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Binomial Theorem (1)

Find the first three terms in the expansion of:

\((2a - 4b)^7\)

\(=128a^7 - 1792a^6b \\+10752a^5b^2 ...\)

Compound Interest

If £160 is invested with an interest rate of 5% compounded quarterly, find the value of the investment after 6 years. £215.58

Coordinates (Square)

Here are the coordinates of 3 vertices of a square, what are the coordinates of the 4th?

\((3,4),(6,10),(-3,7)\)

(0,13)

Normal Distribution

\( X \sim N(33, 6^2)\)

Find

\( P(31\lt X \lt37) \)

\(0.378\)

Factorise (Quadratic 1)

Factorise:

\(x^2+x-6\)

\((x+3)(x-2)\)

Factorise (Quadratic 2)

Factorise:


\(4x^2-4x-3\)


\((2x+1)(2x-3)\)

Graph (Linear)

Draw a rough sketch of the graph of:


\(2y=x+2\)

Gradient 0.5
y intercept 1

Indices

What is the value of:

\(4^{0}\)

\(= 1\)

Trigonometry (Angle)

Find angle ABC if AC = 5.9m and AB = 7.8m. 37.1o

Trigonometry (Side)

Find AC if angle BCA = 25o and AB = 5m. 10.7m

Venn Diagrams

Describe the red region.

Circle part Circle part

Differentiation (1)

\(y = 3x^3 - 5x^2 + 6x\)

Find \( \dfrac{dy}{dx}\)

\(9x^2 - 10x + 6\)

Differentiation (2)

\(y = \dfrac{2}{x^{7}} - 4\sqrt[5]{x}\)

Find \( \frac{dy}{dx}\)

\(-\frac{14}{x^{8}} - \frac{4}{5}x^{-\frac{4}{5}}\)

Differentiation (3)

\(y=5\ln (6x^2+7)\)

Find \( \dfrac{dy}{dx}\)

\(60x(6x^2+7)^{-1}\)

Differentiation (4)

\(y=x(4x^2+5)^6\)

Find \( \dfrac{dy}{dx}\)

\((4x^2+5)^6+48x^2(4x^2+5)^5\)

Differentiation (5)

\(y=\frac{x+4}{x-2}\)

Find \( \dfrac{dy}{dx}\)

\(-\frac{6}{(x-2)^2}\)

Differentiation (6)

Find the equation of the tangent to the curve:
\(y = 5x^2 + 7x + 3\)
where \(x = 1\)
\(y = 17x - 2\)

Differentiation (7)

Find the equation of the normal to the curve:
\(y = x^2 - 2x + 1\)
where \(x = 0\)
\(y = \frac{x}{2} + 1\)

Integration (1)

\(y =21x^2 - 16x + 2\)

Find \( \int y \quad dx\)

\(7x^3 - 8x^2 + 2x+c\)

Binomial Distribution

A game is played 20 times and the probability of winning is 0.6. Calculate the probability of winning exactly 19 times.   0.000487

Formulas

Make up a maths question using this:

\( \int \dfrac{1}{x} = \ln |x| + c\)

Reciprocal Integral formula

Greek Letters

What letter is this?

Greek Letter Greek Letter

Sequences (Arithmetic)

Two terms of an arithmetic sequence:
\(u_{9} = 78\)
\(u_{18} = 177\)
Find the sum of the first 20 terms.1890

Asymptotes (HV)

Find the equations of the asymptotes of:

\(y=\dfrac{5x}{2-x}+3\)

\(x=2,y=-2\)

Trig Advanced

In the triangle ABC,
AB = 7.9cm.
BC = 8.1cm.
CA = 10.3cm.
Find angle CÂB.

50.8°

Sigma

Evaluate:

$$\sum_{n=4}^{9} 78 - n^2$$

197

Discriminant

\(f(x)=9x^2+3x+2\)

What is the value of the discriminant and what does it indicate?
-63, No real roots

Completing The Square

\(f(x)=x^2+6x-7\)

By completing the square find the coordinates of the vertex.
(-3, -16)

Logarithms

Solve for x:


\( \log(x) + \log(29-x) = 2\)


\(x = 4 \text{ or } x = 25 \)

Integration (3)

Find the integral:

\(\int 3xe^{x^2} \;dx\)


\(\frac{3}{2}e^{x^2}+c\)

Graph (2 points)

Find the equation of the straight line that passes through:

(-2, -6) and (2, 2)

\(y=2x-2\)

Functions (Inverse)

Find the inverse of the function \(f\):

\(f(x)=\frac{x+7}{4}\)


\(4x-7\)

Functions (Composite)

\(f(x)=2x-3 \\[1cm] \text{Find }f \bullet f(1-\sqrt{m}) \\\)

\(-5-4\sqrt{m}\)

Standard Form

Write in standard form:
\(a \times 10^{-1} \times b\times 10^{-1}\)
where \(a \times b \) is a three digit number \((100 \le ab \lt 1000)\)

\(\frac{ab}{100}\times10^0\)

Graph (Mixed)

Draw a rough sketch of

\(y=x^2-8\)

Sketch

Graph (Fill)

Sketch a height-time graph as this jar is filled.

Jar Graph

Trig (Special Angles)

Without a calculator find the exact value of

$$\cos{\frac{\pi}{4}} + \sin{45°}$$

\(\sqrt{2}\)

Trig (Large Angles)

Without a calculator find the exact value of

$$\sin{5\pi}$$

\(0\)

Simultaneous Eqns (3)*

Solve:

\( 5a+2b+c=30 \\ 3a+4b+2c= 32 \\ a+5b+c=23\)

a = 4, b = 3, c = 4

Radian Measures

Find the perimeter of a sector with radius 5.2cm and angle \( \frac{2\pi}{3}\)

🍕

21.3cm

Combinatorics*

A safe has a nine-digit code. How many possibilities are there if no digit can be repeated and the code must be odd?

201600

Asymptotes (Ob)*

Find the equations of the asymptotes of:

$$y=\dfrac{-6x^2-4x-1}{3x+2}$$

x=-2/3, y=-2x

Sequences (Geometric)

The sum of the first 3 terms of a geometric sequence is 28 and the sum of the first 4 terms is 60. What is the first term?

4

Binomial Theorem (2)*

Find the first 4 terms in the expansion of:

\(\dfrac{1}{2-x}\)

\(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{x}{4}+\frac{x^2}{8}+\frac{x^3}{16}\)

Integration (2)

Evaluate:

\(\int^{\pi/3}_{\pi/6} \sin{x} \; dx\)


\(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2}\)

Probability (Conditional)

Tin A contains 6 red balls and 8 green balls. Tin B contains 10 red balls and 13 green balls. A dice is thrown and if the score is less than 3 a ball is selected from tin A; otherwise a ball is selected from tin B. Given that the ball selected was red, calculate the probability that it came from tin B.

\(\frac{140}{209}\)

Vectors*

Find the angle between two unit vectors \(u\) and \(v\) such that the vectors \(2u-3v\) and \(5u+2v\) are perpendicular. Give you answer correct to the nearest degree.

\( 69^o \)

Graph (Advanced)*

Sketch the graph of:

$$y=\cos^2x$$

Graph Plotter

Complex Numbers 1*

Simplify
$$ (3+i)^{-2} $$

\(\frac{2}{25}-\frac{3}{50}i\)

Integration (4)*

Evaluate:

\(\int xe^x\; dx\)


\(xe^x-e^x+c\)

Trig (Identities)*

Simplify:

$$\sec{x}-\tan{x}\sin{x}$$

\(\cos{x}\)

$$ \DeclareMathOperator{cosec}{cosec} $$

Integration (Volume)*

Find the volume of revolution when \(y=e^x\) is rotated about the x-axis for \(0 \le x \le 3\)


\(\frac{\pi}{2}(e^6-1)\) cubic units

Miscellaneous

What is the difference between a rational and an irrational number?

Rational can be expressed as a fraction with integer numerator and denominator

Maclaurin Series*

Show how the first four terms of the Maclaurin series are obtained for
\(f(x) = x^3\)

\(x^3 \text{ only 1 term}\)

Complex Numbers 2*


Find the five 5th roots of 1

\(1, cis\frac{2\pi}{5}, cis\frac{4\pi}{5},\\ cis\frac{-2\pi}{5}, cis\frac{-4\pi}{5}\)

Probability (Counting)*

A committee of 4 is randomly selected from 8 men and 11 women. Determine the likelihood that it consists of all men.

35/1938 or 1.81%

Proof by Induction*

Prove by mathematical induction that the sum of the cubes of the first \( n \) natural numbers is \( \left(\frac{n(n + 1)}{2}\right)^2 \)

Show true for n=1, assume true for n=k, prove for n=k+1

Surds (1)

Simplify:
$$\sqrt{18}$$
\(3\sqrt{2}\)

Surds (2)

Simplify:
$$\dfrac{4}{5\sqrt{3}}$$\(\frac{4\sqrt{3}}{15}\)

Surds (3)

Simplify

\((3 + \sqrt{5})(3 - \sqrt{5})\)


\(4\)

Surds (4)

Simplify:
$$\dfrac{2}{5 - \sqrt{7}}$$\(\frac{10 + 2\sqrt{7}}{18}\)

Standard Deviation

Calculate the standard deviation of the following numbers:

6, 10, 12, 14, 18


4

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