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● ‭ he total mark for this paper is 40.‬
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 ‭𝑥‬ ‭2‬‭𝑥+
‬ ‭1‬ ‭𝑥‬+‭1‬ ‭𝑥‬
‭1.‬ ‭(i) Using the substitution‬‭𝑦‬ = ‭5‬ , ‭show that the equation‬‭5‬ − ‭5‬ + ‭2‬ = ‭2(‬ ‭5‬ )
‭2‬
‭ an be written in the form‬‭𝑎‬‭𝑦‬ + ‭𝑏𝑦‬ + ‭2‬ = ‭0,‬ ‭where a and b are constants to be‬
C
‭Found.‬ ‭(2m)‬

‭2‬‭𝑥+
‬ ‭1‬ ‭𝑥‬+‭1‬ ‭𝑥‬
‭(ii) Hence solve the equation‬ ‭5‬ − ‭5‬ + ‭2‬ = ‭2(‬ ‭5‬ ) ‭(4m)‬
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‭2.‬ I‭ntegers a and b are such that‬(‭𝑎‬ + ‭3‬ ‭5)‬ + ‭𝑎‬ − ‭𝑏‬ ‭5‬= ‭51‬. ‭Find the possible values of‬
‭a and corresponding values of b.‬ ‭(6m)‬

‭3.‬ ‭Using the substitution‬‭𝑢‬ = ‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭3‬‭𝑥‬, ‭solve for x the‬‭equation‬‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭3‬‭𝑥‬ − ‭12‬‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑥‬‭3‬ = ‭4‭.‬ ‬
‭(5m)‬
‭4. The number of bacteria B in a culture , t days after the first observation is given by‬
‭0‬.‭2‬‭𝑡‬
‭ ‬ = ‭500‬ + ‭400‬‭𝑒‬
𝐵
‭(i) Find the initial number present.‬ ‭(1m)‬

‭(ii) Find the number present after 10 days.‬ ‭(1m)‬

‭(iii) Find the value of t when B = 10 000.‬ ‭(3m)‬

‭𝑥‬
‭5. (a) (i) Sketch the graph of‬‭𝑦‬ = ‭𝑒‬ − ‭5‬ ‭on the‬‭axes below, showing exact coordinates of any‬
‭points where the graph meets the coordinate axes.‬ ‭(3m)‬

‭𝑥‬
‭(ii) Find the range of values of k for which the equation‬‭𝑒‬ − ‭5‬ = ‭𝑘‬ ‭has no solutions.‬ ‭(1m)‬
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‭6. Solve the equation‬‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭2‬(‭29‬‭𝑥‬ − ‭15‬) = ‭3‬ + ‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑥‭2 ‬
‭(5m)‬
‬

‭7. Sketch the graph of‬‭𝑦‬ = ‭𝑙𝑛‬‭‬(‭‬‭8‭‬‬ − ‭‭2

‬ ‬‭𝑥)‬ ‭‭o
‬ n the axes‬‭below, showing exact coordinates of any‬
‭points where the graph meets the coordinate axes and respective asymptotes.‬ ‭(5m)‬
‭8. How many even numbers less than 500 can be formed using the digits 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5?‬
‭Each digit may be used only once in any number.‬ ‭(4m)‬

‭9. (i) How many different 5-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 7‬
‭and 9 if no digit is repeated?‬ ‭(1m)‬

‭(ii) How many of these numbers are even?‬ ‭(1m)‬

‭(iii) How many of these numbers are less than 60 000 and even ?‬ ‭(3m)‬
‭10. A 5-character password is to be chosen from the letter A , B , C , D , E and the digits‬
‭4 , 5 , 6 , 7. Each letter or digit may be used only once. Find the number of different‬
‭Passwords that can be chosen if‬
‭(i) there are no restrictions,‬ ‭(1m)‬

‭(ii) the password contains 2 letters followed by 3 digits.‬ ‭(2m)‬

‭11. The six digits of the number 738925 are arranged so that the resulting six-digit number is‬
‭even. Find the number of different ways in which this can be done.‬ ‭(2m)‬

‭End of the Test‬