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(a) Annelise buys a car that is one year old for $13\,600.
The value of this car has reduced by 15\% of the value when it was new.
(i) Calculate the value of the car when it was new.
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(ii) After the first year the car reduces in value by 11\% each year for the next 3 years.
Calculate the value of the car after these 3 years.
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(b) Boris buys a car for $23\,000.
The value of this car reduces by 8\% each year.
Find the number of complete years it takes for the value of the car to fall below $11\,500.
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The frequency of a radio wave, $f$, is inversely proportional to the wavelength, $L$ metres.
A radio station broadcasts on a frequency of 93.7 and a wavelength of 3.2 m.
(a) Find a formula for $f$, in terms of $L$, writing any constants correct to 3 significant figures.
$$f = ext{..........................................................}$$ [3]
(b) Chat Radio broadcasts with a wavelength of 2.8 m.
Find the frequency of Chat Radio.
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(c) Allsports Radio broadcasts with a frequency of 0.35 .
Find the wavelength of Allsports Radio.
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(a) (i) Draw the image of quadrilateral A after it has been reflected in the y-axis and then rotated through 90° anti-clockwise about the origin. [3]
(ii) Describe fully the single transformation equivalent to reflection in the y-axis followed by rotation 90° anti-clockwise about the origin. [2]
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(b) (i) Draw the image of quadrilateral A after a stretch, factor 3 with the y-axis invariant. Label the image B. [2]
(ii) Describe fully the single transformation that maps the quadrilateral B back onto quadrilateral A. [2]
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The diagram shows a solid trophy for a football tournament. The sphere on the top has a radius of 15 cm. The sphere rests on a cylinder with the same radius as the sphere and height 40 cm. The base is a cylinder with radius 25 cm and height 12 cm.
(a) Calculate the volume of the trophy. [4]
(b) The mass of the trophy is 15 kg. Each member of the winning team receives a model of the trophy made from the same material. The model is similar to the real trophy and one-fifth of the height.
(i) Calculate the total height of each model trophy. [1]
(ii) Calculate the mass, in grams, of each model trophy. [3]
In Kim’s game a player looks at a fixed number of objects on a tray for a length of time, $t$ seconds. The player is then tested to find how many objects they remember.
The table shows the results for 10 players.
[Table_1]
(a) Complete the scatter diagram. The first six points have been plotted for you.
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(b) What type of correlation is shown by the scatter diagram?
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(c) (i) Calculate the mean time.
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(ii) Calculate the mean number of objects.
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(d) (i) Find the equation of the regression line. Give your answer in the form $n = mt + c$.
$$n = ext{........................................................}$$ [2]
(ii) Errol looks at the tray for 85 seconds. Use your equation to estimate the number of objects he remembers.
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(a) These are the first four terms of a sequence.
5\ \ 8\ \ 11\ \ 14
Write down an expression in terms of $n$ for the $n$th term, $s_n$, of the sequence.
$s_n = \text{...................................................}$ [2]
(b) The $n$th term, $t_n$, of another sequence is $2n^2 + n - 6$.
Write down the first four terms of this sequence.
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(c) The $n$th term of a third sequence, $u_n$, is given by
$$ u_n = \frac{t_n}{n+2} .$$
Find an expression for $u_n$, in terms of $n$, giving your answer in its simplest form.
$u_n = \text{..........................................................}$ [3]
(d) The $n$th term of a fourth sequence is given by $s_n + u_n$.
Is 501 a term of this fourth sequence?
Give your reasons.
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$AB$ is a vertical tower of height $30\text{ m}$. $BC$ and $BD$ are straight wires attached to $B$. $A$, $C$ and $D$ are on horizontal ground with $C$ due west of $D$. Angle $BCA = 68^\circ$ and $BD = 36\text{ m}$.
(a) Calculate $AD$.
$AD = \text{.................................................. m}$ [3]
(b) Calculate $AC$ and show that it rounds to $12.1\text{ m}$, correct to 3 significant figures.
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(c) Calculate the bearing of $A$ from $D$.
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(a) $$f(x) = \log(1 + 2x + x^2)$$
(i) On the diagram, sketch the graph of $y = f(x)$ for values of $x$ between $-3$ and $3$. [2]
(ii) Solve $f(x) = 0$.
$x = \text{.....................}$ or $x = \text{.....................}$ [2]
(iii) Write down the equation of the asymptote to the graph of $y = f(x)$.
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(b) (i) On this diagram, sketch the graph of $y = 2 \log(1 + x)$ for values of $x$ between $-3$ and $3$. [2]
(ii) Describe a similarity between the graphs in part (a)(i) and part (b)(i).
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(iii) Explain the differences between the graphs in part (a)(i) and part (b)(i).
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Hamish travels from Perth to London by train. During the journey, the train stops in Edinburgh.
(a) The distance from Perth to Edinburgh is 65 km. The train travels at an average speed of 48.75 km/h for this part of the journey.
Find the time taken to travel from Perth to Edinburgh. Give your answer in hours and minutes.
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(b) The average speed for the whole journey from Perth to London is 119.5 km/h. The distance from Edinburgh to London is 632 km.
Find the average speed for the journey from Edinburgh to London.
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(c) During the journey, the train travels through a tunnel of length 800 m. The train travels through this tunnel at 120 km/h. The train is 130 m long.
Calculate the time taken for the train to pass completely through the tunnel. Give your answer in seconds.
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A is the point (-2, -1) and B is the point (6, 3).
(a) Calculate $\lvert \overline{AB} \rvert$. ............................................................... [3]
(b) The point $P$ has co-ordinates $(x, y)$ and $PA = PB$.
Show that $2x + y = 5$. [5]
(c) If $P$ is also on the line $y = x$, find the co-ordinates of $P$.
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(a) Use the cosine rule to show that $7x^2 - 4x - 80 = 0$.
(b) (i) Solve the equation $7x^2 - 4x - 80 = 0$. Show all your working.
\( x = ext{...................... or } x = ext{......................} \) [3]
(ii) Find the length of $AB$ and the length of $BC$.
\( AB = ext{........................ cm} \)
\( BC = ext{........................ cm} \) [2]
(c) Find the area of triangle $ABC$.
\( ext{....................................... cm}^2 \) [2]
The table shows the masses in grams of 200 eggs.
\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Mass (m grams)} & 45 < m \leq 50 & 50 < m \leq 55 & 55 < m \leq 60 & 60 < m \leq 65 & 65 < m \leq 70 & 70 < m \leq 75 & 75 < m \leq 80 \\ \hline \text{Frequency} & 5 & 19 & 34 & 58 & 46 & 29 & 9 \\ \hline \end{array} \]
(a) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass.
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(b) On the grid, complete the cumulative frequency curve for the information in the table.
\[ \begin{array}{cccccccc} \text{Cumulative} & \text{frequency} & & & & & & 200 \\ & 180 \\ & 160 \\ & 140 \\ & 120 \\ & 100 \\ & 80 \\ & 60 \\ & 40 \\ & 20 \\ \end{array} \] [5]
(c) Use your graph to find
(i) the median mass,
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(ii) the interquartile range.
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(d) This table shows how the eggs are graded according to their mass.
\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Size} & \text{Small} & \text{Medium} & \text{Large} & \text{Very Large} \\ \hline \text{Mass (m grams)} & m \leq 53 & 53 < m \leq 63 & 63 < m \leq 75 & m > 75 \\ \hline \end{array} \]
(i) An egg is chosen at random from the 200 eggs.
Estimate the probability that the egg is Small.
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(ii) Two eggs are chosen from the 200 eggs.
Find the probability that both are Very Large.
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(a) $f(x) = 5 - 2x$
(i) Solve $\frac{1}{f(x)} = 2$.
$x =$ ............................................................ [2]
(ii) Find and simplify $f(f(x))$.
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(iii) Find $f^{-1}(x)$.
$f^{-1}(x) =$ ....................................................... [2]
(b) $g(x)$ is a function with an inverse function $g^{-1}(x)$.
Write down the value of $g(g^{-1}(3))$.
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