Mathematics MAA SL Mock P1 2023
Mathematics MAA SL Mock P1 2023
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Subject, Level and Mathematics AA SL Paper 1
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Date: Time: Thu 8:30 Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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1. [4 marks]
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5.
The function can also be expressed in the form 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − ℎ)2 + 𝑘.
(i) Write down the value of ℎ.
(ii) Find the value of 𝑘.
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2a. [3 marks]
√5
Let sin𝜃 = , where 𝜃 is acute.
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Find cos𝜃.
2b. [2 marks]
Find cos2𝜃.
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3. [6 marks]
The following diagram shows triangle PQR.
Find PR.
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4a. [1 mark]
Jim heated a liquid until it boiled. He measured the temperature of the liquid as it cooled.
The following table shows its temperature, 𝑑 degrees Celsius, 𝑡 minutes after it boiled.
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5. [5 marks]
The derivative of a function 𝑓 is given by 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 2e−3𝑥 . The graph of 𝑓 passes through
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(3 , 5).
Find 𝑓(𝑥).
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6. [7 marks]
5𝜋
Solve log 2 (2sin𝑥) + log 2 (cos𝑥) = −1, for 2𝜋 < 𝑥 < .
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7a. [2 marks]
Consider the binomial expansion (𝑥 + 1)7 = 𝑥 7 + 𝑎𝑥 6 + 𝑏𝑥 5 + 35𝑥 4 + ⋯ + 1 where 𝑥 ≠
0 and 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ ℤ+ .
Show that 𝑏 = 21.
7b. [5 marks]
The third term in the expansion is the mean of the second term and the fourth term in the
expansion.
Find the possible values of 𝑥.
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8a. [1 mark]
A small cuboid box has a rectangular base of length 3𝑥 cm and width 𝑥 cm, where 𝑥 >
0. The height is 𝑦 cm, where 𝑦 > 0.
8b. [2 marks]
The volume of the box is 𝑉 cm3.
Find an expression for 𝑉 in terms of 𝑥.
d𝑉
8c. [2 marks] Find d𝑥 .
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9a. [5 marks]
𝜋
Consider 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 sin ( 4 𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 for 𝑥 ≥ 0. The first time the graphs of 𝑓 and 𝑔
intersect is at 𝑥 = 0.
Find the two smallest non-zero values of 𝑥 for which 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑔(𝑥).
9b. [4 marks]
The set of all non-zero values that satisfy 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑔(𝑥) can be described as an
arithmetic sequence, 𝑢𝑛 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑛 where 𝑛 ≥ 1.
At point P, the graphs of 𝑓 and 𝑔 intersect for the 21st time. Find the coordinates of P.
9c. [4 marks]
The following diagram shows part of the graph of 𝑔 reflected in the 𝑥-axis. It also shows
part of the graph of 𝑓 and the point P.
Find an expression for the area of the shaded region. Do not calculate the value of the
expression.
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10a. [2 marks]
Consider a function 𝑓 with domain 𝑎 < 𝑥 < 𝑏. The following diagram shows the graph of
𝑓′, the derivative of 𝑓.
10b. [1 mark] Find the value of 𝑥 where the graph of 𝑓 has a local maximum.
10c. [2 marks] Find the value of 𝑥 where the graph of 𝑓 has a local minimum. Justify
your answer.
10d. [3 marks] Find the values of 𝑥 where the graph of 𝑓 has points of inflexion. Justify
your answer.
10e. [5 marks] The total area of the region enclosed by the graph of 𝑓′, the derivative of
𝑓, and the 𝑥-axis is 20.
Given that 𝑓(𝑝) + 𝑓(𝑡) = 4, find the value of 𝑓(0).
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