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1 The volume, V, of a sphere of radius r is given by .

The radius, r cm, of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 0.5 cms-1. Find, in terms of , the rate of change of
the volume of the sphere when r = 0.25 .

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2 When ,

(a) Find the exact coordinates of the stationary point of the curve

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(b) Determine the nature of this stationary point.

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3 (a) The first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, in the expansion of can be written as
. Find the value of each of the constants a, b and c.

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(b) Using the values found in part (a), find the term independent of x in the expansion of

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4 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 The sum of the first two terms of a geometric progression is 9 and its sum to infinity is 36. Given that the
terms of the progression are positive, find the common ratio.

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6 Do not use a calculator in this question.

Find the positive value of x for which , giving your answer in the form

, where a and b are integers.

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7 A geometric progression has a second term of 27p2 and a fifth term of p5 . The common ratio, r, is such that

(a) Given that , find, in terms of p, the sum to infinity of the progression.

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(b) Given that the sum to infinity is 81, find the value of p.

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8 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of showing the coordinates of the points
where the graph meets the coordinate axes.

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8 (b) Find the exact value of k such that has 3 solutions only.

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9 It is given that has a factor of x + 2 and leaves a remainder of 27

(a) Show that b = 40 and find the value of a.

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(b) Show that , where p, q and r are integers to be found.

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(c) Hence solve f(x) = 0.

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10 Solve .

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11 Given that find the value of xy.

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12 Given that can be written as , write down the minimum point of the

curve

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13 Given that can be written as , write down the coordinates of the stationary

point on the curve .

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14 The sum of the first two terms of a geometric progression is 10 and the third term is 9.

Given that possible values of the common ratio, r, and the first term, a, are
, find the sum to infinity of the convergent progression.

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15 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

Find the term independent of x in the binomial expansion of

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16 The first 5 terms of a sequence are given below.

4 −2 1 −0.5 0.25

Find the 20th term of the sequence.

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17 has a factor of 2x + 1.

(a) Write p(x) as a product of 2x + 1 and a quadratic factor.

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(b) Hence solve p(x) = 0.

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18 Solve .

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19 has a factor of 2x + 1. When p(x) is divided by x − 3 the remainder is 105.

Find the value of a and of b.

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20 Solve .

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