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1 The Venn diagram shows the number of students in a class of 40 who study physics (P), mathematics (M)
and geography (G).

(a) Use set notation to describe the shaded region.

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

(b) Find .

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

(c) A student is chosen at random from those studying geography.

Find the probability that this student also studies physics or mathematics but not both.

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

[Total: 4]
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2 Shade the correct region in each Venn diagram.

K L

P Q

Q ∪ P' M
(K ∪ L) ∩ M '

[2]

[Total: 2]

3 (a) The grid shows the graph of .

The graph passes through the points with coordinates (0, 4) and (1, 1).

(i) Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ................................................... [2]

(ii) Write down the equation of the tangent to the graph at (0, 4).

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

(iii) The equation of the tangent to the graph at is .

Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at x = 1.

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

(b) The table shows some values for for .

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x −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5

y 2 2.11 2.43 3 4.33

(i) Complete the table. [3]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]

(c) (i) Write down the values of x where the two graphs intersect.

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

(ii) The answers to part(c)(i) are two solutions of a cubic equation in terms of x.

Find this equation in the form , where a, b, c and d are integers.

.................................................................................. [4]

[Total: 18]

4 The table shows some values of .

x −0.75 −0.5 −0.25 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 2.75

y −2.9 −1.4 −0.5 −0.1 −1 −1.9 −0.6

(a) Complete the table. [3]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]

(c) Use your graph to complete the inequalities in x for which y > −1.

.............................. < x < .............................. and x > .............................. [3]

(d) The equation can be solved by drawing a straight line on the grid.
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(i) Write down the equation of this line.

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

(ii) On the grid, draw this line and use it to solve the equation .

x = ................................................... [3]

(e) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate for the gradient of the graph of at x
= −0.25 .

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

[Total: 18]

(a) Work out .

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

(b) Work out .

................................................... [2]
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(c) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.

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

(d) Find .

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

(e) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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

(f) (i) Show that simplifies to .

[3]
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(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve .

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

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

[Total: 17]

6 , .

(a) Complete the table for f(x).

x 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6

f(x) −7.9 −3.8 0.9 5.5 8.3

[2]
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(b) The graph of y = f(x) for is drawn on the grid.

On the same grid, draw the graph of y = f(x) for . [3]

(c) By drawing a suitable tangent, estimate the gradient of the graph of y = f(x) at the point (–4, 5).

................................................... [3]
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(d) , .

Complete the table for g(x).

x −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4

g(x) −2.3 −4.5 −9 9 4.5 2.3

[1]

(e) On the same grid, draw the graph of y = g(x) for and . [4]

(f) (i) Use your graphs to find the value of x when f(x) = g(x).

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

(ii) Write down an inequality to show the positive values of x for which f(x) > g(x).

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

(g) The exact answer to part (f)(i) is .

Use algebra to find the value of k.

k = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 17]