SUNRISE
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
DE
CEMBER 2024
NAME: ID:
IAS LEVEL MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION
2024-2025
PURE MATHS
WMA11/01
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by the regulations of the Joint
Council for Qualifications. Calculators must not have the facility for symbolic
algebra manipulation, differentiation and integration, or have retrievable
mathematical formulae stored in them. Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or
B). Coloured pencils and highlighter pens must not be used.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of
questions are clearly labelled.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more
space than you need.
• You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
• Values from the statistical tables should be quoted in full. When a
calculator is used, the answer should be given to an appropriate
degree of accuracy.
• Information
• The total mark for this paper is 75.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a
guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
1 ) Solve the indices below
4 25
(A) ( 5 ) = 16
X
3
4 3
9 4 2
(B) ( X ) 3
343 −2
(C) (512 )
3
3
2 Solve the quadratics expressions
2X X
A) 2 - 17 X 2 + 16 = 0 3
2X X
B) 3 - 28 ( 3 ) + 27 = 0 3
2 1
3 3
C) X - 2 X - 3 = 0 3
3Evaluate the discriminant in the equations
2
A) 2X + X + 6 = 0 2
2
B) 3X - X + 10 = 0 2
4Find the values of K for which
2
A) The equation 2X - X + 3 K = 0 has two distinct roots 3
2
B) The equation 5X - 2X + (2K – 1) = 0 has equal roots 3
2
C) The equation 3K - 3 X + 2 = 0 has no real solution 3
8X
5 Solve for X in the expression 8 + X√ 12 = √ 3 3
6. A) If 3 X √ 8 = X √ 2 + √ 32 find X 2
B) Express (N +√ 5 ) in the form A + B√ 5
2
2
2 2
7. A) Show that 3X + 12 X + 5 = P (X +Q) +R 3
B) Find the turning point /maximum value of the equation 1
2
3X + 12X + 5
2 2
8. A) Write 2X + 4X – 1 in the form A (X +B) + Q 2
2
B) Hence find the exact solutions of 2X + 4X – I = 0 2
2
C) Sketch the graph of Y = 2X + 4X -1 clearly giving coordinates of all
intercepts and of the maximum points 3
D) Write equation of line of symmetry / show on the graph 1
2
9. A) If M = X Y and Y = 3X express M in terms of X only 2
2
B) If Y = √ X write Y in the form K X
−4 N
10
C) Show that √28−8 can be written in the form √ A + √ B 3
9. The simultaneous equations below have K as a constant
2KX – Y = 4
4KX + 3 Y = -2
A) Find an expression of X in terms of constant K 3
B) Hence or otherwise show that Y = -2 1
10. For the simultaneous equation
3X + KY =8
X- 2KY = 5
A) Show that X = 3 4
B) Given that Y = ½, determine the value of K 2
11Given the simultaneous equations
2X – Y = 1
2
X + 4KY + 5 K + 0 Where K is a non-zero constant
2
A) Show that X + 8KX +K = 0 3
2
B) Given that X + 8KX + K = 0 has equal roots. Find values of K 3
C)For this value of K find the solution of the simultaneous equation 3
