AY16 G11 Mathematics HL Course Access Examination  
 
 
 
Student name  
 
 
Subject /Class   Based on G10 Extended Mathematics
Date   Friday 19 August
Time   Afternoon
Length of exam   75 minutes
Paper   1
 
 
 
Instructions  
● Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do
so.
● You are not permitted access to any calculator for this
paper.
● Answer all questions on the paper provided working or
answers written on the question paper will not be marked.
● Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical
answers should be given exactly or to three significant
figures.
● The maximum mark for this examination paper is [88 Marks]

 
1. [5 marks]

Let 𝑓 𝑥 = 5 − 7𝑥 and 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 ! + 2

(a) Find (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) [2 marks]

(b) Write down 𝑓 !! (𝑥) [1 mark]

(c) Find  (𝑔 ∘ 𝑓 !! )(3) [2 marks]

2. [ 11 marks]

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3. [7 marks]

4. [6 marks]

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5. [13 marks]
 

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6. [6 marks]

7. [8 marks]

Solve the following equations:

 
!!!!
a) = −6  
!!!!
 
b) 3𝑥 − 7 𝑥 ! − 25 4𝑥 + 1 = 0  
 
!!
c) = −𝑥  
!!!
 
d) 𝑥𝑦 ! 6𝑧 − 8 = 0  

8. [3 marks]
Simplify  the  following  expressions:  
 
a) 4 7 − 3 7  
b) 20  
! ! !
c) !
+ !
 
 
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9. [6 marks]
Factorise  the  following  expressions  completely:  
 
a) 𝑎! − 𝑏 !  
b) 2𝑥 ! − 5𝑥 − 3  
c) 2𝑎! − 𝑎𝑏 + 2𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏 !  
d) 9 2𝑥 − 1 − 3𝑦(2𝑥 − 1)  

10. [6 marks]

Use  Pascal’s  triangle  to  find  the  expansion  of  the  following  expressions  
a) (𝑎 + 𝑏)!  
b) 2𝑥 + 1 !  
 
11. [3 marks]
!
Given  that  𝑥  is  an  acute  angle  and  𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 = !  find  the  exact  values  of  𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥  and  𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥  
 

12. [4 marks]
Solve  the  following  trigonometric  equation  for  the  given  domain:  
4𝑠𝑖𝑛! 𝑥 = 3            𝑥 ∈ ℝ    

13. [5 marks]
Evaluate the following giving simplified exact answers:
a. 𝑙𝑜𝑔! 1 + 2𝑙𝑜𝑔! 5!

b. 𝑙𝑜𝑔! 64
!
c. 27!

d. 𝑙𝑜𝑔!" 6 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔!" 24
!!
e. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 !

14. [5 marks]
Use an algebraic division method to divide 7𝑥 ! + 3𝑥 ! − 6𝑥 + 2 by 𝑥 + 2

 
 

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