PRACTICE ASSESSMENT TASK 3

Practice Assessment Task

SET 3
1.

Solve m 2 - 5m + 6 $ 0.

2.

Find the locus of point P that moves so

that it is equidistant from the points
A^ -3, 1 h and B ^ 5, 7 h .

3.

Write x = 4t, y = 2t 2 as an equation in

Cartesian form.

10.

4.

Show that AF < CD given AC and FD are

straight lines.
11. Find the equation of the locus of a
point whose distance from the line
3x - 4y + 1 = 0 is 3 units.

AB, AC and CB are tangents with

CZ = 3 cm, ZB = 7 cm and AY = 2 cm.
Find the perimeter of TABC.
5.

Find the centre and radius of the

circle with equation
x 2 + 6x + y 2 - 10y - 15 = 0.

6.

If a and b are the roots of the quadratic

equation 3x 2 - 2x - 1 = 0, find the
value of
(a) a + b
(b) ab
(c) a 2 + b2

7.

Find the coordinates of the focus and the

equation of the directrix of the parabola
x 2 = - 8 y.

8.

Solve ] x + 3 g + 5(x + 3) + 6 = 0.

9.

Find the value of k in the equation

x 2 - ] k - 4 g x + 3k = 0 if the sum of the
roots is -5.

12. Find the coordinates of the vertex and

focus of the parabola y = x 2 + 8x - 1.
13. Solve 2 2x - 9.2 x + 8 = 0.
14.

Find the value of k correct to 1 decimal

place.
15. Find the equation of the tangent to
the parabola x 2 = 16y at the point ^ -4, 1h .
16. For what values of b does the equation
x 2 + 4x - 2b = 0 have real roots?

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17.

25.
i
0

32c

Find i. O is the centre of the circle.

18. A and B are the points ^ -4, 0 h and
^ 4, 0 h respectively. Point P ^ x, y h moves
so that PA 2 + PB 2 = 64. Find the
equation of the locus of P and describe
it geometrically.
19. Find the equation of the circle
with centre ^ -2, -3 h and radius
5 units.
20. The lines PA and PB are perpendicular,
where A is ^ -2, 7 h, B is ^ 5, -1 h and
P is ^ x, y h . Find the equation of the
locus of P.
21.

Find x and y. O is the centre of the circle.

26. Differentiate

9 - x2 .

27. The point P _ 2ap, ap 2 i lies on the

parabola x 2 = 4ay.
(a) Find the equation of the tangent to
the curve at P.
(b) Find the point R where this tangent
meets the directrix.
(c) Find the equation for FR where F is
the focus.
28. Find the locus of the point that is
equidistant from the point ^ 2, 5 h and the
line y = -3.
29. Show that D ABC is similar to DCDE and
hence find y, correct to 1 decimal place.

O is the centre of the circle. Show

+DAE = 90c - +BDC.
22. Find the gradient of the normal to
the curve x 2 = - 6y at the point where
x = - 4.
23. Find the locus of a point moving so that
the ratio of PA to PB is 2:3 where A is
^ 3, 2 h and B is ^ 0, 7 h .
24. If 2x 2 - 3x + 1 / a(x - 1) 2 + b(x - 1) + c,
find the values of a, b and c.

30. Find the equation of the tangent to

the curve ] x - 2 g2 = 8y at the point
where x = 6.
31. Find the equation of the locus of point
P ^ x, y h that moves so that it is always
equidistant from the point ^ -1, 3 h and
the line y = - 5.
32. Solve 2 2x - 5.2 x + 4 = 0.

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33. Show that - x 2 + x - 9 1 0 for all x.

34. Differentiate ^ 3x - 1 h ^ 2x + 5 h4.
35. Simplify cot x + tan x.
36. Prove that the opposite angles
are supplementary in any cyclic
quadrilateral.
37. Find the centre and radius of
the circle whose equation is
x 2 + 10x + y 2 - 6y + 30 = 0.

45. (a) Change the set of parametric

equations x = 2t, y = 4t 2 - 1 into
Cartesian form.
(b) Find the coordinates of the point
where t = -2.
(c) Find the equation of the normal to
the curve at the point where t = -2.
46. Find the value of i in degrees and
minutes.

38.
47.

AC is a tangent and AC < DE. Prove

FGED is a cyclic quadrilateral.

O is the centre of the circle. Find x.

39. Show that x 2 - x + 3 2 0 for all x.

48. Show that the quadratic equation

6x 2 + x - 15 = 0 has 2 real, rational roots.

40. Find the value of k in the quadratic

equation x 2 - 3x + k + 1 = 0 if the roots
are consecutive numbers.

49. Find the equation of the normal to the

curve y = 2x 4 - 5x 2 - 1 at the point
^ -1, -4 h.

41. Find the equation of the locus of the

point that is equidistant from ^ -2, 1 h
and ^ 4, 5 h .

50. Find values of k for which the

quadratic equation
x 2 - 2x + k - 2 = 0 has real roots.

42. A ship sails from port due east for

150 km, then turns and sails on a
bearing of 195c for 200 km.
(a) How far from port is the ship, to the
nearest kilometre?
(b) On what bearing, to the nearest
degree, is the ship from port?

51. Sketch y =

43. Find the values of a, b and c if

3x 2 - 7 / a ] x + 3 g2 + bx + c.

54. Find the exact value of tan 75c.

44. Solve 2x - 7 2 1.

x
.
2x + 1

52. Find the equation of the straight line

through ^ 5, -4 h , that is parallel to the
line through ^ 7, 4 h and ^ 3, -1 h.
53. Divide the interval AB where A = ^ 1, -4 h
and B = ^ 7, 0 h in the ratio 2:3.

55. Solve

y
$ 5.
y+1

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56. Rationalise the denominator of

2+1
3 3+ 5

57. Find the values of x and y correct to

1 decimal place.

AB is a diameter of the larger circle

and DB is a straight line. Show AD is a
diameter of the smaller circle.
67. Solve 2 cos 2 x = 1 for 0c # x # 360c .
68. Solve equations x 2 + xy + 1 = 0 and
3x - y + 5 = 0 simultaneously.
69. Factorise a 3 - 8b 3 .
70. Solve

x+1 x+2
= 7.
2
3

58. Given f ] x g = 8x - 3, find the value of x

for which f ] x g = 5.

71. Find the gradient of the normal to the

curve y = 2x 3 + 7x + 1 at the point
where x = - 2.

59. Find the distance between ^ 0, 7 h and

^ -2, -1 h correct to 3 significant figures.

72. Find the perpendicular distance from

^ 3, -2 h to the line 4x - 3y - 9 = 0.

60. Find the value of p correct to 1 decimal

place.

73. Simplify

] sec i + 1 g ] sec i - 1 g .

74. Differentiate ] 2x + 5 g (x 2 - 1) 4.
x-2
.
x2 - 4
76. Find the equation of the locus of point
P(x, y) if PA is perpendicular to PB, given
A = ^ 3, -2 h and B = ^ -5, 5 h .

75. Find lim

x "2

a3 ^ b2 h
2
4
if a = and b = .
3
9
^ a - 1 h2 b 7
4

61. Simplify

1
62. Solve cos 2x = - for 0c # x # 360c .
2
63. Find the equation of the straight line
through ^ 3, -1 h perpendicular to the line
3 x - 2 y - 7 = 0.
64. Solve 5y - 3 = 5 - y.
65. Find the size of each internal angle in a
regular 20-sided polygon.
66.

77. Find the coordinates of the focus and the

equation of the directrix of the parabola
x 2 - 4x + 8y - 20 = 0.
78. Find the equation of the tangent to the
parabola x 2 = 36y at the point P(18p, 9p2).
79. Find the equation of the normal to
the parabola x 2 = -12y at the point
where x = 12.
80. If points P(2ap, ap2) and Q(2aq, aq2) lie
on the parabola x 2 = 4ay, find
(a) the equation of chord PQ
(b) the equation of the locus of the
midpoint of PQ if PQ passes through (0, 2a)
(c) Describe the shape of this locus.

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81. The equation of the locus of point P(x, y)

that moves so that it is always 4 units
from ^ -1, 3 h is
(a) ^ x - 1 h2 + ^ y + 3 h2 = 4
(b) ^ x + 1 h + ^ y - 3 h = 4
(c) ] x + 1 g2 + ^ y - 3 h2 = 16
2

(d) ^ x - 1 h + ^ y + 3 h = 16
2

85. Find the centre and radius of the circle

x 2 + 2x + y 2 - 8y + 13 = 0.
(a) Centre ^ -1, 4 h, radius 4
(b) Centre ^ 1, -4 h, radius 2
(c) Centre ^ -1, 4 h, radius 2
(d) Centre ^ 1, -4 h, radius 4
86. In the circle, O is the centre. Evaluate x.

82. If a and b are the roots of the

quadratic equation x 2 - 5x + 2 = 0,
a b
evaluate +
b a
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

1
11
2
1
12
2
1
2
2
1
10
2

83. The equation of the locus of

point P(x, y) moving so that it is
equidistant from (3, 2) and the line
x = -1 is given by
(a) x 2 - 2x + 8y - 15 = 0
(b) y 2 - 4y - 8x + 12 = 0
(c) x - 2x - 8y + 17 = 0
2

(d) y - 4y + 8x - 4 = 0
2

84. The quadratic equation

x 2 + ] k - 3 g x + k = 0 has real roots.
Evaluate k
(a) k # 1, k $ 9
(b) k = 1, 9
(c) 1 # k # 9
(d) k 1 1, k 2 9

84

(a) x = 42c
(b) x = 168c
(c) x = 84c
(d) x = 96c
87. Find the Cartesian equation
for x = 8t, y = 4t 2 .
(a) x 2 = 32y
(b) x 2 = 4y
(c) x 2 = 16y
(d) x 2 = 8y
88. The equation of the normal to
the curve x 2 = 20y at the point
(10p, 5p2) is
(a) x + py = 5p 3 + 10p
(b) x - py = 5p 3 - 10p
(c) px + y = 15p 2
(d) px - y + 15p 2 = 0

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89. AB is a tangent to the circle. Which

statement is true (there may be more
than one answer)?

90. For the quadratic function

y = ax 2 + bx + c to be positive definite
(a) a 2 0, b 2 - 4ac 2 0
(b) a 1 0, b 2 - 4ac 2 0
(c) a 2 0, b 2 - 4ac 1 0

A
D

C
B

AB
BD
=
AB
BC
CD
AB
(b)
=
AB
BC
(a)

(c) AB 2 = BC $ CD
(d) AB 2 = BC $ BD

(d) a 1 0, b 2 - 4ac 1 0