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1. When the function f (x) = 6x
4
+ 11x
3
22x
2
+ ax + 6 is divided by (x + 1) the remainder is 20.
Find the value of a.

2. The second term of an arithmetic sequence is 7. The sum of the first four terms of the arithmetic
sequence is 12. Find the first term, a, and the common difference, d, of the sequence.

3. Find the coordinates of the point where the line given by the parametric equations x = 2 + 4,
y = 2, z = 3 + 2, intersects the plane with equation 2x + 3y z = 2.

4. Let z = x + yi. Find the values of x and y if (1 i)z = 1 3i.

5. If 2x
2
3y
2
= 2, find the two values of
x
y
d
d
when x = 5.

6. (a) Find a vector perpendicular to the two vectors:
OP = i
&
3 j
&
+ 2 k
&

OQ = 2 i
&
+ j
&
k
&

(b) If OP and OQ are position vectors for the points P and Q, use your answer to part (a), or
otherwise, to find the area of the triangle OPQ.
)
7. Given f (x) = x
2
+ x(2 k) + k
2
, find the range of values of k for which f (x) > 0 for all real
values of x.


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8. Given that
(1 + x)
5
(1 + ax)
6
1 + bx + 10x
2
+ ............... + a
6
x
11
,
find the values of a, b e *.

9. A particle moves along a straight line. When it is a distance s from a fixed point, where s > 1,
the velocity v is given by v = .
) 1 2 (
) 2 3 (

+
s
s
Find the acceleration when s = 2.

10. The coordinates of the points P, Q, R and S are (4, 1, 1), (3, 3, 5), (1, 0, 2c), and (1, 1, 2),
respectively.
(a) Find the value of c so that the vectors QR and PR are orthogonal.
For the remainder of the question, use the value of c found in part (a) for the coordinate of
the point R.
(b) Evaluate PS PR .
(c) Find an equation of the line l which passes through the point Q and is parallel to the
vector PR .
(d) Find an equation of the plane t which contains the line l and passes through the point S.
(e) Find the shortest distance between the point P and the plane t.


11. The ratio of the fifth term to the twelfth term of a sequence in an arithmetic progression is
13
6
.
If each term of this sequence is positive, and the product of the first term and the third term is
32, find the sum of the first 100 terms of this sequence.




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12. Let x and y be real numbers, and e be one of the complex solutions of the equation
z
3
= 1. Evaluate:
(a) 1 + e + e
2
;
(b) (e x + e
2
y)(e
2
x + e y).

13. Using mathematical induction, prove that the number 2
2n
3n 1 is
divisible by 9, for n = 1, 2, ..... .

14. The roots and of the quadratic equation
x
2
kx + (k + l) = 0
are such that
2
+
2
= 13. Find the possible values of the real number k.

15. The vector n
&
= 2 i
&
j
&
+3 k
&
is normal to a plane which passes through the point (2, 1, 2).
(a) Find an equation for the plane.
(b) Find a if the point (a, a 1, a 2) lies on the plane.

16. For what values of k is the straight line y = kx + 1 a tangent to the circle with centre (5, 1) and
radius 3?

17. (a) Evaluate (1 + i)
2
, where i = 1 .
(b) Prove, by mathematical induction, that (1 + i)
4n
= (4)
n
, where n e *.
(c) Hence or otherwise, find (1 + i)
32
.

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18. Let z
1
=
2
2 i 6
, and z
2
= 1 i.
(a) Write z
1
and z
2
in the form r(cos + i sin ), where r > 0 and
2

s s
2

.
(b) Show that
2
1
z
z
= cos
12
t
+ i sin
12
t
.
(c) Find the value of
2
1
z
z
in the form a + bi, where a and b are to be determined exactly in
radical (surd) form. Hence or otherwise find the exact values of cos
12
t
and sin
12
t
.

19. Consider the points A(l, 2, 1), B(0, 1, 2), C(1, 0, 2), and D(2, 1, 6).
(a) Find the vectors AB and BC .
(b) Calculate AB BC .
(c) Hence, or otherwise find the area of triangle ABC.
(d) Find the equation of the plane P containing the points A, B, and C.
(e) Find a set of parametric equations for the line through the point D and
perpendicular to the plane P.
(f) Find the distance from the point D to the plane P.
(g) Find a unit vector which is perpendicular to the plane P.
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20. Consider the function f
k
(x) =

=
>
0 , 0
0 , n 1
x
x kx x x
, where k e
(a) Find the derivative of f
k
(x), x > 0.
(b) Find the interval over which f
0
(x) is increasing.
The graph of the function f
k
(x) is shown below.
y
x
0 A

(c) (i) Show that the stationary point of f
k
(x) is at x = e
k1
.
(ii) One x-intercept is at (0, 0). Find the coordinates of the other x-intercept.
(d) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at A.

21. Let z
1
= a
|
.
|

\
|
+
4
sin i
4
cos
t t
and z
2
= b .
3
sin i
3
cos |
.
|

\
|
+
t t

Express
3
2
1
|
.
|

\
|
z
z
in the form z = x + yi.

22. Find a vector that is normal to the plane containing the lines L
1
, and L
2
, whose equations are:
L
1
: r = i + k + (2i + j 2k)
L
2
: r = 3i + 2j + 2k + (j + 3k)
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23. Find the coordinates of the point which is nearest to the origin on the line
L: x = 1 , y = 2 3, z = 2.

24. The plane 6x 2y + z = 11 contains the line x 1 =
l
z
y
3
2
1

=
+
. Find l.

25. Let f : x e
sin x
.
(a) Find f

' (x).
There is a point of inflexion on the graph of f, for 0 < x < 1.
(b) Write down, but do not solve, an equation in terms of x, that would allow you to find the
value of x at this point of inflexion.

26. The diagram shows the graph of y = f' (x).
y
x
\ I [ = ( )

Indicate, and label clearly, on the graph
(a) the points where y = f (x) has minimum points;
(b) the points where y = f (x) has maximum points;
(c) the points where y = f (x) has points of inflexion.
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27. The area of the triangle shown below is 2.21 cm
2
. The length of the shortest side is x cm and
the other two sides are 3x cm and (x + 3) cm.
x 3x
x + 3

(a) Using the formula for the area of the triangle, write down an expression for sin in
terms of x.
(b) Using the cosine rule, write down and simplify an expression for cos in terms of x.
(c) (i) Using your answers to parts (a) and (b), show that,
2
2
2
2
2
3
42 . 4
1
2
3 2 3
|
.
|

\
|
=
|
.
|

\
|

x x
x x

(ii) Hence find
(a) the possible values of x;
(b) the corresponding values of in radians, using your answer to
part (b) above.











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28. The diagram below shows the graphs of y = x
3
+ 3x
2
and y = g (x), where g (x) is a polynomial
of degree 3.
0
A
A
g x ( )
y
x
y = x + x 3
2 3

(a) If g (2) = 0, g (0) = 4, g' (2) = 0, and g' (0) = (0) show that g (x) = x
3
+ 3x
2
4.
The graph of y = x
3
+ 3x
2
is reflected in the y-axis, then translated using the vector
|
|
.
|

\
|
1
1
to give the graph of y = h (x).
(b) Write h (x) in the form h (x) = ax
3
+ bx
2
+ cx + d.
The graph of y = x
3
+ 3x
2
4 is obtained by applying a composition of two
transformations to the graph of y = x
3
+ 3x
2
.
(c) State the two transformations whose composition maps the graph of y = x
3
+ 3x
2
onto
the graph of y = x
3
+ 3x
2
4 and also maps point A onto point A'.

29. Prove by mathematical induction that
x d
d
(x
n
) = nx
n1
, for all positive integer values of n.

30. Given functions f : x x + 1 and g : x x
3
, find the function (f

g)
l
.




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31. Let f (x) = ln |x
5
3x
2
|, 0
.
5 < x < 2, x = a, x = b; (a, b are values of x for which f (x) is not
defined).
(a) (i) Sketch the graph of f (x), indicating on your sketch the number of zeros of f (x).
Show also the position of any asymptotes.
(ii) Find all the zeros of f (x), (that is, solve f (x) = 0).
(b) Find the exact values of a and b.
(c) Find f (x), and indicate clearly where f' (x) is not defined.
(d) Find the exact value of the x-coordinate of the local maximum of f (x), for 0 < x < 1.5.
(You may assume that there is no point of inflexion.)

32. The coefficient of x in the expansion of
7
2
1
|
.
|

\
|
+
ax
x is
3
7
. Find the possible values of a.
33. For the function f : x x
2
1n x, x > 0, find the function f', the derivative of f with respect to x.
34. The tangent to the curve y
2
x
3
at the point P(1, 1) meets the x-axis at Q and the y-axis at R.
Find the ratio PQ : QR.
35. In a triangle ABC, C B
`
A = 30, AB = 6 cm and AC = 2 3 cm. Find the possible lengths of
[BC].
36. If z is a complex number and |z + 16| = 4 |z + l|, find the value of | z|.








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37. The following graph is that part of the graph of y = f (x) for which f (x) > 0.
4
3
2
1
2 1 0 1 2
y
x

Sketch, on the axes provided below, the graph of y
2
= f (x) for 2 s x s 2.
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0 1 2
y
x
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38. (a) Sketch and label the curves
y = x
2
for 2 s x s 2, and y =
2
1
ln x for 0 < x s 2.
(b) Find the x-coordinate of P, the point of intersection of the two curves.
(c) If the tangents to the curves at P meet the y-axis at Q and R, calculate the area of the
triangle PQR.
(d) Prove that the two tangents at the points where x = a, a > 0, on each curve are always
perpendicular.

39. (a) If u = i +2j + 3k and v = 2i j + 2k, show that
u v = 7i + 4j 5k.
(b) Let w = u v where and are scalars. Show that w is perpendicular to the line of
intersection of the planes x + 2y + 3z = 5 and 2x y + 2z = 7 for all values of and .

40. If f (x) = ln(2x 1), x >
2
1
, find
(a) f' (x);
(b) the value of x where the gradient of f (x) is equal to x.

41. If ,
1
) (
+
=
x
x
x f for x = 1 and g (x) = (f

f )(x), find
(a) g (x)
(b) (g

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42. Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the line L with the plane P where:
5 3 2 :
2
1
1
1
2
3
:
= +
= =
+
z y x P
z y x
L

43. Solve, for x, the equation log
2
(5x
2
x 2) = 2 + 2 log
2
x.

44. Find the x-coordinate, between 2 and 0, of the point of inflexion on the graph of the function
x
x x f e :
2
. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

45. For the vectors a = 2i + j 2k, b = 2i j k and c = i + 2j + 2k, show that:
(a) a b = 3i 2j 4k
(b) (a b) c = (b c)a














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46. The diagram shows a sketch of the graph of y = f' (x) for a s x s b.
a
b
\ I [ = ( )
y
x


On the grid below, which has the same scale on the x-axis, draw a sketch of the graph of
y = f (x) for a s x s b, given that f (0) = 0 and f (x) > 0 for all x. On your graph you should
clearly indicate any minimum or maximum points, or points of inflexion.
a
b
y
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47. (a) Sketch the graph of the function
x x x C 2 cos
2
1
cos ) ( + =
for 2t s x s 2t
(b) Prove that the function C(x) is periodic and state its period.
(c) For what values of x, 2t s x s 2t, is C(x) a maximum?
(d) Let x = x
0
be the smallest positive value of x for which C(x) = 0. Find an approximate
value of x
0
which is correct to two significant figures.
(e) (i) Prove that C(x) = C(x) for all x.
(ii) Let x = x
1
be that value of x, t < x < 2t, for which C(x) = 0. Find the value of x
1
in
terms of x
0
.

48. (a) The function f is defined by
x x f
x
1 e :
(i) Find the minimum value of f.
(ii) Prove that e
x
> 1 + x for all real values of x.
(b) Use the principle of mathematical induction to prove that
1 )
1
1 ....( )
3
1
1 ( )
2
1
1 ( ) 1 1 ( + = + + + + n
n

for all integers n > 1.
(c) Use the results of parts (a) and (b) to prove that
)
1
....
3
1
2
1
(1
e
n
+ + + +
> n.
(d) Find a value of n for which
n
1
.....
3
1
2
1
1 + + + + > 100

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49. Solve 2 sin x = tan x, where
2

t
< x < .
2
t

50. Let . 2
1
:
2
x
x f Find
(a) the set of real values of x for which f is real and finite;
(b) the range of f.

51. The nth term, u
n
, of a geometric sequence is given by u
n
= 3(4)
n+1
, n e
+
.
(a) Find the common ratio r.
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find S
n
, the sum of the first n terms of this sequence.


52. Find an equation of the plane containing the two lines
2
2
1
1 z
y
x = = and
5
2
3
2
3
1 +
= =
+ z y x
.

53. An astronaut on the moon throws a ball vertically upwards. The height, s metres, of the ball,
after t seconds, is given by the equation s = 40t + 0.5at
2
, where a is a constant. If the ball
reaches its maximum height when t = 25, find the value of a.

54. The equation kx
2
3x + (k + 2) = 0 has two distinct real roots. Find the set of possible values of k.

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55. The function f is given by . 0 , e :
) sin 1 (
>
+
x x f
x t

(a) Find f '(x).
Let x
n
be the value of x where the (n + l)
th
maximum or minimum point occurs, n e . (ie x
0
is
the value of x where the first maximum or minimum occurs, x
1
is the value of x where the
second maximum or minimum occurs, etc).
(b) Find x
n
in terms of n.

56. The triangle ABC has vertices at the points A(l, 2, 3), B(l, 3, 5) and C(0, 1, 1).
(a) Find the size of the angle u between the vectors ABand AC.

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of triangle ABC.
Let l
1
be the line parallel to AB which passes through D(2, 1, 0) and l
2
be the line parallel to
AC which passes through E(l, 1, 1).

(c) (i) Find the equations of the lines l
1
and l
2.

(ii) Hence show that l
1
and l
2
do not intersect.

(d) Find the shortest distance between l
1
and l
2
.

57. Using mathematical induction, prove that ,
2
cos ) (cos |
.
|

\
|
+ =
t n
x x
dx
d
n
n
for all positive integer
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58. The polynomial f (x) = x
3
+ 3x
2
+ ax + b leaves the same remainder when divided by (x 2) as
when divided by (x + 1). Find the value of a.
59. The line y = 16x 9 is a tangent to the curve y = 2x
3
+ ax
2
+ bx 9 at the point (1,7). Find the
values of a and b.

60. Consider the function y = tan x 8 sin x.
(a) Find .
d
d
x
y

(b) Find the value of cos x for which . 0
d
d
=
x
y

61. Find the values of x for which 5 3x s x + 1.

62. Consider the tangent to the curve y = x
3
+ 4x
2
+ x 6.
(a) Find the equation of this tangent at the point where x = 1.
(b) Find the coordinates of the point where this tangent meets the curve again.

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63. Let y = sin (kx) kx cos (kx), where k is a constant.
Show that ). ( sin
d
d
2
kx x k
x
y
=


64. (a) Express the complex number 8i in polar form.
(b) The cube root of 8i which lies in the first quadrant is denoted by z. Express z
(i) in polar form;
(ii) in cartesian form.

65. Find the angle between the vectors v = i + j + 2k and w = 2i + 3j + k. Give your answer in
radians.


66. The one-one function f is defined on the domain x > 0 by f (x) =
2
1 2
+ x
x
.
(a) State the range, A, of f.
(b) Obtain an expression for f
1
(x), for x e A.
67. A curve has equation xy
3
+ 2x
2
y = 3. Find the equation of the tangent to this curve at the point
(1, 1).





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68. The function f is defined by
f (x) =
1
1
2
2
+ +
+
x x
x x

(a) (i) Find an expression for f' (x), simplifying your answer.
(ii) The tangents to the curve of f (x) at points A and B are parallel to the x-axis. Find
the coordinates of A and of B.
(b) (i) Sketch the graph of y = f' (x).
(ii) Find the x-coordinates of the three points of inflexion on the graph of f.
(c) Find the range of
(i) f;
(ii) the composite function f

f.

69. Consider triangle ABC with C A B

= 37.8, AB = 8.75 and BC = 6.

Find AC.

70. z
1
= ( )
m
3 i 1+ and z
2
= ( ) . i 1
n

(a) Find the modulus and argument of z
1
and z
2
in terms of m and n, respectively.
(b) Hence, find the smallest positive integers m and n such that z
1
= z
2
.

71. Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve x
3
y
2
cos (y) at the point (1, 1).

72. A ray of light coming Irom the point (1, 3, 2) is travelling in the direction oI vector
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
2
1
4
and
meets the plane : x + y + 2z 24 0.
Find the angle that the ray of light makes with the plane.

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73. Determine the Iirst three terms in the expansion oI (1 2x)
5
(1+ x)
7
in ascending powers of x.
74. A curve has equation x
3
y
2
= 8. Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point (2, 1).
75. Consider the equation 2xy
2
= x
2
y + 3.
(a) Find y when x = 1 and y < 0.
(b) Find
x
y
d
d
when x = 1 and y < 0.
76. Andr wants to get from point A located in the sea to point Y located on a straight stretch of
beach. P is the point on the beach nearest to A such that AP = 2 km and PY = 2 km. He does
this by swimming in a straight line to a point Q located on the beach and then running to Y.

When Andr swims he covers 1 km in 5 5 minutes. When he runs he covers 1 km in 5
minutes.
(a) If PQ = x km, 0 s x _ 2, Iind an expression Ior the time T minutes taken by Andr to
reach point Y.
(b) Show that .
x
x
x
T
5
4
5 5
d
d
2

+
=
(c) (i) Solve .
x
T
0
d
d
=
(ii) Use the value of x found in part (c) (i) to determine the time, T minutes, taken for
Andr to reach point Y.
(iii) Show that
( )
2
3
2
2
2
4
5 20
d
d
+
=
x
x
T
and hence show that the time found in part (c) (ii) is a
minimum.

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77. If f (x) = x
3
2
3x , x > 0,
(a) find the x-coordinate of the point P where f (x) = 0;
(b) determine whether P is a maximum or minimum point.

78. The function f is defined by f (x) =
3
ln
x
x
, x >1.
(a) Find f (x) and f (x), simplifying your answers.
(b) (i) Find the exact value of the x-coordinate of the maximum point and justify that this
is a maximum.
(ii) Solve f (x) = 0, and show that at this value of x, there is a point of inflexion on the
graph of f.
(iii) Sketch the graph of f, indicating the maximum point and the point of inflexion.
The region enclosed by the x-axis, the graph of f and the line x = 3 is denoted by R.

79. The curve y =
3
3
x
x
2
3x + 4 has a local maximum point at P and a local minimum point at
Q. Determine the equation of the straight line passing through P and Q, in the form ax + by + c
= 0, where a, b, c e
.



80. A closed cylindrical can has a volume of 500 cm
3
. The height of the can is h cm and the radius
of the base is r cm.
(a) Find an expression for the total surface area A of the can, in terms of r.
(b) Given that there is a minimum value of A for r > 0, find this value of r.