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1 Find the value of  4
√ 4
3 x + 2 dx
1 x

A −0.75

B 7.125

C 11

D 17

E 18

F 21.875

G 34.5

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2 A(0, 2) and C(4, 0) are opposite vertices of the square ABCD.

What is the equation of the straight line through B and D ?

A y = −2x + 5

B y = − 12 x − 3

C y = − 12 x + 2

D y=x

E y = 2x − 3

F y = 2x + 2

4
3 A student is chosen at random from a class. Each student is equally likely to be
chosen.

Which of the following conditions is/are necessary for the probability that the
4
student wears glasses to equal ?
15

I Exactly 11 students in the class do not wear glasses.

II The number of students in the class is divisible by 3.
III The class contains 30 students, and 8 of them wear glasses.

A none of them

B I only

C II only

D III only

E I and II only

F I and III only

G II and III only

H I, II and III

5
4 Consider the following claim about positive integers a, b and c :

if a is a factor of bc, then a is a factor of b or a is a factor of c

Which of the following provide(s) a counterexample to this claim?

I a = 5, b = 10, c = 20
II a = 8, b = 4, c = 4
III a = 6, b = 7, c = 12

A none of them

B I only

C II only

D III only

E I and II only

F I and III only

G II and III only

H I, II and III

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5 On which line is the first error in the following argument?

A sin2 x + cos2 x = 1 for all values of x.


B Therefore cos x = 1 − sin2 x for all values of x.

C Hence 1 + cos x = 1 + 1 − sin2 x for all values of x.
  2
D Thus (1 + cos x)2 = 1 + 1 − sin2 x for all values of x.

E Substituting x = π gives 0 = 4.

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6 Consider the following two statements about the polynomial f(x):

P : f(x) = 0 for exactly three real values of x

Q: f  (x) = 0 for exactly two real values of x

Which one of the following is correct?

A P is necessary but not sufficient for Q.

B P is sufficient but not necessary for Q.

C P is necessary and sufficient for Q.

D P is not necessary and not sufficient for Q.

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7 A circle has equation (x − 9)2 + (y + 2)2 = 4

A square has vertices at (1, 0), (1, 2), (−1, 2) and (−1, 0).

A straight line bisects both the area of the circle and the area of the square.

What is the x-coordinate of the point where this straight line meets the x-axis?

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 4.5

E 5

F 6

G The straight line is not uniquely determined by the information given, so there is
more than one possible point of intersection.

H There is no straight line that bisects both the area of the circle and the area of
the square.

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8 Consider the following statement about the polynomial p(x), where a and b are real
numbers with a < b :

(∗) There exists a number c with a < c < b such that p (c) = 0.

Which one of the following is true?

A The condition p(a) = p(b) is necessary and sufficient for (∗)

B The condition p(a) = p(b) is necessary but not sufficient for (∗)

C The condition p(a) = p(b) is sufficient but not necessary for (∗)

D The condition p(a) = p(b) is not necessary and not sufficient for (∗)

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9 Consider the following statements about a polynomial f(x):

I f(x) = px3 + qx2 + rx + s, where p = 0.

II There is a real number t for which f  (t) = 0.
III There are real numbers u and v for which f(u) f(v) < 0.

Which of these statements is/are sufficient for the equation f(x) = 0 to have a real
solution?

Statement I is Statement II is Statement III is

sufficient sufficient sufficient
A Yes Yes Yes
B Yes Yes No
C Yes No Yes
D Yes No No
E No Yes Yes
F No Yes No
G No No Yes
H No No No

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10 The first seven terms of a sequence of positive integers are:

u1 = 15
u2 = 21
u3 = 30
u4 = 37
u5 = 44
u6 = 51
u7 = 59

Consider the following statement about this sequence:

(∗) If n is a prime number, then un is a multiple of 3 or un is a multiple

of 5.

What is the smallest value of n that provides a counterexample to (∗)?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

E 5

F 6

G 7

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11 A student attempts to solve the following problem, where a and b are non-zero real
numbers:

Show that if a2 − 4b3 ≥ 0 then there exist real numbers x and y such that
a = xy(x + y) and b = xy.

Consider the following attempt:

(x − y)2 ≥ 0 (I)

so x2 + y 2 − 2xy ≥ 0 (II)

so (x + y)2 − 4xy ≥ 0 (III)

so x2 y 2 (x + y)2 − 4x3 y 3 ≥ 0 (IV)

so a2 − 4b3 ≥ 0 (V)

Which of the following best describes this attempt?

A It is completely correct.

B It is incorrect, but it would be correct if written in the reverse order.

C It is incorrect, but the student has correctly proved the converse.

D It is incorrect because there is an error in line (II).

E It is incorrect because there is an error in line (III).

F It is incorrect because there is an error in line (IV).

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12 Which of the following statements about polynomials f and g is/are true?
x x
I If f(x) ≥ g(x) for all x ≥ 0, then 0
f(t) dt ≥ 0
g(t) dt for all x ≥ 0.

II If f(x) ≥ g(x) for all x ≥ 0, then f  (x) ≥ g (x) for all x ≥ 0.

III If f  (x) ≥ g (x) for all x ≥ 0, then f(x) ≥ g(x) for all x ≥ 0.

A none of them

B I only

C II only

D III only

E I and II only

F I and III only

G II and III only

H I, II and III

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13 A region R in the (x, y)-plane is defined by the simultaneous inequalities

y−x<3

y − x2 < 1

Which of the following statements is/are true for every point in R ?

I −1 < x < 2
II (y − x)(y − x2 ) < 3
III y < 5

A none of them

B I only

C II only

D III only

E I and II only

F I and III only

G II and III only

H I, II and III

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14 Consider the following simultaneous equations, where p is a real number:

p2x + log2 y = 2

2x + log2 y = 1

What is the complete range of p for which these simultaneous equations have a real
solution (x, y)?

A p<1

B p = 1

C p>1

D p < 1 or p > 2

E p = 1 and p < 2

F p > 1 and p < 2

G p>2

H All real values of p

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15 A circle has equation
x2 + ax + y 2 + by + c = 0
where a, b and c are non-zero real constants.

Which one of the following is a necessary and sufficient condition for the circle to
be tangent to the y-axis?

A a2 = 4c

B b2 = 4c
…
a a2 + b 2
C = −c
2 4
…
b a2 + b 2
D = −c
2 4
…
a a2 + b 2
E − = −c
2 4
…
b a2 + b 2
F − = −c
2 4

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16 p and q are real numbers, and the equation

x |x| = px + q

has exactly k distinct real solutions for x.

Which one of the following is the complete list of possible values for k ?

A 0, 1, 2

B 0, 1, 2, 3

C 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

D 0, 2, 4

E 1, 2, 3

F 1, 2, 3, 4

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17 Consider the following functions defined for x > 1 :
 √ 
f(x) = log2 log2 x

 
g(x) = log2 log2 x

Which one of the following is true for all values of x > 1 ?

A 0 ≤ f(x) ≤ g(x) or g(x) ≤ f(x) ≤ 0

B 0 ≤ g(x) ≤ f(x) or f(x) ≤ g(x) ≤ 0

1 1
C 2
≤ f(x) ≤ g(x) or g(x) ≤ f(x) ≤ 2

1 1
D 2
≤ g(x) ≤ f(x) or f(x) ≤ g(x) ≤ 2

E 1 ≤ f(x) ≤ g(x) or g(x) ≤ f(x) ≤ 1

F 1 ≤ g(x) ≤ f(x) or f(x) ≤ g(x) ≤ 1

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18 A student chooses two distinct real numbers x and y with 0 < x < y < 1.

The student then attempts to draw a triangle ABC with:

AB = 1
sin A = x
sin B = y

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I For some choice of x and y, there is exactly one triangle the student
could draw.
II For some choice of x and y, there are exactly two different triangles
the student could draw.
III For some choice of x and y, there are exactly three different
triangles the student could draw.

(Note that congruent triangles are considered to be the same.)

A none of them

B I only

C II only

D III only

E I and II only

F I and III only

G II and III only

H I, II and III

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19 The angle θ can take any of the values 1◦ , 2◦ , 3◦ , . . . , 359◦ , 360◦ .

For how many of these values of θ is it true that

√ √ √ √
sin θ 1 + sin θ 1 − sin θ + cos θ 1 + cos θ 1 − cos θ = 0

A 0

B 1

C 2

D 4

E 93

F 182

G 271

H 360

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20 A sequence of functions f1 , f2 , f3 , . . . is defined by

f1 (x) = |x|

fn+1 (x) = |fn (x) + x| for n ≥ 1

Find the value of

 1
f99 (x) dx
−1

A 0

B 0.5

C 1

D 49.5

E 50

F 99

G 99.5

H 100

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