TMUA/MAT Algebra and Functions

Syllabus
Laws of indices; surds; quadratic functions, graphs, discriminant, completing the square; solving equations;
simultaneous equations; inequalities; polynomials (factorising, Factor & Remainder Theorem); x and
modulus function.

1a) Solve the equation 2x+2 = 4 2

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b) Solve the equation =3 3
3a−1

c) Solve the equation 4x − 2x+2 = 32

d) How many real solutions does the following equation have 8x + 4 = 4x + 2x+2

e) Find the values of k such that the equation 9 x − 3x+1 = k has one or more real solutions.

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2a) Simplify the following expression giving your answer in the form a + b 3
2− 3

b) The area of a triangle is (3 + 3) cm2 . Given that the base is 3 cm, find the height as a surd.

1+ 7 8− 7
c) What positive integer does this expression simplify to −
3− 7 7−2

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d) Write this expression as a single fraction in its simplest form +
x− y x+ y

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3a) The quadratic equation x2 + a x + b = 0 where a and b are constants, is satisfied by
x = − 2 and x = 5. Find the values of a and b.

b) f (x) = a x 2 + bx + c where a, b and c are non-zero constants,

Given f (−1) = f (5) = 30 and the minimum value of f (x) is -6, solve the equation f (x) = 3

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c) Solve the equation x− =6 2 giving your answers in the form p 2
x

( x)
6
d) Solve the equation 3 x+ =9 giving your answers in the form p 3

e) Solve the inequality x 4 < 8x 2 + 9

f) Given that f (x) = x 2 + 10x + 27 find k, such that the graph of f (x) − k touches the x-axis

g) A quadratic curve meets the coordinate axis at (-2,0), (4,0), and (0,-20).
Find the equation of the curve.

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h) A quadratic curve meets the coordinate axis at (2,0), (6,0), and (0,3).
Find the minimum point of the curve.

i) Find the constant k, such that the quadratic curves with equations
y = k (2x 2 + 1) and y = x 2 − 2x touch each other

j) Find the range of values of the constant k, such that the curve C with equation
y = 4x 2 − 7x + 11 and straight line L with equation y = 5x + k do not intersect

k) The straight line L crosses the y-axis at (0,-1). The curve with equation y = x 2 + 2x does not
intersect with L. Determine the range of possible values of the gradient of L.

l) Given that f(n) is a square number for all values of n, find the possible values of the constant k.
f (n) = n 2 − 2k n + k + 12, n ∈ ℕ

m) The roots of 2x 2 − 7x + c = 0 where c is a constant, differ by 3. Find the value of c.

n) The roots of 2x 2 + 5x + c = 0 where c is a constant, differ by 2. Find the value of c.

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4a) Given that the equation below has two distinct real roots,
x 2 + 3a x + a = 0 determine the range of values of a, where a is a constant.

b) Given that the equation below has two distinct real roots,
x 2 + 6m x − 2m = 0 determine the range of values of m, where m is a constant.

c) Given that the equation below has no real roots,

x 2 + (k − 1)x + (k + 2) = 0 determine the range of values of k, where k is a constant.

d) Given that the equation below has two different real roots,
2x 2 + (3k − 1)x + (3k 2 − 1) = 0 determine the range of values of k, where k is a constant.

e) Given that the equation below has no real roots,

k x 2 − x + (3k − 1) = 0 determine the range of values of k, where k is a non-zero constant.

f) Given that the equation below has two distinct real roots,
m x 2 + (2m − 3)x + 2m + 1 = 0 determine the range of values of the non-zero constant m.

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5a) The polynomial x 3 + 4x 2 + 7x + a where a is a constant, has a factor of (x + 2).
Find the value of a.

b) f (x) = a x 3 − x 2 − 5x + b where a and b are constants.

When f(x) is divided by (x − 2) the remainder is 36
When f(x) is divided by (x + 2) the remainder is 40. Find the value of a and the value of b.

c) f (x) = px 3 − 32x 2 − 10x + q where p and q are constants.

When f(x) is divided by (x − 2) the remainder is exactly the same as when it is divided by (2x + 3).
Find the value of p.

d) f (x) = 6x 2 + x + 7
The remainder when f(x) is divided by (x − a) is the same as the remainder when f(x) is divided by
(x + 2a), where a is a non-zero constant. Find the value of a.

e) g(x) = x 3 + k x 2 − x + 12
The remainder when g(x) is divided by (x − 4) is 8 times the remainder when g(x) is divided by
(x − 1), where k is a constant. Find the value of k.

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f) f (x) = a x 2 + bx + c where a, b and c are non-zero constants
When f(x) is divided by (x − 1) the remainder is 1.
When f(x) is divided by (x − 2), the remainder is 2.
When f(x) is divided by (x + 2), the remainder is 70. Find the values of a, b and c.

g) f (x) = 2x 2 + 9x − 5 Find k such that when f(x) is divided by (2x − k) the remainder is 13.

h) f (x) = x 3 + (a + 2)x 2 − 2x + b where a and b are non-zero constants, and a > 0.

Given that (x − 2) and (x + a) are factors of f(x), find the values of a and b.

i) When the polynomial p(x) = x 2 − 2a x + a 4 is divided by (x + b) the remainder is 1

The polynomial q(x) = bx 2 + x + 1 has (a x − 1) as a factor. Find the possible value(s) of b

j) Find the remainder when 1 + 3x + 5x 2 + 7x 3 + . . . + 99x 49 is divided by (x − 1).

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6a) Solve the equation | 3x + 2 | = 1

b) Solve the inequality 12 − 2 | 2x − 3 | > 7

c) Solve the equation | x 2 − 2x − 4 | = 4

d) Solve the equation f (x) = g(x) where f (x) = | 2x − 4 | and g(x) = | x | for x ∈ ℝ

e) Solve the inequality fg(x) > 12 where f (x) = x + 4 and g(x) = | 2x + 1 | + 3 for x ∈ ℝ

f) Solve the equation | x 2 − 1 | = | 3x + 3 |

g) Find the set of values of x for which | x 2 − 4 | < 3x

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7a) The function f(n) is defined for positive integers n by
f (1) = 5 and for n > 1, f (n + 1) = 3f (n) − 1 if f (n) is odd and
f (n)
f (n + 1) = if f (n) is even
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a) Find f (99)
b) How many numbers n in the interval 1 ≤ n ≤ 50 satisfy f (n) ≤ 12

b) The function f(n) is defined for positive integers n by

f (1) = 2 and for n ≥ 1, f (n + 1) = 5f (n) + 1 if f (n) is odd and
1
f (n + 1) = f (n) if f (n) is even
2
a) Find f (100)
50

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b) Find the value of f (r)
r=1

c) The function f(n) is defined for positive integers n by

1
f (1) = 4 and for n ≥ 1, f (n + 1) = ( f (n) + 3) if f (n) is even and
2
f (n + 1) = 2f (n) + 3 otherwise
Find the value of f (99) + f (100)

{m n
f (m)f (n) if mn is a multiple of 5
d) The function f is defined such that f (m n) =
if mn is not a multiple of 5
Given that f (25) + f (9) − f (30) = 0 find the value of f (5)

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