Question 1

1. Which of the boxes come next in the sequence? (1 mark)

2. Which numbers should replace the question marks? (1 mark)

1, 50, 6, 45, 11, 40, 16, 35, 21, ?, ?

3. Multiply (x + 5) (a - 6)
Select one:
A. 6ax – 6x – 30
B. ax – 11x – 30
C. ax – 6x + 5a – 30 (1 mark)

4.

1
2
4
3
9
4
12

For the function illustrated above, what is the domain?

Select one:

A. {4,9}
B. {1,2,3,4,9,12}
C. {1,4,9,12}
D. {2,3,4} (1 mark)
5. (a) List the domain and range for {(1,4), (4,-2), (6,-5), (-1,5), (-3,7)} (1 mark)

(b) The function ƒ is defined by:

ƒ (x) = (𝑥 2 – 5𝑥)2
i) Find ƒ(1) (2 marks)
1
ii) Find ƒ( ) (2 marks)
5
iii) Express ƒ(2x) in expanded form and evaluate ƒ(2𝑥) when x=0.5. (5 marks)

6. Find the value of x in the following equations.

(a) 8√2 = 22x (5 marks)

8 5
(b) = (5 marks)
𝑥+1 𝑥−4

7. The functions ƒ and g are defined by:

ƒ (𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 5
g (𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 - 𝑥 + 8

(a) Evaluate gƒ(-2). (2 marks)

(b) Given that ƒg(𝑥) = 32, find the values of 𝑥. (5 marks)
(c) Find g-1(𝑥). (3 marks)

8. (a) Solve the following the linear equations.

X+y=2
1 1
(2x + 4y) + 2= (x – y) (5 marks)
5 3

(b). A triangular brace has a perimeter of 37cm. The longest side is 3cm longer than the next longest which
in turn is 8cm longer than the shortest side. Find the length of each side. (5 marks)

9. Factorise completely the following expressions:

(a) 5y2 + 15y (1 mark)

(b) x5 – 81x (3 marks)
(c) a5 + a2b3 – a3b2 – b5 (5 marks)