1. (a) Write down the value of \(8 ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } }\).
   (b) Find the value of \(8 ^ { - \frac { 2 } { 3 } }\).
   
2. Given that \(y = 6 x - \frac { 4 } { x ^ { 2 } } , x \neq 0\),
   (a) find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\),
   (b) find \(\int y \mathrm {~d} x\).
   

$$x ^ { 2 } - 8 x - 29 \equiv ( x + a ) ^ { 2 } + b$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
(a) Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\).
(b) Hence, or otherwise, show that the roots of $$x ^ { 2 } - 8 x - 29 = 0$$ are \(c \pm d \sqrt { } 5\), where \(c\) and \(d\) are integers to be found.
4. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). The curve passes through the origin \(O\) and through the point \(( 6,0 )\). The maximum point on the curve is \(( 3,5 )\). On separate diagrams, sketch the curve with equation
(a) \(y = 3 \mathrm { f } ( x )\),
(b) \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x + 2 )\). On each diagram, show clearly the coordinates of the maximum point and of each point at which the curve crosses the \(x\)-axis.
5. Solve the simultaneous equations $$\begin{gathered} x - 2 y = 1
x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 29 \end{gathered}$$ 6. Find the set of values of \(x\) for which
(a) \(3 ( 2 x + 1 ) > 5 - 2 x\),
(b) \(2 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 3 > 0\),
(c) both \(3 ( 2 x + 1 ) > 5 - 2 x\) and \(2 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 3 > 0\).
7. (a) Show that \(\frac { ( 3 - \sqrt { } x ) ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { } x }\) can be written as \(9 x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 6 + x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\). Given that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { ( 3 - \sqrt { } x ) ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { } x } , x > 0\), and that \(y = \frac { 2 } { 3 }\) at \(x = 1\),
(b) find \(y\) in terms of \(x\).
8. The line \(l _ { 1 }\) passes through the point \(( 9 , - 4 )\) and has gradient \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\).
(a) Find an equation for \(l _ { 1 }\) in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers. The line \(l _ { 2 }\) passes through the origin \(O\) and has gradient - 2 . The lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) intersect at the point \(P\).
(b) Calculate the coordinates of \(P\). Given that \(l _ { 1 }\) crosses the \(y\)-axis at the point \(C\),
(c) calculate the exact area of \(\triangle O C P\).
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9. An arithmetic series has first term \(a\) and common difference \(d\).
(a) Prove that the sum of the first \(n\) terms of the series is $$\frac { 1 } { 2 } n [ 2 a + ( n - 1 ) d ] .$$ Sean repays a loan over a period of \(n\) months. His monthly repayments form an arithmetic sequence. He repays \(\pounds 149\) in the first month, \(\pounds 147\) in the second month, \(\pounds 145\) in the third month, and so on. He makes his final repayment in the \(n\)th month, where \(n > 21\).
(b) Find the amount Sean repays in the 21st month. Over the \(n\) months, he repays a total of \(\pounds 5000\).
(c) Form an equation in \(n\), and show that your equation may be written as $$n ^ { 2 } - 150 n + 5000 = 0$$ (d) Solve the equation in part (c).
(e) State, with a reason, which of the solutions to the equation in part (c) is not a sensible solution to the repayment problem.
10. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \frac { 1 } { 3 } x ^ { 3 } - 4 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x + 3\). The point \(P\) has coordinates \(( 3,0 )\).
(a) Show that \(P\) lies on \(C\).
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\), where \(m\) and \(c\) are constants. Another point \(Q\) also lies on \(C\). The tangent to \(C\) at \(Q\) is parallel to the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\).
(c) Find the coordinates of \(Q\).