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    A Level Maths Baseline Test

    You have 1 hour to complete all questions and show your working where applicable.
    There are 60 marks available. You may use a calculator.

    1. Simplify the following expressions.


    3 1
    𝑎2 ×𝑎5 (3𝑥 2 ) 2𝑦 ⁄2
    (a) (b) (c) 2
    𝑎3 𝑥 −4 (8𝑦 −3 ) ⁄3

    ………………… (1) ………………… (1) ………………… (1)

    2. Solve the following equations.


    3⁄ 1
    (a) 3𝑛2 × 4𝑛3 = 384 (b) 3 × √27 = 3𝑥 (c) 𝑎− 4 = 27

    𝑛 =…………… (1) 𝑥 =…………… (2) 𝑎 =…………… (2)

    3. Simplify the following surds. You must show your working.

    (a) √72 (b) √32 × √45 (c) (2 + √5)(1 − √5)

    ………………… (1) ………………… (1) ………………… (2)

    [……/12]
    4. All measurements on the triangle are in
    centimetres.
    𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a right-angled triangle. 𝑘 is a
    positive integer.
    Find the value of 𝑘.
    You must show your working.

    𝑘 =………………… (3)

    5. Rationalise the denominator of these surds. You must show your working.

    1 6 5+2√3
    (a) (b) (c)
    √5 2√3 2+√3

    ………………… (1) ………………… (2) ………………… (3)

    6. Expand and simplify these expressions.

    (a) 4𝑥(𝑥𝑦 + 3) (b) (𝑥 + 3)(2𝑥 − 4) (c) (𝑥 − 3)2 (𝑥 + 2)

    ………………… (1) ………………… (2) ………………… (3)

    [……/15]
    7. Fully factorise these expressions.

    (a) 6𝑎2 𝑏 − 9𝑎𝑏 3 (b) 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 42 (c) 6𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 3

    ………………… (2) ………………… (2) ………………… (2)

    8. Solve the following equations.

    (a) 4𝑎 + 6 = 8 (b) 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 12 = 0 (c) 2𝑛2 + 3𝑛 = 11 − 𝑛

    𝑎 =…………… (1) 𝑥 =…………… (2) 𝑛 =…………… (3)

    9. (a) Write 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 2 in the form (𝑥 + 𝑎)2 + 𝑏 where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are integers.

    ………………… (2)

    (b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of
    𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 2

    ………………… (1)

    10. Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 10,

    (a) find 𝑓(−2) (b) Solve 𝑓(𝑥) = 8

    ………………… (1) 𝑥 =…………… (3)

    [……/19]
    11. Solve these pairs of simultaneous equations. You must show your working.

    (a) 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = −4 (b) 𝑥² + 𝑦² = 17
    2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 9 𝑦 =𝑥−3

    𝑥 =…………… 𝑥 =……………

    𝑦 =…………… (3) 𝑦 =…………… (5)

    12. Solve these inequalities. You must show all your working.

    (a) 3𝑥 − 7 ≥ 2 (b) −7 < 2𝑥 + 3 < 1 (c) 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 6 < 0

    ………………… (2) ………………… (2) ………………… (2)

    [……/14]

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