Common Test

The use of electronic calculators is not allowed

1. Express
(i) 0.00452 correct to 1 significant figure

(ii) 85.486 correct to one decimal place

(iii) 898.76 x 10
-8
in the standard form, correct to 2
significant figures.

2. Simplify the following, giving your answers with
positive indices.
(i)
2 2
) (

pqr
(ii)
3
4
2 3
) 2 (
6
4
x
xy
y x

3. (a) Evaluate 0081 0.

(b) Using as much of the information given as
necessary, evaluate 86500 . [ 30 . 9 5 . 86 = ,
94 . 2 65 . 8 =
]

4. Evaluate each of the following, expressing your
answer in the standard form.
(i) ) 10 5 . 7 ( ) 10 7 . 5 (
6 5

(ii)
2 3
) 10 9 (
(iii) ) 10 16 ( ) 10 4 (
6 3


5. Solve the following quadratic equations by
giving your answer correct to two decimal places.
(i) 0 1 4
2
= + x x ;
46 . 3 12 , 47 . 4 20 = =
(ii) 0 3 2 5
2
= + x x ;
92 . 5 35 , 22 . 9 85 = =
.
6. Solve the simultaneous equations
. 12 5 3
11 3 2
y = x -
y = x +


7. Write down the next five prime numbers after 89.
8. Solve the following equations
(i) 2 ) 1 ( 3 = + x x
(ii) 0 6
2
= + x x
(iii) 5 ) 14 ( ) 2 (
2
= x x x
(iv) 25 ) 3 (
2
= y

9. Factorise the following:
(i) x x 21 3
2

(ii) by bx ay ax 4 2 2 +
(iii) 1 9
2
x


10. Given that p varies directly as the square root of
q, complete the table below.
11. (a)
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2 0
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3 2
1 0
B

(ii) AB
(ii) the matrix C such that 2A+C=3B
(b) Solve the following for x and y


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3
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2


12. T varies inversely as (m + 1) and when T = 4,
m = 8. Find the value of T when m = 11.

p 3 5
q 100 25