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● ‭ he total mark for this paper is 40.‬
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‭1. Express‬‭6‬(‭1‬ + ‭3)‬ ‭in the form‬‭𝑎‬ + ‭𝑏‬ ‭3,‬ ‭where a and b are integers to be found.‬
‭(4m)‬

‭5‬‭𝑥‬ ‭𝑦‬ ‭‬
1
‭2. (i) Give that‬‭2‬ × ‭4‬ = ‭8‬
‭, show that‬‭5x + 2y = -3.‬ ‭(3m)‬

‭5‬‭𝑥‬ ‭𝑦‬ ‭‬
1 ‭𝑥‬ ‭2‬‭𝑦‬
‭(ii) Solve the simultaneous equations‬‭2‬ × ‭4‬ = ‭8‬
‭and‬‭7‬ × ‭4‬‭9‬ = ‭1.‬ ‭(4m)‬
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‭3. (i) Show that‬(‭2‬ ‭2‬+ ‭4)‬ − ‭8(‬ ‭2‬ ‭2‬+ ‭3)‬ = ‭0‬ ‭(2m)‬

‭2‬
‭(ii) Solve the equation‬(‭2‬ ‭2‬+ ‭3)‬ ‭𝑥‬ − (‭2‬ ‭2‬+ ‭4‬)‭𝑥‬ + ‭2‬ = ‭0‬ ‭, giving your answer in the form‬
‭𝑎‬ + ‭𝑏‬ ‭2‬ ‭where a and b are integers.‬ ‭(4m)‬
‭4. The diagram shows a triangle ABC such that‬‭𝐴𝐵‬ = (‭2‬ + ‭3‬)‭𝑐𝑚‬‭‬, ‭‭𝐵
‬ 𝐶‬‭‬ = (‭1‬ + ‭2‬ ‭3)‬ ‭𝑐𝑚‬
‭ nd AC = 2 cm. Without using calculator, find the value of cos A in the form‬‭𝑎‬ + ‭𝑏‬ ‭3‬ ‭,‬
a
‭where a and b are constants to be found.‬ ‭(4m)‬

‭𝑥‬−‭2‬ ‭‬
1
‭5. (a) Solve‬‭6‬ = ‭4‬
‭(2m)‬

‭2‬
‭(b) Solve‬‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑎‭2
‬
‭𝑦
‬ ‬ + ‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑎‭8
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‬ + ‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑎‭1
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6‬‭𝑦‬ − ‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑎‭6
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4‬‭𝑦‬ = ‭2‭𝑙‬ 𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑎‬‭4‬ ‭(4m)‬
‭6. (a) (i) Stat the value of u for which‬‭𝑙𝑔‬‭‭𝑢
‬ ‬‭‬ = ‭‬‭0‬ ‭(1m)‬

‭(ii) Hence solve‬‭𝑙𝑔‬‭

|2‭𝑥
‬ ‬ + ‭3|‬ = ‭0‬ ‭(3m)‬

‭(b) Express‬‭2‬‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭3‬‭15‬ − (‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭𝑎‬‭5)‬ (‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭3‬‭𝑎‬) ‭, where‬‭a > 1 , as a single logarithm to base 3.‬ ‭(4m)‬

‭7. Solve the following simultaneous equations.‬

‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭2‬(‭𝑥‬ + ‭3)‬ = ‭2‬ + ‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭2‬‭𝑦‬
‭𝑙𝑜𝑔‬‭2‬(‭𝑥‬ + ‭𝑦)‬ = ‭3‬ ‭(5m)‬

‭End of the Test‬