CANDIDATE NUMBER

2023 Term I Assessment

Form V Mathematics Extension 1

Friday 17th March 2023
8:35am

General
Instructions • Working time — 1 hour 15 minutes
• Attempt all questions.
• Write using black pen.
• Calculators approved by NESA may be used.

Total Marks: 45
Section I (5 marks) Questions 1 – 5
• This section is multiple-choice. Each question is worth 1 mark.
• Record your answers on the provided answer sheet.

Section II (40 marks) Questions 6 – 9

• Relevant mathematical reasoning and calculations are required.
• Start each question in a new booklet.

Collection
• Write your candidate number on this page, on each booklet and on
the multiple choice sheet.
• If you use multiple booklets for a question, place them inside the
first booklet for the question.
• Arrange your solutions in order.
• Place everything inside this question booklet.

Checklist
• Multiple-choice answer sheet
• 4 booklets per boy
• Candidature: 149 pupils
Writer: RPL
Form V Mathematics Extension 1 Term I Assessment March 2023

Section I
Questions in this section are multiple-choice.
Record the single best answer for each question on the provided answer sheet.

1. What is the product of the zeroes of the quartic polynomial P (x) = x4 −2x3 +3x2 +4x?

(A) 4

(B) −4

(C) 3

(D) 0

2. Which of the following is the correct factorisation of x3 − 19x − 30?

(A) (x + 3)(x − 2)(x + 5)

(B) (x + 3)(x + 2)(x + 5)

(C) (x + 3)(x − 2)(x − 5)

(D) (x + 3)(x + 2)(x − 5)

3. Which of the following equations could represent the polynomial graphed below?
y
2

1
-2 x

(A) y = 2(x + 2)2 (x − 1)

(B) y = −2(x + 2)2 (x − 1)

(C) y = 12 (x + 2)2 (x − 1)

(D) y = − 21 (x + 2)2 (x − 1)
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4. What is the natural domain of y = √ ?
x−3
(A) x > 3
(B) x ≥ 3
(C) x < 3
(D) x ≤ 3

√
5. Which diagram best represents the graph of y = 3 − x + 2?

(A) (C)
y y

2
2


x
x

(B) (D)
y y



x x
-2

End of Section I

The paper continues in the next section

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Section II
This section consists of long-answer questions.
Marks may be awarded for reasoning and calculations.
Marks may be lost for poor setting out or poor logic.
Start each question in a new booklet.

QUESTION SIX (10 marks) Start a new answer booklet. Marks

(a) Find the value of the constant k, given that x − 2 is a factor of P (x) = x3 − 3kx + 10. 2

(b) Sketch the graph of y = Q(x) where Q(x) = (x + 1)(x − 2)(x + 3)2 , showing all 2
intercepts with the axes.

(c) (i) Sketch the graph of y = |3x + 1|. 1

(ii) For what values of x is it true that:
(α) |3x + 1| = 4? 2
(β) |3x + 1| = −4? 1

(d) Describe carefully a pair of transformations that will transform the graph of y = x3 2
to give the graph of
y = (x + 3)3 − 2?

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QUESTION SEVEN (10 marks) Start a new answer booklet. Marks

1 1
(a) Consider the function f(x) = −
1+3x 2
(i) Express −f(x) as a single fraction in simplified form. 1
(ii) Express f(−x) as a single fraction in simplified form, and hence state if the func- 2
tion f(x) has even or odd symmetry, or neither.

(b) Consider the polynomial P (x) = x4 + x3 − 7x2 − x + 6.

(i) Show that x − 1 is a factor of P (x). 1
(ii) Find the quotient when P (x) is divided by x − 1. 2

(c) By considering the graph of y = (x + 1)(x − 2)(x − 3) ≥ 0, state the values of x for 2
which (x + 1)(x − 2)(x − 3) ≥ 0.

(d) Consider the quadratic polynomial P (x) = (x + h)2 + k for some constants h and k. 2
Find the values of h and k given that x + 2 is a factor of P (x) and 16 is the remainder
when P (x) is divided by x.

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QUESTION EIGHT (10 marks) Start a new answer booklet. Marks

(a) When the polynomial P (x) is divided by x2 − 4, the remainder is 2x − 1. What is the 2
remainder when P (x) is divided by x − 2? Fully explain your reasoning.

(b) Let the equation x3 − 3x2 − 4x + 12 = 0 have roots α, β and γ.

(i) State the value of α + β + γ. 1
1 1 1
(ii) Find the value of + + . 2
α β γ
(iii) Given that two of the roots sum to zero, solve the equation. 2

(c) The roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 differ by 1. Prove that b2 − a2 − 4ac = 0. 3

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QUESTION NINE (10 marks) Start a new answer booklet. Marks

(a) The polynomial P (x) is given by P (x) = x3 − mx2 + mx − 1, where m is a constant.

(i) Given that (x − 1) is a factor of P (x), find a quadratic factor of P (x). 2
(ii) Hence find the set of values of m for which all the roots of the equation P (x) = 0 2
are real.
(iii) If m = 3, the graph of y = P (x) is a simple transformation of the graph of y = x3 . 1
Describe this transformation fully.

(b) Draw the graph of y = |2x − 3| + |x − 1|, stating clearly the equations of the branches. 2

(c) The equation x2 + 3x + 1 = 0 has roots α and β. Find an equation with integer 3
α + 2β β + 2α
coefficients, having roots and .
β α

END OF PAPER

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2023 Term I Assessment

Form V Mathematics Extension 1

Friday 17th March 2023

Question One
A B C D

Question Two
• Fill in the circle completely.
A B C D

Question Three
• Each question has only one
A B C D
correct answer.
Question Four
A B C D

Question Five
A B C D
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