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Math Revision: Index Laws, Surds, Quadratic Equations, Completing Square, Functions, Simul, Exams of Mathematics

A comprehensive revision of various mathematical concepts, including index laws, negative and fractional indices, surds, rationalizing denominators, solving quadratic equations, completing the square, functions, quadratic graphs, simultaneous equations, inequalities, quadratic inequalities, inequalities on graphs, regions, cubic graphs, reciprocal graphs, points of intersection, and translating graphs. It includes questions and answers for each topic, making it an excellent resource for students studying mathematics.

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Excel AS and A Level Mathematics
(PURE) Year 1 - All Chapters Revision
Questions and answers
1. Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws*: What is a base? - Correct Answers The
number having the power applied to it
2. *Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws*: What is an index, power or exponent? -
Correct Answers The operation being applied to the base
3. *Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws*: What is the result when multiplying the
same bases of different powers? - Correct Answers You add the
powers
4. E.g. am x an = amen
5. *Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws*: What is the result when dividing the
same base of different powers? - Correct Answers You subtract the
powers
6. E.g. am / an = amen
7. *Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws*: What is the result when applying a power
to a base with a power already? - Correct Answers You multiply the
powers
8. E.g. (am)^n = am
9. *Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws*: What is having two bases in a bracket
with a power applied also equivalent to? - Correct Answers The
individual bases to the power on their own
10. E.g. (ab)^n = (an)*ban)
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Excel AS and A Level Mathematics

(PURE) Year 1 - All Chapters Revision

Questions and answers

  1. Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws*: What is a base? - Correct Answers The number having the power applied to it
  2. Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws: What is an index, power or exponent? - Correct Answers The operation being applied to the base
  3. Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws: What is the result when multiplying the same bases of different powers? - Correct Answers You add the powers
  4. E.g. am x an = amen
  5. Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws: What is the result when dividing the same base of different powers? - Correct Answers You subtract the powers
  6. E.g. am / an = amen
  7. Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws: What is the result when applying a power to a base with a power already? - Correct Answers You multiply the powers
  8. E.g. (am)^n = am
  9. Chapter 1.1 - Index Laws: What is having two bases in a bracket with a power applied also equivalent to? - Correct Answers The individual bases to the power on their own
  10. E.g. (ab)^n = (an)*ban)
  1. Chapter 1.2 - Expanding Brackets: To find the product of two expressions, you.... - Correct Answers ...Multiply each term in one expression by each term in the other expression
  2. Chapter 1.2 - Expanding Brackets: How do we expand brackets? - Correct Answers
  3. Chapter 1.3 - Factorizing: What is a product of factors? - Correct Answers The multipliers used to achieve the final answer
  4. Chapter 1.3 - Factorizing: What is factorizing? - Correct Answers The opposite of expanding brackets
  5. Chapter 1.3 - Factorizing: A quadratic expression has the form... - Correct Answers ax^2 + box + c
  6. Where a, b and c are real values and a does not equal 0
  7. Chapter 1.3 - Factorizing: How do we factories a quadratic expression? - Correct Answers - Find two factors of ac that add up to b
    • Rewrite the b term as a sum of these row factors
    • Factories each pair of terms
    • Take out the common factor
  8. x^2 - y^2 = (x + y)(x - y)
  9. Chapter 1.4 - Negative and Fractional Indices: Indices can be.... - Correct Answers negative numbers or fractions
  10. Chapter 1.4 - Negative and Fractional Indices: What is the result of applying a fractional power with numerator 1 to a base? - Correct Answers The denominator is the root power
  11. E.g. a^(1/m) = m[root]a
  12. Chapter 1.4 - Negative and Fractional Indices: What is the result of applying a fractional power with numerator n to a base? -
  1. Chapter 1.6 - Rationalizing Denominators: If a fraction has a surd in the denominator, it is sometimes useful to... - Correct Answers rearrange it so that the denominator is a rational number
  2. This is called rationalizing the denominator
  3. Chapter 1.6 - Rationalizing Denominators: For fractions in the form 1/[root]a, we... - Correct Answers multiply the numerator and denominator by [root]a
  4. Chapter 1.6 - Rationalizing Denominators: For fractions in the form 1/(a + [root]b), we.... - Correct Answers Multiply the numerator and denominator by a - [root]b
  5. Chapter 1.6 - Rationalizing Denominators: For fractions in the form 1/(a = [root]b), we... - Correct Answers Multiply the numerator and denominator by a + [root]b
  6. Chapter 2.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations: A quadratic equation can be written in the form.... - Correct Answers ax^2 + box"
    • c = 0
  7. Where a, b and c are real constants and a does not equal 0
  8. Chapter 2.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations: Quadratic equations can have _________________ solutions - Correct Answers one, two or no real solutions
  9. Chapter 2.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations: To solve a quadratic equation by factorizing... - Correct Answers - Write the equation in the form of ax^2 + box" + c = 0
    • Factories the left-hand side
    • Set each factor equal to 0 and solve to find the values of x
  10. Chapter 2.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations: Sometimes, equations cannot be factories easily. So the quadratic formula is used. - Correct Answers The solutions to the equation ax^2 + box" + c = 0 are given by the formula:
  1. Chapter 2.2 - Completing the square: It is frequently useful to rewrite quadratic expressions by completing the square.
  2. The general formula is.... - Correct Answers x^2 + box = (x + b/2)^2 - (b/2)^
  3. Chapter 2.2 - Completing the square: As a quadratic, the general formula is... - Correct Answers ax^2 + box + c = a(x + b/2a)^2 + (c - (b^2)/4a^2)
  4. Chapter 2.3 - Functions: What is a function? - Correct Answers A mathematical relationship that maps each value of a set of inputs to a single output. The notation f(x) is used to represent a function of x.
  5. Chapter 2.3 - Functions: What is the domain? - Correct Answers The set of possible inputs for a function
  6. Chapter 2.3 - Functions: What is the range? - Correct Answers The set of possible outputs for a function
  7. Chapter 2.3 - Functions: What is the roots of a function? - Correct Answers The values of x for which f(x) = 0
  8. Chapter 2.4 - Quadratic Graphs: When f(x) = ax^2 + box + c, the graph of y = f(x) has a curved shape called a.... - Correct Answers Parabola
  9. Chapter 2.4 - Quadratic Graphs: When drawing f(x) = ax^2 + box + c, what can be determined from the coefficient of x^2? - Correct Answers The overall shape of the graph
  10. Chapter 2.4 - Quadratic Graphs: When drawing f(x) = ax^2 + box + c, if a is positive, the parabola will be... - Correct Answers a U-Shape
  11. Chapter 2.4 - Quadratic Graphs: When drawing f(x) = ax^2 + box + c, if a is negative, the parabola will be... - Correct Answers an n-shape
  1. If b^2 - 4ac < 0, then... - Correct Answers f(x) has no real root
  2. Chapter 2.6 - Modelling with Quadratics: A mathematical model is a mathematical description of a real life situation. Mathematical models use the language and tools of mathematics to represent and explore real life patterns and relationships, and to predict what will happen next.
  3. Models can be... - Correct Answers ...complicated or simple, and their results can be exact or approximate. Sometimes a model is only valid under certain circumstances, or for a limited range of inputs. You will learn more about how models involve simplifications and assumptions in Stats and Mechanics
  4. Quadratic Functions can be used to model and explore a range of practical contexts, including projectile motion
  5. Chapter 3.1 - Equations and Inequalities: Linear simultaneous equations in two unknowns have ______set of values that will make a pair of equations true at the same time - Correct Answers one
  6. Chapter 3.1 - Linear Simultaneous Equations: Linear simultaneous equations can be solved by... - Correct Answers Elimination or Substitution
  7. Chapter 3.2 - Quadratic Simultaneous Equations: To solve a linear and quadratic simultaneous equation, you can... - Correct Answers Rearrange the linear to make a single subject term to be substituted into the quadratic
  8. Chapter 3.2 - Quadratic Simultaneous Equations: Simultaneous Equations with a linear and a quadratic can have up to ____ pairs of solutions - Correct Answers two
  9. Chapter 3.3 - Simultaneous Equations on Graphs: How can we find the point on a graph that satisfies both equations? - Correct Answers Find the point of intersection
  1. Chapter 3.3 - Simultaneous Equations on Graphs: The graph of a linear and quadratic equation can either - Correct Answers - Intersect Twice
    • Intersect Once
    • Not Intersect at All
  2. Chapter 3.3 - Simultaneous Equations on Graphs: After substituting, you can use the discriminant of... - Correct Answers ...the resulting quadratic equation to determine the number of intersections
  3. Chapter 3.3 - Simultaneous Equations on Graphs: For a pair of simultaneous equations that produce a quadratic equation in the form ax^2 + box + c = 0:
  4. What is the discriminant for two real solutions? - Correct Answers b^2 + 4ac > 0
  5. Chapter 3.3 - Simultaneous Equations on Graphs: For a pair of simultaneous equations that produce a quadratic equation in the form ax^2 + box + c = 0:
  6. What is the discriminant for one real solutions? - Correct Answers b^2 + 4ac = 0
  7. Chapter 3.3 - Simultaneous Equations on Graphs: For a pair of simultaneous equations that produce a quadratic equation in the form ax^2 + box + c = 0:
  8. What is the discriminant for no real solutions? - Correct Answers b^2 + 4ac = 0
  9. Chapter 3.4 - Linear Inequalities: The solution of an inequality is... - Correct Answers ...the set of all real numbers x that make the inequality true
  10. Chapter 3.4 - Linear Inequalities: You may sometimes need to find the set of values for which two inequalities are true together. Number lines can be useful to find your solution
  1. Chapter 3.7 - Regions: If y(>/=)f(x) or y(</=)f(x), then the curve y=f(x) is... - Correct Answers included in the region and is represented by a solid line
  2. Chapter 4.1 - Cubic Graphs: A cubic function has the form... - Correct Answers ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d
  3. With a, b, c and d are real numbers and a is non-zero
  4. Chapter 4.1 - Cubic Graphs: What is the general shape of a cubic graph? - Correct Answers
  5. Chapter 4.1 - Cubic Graphs: If p is a root of the function f(x), then the graph of y = f(x)... - Correct Answers touches or crosses the x-axis at the point (p,0)
  6. Chapter 4.2 - Quartic Graphs: A quartic function has the form... - Correct Answers ax^4 + bx^3 + cx^2 + dx + e
  7. Where a, b, c, d, and we are real numbers and a is non-zero
  8. Chapter 4.2 - Quartic Graphs: What is the general shape of a quartic graph? - Correct Answers
  9. Chapter 4.3 - Reciprocal Graphs: You can sketch graphs of reciprocal functions such as y = 1/y, y = 1/x^2, and y = -2/x by considering asymptotes.
  10. The graphs of y = k/x and y = k/x^2 where k is a real constant, have asymptotes at... - Correct Answers x = 0 and y = 0
  11. Chapter 4.3 - Reciprocal Graphs: What do the asymptote graphs look like? - Correct Answers
  12. Chapter 4.4 - Points of intersection: The x-coordinates at the points of intersection of the curves with equations y = f(x) and y = g(x) are the solution to the equation... - Correct Answers f(x) = g(x)
  13. Chapter 4.5 - Translating Graphs: - Correct Answers