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Question 1 (10 marks)

(a) Solve the inequality x + 6 ≤ 4x + 1 ≤ 2x − 3 2

(b) Find the area of the region between the x-axis, the y-axis, and the lines y = x − 1 3
and y = 3 − x.

(c) Solve the following equations simultaneously: 2

x+y =6

y+z =9
z+x=5

(d) (i) Show that 1


1 1 2
− = 2
x−1 x+1 x −1

(ii) Hence, evaluate the following infinite sum 2

1 1 1 1
+ + + + ...
3 8 15 24

End of Question 1

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Question 2 (10 marks)

(a) A ship travels from P to Q on a course of 060◦ for 40 km and from Q to R on a 3


course of 045◦ for 25 km.

Find how far east of P is R in km? Give your answer in exact form.

(b) Solve sin4 θ + cos4 θ = 1 for 0◦ ≤ θ ≤ 360◦ . 2

3
(c) In △ABC, AB = 2x, AC = 3x and cos A = . 2
5
Find the value of x if the area of △ABC = 60 cm2 .

(d) A person walks 1500 metres due North along a road from point A to point B. The 3
point A is due East of a mountain OM , where M is the top of the mountain. The
point O is directly below point M , and is on the same horizontal plane as the road.
The height of the mountain above point O is h metres. From point A, the angle of
elevation to the top of the mountain is 18◦ . From point B, the angle of elevation to
the top of the mountain is 12◦ .

h
B
O
1500 m
18◦

A
Show that
1500
h= √ 2
tan 78◦ − tan2 72◦

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Question 3 (10 marks)

(a) Solve the equation x4 − 13x2 + 36 = 0. 2

(b) Solve the equation 4x − 5 × 2x + 4 = 0. 3

(c) Show that the quadratic equation 2x2 + 6x + 5 has no solution by completing the
square. 2

(d) Solve the equation: 3

x+3 2x + 3
=
x−2 x+1

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Question 4 (10 marks)

(a) Find the values of m such that the line y = mx − 1 does not intersect the parabola
y = x2 + x + 1. 3

(b) Let a, b, and c, be positive real numbers. 2

Find the minimum value of the expression y = ax2 + bx + c in terms of a, b, and c.

(c) Sketch the parabolas y = x2 + 4x + 8 and y = x2 − 6x + 9 on the same graph,


including all features. 3

(d) For what values of m will the parabola y = (3 + m) − 2(x − m)2 cross the x-axis? 2

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