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Binomial Theorem (1)

Find the first three terms in the expansion of:

\((4a - 2b)^8\)

\(=65536a^8 - 262144a^7b \\+458752a^6b^2 ...\)

Compound Interest

If £120 is invested with an interest rate of 5% compounded monthly, find the value of the investment after 6 years. £161.88

Coordinates (Square)

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

\((2,3),(8,9),(-4,9)\)

(2,15)

Normal Distribution

\( X \sim N(27.1, 1.8^2)\)

Find

\( P(28.1\lt X \lt29.1) \)

\(0.156\)

Factorise (Quadratic 1)

Factorise:

\(x^2+2x-8\)

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

Factorise (Quadratic 2)

Factorise:

\(5x^2+16x-16\)

\((x+4)(5x-4)\)

Graph (Linear)

Draw a rough sketch of the graph of:


\(y=-x-1\)

Gradient -1
y intercept -1

Indices

What is the value of:

\(1^{\frac{1}{2}}\)

\(= 1\)

Trigonometry (Angle)

Find angle ABC if AB = 3.2m and BC = 4.7m. 47.1o

Trigonometry (Side)

Find AC if angle BCA = 68o and AB = 3.3m. 1.33m

Venn Diagrams

Describe the red region.

Circle part Circle part

Differentiation (1)

\(y = 7x^3 - 7x^2 + 2x\)

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

\(21x^2 - 14x + 2\)

Differentiation (2)

\(y = \dfrac{4}{x^8} - 2\sqrt[3]{x}\)

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

\(-\frac{32}{x^9} - \frac{2}{3}x^{-\frac{2}{3}}\)

Differentiation (3)

\(y=9\ln (4x^2+5)\)

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

\(72x(4x^2+5)^{-1}\)

Differentiation (4)

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

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

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

Differentiation (5)

\(y=\frac{x^2+5}{3x-7}\)

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

\(\frac{(3x^2-14x-15)}{(3x-7)^2}\)

Differentiation (6)

Find the equation of the tangent to the curve:
\(y = x^2 + 6x + 9\)
where \(x = -3\)
\(y = 0\)

Differentiation (7)

Find the equation of the normal to the curve:
\(y = -4x^2 + 8x - 5\)
where \(x = -1\)
\(y = -\frac{x}{16} - \frac{273}{16}\)

Integration (1)

\(y =6x^2 - 10x + 3\)

Find \( \int y \quad dx\)

\(2x^3 - 5x^2 + 3x+c\)

Binomial Distribution

A game is played 17 times and the probability of winning is 0.8. Calculate the probability of winning exactly 10 times.   0.0267

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:
\(u_{7} = 89\)
\(u_{17} = 219\)
Find the sum of the first 42 terms.11655

Asymptotes (HV)

Find the equations of the asymptotes of:

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

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

Trig Advanced

In the triangle ABC,
BĈA = 31.7°.
BC = 7.5cm.
AB̂C = 123.16°.
Find CA to 1 dp.

14.8cm

Sigma

Evaluate:

$$\sum_{n=3}^{5} 116 - n^2$$

298

Discriminant

\(f(x)=6x^2+9x+1\)

What is the value of the discriminant and what does it indicate?
57, Two distinct roots

Completing The Square

\(f(x)=x^2+8x+1\)

By completing the square find the coordinates of the vertex.
(-4, -15)

Logarithms

Express \(\log_2(32)\) in terms of a log to base 4.


\( 10\log_4(2) \text{ or } \log_4(1024) \)

Integration (3)

Find the integral:

\(\int (x+3)\sqrt{x^2+6x+8} \;dx\)


\(\frac{1}{3}(x^2+6x+8)^{\frac32}+c\)

Graph (2 points)

Find the equation of the straight line that passes through:

(-4, -5) and (2, 1)

\(y=x-1\)

Functions (Inverse)

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

\(f(x)= \sqrt{x-9}\)


\(x²+9\)

Functions (Composite)

\(f(x)=5x+1 \\ g(x)=x^2 \\[1cm] \text{Find }gf(3x)\)

\(225x^2+30x+1\)

Standard Form

Write in standard form:
\(a \times 10^2 \times b\times 10^3\)
where \(a \times b \) is a two digit number \((10 \le ab \lt 100)\)

\(\frac{ab}{10}\times10^6\)

Graph (Mixed)

Draw a rough sketch of

\(x=\pm \sqrt{y}\)

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

$$\cos{30°} \div \sin{\frac{\pi}{3}}$$

\(1\)

Trig (Large Angles)

Without a calculator find the exact value of

$$\sin{5\pi}$$

\(0\)

Simultaneous Eqns (3)*

Solve:

\(2x+y-3z= 11 \\ 3x+y+z= 27 \\ x-y+2z = 11\)

x = 8, y = 1, z = 2

Radian Measures

Find the area of a sector with radius 3.5cm and angle \( \frac{2\pi}{3}\)

🍕

12.8cm2

Combinatorics*

How many ways can fifteen children sit in a row without the youngest being in the middle?

1220496076800

Asymptotes (Ob)*

Find the equations of the asymptotes of:

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

x=-2,y=2x-1

Sequences (Geometric)

The first term of a geometric sequence is 30 and the fourth term is twice this value. What is the common ratio?

\( \sqrt[3]{2} \)

Binomial Theorem (2)*

Find the first 4 terms in the expansion of:

\((1+x)^{-8}\)

\(1-8x-36x^2-120x^3\)

Integration (2)

Evaluate:

\(\int^{3}_{0} e^x dx\)


\(e^{3}- 1 \approx 19.1\)

Probability (Conditional)

Each afternoon the probability my cat sleeps is 0.5 and the probability that my dog sleeps is 0.4. 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*

There are eight different ways that three planes can relate in three dimensions. One is where they all intersect at a point. How many of the other seven ways can you sketch or describe?

Solution

Graph (Advanced)*

Sketch the graph of:

$$y=1^{\sin{x}}$$

Graph Plotter

Complex Numbers 1*

Simplify
$$ \dfrac{i(2-i)}{3-2i}$$

\(-\frac{1}{13}+\frac{8}{13}i\)

Integration (4)*

Evaluate:

\(\int e^x\sin{x}\; dx\)


\(\frac{e^x}{2}(sinx-cosx)+c\)

Trig (Identities)*

Simplify:

$$\tan{x}\cot{x}$$

\(1\)

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

Integration (Volume)*

Find the volume of revolution when \(y=x^2\) is rotated about the y-axis for \(0 \le y \le 4\)


\(8\pi\) 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
\(f(x) = \cos(x)\)

\(1 - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^4}{24} - \frac{x^6}{720}\)

Complex Numbers 2*


Solve for \(z\)
$$ z^4 = \sqrt{3}+i $$

\(\sqrt[4]{2} cis \frac{\pi}{24},\sqrt[4]{2} cis \frac{13\pi}{24} \\ \sqrt[4]{2} cis \frac{-11\pi}{24}, \sqrt[4]{2} cis \frac{-23\pi}{24}\)

Probability (Counting)*

Of the 22 people on boat, 3 are professional singers. If 4 people get sea sick, determine the chance that all three singers do not.

204/385 or 53.0%

Proof by Induction*

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

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

Surds (1)

Simplify:
$$\sqrt{8}$$
\(2\sqrt{2}\)

Surds (2)

Simplify:
$$\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{10}}$$\(\frac{2\sqrt{10}}{10} = \frac{\sqrt{10}}{5}\)

Surds (3)

Simplify

\((9 + 2\sqrt{2})(9 - 2\sqrt{2})\)


\(73\)

Surds (4)

Simplify:
$$\dfrac{5}{2 - \sqrt{3}}$$\(\frac{10 + 5\sqrt{3}}{1} = 10 + 5\sqrt{3}\)

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