Chapter 1

1. Do not use your calculator for this question.

Factorise completely:
a 2 x 2  18 (2)

b 2 x3  x2  6 x (2)

c x4  x2  20 (2)

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d x  2x  1 2 (2)

Sections 1.3, 1.4

2. Do not use your calculator for this question.

Evaluate:
1

a 144 2 (1)

3
b 2 (1)
25

3

c 4 (2)
16

Section 1.4

3. Given that y  25x3 , express each of the following in the form kx n , where k and n are
constants.
1
a y2 (1)

b 10xy 1 (2)

3

2
c 5y (2)

Section 1.4

 
2
4. Express 2  8 in the form a  b 2 , where a and b are integers. (2)

Section 1.5
 5. Expand the following and simplify if possible:

a 3  11 4  11  (2)

b  2  5 3  2  (2)

Section 1.5

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1
6. Express 64 2 as a power of 2. (2)

Sections 1.1, 1.4

7. Simplify

43 7
7 3
giving your answer in the form p  q 7 , where p and q are rational numbers. (4)
Section 1.6

Chapter 2

8. Given that y  3x :
a Express 9 x in terms of y. (2)
b Hence, or otherwise, solve the following equation:
9 x  10  3x   9  0 (5)

Sections 1.1, 2.1

9. The function g(x) is defined as

g  x   x8  4 x7  12 x6 , x 
a Write g(x) in the form x k  x  a  x  b  , where a, b and k are integers. (1)
b Hence find the three roots of g(x). (1)
Section 2.3
10. The function f(x) is defined as
f  x   x 2  9 x  13, x 

Express f(x) in the form  x  a   b , where a and b are constants to be found.

2
a
(2)
b Hence, or otherwise, find the exact solutions of the equation f(x) = 0. (2)

c Sketch the curve y = f(x), clearly showing the intersections with the coordinate axes
and stating the coordinates of the minimum point, P. (3)

Sections 2.2, 2.4

11. The polygon ABCDEF has an area of 72 cm2.

Calculate the value of x. (3)

Section 2.1

12. The function f is defined as f  x   2 x 2  5 x  12, x 

Write f(x) in the form p  x  q   r , where p, q and r are constants to be found.

2
a
(2)

b Hence, or otherwise, find the roots of the function f(x), leaving your answer as a
simplified surd. (2)

c Write down the minimum value of f(x) and the value of x for which it occurs. (2)

Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

13. Solve the equation x6  5x3  14  0 .

Give your answers to 3 significant figures. (3)

Section 2.3
 14. The function h  x   kx 2  3x  k  0 , where k is a positive constant, has equal roots.
a Find the value of k. (3)
b Sketch the graph of y = h(x), clearly indicating the points where the curve meets the
coordinate axes. (3)

Sections 2.4, 2.5

15. Given that 2 x2  7 x  10  a  x  b   c :

2

a Find the value of the constants a, b and c. (2)

b Sketch the graph of y  2x  7 x  10 , indicating clearly the coordinates of any
2

intersections with the coordinate axes. (3)

c Find the value of the discriminant of 2 x  7 x  10 . Explain how the sign of the
2

discriminant relates to your sketch in part b. (2)

Sections 2.2, 2.4, 2.5

Chapter 3

16. Solve the simultaneous equations:

7 x  3 y  33

x2  3 y  15 (4)

Section 3.1

17. a By eliminating y from the equations

y  5x  3
xy  2x2  6
show that
x2  x  2  0 (2)
b Hence, or otherwise, solve the simultaneous equations:
y  5x  3
xy  2x2  6 (3)

Section 3.2

18. Solve the simultaneous equations:

2x  y  7  0
x2  y2  2xy  7
Give your answers in the form a  b c , where a, b and c are integers. (5)
Section 3.2
19. Given that the straight line ky  4  x meets the curve xy  2 y 2  5 exactly once:

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a Show that k   . (3)
5
b Hence solve the simultaneous equations:
ky  4  x
xy  2 y 2  5 (4)

Sections 2.5, 3.2

20. Find the set of values of x for which:

a 2  x  5  5  3x (2)
b 3x  4 x  32  0
2
(3)
c Hence state the range of values of x which satisfy both 2  x  5  5  3x and
3x2  4 x  32  0 (1)

Sections 3.4, 3.5

21. Use set notation to describe the set of values of x for which both x2  3x  4  0 and
2 x2  3x  5  0 are satisfied. (5)

Section 3.5

22. Find the range of values of k for which the roots of the equation
x2  2kx  6  k  0
are real. (3)

Sections 2.5, 3.5

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23. Find the set of values of x for which  4, x  2 . (6)
x2

Section 3.5
 24. The functions f and g are defined as
f( x)  2x2  5x  7, x  and
g( x)  2 x  3, x 
a Sketch the graphs of y = f(x) and y = g(x) on the same set of axes. (3)
b Solve the equation f(x) = g(x). (2)
c Hence, or otherwise, write down the solution to the inequality
f(x) ≤ g(x) (1)

Sections 2.4, 3.3, 3.6

25. On a coordinate grid, shade the region that satisfies the inequalities:
y  5x  5 and y  5x2  3x  8 (4)

Sections 2.4, 3.7

Chapter 4

26. a Factorise x3  8x 2  15x completely. (1)

b Sketch the curve with equation y  x  8x  15x , indicating clearly the points
3 2

where the curve crosses the coordinate axes. (2)

c On a separate diagram, sketch the curve with equation
y   x  3  8  x  3  15  x  3
3 2
(2)

Sections 1.3, 4.1, 4.4

27. The graph of y  ax3  bx2  cx  d is shown below, where a, b, c and d are integers.

Given that the curve intersects the x-axis at the points A and B as shown in the diagram, find
the values of a, b, c and d. (4)

Section 4.1

28. a On the same axes, sketch the curves with equations

y  x  x  3
2
and y  x2  2 x  3 (4)
b State, giving a reason, the number of real solutions to the equation
x3  7 x2  11x  3  0 (3)

Sections 4.1, 4.2

29. The point P(2, 1) lies on the curve with equation y = f(x).
State the coordinates that the point P is transformed to on the curve with equation:
a y  f  x  3 (2)
b y  f  x  2 (2)
c 2 y  3f  x  (2)
d y  f x (2)

Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.6

 30. The diagram shows a sketch of the curve with equation y = f(x).

 20 
Given that the points A  1,  and B  3, 4  lie on the curve, sketch the following graphs:
 3 
a y  f  x  3 (2)
1
b y  f  x (2)
3
c y  f  x  (2)
1 
d y  f  x (2)
2 
On each diagram, give the coordinates of the images of points A and B under the given
transformation.

Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.6

Challenge

1. Given that
x3  9x2  24x  20  ( x  2)( x2  px  q)
where p and q are constants:
a Find the values of p and q.
b Hence, fully factorise
x3  9 x2  24 x  20

Sections 1.2, 1.3

2. x is an infinite continued fraction, such that:

1
x 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

By forming a quadratic equation, solve to find the exact value of x.

Section 2.1

3. The area of a rectangle is 2 cm2 and the perimeter is 8 cm. Find the dimensions of the
rectangle, giving your answers in the form a  b c , where a, b and c are integers.

Sections 2.1, 3.2