1
1
and 2 , find the numerical values of a, b and c.
3.
In the expansion of 1 x px 2
(i) values of p and q,
(ii) coefficient of the x8 term.
4.
Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = | x + 2 | and y = 4x 4. Hence solve the inequalities
5 4x < x < 4x 6.
x3 x 2
B
Cx D
2
5. Let f(x) =
. Express f(x) in the form A
, where A, B, C and D are constants.
2
x 1 x 1
x 1 x 1
3 1 3
1 2
, B =
(b) If A =
3
4
7.
8.
1 2
Function f is defined as f : x 2x3 + ax2 + bx + c , x R. Given that x-2 is a factor for f(x) and f(x) leaves a
remainder x +1 when divided by x2 1. Find the values of a , b and c. With these values of a, b and c, find the
other two factors for f(x). Find also the range of values of x such that f(x) 0.
x 3 1,
The function f is defined by f ( x )
2
5 4x x ,
x 2
x2
10. If
y
y
is small enough for powers of higher than the third to be neglected, show that
x
x
1
1
1
y y3
x y 2 x y 2 x 2 3
x 8x
6 2.
6 2.
1.
1 cos 2
sin 2
Hence, or otherwise, find, in a form involving surds, the exact values of tan 15 and tan 67
1
, giving your answers
2
Find the values of x in the interval 0 x 180 which satisfy the equation
sin 2x + sin 3x + sin 4x = 0.
3.
Diagram 1 shows two circles ABRP and ABQS which intersect at A and B. PAQ
and RAS are straight lines. Prove that the triangles RPB and SQB are similar.
Diagram 1
X and Y are two dependent events . Given that P(X ) = 0.4, P(Y)= 0.7 and P(X Y) = 0.85. Find
(i) P X Y
(ii) P(X / Y ')
(iii) P(X Y').
5.
A shop sells old video tapes, of which 1 in 5 on average are known to be damaged.
(i) A random sample of 15 tapes is taken. Find the probability that at most 2 are damaged.
(ii) Find the smallest value of n if there is a probability of at least 0.85 that a random sample of n tapes contains at
least one damaged tape.
(iii) A random sample of 1600 tapes is taken. Use a suitable approximation to find the
probability that there are at least 290 damaged tapes.
6.
The age and number of secondary school students who play badminton regularly at a sports club in the year 2007 are
shown below:
Age (in years) Number of students
125
1310
1428
15115
16210
17240
1892
[The age 12- means 12 years and above but less than 13 years.]
(a) Display this data on a histogram and find the mode of the age of students who
play badminton regularly at the sports club.
(b) Calculate the mean and interquartile range for the age of students who play badminton regularly at the sports
club. Give your answer to the nearest month.
7.
The mileage traveled by a salesman daily for 36 days is shown in the following stemplot.
2
4 5
9
3
0 4
7
8
4
1 1
3
5
7
9
5
0 2
2
3
5
6
8
9
9
6
1 3
3
4
5
5
7
8
Key : 8 3 = 83 miles
7
3 4
5
7
8
2 3
(a) Calculate the mean and median mileages.
(b) Display the above using a boxplot.
(c) Find the percentage of number of days in which the mileage exceeds the mean mileage.