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Nabla Tuition TMUA Paper 1

20 questions · 75 min · Difficulty 35 · by Nabla Tuition

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  1. Question 1A sequence is defined by x_1=1, x_(n+1)=frac11+x_n (n≥1). What is the value of x_6?
  2. Question 2The graphs y=x^2-4x+c y=2x-3 touch at exactly one point. Find c.
  3. Question 3The line y=mx+3 intersects the parabola y=x^2 at two points A and B. The horizontal distance between A and B is 4. Find m^2.
  4. Question 4The function f is defined by f(x)=(x-1)/(x+1), x≠-1. Find the solution of f(f(f(x)))=2.
  5. Question 5An acute angle θ satisfies sinθ=2cos^2θ. Find tan^2θ.
  6. Question 6Find the coefficient of x^5 in (1+x)^4(1+x^2)^3.
  7. Question 7A positive real number x satisfies x+frac1x=3. Find (x^2+1)/(x^2-x+1).
  8. Question 8The tangent to the curve y=x^2 at the point (a,a^2), where a>0, meets the coordinate axes at P and Q. If OP=OQ, where O is the origin, find…
  9. Question 9The tangent to the circle x^2+y^2=25 at the point (3,4) meets the coordinate axes at A and B. Let O be the origin. What is the area of…
  10. Question 10The circle (x-2)^2+(y+1)^2=9 is tangent to each of the two lines of the form y=x+c. What is the sum of the two possible values of c?
  11. Question 11How many solutions are there to 2sin^2(2x)-3sin(2x)+1=0 in the interval 0≤ x≤2π?
  12. Question 12A four-digit number is formed by choosing four distinct digits from 1,2,3,4,5,6 and arranging them at random. What is the probability that…
  13. Question 13The equation 4^x-a 2^x+1=0 has two real solutions whose difference is 2. Given that a>0, find a.
  14. Question 14An infinite geometric series has positive first term and common ratio r, where 0<r<1. The sum of the terms in odd-numbered positions is 14…
  15. Question 15The tangent to the curve y=frac1x, x>0, at the point whose x-coordinate is t meets the positive coordinate axes at A and B. What is the…
  16. Question 16Three distinct integers are chosen at random from 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. What is the probability that their sum is divisible by 3?
  17. Question 17The curve y=x-x^3 lies above the x-axis for 0<x<1. The line x=a, where 0<a<1, divides the area between the curve and the x-axis from x=0 to…
  18. Question 18A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a sphere of radius 3. The axis of the cylinder passes through the centre of the sphere. What is…
  19. Question 19The equation x^3-3x=k has three distinct real solutions p<q<r. For how many integer values of k do all three solutions lie in the interval…
  20. Question 20For a real constant k, the function f is defined by f(x)=x^3-3x+k. The equation f(f(x))=k has exactly seven distinct real solutions. Which…