OCR MEI C1 (Core Mathematics 1) 2008 January

Question 1
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1 Make \(v\) the subject of the formula \(E = \frac { 1 } { 2 } m v ^ { 2 }\).
Question 2
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2 Factorise and hence simplify \(\frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 4 } { x ^ { 2 } - 1 }\).
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3
  1. Write down the value of \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right) ^ { 0 }\).
  2. Find the value of \(16 ^ { - \frac { 3 } { 2 } }\).
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4 Find, algebraically, the coordinates of the point of intersection of the lines \(y = 2 x - 5\) and \(6 x + 2 y = 7\).
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5
  1. Find the gradient of the line \(4 x + 5 y = 24\).
  2. A line parallel to \(4 x + 5 y = 24\) passes through the point \(( 0,12 )\). Find the coordinates of its point of intersection with the \(x\)-axis.
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6 When \(x ^ { 3 } + k x + 7\) is divided by \(( x - 2 )\), the remainder is 3 . Find the value of \(k\).
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7
  1. Find the value of \({ } ^ { 8 } \mathrm { C } _ { 3 }\).
  2. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the binomial expansion of \(\left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 2 } x \right) ^ { 8 }\).
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  1. Write \(\sqrt { 48 } + \sqrt { 3 }\) in the form \(a \sqrt { b }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers and \(b\) is as small as possible.
  2. Simplify \(\frac { 1 } { 5 + \sqrt { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { 5 - \sqrt { 2 } }\).
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  1. Prove that 12 is a factor of \(3 n ^ { 2 } + 6 n\) for all even positive integers \(n\).
  2. Determine whether 12 is a factor of \(3 n ^ { 2 } + 6 n\) for all positive integers \(n\).
Question 10
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  1. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{450c1c3a-9290-4afa-a051-112b60cf19c0-3_753_775_360_726} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 10}
    \end{figure} Fig. 10 shows a sketch of the graph of \(y = \frac { 1 } { x }\).
    Sketch the graph of \(y = \frac { 1 } { x - 2 }\), showing clearly the coordinates of any points where it crosses the axes.
  2. Find the value of \(x\) for which \(\frac { 1 } { x - 2 } = 5\).
  3. Find the \(x\)-coordinates of the points of intersection of the graphs of \(y = x\) and \(y = \frac { 1 } { x - 2 }\). Give your answers in the form \(a \pm \sqrt { b }\). Show the position of these points on your graph in part (i).
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  1. Write \(x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 8\) in the form \(( x - a ) ^ { 2 } + b\) and hence show that \(x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 8 > 0\) for all values of \(x\).
  2. Sketch the graph of \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 8\), showing the coordinates of the turning point.
  3. Find the set of values of \(x\) for which \(x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 8 > 14\).
  4. If \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 8\), does the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x ) - 10\) cross the \(x\)-axis? Show how you decide.
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12 A circle has equation \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 8 x - 4 y = 9\).
  1. Show that the centre of this circle is \(\mathrm { C } ( 4,2 )\) and find the radius of the circle.
  2. Show that the origin lies inside the circle.
  3. Show that AB is a diameter of the circle, where A has coordinates (2, 7) and B has coordinates \(( 6 , - 3 )\).
  4. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle at A . Give your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\).