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1. Solve the following equations:

log16 xy

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(log 4 x )(log 4 y ) 2

[5

marks]
2. (a) Prove the identity

cos 2 cos 3 cos 5 2 sin (sin 2 sin 4 )

[3 marks]

(b) Express 7 cos 24 sin in the form R cos( ). Hence, find

(i) the maximum value of 7 cos 24 sin ,
(ii) the value of for 0 o 360 o , of the equation 7 cos 24 sin 10.
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3. The functions f and g are defined as following:
f :x x, x 0
g : x 3 ln x , x 0
(a) Sketch the graph of g and give a reason why the inverse function exists.
(b) Find g 1 and state its domain.
(c) Find the composite function of fg 1 and state its range.

[3 marks]
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[3 marks]

4. Given p( x) 6 x 4 ax 3 bx 2 x 1 , where a and b are real constants. If ( 2 x 1) is a

factor of p ( x) and ( x 1) is a factor of p ' ( x ),
(a) Find the values of a and b.
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marks]
(b) Factorise p ( x) completely and hence solve p ( x) 0.
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(c) Given that p( x) (3 x 1) 2 x 1 q ( x)
, find q ( x ) . Sketch the graph of
q (x ) and determine the range of q ( x ) when

[7 marks]

x [0, 5].