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1. (a) (i) Use laws of sets to simplify [A ∪ (A ∪ B c )c ]c
√
5+1
(ii) Rationalise the expression √ √ .
5− 3

(b) (i) Express 0.305 as a fraction in its lowest terms.

(ii) Solve (x − 2)(x + 1)(x + 4) > 0

(c) Given the complex numbers

z1 = p + 2i and z2 = 1 − 2i

where p is an integer,
z1
(i) find in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers. Give your answer in
z2
its simplest form in terms of p.

z1
(ii) Given that = 13, find the possible values of p.
z2
[4,8,8]

√ 1 √
2. (a) (i) Express 5+2+ √ in the form A + B C, where A, B and C are rational.
5−2
√
(ii) Prove that 3 is irrational.

(b) Find two numbers whose sum is 24 and whose product is the maximum possible value.

(c) Given that f (x) = 3x2 + 5x − 2,

(i) complete the square of f (x) = 3x2 + 5x − 2

(i) solve the quadratic equation 3x2 + 5x − 2 = 0

(ii) find the minimum value of f (x) = 3x2 + 5x − 2 and the value of x for which
this occurs

(iv) sketch the curve f (x) = 3x2 + 5x − 2, showing where the curve cuts the axes.

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3. (a) (i) Find the values of x for which |4 − x| > 1 + |x + 1|.

x−2
(ii) Find the values of x for which > 4.
x+2
1
(b) (i) Sketch the graph of f (x) = + 1 for x 6= 2.
x−2
√
(ii) Sketch the graph of y = x + 2 − 1.

(c) (i) Factorise x3 + y 3 completely.

(ii) Show that (x + 1) is a factor of x3 + 2x2 − 5x − 6 and hence factorise the

expression fully.
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4. (a) (i) If sin θ = and θ is obtuse, find, without using a calculator, the values of sec θ
17
and cot θ.
√
(ii) Find one point of intersection of y = 3 sin x and y = cos x, where x is in
radians.
 
π
(b) Given that y = 2 cos x − ,
2

(i) find the amplitude, period and phase shift of y

(ii) sketch the graph of y

x
(c) If x = a sin θ, simplify √ .
a2− x2
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5. (a) Evaluate the following limits:
x−2
(i) lim 2
x→2 x − 4
√ √
2+x− 2
(ii) lim
x→0 x

(b) Let the function f be defined as follows:

(
x2 −4
x−2
if x 6= 2
f (x) =
7 if x = 2
Is f continuous at x = 2?
x2 + 2x − 8
(c) Given that f (x) = ,
x2 − 4
(i) find the vertical asymptotes of f (x)

(ii) sketch the graph of f (x)

(iii) find lim + f (x) and lim − f (x).

x→−2 x→−2

(iv) is f (x) continuous at x = −2?

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6. (a) Use first principles to find the derivative of f (x) = √
x+1
dy
(b) Find if
dx
(i) y = e−x sin(x2 + 1)
 −2
x−2
(ii) y =
x−π

(c) A farmer has 50m of metal railing with which to form two adjacent sides of a rectan-
gular enclosure, the other two sides being two existing walls, meeting at right angles.
Let the length of one side of the enclosure be xm.
(i) Draw a diagram and write down an expression for the length of the other side
of the enclosure.

(ii) Obtain the expression for the area, Am2 , of the enclosure in terms of x.
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 dA dA
(iii) Find and solve = 0.
dx dx
(iv) Hence find the dimensions of the enclosure which gives the maximum area and
find the maximum area.
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7. (a) Evaluate the following integrals

ex
Z
(i) dx
2 + ex
Z
(ii) x2 cos xdx

(b) Find y in terms of x given that

d2 y
= 6x − 1
dx2
dy
and that when x = 2, = 4 and y = 0.
dx
(c) Find the area enclosed by the x-axis, the curve f (x) = x2 − 3x + 2 and straight lines
x = 0 and x = 3.

[8,6,6]

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