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Answer all questions.

[ 80 marks ]
1.

Diagram 1 shows the linear function g.

x
3
5
m
9

g(x)
6
10
14
18

Diagram 1
(a) State the value of m.
(b) Using the function notation, express g in terms of x.
[ 2 marks ]

Answer : (a)_______________________
(b)_______________________
2.

Given

f : x 2x 5

, find the values of x such that f ( x) 11

[ 2 marks ]

Answer : _______________________

3.

Given the function h : x ax b , where a and b are positive constants and the composite
1
4

2
function h : x x 3 . Find the values of a and b.

[ 3 marks ]

Answer : a =_______________________
b = _______________________
4.

Given the quadratic equation hx 2 kx 4 0 , where h and k are constants, has two equal
roots. Express h in terms of k.
[ 3 marks ]

Answer : _________________________

5.

Find the range of the values of x which

x 4(3 x)
2

.
[ 2 marks ]

Answer : (a)_________________
(b)_________________
6.

The quadratic function f ( x ) x 2 10 x 22 can be expressed in the form f ( x) ( x m) 2 n ,

where m and n are constants. Find the values of m and n.
[ 3 marks ]

Answer :____________________
7.

Given that 27(33n +1) = 9n, find the value of n.

[ 3 marks ]

Answer :____________________

8.

Solve the equation log 4 5 x 2 log 2 x ,

[ 3 marks ]

Answer : _________________________
9.

The nth term of an arithmetic progression is given by Tn 3n 1 .

(a) Find the first term and the common difference of the progression.
(b) Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the progression.
[ 3 marks ]

Answer : (a)_______________________
(b)_______________________
10.

The second and fourth terms of a positive geometric progression are 100 and 156

1
4

respectively . Find the first term and the common ratio.

[ 4 marks ]

Answer : ______________________

11.

The point C lies on the straight line joining A and B such that 2AC = CB. Find the coordinates
of point B, if A (2, 6) and B (3, 5).
[ 3 marks ]

Answer : _______________________
12.

Diagram 2 shows a straigt line AB with the equation

y x
1.
5 4

Diagram 2
The point A lies on the x-axis and the point B lies on the y-axis. Find the equation of straight
line perpendicular to AB and passing trough the point A.
[ 3 marks]

Answer : ______________________

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13.

The equations of two straight lines are 3 y x 2 0 and

y
x 7 . Given the two lines are
a

perpendicular to each other. Find the value of a.

[ 2 marks ]

Answer : _______________________
14.

1
1
Diagram 3 shows the graph of y against 2 .
x

Diagram 3
(a) Express y in terms of x.
(b) Find the value of y when x = -1
[ 4 marks ]

Answer : (a) ___________________

(b) ___________________

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15.

Diagram 4 shows a sector OAB with centre O. The length of the arc AB is2.5 cm. Find the
area of the sector OAB.
[ 3 marks ]

Answer : ______________________
16.

Given the point P (-1,

3
) is on a curve whose gradient function is x 3 .
2

Find the equation of the tangent at point P.

[ 3 marks ]

Answer : ______________________

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17.

Given

f ( x)dx 5 , find
3

(a) the value of

f ( x) 7dx .
3

(b) the value of k if

f ( x) k dx 12
4

[ 4 marks ]

Answer : _________________________
18.

Given OP i 2 j and OQ 3i j are two vectors in Cartesian plane, where O is the origin.
(a) Find the magnitude of vector PQ
(b) Find the unit vector in the direction of PQ .
[ 4 marks ]

Answer : _______________________

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19.

Solve the equation tan x 2 cot x 3 for 0 0 x 360 0

[ 4 marks ]

Answer : ______________________
20.

Gas is let out of a spherical balloon at rate of 300 cm 3 s 1 . Find the rate at which the radius is
decreasing at the instant when the radius is 2 cm. Give your answer in terms of
.
[ 3 marks ]

Answer : (a)_______________________
(b)_______________________

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21.

The mean of a set of five numbers is p . The sum of the squares of the numbers is 80 and the
standard deviation is 2m . Express p in terms of m.
[ 3 marks ]

Answer : ______________________
22.

Diagram 5 shows seven cards of different letters.

Diagram 5
(a) Find the number of possible arrangements, in a row, of all the cards.
(b) Find the number of these arrangements which begin with a vowel.
[ 4 marks ]

Answer : ______________________

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23.

A team of 5 members is to be formed from 5 married couples.

forming the team

Find the number of ways of

(a) if a particular couple must be in the team.

(b) if there must be more men than women.
[ 4 marks ]

Answer : (a)_______________________
(b)_______________________
24.

A sample of 9 articles is taken at random from a large consignment in which 20 % of the

articles are defective. Find the probability that exactly 5 articles from the sample are defective
[ 3 marks ]

Answer : (a)_______________________
(b)_______________________

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25.

Given X is a continuous random variable of a normal distribution with a mean of 100 and a
standard deviation of 4. Find

P( X 95) .

[2 marks]

Answer : _______________________

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