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A-Level Maths H1 Quiz - Algebra Functions

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Duration: 60 minutes
Total Marks: 50
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Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
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Section A: Basic Concepts and Manipulation (15 Marks)

1. Solve the equation $e^{2x} - 5e^x + 6 = 0$ , giving your answers in exact form. [3]

2. Express $\ln(x^2 - 4) - \ln(x - 2)$ as a single logarithm in its simplest form, stating the range of values of $x$ for which the expression is defined. [3]

3. The function $f$ is defined by $f(x) = 3e^{2x} + 1$ for $x \in \mathbb{R}$ . Find the inverse function $f^{-1}(x)$ and state its domain. [3]

4. Solve the inequality $\frac{2x - 1}{x + 3} \le 1$ . [3]

5. Given that $2^x = 3^{x-1}$ , find the exact value of $x$ . [3]

Section B: Graphs and Transformations (15 Marks)

6. Sketch the graph of $y = |2x - 4|$ . On your sketch, show the coordinates of any points where the graph meets the axes. [3]

7. The diagram below shows the graph of $y = f(x)$ . The graph has a maximum point at $A(2, 5)$ and crosses the x-axis at $B(-1, 0)$ and $C(4, 0)$ . Sketch the graph of $y = f(x - 1) + 2$ , showing the new coordinates of points $A$ , $B$ , and $C$ . [3]

8. Sketch the graph of $y = \ln(x + 2)$ . State the equation of the asymptote and the coordinates of the x-intercept. [3]

9. The curve $y = e^{-x}$ is transformed to the curve $y = 3e^{-x} - 1$ . Describe fully the two geometric transformations that map the first curve to the second. [3]

10. Sketch the graph of $y = 2^x$ and $y = 8 - x^2$ on the same axes. Hence, state the number of solutions to the equation $2^x + x^2 = 8$ . [3]

Section C: Applications and Problem Solving (20 Marks)

11. A radioactive substance decays such that its mass $M$ kg at time $t$ years is given by $M = M_0 e^{-kt}$ , where $M_0$ and $k$ are positive constants. Initially, the mass is 10 kg. After 5 years, the mass is 8 kg. (a) Find the value of $k$ correct to 3 significant figures. [2] (b) Find the time taken for the mass to halve. [2]

12. The population of a town is modelled by $P = 5000(1.03)^t$ , where $t$ is the number of years after 2020. (a) Calculate the population in 2025. [2] (b) Find the year in which the population will first exceed 7000. [2]

13. Find the set of values of $k$ for which the equation $x^2 + kx + (k + 3) = 0$ has no real roots. [3]

14. Solve the simultaneous equations: $y = x + 2$ $y = x^2 - 4$ [3]

15. The function $g$ is defined by $g(x) = \ln(3x - 1)$ for $x > \frac{1}{3}$ . (a) Find $g^{-1}(x)$ . [2] (b) Solve the equation $g(x) = 2$ . [2]

16. A company's profit $P$ (in thousands of dollars) is modelled by $P = 10 \ln(t + 1) - 2t$ , where $t$ is the time in years since launch ( $t \ge 0$ ). (a) Calculate the profit after 4 years. [2] (b) Find the time $t$ when the profit is maximized. [2]

17. Given that $\log_2 x + \log_2 (x - 2) = 3$ , find the value of $x$ . [3]

18. The curve $y = e^{2x} - 5e^x + 6$ crosses the x-axis at two points. Find the exact x-coordinates of these points. [3]

19. Solve the inequality $e^{2x} - 4e^x + 3 < 0$ . [3]

20. The temperature $T$ of a cup of coffee at time $t$ minutes is given by $T = 20 + 80e^{-0.1t}$ . (a) What is the initial temperature of the coffee? [1] (b) How long does it take for the coffee to cool to 50°C? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. [3]

Answers

A-Level Maths H1 Quiz - Algebra Functions (Answer Key)

1. [3 marks] Let $u = e^x$ . Then $u^2 - 5u + 6 = 0$ . $(u - 2)(u - 3) = 0$ . $u = 2$ or $u = 3$ . $e^x = 2 \Rightarrow x = \ln 2$ . $e^x = 3 \Rightarrow x = \ln 3$ . Answers: $x = \ln 2, \ln 3$ .

2. [3 marks] $\ln(x^2 - 4) - \ln(x - 2) = \ln\left(\frac{(x-2)(x+2)}{x-2}\right) = \ln(x + 2)$ . For the original expression to be defined: $x^2 - 4 > 0 \Rightarrow x > 2$ or $x < -2$ . $x - 2 > 0 \Rightarrow x > 2$ . Intersection: $x > 2$ . Answer: $\ln(x + 2)$ , for $x > 2$ .

3. [3 marks] Let $y = 3e^{2x} + 1$ . $y - 1 = 3e^{2x}$ . $\frac{y - 1}{3} = e^{2x}$ . $\ln\left(\frac{y - 1}{3}\right) = 2x$ . $x = \frac{1}{2} \ln\left(\frac{y - 1}{3}\right)$ . $f^{-1}(x) = \frac{1}{2} \ln\left(\frac{x - 1}{3}\right)$ . Domain of $f^{-1}$ is range of $f$ . Since $e^{2x} > 0$ , $3e^{2x} + 1 > 1$ . Answer: $f^{-1}(x) = \frac{1}{2} \ln\left(\frac{x - 1}{3}\right)$ , Domain: $x > 1$ .

4. [3 marks] $\frac{2x - 1}{x + 3} - 1 \le 0$ . $\frac{2x - 1 - (x + 3)}{x + 3} \le 0$ . $\frac{x - 4}{x + 3} \le 0$ . Critical values: $x = 4, x = -3$ . Test intervals: $x < -3$ : $(-)/(-) = (+)$ $-3 < x < 4$ : $(-)/(+) = (-)$ $x > 4$ : $(+)/(+) = (+)$ Inequality is $\le 0$ , so we want the negative region and zero. Answer: $-3 < x \le 4$ .

5. [3 marks] $2^x = 3^{x-1}$ . Take $\ln$ of both sides: $x \ln 2 = (x - 1) \ln 3$ . $x \ln 2 = x \ln 3 - \ln 3$ . $\ln 3 = x \ln 3 - x \ln 2$ . $\ln 3 = x(\ln 3 - \ln 2)$ . $x = \frac{\ln 3}{\ln 3 - \ln 2} = \frac{\ln 3}{\ln(1.5)}$ . Answer: $x = \frac{\ln 3}{\ln 3 - \ln 2}$ .

6. [3 marks] $y = |2x - 4|$ . x-intercept: $2x - 4 = 0 \Rightarrow x = 2$ . Point $(2, 0)$ . y-intercept: $x = 0 \Rightarrow y = |-4| = 4$ . Point $(0, 4)$ . V-shape graph with vertex at $(2, 0)$ , passing through $(0, 4)$ and $(4, 4)$ . Answer: Sketch showing V-shape, vertex $(2,0)$ , y-int $(0,4)$ .

7. [3 marks] Transformation: Translation by vector $\begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}$ . $A(2, 5) \rightarrow (2+1, 5+2) = (3, 7)$ . $B(-1, 0) \rightarrow (-1+1, 0+2) = (0, 2)$ . $C(4, 0) \rightarrow (4+1, 0+2) = (5, 2)$ . Answer: Sketch showing shifted graph with points $(3,7), (0,2), (5,2)$ .

8. [3 marks] Graph of $\ln x$ shifted left by 2 units. Asymptote: $x = -2$ . x-intercept: $\ln(x+2) = 0 \Rightarrow x+2=1 \Rightarrow x=-1$ . Point $(-1, 0)$ . Shape: Increasing curve, concave down, passing through $(-1,0)$ and $(e-2, 1) \approx (0.718, 1)$ . Answer: Sketch, Asymptote $x = -2$ , Intercept $(-1, 0)$ .

9. [3 marks]

Stretch parallel to y-axis, scale factor 3.
Translation by vector $\begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ -1 \end{pmatrix}$ (or 1 unit downwards). Answer: Stretch SF 3 in y-direction, then translate down by 1.

10. [3 marks] $y = 2^x$ is exponential growth passing through $(0,1)$ . $y = 8 - x^2$ is inverted parabola with vertex $(0,8)$ and x-intercepts $\pm \sqrt{8} \approx \pm 2.82$ . They intersect at one point with $x > 0$ (approx $x=2$ ) and one point with $x < 0$ (approx $x=-2.7$ ). Check $x=2$ : $2^2=4, 8-4=4$ . Intersection at $(2,4)$ . Check $x=-2$ : $2^{-2}=0.25, 8-4=4$ . No. Check $x \approx -2.7$ : $2^{-2.7} \approx 0.15$ , $8-(-2.7)^2 \approx 0.7$ . Close. Graphically, there are 2 solutions. Answer: 2 solutions.

11. [4 marks] (a) $M_0 = 10$ . At $t=5, M=8$ . $8 = 10 e^{-5k}$ . $0.8 = e^{-5k}$ . $\ln 0.8 = -5k$ . $k = -\frac{\ln 0.8}{5} \approx 0.0446$ . Answer: $k = 0.0446$ .

(b) Halve mass: $M = 5$ . $5 = 10 e^{-0.0446t}$ . $0.5 = e^{-0.0446t}$ . $\ln 0.5 = -0.0446t$ . $t = \frac{\ln 0.5}{-0.0446} \approx 15.5$ years. Answer: 15.5 years.

12. [4 marks] (a) $t = 2025 - 2020 = 5$ . $P = 5000(1.03)^5 \approx 5796$ . Answer: 5796.

(b) $7000 < 5000(1.03)^t$ . $1.4 < 1.03^t$ . $\ln 1.4 < t \ln 1.03$ . $t > \frac{\ln 1.4}{\ln 1.03} \approx 11.53$ . Year: $2020 + 12 = 2032$ . Answer: 2032.

13. [3 marks] No real roots $\Rightarrow b^2 - 4ac < 0$ . $k^2 - 4(1)(k + 3) < 0$ . $k^2 - 4k - 12 < 0$ . $(k - 6)(k + 2) < 0$ . Critical values: $6, -2$ . Parabola opens upward, so negative between roots. Answer: $-2 < k < 6$ .

14. [3 marks] $x + 2 = x^2 - 4$ . $x^2 - x - 6 = 0$ . $(x - 3)(x + 2) = 0$ . $x = 3$ or $x = -2$ . If $x = 3, y = 5$ . If $x = -2, y = 0$ . Answer: $(3, 5)$ and $(-2, 0)$ .

15. [4 marks] (a) $y = \ln(3x - 1)$ . $e^y = 3x - 1$ . $3x = e^y + 1$ . $x = \frac{e^y + 1}{3}$ . $g^{-1}(x) = \frac{e^x + 1}{3}$ . Answer: $g^{-1}(x) = \frac{e^x + 1}{3}$ .

(b) $\ln(3x - 1) = 2$ . $3x - 1 = e^2$ . $3x = e^2 + 1$ . $x = \frac{e^2 + 1}{3}$ . Answer: $x = \frac{e^2 + 1}{3}$ .

16. [4 marks] (a) $t = 4$ . $P = 10 \ln(5) - 2(4) = 10(1.609) - 8 = 16.09 - 8 = 8.09$ . Answer: $8.09$ thousand dollars.

(b) Maximize $P$ . Differentiate w.r.t $t$ . $\frac{dP}{dt} = \frac{10}{t + 1} - 2$ . Set $\frac{dP}{dt} = 0$ . $\frac{10}{t + 1} = 2$ . $10 = 2(t + 1)$ . $5 = t + 1 \Rightarrow t = 4$ . Check second derivative: $\frac{d^2P}{dt^2} = -\frac{10}{(t+1)^2}$ . At $t=4$ , this is negative, so maximum. Answer: $t = 4$ years.

17. [3 marks] $\log_2 (x(x - 2)) = 3$ . $x(x - 2) = 2^3 = 8$ . $x^2 - 2x - 8 = 0$ . $(x - 4)(x + 2) = 0$ . $x = 4$ or $x = -2$ . Since arguments of logs must be positive: $x > 0$ and $x - 2 > 0 \Rightarrow x > 2$ . Reject $x = -2$ . Answer: $x = 4$ .

18. [3 marks] Crosses x-axis when $y = 0$ . $e^{2x} - 5e^x + 6 = 0$ . Same as Q1. $(e^x - 2)(e^x - 3) = 0$ . $e^x = 2 \Rightarrow x = \ln 2$ . $e^x = 3 \Rightarrow x = \ln 3$ . Answer: $x = \ln 2, \ln 3$ .

19. [3 marks] Let $u = e^x$ . $u^2 - 4u + 3 < 0$ . $(u - 3)(u - 1) < 0$ . $1 < u < 3$ . $1 < e^x < 3$ . $\ln 1 < x < \ln 3$ . $0 < x < \ln 3$ . Answer: $0 < x < \ln 3$ .

20. [4 marks] (a) $t = 0$ . $T = 20 + 80e^0 = 20 + 80 = 100$ . Answer: 100°C.

(b) $50 = 20 + 80e^{-0.1t}$ . $30 = 80e^{-0.1t}$ . $\frac{30}{80} = e^{-0.1t}$ . $0.375 = e^{-0.1t}$ . $\ln 0.375 = -0.1t$ . $t = \frac{\ln 0.375}{-0.1} \approx 9.808$ . Answer: 9.8 minutes.