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Time 2 hours
Paper
reference 4MA1/1H
Mathematics A
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PAPER 1H
Higher Tier

You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Checkanswer
Try to every question.
• your answers if you have time at the end.

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International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Higher Tier

Arithmetic series 1
n Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
Sum to n terms, Sn = [2a + (n – 1)d] 2
2
The quadratic equation a

The solutions of ax2 + bx + c = 0 where

a ¹ 0 are given by: h

−b ± b2 − 4ac
x=
2a b

Trigonometry In any triangle ABC

C a b c
Sine Rule = =
sin A sin B sin C

b a Cosine Rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bccos A

1
Area of triangle = ab sin C
A B 2
c

1 2 Volume of prism
Volume of cone = πr h = area of cross section × length
3
Curved surface area of cone = πrl

l cross
h section

length
r

Volume of cylinder = πr2h 4 3

Curved surface area Volume of sphere = πr
3
of cylinder = 2πrh
Surface area of sphere = 4πr2
r

r
h

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Answer ALL TWENTY FOUR questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 (a) Simplify a7 × a 4

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(1)
(b) Simplify w 15 ÷ w 3

......................................................

(1)
(c) Simplify (8x 5y 3)2

......................................................

(2)
(d) Make t the subject of c = t 3 – 8v

......................................................

(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

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2 Danil, Gabriel and Hadley share some money in the ratios 3 : 5 : 9
The difference between the amount of money that Gabriel receives and the amount of
money that Hadley receives is 196 euros.
Work out the amount of money that Danil receives.

...................................................... euros

(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)

3 The diagram shows triangle ABC

A B
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
8.4 cm 65°

Work out the length of the side AB

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

...................................................... cm

4
(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

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4 Sarah makes and sells mugs.

One day she makes 150 mugs.
Her total cost for making these mugs is £1140
Of these mugs
2
are small mugs
5
32% are medium mugs
and the rest are large mugs
Here is Sarah’s price list for selling each mug.

MUGS
Small  £8.50
Medium £11.20
Large £14.20

Sarah sells all 150 mugs.

Work out her percentage profit.
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

...................................................... %

(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)

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5 Jenny has six cards.
Each card has a whole number written on it so that

the smallest number is 5

the largest number is 24
the median of the six numbers is 14
the mode of the six numbers is 8
Jenny arranges her cards so that the numbers are in order of size.

5 24
.............. .............. .............. ..............

(a) For the remaining four cards, write on each dotted line a number that could be on
the card.

(3)
A basketball team plays 6 games.
After playing 5 games, the team has a mean score of 21 points per game.
After playing 6 games, the team has a mean score of 23 points per game.
(b) Work out the number of points the team scored in its 6th game.

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(3)

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(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)

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6 (a) Solve the inequality 5x – 7  2

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(2)

(b) (i) Factorise y 2 – 2y – 35

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(2)

(ii) Hence, solve y 2 – 2y – 35 = 0

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(1)

(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

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7 E = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15}
A ∩ B = {5, 10, 15}
B¢ = {7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14}
A¢ = {4, 6, 7, 8, 14}
Complete the Venn diagram for this information.

A B

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

8 a = 4.2 × 10–24 b = 3 × 10145
Work out the value of a × b
Give your answer in standard form.

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(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

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9 The diagram shows isosceles triangle ABC

A
Diagram NOT
17.5 cm 17.5 cm accurately drawn

B C
28 cm

AB = AC = 17.5 cm BC = 28 cm
Calculate the area of triangle ABC

...................................................... cm2

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

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10 The straight line L has equation  2y + 7x = 10
(a) Find the gradient of L

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(2)
(b) Find the coordinates of the point where L crosses the y‑axis.

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(1)

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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11 Himari invests 200 000 yen for 3 years in a savings account paying compound interest.
The rate of interest is 1.8% for the first year and x% for each of the second year and the
third year.
The value of the investment at the end of the third year is 209 754 yen.
Work out the value of x
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

x = ......................................................

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

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12 The table gives information about the times, in minutes, taken by 80 customers to do
their shopping in a supermarket.

Time taken (t minutes) Frequency

 0 < t  10  7

10 < t  20 26

20 < t  30 24

30 < t  40 14

40 < t  50  7

50 < t  60  2

(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

Cumulative
Time taken (t minutes)
frequency

0 < t  10

0 < t  20

0 < t  30

0 < t  40

0 < t  50

0 < t  60
(1)
(b) On the grid opposite, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.

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80

70

60

50

Cumulative
frequency
40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time taken (minutes)
(2)
(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median time taken.

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(1)
One of the 80 customers is chosen at random.
(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the probability that the time taken by this
customer was more than 42 minutes.

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(2)

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(Total for Question 12 is 6 marks)

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13 (a) Expand and simplify 5x(x + 2)(3x – 4)

.................................................................................

(3)
3
−
(b) Simplify completely  16 w8  4
 y 20 

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(3)

(Total for Question 13 is 6 marks)

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14 Aika has 2 packets of seeds, packet A and packet B

There are 12 seeds in packet A and 7 of these are sunflower seeds.
There are 15 seeds in packet B and 8 of these are sunflower seeds.
Aika is going to take at random a seed from packet A and a seed from packet B
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

packet A packet B
sunflower
....................

sunflower
7
12
....................

not sunflower

sunflower
....................

....................

not sunflower

....................

not sunflower
(2)
(b) Calculate the probability that Aika will take two sunflower seeds.

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(2)

(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

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15 A is inversely proportional to C 2
A = 40 when C = 1.5
Calculate the value of C when A = 1000

C = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

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16 The diagram shows a circle with centre O

A B
C Diagram NOT
55° accurately drawn

A, B and C are points on the circle so that the length of the arc ABC is 5 cm.
Given that angle AOC = 55°
work out the area of the circle.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

......................................................  cm2

(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)

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17 A and B are two similar vases.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

10 cm 15 cm

A B

Vase A has height 10 cm.

Vase B has height 15 cm.
The difference between the volume of vase A and the volume of vase B is 1197 cm3
Calculate the volume of vase A

......................................................  cm3

(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)

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x2
18 A = w –
y

w = 3.45 correct to 2 decimal places.

 x = 1.9 correct to 1 decimal place.
 y = 5 correct to the nearest whole number.
Work out the lower bound of the value of A
Show your working clearly.

......................................................

(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

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19 Solve the simultaneous equations
3x 2 + y 2 – xy = 5
y = 2x – 3
Show clear algebraic working.

............................................................................................................

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(Total for Question 19 is 5 marks)

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20 (a) Express  7 + 12x – 3x 2  in the form  a + b(x + c)2  where a, b and c are integers.

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(3)
C is the curve with equation  y = 7 + 12x – 3x 2
The point A is the maximum point on C
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to write down the coordinates of A

(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
(1)

(Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)

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21 The diagram shows the prism ABCDEFGHJK with horizontal base AEFG

Diagram NOT
C accurately drawn
H
K

B
D
G M
F

A E

ABCDEis a cross section of the prism where

ABDE is a square
BCD is an equilateral triangle
EF = 2 × AE
M is the midpoint of GF so that JM is vertical.
Angle MAJ = y°
Given that tan y° = T
p+ q
find the value of T, giving your answer in the form where p and q
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T = ......................................................

(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)

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22 The diagram shows triangle OAB

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

M
N
P

A
→ →
OA = 8a OB = 6b

M is the point on OB such that OM : MB = 1 : 2

N is the midpoint of AB
P is the point of intersection of ON and AM
→
Using a vector method, find OP as a simplified expression in terms of a and b
Show your working clearly.

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→
OP = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 22 is 5 marks)

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23 The diagram shows a sketch of the curve with equation  y = f(x)

y (5, 7)

y = f(x)

O x

There is only one maximum point on the curve.

The coordinates of this maximum point are (5, 7)
Write down the coordinates of the maximum point on the curve with equation

 (i)   y = f(x + 9)

(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )

(ii)
   y = f(x) + 3

(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )

(Total for Question 23 is 2 marks)

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24 The curve C has equation  y = ax 3 + bx 2 – 12x + 6  where a and b are constants.

The point A with coordinates (2, –6) lies on C
The gradient of the curve at A is 16
Find the y coordinate of the point on the curve whose x coordinate is 3
Show clear algebraic working.

y = ......................................................

(Total for Question 24 is 6 marks)

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Time 2 hours
Paper
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Mathematics A
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PAPER 2H
Higher Tier

You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may questions
Answer the in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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Answer ALL TWENTY SIX questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 (a) Expand and simplify ( y + 4)(2 − y)

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(2)
(b) Factorise fully 15b5c − 35b3c9

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(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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3 4 5
2 Show that 6 ÷2 =2
4 7 8

(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)

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3
R
Diagram NOT
C
accurately drawn

x cm 16.5 cm
y cm

B
4 cm
A Q

12 cm

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR

AB = 4 cm    PQ = 12 cm    RQ = 16.5 cm    AC = x cm    PR = y cm
(a) Calculate the length of BC

....................................................... cm
(2)
(b) Write down an expression for y in terms of x

y = .......................................................
(1)

(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

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4 Each side of a regular octagon has a length of 18 mm, correct to the nearest 0.5 mm

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

(a) Write down the lower bound of the length of each side of the octagon.

....................................................... mm
(1)
(b) Write down the upper bound of the length of each side of the octagon.

....................................................... mm
(1)

(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

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5 The scale diagram shows the position on a map of a house, A

North

Scale: 1 cm represents 200 metres

House C is on a bearing of 110° from A

The distance from A to C is 700 m
(a) Mark the position of C on the diagram with a cross (×)
Label your cross C

(3)
(b) Write the scale of the map in the form 1 : n

1 : ............................
(1)

(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

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6 A bag contains only pink sweets, white sweets, green sweets and red sweets.
The table gives each of the probabilities that, when a sweet is taken at random from
the bag, the sweet will be green or the sweet will be red.

Sweet pink white green red

Probability 0.2 0.35

The ratio
number of pink sweets : number of white sweets = 2 : 1
There are 28 red sweets in the bag.
Work out the number of white sweets in the bag.

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(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

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7 Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 28, 42 and 63

Show your working clearly.

.......................................................

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

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8 The table gives information about the average house price in England in 2018 and
in 2019

Year 2017 2018 2019

Average house price (£) 228 314 231 776

(a) Work out the percentage increase in the average house price from 2018 to 2019
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

....................................................... %
(2)
The average house price in 2019 was 7.7% greater than the average house price in 2017
(b) Work out the average house price in 2017
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

£ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)

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9 The frequency table gives information about the number of points scored by a player.

Number of points Frequency

0 13

1 17

2 8

3 x

4 11

The mean number of points scored is 2

Work out the value of x

x = .......................................................

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(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

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10 Solve the simultaneous equations

3x + 5y = 3.1
 6x + 3y = 3.75

Show clear algebraic working.

x = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

y = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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11 The diagram shows a regular 10-sided polygon, ABCDEFGHIJ

A Diagram NOT
J B accurately drawn
x°
y°

I C

H D

G E
F

Show that x = y

(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

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12 a = 6 × 1040
Work out the value of a3
Give your answer in standard form.

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(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

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13 The shaded region in the diagram is bounded by three lines.

The equation of one of the lines is given.

2
x + 2y = 8

−2 O 2 4 6 8 10 x

−2

Write down three inequalities that define the shaded region.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)

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14 A zip wire is shown as the dashed line AC in the diagram.
A Diagram NOT
x accurately drawn

2.6 m

B D
12 m

The zip wire is supported by two vertical posts AB and CD standing on

horizontal ground.

CD = 2.6 m      BD = 12 m

The zip wire makes an angle x with the horizontal, as shown in the diagram.
The design of the zip wire requires the angle x to be at least 5°
Work out the least possible height of the post AB
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

....................................................... m

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(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)

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15 Diyar recorded the distance, in kilometres, that he cycled each day for 11 days.
Here are his results.

8    10    12    13    5    23    21    7    5    16    14

Find the interquartile range of his results.

....................................................... km

(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

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16 D, E, F and G are points on a circle, centre O

D Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
G
42°

EOG is a diameter of the circle.

Angle EGD = 42°
Calculate the size of angle DFG
Give a reason for each stage of your working.

°
Angle DFG = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)

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17 Show that
3+2
can be written in the form a + b where a and b are integers.

(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

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18 Prove that when the sum of the squares of any two consecutive odd numbers is divided
by 8, the remainder is always 2
Show clear algebraic working.

(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

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S Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
4 cm Q
T 3 cm

12 cm
P

PTQ is a diameter of a circle.

RTS is a chord of the circle.

TQ = 3 cm      ST = 4 cm      TR = 12 cm

Calculate the radius of the circle.

....................................................... cm

(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

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20 The histogram gives information about the heights, h cm, of some tomato plants.

Frequency
density

0
50 60 70 80 90
Height (h cm)
There are 12 tomato plants for which 75 < h  85
One of the tomato plants is selected at random.
Find an estimate for the probability that this tomato plant has a height greater than
82.5 cm

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(Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)

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21 Part of the graph of y = 2x2 − 4x − 1 is shown on the grid.

−1 O 1 2 3 x

−2

−4

(a) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of the equation 2x2 − 4x − 1 = 0
Give your solutions correct to one decimal place.

.......................................................

(2)
(b) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find estimates for the solutions of the
equation x2 − x − 1 = 0
Show your working clearly.
Give your solutions correct to one decimal place.

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(3)

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(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)

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22 Here is a rectangle.

(2x + 3) cm Diagram NOT

accurately drawn

(x − 1) cm

Given that the area of the rectangle is less than 75 cm2

find the range of possible values of x

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(Total for Question 22 is 5 marks)

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23 The diagram shows triangle PQR

R Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

18°
4.2 cm

P 1.6 cm Q

PQ = 1.6 cm      PR = 4.2 cm      Angle PRQ = 18°

Given that angle PQR is obtuse,

work out the area of triangle PQR
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

....................................................... cm2

(Total for Question 23 is 6 marks)

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24 A particle P moves along a straight line that passes through the fixed point O
The displacement, x metres, of P from O at time t seconds, where t  0 , is given by

x = 4t 3 − 27t + 8

The direction of motion of P reverses when P is at the point A on the line.

The acceleration of P at the instant when P is at A is a  m / s2
Find the value of a

a = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 24 is 5 marks)

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25 The function g is defined as

g : x  5 + 6x − x 2   with domain {x : x  3}

(a) Express the inverse function g−1 in the form g−1 : x  …

g−1 : x  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)
(b) State the domain of g−1

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(1)

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(Total for Question 25 is 5 marks)

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26 An arithmetic series has first term a and common difference d, where d is a
prime number.
The sum of the first n terms of the series is Sn and
  Sm = 39
S2m = 320
Find the value of d and the value of m
Show clear algebraic working.

d = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

m = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 26 is 5 marks)

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Time 2 hours
Paper
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Mathematics A
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PAPER 1HR
Higher Tier

You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may questions
Answer the in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
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• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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Answer ALL TWENTY FOUR questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 n is an integer.
(a) Write down all the values of n such that  –2  n < 3

..................................................................................

(2)
(b) On the number line, represent the inequality  y  1

y

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
(1)

(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

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2 Each time John plays a game, the probability that he wins the game is 0.65
John is going to play the game 300 times.
Work out an estimate for the number of games that John wins.

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(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

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3 The shaded shape is made using three identical right-angled triangles and a square.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

16 cm 12.8 cm
16 cm

16 cm

Work out the perimeter of the shaded shape.

...................................................... cm

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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4 (a) Complete the table of values for  y = x2 – 4x + 3

x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4

y 8 3 0
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of  y = x2 – 4x + 3  for values of x from –2 to 4

y
15

14

13

12

11

10

–2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–1

–2
(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

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5 Yusuf sat 8 examinations.

Here are his marks for 5 of the examinations.

68 72 75 77 80

For his results in all 8 examinations

the mode of his marks is 80
the median of his marks is 74
the range of his marks is 16
Find Yusuf’s marks for each of the other 3 examinations.

.....................

.....................

.....................

(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

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6 (a) Work out the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 120

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(2)
A = 52 × 74 × 11p
B = 5m × 7n–5 × 11
m, n and p are integers such that
m>2
n   > 10
p   > 1
(b) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B
Give your answer as a product of powers of its prime factors.

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(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

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7 Milly went on a car journey.

She travelled from Anesey to Breigh to Clando and then to Duckbridge.
For Anesey to Breigh, Milly drove the 245 km in 2.5 hours.
For Breigh to Clando, Milly drove the 220 km at an average speed of 80 km/h
For Clando to Duckbridge, Milly drove at an average speed of 72 km/h in 50 minutes.
Work out Milly’s average speed, in km/h, for the journey from Anesey to Duckbridge.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

...................................................... km/h

(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)

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8 (a) Write  5 × 104  as an ordinary number.

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(1)
(b) Write 0.000 06 in standard form.

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(1)
(c) Work out  (4 × 10512 ) ÷ (1.6 × 10700 )
Give your answer in standard form.

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(2)

(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)

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9 (a) Simplify x4 × x5

......................................................

(1)
(b) Simplify (4y2)3

......................................................

(2)
(c) Factorise n2 – 7n + 12

......................................................

(2)

(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)

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10 Jonty has a storage container in the shape of a cuboid, as shown in the diagram.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

3 m

12 m
2.5 m

Jonty is going to paint the outside of his storage container, apart from the base which is
shown shaded in the diagram.
He needs enough paint to cover the four sides and the top.
Each tin of paint covers an area of 15 m2
The cost of each tin of paint recently increased by 10%
After the increase, the cost of each tin of paint is £26.95
Jonty says
“Before the increase, I could have bought enough paint for less than £200”
Show that Jonty is correct.
Show your working clearly.

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(Total for Question 10 is 6 marks)

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11 The diagram shows sector OPQ of a circle, centre O

Diagram NOT
P accurately drawn

7.1 cm 110°

O Q
7.1 cm

OP = OQ = 7.1 cm
Angle POQ = 110°
Calculate the area of sector OPQ
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

...................................................... cm2

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

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12 (a) Expand and simplify n(n – 4)(3n + 5)

......................................................

(2)
(b) Express

3 x+2 1
+ +
x 2x 4

as a single fraction in its simplest form.

......................................................

(3)

(Total for Question 12 is 5 marks)

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13 Hector has a bag that contains 12 counters.
There are 7 green counters and 5 red counters in the bag.
Hector takes at random a counter from the bag.
He looks at the counter and puts the counter back into the bag.
Hector then takes at random a second counter from the bag.
He looks at the counter and puts the counter back into the bag.
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

First counter Second counter

..................... Green

7 Green
12
Red

.....................

7
12 Green

Red
.....................

5 Red
12
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that both counters are red.

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(2)

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Meghan has a jar containing 15 counters.

There are only blue counters, green counters and red counters in the jar.
Hector is going to take at random one of the counters from his bag of 12 counters.
He will look at the counter and put the counter back into the bag.
Hector is then going to take at random a second counter from his bag.
He will look at the counter and put the counter back into the bag.
Meghan is then going to take at random one of the counters from her jar of counters.
She will look at the counter and put the counter back into the jar.

7
The probability that the 3 counters each have a different colour is
24

(c) Work out how many blue counters there are in the jar.

......................................................

(3)

(Total for Question 13 is 7 marks)

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14
B
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

55°
A C
O

A, B, C and D are points on a circle, centre O

AOC is a diameter of the circle.
Angle BAC = 55°
Work out the size of angle ADB
Give a reason for each stage of your working.

°
......................................................

(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

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15 Using algebra, prove that, given any 3 consecutive whole numbers, the sum of the
square of the smallest number and the square of the largest number is always 2 more
than twice the square of the middle number.

(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

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16 An arithmetic series has first term 1 and common difference 4
Find the sum of all terms of the series from the 41st term to the 100th term inclusive.

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(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)

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17 The Venn diagram shows a universal set E and three sets A, B and C.

E
A C

6 5

3 2

4
B

6, 3, 8, 2, 5 and 4 represent the numbers of elements.

Find
(i)  n(A ∪ B)

.....................................................

(1)
(ii)  n(A ∩ C)

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(1)
(iii)  n(B ∩ C ' )

......................................................

(1)
(iv)  n(A' ∪ B' ∪ C ' )

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(1)

(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)

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18 The three solids A, B and C are similar such that
the surface area of A : the surface area of B = 4 : 9
and
the volume of B : the volume of C = 125 : 343
Work out the ratio
the height of A : the height of C
Give your ratio in its simplest form.

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(Total for Question 18 is 4 marks)

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 1 m
19 Given that  3   x
 x
(a) find the value of m

m = ......................................................
(1)
Given that a, b and c are integers,
(b) express  3x2 + 12x + 19  in the form  a(x + b)2 + c

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(2)

(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

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20 The curve with equation  y = f(x)  has one turning point.
The coordinates of this turning point are  (– 6, – 4)
(a) Write down the coordinates of the turning point on the curve with equation
(i)
y = f(x) + 5

(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
(ii)
y = f(3x)

(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
(2)
The graph of  y = g(x)  is shown on the grid below.

y
6

– 4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x

–2

– 4

(b) On the grid, sketch the graph of  y = 2g(x)  for  –1  x  7

(2)

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The graph of  y = h(x)  intersects the x-axis at two points.

The coordinates of the two points are (–1, 0) and (6, 0)
The graph of  y = h(x + a)  passes through the point with coordinates (2, 0), where a is a
constant.
(c) Find the two possible values of a

........................... , ...........................
(2)

(Total for Question 20 is 6 marks)

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21

Frequency
density

0
7 8 9 10 11 12
Weight (kg)

The histogram gives information about the weights, in kg, of all the watermelons in
a field.
There are 16 watermelons with a weight between 8 kg and 8.5 kg
Work out the total number of watermelons in the field.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 21 is 3 marks)

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22 The diagram shows triangle ABC

Diagram NOT
y° accurately drawn
b cm

x°
A

c cm
B

c = 11.5 correct to one decimal place

x = 80 correct to the nearest whole number
y = 75 correct to the nearest whole number
Calculate the upper bound for the value of b
Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

......................................................

(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)

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23 Two particles, P and Q, move along a straight line.
The fixed point O lies on this line.
The displacement of P from O at time t seconds is s metres, where

s = t 3 – 4t 2 + 5t for t > 1

The displacement of Q from O at time t seconds is x metres, where

x = t 2 – 4t + 4 for t > 1

Find the range of values of t where t > 1 for which both particles are moving in the
same direction along the straight line.

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(Total for Question 23 is 6 marks)

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24 OXYZ is a trapezium.

Y
X Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

M
N

O Z

OX = a

XY = b

OZ = 3b

M is the midpoint of OX
N is the point such that MNZ and ONY are straight lines.
Given that  ON : OY = λ : 1
use a vector method to find the value of  λ

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λ = ......................................................

(Total for Question 24 is 5 marks)

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Candidate surname Other names

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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

Time 2 hours
Paper
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Mathematics A
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PAPER 2HR
Higher Tier

You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may questions
Answer the in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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Answer ALL TWENTY THREE questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 A tin contains tea bags with a choice of four different flavours of tea.
The four flavours of tea are Assam or Darjeeling or Nilgiri or Rize.
Sara takes at random a tea bag from the tin.
The table shows each of the probabilities that the flavour of the tea Sara takes is Assam
or Darjeeling or Rize.

Flavour of tea Assam Darjeeling Nilgiri Rize

Probability 0.38 0.24 0.16

(a) Work out the probability that the flavour of the tea Sara takes is Nilgiri.

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(2)
(b) Work out the probability that the flavour of the tea Sara takes is either Darjeeling
or Rize.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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2 Mary saves for a holiday each year.
In 2020 she saved a total of $720
In 2021, each month she saved $78
The total amount Mary saved in 2021 was P% more than the total she saved in 2020
(a) Work out the value of P

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(4)

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Roberto is going to go on holiday.

He has two coupons that will save him money on his holiday.

Coupon A Coupon B

18% off the cost of the 12.5% off the total cost of the
accommodation accommodation and the flights

For Roberto’s holiday

the cost of the accommodation is $1600
the cost of the flights is $800
Roberto can only use one of the coupons.
He wants to save as much money as he can.
(b) Which of the two coupons, A or B, should he use?
Show your working clearly.

(3)

(Total for Question 2 is 7 marks)

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3 (a) Solve 4y + 5 > 12

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(2)
4x  7
(b) Solve 6 x  5 
2

Show clear algebraic working.

x = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)

89

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4 The diagram shows a regular octagon ABCDEFGH and a regular pentagon ABIJK

F E

G D
J

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
K I

H C
x

A B

Work out the size of the angle x

°
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(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

90

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5 Shane invests 7200 dollars for 3 years in a savings account.
He gets 2.5% per year compound interest.
How much money will Shane have in his savings account at the end of 3 years?
Give your answer to the nearest dollar.

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(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

91

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6 (a) Write down the value of x 0

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(1)
n
Given that 2–3 × 29 = 2
(b) find the value of n

n = .......................................................
(1)
7 206  7 m
Given that 214
 7 3
7

(c) find the value of m

m = .......................................................
(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

92

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7 (a) Write down an equation of the straight line with gradient –3 and which passes
through the point with coordinates (0, 5)

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(2)
(b) Show, by shading on the grid, the region defined by all three of the inequalities

x6 y2 yx+1

Label the region R

y
10

O 2 4 6 8 10 x

(3)

(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)

93

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8 A scientist is investigating the weight of 50 tigers.

Here is some information about these tigers.

Type of tiger

Siberian Bengal

Number of tigers 22 28

Mean weight of tigers (kg) 260

The mean weight of all 50 tigers is 218 kg

Work out the mean weight of the Bengal tigers.

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(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

94

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9 In the diagram, ABC is a right-angled triangle and DEF is a semicircular arc.

A
Diagram NOT
F E accurately drawn
3 cm

30°
B C
24 cm

In triangle ABC

BC = 24 cm angle ABC = 90° angle BCA = 30°

The points D and F lie on AC so that DF is the diameter of the semicircular arc DEF
The radius of the semicircular arc is 3 cm.
Work out the length of AFEDC
Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

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(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)

96

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10 The table gives information about the population and the total amount of money,
in dollars, spent on healthcare for two countries in 2016

Country Total population Total spent on healthcare ($)

Austria 8.7 × 106 4.2 × 1010

Luxembourg 6.3 × 105 3.7 × 109

Work out how much more was spent per person on healthcare in Luxembourg than
in Austria.
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

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(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

97

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11 (a) Complete the table of values for y =
x

x 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6

y 6 2 1

(2)
6
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = for 0.5  x  6
x

12

10

O 2 4 6 x

(2)

(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

98

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12 The diagram shows two vertical phone masts, AB and CD, on horizontal ground.

D
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
B
30.7 m

6.2 m

A C
244 m

AB = 6.2 m AC = 244 m CD = 30.7 m

Work out the size of the angle of depression of B from D

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

°
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(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

99

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13 a = 8 + 4
b= 8−4
(a – b) (a + b) can be written in the form y 4 y
Find the value of y
Show your working clearly.

y = .......................................................

(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)

100

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14 A group of 60 students each sat an algebra test and a geometry test.
Each test was marked out of 110
The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the marks gained by the
60 students in the algebra test.

60

50

40

Cumulative
30
frequency

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
Algebra mark

(a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the median mark in the algebra test.

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(1)
(b) Use the graph to find an estimate for the number of students who gained 58 marks
or less in the algebra test.

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(1)

101

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(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range of the marks gained in
the algebra test.

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(2)
The interquartile range of the marks gained in the geometry test is 9
Luis says
“The students’ marks are more spread out in the algebra test than in the
geometry test.”
(d) Is Luis correct?
Give a reason for your answer.

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............................ ............................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1)
To be awarded a grade A in the algebra test, a student had to gain a mark greater than 64
Two students are to be selected at random from the 60 students in the group.
(e) Use the graph to find an estimate for the probability that both of these students were
awarded a grade A in the algebra test.

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(3)

(Total for Question 14 is 8 marks)

102

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4d  t 3
15 Make t the subject of n 2 
t3

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(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)

103

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16 The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD

D
28 cm

A 45 cm Diagram NOT

accurately drawn

19 cm

B 36 cm C

The angle BCD is acute.

Given that the area of triangle BCD = 405 cm2
work out the size of angle ABD
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

°
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(Total for Question 16 is 5 marks)

104

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17 Part of the curve with equation y = f (x) is shown on the grid.

y
6

–2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–1

–2

–3

Find an estimate for the gradient of the curve at the point where x = 2
Show your working clearly.

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(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

105

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18 The line with equation 2y = x + 1 intersects the curve with equation

3y 2 + 7y + 16 = x 2 – x at the points A and B
Find the coordinates of A and the coordinates of B
Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 18 is 5 marks)

106

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19 ABCD is a horizontal rectangular field.

D C Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
12 m
8 m

A 18 m B

A vertical pole, AE, is placed at the corner A of the field.

AE = 12 m AB = 18 m AD = 8 m

Calculate the size of the angle between EC and the plane ABCD
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

°
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(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

107

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20 y is inversely proportional to x
x is directly proportional to T 3
Given that y = 8 when T = 25
find the exact value of T when y = 27

T = .......................................................

(Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)

108

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21 The diagram shows a solid made from a cylinder and a hemisphere.
The cylinder and the hemisphere are both made from the same metal.

Diagram NOT
x cm
accurately drawn

3x cm

The plane face of the hemisphere coincides with the upper plane face of the cylinder.
The radius of the cylinder and the radius of the hemisphere are both x cm.
The height of the cylinder is 3x cm.
The total surface area of the solid is 81π cm2
The mass of the solid is 840 grams.
The following table gives the density of each of four metals.

Metal Density (g/cm3)

Aluminium 2.7

Nickel 8.9

Gold 19.3

Silver 10.5

The metal used to make the solid is one of the metals in the table.
Determine the metal used to make the solid.
Show your working clearly.

109

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(Total for Question 21 is 6 marks)

Turn over for Question 22

110

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22 ABC is a triangle in which angle ABC = 90°
p and q are integers such that
the coordinates of A are (  p, 10 )
the coordinates of B are ( –1, –5 )
the coordinates of C are ( 8, q )

6
Given that the gradient of AC is – 
7

work out the value of p and the value of q

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p = .......................................................

q = .......................................................

(Total for Question 22 is 5 marks)

Turn over for Question 23

112

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23 The functions f and g are such that

f(x) = x + 25 g(x) = x2 – 12x

The function h is such that h(x) = fg(x)

The domain of h is {x : x  6}
Express the inverse function h–1 in the form h–1(x) = ...

h–1(x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 23 is 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

113

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