IGCSE Revision Worksheet 6: J.M.Stone
IGCSE Revision Worksheet 6: J.M.Stone
IGCSE Revision Worksheet 6: J.M.Stone
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1. Simplify 2 + 5+ 2 . [Careful about signs] 15x+20
7x+7
7
1 32x
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3. If g(x) = 2x1 find gg(x 1). 6x9
92x
(b) Hence write down the vertex on the curve for y = x2 + 8x 9. (4, 25)
6. If y = x + x find the equation of the tangent (in the form y = mx + c) when
(a) x = 1, 3x+ 1
y= 2 2
(b) x = 4, 5 x+1
y = 24
(c) x = 2. [Fully simplified; no calculators allowed.]
4+ 2
y= 4
x + 22
7. A bag contains 5 yellow, 4 blue and 3 red balls. Three balls a removed at once. Find the
probability
9. If t(x) = x2 2x + 1, find the range of t(x) (by completing the square). t(x) > 0
10. The gradient between (3, 7) and (5, k) is m. The gradient between (3, 7) and (5, k + 1) is
2m. Find k. k=8
12. The length of a race track is 400m (correct to the nearest 10 metres). An athlete can run
at 8.1 m/s (correct to 2 sig figs). Find the longest possible time that might be needed for
him to run 400m. 50.31 seconds
13. A die is rolled repeatedly until the sum of the scores of all the rolls exceeds 4. Find the
probability that it takes
14. For m(x) = x2 + 9x 2 the domain is x < 6. Find the range of m(x). m(x) > 20
15. For p(x) = x2 7x + 1 the domain is x > 1. Find the range of p(x). p(x) > 45
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16. The domain for k(x) = tan x is 45 < x < 135 with x 6= 90. Find the range of k(x).
k(x) > 1 or k(x) 6 1
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17. A bag contains r red and 4 blue balls. Two balls are removed from the bag simultaneously.
The probability that they are different colours is 28
55 . Find the value of r. [Anyone trying
trial and improvement will be summarily shot.] r=7
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