1 (i) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of (2 y)5 in ascending powers of y.

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(ii) Use the result in part (i) to find the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of 2 (2xx2)5.

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The function f : x 1 x2 + 6x, is defined for the domain x > 4

(i) Find the values of a and b for which f(x) can be expressed in the form a (x + b)2,

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(ii) Find an expression for f -1 in terms of x.

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3 (a) The position vectors of points A and B with respect to an origin O are given by

OA=3 i+2 j and

OB=2 i4 j . Find
(i)

AB

i and j

in terms of
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(ii) the magnitude of

AB

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(iii) the position vector of the point M that divides AB internally in the ratio 1:2.
(b) Determine whether

OA

is perpendicular to

OB

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4 The curve y = px3 + qx2 + 3x + 2 passes through the point T (1, 2) its gradient at T is 7. The line x = 1 cuts the
x-axis at M, and the normal to the curve at T cuts the x-axis at N. Find
(i) the values of the constants p and q

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(ii) the equation of the normal to the curve at T

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(iii)the length of MN.

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5 (a) Given that sin = 5 cos , find the value of tan .

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the values of in the interval 0 360 for which sin = 5 cos .

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A model helicopter takes off from a point O at time t = 0 and moves vertically so that its height, y cm, above

O after time t seconds is given by

1
y= t 426 t 2 +96 t ,0 t 4
4

(a) Verify that y has a stationary value when t = 2 and determine whether this stationary value is a maximum
value or a minimum value.
(b) Find the rate of change of y with respect to t when t = 1.

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(c) Determine whether the height of the helicopter is increasing or decreasing at the instant when t=3. [2]

The circle has centre O and the acute angle AOB =

radians. OA = 6 cm and C and D are the midpoints

of OA and OB respectively

A
C
O

Express in terms of

(i) The length of arc AB

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(ii) The area of the shaded region ABDC

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The curve with equation y = 3x5 + 2x + 5 is sketched below. The curve cuts the xaxis at the point A (1, 0) and
cuts the yaxis at the point B.

(a) Find
(i) the coordinates of the point B and hence find the area of the triangle AOB
(ii)

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( 3 x 5 +2 x +5 ) dx
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(iii)the area of the shaded region bounded by the curve and the line AB.

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(b) Find
(i) the gradient of the curve above at point A

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(ii) the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point A

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The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which the point A is (7, 3), the point B is (1, 4) and the point

C is (5, 1). The line BD is perpendicular to BC and M is the point of intersection of the line AC and
BD.
(a)

(b)

Find the equation of

(i) the line AC,

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(ii) the line BD.

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Hence, find the coordinates of M.

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10 On Alices 11th birthday she started to receive an annual allowance. The first annual allowance was 500 and
on each following birthday the allowance was increased by 200.
(a)

Show that, immediately after her 12th birthday, the total of the allowances that Alice had received was
1200.

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(b)

Find the amount of Alices annual allowance on her 18th birthday.

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(c)

Find the total of the allowances that Alice had received up to and including her 18 th birthday.

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When the total of the allowances that Alice had received reached 32 000 the allowance stopped.
(d)

Find how old Alice was when she received her last allowance.

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