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Questions testing understanding of the precedence of operators using BIDMAS applied to integers. These questions only test IDMAS. That is Indices, Division/Multiplication and Addition/Subtraction.

Questions testing understanding of the precedence of operators using BIDMAS. These questions only test BDMAS. That is, they test Brackets, Division/Multiplication and Addition/Subtraction.

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The derivative of $\displaystyle \frac{a+be^{cx}}{b+ae^{cx}}$ is $\displaystyle \frac{pe^{cx}} {(b+ae^{cx})^2}$. Find $p$.

The derivative of $\displaystyle \frac{ax+b}{cx^2+dx+f}$ is $\displaystyle \frac{g(x)}{(cx^2+dx+f)^2}$. Find $g(x)$.

The derivative of  $\displaystyle \frac{ax+b}{\sqrt{cx+d}}$ is $\displaystyle \frac{g(x)}{2(cx+d)^{3/2}}$. Find $g(x)$.

The derivative of $\displaystyle \frac{ax^2+b}{cx^2+d}$ is $\displaystyle \frac{g(x)}{(cx^2+d)^2}$. Find $g(x)$.

Other method. Find $p,\;q$ such that $\displaystyle \frac{ax+b}{cx+d}= p+ \frac{q}{cx+d}$. Find the derivative of $\displaystyle \frac{ax+b}{cx+d}$.

Two shops each have different numbers of jumper designs and colours. How many choices of jumper are there?

Polar form of a complex number.

Calculate the principal value of a complex number.

Given two complex numbers, find by inspection the one that is a root of a given quartic real polynomial and hence find the other roots. 

Solve: $\displaystyle \frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+2a\frac{dy}{dx}+(a^2+b^2)y=0,\;y(0)=1$ and $y'(0)=c$. 

Solve for $x(t)$, $\displaystyle\frac{dx}{dt}=\frac{a}{(x+b)^n},\;x(0)=0$

Solve: $\displaystyle \frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+2a\frac{dy}{dx}+a^2y=0,\;y(0)=c$ and $y(1)=d$.  (Equal roots example).

Find the first 3 terms in the Taylor series at $x=c$ for $f(x)=(a+bx)^{1/n}$ i.e. up to and including terms in $x^2$.

Dividing a cubic polynomial by a linear polynomial. Find quotient and remainder.

Application of the binomial distribution given probabilities of success of an event.

Finding probabilities using the binomial distribution.

Question on the exponential distribution involving a time intervals and arrivals application, finding expectation and variance. Also finding the probability that a time interval between arrivals is less than a given period. All parameters and times randomised. 

Exercise using a given uniform distribution $X$, calculating the expectation and variance. Also finding $P(X \le a)$ for a given value $a$.

Finding the value of a variable

Express $\log_a(x^{c}y^{d})$ in terms of $\log_a(x)$ and $\log_a(y)$. Find $q(x)$ such that $\frac{f}{g}\log_a(x)+\log_a(rx+s)-\log_a(x^{1/t})=\log_a(q(x))$

Find $\displaystyle \frac{a} {b + \frac{c}{d}}$ as a single fraction in the form $\displaystyle \frac{p}{q}$ for integers $p$ and $q$.

Solve for $x$ and $y$:  \[ \begin{eqnarray} a_1x+b_1y&=&c_1\\   a_2x+b_2y&=&c_2 \end{eqnarray} \]

The included video describes a more direct method of solving when, for example, one of the equations gives a variable directly in terms of the other variable.

Solve for $x$: $\displaystyle 2\log_{a}(x+b)- \log_{a}(x+c)=d$. 

Make sure that your choice is a solution by substituting back into the equation.

Solve for $x$: $\displaystyle \frac{a} {bx+c} + d= s$

Solve $\displaystyle ax + b = cx + d$ for $x$.

Solve for $x$ and $y$:  \[ \begin{eqnarray} a_1x+b_1y&=&c_1\\   a_2x+b_2y&=&c_2 \end{eqnarray} \]

What is the value of the expression given a choice of n?

Solving simple linear equations in $\mathbb{Q}$ and $\mathbb{Z}_n$ for $n= 13, \;17$ or $19$.