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(a) Work out.
(i) $ \sqrt[3]{79507} $
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(ii) $ 3.6^2 + \frac{1}{0.63} $
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(b) $ p = 5.62 \times 10^5 \quad q = 6.83 \times 10^{-3} $
Work out, giving your answers in standard form.
(i) $ p^2 $
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(ii) $ \frac{p}{q} $
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Gennaro has $276480 in his Pension Fund.
(a) Gennaro has two options.
Option A Receive 25% of the $276480 now
plus 5.5% of the remaining 75% each year.
Option B Receive 5.5% of the whole $276480 each year.
(i) Show that the total amount Gennaro will have received at the end of 10 years, if he chooses option A, is $183168. [3]
(ii) After how many whole years will the total amount received using option B become more than the total amount received under option A? [4]
(b) The $276480 is 8% more than the amount the Pension Fund was worth one year ago.
Calculate how much it was worth one year ago.
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Describe fully the single transformation that maps
(a) triangle A onto triangle B,
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(b) triangle A onto triangle C,
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(c) triangle A onto triangle D.
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The diagram shows a solid, square-based pyramid $VABCD$. $O$ is the centre of the base $ABCD$ and $VO$ is perpendicular to the base.
$N$ is the midpoint of $AB$.
$AB = 6\, \text{cm}$ and $VO = 8\, \text{cm}$.
(a) Calculate
(i) the volume of the pyramid, ........................................ $\text{cm}^3$ [2]
(ii) the length of $VN$. ........................................ $\text{cm}$ [2]
(b) The similar pyramid $VPQRS$ is removed from the original pyramid to leave the solid below. The height of this solid is half the height of the pyramid $VABCD$.
(i) Find the volume of this solid. ........................................ $\text{cm}^3$ [3]
(ii) Find the total surface area of this solid. ........................................ $\text{cm}^2$ [5]
(a) On the diagram, sketch the graph of $y = f(x)$ for $-3 \leq x \leq 3$. [2]
(b) Solve the equation $f(x) = 2x + 3$.
$x = \text{..................... or } x = \text{..................... or } x = \text{.....................}$ [3]
(c) (i) Find the co-ordinates of the local maximum point and the local minimum point.
Maximum $(\text{.............. , ..............})$
Minimum $(\text{.............. , ..............})$ [3]
(ii) Find the range of values of $k$ for which $f(x) = k$ has only one solution.
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(d) Describe fully the symmetry of the graph of $y = f(x)$.
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The diagram shows the points $A(-1, -1)$, $B(1, 3)$ and $C(6, 3)$.
(a) The points $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ are the vertices of a parallelogram.
Write down the co-ordinates of the three possible positions of $D$.
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$(................, ................)$
$(................, ................)$ [3]
(b) $E$ is a point such that $C$ is the midpoint of the line $AE$.
Find the co-ordinates of the point $E$.
$(................, ................)$ [2]
(c) The line $L$ is perpendicular to the line $AC$ and goes through $A$.
Find the equation of the line $L$. ............................................................... [4]
A farmer measured the milk yield of each of his 120 cows over a one-year period. The results are shown in the frequency table.
[Table_1: Frequency Table]
(a) (i) Complete the cumulative frequency table. [1]
(ii) Complete the cumulative frequency curve. [3]
(iii) Use your graph to estimate the median.
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(iv) Use your graph to estimate the inter-quartile range.
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(v) The farmer sells the cows with a milk yield of less than 6200 litres.
Use your graph to estimate the number of cows he sells.
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(b) On the grid below, complete the histogram to represent the data in the first table. [4]
[Image_1: Cumulative Frequency Table and Curve Graph]
[Image_2: Histogram Grid]
A ship sails on the following course.
- 60 km on a bearing of 025\degree from $A$ to $B$
- 80 km on a bearing of 115\degree from $B$ to $C$
- 75 km on a bearing of 195\degree from $C$ to $D$
The diagram shows the course.
(a) Show that angle $ABC = 90\degree$.
(b) Calculate angle $BCA$.
(c) Calculate the distance $AC$.
(d) Calculate the distance $AD$.
(e) Calculate the bearing of $D$ from $A$.
Justine travels 760 km in her car.
(a) Justine’s average speed for the journey is 77 km/h.
Calculate the time Justine takes to complete the journey.
Give your answer in hours and minutes correct to the nearest minute.
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(b) Justine travels 270 km on main roads and 490 km on autoroutes.
On main roads her car travels $x$ km on each litre of fuel.
On autoroutes her car travels $(x + 4)$ km on each litre of fuel.
(i) Write down an expression, in terms of $x$, for the fuel that Justine’s car uses on main roads on this journey.
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(ii) Altogether Justine’s car uses 62 litres of fuel for the whole journey.
Write down an equation in $x$ and show that it simplifies to $31x^2 - 256x - 540 = 0$.
(iii) Solve the equation $31x^2 - 256x - 540 = 0$ to find the distance Justine’s car travels on 1 litre of fuel on autoroutes.
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(a) (i) Factorise.
$$2x^2 - 3x + 1$$
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(ii) Show that $2x + 1 + \frac{3}{x - 2}$ can be written as $\frac{(2x - 1)(x - 1)}{(x - 2)}$.
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(b)
(i) On the diagram, sketch the graph of $y = f(x)$ for values of $x$ between $-3$ and $5$. [2]
(ii) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of $y = 2x + 1$. [2]
(iii) Write down the equations of the asymptotes to the graph of $y = f(x)$.
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(iv) Solve $f(x) = 0$.
$x = ..................... \text{ or } x = .....................$ [2]
The 50 members of an activities group either go walking or cycling.
The table shows the choices of the males and females.
[Table_1]
| Walking | Cycling | Total |
|--------|--------|-------|
| Male | 16 | 29 |
| Female | | |
| Total | 22 | 50 |
(a) Complete the table. [2]
(b) Two of the 50 members are chosen at random.
Calculate the probability that they both go cycling.
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(c) Two of those who go walking are chosen at random.
Calculate the probability that one is a male and the other is a female.
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y is inversely proportional to the square root of x. When x = 25, y = 2.
(a) Find y in terms of x.
$y = \text{..................................................}$ [2]
(b) Find the value of x when y = 3.
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(c) $z = ax^n$
z is proportional to the cube of y.
When $x = 4$, $z = 500$.
Find the value of a and the value of n.
$a = \text{..................................................}$
$n = \text{..................................................}$ [3]