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 ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

1 Factorize fully, the following.

a) 8x - 40

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b) x2 - 5x + 6

(3)

d) x2 - 49

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2. Solve the following equations.

(a) 3x + −15 = 0

(2)
(b) 2𝑥 + 35 = 40

(2)
(c) 3𝑥 − 5 = 13 + 9𝑥

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(b)

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(c) Straight line AB passes through the points A ( 2 , 5 ) and B (10 , 15).

(i) Find the mid-point of line AB.

(2)
(ii) Use Pythagoras’ theorem to calculate the length of line AB.

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5 (a)

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(b)

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(c)

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7 (a)

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(b) A cyclist averages a speed of 27 km/h for 4 hours. At what average speed would he need to
cycle to cover the same distance in 3 hours?

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(c)

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(ii)

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(iii)

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(ii)

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(iii)

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(iv)

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9 (a)

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(b) The 4th term of an arithmetic sequence is 15 and the tenth term is 39.
(i) Form two simultaneous equations to find the values of the first term ‘a’ and the common
difference ‘d’ of this arithmetic sequence.

(3)

(ii) Hence, find the sum of the first 40 terms of this arithmetic series.

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(i)

(2)

(ii). Hence, use the quadratic formula to find the value of x by solving the equation

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13 (a)

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(b)

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(ii)

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(a) Solve the following quadratic equation by factorizing.
2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 20 = 0

(3)
(b) Complete the square for the following quadratic expression.
𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 15.

(3)
(c) Hence, Use your answer to part (b) to solve the quadratic equation, giving your answer in
surd form

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(a) To solve the quadratic inequality 𝑥 2 − 36 ≤ 0,
sketch the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 36.

(3)

(b) Hence, solve the quadratic inequality 𝑥 2 − 36 ≤ 0.

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16 .
(a) Convert the recurring decimal 0 . 3 8 to a fraction.

(3)

(b) The height of a triangle is 5cm more than the base. The area of the triangle is 75 cm 2.
Taking ‘x’ as the base length in cm of the triangle, construct an equation in terms of x using the
given information.

(2)
( Total 5 marks)

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