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Binomial Theorem (1)

Find the first three terms in the expansion of:

\((3a - 4b)^4\)

\(=81a^4 - 432a^3b \\+864a^2b^2 ...\)

Compound Interest

If £120 is invested with an interest rate of 3% compounded monthly, find the value of the investment after 8 years. £152.50

Coordinates (Square)

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

\((1,3),(5,9),(-5,7)\)

(-1,13)

Normal Distribution

\( X \sim N(65, 9^2)\)

Find

\( P(36\lt X \lt48) \)

\(0.0288\)

Factorise (Quadratic 1)

Factorise:

\(x^2-16\)

\((x+4)(x-4)\)

Factorise (Quadratic 2)

Factorise:

\(4x^2+7x-2\)

\((x+2)(4x-1)\)

Graph (Linear)

Draw a rough sketch of the graph of:


\(y=-2x\)

Gradient -2
y intercept 0

Indices

What is the value of:

\(1^{-1}\)

\(= 1\)

Trigonometry (Angle)

Find angle ABC if AB = 5.7m and BC = 6.7m. 31.7o

Trigonometry (Side)

Find BC if angle BCA = 36o and AC = 5.5m. 6.80m

Venn Diagrams

Describe the red region.

Circle part Circle part

Differentiation (1)

\(y = 5x^3 - 8x^2 + 9x\)

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

\(15x^2 - 16x + 9\)

Differentiation (2)

\(y = \dfrac{6}{x^7} - 2\sqrt[3]{x}\)

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

\(-\frac{42}{x^8} - \frac{2}{3}x^{-\frac{2}{3}}\)

Differentiation (3)

\(y=e^{\cos x}\)

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

\(-sinxe^{cosx}\)

Differentiation (4)

\(y=e^{3x} \cos x\)

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

\(3e^{3x}cosx-e^{3x}sinx\)

Differentiation (5)

\(y=\frac{x}{\sin x}\)

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

\(\frac{(sinx-xcosx)}{sin^2x}\)

Differentiation (6)

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

Differentiation (7)

Find the equation of the normal to the curve:
\(y = -x^2 + 4x + 2\)
where \(x = 1\)
\(y = 5\frac{1}{2} - \frac{x}{2}\)

Integration (1)

\(y =12x^2 - 6x + 8\)

Find \( \int y \quad dx\)

\(4x^3 - 3x^2 + 8x+c\)

Binomial Distribution

A game is played 16 times and the probability of winning is 0.8. Calculate the probability of winning exactly 5 times.   0.0000293

Formulas

Make up a maths question using this:

\( A = 4\pi r^2 \)

Surface area of a sphere

Greek Letters

What letter is this?

Greek Letter Greek Letter

Sequences (Arithmetic)

Two terms of an arithmetic sequence:
\(u_{10} = -81\)
\(u_{13} = -108\)
Find the sum of the first 36 terms.-5670

Asymptotes (HV)

Find the equations of the asymptotes of:

\(y=\dfrac{4-7x}{3-14x}\)

\(x=\frac{3}{14},y=\frac{1}{2}\)

Trig Advanced

In the triangle ABC,
BĈA = 80.9°.
BC = 5.6cm.
AB̂C = 65.17°.
Find CA to 1 dp.

9.1cm

Sigma

Evaluate:

$$\sum_{n=4}^{8} n^2 - 3n$$

100

Discriminant

\(f(x)=7x^2+5x+1\)

What is the value of the discriminant and what does it indicate?
-3, No real roots

Completing The Square

\(f(x)=x^2-5x+5\)

By completing the square find the coordinates of the vertex.
(2.5, -1.25)

Logarithms

Write the following in terms of logs to base 10:
\(\log_a(z)\)


\( \dfrac{\log_{10}(z)}{\log_{10}(a)}\)

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:

(-8, -4) and (1, 5)

\(y=x+4\)

Functions (Inverse)

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

\(f(x)= \sqrt{x}-5\)


\((x+5)²\)

Functions (Composite)

\(g(x)=5x-4 \\[1cm] \text{Find }g \circ g(x) \\\)

\(25x-24\)

Standard Form

Write in standard form:
\((a \times 10^2) \div (b\times 10^4)\)
where \(a \div b \) is a single digit number \((1 \le \frac{a}{b} \lt 10)\)

\(\frac{a}{b}\times10^{-2}\)

Graph (Mixed)

Draw a rough sketch of

\(y=2^x\)

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

$$\cos{\frac{\pi}{6}} \times \cos{60°}$$

\(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\)

Trig (Large Angles)

Without a calculator find the exact value of

$$\cos{7\pi}$$

\(-1\)

Simultaneous Eqns (3)*

Solve:

\( g-7h-7i=-68 \\ 2g-2h+i= 5\\ 5g+3h+i = 26\)

g = 2, h = 3, i = 7

Radian Measures

Find the area of a sector with radius 3.6cm and angle \( \frac{2\pi}{3}\)

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13.6cm2

Combinatorics*

How many ways can fourteen people be divided into two equal groups?

1716

Asymptotes (Ob)*

Find the equations of the asymptotes of:

$$y=\dfrac{2x^2+3x-9}{x+2}$$

x=-2,y=2x-1

Sequences (Geometric)

Evaluate:
$$ \sum_{k=1}^{8} \left( \dfrac12 \right)^{k-3} $$

7.97

Binomial Theorem (2)*

Find the first 4 terms in the expansion of:

\((1-4x)^{-3}\)

\(1+12x+96x^2+640x^3\)

Integration (2)

Evaluate:

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


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

Probability (Conditional)

Each afternoon the probability my cat sleeps is 0.5 and the probability that my dog sleeps is 0.8. The probability that the dog sleeps given that the cat is sleeping is 0.9. Find the probability that both sleep in the afternoon.

\(0.45\)

Vectors*

Find the angle between the plane and the line:

\(\Pi: \quad 4x+4y-2z=7\)

\(L: \quad x+1= \dfrac{4-y}{2} = 3-z \)

\( \approx 7.82^o \)

Graph (Advanced)*

Sketch the graph of:

$$|x|=|y|$$

Graph Plotter

Complex Numbers 1*

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

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

Integration (4)*

Evaluate:

\(\int 4x\sin{\left( \frac{x}{2} \right)}\; dx\)


\(-8xcos\frac{x}{2}+16sin\frac{x}{2}+c\)

Trig (Identities)*

Simplify:

$$\dfrac{\cot{x}}{\cosec{x}}$$

\(\cos{x}\)

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

Integration (Volume)*

Find the volume of revolution when \(y=\ln{x}\) is rotated about the y-axis for \(0 \le y \le 1\)


\(\approx 10.0\) cubic units

Miscellaneous

How do you determine the domain of a function?

The domain of a function is the set of all possible input values (x-values) for which the function is defined.

Maclaurin Series*

Show how the first four terms of the Maclaurin series are obtained for
\(f(x) = \frac{1}{x^2 + 1}\)

\(1 - x^2 + x^4 - x^6\)

Complex Numbers 2*

Given |z| = 8, find:
$$ |(3+4i)z| $$

\(40\)

Probability (Counting)*

6 girls sit at random on 6 seats in a row. Determine the probability that the two friends Karen and Julie sit at the ends of the row.

1/15 or 6.67%

Proof by Induction*

Prove by mathematical induction that \( 2^n > n^2 \) for all integers \( n \) greater
than four

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

Surds

Simplify

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


\(4\)

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