Alegbra Level 3 - January 2014
Alegbra Level 3 - January 2014
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The total mark for this paper is 90
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
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Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all stages in your working.
You must NOT use a calculator.
1. (a) Simplify
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(1)
(b) Simplify
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(1)
(c) Simplify
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(1)
(d) Simplify
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(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)
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2. (a) Find the gradient of a straight line which is parallel to the line 2x – 6y = 5.
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(2)
(b) Find an equation of a straight line which is perpendicular to the line 5x + y = 10.
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(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)
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3. (a) Expand and simplify (2a – 3)(2a + 1)
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(2)
(b) Factorise 9c2d2 – 24cd
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(2)
(c) Factorise 100g2 – 25h2
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(2)
(Total for Question 3 is 6 marks)
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4.
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(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)
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5. Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation 4x2 – 6x + 1 = 0.
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(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)
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6. Here are some graphs of functions.
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On the dotted line under each graph write the word from the list that can be used to describe
the graph.
(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)
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7. Simplify
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8. On the grid, shade the region that satisfies all these inequalities.
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9. Here is the graph of for values of x from 1 to 6.
Use the trapezium rule to find the area of the region under the curve and between
x = 1, y = 0 and x = 6.
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(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)
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10. (a) Solve x2 – x – 2 = 0
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(2)
(b) Solve 3p2 + p – 10 > 0
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(3)
(Total for Question 10 is 5 marks)
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11. The equation ax2 + 3x + 4 = 0 has real roots.
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(2)
b = ..........................................
c = ..........................................
(3)
(Total for Question 11 is 5 marks)
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12. (a) Write the quadratic expression x2 + 3x + 1 in the form (x + c)2 + d
where c and d are constants.
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(2)
(b) Sketch the graph of y = x2 + 3x + 1 showing the coordinates of any points
at which the graph intersects the y-axis.
(3)
(c) State the coordinates of the turning point on the graph of y = x2 + 3x + 1.
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(1)
(Total for Question 12 is 6 marks)
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13. Here is a sketch graph of y = f(x).
The graph passes through the point with coordinates (0, ) and has two asymptotes
x = 2 and y = 0.
State the equations of the asymptotes of this curve and show the coordinates of any points
where the graph of y = f ( x) intersects the axes.
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(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)
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8x2 + y2 = 3
y = 2x
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(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)
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15. (a) Write in the form where n is an integer.
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(1)
(b) Simplify .
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(2)
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(2)
(Total for Question 15 is 5 marks)
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16. The nth term of an arithmetic series is 5n – 3.
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(ii) Find the common difference of this series.
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(2)
(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the sum of the first n terms of this series.
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(2)
(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)
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17. V is directly proportional to the cube of x.
When x = 3, V = 54.
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(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)
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18. On the grid, construct the graph of x2 + y2 – 36 = 0.
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19. (a) On the grid below, draw the graph of y = x(6 – x2) for values of x from –3 to +3.
(4)
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(b) Use your graph to find estimates for the solutions of x(6 – x2) = 1.
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(1)
(c) Use your graph to find estimates for the solutions of x3 – 4x + 2 = 0.
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(2)
(Total for Question 19 is 7 marks)
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20. Here is a speed-time graph for the first 6 minutes of a train’s journey.
(a) Between which two times does the train have its greatest acceleration?
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(1)
(b) Calculate the acceleration of the train between 10 39 and 10 41.
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(2)
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(c) Find the total distance, in metres, travelled by the train in the first 3 minutes of its
journey.
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(3)
(Total for Question 20 is 6 marks)
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21. Solve
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(Total for Question 21 is 4 marks)
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