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Pure Core Mathematics 1

Problem Sheet 7: Simulataneous equations and quadratic
inequalities
34 marks
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1. Solve the following inequalities
(a !(y " ! # 7 $ 3(y " %&
(2)
(b x
%
" 4x $ '% ( )*
(4)
(total 6 marks)

2. The +oint A has coordinates ('', % and the +oint B has coordinates ($',$'*
(a (i -ind the gradient of AB.
(2)
(ii .ence, or otherwise, show that the line AB has equation
x 4y = 3
(2)

(b The line with equation 3x + !y = %/ intersects the line AB at the +oint C*
-ind the coordinates of C*
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

3. Solve the simultaneous equations
3x " y 0 7,
x(%x " 31 0 )*
(Total 4 marks)
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4. (a E2+ress x
%
$ /x " 7 in the form (x " a
%
" b, finding the values of a and b.
(2)
(b .ence, or otherwise, find the range of values of x for which
x
%
$/x " 7 # )*
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

5. 3 line has equation y = mx $ ', where m is a constant*
3 curve has equation y = x
%
!x " 3*
(a Show that the x4coordinate of an1 +oint of intersection of the line and the curve satisfies
the equation
x
%
$ (! " mx " 4 0 )
(1)

(b -ind the values of m for which the equation x
%
$ (! " mx " 4 0 ) has equal roots*
(4)
(c 5escribe geometricall1 the situation when m takes either of the values found in +art (b*
(1)
(Total 6 marks)

6. The diagram shows the gra+h of y 0 f (x, where f (x 0 x
%
" /x " '*
x
y
O

(a E2+ress f (x in the form (x " m
%
" n, where m and n are integers*
(2)
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(b Solve the equation f (x 0 ), giving 1our answers in the form p " q % , where p and q are
integers*
(3)

(c Solve the inequalit1 f (x # )
(1)
(Total 6 marks)
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