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Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics

FURTHER
TSR
MG Unofficial MATHEMATICS
Practice Paper (Hard)
Practice Paper
Level 2 Paper 2 Calculator

Friday 24 June 2016 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours

Materials
For this paper you must have:
l a calculator
l mathematical instruments.

Instructions
l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
l Answer all questions.
l You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each
page or on blank pages.
l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
l In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.

Information
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
l The maximum mark for this paper is 105.
l You may ask for more answer paper, graph paper and tracing paper. These must be tagged
securely to this answer book.
l The use of a calculator is expected but calculators with a facility for symbolic algebra must not be
used.

(JUN168360201)
PB/Jun16/E3 8360/2
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Formulae Sheet

Volume of sphere ¼ 4 pr 3
3

Surface area of sphere ¼ 4pr 2

Volume of cone ¼ 1 pr 2 h
3

Curved surface area of cone ¼ prl

In any triangle ABC C

b a
Area of triangle ¼ 1 ab sin C
2

a b c A c B
Sine rule ¼ ¼
sin A sin B sin C

Cosine rule a 2 ¼ b 2 þ c 2  2bc cos A

b2 þ c2  a2
Cosine rule cos A ¼
2bc

The Quadratic Equation

The solutions of ax 2 þ bx þ c ¼ 0 , where a 6¼ 0 , are given by

qffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
b  ðb 2  4acÞ
x¼
2a

Trigonometric Identities

sin y
tan y  sin2 y þ cos2 y  1
cos y

(02)
PB/Jun16/8360/2
1. A circle has centre (4, 3) and area 49𝜋 3 . Work out the equation of the circle.

(2 marks)

2. A straight line L is perpendicular to the straight line 3𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 4 and passes

through (-2, 5). Find the y-intercept of L.

(3 marks)
 2
3. 𝑦 = 𝑡 9 + 3𝑡 3 + 2
3

a) Work out the rate of change of 𝑦 with respect to t when 𝑡 = −1.

(3 marks)

b) Explain why the rate of change of y with respect to t must always be

positive.

(1 mark)

4. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥

a) Write down the range of values for x that must be excluded from the
domain of 𝑓(𝑥).

(1 mark)
 b) If the domain of 𝑓(𝑥) is 9 < x < 100, write down the range of 𝑓(𝑥).

(1 mark)

𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2, 0<𝑥≤5

c) Work out the range of 𝑔(𝑥)

(3 marks)
5.
a) Solve, giving your answer to one decimal place

3(3𝑥 − 4) + 2 = 7(4𝑥 + 2)

(2 marks)

b) Solve, giving your answer to one decimal place.

3[3( 3√𝑦 − 3) − 4] + 2 = 7[4( 3√𝑦 − 3) + 2]

(2 marks)
6. 𝑛 = 6𝑚2 − 19𝑚 + 15

If m is a positive integer, prove that n cannot be a prime number.

(3 marks)

7. ABCDEFGH is a cuboid where AEHD and BFGC are squares.

HB = 14 cm
GC = 5 cm
a) Find the volume of the cuboid , giving your answer to one decimal place.

(3 marks)

b) Find the angle DHB giving your answer to 2 decimal places.

(2 marks)
8. You are given that 𝑥 = 3𝑛 and 𝑦 = 9𝑚

a) Write 3𝑛+2 in terms of x.

(1 mark)

b) Write 92𝑚 in terms of y.

(1 mark)

c) Using your answers to parts a) and b), find one pair of solutions to the
simultaneous equations

92𝑚 + 3𝑛+2 = 252

3𝑛 – 9𝑚 = 24
 (4 marks)

9.

a) If (𝑥 + 3) is a factor of 𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 − 3. Show that 𝑎 = −10

(2 marks)

b) Solve the equation 3𝑥 3 − 30𝑥 = 9, giving any non-exact answers to one

decimal place
 (4 marks)

10. A quadratic sequence starts 11, 21, 35, 53.

a) Find the nth term of this sequence

(3 marks)
 b) If k is even , prove that the kth term of this sequence must always be 5 more
than a multiple of 8.

(3 marks)

11. The unit square OABC is mapped to OA’B’C’ under the transformation matrix
M.
a) Work out the matrix M.

(2 marks)

b) Show that M2 = I

(2 marks)
c) Explain why M100 = I

(1 mark)

12. The triangle ABC is shown below where AB = 2x, AC = 3x and angle BCA =
20o.
a) Show that angle ABC = 149o to the nearest degree.

(4 marks)

b) The area of triangle ABC is more than 23 square units. If x is an integer, find
the smallest possible value of x.

(4 marks)
13. The curve 𝑦 = 2(𝑥 + 1)3 − 2 has a single stationary point.

a) Prove that this stationary point is at (−1, −2) and show that it is a point of
inflection

(4 marks)

b) Sketch a graph of 𝑦 = 2(𝑥 + 1)3 − 2 showing the coordinates of the

stationary point and any points where the graph crosses the coordinate axes.

(3 marks)
14. P, Q, R and S are points on the circumference of a circle and QS bisects angle
PSR.

w : y = 8 : 7 and PQ = PS

Prove that PS is not parallel to QR. You must show all your working.
 (5 marks)

15.

a) Express as a single fraction

5 6
+ 𝑚−4
𝑚+1

(2 marks)
 b) Solve the simultaneous equations

5 6
+ = 0
(2𝑥 + 𝑦) + 1 (2𝑥 + 𝑦) − 4

5𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 7

(4 marks)
16. The circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 20 and 𝑦 − 2𝑥 = 0 intersect at the points D and E. The
circle cuts the y-axis at the point F.

a) Find the coordinates of D and E.

(4 marks)
b) Show that the angle between the line OD and the x-axis is 63.4o to one
decimal place.

(2 marks)

c) Find the area of the sector FOD, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

(3 marks)
17. PQR is a straight line. P is (-3,12) and R is (16,-2). QR is 10% longer than PQ.
Work out the coordinates of Q, giving your answer as fractions.

(4 marks)
18.

a) Factorise 9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 2

(2 marks)

b) Hence or otherwise solve

9𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 − 12𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑥)𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥) + 4𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝑥) = 0

for 0𝑜 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360𝑜 , giving your answers to one decimal place.

(4 marks)
19. The equation of the curve C is 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 where a and b are integers. The
equation of the tangent to C at the point where 𝑥 = 2 is 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 4.

Find the values of a and b.

(5 marks)
20. ABCD is a quadrilateral with coordinates A(1, 3), C(5, 1) and point B lies on
the x-axis. BD is the perpendicular bisector of AC and the line CD is vertical.

Find the area of ABCD.

 (6 marks)

END OF PAPER
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Total : 105 marks