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1. Given that f(x) = x - 9x + px + 6 and that (x-1) is a factor of f(x),
(i) Find the value of p. (2marks)
(ii) Factorize f(x) completely (4 marks)

2. A function f(x) is defined by f(x): 3 2x x; 2 x 2
i. State the range of f(x) (3marks)
ii. Sketch f(x). (4marks)

3. Find the range of values of k for which the line y = kx + 1 does not interest
the curve y =8x. (5marks)

4. Function f is defined by: f:x (x1); 1 x 3
i. Sketch on the same diagram f and f
1
; (4 marks)
ii. State the Domain of f
1
(2 marks)



5. If and are the roots of the equation x kx + 10 = 0 and = + 3,

Find (a) the value of k (4 marks)
(b) the equation whose roots are

(6 marks)


6. Find the Real Roots of the equation

= 4 (4 marks)

7. A circle passes through A (4,5) and B(7,6) and the equation of the diameter
is y = 2x 3
(i) Find the equation of the circle. (7 marks)
(ii)The tangents at A and B meet at t, find the co-ordinates of t. (6 marks)

8. The variables x and y satisfy the relation 3
y
= 4
x +2

(i)Express this equation in a form suitable for drawing a straight line graph.
(3 marks)
(ii)State the EXACT value of the gradient of the line. (1mark)
(iii) Calculate the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of this line with
the line y = 2x giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (5marks)

9. Find the range of values of x

for which

5 > 0 (5marks)

10. Rationalise and express in its simplest form

(4 marks)

11. Express as a single logarithm in its simplest form

+ (

)
(4 marks)

12. Solve

(4 marks)


13. Using x = is a solution of

7(10
x
) = 26. Find the value of a
(5 marks)
14. Variables x and y are related by the equation

. When a straight line

graph is drawn, the resulting line has a gradient of -2 and a y-intercept of
0.5. Calculate the value of p and q. (5 marks)

15. A teacher records how long it takes (to the nearest minute) , for 30 students
to complete a test. These data are presented in the table below:-
32 45 39 30 24 29 27 27 41 31
29 37 18 26 50 29 25 23 40 51
31 25 28 19 36 25 41 34 36 35

(a) Construct a stem and leaf diagram to illustrate this data (6 marks)
(b) Determine the median, upper and lower quartiles. (6 marks)
(c) Draw a box whisker plot. (4marks)