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Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics 3

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Further Mathematics 8360/2
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Level 2
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Practice Paper Set 1 12 - 13

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Paper 2
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Time allowed
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 Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
 Answer all questions.
 You must answer the questions in the space provided. Do not write outside the
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 In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.

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 The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
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 Formulae Sheet

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Volume of sphere = r 3 r
3

Surface area of sphere = 4r 2

1 2
Volume of cone = r h
3
Curved surface area of cone = r l l
h

In any triangle ABC

C
1
Area of triangle = ab sin C
2 b a

a b c A B
Sine rule = = c
sin A sin B sin C

2 2 2
Cosine rule a = b + c – 2bc cos A

b2  c2  a2
cos A =
2bc

The Quadratic Equation

_ b  (b 2 _ 4ac )
The solutions of ax 2 + bx + c = 0, where a  0, are given by x =
2a

Trigonometric Identities

sin θ
tan   sin  + cos   1
2 2
cos θ

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1 (a) The ratio of males to females at a party is 3 : 5

There are 12 more females than males.

How many people are at the party?

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1 (b) Show that a% of b = b% of a

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1 (c) A runner increases the distance she runs by 10% each week.
In week 1 she runs 16 miles.

In which week will she first run over 20 miles?

You must show your working.

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2 (a) Expand and simplify 4(2x + 3) + 2(x  7)

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2 (b) Expand m 3 (m + 2)

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9  2d
2 (c) Solve =1d
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3 (a) The nth term of a sequence is 4n  10.

3 (a) (i) Show that the (n + 1)th term can be written as 4n  6.

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3 (a) (ii) Prove that the sum of any two consecutive terms of the sequence is divisible by 8.

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3n
3 (b) The nth term of a different sequence is
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3 (b) (i) Explain why 1 is not a term in this sequence.

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3 (b) (ii) Work out the limiting value of the sequence as n  

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4 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle ABC, with AB = AC.

y
Not drawn
C (5, 6) accurately

B (7, 4)

A (2, 1)

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Work out the area of the triangle.

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5 (a) Solve x 2 11x + 28 = 0

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5 (b) Use your answer to part (a) to solve x  11 x + 28 = 0

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6 Here is a triangle.

Not drawn
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10 cm

71
9 cm

Work out the size of the smallest angle in the triangle.

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7 The diagram shows a vertical mast, AB, 12 metres high.

Points B, C and D are on a horizontal plane.
Point C is due West of B.
The angle of elevation of A from C is 35.
Point D is due South of B.
The angle of elevation of A from D is 23.

A
Not drawn
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12 m

35 B
C

23

D
7 (a) Calculate the distance CD.

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7 (b) Calculate the bearing of D from C.

Give your answer to the nearest degree.

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8 (a) The function f(x) is defined as

f(x) = 22  7x 2 x p

The range of f(x) is 13 f(x) 36

Work out the value of p.

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8 (b) The function g(x) is defined as

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g(x) = x  4x + 5 for all x
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8 (b) (i) Express g(x) in the form (x  a) + b

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8 (b) (ii) Write down the range of g(x).

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9 The equation of line A is y = 5  2x

Line B is parallel to line A.
Line B passes through the point (3, 7).

Work out the coordinates of the point where line B intersects the x-axis.

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10 (a) Factorise fully n3  n

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10 (b) n is an integer greater than 1.

Explain why n3  n is divisible by 6.

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11 You are given that x=5 and y = 5
m+2
11 (a) Write 5 in terms of x.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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11 (b) Write 5 in terms of x and y.

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11 (c) Write 5 3 in terms of y.

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11 (d) Write 5 2 in terms of x and y.

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12 The diagram shows a square and two circles.

The smaller circle has radius r and touches the sides of the square.
The larger circle has radius R and passes through the vertices of the square.

Show that R = r 2

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13 (a) Solve 5y  4 < 2y + 6

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13 (b) Solve x 2  2x  3  0

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14 (a) Work out the stationary points on the curve y = x 3  12x

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14 (b) Sketch the curve y = x 3  12x

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15 The diagram shows a quadratic graph that intersects the x-axis when x = and x = 5.
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y
Not drawn
accurately

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x
5
2

Work out the equation of the quadratic graph.

Give your answer in the form y = ax 2 +bx + c where a, b and c are integers.

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16 (a) Solve sin x = 0.8 for 0 x 180

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16 (b) Solve 2 sin x = 3 cos x for 0 x 360

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17 Work out the equation of the normal to the curve y = 2x  x + 1 at the point (1, 2).
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c

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18 The diagram shows a circle, centre C.

The circle touches the y-axis at (0, 4).
The circle intersects the x-axis at (2, 0) and (8, 0).

y Not drawn
accurately

C
4

O 2 8 x

Work out the equation of the circle.

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19 The equation x  x + ax + b = 0 has three integer solutions.
Two of these solutions are x = 1 and x = 2.

Work out the third solution to the equation.

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