Practice Paper A

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 6√3−4
1. Simplify giving your answer in the form p3 – q, where p and q are positive rational
8−√3
numbers. (4)

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2. (a) Find an equation of the straight line passing through the points with coordinates (4, −7)
and (−6, 11), giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0,where a, b and c are integers.
(3)

The line crosses the x-axis at point A and the y-axis at point B and O is the origin.

(b) Find the area of triangle AOB. (3)

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3. The curve with equation y = h(x) passes through the point (4, 19).

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Given that h(x) = 15xx – , find h(x). (6)
x

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4. f(x) = x2 – (k + 8)x + (8k + 1).

(a) Find the discriminant of f(x) in terms of k giving your answer as a simplified
quadratic.
(3)

(b) If the equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots, find the possible values of k.
(2)

(c) Show that when k = 8, f(x) > 0 for all values of x.

(3)
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5. 𝑝( 𝑥) = 3 − 𝑥, 𝑞( 𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 − 20.
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(a) Solve the equation q(x) = 0. Write your answer in the form 𝑎 ± 3√𝑏, where a and b
are integers to be found.
(2)

(b) Sketch the graphs of y = p(x) and y = q(x) on the same set of axes.
Label all points where the curves intersect the coordinate axes.
(4)

(c) Use an algebraic method to find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the
graphs y = p(x) and y = q(x).
(4)

(d) Write down, using set notation, the set of values of x for which p(x) < q(x).
(2)

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6. f(x) = x3 – 3x – 2.

The figure below shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x).

A D x
−𝟏 𝟐

B −𝟐
C (𝟏, −𝟒)

(i) On a separate sets of axes, sketch the curves with the following equations showing
in each case the locations and coordinates of the images of points A, B, C and D.

(a) y = f(2x) (2)

(b) y = f(–x) (2)

(ii) Next to each of your sketches, write down the equation of the new curves in
terms of x (4)

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7. A curve C has equation y = x3 – x2 – x + 2.

The point P has x-coordinate 2.

𝑑𝑦
(a) Find in terms of x.
𝑑𝑥
(2)

(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve C at the point P.
(4)

The normal to C at P intersects the x-axis at A.

(c) Find the coordinates of A.

(4)

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9. (a) On the same set of axes sketch the graphs of y = sin (x −60°) and y = −tan x, in the

interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°, showing the coordinates of points of intersection with

the coordinate axes in exact form. (7)

(b) Write down the number of solutions of the equation

  sin (x − 60°) +  tan x = 0 in the interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°. (2)

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