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1 a Write down the first four terms of the sequence with nth term.

i 4n – 1

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(1 mark)

ii 3n2

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(2 marks)

b State which of the sequences in part a is quadratic and which is linear.

linear: …………………………

quadratic: …………………………
(2 marks)
2 The first term of a geometric sequence is 2.
The common ratio is 4.
Work out how many terms in the sequence are below 50.

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(1 mark)

3 Expand the double brackets and simplify

a (x + 2)(x + 3)

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(2 marks)

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b (x – 4)(x – 5)

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(2 marks)

4 Look at this pattern of crosses.

a Waleed claims this pattern is a geometric sequence.

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(1 mark)
b Waleed says, ‘There will be 729 crosses in the 6th pattern’.
Explain why he is wrong.

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(1 mark)

5 Expand and simplify

a (x + 3)2

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(2 marks)

b (x – 7)(x + 7)

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(2 marks)

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6 a Factorise x2 + 7x + 10

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(2 marks)
b Ali says, ‘x2 – 8x + 16 is a perfect square ‘.
Is he correct? Give a reason for your answer.

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(2 marks)

7 Solve x2 – 81 = 0

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(3 marks)

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8 The diagram shows a parallelogram,

The vertical height is (x + 2) cm.

a Show that x2 + 6x – 16 = 0

(3 marks)

b Calculate the length and the vertical height of this parallelogram.

length = ….……………………… cm

height = ….……………………… cm
(4 marks)

Overall mark /30

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