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1. The coefficient of x 3 in the expansion of ( 1− px )5 is -2160. Find the value of the constant p.
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2. (i) The first and second terms of a geometric progression are p and 2p respectively, where p
is a positive constant. The sum of the first n terms is greater than 1000p. Show that 2n >1001.
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(ii) In another case, p and 2p are the first and second terms respectively of an arithmetic
progression.
The nth term is 336 and the sum of the first n terms is 7224. Write down two equations in n and
p and hence find the values of n and p. [5]

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3. (i) Express x 2−4 x+7 in the form (x +a)2 +b. [2]

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The function f is defined by f ( x )=x 2−4 x +7 for x <k , where k is a constant.

(ii) State the largest value of k for which f is a decreasing function. [1]

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The value of k is now given to be 1.


(iii) Find an expression for f −1 ( x ) and state the domain of f −1. [3]
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(iv) The function g is defined by g ( x )= for x >1. Find an expression for gf (x ) and state the
x −1
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4. The line 4 y=x +c , where c is a constant, is a tangent to the curve y 2=x +3 at the point p on
the curve.
(i) Find the value of c. [3]
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(ii) Find the coordinates of P. [2]

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5.

The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD in which the coordinates of A, B and C are (4, 0), (0, 2)
and (h, 3h) respectively. The lines BC and AD are parallel, angle ABC = 90 ° and CD is parallel to
x-axis.
(i) Find, by calculation, the value of h.
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(ii) Hence find the coordinates of D.


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6. (i) Express 4 x 2−12 x in the form(2 x+ a)2+ b. [2]

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7. The coordinates of points A and B are (a, 2) and (3, b) respectively, where a and b are
constants. The distance AB is √ 125 units and the gradient of the line AB is 2. Find the
possible values of a and of b.
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The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD. The point A is (2, 14), B is (-2, 8) and C lies on the x-axis.
Find:
(i) The equation of BC
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(ii) The coordinates of C and D.
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The diagram shows a rhombus ABCD. The points B and D have coordinates (2, 10) and (6, 2)
Respectively, and A lies on the x-axis. The mid-point of BD is M. Find, by calculation, the
coordinates
Of each of M, A and C.
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10. Determine the set of values of the constant k for which the line y=4 x +k does not intersect
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Section B (Probability & Statistics 1)
11. The length of time, t minutes, taken to do the crossword in a certain newspaper was
observed on 12 occasions. The results are summarised below.

∑ (t−35 )=−15 ∑ (t−35)2 =82.23


Calculate the mean and standard deviation of these times taken to do the crossword. [4]

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12. A summary of 24 observations of x gave the following information:

∑ ( x −a )=−73.2 and ∑ (x−a)2=2115 .


The mean of these values of x is 8.95.
(i) Find the value of the constant a. [2]
(ii) Find the standard deviation of these values of x. [2]

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13. Delip measured the speeds, x km per hour, of 70 cars on a road where the speed limit is 60
km per hour. His results are summarised by Σ(x − 60) = 245.

(i) Calculate the mean speed of these 70 cars. [2]

His friend Sachim used values of (x − 50) to calculate the mean.

(ii) Find Σ(x − 50). [2]


(iii) The standard deviation of the speeds is 10.6 km per hour. Calculate∑ (x−50)2. [3]

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14. The heights, x cm, of a group of 28 people were measured. The mean height was found to
be 172.6 cm and the standard deviation was found to be 4.58 cm. A person whose height
was 161.8 cm left the group.
(i) Find the mean height of the remaining group of 27 people. [3]
(ii) Find ∑ x for the original group of 28 people. Hence find the standard deviation of
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15. For n values of the variable x, it is given that ∑ ( x −100 )=216 and Σ x = 2416. Find the
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16. A random sample of 25 people recorded the number of glasses of water they drank in a
particular week. The results are shown below.

23 19 32 14 25
22 26 36 45 42
47 28 17 38 15
46 18 26 22 41
19 21 28 24 30

(i) Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram to represent the data. [3]


(ii) On graph paper draw a box-and-whisker plot to represent the data. [5]
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17. Two fair twelve-sided dice with sides marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 are thrown,
and the numbers on the sides which land face down are noted. Events Q and R are defined
as follows.
Q : the product of the two numbers is 24.
R: both of the numbers are greater than 8.

(i) Find P (Q). [2]


(ii) Find P(R). [2]
(iii) Are events Q and R exclusive? Justify your answer. [2]
(iv) Are events Q and R independent? Justify your answer. [2]

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