AS Mathematics Summer Test 20 April 2023

1. f (x) = x3 − 3x + 2, x ∈ R
(a) Express f (x) as the product of three linear factors [5]
(b) Sketch f (x) [2]
Show points of intersection between axes and the curve
(c) Solve f (x) = (x − 1)2 [4]
2. f (x) = ln(4x), x ∈ R and x > 0
Find the exact solution for f (x) + f (x2 ) + f (x3 ) = 6 [6]
3. Solve, cos(4ξ − 120)◦ = cos(200)◦ , in the domain 0◦ ≤ ξ < 180◦ [6]
4. Points (2, 10) and (6, 100) lie on the curve y = axn , where a and n are
constants.
To 3 decimal place, find the value of constants a and n [8]
5. Find local minima, local maxima and points of inflexion (if it exists) of the
√
following curve y = x2 − 6x 3 x + 2, x ∈ R and x > 0 [11]
6. Solve the following simultaneous logarithmic equations, giving the final an-
swers as exact powers of 2 [8]
2 log2 (x) − log2 (y) = 1
√
log2 (4x y) = 1