1.

2x

The diagram shows an enclosure in the shape of a rectangle with dimensions 2x metres by y
metres joined to an isosceles right-angled triangle with hypotenuse 2x metres. The enclosure has
perimeter P metres and area A square metres.

(a) (i) Express A in terms of x and y.

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(ii) Express P in terms of x and y.

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(b) It is given that the perimeter of the enclosure is 100 metres.

(i) Show that

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A = 100x (1 + 22)x .
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(ii) Find the value of x for which 0.
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(iii) Show that, when x has this value, the area of the enclosure is a maximum.
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(iv) Find this maximum area, giving your answer to the nearest square metre.
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(Total 15 marks)
2. The points P(1,10) and Q(4,4) lie on the curve
3 2
y = x 6x + 7x + 8,

as shown in the diagram.

O x

(a) Find the area of the shaded region between the curve and the line PQ.
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(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.

(4)
(Total 12 marks)

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3. (a) Simplify (k + 5) 12k(k + 2).
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(b) The quadratic equation 3(k + 2)x + (k + 5) x + k = 0 has real roots.

(i) Show that (k 1) (11k + 25) 0.

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(ii) Hence find the possible values of k.

(3)
(Total 10 marks)
4. The quadratic equation
2 2
x + (3 k)x + 5 k = 0

is to be considered for different values of the constant k.

(a) When k = 7:
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(i) show that x 4x 44 = 0;
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(ii) find the roots of this equation, giving your answers in the form a + b 3 , where a
and b are integers.
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2 2
(b) When the quadratic equation x + (3 k)x + 5 k = 0 has equal roots:
2
(i) show that 5k 6k 11 = 0
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(ii) hence find the possible values of k.

(2)
(Total 8 marks)