Corozal Community College

Third Form Mathematics Remedial

Examination

Date : July 27, 2016

Time allowed : 2h 30min
Total number of marks : [100]

INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer ALL the questions.

Write your answers on your own sheets of paper.
All working must be clearly shown.
A calculator is allowed.

1. (a) Using a calculator, or otherwise, determine the value of 2.01 × 0.015, ex-
pressing your answer:
i. exactly (2 marks)

ii. correct to 1 decimal place. (1 mark)

iii. correct to 2 significant figures. (1 mark)

(b) Calculate the value of (2 21 + 1 23 ) ÷ 1 14 , expressing your answer as a fraction

in its lowest terms. (4 marks)
Total (14 marks)

3x + 4
2. Given that f (x) =
2x + 1
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(a) Find the value of x when f (x) = . (3 marks)
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(b) State the value of x which cannot be in the domain of f (x). (2 marks)

Total (5 marks)

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3. (a) Solve, graphically, the pair of simultaneous linear equations. (6 marks)
(
x + 2y = −7
3x + 2y = −5

(b) Solve, algebraically, the pair of simultaneous linear equations by elimi-

nation or substitution. (6
marks)
(
7x − 4y = 26
9x − 5y = 33

Total (12 marks)

4. (a) The diagram below shows the line segment which passes through the points
A and B.

Determine:
i. the length of line segment AB (4 marks)

ii. the coordinates of the mid-point of line segment AB (3 marks)

(b) Determine:
i. the gradient of the line segment AB. (2 marks)

ii. the equation of the line which passes through A and B. (3 marks)

(c) i. find the gradient of the perpendicular bisector of line AB (2 marks)

ii. determine the equation of the perpendicular bisector of line AB (3

marks)
Total (17 marks)

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5. Factorize each of the algebraic expressions below:

(a) 24x + 42x2 (2 marks)

(b) 18x2 − 32y 2 (3 marks)

(c) 56x2 + 11x − 15 (3 marks)

(d) 25a2 − 16x2 − 15ax2 + 12x3 (4 marks)

Total (12 marks)

6. Simplify the algebraic fractions given below:

3(x − 5) 4(x − 1)
(a) − (4 marks)
7 3
x−3 3x − 9
(b) ÷ 2 (4 marks)
x2 + 3x + 2 x − 4
Total (8 marks)

7. Solve the quadratic equations:

(a) x2 + 3x − 40 = 0 by Factorization (3 marks)

(b) 12x2 − 17x − 5 = 0 by the Quadratic Formula (4 marks)

(c) −6x2 − 7x + 24 = 0 by Completing the Square (5 marks)

Total (12 marks)

8. The graph below represents the function f (x) = x2 − 3x − 3

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Use the graph to determine:

(a) the value of f (x) when x = 3 (1 mark)

(b) the value of f (x) when x = −2 (1 mark)

(c) the values of x for which f (x) = 0 (2 marks)

(d) the coordinates of the turning point (2 mark)

(e) the equation of the axis of symmetry (2 marks)

(f) the interval on the domain for which f (x) is less than 1. (2 marks)

(g) graph y = x − 3 using the domain −2 ≤ x ≤ 5; hence, state the solution

of x2 − 3x − 3 = x − 3

(h) determine the gradient of the tangent at x = 1

Total (10 marks)

END OF EXAMINATION – JULY 2016