DAILY PRACTICE 7

DATE: 08/02/13

1) Find the equation of the locus of a moving point P such that its distance from
Q ( 2, 4) is 3 units.

(125)

2) A set of positive integers consists of 1, 4 and k. Given that the variance of

the set of integers is 14, find the value of k.

(154)

3) Differentiate

(3x )2 (2 x3) 4

with respect to x.

(215)

DAILY PRACTICE 8

DATE: 09/02/13

1) A curve is such that f (x) = x + 3. If it passes through the point ( -2, 3), find
the equation of the curve.

2) Given that the functions h : x

m
3, x 0
x

and

h1 : x

10
, x k ,
x +k

(325)

where

m and k are constants, find the value of m and of k.

(22)

3) Given that p and q are the roots of the quadratic equation

x +2 x8=0,

find the quadratic equation that has the roots 2p and 2q.

(41)

DAILY PRACTICE 9
10/02/13

DATE:

1) Given that
2

x 3 x+4=0,

and

are the roots of the quadratic equation

form a quadratic equation that has the roots

and

.
2

(40)

2) Solve the simultaneous equations:

2 x + y =1

3 x2 + xy 4 x=1 0

(78)

3)

Three integers, r, s and s + 6, have a mean of 9 and a median of 8. If s r,

find the value of r and of s.

(153)

DAILY PRACTICE 10

DATE: 11/12/13

1) A container contains water of depth h cm. The volume of water in the

2

V =2( h+4) 32.

container, V cm3, is given by

Find the approximate

increase in the volume of water if the depth of water increases from 16 cm to

16.2 cm.

(216)

2) The point A is (0, 3) and the point B is (1, -1). The point P moves such that
PA : PB = 2 : 3. Find the equation of the locus of P.

(121)

3) Given the inverse function

( x )=2 x5

find

a) f(x),
b) the values of k if

f 1 f ( k )=k 2 12.

(21)

DAILY PRACTICE 11

DATE: 12/02/13

1) Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the straight line

2 x 3 y=2

and the curve

x 2xy + y 2=4 .

(79)

2) Simplify

n+2

n +3

9
27n+ 3

(94)

3)

N
1.2
P

The diagram shows a sector of a circle, with centre O. If MON = 1.2 radians
and the length of the major arc MPN is 30.504 cm, find the radius of the
sector. [Use = 3.142]
(176)

DAILY PRACTICE 12

DATE: 13/02/13

1) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve

3
y= +2 x
x

at the point (3, 7).

(216)

2) The vertices of a triangle are K (1, 3), L (5, 2) and M (-3, q). Given that the
area of the triangle is 12 units2, find the values of q.

3) Solve the equation

log 3 r =

log 9

(12)

36.

(95)