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Year 10 Advanced Mathematics

Facts, Skills & Applications Common Test
August 2013
Time allowed: 45 minutes
Calculators are NOT permitted Notes are NOT permitted
Total marks: 38 (Marks are awarded for correct working as well as correct answers)

1 Simplify the following

a √ 53 × √ 5 b 5 √ 18−3 √ 20−4 √ 5

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c 6 √ 5 ( 3 √ 10−4 √2 ) d ( 3 √ 7−8 )

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1 √2
e (2 √ 10+ 6)(2 √1 0−6) f ( −
3 2 )
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 (Marks: 6 × 1 = 6)

2 Rationalise and simplify the following

2 √ 3−√ 6 √ 2+ √ 3 + √ 2−√ 3
a b
3 √3 √ 2−√ 3 √ 2+ √ 3
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(Marks: 2 + 2 = 4)

3 Simplify the following expressions writing them with a positive index.

x− y−1
a (2 p 5)2 ÷(4 p 6) c
x−1− y

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−2 −3
5x y
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10 x 4 y −4

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 (Marks: 1 + 1 + 2 = 4)
4 Evaluate, leaving answers in scientific notation.

9.45 ×102 ×2.0 ×10−4

a (5.67 ×10 6)0 ×(2.0× 102)6 b
3.15 ×10 2

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(Marks: 1+1 = 2)

5 Evaluate the following

−2 25 32
a (1000) 3 b ( )
36

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(Marks: 1+1 = 2)

5 Evaluate the following and give your answer with positive fractional indices (i.e. no
decimals)
−2 3
a 5 m3 n−3 × 3 m−6 n2 b ( 4 m 3 )2 ×5 m 4

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(Marks: 1 + 2 = 3)
6 Solve for x in each of the following

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a 32 x−1=81 b 4 x−1=
16 √ 2

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c 25 x =5 x+1−6 d 625 x =125

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(Marks: 1+1+2+1 = 5)

7 Evaluate the following logarithms

a log 2 16 b log 5 625

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c log 10
10000
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(Marks: 3× 1 = 3)

8 Solve for x in the following

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a log x 16=2 b log x =−3
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 (Marks: 2 × 1 = 2)

9 Sketch y=3 × 2x −6 on the axes below showing key intercepts and points. Write down
the equation of the asymptote.

(Marks: 3)

10 The value of an investment that you make in a company called SUMTHINGSDODGY

follows the rule

V =10000. ¿

where V is its value in dollars and t is the time in years after January 1st 2010.

a) What is your initial investment (in dollars) in the company?

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 b) What will be value of your investment on January 1st, 2015?

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c) When will your investment be worth $81,920,000? Show full algebraic working to
achieve marks for this question.

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(Marks: 1+1+2=4)