TEST OF MATHEMATICS

FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSION

PAPER 2

SPECIMEN Time: 75 minutes

Additional Materials: Answer sheet

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Please read these instructions carefully, but do not open the question paper until you
are told that you may do so.

A separate answer sheet is provided for this paper. Please check you have one.
You also require a soft pencil and an eraser.

This paper is the second of two papers.

There are 20 questions on this paper. For each question, choose the one answer you
consider correct and record your choice on the separate answer sheet. If you make a
mistake, erase thoroughly and try again.

There are no penalties for incorrect responses, only points for correct answers, so you should
attempt all 20 questions. Each question is worth one mark.

Any rough work should be done on this question paper. No extra paper is allowed.

Please complete the answer sheet with your candidate number, centre number,
date of birth, and full name.

Calculators must NOT be used. There is no formulae booklet for this test.

Please wait to be told you may begin before turning this page

This question paper consists of 15 printed pages and 4 blank pages

© UCLES 2017
 2

BLANK PAGE

© UCLES 2017
 3

1. The radius of the circle 2 +2 − 8 + 12 + 15 = 0 is

D √37

E √67

( )
2. The gradient of the curve = at the point where = 2 is
√

A √2

B 3√2

C 4√2

D √2

E 6√2

© UCLES 2017 [Turn over

 4

3. Consider the following attempt to solve an equation. The steps have been numbered for
reference.
x+5 = x+3
(1)
2
x + 5 = x + 6x + 9
(2)
2
x + 5x + 4 = 0
(3)
( x + 4) ( x + 1) = 0

x = −4 or x = −1

Which one of the following statements is true?

A Both −4 and −1 are solutions of the equation.

B Neither −4 nor −1 are solutions of the equation.

C One solution is correct and the incorrect solution arises as a result of step (1).

D One solution is correct and the incorrect solution arises as a result of step (2).

E One solution is correct and the incorrect solution arises as a result of step (3).

© UCLES 2017
 5

4. A set of five cards each have a letter printed on their front and a number printed on their
back, as follows:

Which one of the five cards (A, B, C, D or E) provides a counterexample to the following
statement?

Every card that has a vowel on its front has an even number on its back.

5. Using the observation that 2 3 , it is possible to deduce that log 2 is approximately

F 2

© UCLES 2017 [Turn over

 6

6. The area of a rectangle is measured to be 5600 cm correct to 2 significant figures.

The width of the rectangle is measured to be 80 cm correct to the nearest centimetre.

Which one of the following expressions gives the greatest possible height of the
rectangle?

A 70.5 cm

B 75 cm

C cm

D cm
.

E cm

F cm
.

© UCLES 2017
 7

7. Which one of the following is a sketch of the graph

( + )( − + )=1?

4 4

3 3
2 2

1 1
0 0
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1 –1
–2 –2
–3 –3
–4 –4

A B

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1
0 0
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1 –1
–2
–2
–3 –3

–4 –4

C D

© UCLES 2017 [Turn over

 8

8. Consider the following statement about the positive integer :

Statement (*): The sum of the four consecutive integers, the smallest of which is ,
is a multiple of 6.

Which one of the following is true?

A Statement (*) is true for all values of .

B Statement (*) is true for all values of which are odd, but not for any other values
of .

C Statement (*) is true for all values of which are multiples of 3, but not for any
other values of .

D Statement (*) is true for all values of which are multiples of 6, but not for any
other values of .

E Statement (*) is not true for any value of .

9. Consider the statement about Fred:

(*) Every day next week, Fred will do at least one maths problem.

If statement (*) is not true, which of the following is certainly true?

A Every day next week, Fred will do more than one maths problem.
B Some day next week, Fred will do more than one maths problem.
C On no day next week will Fred do more than one maths problem.
D Every day next week, Fred will do no maths problems.
E Some day next week, Fred will do no maths problems.
F On no day next week will Fred do no maths problems.

© UCLES 2017
 9

10. Which one of the following is a sketch of the graph of = log 2 for > 1?

5 3
2
4
1
3 0
2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 –1
0 –2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 –3
–1
–4
–2
–5

A
B

4
5
4 3
3 2

2 1
0
1 01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 –1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 –2
–1
–2 –3
–3 –4

C D

5 3
4 2
3 1
0
2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 –1
0 –2
01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
–1 –3
–2 –4
–3 –5

E F

© UCLES 2017 [Turn over

 10

11. Which one of the following numbers is largest in value?

(All angles are given in radians.)

A tan

B log 100

C sin

D log 10

E √2 − 1

12. A polynomial ( ) has the property that (1) = 2.

Which one of the following can be deduced from this?

A ( ) = ( − 1) ( ) + 2 for some polynomial ( ).

B ( ) = ( + 1) ( ) + 2 for some polynomial ( ).

C ( ) = ( − 1) ( ) − 2 for some polynomial ( ).

D ( ) = ( + 1) ( ) − 2 for some polynomial ( ).

E ( ) = ( − 2) ( ) + 1 for some polynomial ( ).

F ( ) = ( + 2) ( ) + 1 for some polynomial ( ).

G ( ) = ( − 2) ( ) − 1 for some polynomial ( ).

H ( ) = ( + 2) ( ) − 1 for some polynomial ( ).

© UCLES 2017
 11

13. Five runners competed in a race: Fred, George, Hermione, Lavender, and Ron.

Fred beat George.

Hermione beat Lavender.
Lavender beat George.
Ron beat George.

Assuming there were no ties, how many possible finishing orders could there have been,
given only this information?

A 1
B 6
C 12
D 18
E 24
F 120

14. The graph of the polynomial function

= + + + + + ,

is sketched, where , , , , , and are real constants with ≠ 0.

Which one of the following is not possible?

A The graph has two local minima and two local maxima.
B The graph has one local minimum and two local maxima.
C The graph has one local minimum and one local maximum.
D The graph has no local minima or local maxima.

© UCLES 2017 [Turn over

 12

15. For any real numbers , , and where ≥ , consider these three statements:

1 − ≥−

2 + ≥2

3 ≥

Which of the statements 1, 2, and 3 must be true?

A none

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 3 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 3 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 1,2 and 3

16. The sequence is given by the rule:

=2

= + (−1) for ≥1

What is

A 150
B 250
C −4750
D 5150

E 4 1−

F 4 −1

© UCLES 2017
 13

17. Let be a set of positive integers, for example could consist of 3, 4, and 8.

A positive integer is called an -number if and only if for every factor of with > 1,
the number is a multiple of some number in .

So in the above example, 9 is an -number; this is because the factors of 9 greater than 1
are 3 and 9, and each of these is a multiple of 3.

Positive integer is therefore not an -number if and only if

A for every (positive) factor of with > 1,

there is a number in which is not a factor of .

B for every (positive) factor of with > 1,

there is no number in which is a factor of .

C for every (positive) factor of with > 1,

every number in is a factor of .

D for some (positive) factor of with > 1,

there is a number in which is not a factor of .

E for some (positive) factor of with > 1,

there is no number in which is a factor of .

F for some (positive) factor of with > 1,

every number in is a factor of .

© UCLES 2017 [Turn over

 14

18. A group of five numbers are such that:

 their mean is 0
 their range is 20
What is the largest possible median of the five numbers?

A 0

B 4

C 4

D 6

E 8

F 20

© UCLES 2017
 15

19. The positive real numbers , , and are such that the equation

+ = +

has three real roots, one positive and two negative.

Which one of the following correctly describes the real roots of the equation

+ = + ?

A It has three real roots, one positive and two negative.

B It has three real roots, two positive and one negative.

C It has three real roots, but their signs differ depending on , , and .

D It has exactly one real root, which is positive.

E It has exactly one real root, which is negative.

F It has exactly one real root, whose sign differs depending on , , and .

G The number of real roots can be one or three, but the number of roots differs
depending on , , and .

© UCLES 2017 [Turn over

 16

20. Five logicians each make a statement, as follows:

Mr P: Of these five statements, an odd number are true.

Ms Q: Both statements made by women are true.
Mr R: My first name is Robert and Mr P’s statement is true.
Ms S: Exactly one statement made by a man is true.
Mr T: Neither statement made by a woman is true.

How many of the five statements can be simultaneously true?

A none
B 1 only
C 2 only
D 3 only
E 4 only
F none or 1 only
G 1 or 2 only
H 2 or 3 only

END OF TEST

© UCLES 2017
 17

BLANK PAGE

© UCLES 2017
 18

BLANK PAGE

© UCLES 2017
 19

BLANK PAGE

© UCLES 2017