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Write (pqr)−2r13(p2r)−1q3 in the form paqbrc, where a,b and c are constants. [3]
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(a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y=|4−3x|, stating the intercepts with the coordinate axes. [2]
(b) Solve the inequality |4−3x|≥7. [3]
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The diagram shows the quadrilateral O A B C such that \overrightarrow{O A}=\mathbf{a}, \overrightarrow{O B}=\mathbf{b} and \overrightarrow{O C}=\mathbf{c}. The lines O B and A C intersect at the point P, such that A P: P C=3: 2.
(a) Find \overrightarrow{O P} in terms of \mathbf{a} and \mathbf{c}. [3]
(b) Given also that O P: P B=2: 3, show that 2 \mathbf{b}=3 \mathbf{c}+2 \mathbf{a}. [2] -
A curve is such that \dfrac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}=(3 x+2)^{-\frac{1}{3}}. The curve has gradient 4 at the point (2,6.2). Find the equation of the curve. [6]
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(a) Given that \log _{a} p+\log _{a} 5-\log _{a} 4=\log _{a} 20, find the value of p. [2]
(b) Solve the equation 3^{2 x+1}+8\left(3^{x}\right)-3=0. [3]
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DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.
A curve has equation y=(3+\sqrt{5}) x^{2}-8 \sqrt{5} x+60.
(a) Find the x-coordinate of the stationary point on the curve, giving your answer in the form a+b \sqrt{5}, where a and b are integers. [4]
(b) Hence find the y-coordinate of this stationary point, giving your answer in the form c \sqrt{5}, where c is an integer. [3]
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(a) A six-character password is to be made from the following eight characters.
\begin{array}{llllll}\text { Digits } & \quad 1\quad & \quad 3\quad & \quad 5\quad & \quad 8\quad & \quad 9\quad \\\\ \text { Symbols } & \quad * \quad & \quad \$ \quad & \quad \# \quad & & \end{array}
No character may be used more than once in a password. Find the number of different passwords that can be chosen if
(i) there are no restrictions, [1]
(ii) the password starts with a digit and finishes with a digit, [2]
(iii) the password starts with three symbols. [2]
(b) The number of combinations of 5 objects selected from n objects is six times the number of combinations of 4 objects selected from n-1 objects. Find the value of n. [3] -
Variables x and y are such that y=A x^{b}, where A and b are constants. When \lg y is plotted against \lg x, a straight line graph passing through the points (0.61,0.57) and (5.36,4.37) is obtained.
(a) Find the value of A and of b. [5]
Using your values of A and b, find
(b) the value of y when x=3, [2]
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(a) The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are -4,8,20. Find the smallest number of terms for which the sum of this arithmetic progression is greater than 2000. [4]
(b) The 7^{\text{ th}} and 9^{\text{ th}} terms of a geometric progression are 27 and 243 respectively. Given that the geometric progression has a positive common ratio, find
(i) this common ratio, [2]
(ii) the 30^{\text{ th}} term, giving your answer as a power of 3 . [2]
(c) Explain why the geometric progression 1, \sin \theta, \sin ^{2} \theta, \ldots for -\dfrac{\pi}{2}<\theta<\dfrac{\pi}{2}, where \theta is in radians, has a sum to infinity. [2]
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(a) Solve the equation \sin \alpha \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \alpha+\cos \alpha \sec ^{2} \alpha=0 for -\pi<\alpha<\pi, where \alpha is in radians. [4]
(b) (i) Show that \dfrac{\cos \theta}{1-\sin \theta}+\dfrac{1-\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}=2 \sec \theta. [4]
(ii) Hence solve the equation \dfrac{\cos 3 \phi}{1-\sin 3 \phi}+\dfrac{1-\sin 3 \phi}{\cos 3 \phi}=4 for 0^{\circ} \leq \phi \leq 180^{\circ}. [4] -
The normal to the curve y=\dfrac{\ln \left(x^{2}+2\right)}{2 x-3} at the point where x=2 meets the y-axis at the point P. Find the coordinates of P. [7]
