Questions

Q1.

The circle C has equation

x2 + y2 − 2x + 14y = 0

Find

(a) the coordinates of the centre of C,

(2)
(b) the exact value of the radius of C,
(2)
(c) the y coordinates of the points where the circle C crosses the y-axis.
(2)
(d) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point (2, 0), giving your answer in the form
ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(4)

(Total for question = 10 marks)

Q2.

f(x) = 3x3 − 25x2 + ax − 15, where a is a constant

Given that (x − 3) is a factor of f(x),

(a) find the value of a,

(2)
(b) factorise f(x) completely, using algebra.
(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q3.

f (x) = 24x3 + Ax2 − 3x + B

where A and B are constants.

When f (x) is divided by (2x − 1) the remainder is 30

(a) Show that A + 4B = 114
(2)
Given also that (x + 1) is a factor of f (x),

(b) find another equation in A and B.

(2)
(c) Find the value of A and the value of B.
(2)
(d) Hence find a quadratic factor of f (x).
(2)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q4.

(i) Find the value of y for which

1.01y−1 = 500
Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
(2)
(ii) Given that

2 log4 (3x + 5) = log4 (3x + 8) + 1,

(a) show that
9x2 + 18x − 7 = 0
(4)
(b) Hence solve the equation

2log4 (3x + 5) = log4 (3x + 8) + 1,

(2)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q5.

(i) Find the real value of x such that

logx 600 = 3

Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

 (2)
(ii) Solve the equation

giving the exact answer in the form x = 3k, where k is a rational number.
(5)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q6.

(i)

2log(x + a) = log(16a6), where a is a positive constant

Find x in terms of a, giving your answer in its simplest form.
(3)
(ii)

log3(9y + b) − log3(2y − b) = 2, where b is a positive constant

Find y in terms of b, giving your answer in its simplest form.
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q7.

(i) Given that

log3(3b + 1) − log3(a − 2) = −1, a>2

express b in terms of a.
(3)
(ii) Solve the equation

22x + 5 − 7(2x) = 0
giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q8.

(a) Find, to 3 significant figures, the value of x for which 8x = 0.8 .

(2)
(b) Solve the equation

2log3x − log3 7x = 1.
(4)

(Total 6 marks)

Q9.

Given that a and b are positive constants, solve the simultaneous equations

a = 3b,

log3a + log3b = 2.

Give your answers as exact numbers.

(6)

(Total 6 marks)

Q10.

(a) Find, to 3 significant figures, the value of x for which 5x = 7.

(2)
(b) Solve the equation 52x – 12(5x) + 35 = 0.
(4)

(Total 6 marks)

Q11.

(i) Use logarithms to solve the equation 82x+1 = 24, giving your answer to
3 decimal places.
 (3)
(ii) Find the values of y such that

(6)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q12.

(i) Solve

5y = 8
giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(2)
(ii) Use algebra to find the values of x for which

log2(x + 15) − 4 = 1⁄2 log2x

(6)

(Total 8 marks)

Q13.

(a) Sketch the graph of

y = 3x, x
showing the coordinates of any points at which the graph crosses the axes.
(2)
(b) Use algebra to solve the equation

32x − 9(3x) + 18 = 0
giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
(5)

(Total 7 marks)

Q14.

Given that log3x = a, find in terms of a,

(a) log3 (9x)
(2)

(b) log3
(3)
giving each answer in its simplest form.
(c) Solve, for x,

giving your answer to 4 significant figures.

(4)
(Total 9 marks)

Q15.

(i) Find the exact value of x for which

log2(2x) = log2(5x + 4) − 3
(4)

(ii) Given that

logay + 3loga 2 = 5
express y in terms of a.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

Q16.

Given that

2log2 (x + 15) − log2x = 6

(a) Show that

x2 − 34x + 225 = 0
(5)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation

2log2(x + 15) − log2x = 6

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

Q17.
(a) Given that

show that x2 − 16x + 64 = 0.

(5)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

Q18.

(a) Find the value of y such that

log2y = −3
(2)
(b) Find the values of x such that

(5)
(Total 7 marks)

Q19.

(a) Find the positive value of x such that

log x 64 = 2
(2)
(b) Solve for x

log2 (11 − 6x) = 2 log2 (x − 1) + 3

(6)

(Total 8 marks)

Q20.

(a) Sketch the graph of y = 7x, , showing the coordinates of any points at which the graph crosses the
axes.
(2)
(b) Solve the equation
72x − 4(7x) + 3 = 0
giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
(6)

(Total 8 marks)

Q21.

Given that 0 < x < 4 and

log5 (4 − x) − 2log5x =1,
find the value of x.
(6)
(Total 6 marks)

Q22.

Find, giving your answer to 3 significant figures where appropriate, the value of x for which

(a) 5x = 10,
(2)
(b) log3(x − 2) = −1.
(2)
(Total 4 marks)

Q23.

Find the values of x such that

2log3x − log3(x − 2) = 2
(5)
(Total 5 marks)

Q24.

Given that y = 3x2 ,

(a) show that log3y = 1 + 2log3 x

(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation

1 + 2log3x = log3(28x − 9)
(3)

(Total 6 marks)
Q25.

The circle C has equation

x2 + y2 − 10x + 6y + 30 = 0

Find

(a) the coordinates of the centre of C,

(2)
(b) the radius of C,
(2)
(c) the y coordinates of the points where the circle C crosses the line with equation x = 4, giving your
answers as simplified surds.
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q26.

The circle C has centre (3, 1) and passes through the point P(8, 3).

(a) Find an equation for C.

(4)
(b) Find an equation for the tangent to C at P, giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b
and c are integers.
(5)

(Total 9 marks)

Q27.
 Figure 4

The circle C has radius 5 and touches the y-axis at the point (0, 9), as shown in Figure 4.

(a) Write down an equation for the circle C, that is shown in Figure 4.
(3)
A line through the point P(8, − 7) is a tangent to the circle C at the point T.

(b) (b) Find the length of PT.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

Q28.

A circle C with centre at the point (2, –1) passes through the point A at (4, –5).

(a) Find an equation for the circle C.

(3)
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to the circle C at the point A, giving your answer in
the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q29.

The circle C has equation

x2 + y2 − 3x + 6y = 1

Find

(a) the coordinates of the centre of C,

 (2)
(b) the value of the radius of C.
(2)
The point P (5, −3) lies on the circle C.

(c) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point P.

(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q30.

The circle C has equation

Find

(a) the coordinates of the centre of C,

(2)
(b) the radius of C,
(2)
(c) the coordinates of the points where C crosses the y-axis,
giving your answers as simplified surds.
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

Q31.

Figure 2

The points P(−3, 2), Q(9, 10) and R(a, 4) lie on the circle C, as shown in Figure 2. Given that PR is a
diameter of C,
(a) show that a = 13,
(3)
(b) find an equation for C.
(5)
(Total 8 marks)

Q32.

The circle C has centre A(2,1) and passes through the point B(10, 7).

(a) Find an equation for C.

(4)
The line l1 is the tangent to C at the point B.

(b) Find an equation for l1.

(4)
The line l2 is parallel to l1 and passes through the mid-point of AB.

Given that l2 intersects C at the points P and Q,

(c) find the length of PQ, giving your answer in its simplest surd form.
(3)
(Total 11 marks)

Q33.

The circle C has equation

x2 + y2 − 20x − 24y + 195 = 0

The centre of C is at the point M.

(a) Find
(i) the coordinates of the point M,
(ii) the radius of the circle C.
(5)
N is the point with coordinates (25, 32).

(b) Find the length of the line MN.

(2)
The tangent to C at a point P on the circle passes through point N.

(c) Find the length of the line NP.

(2)
(Total 9 marks)
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