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A Level CIE Maths 55 mins 10 questions

1.2 Inequalities &

Simultaneous Equations
1.2.1 Linear Simultaneous Equations - Elimination / 1.2.2 Linear Simultaneous Equations -
Substitution / 1.2.3 Quadratic Simultaneous Equations / 1.2.4 Linear Inequalities / 1.2.5
Quadratic Inequalities / 1.2.6 Inequalities on Graphs

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1 (a) By eliminating from the equations

3x 2 + 4y = 83

3x + 2y = − 11

show that x 2 − 2x − 35 = 0 .

(2 marks)

(b) Hence solve the simultaneous equations

3x 2 + 4y = 83
3x + 2y = − 11

(5 marks)

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2 (a) By eliminating from the equations

x 2 + 10x + y 2 = − 20

y = 2x + 10

show that x 2 + 10x + 24 = 0 .

(2 marks)

(b) Hence solve the simultaneous equations

x 2 + 10x + y 2 = − 20

y = 2x + 10

(5 marks)

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3 (a) By eliminating y from the equations

x 2 − 8y = − 40

3x + 2y = 4
show that x 2 + 12x + 24 = 0 .

(2 marks)

(b) Hence solve the simultaneous equations

x 2 − 8y = − 40

3x + 2y = 4

giving x and y in the form a ± b 3 , where a and b are integers.

(5 marks)

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4 (a) x 2 − 2y = 10

2x − y = k

are simultaneous equations, where k is a constant.

By eliminating from the equations show that x 2 − 4x + 2(k − 5) = 0 .

(3 marks)

(b) By considering the discriminant of x 2 − 4x + 2(k − 5) = 0 find the value of k for which the
simultaneous equations have only one solution.

(2 marks)

(c) Find the solution to the simultaneous equations for the value of k that you found in part (b).

(3 marks)

5 Solve the inequality x 2 − 5x > 6 .

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(4 marks)

6 The equation kx 2 + 2kx + 4 = 0 , where k is a constant, has two distinct real roots.

Find the possible value(s) of k.

(4 marks)

7 Find the values of x that satisfy the inequalities

x 2 + 3x > 4
4x + 1 > 4

(5 marks)

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8 (a) The cross section of a tunnel is in the shape of the region defined by the inequalities

x2
y ≤5− y ≥0
5

On the axes below show the region satisfying the inequalities

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(3 marks)

(b) Given that x and y are in metres write down the height and the maximum width of the tunnel.

(2 marks)

9 The total cost to a company manufacturing c cables is (100 + 5c ) pence.

The total income from selling all c cables is (30c − c 2) pence.

What is the minimum number of cables the company needs to sell in order to recover their costs?

(4 marks)

10 A stone is projected vertically upwards from ground level.

The distance above the ground, d m at t seconds after launch, is given by

d (t ) = 12t − 4 . 9t 2

How long does the stone remain 2 m above the ground?

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(4 marks)

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