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OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q1
3 marks Easy -1.8
1 Make \(v\) the subject of the formula \(E = \frac { 1 } { 2 } m v ^ { 2 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q2
3 marks Moderate -0.8
2 Factorise and hence simplify \(\frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 4 } { x ^ { 2 } - 1 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q3
4 marks Easy -1.8
3
  1. Write down the value of \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right) ^ { 0 }\).
  2. Find the value of \(16 ^ { - \frac { 3 } { 2 } }\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q4
4 marks Easy -1.8
4 Find, algebraically, the coordinates of the point of intersection of the lines \(y = 2 x - 5\) and \(6 x + 2 y = 7\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q5
5 marks Easy -1.2
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.
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q6
3 marks Moderate -0.8
6 When \(x ^ { 3 } + k x + 7\) is divided by \(( x - 2 )\), the remainder is 3 . Find the value of \(k\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q7
4 marks Easy -1.3
7
  1. Find the value of \({ } ^ { 8 } \mathrm { C } _ { 3 }\).
  2. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the binomial expansion of \(\left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 2 } x \right) ^ { 8 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q8
5 marks Easy -1.2
8
  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 \(\frac { 1 } { 5 + \sqrt { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { 5 - \sqrt { 2 } }\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q9
5 marks Moderate -0.3
9
  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 \(n\).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q10
11 marks Moderate -0.8
10
  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).
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q11
12 marks Moderate -0.8
11
  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.
OCR MEI C1 2008 January Q12
13 marks Moderate -0.3
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 \(y = m x + c\).
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q1
2 marks Easy -1.8
1 State the value of each of the following.
  1. \(2 ^ { - 3 }\)
  2. \(9 ^ { 0 }\)
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q2
3 marks Easy -1.2
2 Find the equation of the line passing through \(( - 1 , - 9 )\) and \(( 3,11 )\). Give your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\).
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q3
3 marks Easy -1.8
3 Solve the inequality \(7 - x < 5 x - 2\).
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q4
3 marks Moderate -0.8
4 You are given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } + a x - 6\) and that \(x - 2\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
Find the value of \(a\).
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q5
5 marks Easy -1.2
5
  1. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(\left( x ^ { 2 } - 3 \right) \left( x ^ { 3 } + 7 x + 1 \right)\).
  2. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the binomial expansion of \(( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 7 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q6
3 marks Easy -1.8
6 Solve the equation \(\frac { 3 x + 1 } { 2 x } = 4\).
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q7
4 marks Easy -1.3
7
  1. Express \(125 \sqrt { 5 }\) in the form \(5 ^ { k }\).
  2. Simplify \(\left( 4 a ^ { 3 } b ^ { 5 } \right) ^ { 2 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q8
4 marks Moderate -0.5
8 Find the range of values of \(k\) for which the equation \(2 x ^ { 2 } + k x + 18 = 0\) does not have real roots.
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q9
4 marks Moderate -0.8
9 Rearrange \(y + 5 = x ( y + 2 )\) to make \(y\) the subject of the formula.
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q10
5 marks Easy -1.2
10
  1. Express \(\sqrt { 75 } + \sqrt { 48 }\) in the form \(a \sqrt { 3 }\).
  2. Express \(\frac { 14 } { 3 - \sqrt { 2 } }\) in the form \(b + c \sqrt { d }\). \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{c7fbeb8f-d874-4756-aa53-5471b215902f-3_773_961_354_591} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 11}
    \end{figure} Fig. 11 shows the points A and B , which have coordinates \(( - 1,0 )\) and \(( 11,4 )\) respectively.
OCR MEI C1 2009 January Q12
11 marks Moderate -0.8
12
  1. Find algebraically the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve \(y = 3 x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 10\) and the line \(y = 2 - 4 x\).
  2. Write \(3 x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 10\) in the form \(a ( x + b ) ^ { 2 } + c\).
  3. Hence or otherwise, show that the graph of \(y = 3 x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 10\) is always above the \(x\)-axis.
OCR MEI C1 2007 June Q1
3 marks Easy -2.0
1 Solve the inequality \(1 - 2 x < 4 + 3 x\).
OCR MEI C1 2007 June Q2
3 marks Easy -2.0
2 Make \(t\) the subject of the formula \(s = \frac { 1 } { 2 } a t ^ { 2 }\).