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Find d.
(2)
(b)
Find u20.
(2)
(c)
Find S20.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
2.
(b)
3.
(b)
(c)
4.
The first three terms of an infinite geometric sequence are 32, 16 and 8.
(a)
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(b)
Find u6.
(2)
(c)
5.
1
1
In a geometric series, u1 = 81 and u4 = 3 .
(a)
(b)
6.
(b)
th
(c)
7.
th
Write down the 10 term of the sequence. Do not simplify your answer.
(1)
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(b)
8.
Write down an expression for the value of the investment after n full years.
(1)
(b)
What will be the value of the investment at the end of five years?
(1)
(c)
The value of the investment will exceed $ 10 000 after n full years.
(i)
(ii)
9.
11
(b)
10.
(a)
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(b)
2
4
Hence, find the term in x in (2 + x)
x2 .
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
11.
2
2
3x
4
x .
Find the term in x in the expansion of
(Total 6 marks)
12.
10 6
p (2q ) 4
4
(b)
(c)
13.
Let f(x) = x 4x + 1.
(a)
Expand (x + h) .
(2)
(b)
lim
h 0
f ( x h) f ( x)
2
h
to show that the derivative of f(x) is 3x
(4)
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(c)
The tangent to the curve of f at the point P(1, 2) is parallel to the tangent at a point
Q. Find the coordinates of Q.
(4)
(d)
The graph of f is decreasing for p < x < q. Find the value of p and of q.
(3)
(e)
14.
x 3 .
3
3
15. (a)
(b)
16.
(b)
12
(Total 6 marks)
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10
18.
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
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19.
Given that 3
(a)
p;
(b)
q.
W o r k in g :
A nsw ers:
( a ) .................................................
( b ) .................................................
(Total 6 marks)
20.
10
Working:
Answer:
..
(Total 6 marks)
21.
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Answer:
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22.
10
2 7
in the expansion of (5 + 2x ) .
Working:
Answer:
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(2 + ax) = 16 + 32ax +
Working:
Answer:
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2
3x
1
.
x
(a)
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
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25.
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
26.
10
Working:
Answer:
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27.
(a)
4
4
4
x x 2 x 3 x 4 .
1
2
3
(1 x) 4 1
4 4 4
.
By substituting x = 1 into both sides, or otherwise, evaluate 1 2 3
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(b)
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Evaluate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 .
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
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(Total 4 marks)
28.
2
x 2 .
x
Determine the constant term in the expansion of
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
29.
5 7
12
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Answer:
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30.
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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31.
3 4
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
32.
.
(4)
(b)
33.
x
The following diagram shows the graph of f(x) = e .
The points A, B, C, D and E lie on the graph of f. Two of these are points of inflexion.
(a)
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(2)
(b)
(i)
Find f(x).
(ii)
x2
.
(5)
(c)
(d)
Use the second derivative to show that one of these points is a point of inflexion.
(4)
(Total 15 marks)
34.
x
Let f(x) = log3 2 + log3 16 log3 4, for x > 0.
(a)
(b)
ln ax
The function f can also be written in the form f(x) = ln b .
(c)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(d)
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On your diagram, sketch the graph of f , noting clearly the image of point A.
(4)
(Total 16 marks)
35.
2x
(b)
36.
37.
Let A =
(a)
9e x
ex
ex
e 3 x
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(b)
Find the value of x for which A has no inverse. Express your answer in the form a
ln b, where a, b .
(5)
(Total 7 marks)
38.
(a)
32 x
(b)
8y
39.
(b)
2
Find f 3 .
1
(4)
(Total 7 marks)
40.
loga 10
(b)
loga 8
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(c)
loga 2.5
(Total 6 marks)
41.
(a)
1
e
e
Expand
in terms of e.
(4)
(b)
1
e
e
Express
1
e
e
+
42.
(a)
(b)
log c 15;
(ii)
log c 25.
1
Find the value of d if log d 6 = 2 .
(Total 6 marks)
43.
ln a b
a
b
ln
(b)
(Total 6 marks)
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44.
2x
= 27
(1x)
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
45.
(a)
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
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46.
y2 z
in terms of p, q and r.
Write the expression log10
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Working:
Answer:
..
(Total 6 marks)
47.
Write log
x2 y
z3
in terms of a, b and c.
Working:
Answer:
........
(Total 6 marks)
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48.
(a)
log5 x
(b)
1
log5 x
(c)
log25 x
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
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(c) ................................................................
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(Total 6 marks)
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49.
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
50.
A:
B:
C:
2 arctan x 2 .
(a)
Determine which statements are true for all real numbers x. Write your answers
(yes or no) in the table below.
Statement
A
B
C
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(b)
If a statement is not true for all x, complete the last column by giving an example
of one value of x for which the statement is false.
Working:
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51.
1
Solve the equation log9 81 + log9 9 + log9 3 = log9 x.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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52.
log 10
QR 3
in terms of x , y and z.
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Answer:
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53.
log2 5;
(b)
loga 20.
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Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
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54.
1
x1
Solve the equation 9 = 3
2x
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Answer:
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55.
3x1
= 1.5625 10 .
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Answer:
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56.
(b)
Find
(c)
th
(i)
the 10 term;
(ii)
th
57.
The first four terms of a sequence are 18, 54, 162, 486.
(a)
(b)
th
(i)
(ii)
th
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
58.
For this series, find the common ratio, giving your answer as a fraction in its
simplest form.
(b)
(c)
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59.
(a)
(ii)
th
(b)
(ii)
(c)
(d)
(ii)
60.
Write down an expression for the value of the investment after n full years.
(b)
What will be the value of the investment at the end of five years?
(c)
The value of the investment will exceed $10000 after n full years,
(i)
(ii)
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61.
The first term of an infinite geometric sequence is 18, while the third term is 8. There
are two possible sequences. Find the sum of each sequence.
W o r k in g :
A nsw ers:
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.........................................................
(Total 6 marks)
62.
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
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63.
The number of hours of sleep of 21 students are shown in the frequency table below.
Hours of sleep
Number of students
10
12
Find
(a)
the median;
(b)
(c)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(c) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
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64.
The diagrams below show the first four squares in a sequence of squares which are
1
subdivided in half. The area of the shaded square A is 4 .
A
D ia g ra m 1
D ia g ra m 2
B
C
D ia g ra m 3
(a)
D ia g ra m 4
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
th
(4)
(c)
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65.
The diagram shows a square ABCD of side 4 cm. The midpoints P, Q, R, S of the sides
are joined to form a second square.
Q
D
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(3)
The midpoints W, X, Y, Z of the sides of PQRS are now joined to form a third square
as shown.
A
Q
X
W
P
R
Y
Z
D
(b)
(i)
(ii)
Show that the areas of ABCD, PQRS, and WXYZ form a geometric
sequence. Find the common ratio of this sequence.
(3)
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The process of forming smaller and smaller squares (by joining the midpoints) is
continued indefinitely.
(c)
th
(i)
(ii)
66.
Portable telephones are first sold in the country Cellmania in 1990. During 1990, the
number of units sold is 160. In 1991, the number of units sold is 240 and in 1992, the
number of units sold is 360.
In 1993 it was noticed that the annual sales formed a geometric sequence with first
term 160, the 2nd and 3rd terms being 240 and 360 respectively.
(a)
(c)
In what year does the number of units sold first exceed 5000?
(4)
Between 1990 and 1992, the total number of units sold is 760.
(d)
What is the total number of units sold between 1990 and 2002?
(2)
During this period, the total population of Cellmania remains approximately 80 000.
(e)
Use this information to suggest a reason why the geometric growth in sales
would not continue.
(1)
(Total 11 marks)
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67.
2 4 8 16 ...
3 9 27 81
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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68.
how much the first $1000 is worth at the end of the ten years;
(b)
the total value of the investments at the end of the ten years.
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
69.
An arithmetic sequence, u1, u2, u3, ..., has d = 11 and u27 = 263.
(a)
Find u1.
(2)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
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70.
th
(b)
th
(i)
Given that the n term of this sequence is 115, find the value of n.
(ii)
71.
In an arithmetic series, the first term is 7 and the sum of the first 20 terms is 620.
(a)
(b)
th
72.
In an arithmetic sequence, S40 = 1900 and u40 = 106. Find the value of u1 and of d.
(Total 6 marks)
73.
Find u101.
(3)
(b)
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74.
Find
(i)
(ii)
(b)
Find S10.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
75.
Let un = 3 2n.
(a)
20
(b)
Find
(3 2n)
n 1
.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
76.
A theatre has 20 rows of seats. There are 15 seats in the first row, 17 seats in the
second row, and each successive row of seats has two more seats in it than the
previous row.
(a)
(b)
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77.
(a)
Write down the first three terms of the sequence un = 3n, for n 1.
(1)
(b)
Find
20
(i)
3n ;
n 1
100
(ii)
3n
n 21
.
(5)
(Total 6 marks)
78.
Find
(i)
S4;
(ii)
S100.
(4)
1 2
0 1
Let M =
.
(b)
(i)
Find M .
(ii)
1 6
3
0 1
Show that M =
.
(5)
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1 2n
n
0 1
Tn = M + M + M + ... + M .
(c)
(i)
Write down M .
(ii)
Find T4.
(4)
(d)
79.
Clara organizes cans in triangular piles, where each row has one less can than the row
below. For example, the pile of 15 cans shown has 5 cans in the bottom row and 4
cans in the row above it.
(a)
A pile has 20 cans in the bottom row. Show that the pile contains 210 cans.
(4)
(b)
There are 3240 cans in a pile. How many cans are in the bottom row?
(4)
(c)
(i)
There are S cans and they are organized in a triangular pile with n cans in
2
the bottom row. Show that n + n 2S = 0.
(ii)
Clara has 2100 cans. Explain why she cannot organize them in a triangular
pile.
(6)
(Total 14 marks)
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80.
A theatre has 20 rows of seats. There are 15 seats in the first row, 17 seats in the
second row, and each successive row of seats has two more seats in it than the
previous row.
th
(a)
(b)
81.
Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence, whose first three
terms are u1, u2 and u3. It is known that S1 = 7, and S2 = 18.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Calculate u4.
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
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(c) ................................................................
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82.
Arturo goes swimming every week. He swims 200 metres in the first week. Each week
he swims 30 metres more than the previous week. He continues for one year (52
weeks).
(a)
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
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83.
th
In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 2, the fourth term is 16, and the n term is 11
998.
(a)
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
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84.
(a)
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
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85.
Each day a runner trains for a 10 km race. On the first day she runs 1000 m, and then
increases the distance by 250 m on each subsequent day.
(a)
(b)
What is the total distance she will have run in training by the end of that day?
Give your answer exactly.
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
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86.
In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 5 and the fourth term is 40. Find the second
term.
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Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
87.
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17 + 27 + 37 +...+ 417.
Working:
Answer:
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..
(Total 4 marks)
88.
An arithmetic series has five terms. The first term is 2 and the last term is 32. Find the
sum of the series.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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