1. (a) (i) Factorise.
x 2 - x - 12
................................................. [2]
(ii) Simplify.
x 2 - 16
2
x - x - 12
................................................. [2]
(b) Simplify.
`2x - 3j - `x + 1j
2 2
................................................. [3]
(c) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.
2x + 4 x
-
x+1 x-3
................................................. [4]
(d) Expand and simplify.
(x - 3) (x - 5) (2x + 1)
................................................. [3]
(e) Solve the simultaneous equations.
You must show all your working.
x - 3y = 13
2x 2 - 9y = 116
x = .................... y = ....................
x = .................... y = .................... [6]
2 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = 4 - 3x.
O x
[2]
(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of y =- x 2 .
O x
[2]
(c) (i) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of y = 10 + 9x 2 - 2x 3 .
You must show all your working.
( .............. , .............. ) and ( .............. , .............. ) [5]
3. The table shows some values for y = 2x 3 + 6x 2 - 2.5 .
x -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1
y 3.75 5.5 4.25 1.5 -2.5 -0.75
(a) Complete the table. [3]
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x 3 + 6x 2 - 2.5 for - 3 G x G 1 .
y
6
–3 –2 –1 0 1 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
[4]
(c) By drawing a suitable line on the graph, solve the equation 2x 3 + 6x 2 = 4.5 .
x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [3]
(d) The equation 2x 3 + 6x 2 - 2.5 = k has exactly two solutions.
Write down the two possible values of k.
k = .............................. or k = .............................. [2]
1
4 f (x) = , x ! 0 g (x) = 3x - 5 h (x) = 2 x
x
(a) Find.
(i) gf(2)
................................................. [2]
(ii) g -1 (x)
g -1 (x) = ................................................ [2]
(b) Find in its simplest form g (x - 2) .
................................................. [2]
(c) Find the value of x when
(i) fg (x) = 0.1
x = ................................................ [2]
(ii) h (x) - g (7) = 0 .
x = ................................................ [2]
5 f (x) = 2x 2 - 1
The graph of y = f (x) , for - 2 G x G 2 , is drawn on the grid.
x
–2 –1 0 1 2
–1
–2
(a) Use the graph to solve the equation f (x) = 5 .
x = .......................... or x = .......................... [2]
(b) (i) Draw the tangent to the graph of y = f (x) at the point (-1.5, 3.5) . [1]
(ii) Use your tangent to estimate the gradient of y = f (x) when x = -1.5 .
................................................... [2]
(c) g (x) = 2 x
(i) Complete the table for y = g (x) .
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y 0.25 0.5 2 4
[1]
(ii) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of y = g (x) for - 2 G x G 2 . [3]
(d) Use your graphs to solve
(i) the equation f (x) = g (x) ,
x = .......................... or x = .......................... [2]
(ii) the inequality f (x) 1 g (x) .
................................................... [1]
(e) (i) Write down the three values.
g (-3) = ............................... g (-5) = ............................... g (-10) = ............................... [1]
(ii) Complete the statement.
As x decreases, g(x) approaches the value .................. [1]
6 (a) In this part, all lengths are in centimetres.
NOT TO
SCALE
2x + 1 3x – 1
2x + 6
3x – 1
(i) Find the value of x when the perimeter of the rectangle is equal to the perimeter of the square.
x = ................................................. [3]
(ii) Find the value of x when the area of the rectangle is equal to the area of the square.
Show all your working.
x = ................................................. [7]
(b) (i) Factorise x 2 + 4x - 5 .
................................................... [2]
5 8
(ii) Solve the equation - = 1.
x x+1
Show all your working.
x = .......................... or x = .......................... [4]
7 (a)
200
NOT TO
SCALE
150
Distance
(km)
50
0
07 00 07 30 07 40 08 10 09 10
Time
The distance-time graph shows the journey of a train.
(i) Find the speed of the train between 07 00 and 07 30.
......................................... km/h [1]
(ii) Find the average speed for the whole journey.
......................................... km/h [3]
(b)
V
NOT TO
SCALE
Speed
(km/ h)
0
06 00 06 05 06 25 06 30
Time
The speed-time graph shows the first 30 minutes of another train journey.
The distance travelled is 100 km.
The maximum speed of the train is V km/h.
(i) Find the value of V.
V = .................................................. [3]
(ii) Find the acceleration of the train during the first 5 minutes.
Give your answer in m/s2.
.......................................... m/s2 [2]
8 f (x) = 3x - 2 g (x) = x 2 h (x) = 3 x
(a) Find f (-3) .
................................................... [1]
(b) Find the value of x when f (x) = 19 .
x = .................................................. [2]
(c) Find fh(2).
................................................... [2]
(d) Find gf (x) + f (x) + x .
Give your answer in its simplest form.
................................................... [3]
(e) Find f -1 (x) .
f -1 (x) = .................................................. [2]
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