Pre Mock ❶ May 2021

Mathematics – B Pearson Edexcel

4MB1 International GCSE
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Time: 2 hours

Total Marks Grade

Grade Marks
%

9 90 – 100 %

8 80 – 89 %

7 70 – 79 %
Instructions

6 60 – 69 %
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.

• Answer all questions.

5 50 – 59 %
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
4 40 – 49 %
Information

• The total mark for this paper is 80. 3 30 – 39 %

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
2 20 – 29 %
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

1 10 – 19 %
Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

U 0–9%
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

Prepared by Faisal Mizan

Senior teacher of Mathematics
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∎ Fold or draw margins on your answer scripts ∎ Don’t make double columns ∎ Draw a line after each sum

1.

Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region in the diagram. [3]

2. 𝑓 and 𝑔 are two functions such that 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − 4𝑥 where 𝑥 < 1, 𝑔(𝑥) = 7 − 𝑥 2 where 𝑥 ≤ 0.

(a) Write down the range of: (i) 𝑓, (ii) 𝑔. [2 + 2 = 4]

(b) Find the inverse function 𝑓 −1 (𝑥). [2]

(c) Find the value of 𝑥, to 3 significant figures, for which 3𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑔(𝑥). [3]

3. A particle 𝑃 is moving along a straight line. At time 𝑡 seconds, the displacement, 𝑥 metres, of 𝑃 from a

fixed point 𝑂 on the line is given by 𝑥 = −6𝑡 2 + 57𝑡 + 27, 𝑡 ≥ 0. At time 𝑡 seconds, the velocity of 𝑃 is 𝑣 m/s.

(a) Find an expression for 𝑣 in terms of 𝑡. [2]

(b) If particle 𝑃 comes to instantaneous rest at the point 𝐴, find the value of 𝑡 when 𝑃 is at 𝐴. [2]

(c) Find, to the nearest metre, the distance 𝑂𝐴. [2]

4. A quadratic function, 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏, is represented by the mapping diagram.

(a) Use the diagram to write down two equations in 𝑎 and 𝑏. [2]

(b) Find the value of:

(i) 𝑎, (ii) 𝑏. [4]

(c) Calculate the value of 𝑐. [2]

5. A particle is moving along a straight line. At time 𝑡 seconds, the displacement, 𝑥 metres, of the particle

from a fixed point 𝑂 on the line is given by 𝑥 = 𝑡 3 − 6𝑡 2 + 15𝑡, 𝑡 ≥ 0. At time 𝑡 seconds, the acceleration of

the particle is 𝑎 m/s2.

(a) Find an expression for 𝑎 in terms of 𝑡. [3]

(b) Find the least speed of the particle. [3]

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6. The functions 𝑓 and 𝑔 are defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1, 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 , 𝑥 ≠ 0.

(a) Find 𝑔𝑓(2). [2]

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The function ℎ is such that ℎ(𝑥) = 2𝑥−3

(b) State the value of 𝑥 that needs to be excluded from any domain of ℎ. [1]

(c) Find the inverse function ℎ−1 (𝑥). [3]

(d) Solve, to 3 significant figures, the equation 𝑓ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑔(𝑥). [4]

7. The distance from Beaune to Nevers is 160 km.

A motorist starts from Beaune at 9: 00 am and travels

towards Nevers at a constant speed of 64 km/h until

he arrives at Autun, which is 48 km from Beaune.

At Autun he rests for 24 minutes before continuing

his journey at a constant speed to arrive at Nevers

at 11: 45 am.

(a) Copy the grid and draw a graph to represent

the motorist’s journey. [3]

(b) Using your graph, calculate the motorist’s speed,

in km/h, for his journey from Autun to Nevers. [3]

At 9: 30 am a second motorist starts from Nevers to journey to Beaune on the same road as the first motorist.

The second motorist travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h.

(c) Draw, on the same graph, a straight line to represent the second motorist’s journey. [2]

(d) Using your graph, write down:

(i) the time that the two motorists meet, [1]

(ii) how far both motorists are from Autun when they meet. [2]

8. A rocket is launched from a point which is 5 m above horizontal ground. The rocket moves vertically upwards

so that at time 𝑡 seconds, the height, ℎ metres, of the rocket above the ground is given by ℎ = 5 + 3𝑡 + 9𝑡 2 − 𝑡 3 .

At time t seconds, the velocity of the rocket is 𝑣 m/s and the acceleration of the rocket is 𝑎 m/s2.

(a) Find an expression for 𝑣 in terms of 𝑡. [2]

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(b) Find an expression for 𝑎 in terms of 𝑡. [2]

(c) Find the time when the rocket stops accelerating upwards. [2]

The rocket is instantaneously at rest when it is at point 𝐴.

(d) Show that the height, in metres to 1 decimal place, of 𝐴 above the ground is 131.2 m. [4]

The rocket now falls vertically downwards and hits the ground.

(e) Find the total distance, to the nearest metre, travelled by the rocket at the instant it hits the ground. [2]

9.

The figure shows the speed-time graph for a journey lasting 3 hours.

(a) Find the total distance, in km, travelled in the 3 hours. [2]

(b) Find the average speed, in km/h, for the journey. [2]

(c) Find for how many hours of the journey the actual speed was greater than the average speed. [2]
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10. The equation of a curve is given by 𝑦 = − 3 𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 − 4.

(a) Complete the table for 𝑦, giving your values of 𝑦 to 2 decimal places. [2]

𝒙 −1 −0.75 −0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

𝒚 5.67 1.06 −4 −2.58 0.33 2.67 −1.92

(b) Copy the grid, plot the points from your completed table and join them to form a smooth curve. [2]

(c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find an estimate, to 1 significant figure, of the gradient of

the curve at the point where 𝑥 = 2. [2]

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(d) By drawing a straight line on the grid, find estimates for the solutions of 3 𝑥 3 + 3 𝑥 + 2 = 7𝑥 2 . [3]

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(Total: 80 marks)

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