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1 Show that
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2 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.
In this question all lengths are in centimetres.
The diagram shows the isosceles triangle ABC, where AB = AC and BC = . The height, AD, of the
triangle is .
Given that tan ABC = , find sec2 ABC, giving your answer in the form where e and f are
integers.
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3 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of for .
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3 (b) Write down the amplitude of y.
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(c) Write down the period of y.
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A geometric progression has a second term of 27p2 and a fifth term of p5. The common ratio, r, is such that
Find r in terms of p.
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5 An arithmetic progression has a second term of −14 and a sum to 21 terms of 84. Find the first term and
the
21st term of this progression.
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6 The first three terms in the expansion of can be written as . Find the
value of each of the constants a and b.
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7 In the binomial expansion of where n is a positive integer, the coefficient of x is 30. Form
an equation in n and hence find the value of n.
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8 The sum of the first two terms of a geometric progression is 10 and the third term is 9.
Find the possible values of the common ratio and the first term.
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9 Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of in ascending powers of x. Give each term in its simplest
form.
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10 Find the values of the positive constants p and q such that, in the binomial expansion of
, the coefficient of x5 is 252 and the coefficient of x3 is 6 times the coefficient of x2.
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11 (a) Show that .
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11 (b) Hence solve for .
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