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1 Solve the inequality.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

2 Solve.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

3 Klaus buys x silver balloons and y gold balloons for a party.

He buys

• more gold balloons than silver balloons

• at least 15 silver balloons
• less than 50 gold balloons
• a total of no more than 70 balloons.
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(a) Write down four inequalities, in terms of x and/or y, to show this information.

...................................................

...................................................

...................................................

................................................... [4]

(b) On the grid, show the information from part (a) by drawing four straight lines and shading the unwanted
regions.

[5]
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(c) Silver balloons cost $2 and gold balloons cost $3.

Calculate the most that Klaus could spend.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 11]

4 Find the integer values of n that satisfy the inequality.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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By shading the unwanted regions of the grid, find and label the region R that satisfies the following four
inequalities.
[3]

[Total: 3]

6 The nth term of a sequence is .

(a) Find the first three terms.

.............................. , .............................. , .............................. [2]

(b) Show that 261 is a term in this sequence.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

7 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

29 32 35 38
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(a) Write down the next term.

................................................... [1]

(b) Write down the rule for continuing this sequence.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

8 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

27 33 39 45

Find the nth term of this sequence.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

9 Mrs Verma has a restaurant.

In the restaurant each table has 8 chairs.
Sometimes she puts tables together.
The diagrams show how the tables are put together and the position of each chair (X).

The pattern of tables and chairs forms a sequence.

(a) Draw the diagram for 4 tables.

[1]
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(b) Complete the table.

Number of
1 2 3 4 5 6
tables (t)

Number of
8 10 12
chairs (c)

[2]

(c) Find a formula for the number of chairs, c, in terms of the number of tables, t.

c = ................................................... [2]

(d) 18 tables are put together in this way.

Work out the number of chairs needed.

................................................... [2]

(e) Work out the number of tables, put together in this way, when 80 chairs are needed.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 9]
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10 The nth term of a sequence is .

Find

(a) the 2nd term,

................................................... [1]

(b) the value of n when the nth term is 498.

n = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 4]

11 The table shows the first five terms of sequence A and sequence B.

Term 1 2 3 4 5 6

Sequence A 7 13 23 37 55

Sequence B 1 3 9 27 81

(a) Complete the table for the 6th term of each sequence.
[2]

(b) Find the nth term of

(i) sequence A,

................................................... [2]
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(ii) sequence B.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]

12 The expression for the nth term of a sequence is .

Work out the third term in this sequence.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

13 These are the first five terms of a sequence.

−4 2 8 14 20

Find an expression for the nth term of this sequence.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

14 These are the first five terms in a sequence.

8 11 14 17 20

(a) Find the next term.

................................................... [1]
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(b) Find an expression for the nth term.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 3]

15 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

11 15 19 23

(a) Write down an expression for the nth term.

................................................... [2]

(b) Is 129 a term in this sequence?

Show how you decide.

.................... because ................................................................................................................. [2]

[Total: 4]
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16 The diagram shows the first three patterns in a sequence.

On the grid, draw pattern 4.

[1]

[Total: 1]

17 These are the first four terms of a sequence.

41 35 29 23

(a) Write down the next two terms.

.............................. , .............................. [2]

(b) Write down the rule for continuing this sequence.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

18 Find the nth term of each sequence.

(a) –1, –3, –5, –7, –9, …

................................................... [2]
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(b) 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, …

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

19 Find the next term and the nth term of this sequence.

, , , , , ...

Next term = ...................................................

nth term = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

20 Each of 196 candidates has a candidate number from 3001 to 3196.

The candidates sit in numerical order in columns and rows, as shown in the diagram.
There are 20 rows.
The diagram shows part of the plan for where the candidates sit.
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(a) The diagram shows where candidates A and B sit.

Write down their numbers.

A ...................................................

B ................................................... [2]

(b) Complete this statement.

Candidate 3135 sits in Column ......................................... , Row ......................................... [2]

(c) Candidate C sits in Column n, Row 1.

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of candidate C.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]

21 The table shows the first five terms of sequences A, B and C.

Sequence 1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term 5th term 6th term

A 0 1 4 9 16

B 4 5 6 7 8

C −4 −4 −2 2 8

(a) Complete the table.

[3]

(b) Find an expression for the nth term of

(i) sequence A,

................................................... [2]

(ii) sequence B.

................................................... [1]
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(c) Find the value of n when the nth term of sequence A is 576.

n = ................................................... [2]

(d) (i) Find an expression for the nth term of sequence C.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(ii) Find the value of the 30th term of sequence C.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 13]

22 Write down the next term in each of these sequences.

(a) 5 9 13 17 ...

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) 3 6 12 24 ...

Answer(b) ................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

23 Here are the first four terms in a sequence.

2 7 12 17

Find an expression for the nth term of this sequence.

Answer ................................................... [2]

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[Total: 2]

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Write down the nth term for this sequence.

Answer ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

25 These are the first four terms in a sequence.

(a) Write down the next number in this sequence.

Answer(a) ............................................................. [1]

(b) Write down the rule for continuing the sequence.

Answer(b) ...................................................................................................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

26 y is directly proportional to .
When x = 16, y = 3.

Find y in terms of x.

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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27 y is inversely proportional to .
When x = 2, y = 8.

Find y when x = 7.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

28 y is inversely proportional to x3.

When x = 2, y = 0.5 .

Find y in terms of x.

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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29 y is directly proportional to the square root of x.

When x = 9, y = 6.

Find y when x = 25.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

30 y is inversely proportional to the square of (x + 2).

When x = 3, y = 2.

Find y when x = 8.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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31 y is inversely proportional to x.
When x = 9, y = 8.

Find y when x = 6.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

32 V is directly proportional to the cube of (r + 1).

When r = 1, V = 24.

Work out the value of V when r = 2.

Answer V = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

33 y is inversely proportional .
When x = 1, y = 2.

Find y in terms of x.

Answer y = ................................................... [2]

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[Total: 2]

34 y is directly proportional to the square of (x− 1).

y = 63 when x = 4.

Find the value of y when x = 6.

Answer y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

35 The cost of a circular patio, $ C, varies as the square of the radius, r metres.
C = 202.80 when r = 2.6 .

Calculate the cost of a circular patio with r = 1.8 .

Answer $ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

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(a)

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................... [2]
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(b) Find the value of x when .

x = ................................................... [2]

(c) Find .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]

37

(a) Find .

................................................... [1]

(b) Find .

................................................... [2]

(c) Find .

................................................... [2]

(d) Find in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]
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(e) Find in the form .

................................................... [2]

(f) Find x when .

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 11]

38 f(x) = g(x) = h(x) =

(a) Find ff(2).

................................................... [2]

(b) Find gf(x) in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]
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(c) Find h(2x) in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]