LYCEUM International Schools

Monthly Test – 2022 October (Grade 09)

FURTHER PURE MATHEMATICS
MARK SCHEME
Question Number Mark Scheme Marks

1 (a) √24 = √(2 × 2) × 2 × 3 (2)

Use prime factors 2 and 3
= 2 √6 (2)

(b) (2)
√128 = √(2 × 2) × (2 × 2) × (2 × 2) × 2
Use prime factor 2
(2)
= 8√2

(c)
√147 = √3 × (7 × 7) (2)
Use prime factors 3 and 7
= 7√3 (2)

(d) √6050 = √2 × 5 × 5 × 11 × 11 (2)

Use prime factors 2,5 and 11
= 55√2 (2)
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2 (a) 3√3 3
=
4√24 4√8

3 √8
= × (2)
4√8 √8

multiply the top and bottom by √8

3 √8
=
32

3 ×2√2
=
32
 3 √2
=
16 (2)
(b)
√5 1
=
√10 √2 (2)
1 √2
= ×
√2 √2
√2
= 2 (2)

(c)
(√3+2√5) (√3+2√5) (√5+√3)
= × (2)
(√5−√3) (√5−√3) (√5+√3)

multiply top and bottom by (√5 + √3)

(√15+3+10+2√15) (2)
=
(5−3)

(13+3√15) (2)
=
2

(d)
(√7+√2) (√7+√2) (√7+√2) (2)
= ×
(√7−√2) (√7−√2) (√7+√2)
multiply top and bottom by (√7 + √2)

(7+2+2√14) (2)
=
(7−2)

(9+2√14) (2)
=
5
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3(a) log 2 5 + log 2 x = log 2 20

apply multiplication law
log 2 (5 × x) = log 2 20 (2)
5 x = 20
(2)
x=4
(b) lg 3 – lg 6 + lg 40 = lg 80 – lg x
apply multiplication and division law
3×40 80 (2)
lg ( 6 ) = lg ( 𝑥 )
x=4 (2)

3log 4 5 + log 4 50 - 2log 4 25 = log 4 x + log 4 5

(c) apply multiplication, division and power law
log 4 53 + log 4 50 - log 4 252 = log 4 x + log 4 5 (2)

5×5×5×50
log 4 ( ) = log 4 ( x × 5)
25×25 (2)
5x = 10
x=2 (2)

1
log 3 x – 𝑙𝑜𝑔 =2
3 x
(d) correct substitution
let y = log 3 x (1)

8
y–𝑦 =2
(1)

y2 – 2y – 8 = 0 correct equation (2)

(y - 4)(y +2) = 0

Y = 4 and y =2 correct y solutions (2)

log 3 x = 4 and log 3 x = -2

1 (2)
x = 81 and x = 9 [22]

4(a) 2x2 – x -1
2x2 – 2x + x -1 (2)
(2x +1)(x-1) (2)

3x2 – 5x -2
(b) (2)
3x2 – 6x + x -2 (2)
(3x +1)(x-2)
 (c) 6x2 + x - 12
6x2 +9x -8x -12 (4)
(3x -4)(2x+3) (2)

(d)
2x2 -3 x - 9
(2)
2x2 -6x +3x -9
(2)
(x-3)(2x+3) [18]

5(a) 32x -6(3x) -7 = 0

correct substitution
(1)
Let 3x = y
y2 -6y -7 =0 correct equation (1)

(y-7)(y+1)=0
Y=7 or y =-1 correct solutions (2)
3x cannot be negative
Let 3x = 7 (2)
x = 1.77
(2)

(b)
22x -2x -20 = 0

correct substitution (1)

Let 2x = y
y2 -y -20 =0 correct equation
(1)
(y-5)(y+4)=0
Y=5 or y =-4 correct solutions
(2)

2x cannot be negative
Let 2x = 5 (2)

X=2.32 (2)
(c) 42x+1 =17(3x) -15
4.42x - 17(3x) +15 =0 index simplifying (1)
Let 4x = y correct substitution (1)

4y2 -17y +15 =0

(2)
(4y-5)(y-3)=0

Y=3 or y =1.25 (2)

Let 4x = 3 , 4x = 1.25

X=0.792 , x = 0.161 (2)

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