PRACTICE ASSESSMENT TASK 4

Practice Assessment Task

SET 4
1.

Find the zeros of f ^ x h = ^ 2x - 1 h5 .

2.

Write P ^ x h = x 3 + 4x 2 - x - 4 as a
product of its factors.

3.

For the polynomial

f ^ x h = 3x 4 - 2x 3 - x + 8, what graph
does the polynomial approach as x
becomes very large?

4.

Find the number of ways of seating

10 people around a table
(a) randomly
(b) if three people are to sit together
(c) if two people must not sit together.

5.

Find the zeros of the polynomial

f (x) = x 4 - x 3 + x 2 - 3x - 6.

6.

Find the coordinates of the point that

divides the interval between (3, 4) and
(-5, 1) in the external ratio of 2:3.

7.

8.

9.

If a , b and c are the roots of

x 3 + 2x 2 - 3x + 4 = 0, find
(a) abc
(b) a + b + c
1 1 1
(c)
+ +
a b c
(d) a2 + b2 + c2
A and B are the points (-4, 0) and (4, 0)
respectively. Point P (x, y) moves so
that PA 2 + PB 2 = 36. Find the equation
of the locus of P and describe it
geometrically.
Find the sum of the interior angles of
a regular polygon with 19 sides. How
large is each angle (in degrees and
minutes)?

10. Prove that the line 6x - 8y + 40 = 0 is

a tangent to the circle with centre the
origin and radius 4 units.
11. In the quadratic equation
(k -1) x 2 - 5x + 3k + 4 = 0, the roots are
reciprocals of each other. Find the value
of k.
12. Find x and y, giving reasons.

13. Evaluate 10 C 3.
14. Solve x 2 - 4 2 0.
15. A polynomial P (x) has a double root at
x = 2. Show that P (2) = Pl(2) = 0.
16. If a , b, c and d are the roots of the
equation x 4 - 3x 3 + 2x + 1 = 0, find
(a) a bcd
(b) a + b + c + d
(c) ab and a + b
if c = -2 and d = 5.
17. In how many different ways can a
committee of 4 people be selected from a
group of 9 people?
18. Find the remainder if
P ^ x h = 3x 5 - 4x 3 + 2x 2 - 7x - 3 is
divided by x + 1.

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29. The angle of elevation from a point

A to the top of a tower BC is 38c 54l .
A is 10 m due south of the tower.

CD is a tangent to the circle and

AB = 5.6 m, BC = 4.8 m. Find the length
of CD, correct to 1 decimal place.
20. Find the obtuse angle between the
lines 2x - y = 0 and 5x + 2y - 3 = 0.
21. (a) Write P ] x g = x 3 - 7x 2 + 15x - 9 as a
product of its factors.
(b) Sketch the graph of the polynomial
on a number plane.
x
.
x2 - 4
23. Show that the remainder, on dividing
P (x) = 2x 3 - 7x 2 + x - 9 by (x + 2), is
P ( - 2) .
22. Sketch y =

24. If a , b, c and d are the roots of

x4 - x3 + x2 - 1 = 0
(a) show that
abc + acd + bcd + abd = 0
(b) nd (a + b + c + d) 2
(c) nd a 2 + b2 + c2 + d2.

(a) Find the height of the tower, to

1 decimal place.
(b) If point D is 11.2 m due east of the
tower, nd the angle of elevation from D
to the tower.
30. If P (x) = (x 2 - 1)3 (x 2 + 5)
(a) nd all zeros of P (x)
(b) show P (1) = P l(1) = 0.
31. What is the domain and range of
y = x 2 - 3?
32. Prove that TABC is congruent to TCDE.

33. Find the area of the gure below.

25. Show that if the polynomial P(x) has a

double root at x = 3, P ] 3 g = Pl(3) = 0.
26. A team of 3 boys and 5 girls is chosen at
random from a class of 12 boys and 18
girls. In how many ways can this be done?
27. A circle with centre at the origin O passes
through the point (2, 5 ). Find the
radius of the circle, and hence its
equation.
28. Find values of a, b and c for which
3x 2 - 2x - 7 / a (x + 2) 2 + b (x + 2) + c.

34. Find the equation of the straight line

through the midpoint of (-5, 7) and
(1, 3) and making an angle of 135c with
the x-axis.

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35. Complete the square on x 2 - 12x.

36. Find the acute angle between the lines
3x - y - 4 = 0 and 7x + 3y + 1 = 0.
37. Solve 2y + 4 $ 9.
3
38. Sketch y = 2
.
x -1
39. Find the point P that divides the
interval AB in the ratio 4:3, given that
A has coordinates (3, 6) and B has
coordinates (-5, 8) .
40. (a) Find the equation of the tangent
to the curve y = x 3 - 3x at the point
P (-2, -2).
(b) Find the equation of the normal to
y = x 3 - 3x at P.
(c) Find the point Q where this normal
cuts the x-axis.
(d) The curve y = x 3 - 3x meets the line
3x - 2y + 2 = 0 at P. Find the angle
between the line and the curve at P.
41. What is the domain and range of the
x
function f (x) = 2
?
x -4
42. Simplify
(a) sin a cos b - cos a sin b
(b) cos 15c cos 30c - sin 15c sin 30c
(c) 1 - sin 2 15c
43. Jason measures the angle of elevation
of a tower as 38c 52l at a point A,
185 m due west of the tower. He then
walks to a point B, 140 m due south of
the tower.
(a) What is the height of the tower,
correct to 1 decimal place?
(b) What is the angle of elevation of the
tower from point B?
44. Point X divides AB externally in the ratio
3:5, given A (3, 4) and B (0, -5). Find the
coordinates of X.

45. Find the exact value of

tan 75c - tan 15c
.
1 + tan 75c tan 15c
3
46. Solve
1 5.
x-1
47. Solve sin x - 3 cos x = 2 for
0c # x # 360c.
48. (a) Find the equation of the normal to
the curve y = x 2 - 6x + 9 at the point
where x = -1.
(b) This normal cuts the curve again at
point R. Find the coordinates of R.
49. Write sin i + cos 2i in terms of t where
i
t = tan .
2
50. Show that x - 3 is a factor of
f ] x g = 3x 3 - 7x 2 - 5x - 3.
51. The function f (x) = ax 2 + bx + c has a
tangent at (1, -3) with a gradient of -1.
It also passes through (4, 3) . Find the
values of a, b and c.
52. Find two possible equations for the
straight line passing through (1, 2) that
intersects the line x - 2y + 5 = 0 at an
angle of 45c .
53. In the cone below, the vertical angle
is 54c and the perpendicular height is
20 cm. Find the volume and surface area
of the cone, correct to the nearest whole
number.

54. Solve y 1

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12
and tan y =
, express
5
5
cos (x - y) as a fraction.

55. If sin x =

64. How many committees of 5 people could

be formed randomly from a meeting of
20 people?

56. Solve for 0c # x # 360c

(a) sin 2 x = 3 cos 2 x
(b) sin x + cos x - 1 = 0
(c) cos 2 x + sin x + 1 = 0

65. Write the polynomial

P ] x g = - x 3 + 3x 2 + 9x + 5 as a product of
its factors.

x-1
.
x2 - 5
x-1
(b) Sketch y = 2
.
x -5

66. A string of beads is made up of 5 orange

and 5 black beads. If they are randomly
arranged around the necklace, how many
possible combinations are there?

57. (a) Find xlim

"3

58. Find the general solution of sin 2i = -1.

59. Find the angle between the curves y = x
and y = x 2 at (1, 1) .

67. An example of a polynomial with leading

coefficient -3 and degree 4 is
(a)
y

60. The point P (1, 2) divides the interval

A (x, 3) and B ^ -5, y h in the external ratio
of 5:4. Find the values of x and y.
61. For the polynomial
f ] x g = - x 4 + x 3 - 2x 2 + x - 2 , what
graph does the polynomial approach as
x becomes very large?
62. If a , b, and c are the roots of the cubic
equation x 3 - 4x 2 - 3x + 2 , evaluate
(a) a + b + c
(b) abc
(c) ab + bc + ac
1 1 1
(d) + +
a b c

(b)

(e) a 2 + b2 + c2
63. By dividing the polynomial
P ] x g = x 3 - 2x 2 + x + 3 by
x - 2 , write P(x) in the form
P ]x g = ]x - 2 gQ ]x g + R ]x g.

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(c)

69. The graph of the polynomial

P ^ x h = x 3 ^ x + 3 h 2 is

(a)

(d)

(b)

68. What is the number of possible outcomes

when arranging the letters of the word
LITERATURE?
10!
(a)
2! 2!
10!
(b)
2! 2! 2!
(c) 10!
10!
(d)
3!

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72. The number of possible seating

positions for 12 people sitting at a round
table is

(c)

(a)

12

C 11

(b) 11!
(c) 12!
x

-3

(d)

12

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73. The graph below is of the polynomial

(a) P ^ x h = x ^ x - 2 h 2
(b) P ^ x h = x ^ x + 2 h 2
(c) P ^ x h = x 2 ^ x + 2 h
(d) P ^ x h = x 2 ^ x - 2 h

(d)

70. The polynomial P ^ x h = x 3 - 5x 2 + 3x - 8

(a) is monic
(b) has degree 3
(c) has leading coefficient - 8
(d) has constant term - 8.
(there may be more than one answer)

74. Combination nCr is equal to

(a) ] n - r g ! n Pr

-3

71. The number of possible different PINs

with a combination of 4 numbers and
2 letters is
(a) 4 435 236
(b) 6 760 000
(c) 1 000 000
(d) 10 676

(b)

Pr

(n - r) !

(c) r! n Pr
n

(d)

Pr

r!

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75. The graph below could have a leading

term of
(a) x 6
(b) x 5
(c) - x 4
(d) - x 3
y

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