CIE IGCSE ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
(0606)
TOPICAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS
TOPIC 3:
EQUATIONS, INEQUALITIES
AND GRAPHS
"If you get tired, learn to
Compiled from: rest and NOT to quit."
Paper 2
Variants 1, 2 and 3
2016- 2020
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1 Find the values of x for which ^x - 4h^x + 2h 2 7 . [3]
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2 (i) Express 5x 2 - 14x - 3 in the form p ^x + qh2 + r , where p, q and r are constants. [3]
(ii) Sketch the graph of y = 5x 2 - 14x - 3 on the axes below. Show clearly any points where your
graph meets the coordinate axes. [4]
O x
(iii) State the set of values of k for which 5x 2 - 14x - 3 = k has exactly four solutions. [2]
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3 Find the values of x for which x(6x + 7) H 20. [3]
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4 (i) Sketch the graph of y = 5x - 3 on the axes below, showing the coordinates of the points where the
graph meets the coordinate axes.
O x
[3]
(ii) Solve the equation 5x - 3 = 2 - x . [3]
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5 (b) Solve 2x 3 - x 3 - 10 = 0. [3]
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6 Solve the equation 4x - 3 = x . [3]
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7 Solve the inequality (x - 1) (x - 5) 2 12 . [4]
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8 Solve the inequality (2 - x) (x + 9) 1 10 . [4]
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9 (i) On the axes below, draw the graph of y = 2x - 3 .
y
8
-2 0 2 4 x
-2
-4
[2]
(ii) Solve the equation 7 - 2x - 3 = 0 . [3]
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10 Solve the inequality 3x + 2 2 8 + x . [3]
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11 (i) Given that x 2 + 2kx + 4k - 3 = 0 has no real roots, show that k satisfies k 2 - 4k + 3 1 0 . [2]
(ii) Solve the inequality k 2 - 4k + 3 1 0 . [2]
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12 (a) The graph of the curve y = p (4 2x) - q (4 x) passes through the points (0, 2) and (0.5, 14). Find the
value of p and of q. [3]
(b) The variables x and y are connected by the equation y = 10 2x - 2 (10 x) . Using the substitution
u = 10 x , or otherwise, find the exact value of x when y = 24. [3]
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13 Solve 5x + 3 = 1 - 3x . [3]
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14 Solve the equation 4x - 3 = x . [3]
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15 Solve the inequality 3x - 1 2 3 + x . [3]
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16 Solve the inequality (x - 3) (x + 4) 2 x + 13. [3]
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17 Solve the inequality (x - 8) (x - 10) 2 35. [4]
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18 Find the values of x for which ^x - 4h^x + 2h 2 7 . [3]
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19 (i) Express 5x 2 - 14x - 3 in the form p ^x + qh2 + r , where p, q and r are constants. [3]
(ii) Sketch the graph of y = 5x 2 - 14x - 3 on the axes below. Show clearly any points where your
graph meets the coordinate axes. [4]
O x
(iii) State the set of values of k for which 5x 2 - 14x - 3 = k has exactly four solutions. [2]
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20 Find the values of x for which 9x2 + 18x - 1 1 x + 1. [3]
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21 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y =- (x + 2) (x - 1) (x - 6), showing the coordinates of
the points where the graph meets the coordinate axes.
O x
[2]
(b) Hence solve - (x + 2) (x - 1) (x - 6) G 0. [2]
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22 Solve the equation 3x - 1 = 5 + x . [3]
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23 Solve the equation 5x - 3 =- 3x + 13. [3]
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24 Solve 3x + 2 = x + 4 . [3]
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25 Solve 3x - 2 = 4 + x . [3]
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