Sub: Pure Mats (May) Topic: AL, FT

6th, July, 2020 Test: 01

Time: 1.30 Hours

Marks: 50

1. It is given that f ( x)  6 x3  5x2  ax  b has a factor of x  2 and leaves a remainder of 27 when divided by x  1.
i) Show that b  40 and find the value of a. [4]
 
ii) Show that f  x    x  2  px  qx  r , where p, q and r are integers to be found.
2
[3]
iii) Hence solve f ( x)  0. [2]
2. The expression 2 x  ax  bx  30 is divisible by x  2 and leaves a remainder of -35
3 2

When divided by 2 x  1. Find the values of the constants a and b. [5]

3. a) Solve the equation 163 x2  82 x. [3]
4 2

a 3b 5
b) Given that 1 3
 a p b q , find the value of p and of q. [3]

3 5
a b
4. Express
8
3 1
 
in the form a 3  1 , where a is an integer. [4]

5. i) Show that 2 x 1 is a factor of 2 x3  5x2  10 x  4. [2]

ii) Hence show that 2 x3  5x2  10 x  4  0 has only one real root and state the value of this root. [4]
6. Solve the equation 3x( x2  6)  8  17 x2 . [6]
7. a) Solve the equation 2
3 4 x
  4   2.
x4
[2]
12
b) i) Simplify 108  , giving your answer in the form k 3, where k is an integer. [2]
3
5 3
ii) Simplify , giving your answer in the form a 5  b , where a and b are integers. [3]
52
5x 3x
8. Solve the following simultaneous equations. 1  81 [2]
253 y 2 27 y 1
9. Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve y 2  y  10x  8x2 and the straight line y  4 x  1  0. [5]

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