1.

Let f(x) = 7 2x and g(x) = x + 3.

(a)

Find (g f)(x).
(2)

(b)

Write down g (x).

(1)

(c)

Find (f g )(5).
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

2.

Consider f(x) = 2kx 4kx + 1, for k 0. The equation f(x) = 0 has two equal roots.
(a)

Find the value of k.

(5)

(b)

The line y = p intersects the graph of f. Find all possible values of p.

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

3.

Let f(x) = 3x . The graph of f is translated 1 unit to the right and 2 units down.
The graph of g is the image of the graph of f after this translation.
(a)

Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of g.

(2)

(b)

Express g in the form g(x) = 3(x p) + q.

(2)

The graph of h is the reflection of the graph of g in the x-axis.

(c)

Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of h.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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4.

Let f(x) = e
(a)

x+3

.
1

(i)

Show that f (x) = ln x 3.

(ii)

Write down the domain of f .

(3)

(b)

Solve the equation f (x) =

x .

ln

(4)
(Total 7 marks)

5.

x
3x

Let f(x) = 2 +1, g(x) = 4cos 3 1. Let h(x) = (g f)(x).
(a)

Find an expression for h(x).

(3)

(b)

Write down the period of h.

(1)

(c)

Write down the range of h.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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6.

The following table shows four series of numbers. One of these series is geometric,
one of the series is arithmetic and the other two are neither geometric nor arithmetic.
(a)

Complete the table by stating the type of series that is shown.

Series

(b)

Type of series

(i)

1 11 111 1111 11111

(ii)

3
9
27
1 4 16 64

(iii)

0.9 0.875 0.85 0.825 0.8

(iv)

1 2 3 4 5

2 3 4 5 6

The geometric series can be summed to infinity. Find this sum.

Working:

Answer:
(b) ..
(Total 6 marks)

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7.

The diagram below shows the graph of a function f(x), for 2 x 4.

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(a)

Let h(x) = f(x). Sketch the graph of h on the grid below.

(2)

(b)

1
Let g(x) = 2 f(x 1). The point A(3, 2) on the graph of f is transformed to the point P
on the graph of g. Find the coordinates of P.
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

8.

Ashley and Billie are swimmers training for a competition.

(a)

Ashley trains for 12 hours in the first week. She decides to increase the amount
of time she spends training by 2 hours each week. Find the total number of hours
she spends training during the first 15 weeks.
(3)

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(b)

Billie also trains for 12 hours in the first week. She decides to train for 10% longer
each week than the previous week.
(i)

Show that in the third week she trains for 14.52 hours.

(ii)

Find the total number of hours she spends training during the first 15
weeks.
(4)

(c)

In which week will the time Billie spends training first exceed 50 hours?
(4)
(Total 11 marks)

9.

In an arithmetic sequence, u1 = 2 and u3 = 8.

(a)

Find d.
(2)

(b)

Find u20.
(2)

(c)

Find S20.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

10.

The first three terms of an infinite geometric sequence are 32, 16 and 8.
(a)

Write down the value of r.

(1)

(b)

Find u6.
(2)

(c)

Find the sum to infinity of this sequence.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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11.

An arithmetic sequence, u1, u2, u3, ..., has d = 11 and u27 = 263.
(a)

Find u1.
(2)

(b)

(i)

Given that un = 516, find the value of n.

(ii)

For this value of n, find Sn.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

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