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1 Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where x = 1. Give your answer
in the form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants correct to 3 decimal places.
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[Total: 6]
2 Given that find the value of xy.
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[Total: 3]
3 Solve
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[Total: 3]
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4 Solve the simultaneous equations
giving x and y in exact simplified form.
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[Total: 4]
5 Given that , solve
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[Total: 4]
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Solve this equation for b, giving your answers in terms of a.
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[Total: 5]
7 Solve the equation
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[Total: 3]
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8 The function f is defined by
Sketch the graph of y = f(x) and hence sketch the graph of y = f−1(x) on the axes below.
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[Total: 3]
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9 Solve .
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[Total: 4]
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10 Solve .
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[Total: 3]
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11 Solve .
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[Total: 5]
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12 Solve .
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[Total: 2]
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13 (a) Show that, for , may be written as , where k is an integer.
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13 (b) Hence find .
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[Total: 6]
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Variables x and y are such that when lg y is plotted against x2 , the straight line graph shown above is obtained.
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(a) Given that , find the value of A and of b.
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(b) Find the value of y when x = 1.5.
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(c) Find the positive value of x when y = 2.
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[Total: 8]
15 The variables x and y are connected by the equation . Using the substitution , or
otherwise, find the exact value of x when y = 24.
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[Total: 3]
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16 Solve .
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[Total: 3]
17 Solve the equation .
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[Total: 5]
18 The trees in a certain forest are dying because of an unknown virus.
The number of trees, N, surviving t years after the onset of the virus is shown in the table below.
t 1 2 3 4 5 6
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N 2000 1300 890 590 395 260
The relationship between N and t is thought to be of the form .
(a) Transform this relationship into straight line form.
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(b) Using the given data, draw this straight line on the grid below.
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(c) Use your graph to estimate the value of A and of b.
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If the trees continue to die in the same way, find
(d) the number of trees surviving after 10 years,
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(e) the number of years taken until there are only 10 trees surviving.
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[Total: 10]
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19 Solve the following equation.
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[Total: 5]
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20 Write as a logarithm to base 3.
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[Total: 2]
21 On the axes below, sketch the graph of , stating the coordinates of any point of intersection with
the coordinate axes.
O x
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[Total: 3]
22 The relationship between experimental values of two variables, x and y, is given by , where A and b
are constants.
(a) By transforming the relationship , show that plotting ln y against x should produce a straight
line graph.
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(b) The diagram below shows the results of plotting ln y against x for 7 different pairs of values of variables,
x and y. A line of best fit has been drawn.
ln y
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
By taking readings from the diagram, find the value of A and of b, giving each value correct to 1
significant figure.
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(c) Estimate the value of y when x = 2.5.
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[Total: 8]
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23 Given that , express y in terms of a.
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[Total: 3]
24 Solve .
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[Total: 4]
25 Solve .
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[Total: 2]
26 Solve the equation .
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[Total: 5]
27 The profit $P made by a company in its nth year is modelled by
In the first year the company made $2000 profit.
(a) Show that .
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In the second year the company made $3297 profit.
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(b) Find another linear equation connecting a and b.
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(c) Solve the two equations from parts (a) and (b) to find the value of a and of b.
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(d) Using your values for a and b, find the profit in the 10th year.
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[Total: 7]
28 The number of bacteria B in a culture, t days after the first observation, is given by
(a) Find the initial number present.
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(b) Find the number present after 10 days.
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(c) Find the rate at which the bacteria are increasing after 10 days.
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(d) Find the value of t when B = 10000.
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[Total: 7]
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29 Express , where , as a single logarithm to base 3.
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[Total: 4]
30 (a) State the value of u for which .
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30 (b) Hence solve .
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[Total: 3]
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31 By changing the base of , express as a single logarithm to base a.
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[Total: 4]
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32 Using the substitution , solve, for x, the equation .
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[Total: 5]
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33 Solve .
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[Total: 5]
34 Given that and , find
(a) ,
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(b) ,
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(c) .
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[Total: 4]
35 (a) Given that , find the value of x.
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35 (b) Solve .
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[Total: 5]
36 Solve the equation , giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
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[Total: 3]
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37 Solve .
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[Total: 4]
38 Find the value of x for which .
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[Total: 5]
39 Variables N and x are such that .
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(a) Find the value of N when x = 0.
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(b) Find the value of x when N = 600.
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(c) Find the value of N when .
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[Total: 8]
40 Solve the equation , giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
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[Total: 2]
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