1 Simplify.

(a) `2x 2j
0

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(b) `3x 3j
2

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1
-
8
(c) e 3 o
3

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(d) 32x8 ÷ 8x32

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2
 x3  3
(e)   .
 64 
 

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2 (a) Solve.

27 k = 9

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(b) t- 2 = 9

Find the value of t.

t = ................................................. [1]

(c) 5 # 50 = 5k

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................. [1]
5
(d) 2 2 # 8 3 = 2 k

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................... [2]

(e) Solve 2 ^5 ph = 250 .

p = .................................................... [1]
3 (a) Write 0.000053 in standard form.

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(b) Evaluate `1.5 # 10 14j # `8 # 10 6j .

Give your answer in standard form.

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7
4 # 10
(c) Evaluate , giving your answer in standard form.
8 # 10 21

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(d) Giving your answer in standard form, evaluate 5.5 # 107 - 2.1 # 106.

Answer .......................................... [2]

(e) q = 9 # 10-16
Expressing answer in standard form, find q .

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4 Find the possible values of x, given that x is an integer and 15 1 2x - 3 1 22 .

Answer .......................................... [3]

5 Find one value of x that satisfies both x > 4 and 17 – 4x > 2 – x.

Answer ............................................... [2]

6 (a) x 2 - 6x - 7 = (x + a) 2 + b

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ................................................

b = ................................................ [2]

(b) Hence solve the equation x 2 - 6x - 7 = 0 .

Show your working.

x = .................. or x = .................. [2]

7
y
6

–6 –4 –2 0 2 4 6 x

–2

–4

–6

The line 2y = x is drawn on the grid.

(a) On the grid, draw the graph of

(i) y = 2, [1]

(ii) y + x = 4. [1]

(b) On the grid, shade and label the region R, defined by the following inequalities.

x+y G 4 2y H x yG2 xH0 [2]

8 Three lines and a shaded region are shown on a 1 cm square grid.

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x
–1

–2

–3

(a) Find the three inequalities that define the shaded region.

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9 (i) Show that - = simplifies to 2x 2 + 3x - 6 = 0 .
2x + 11 x - 4 2

[4]

(ii) Solve the equation 2x 2 + 3x - 6 = 0 .

You must show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ............................ or x = ............................[4]
10 (a) (i) The points (4, -3) and (0, 5) lie on the line L.

Find the equation of line L.

Answer ........................................... [2]

(ii) The line M is parallel to line L and passes through the point (-2, 3).

Find the equation of line M.

Answer ........................................... [2]

1
11 Line L is perpendicular to the line y = - x + 3.
2
Line L passes through the point (8, 9).

Find the equation of line L.

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