A-Level Maths Base Exam

𝑑𝑦 2
1. =− 3
𝑑𝑥 𝑥
2. 𝑦 =5 ⋅5𝑥

3. not learnt yet

4. 𝑥=𝑒 𝑦 − 4

ln ( 𝑥 )=𝑦 − 4
𝑦 =ln ( 𝑥 ) + 4
−1
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )=ln ( 𝑥 ) +4
𝑥> 0
5. a) not learnt yet

b) 𝑥 −3=4 ⋅2−𝑡
𝑡
𝑦 +5=3 ⋅2

( 𝑥 −3 )( 𝑦+ 5 )=( 3 ⋅2𝑡 )( 4 ⋅2− 𝑡 )

( 𝑥 −3 )( 𝑦+ 5 )=𝑥𝑦 +5 𝑥 −3 𝑦 −15=12
𝑥𝑦 +5 𝑥 −3 𝑦=27
6. not learnt yet

7. a) if ABC is a right angle, then AB and BC are perpendicular

10 − 17 7
𝐺 𝐴𝐵= =− =− 1
15 − 8 7
−7 −10 −17
𝐺 𝐵𝐶 = = =1
−2 −15 −17
𝐺 𝐴𝐵 ⋅ 𝐺𝐵𝐶 =− 1

Therefore, AB and BC are perpendicular, and ABC is a right angle.

b) i) AC is a diameter because an angle subtended by a diameter is a right angle, and ABC is a right angle

ii) Midpoint of AC is the center of the circle ¿ ( ( 8 − 2 ) ( 17 − 7 )

2
,
2 )= ( 3 ,5 )

( 𝑥 −3 )2+ ( 𝑦 − 5 )2=𝑟 2

( 8 −3 )2+ (17 − 5 )2=𝑟 2

 2
𝑟 =169
𝑟 =13

( 𝑥 −3 )2+ ( 𝑦 − 5 )2=169

If ( 𝑥 −3 )2+ ( 𝑦 − 5 )2 >169, the point is outside the circle

If ( 𝑥 −3 )2+ ( 𝑦 − 5 )2 <169, the point is inside the circle

( − 8− 3 )2 + ( −2 −5 )2=112 +72=121+ 49=170

170>169 , therefore the point (-8,-2) lies outside the circle
8. a) 𝑂𝐶=𝑥

𝑂𝐴=2 𝑥
1 2
𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝐴𝑂𝐶= ⋅ 𝑥 ⋅2 𝑥 ⋅sin ( 𝜃 )=𝑥 ⋅sin ( 𝜃 )
2
𝜃 2 𝜃 2 2
𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝐴𝑂𝐵= ⋅ 𝜋 ⋅ ( 2 𝑥 ) = ⋅4 𝑥 =2 𝑥 𝜃
2𝜋 2
𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝐴𝑂𝐵=4 ⋅ 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝐴𝑂𝐶

2 𝑥 2 𝜃=4 ⋅ ( 𝑥 2 ⋅ sin ( 𝜃 ) )

𝜃=2 ⋅sin ( 𝜃 )
b) not learnt yet

c) can’t do without b

9. not learnt yet

1 −𝑘 ⋅5.7
10. a) =1⋅𝑒
2
1 𝑘 − 5.7
=( 𝑒 )
2

( 12 )=−5.7 ln ( 𝑒 )
ln 𝑘

− ln ( )
1
2
𝑘= ≈ 0.1216
5.7
−𝑘 ⋅4
𝑚=400 ⋅𝑒 ≈ 245.9
b)280=400 ⋅𝑒 −𝑘 ⋅𝑡
 ln( 280
400 )
=−𝑘⋅𝑡

ln (
400 )
280
𝑡= ≈ 2.93
−𝑘
𝑡 ⋅60=175.98
8 :00+2 :56=10 :56
Earliest time = 10:56

c) the mass of caffeine might not be accurate, as the scientist may already have some caffeine in their
body before the experiment took place

( )( )
3 4 3 4
100𝑡 50 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡
11. a) i)𝑉 =10+ − =10+ −
27000 810000 270 16200
3 4
𝑡 𝑡
0=10+ −
270 16200
4 3
𝑡 𝑡
=10+
16200 270
3 2
𝑡 10 𝑡
= +
16200 𝑡 270
2
3 162000 16200 𝑡 162000 2
𝑡 = + = +60 𝑡
𝑡 270 𝑡

𝑡=
√
3 162000
𝑡
+60 𝑡 2

ii) 𝑡 1=
√
3 162000
38
+ 60⋅ 382=44.963

𝑡 2=
√
3 162000
44.96
+ 60 ⋅44.962 =49.987

𝑡3 =
√
3 162000
49.99
+ 60 ⋅49.992=53.504

iii) if T is the number of years since 1980, then when T is 38, the year is 2018 (when this test was
probably made)
3 4
𝑡 𝑡
b) 4.5 ⋅1.063 𝑡=10+ −
270 16200
No clue :P

( 12 )=0, then ( 2 𝑥 +1) is a factor of 𝑓 ( 𝑥 )

12. a) due to factor theorem, if 𝑓 −

𝑓 (− )=30 (− ) −7 (− ) −7 ( − )+2=0
3 2
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2

Therefore, ( 2 𝑥 +1 ) is a factor of 𝑝 ( 𝑥 )

b) see diagram I drew badly

𝑝 ( 𝑥 )=( 2 𝑥+1 ) ( 15 𝑥2 −11 𝑥+2 ) =( 2 𝑥 +1 ) ( 3 𝑥 − 1 )( 5 𝑥 − 2 )

c) 30 sec 2❑ 𝑥+2 cos 𝑥=7 sec 𝑥+ 7

30 7
+ 2cos 𝑥= +7
2
cos ❑ 𝑥 cos 𝑥

30 7 7
+ 2= 2 +
cos ❑ 𝑥 cos 𝑥
3
cos ❑ 𝑥
3 2
30 sec ❑ 𝑥 −7 sec ❑ 𝑥 −7 sec 𝑥 +2=0
( 2 sec 𝑥+1 ) ( 3 sec 𝑥 −1 )( 5 sec 𝑥 −2 )=0
1 1 1 2
=− , ,
cos 𝑥 2 3 5
5
cos 𝑥=− 2, 3 ,
2
5
cos(x) is always less than 1, therefore cos 𝑥=− 2, 3 , has no solutions.
2
13. Not learnt yet, but I did something similar when I was bored once and I'm pretty sure I found that a
square inscribed in a circle has a bigger area than any rectangle, but I dunno

𝑃𝐹
14. a) is cos 𝐴 because it is the length of the adjacent line to the angle (PF) divided by the length of
𝐸𝐹
𝐸𝐹
the hypotenuse (EF), and is sin 𝐵 because it is the length of the opposite side to the angle (EF)
𝑂𝐹
divided by the length of the hypotenuse (OF)

𝐷𝐸 𝑂𝐸 𝑃𝐹 𝐸𝐹
b) ¿ ⋅ + ⋅
𝑂𝐸 𝑂𝐹 𝐸𝐹 𝑂𝐹
¿ sin 𝐴cos 𝐵+ cos 𝐴sin 𝐵
c) if A and B were obtuse angles, then the line OE would not collide with the line DE, meaning there
would not be a right-angled triangle, and you wouldn’t be able to work out sin 𝐴.

d) sin ( 𝐴− 𝐵 )=sin 𝐴cos ( − 𝐵 )+ sin ( − 𝐵 ) cos 𝐴

cos (− 𝐵 )=cos 𝐵
sin ( − 𝐵 ) =−sin 𝐵
sin ( 𝐴− 𝐵 )=sin 𝐴cos 𝐵 −sin 𝐵 cos 𝐴
3
15. a) 𝑦 𝐴=( − 4 ) − 48 (− 4 )=− 64+192=128
3 3 2 3 2
𝑦 𝐵= ( h− 4 ) − 48 ( h − 4 )=h −12 h +48 h − 64 − 48 h+192=h −12 h +128

( 𝑦 𝐵 − 𝑦 𝐴 ) ( h3 −12 h2 +128 −128 ) 2

𝐺 𝐴𝐵= = =h − 12 h
𝑥 𝐵− 𝑥 𝐴 h
2
b) lim ❑ h − 12h=0, therefore as h approaches 0, the gradient becomes 0, which means A is a
h→ 0
stationary point