Section A(1) (16 marks)

 2x y 
5 3

1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)

 xy 
4 6

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7h  11
2. Make h the subject of the formula 4 . (3 marks)
h  5k

4 x  16 x 2  2 x  8
3. Simplify  . (3 marks)
x 2  16 6

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 4. Simplify  27k  6 2  3k  8  . (3 marks)

5. When 2 x 3  11x 2  3x  3 is divided by x 2  3 x  1 , the quotient and the remainder are

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2x + k and rx + 2 respectively. Find the values of k and r . (4 marks)

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 Section A(2) (21 marks)
6. Let f ( x)  6 x 3  mx 2  nx  6 , where m and n are constants. f (x) is divisible by x + 3 .
When f (x) is divided by x  1 , the remainder is 12 .
(a) Find the values of m and n . (4 marks)
(b) Someone claims that all the roots of the equation f (x) = 0 are rational numbers. Do
you agree? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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 7. It is given that the quadratic equation x2 – 6x + 39 = 10k has two distinct real roots, where
k is a constant.
(a) Find the range of the values of k . (3 marks)
(b) Take the smallest possible integral value of k from the result of (a). Solve the
quadratic equation and express the answers in surd form. (3 marks)

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 8. In Figure 1, the straight line passing through A and B is y
perpendicular to the straight line passing through A
and C , where C is a point lying on the y-axis. C
(a) Find the equation of the straight line passing
through A and B . (2 marks)
(b) Find the coordinates of C . (3 marks)
A(24,0) x
(c) Find the area of ABC . (2 marks)
O
(d) A straight line passing through A cuts the line
B(18,8)
segment BC at D such that the area of ABD is
50 square units. Find BD : DC . (2 marks) Figure 1

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 Section B (13 marks)
9. The equation of the parabola Γ is y = x2 + 4x – k2 , where k is a real constant.
(a) Does Γ cut the x-axis? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
(b) Let P be the vertex of Γ . Express the coordinates of P in terms of k . (2 marks)
(c) Denote the straight line 2x + y + 9 = 0 by L . If Γ and L intersect at M and N ,
find the coordinates of the mid-point of MN . (3 marks)

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 10. Let  and  be the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 + 4x + 7 = 0 .
(a) Without finding the values of  and  , find the value of  2 +  2 . (3 marks)
2 2
(b) Form a quadratic equation in x with roots and . (3 marks)
 

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