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1 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

Find the positive solution of the equation giving your answer in the
form where a and b are fractions in their simplest form.

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[Total: 5]
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2 Given that can be written as , write down the coordinates of the stationary

point on the curve .

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[Total: 2]

3 An arithmetic progression has a first term of 7 and a common difference of 0.4. Find the least number of
terms so that the sum of the progression is greater than 300.

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[Total: 4]
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4 Using the substitution , or otherwise, solve

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[Total: 4]

5 Write in the form , where a, b and c are constants.

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[Total: 3]

6 The curve can be written as , and has a stationary point at

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(a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of , showing the exact values of the intercepts
of the curve with the coordinate axes.

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(b) Find the value of k for which has exactly 3 values of x.

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[Total: 4]

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(a) Find the coordinates of the stationary point of the curve , for x > 0, given

that . Give each coordinate correct to 2 significant figures.

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(b) Determine the nature of this stationary point.

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[Total: 5]
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8 Find the values of k for which the line intersects the curve at two distinct
points.

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[Total: 6]

9 Given that can be written as , write down the minimum point of the

curve

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[Total: 1]
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10 Solve

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[Total: 3]

11 Write in the form where p, q and r are constants.

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[Total: 3]
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12 Find the values of k for which the line and the curve do not intersect.

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[Total: 6]

13 Find the values of k for which the line and the curve do not intersect.

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[Total: 5]
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14 (a) On the axes below, sketch the graph of showing the coordinates of the points where
the graph meets the axes.

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(b) Find the values of k for which has exactly 2 solutions.

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[Total: 7]
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15 The polynomial where k is a constant.

(a) Write down the value of .

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(b) When is divided by the remainder is 23.

Find the value of k.

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(c) Using your value of k, show that the equation has no real solutions.

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[Total: 6]