Consolidation of Year 12 work for Year 13
Remember that clear and detailed algebraic reasoning is required at all times.
Bring your beautifully presented solutions with you to your first maths
lesson of year 13.
Algebra Questions
1. Solve the inequality x2 5x 4 .
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2. Simplify 12 6 3 27 2 .
( x 1)( x 2 9)
4.* Simplify .
( x 2 2 x 3)(3x 2 8 x 3)
5. (a) Express each of x2 6x 27 and 1 6x x2 in completed square form.
(b) Sketch the curves y x 2 6 x 27 and y 1 6 x x 2 on the same axes, and show
that the shortest distance between the two curves is 8 .
6.
(a) Show that 5 2 5 2 23 .
(b) Two numbers have mean 7 and product 36. Find the numbers.
7. Show that the straight line y x k meets the curve x 2 3xy y 2 5 in two distinct points
for all values of the constant k .
8. The height in metres and weight in kilograms for a random sample of three women is shown
in the table below.
Height (m) Weight (kg)
1.47 54.5
1.48 62.6
1.55 90.4
A model for human weight is that it is proportional to the cube of height. Use the data in the
table to determine whether the model appears to be suitable.
9. An object is projected vertically upwards from ground level and its height, H metres, after t
seconds is given by the formula
H 60t 5t 2 .
Show that the object is above a height of 90 metres for approximately 8.5 seconds.
5x
10. Solve the inequality 2.
1 x2
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Section Check In – Pure Mathematics: Functions
Questions
1. Use the factor theorem to show that (2 x 1) is a factor of 2x3 3x2 7 x 3 .
2.
Expand 3x 1 x 2 2 x 5 .
3. Fig. 5 shows a cubic curve. The values of x and y where it crosses the axes are shown.
Fig. 5
Find the equation of the curve.
4. Determine the equation of the cubic curve in the form y ax3 bx 2 cx d , given that the
curve goes through the points (–1, 0), (0, 3), (1, 0) and (2, –3).
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Section Check In – Pure Mathematics: Graphs
Questions
1. Find an equation for the quadratic curve sketched below.
(0, 7)
(2, 3)
a
2. Sketch the curve y , for a 0 .
x
3. Show that there is no curve with equation of the form y ax3 bx 2 cx d with all the
following properties.
the stationary points are at x 2 and x 3
when y 0 , x 4, x 1 and x 5
4. Sketch the curve y ax 2 bx c given that a 0 , b 0 and c 0 . Give the coordinates of
the vertex and intercepts with the axes in terms of a, b and c.
5. Sketch the curve y ( x a)( x a) 2 when a 0 .
6. Show that the curve y x 2 6 x 11 has a line of symmetry x 3 and a minimum y value
of 2.
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Sequences and Series
Questions
Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x , of the binomial expansion of 2 x ,
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1.
giving each term in its simplest form.
Find the coefficient of x 3 in the expansion of 3 2x .
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2.
Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of x 2 2 x 3 .
2 4
3.
4. (a) Write down the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x , of the binomial expansion
of
1 ax
7
, where a is a non-zero constant.
(b) Given that in the expansion of 1 ax , the coefficient of x2 is nine times the
7
coefficient of x , find the value of a .
Trigonometry
Questions
1. In the triangle ABC , AB 6 cm and BC 9 cm. Given that the area of the triangle is
18 cm2, find the possible values of the angle B .
2. Show that the exact value of tan 30 (6sin135 4cos 210 ) is 6 2.
sin (3sin 2 4cos 2 )
3. Prove that 3cos cos3 .
tan
4. Solve the equation sin tan cos 3 for 0 360 .
5. A boat sails due north from a port. After going a distance of 3 km, the boat changes
direction and sails for a further 5 km on a bearing of 040 .
(a) How far is the boat now from the port?
(b) On what bearing should the boat now sail to return directly to the port?
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Coordinate Geometry
Questions
1. Find the equation of the straight line through the points ( 1, 4) and (3, 2) . Give your
answer in the form ax by c 0 .
2. Find the centre and radius of the circle with equation x 2 y 2 2 x 6 y 15 0 .
3. The coordinates of three points are A (2, 5), B (4, 7) and C (6, 1) .
(i) Show that AB is perpendicular to BC .
(ii) Explain why the mid-point of AC is the centre of the circle through A , B and C .
(iii) Find the equation of the circle through A , B and C .
4. The point P has coordinates ( a, b) and the point Q has coordinates (8, 7) . The
gradient
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of PQ is and the distance PQ is 3 5 . Find the possible values of a and b .
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5. A circle with centre at the origin has radius 2 5 . A straight line has equation
y 2 x k and meets the circle at two distinct points. Find the possible values of k .
6. Alan is conducting an experiment involving the variables x and T . The measurements
are given in the following table.
x 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
T 65 80 101 120 125 167 188
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Alan suspects that the variables are linked by an equation of the form T kx 2 c . By
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plotting values of T against values of x 2 , comment fully on Alan’s suspicions and, if
appropriate, suggest values for the constants k and c .
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Exponentials and Logarithms
Questions
1. Solve the equation 4x 25 .
2. Evaluate , without using a calculator, 3log6 2 log6 9 log6 2 .
3. Find the exact solution to the equation 2ln x ln 4 8 .
4. Sketch the graph of y f( x ) where f x 2 ln 3 x . Indicate clearly any points
where the curve crosses the axes and any asymptotes.
5. Solve the equation 32 x 6 3x 8 0 .
6. The points P and Q lie on the curve with equation y = e0.5x
The x-coordinates of P and Q are ln 4 and ln 16 respectively.
a) Find an equation for the line PQ
b) Show that this line passes through the origin O.
c) Calculate the length of the line segment PQ correct to 3 s.f.
Calculus (differentiation) Questions
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1. Given that f ( x ) , find the value of f (2) .
x
2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y x3 6 x 1 at the point ( 2, 3) .
3. Given that f ( x) 2 x3 , use differentiation from first principles to show that f ( x) 6 x 2 .
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4. The equation of a curve is y 2 x 5 . Find the coordinates of the stationary points
x
and determine whether each stationary point is a minimum or a maximum.
5. A balloon is released into the air at a funfair. When the balloon is a horizontal distance
of x km from the funfair, its height is H m where H 56 x 8 x . Find the greatest
height reached by the balloon.
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Pure Mathematics: Calculus (integration)
Questions
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2
1. Find 3x dx .
x
2. In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
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4
Evaluate 3 x dx .
1 x
12 dy 3( x 2)2
Given that y 3x 2 12 x 4 x 2 , show that
1 3
3. (i) .
dx 2 x2 x
9
( x 2) 2 50
(ii) Deduce that 2
dx .
1 2 x x 81
4. In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
The equation of a curve is y 3x 2 18 x 15 . Find the area of the region enclosed by
the curve and the x- axis.
5. The mass of a chemical at a time t hours after the start of an experiment is m grams.
dm
The rate of increase of the mass is given by 2 0.1t . One hour after the start of
dt
the experiment, the mass was 9.4 grams. Find the mass of the substance at a time ten
hours after the start of the experiment.
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Section Check In – Pure Mathematics: Vectors
Questions
1. Points A, B and C have position vectors (3i 2 j) , (i 4 j) and (8i 5 j) respectively.
Given that AC BD find the position vector of D.
2. Given that a 2i j and b 4i 3j and c 2a b plot the points A, B and C
whose position vectors are a , b and c respectively.
3. Point A has position vector 2i 4 j , point B has position vector 3i 2 j and point C
has position vector 8i j . Show that triangle ABC is:
isosceles,
right-angled.
4. Point A has position vector 2ai 3bj and point B has position vector 4ai 7bj ,
where a and b are positive constants. Vector AB has magnitude 10; line AB has
positive gradient and is at an angle 30° to the x-axis. Find the values of a and b .
5. The points A, B and C have position vectors i j , 3i 3j and 2i respectively.
Find the position vector of the point D which is equidistant from A, B and C.
6. A boat travels from a mooring with position vector 2i 4 j to an island whose position
vector is 5i j . Find:
the distance of the island from the mooring,
the bearing of the island from the mooring.
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