝑔91−𝑙𝑔13
(c) Show that = (𝑙𝑔𝑥)2, hence find the value of x. [4]
log7 10

Answer 7
1
(d) Solve log 𝑏 17 𝑥 + log 𝑏 68𝑥 = log 𝑏 100. [4]

Answer x=±5
10 (a) Solve the following equations to find p and q.
32𝑞−1 × 4𝑝+1 = 2. (22 )15
9𝑞+1 × 27𝑝−1 = (34 )7 [5]
Answer q = 4, p = 7
 (b) Solve the equation ln(𝑥 − 2) + ln(2𝑥 + 1) = 𝑙𝑛63 − 2𝑙𝑛3. [5]
Answer x = 3, x = - 3/2 (Rejected)
11 Sketch the graph of the given exponential function below, showing clearly the
points at which the curve meets the coordinate axes. Write down the equation of
asymptote.
(a) 𝑦 = 5𝑒 𝑥 − 2 (b) 𝑦 = −5𝑒 𝑥 − 2 (c) 𝑦 = 𝑒 −𝑥 − 2 (d) 𝑦 = −𝑒 −𝑥 − 2 [8]
Answer

12 Sketch the graph of the given logarithmic function below, showing clearly the
points at which the curve meets the coordinate axes. Write down the equation of
asymptote.
(a) 𝑦 = ln(6 − 2𝑥) (b) 𝑦 = −ln(6 − 2𝑥) (c) 𝑦 = ln(2𝑥 − 6) [6]
Answer
13 The table shows experimental values of the variables x and y which are related by
the equation 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑏 𝑥 , where A and b are constants.

x 2 4 6 8 10
y 9.8 19.4 37.4 74.0 144.4

(i) Use the data above in order to draw, on graph paper, the straight-line graph of lg y
against x, using 1 cm for 1 unit of x and 10 cm for 1 unit of lg y. [2]
(ii) Use your graph to estimate the value of A and of b. [5]
Answer b =1.4 (±0.05), A=5.0 (±0.2)
(iii) On the same diagram, draw the straight line representing 𝑦 = 2𝑥 and hence find
the value of x for which 𝐴𝑏 𝑥 =2𝑥 [3]
Answer x = 4.5 (±0.2)
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In the diagram the points A,B and C have coordinates (−2,4), (1, −1) and (6,2)
 Respectively. The line AD is parallel to BC and angle ACD = 900.
(i) Find the equations of AD and CD. [6]
Answer Eq: of AD is 3𝑥 − 5𝑦 = −26, Eq: of CD is 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = −22
(ii) Find the coordinates of D. [2]
Answer 𝐷(8,10)
(iii) Show that triangle ACD is isosceles. [2]
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x 10 100 1000 10000
y 1900 250 31 4
The table above shows experimental values of the variables x and y which are related
by an equation of the form 𝑦 = 𝑘𝑥 𝑛 , where k and n are constants.
(i) Using graph paper, draw the graph of lg y against lg x. [3]
(ii) Use your graph to estimate the value of k and of n. [4]
Answer n = − 0.88 to − 0.92, k = 14 000 to 16 000

16

The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows a right-angled triangle ABC,
where A is the point (6, 11) and B is the point (8, 8). The point D (5, 6) is the
mid-point of BC. The line DE is parallel to AC and angle DEC is a right-angle.
Find the area of the entire figure ABDECA. [11]
Answer 15.6 square units.
17 The table below shows values of the variables x and y which are related by the
2
equation 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑏 𝑥 , where A and B are constants.
 2
(i) Draw a straight-line graph to show 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑏 𝑥 . [4]
Answer

(ii) Use your graph to find the value of A and b. [4]

Answer 𝑏 = 2 (𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 1.6 𝑡𝑜 2.4)
𝐴 = 3 (𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 2.5 𝑡𝑜 3.6)
(iii) Estimate the value of x when y = 100. [2]
Answer 𝑥 = 2.25 (𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 2.0 𝑡𝑜 2.7)

18

The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which A is
(6, –3), B is (0, 6) and angle BAD is 90°. The equation of the line BC is 5y = 3x + 30
and C lies on the line y = x. The line CD is parallel to the y-axis.
(i) Find the coordinates of C and of D. [6]
Answer C(15,15), D(15,3)
(ii) Show that triangle BAD is isosceles and find its area. [4]
 Answer 58.5 square units.
19 Variables x and y are such that, when ey is plotted against x2, a straight line graph
passing through the points (0.2, 1) and (0.5, 1.6) is obtained.

(i) Find the value of ey when x = 0. [2]

Answer 0.6
(ii) Express y in terms of x. [3]
Answer 𝑦 = ln(2𝑥 2 + 0.6)
20 Variables x and y are such that, when lg(2y+1) is plotted against x2, a straight line
graph passing through the points (1,1) and (2,5) is obtained.
(a) Find y in terms of x. [4]
√3
(b) Find the value of y when 𝑥 = . [1]
2

(c) Find the value of x when y = 2. [2]

2
104𝑥
1 2 −3 −1
Answer: (a) (104𝑥 − 1)𝑜𝑟 𝑦 = 1000
(b) y = 0
2 2
1 4𝑥2 −3
(c) 𝑦 = 2 (10 − 1)