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Given that y  2  x  3  x  5   x , x > 0, find in their simplest form:

dy
(a) (3)
dx
(b)  y d x (3)

2. The function f(x) is defined as

f(x) = x2 − 7x + 11, x  

(a) Express f(x) in the form (x + a)2 = b, where a and b are constants to be found. (2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the exact solutions of the equation f(x) = 0 (2)

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 (c) Sketch the curve y = f(x), clearly showing the intersections with the coordinate axes and stating
the coordinates of the minimum point P. (3)

3. Solve the simultaneous equations

2x − y = 3
y2 − x2 − xy = 3

giving your answers in the form a  b c , where a, b and c are constants. (6)

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4. (a) On the same axes, sketch the graphs of y = 4x + 5 and y = 2x2 + 3x − 5, showing the coordinates
of all points at which, each graph crosses the coordinate axes. (4)

(b) On your sketch, show, by shading, the region R defined by the inequalities

y < 4x + 5 and y > 2x2 + 3x – 5 (3)

(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the set of values of x for which 2x2 − x − 10 < 0 (3)
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 2
dy 3 1 dy
 x  4x 
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5. (a) Given that , x > 0, find 2
(3)
dx 4 2 x dx

(b) Given also that y passes through the point (4, 20), find an equation for y, simplifying
each term. (5)

6.

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The line l1, shown in Figure, has equation 5 − 2y = 3x
The line l2 is perpendicular to l1 and passes through the point (9, 12)

(a) Find an equation for the line l2 in the form y = ax + b, where a and b are constants. (3)

The lines l1 and l2 intersect at the point P. The lines l1 and l2 cross the x-axis at the points Q and R
respectively, as shown in Figure.
(b) Use algebra to find the coordinates of P. (2)

(c) Find the exact area of triangle PQR. (4)

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7.

A sketch of part of the curve C with equation

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y2 x , x0
x
is shown in Figure.Point P lies on C and has x-coordinate equal to 1
(a) Find the equation of the normal to C at P, giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0. The normal
to C at P meets the x- and y-axes at the points Q and R respectively, as shown in Figure. (6)

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(b) Use algebra to find the exact length of the line segment QR, giving your answer in the form
k 13 ,where k is a constant. (3)

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8.

The circle in Figure 4 has centre O and radius 5 cm and the points A, B and C lie on its circumference.
AB = 9 cm and BC = 7 cm.
Find the area, in cm2, of the minor segment AC, labelled with P in Figure. (6)

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9. (a) Factorise 2x3 − 7x2 − 15x completely. (2)

(b) Sketch the curve with equation y = 2x3 − 7x2 − 15x, indicating clearly the points where the curve
crosses the coordinate axes. (2)

(c) Hence, or otherwise, sketch the curve with equation y = 16x3 − 28x2 − 30x on a separate diagram,
showing the coordinates of all points at which, the graph crosses the coordinate axes. (3)

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10.

Figure shows the sketch of the curve C with equation y = f(x).

The curve C passes through the points A(−3, 7) and B(3, −8) as shown in the diagram.
On separate diagrams, sketch the curves with the following equations, and give the coordinates of
points A and B after each transformation:
(a) y = −f(x) (3)

(b) y = f(x + k), where k is a constant and −2 < k < 0 (4)

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