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OCR MEI C1 Q12
12
  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 Q13
13 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the binomial expansion of \(( 5 - 2 x ) ^ { 5 }\).
OCR MEI C1 Q14
14
  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 Q15
15 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(( 3 - 2 x ) ^ { 5 }\).
OCR MEI C1 Q16
16 Calculate the coefficient of \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the expansion of \(( x + 5 ) ^ { 6 }\).
OCR MEI C1 Q17
17 Calculate \({ } ^ { 6 } \mathrm { C } _ { 3 }\).
Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(( 1 - 2 x ) ^ { 6 }\).
OCR MEI C1 Q18
18 Find the binomial expansion of \(( 2 + x ) ^ { 4 }\), writing each term as simply as possible.
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q1
1 Find, in the form \(y = a x + b\), the equation of the line through \(( 3,10 )\) which is parallel to \(y = 2 x + 7\).
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q2
2 Sketch the graph of \(y = 9 - x ^ { 2 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q3
3 Make \(a\) the subject of the equation $$2 a + 5 c = a f + 7 c$$
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q4
4 When \(x ^ { 3 } + k x + 5\) is divided by \(x - 2\), the remainder is 3 . Use the remainder theorem to find the value of \(k\).
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q5
5 Calculate the coefficient of \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the expansion of \(( x + 5 ) ^ { 6 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q6
6 Find the value of each of the following, giving each answer as an integer or fraction as appropriate.
  1. \(25 ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } }\)
  2. \(\left( \frac { 7 } { 3 } \right) ^ { - 2 }\)
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q7
7 You are given that \(a = \frac { 3 } { 2 } , b = \frac { 9 - \sqrt { 17 } } { 4 }\) and \(c = \frac { 9 + \sqrt { 17 } } { 4 }\). Show that \(a + b + c = a b c\).
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q8
8 Find the set of values of \(k\) for which the equation \(2 x ^ { 2 } + k x + 2 = 0\) has no real roots.
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q9
9
  1. Simplify \(3 a ^ { 3 } b \times 4 ( a b ) ^ { 2 }\).
  2. Factorise \(x ^ { 2 } - 4\) and \(x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 6\). Hence express \(\frac { x ^ { 2 } - 4 } { x ^ { 2 } - 5 x + 6 }\) as a fraction in its simplest form.
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q10
10 Simplify \(\left( m ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 2 } - \left( m ^ { 2 } - 1 \right) ^ { 2 }\), showing your method.
Hence, given the right-angled triangle in Fig. 10, express \(p\) in terms of \(m\), simplifying your answer. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{7791371e-26d9-428c-8700-5121a1c6464a-3_414_593_452_735} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 10}
\end{figure}
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q12
12 Use coordinate geometry to answer this question. Answers obtained from accurate drawing will receive no marks.
\(A\) and \(B\) are points with coordinates \(( - 1,4 )\) and \(( 7,8 )\) respectively.
  1. Find the coordinates of the midpoint, M , of AB . Show also that the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB is \(y + 2 x = 12\).
  2. Find the area of the triangle bounded by the perpendicular bisector, the \(y\)-axis and the line AM , as sketched in Fig. 12. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{7791371e-26d9-428c-8700-5121a1c6464a-4_451_483_776_790} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 12}
    \end{figure} Not to scale
OCR MEI C1 2007 January Q13
13 \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{7791371e-26d9-428c-8700-5121a1c6464a-4_456_387_1539_833} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 13}
\end{figure} Fig. 13 shows a sketch of the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 5 x + 2\).
  1. Use the fact that \(x = 2\) is a root of \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) to find the exact values of the other two roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\), expressing your answers as simply as possible.
  2. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x - 3 ) = x ^ { 3 } - 9 x ^ { 2 } + 22 x - 10\).
  3. Write down the roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( x - 3 ) = 0\).
OCR MEI C1 2010 January Q1
1 Rearrange the formula \(c = \sqrt { \frac { a + b } { 2 } }\) to make \(a\) the subject.
OCR MEI C1 2010 January Q2
2 Solve the inequality \(\frac { 5 x - 3 } { 2 } < x + 5\).
OCR MEI C1 2010 January Q3
3
  1. Find the coordinates of the point where the line \(5 x + 2 y = 20\) intersects the \(x\)-axis.
  2. Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the lines \(5 x + 2 y = 20\) and \(y = 5 - x\).
OCR MEI C1 2010 January Q4
4
  1. Describe fully the transformation which maps the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 }\) onto the curve \(y = ( x + 4 ) ^ { 2 }\).
  2. Sketch the graph of \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 4\).
OCR MEI C1 2010 January Q5
5
  1. Find the value of \(144 ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\).
  2. Simplify \(\frac { 1 } { 5 + \sqrt { 7 } } + \frac { 4 } { 5 - \sqrt { 7 } }\). Give your answer in the form \(\frac { a + b \sqrt { 7 } } { c }\).
OCR MEI C1 2010 January Q6
6 You are given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } ( 2 x - 5 )\).
  1. Sketch the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  2. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in the form \(a x ^ { 3 } + b x ^ { 2 } + c x + d\).