S3/THT/CA1/21-22

Secondary 3

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
Name:_________________________ Date:______________

Topics: Chapter 1, 2, 3 [20 marks]

1. y = x2 + 7x – 5 can be written in the form y = (x + a)2 + b.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

Ans.: a………b…. . . . . . [3]

2. Solve the simultaneous equations

y=3 x +2
2 2
x + y =20
Show clear algebraic working.
 Ans.: x = . . . . . . . . y = . . . . . . . . . [6]

2 x−1 3
3. If f ( x )=(x−3) , g ( x )= h ( x )=x
4
Find
a) hf(1)

Ans. : . . . . . . . . . . . . .[2]

b) g-1(x)

Ans. : . . . . . . . . . . . . .[2]

4. Find the values of k for which the line y = k – 6x is a tangent to the

curve y = x(2x + k).
 Ans. : . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .[4]
−1
−2 2
p qr
5. Given that
a
=p q r
b c
, find the values of a, b and c.
√p q r
1
3 2 −3

Ans. : a = ……, b = …….., c = ……. [3]