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INTENSIVE REVISION
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Tuesday 21 May 2019

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1. Evaluate 27    3

 16 
2. Given that ( 6  5 2 ) 2  a  b 3 , where a- and b are integers, find the value of a- and the
value of b.
3. A straight line with gradient of –3 passes through the points (–1, k) and (k-, 5).
Find the value of- k -and hence express the equation of the line in the form y = mix + c
4. A lorry travelling on the motor way at an average speed of 90 km/h left the service station
at 8:00 a.m.
A car later left the same station at 8:20 a.m. and caught up with the lorry at 9:15 a.m.
For car, the average speed limit on the motor way is 112 km/h.
Did the car driver break the speed limit? [You must show all your working.]
5. In the following right angle triangle ABC, all the measurements are in centimetre.

The area of the triangle is (3 x 2  x) and the length AB is 2 x

(a) Find the length of BC in terms of x.

The length AC = 41 cm.

(b) Show that 13x 2  6 x  40  0
(c) Solve the equation 13x 2  6 x  40  0
6. Simplify
(a)  5x
0
(d) (3x 2 ) 3
1
 81x 4  4
(b)
3
8x 9 (e)  
12 
 16 y 
2

(2 xy 3 ) 3  8 p3  3
(c) (f)  
12 x 5 y 2  27q
6


7. Solve
3x  1 x  2 5 x  3 7  2x
(a)   (b)  3  9
4 6 8 3
8. Solve
3 x5 1 x4 2 x 5
(a) 2 = (c) 27 = 81
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x 3
(b) 5 – 9 = 16
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9. Given that f (x) = 9x − 4 and g(x) = 8x − 3,

(a) Find f   
2
 3
(b) Find g f (2)
(c) Find g g (x)
(d) When g (a) = 9, find the value of a
−1
(e) Work out an expression for :f (x)
(f) Solve f(x) = g(x)

10. Evaluate
1 5
3 2
3 6
3
3  1
  
4  2

3 5 2
11. Work out 1   [ Give your answer in simplest form]
4 8 3
12. A, B, C and D are points on a circle, centre O and diameter AD.
AB is parallel to OC and angle BOD is 44°

Work out the size, in degree, of angle BDC.

13. Factorise Completely
2
(a) 12x + 4y –3dx – dy (e) 8x – 2x – 21
2
(b) 2x – 98 (f) 2x2 –11x + 15
2
(c) 3x + 19x + 6 9
(g) x 2 
2 49
(d) 6x –15x – 9

4y
14. Given that - 3x  2 y  5 , show that x  5
8
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15. The curved surface area of a cylinder is 320π cm .
The ratio of the base radius to the height is 2: 5
Find
(a) the base radius,
(b) the height,
(c) the volume of the cylinder in terms of π .
16. The graph of y = f(x) is shown on each of the grids.

On this grid, sketch the graph of y = f(x –2) –3

17. The graph of y = f(x) is shown on each of the grids.

On the grid above, sketch the graph of y = – f(x + 3)

18. It is given that P varies directly as square of x and inversely as y.
When P = 18, y = 4, x =3.
Calculate the value of P when x = 5 and y = 20
19. Find the equation of the straight line which is perpendicular bisector to the straight line
joining the two points P (–9,2) to Q (3,– 4)
20. There are seven black marbles and six white marbles in a bag.
Joshua picks two marbles at random and does not replace the marbles.
The first two marbles are black, and then he picks another three marbles.

Work out the probability that he picks at least two white marbles in the next three marbles.
21. Bag A contains 2 red pens, 3 black pens and 4 blue pens
Bag B contains 2 red pens, 4 black pens and 3 blue pens.
Cahill picks one pen from each bag randomly; work out the probability that the two pens
drawn are of different colours.
22.

P, Q and R are the vertex of a regular polygon.

The size of angle x = 15 .
Work out the number of sides of the polygon.

23. Solve --2x2 – 3x – 1 = 0 [Give your answers in surds form.]

24.

OPQ is a triangle.
L- is the midpoint of OP and N is the midpoint of OQ.
M- is the point on PN such that PM : PN = 2 : 3
 
OP = 3a and OQ = 6b

(a) Express in terms of a and b


(i) PQ

(ii) PM

(iii) LQ
(b) Show by a vector method that LMQ is a straight line.

vu
25. a
t
v = 36.5 correct to 3 significant figures.
u = 12 correct to 2 significant figures.
t = 1.3 correct to 1 decimal place.
Work out the upper bound for the value of a-. Show your working clearly.
26. The diagram shows two similar solid metal bars, V and Z.

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Solid bar Z has a total surface area of 900 mm2.
(a) Work out the total surface area of solid bar V.
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Solid bar V has a volume of 22000 mm .
(b) Work out the volume of solid bar Z
Solid bar V has a mass of 424.6 g.
(c) Calculate the least density of solid bar V in g/ cm3

Answers
1 72 (b) 2(x +7) (x −7)
2 56, -20 (c) (3x +1) (x + 6)
3 k = − 4 , y = − 3x −7 (d) (6x + 3) (x − 3)
4 122.72 (e) (4x−7) (2x +3)
5 20 (f) (2x −5) (x −3)
(a) 3x − 1 (b) 2 or  3 3
13 (g) ( x  )(x  )
6 2y 7 7 7
(a) −5 (b) 2x3 (c) 14
3x 2
15 8, 20, 1280 π
x4 3x 9q 4 16 (2,-3)
(d) (e) (f)
9 2y3 2 p2 17 (-2,2) Reflect
7 (a) −23 (b) 8  x  10 18 10
8 2 19 y = 2x + 5
(a) (b) -1 (c) 6.4 20 19
3
9 (a) 0 33
(b) 253 21 53/81
(c) 64x − 27 22 12
(d) 1.5 23 3  17
y4 4
(e)
3 24 6b –3a, 2(b –a), 6b – 3 a
1 2
(f)  , 1  
9 LQ = 3× LM
10 4
25 20.04
5 26 (a)3600 (b) 2750 (c) 19.3
11 13
16
12 22
13 (a) (3x + y ) (4 − d )
 Nyan Tun
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