Gyalo Institute

Pure Math Test

December 27, 2016
1. Given that f (x) = 2x + 3x , evaluate f (1) and f (2). Using these values,
(a) state what this tells you about the root of the equation f (x) = 10


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2. Use an iterative formula an+1 = 2ln 16a
with a1 = 2 to find the value of a correct
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to 3 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places.
3. The parametric equations of a curve are,
x = 2ln(t + 1) and y = 4et
Find the equation of tangent to the curve at the point for which t = 0. Give your
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a,b,c are integers.
4. The diagram below shows the curve bounded by the axes, the curve y = (x2 + 1)3/2
and the line x = 1.

Use the trapezium rule, with y-ordinates at x = 0, x = 1/2, x = 1, to estimate the

value of
R1
0

(x2 + 1)3/2 dx

giving your answers correct to 2 significant figures.