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NAME
1 a Write down the first four terms of the sequence with nth term.
i 4n – 1
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(1 mark)
ii 3n2
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(2 marks)
b State which of the sequences in part a is quadratic and which is linear.
linear: …………………………
quadratic: …………………………
(2 marks)
2 The first term of a geometric sequence is 2.
The common ratio is 4.
Work out how many terms in the sequence are below 50.
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(1 mark)
3 Expand the double brackets and simplify
a (x + 2)(x + 3)
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(2 marks)
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b (x – 4)(x – 5)
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(2 marks)
4 Look at this pattern of crosses.
a Waleed claims this pattern is a geometric sequence.
Is he correct? Give a reason for your answer.
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(1 mark)
b Waleed says, ‘There will be 729 crosses in the 6th pattern’.
Explain why he is wrong.
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(1 mark)
5 Expand and simplify
a (x + 3)2
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(2 marks)
b (x – 7)(x + 7)
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(2 marks)
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6 a Factorise x2 + 7x + 10
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(2 marks)
b Ali says, ‘x2 – 8x + 16 is a perfect square ‘.
Is he correct? Give a reason for your answer.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(2 marks)
7 Solve x2 – 81 = 0
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(3 marks)
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8 The diagram shows a parallelogram,
The vertical height is (x + 2) cm.
The base is (x + 4) cm.
The area is 24 cm2.
a Show that x2 + 6x – 16 = 0
(3 marks)
b Calculate the length and the vertical height of this parallelogram.
length = ….……………………… cm
height = ….……………………… cm
(4 marks)
Overall mark /30
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