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International GCSE Mathematics

Formulae sheet – Higher Tier

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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 v
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

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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 = ʌU h = area of cross section ulength
3
Curved surface area of cone = ʌUO

O cross
h section

length
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Volume of cylinder = ʌU2h 4 3

Curved surface area Volume of sphere = ʌU
3
of cylinder = 2ʌUK
Surface area of sphere = 4ʌU2
U

U
h

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3 (a) Simplify y 5 × y 9
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(1)
(b) Simplify (2m3)4

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(2)
(c) Solve 5(x + 3) = 3x – 4
Show clear algebraic working.
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x = .......................................................
(3)
(d) (i) Factorise x 2 + 2x – 24
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(2)
(ii) Hence, solve x 2 + 2x – 24 = 0

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(1)

(Total for Question 3 is 9 marks)

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8 A = 3 5 × 5 × 73
B = 23 × 3 × 74

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(a) (i) Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of A and B.

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(ii) Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of A and B.

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(2)
A = 35 × 5 × 73
B = 23 × 3 × 74
C = 2 p × 5q × 7U
Given that
the HCF of B and C is 23 × 7
the LCM of A and C is 24 × 35 × 52 × 73
(b) find the value of p, the value of q and the value of U.

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

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

U = .......................................................
(2)

(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)

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12 The diagram shows two straight lines drawn on a grid.

y
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9
3y = 2x + 6
8

3
2

1
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–2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1

–2
4x + 3y = 24

(a) Write down the solution of the simultaneous equations

3y = 2x + 6
4x + 3y = 24
x = .......................................................

y = .......................................................
(1)
(b) Show, by shading on the grid, the region defined by all five of the inequalities
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x.0 y.0 x+y.4 3y - 2x + 6 4x + 3y - 24

Label the region R.

(3)
(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)

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14 The function f is such that

3x − 5
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f (x) =
4
(a) Find f (–7)

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(1)
(b) Express the inverse function f –1 in the form f –1(x) = ...
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f –1(x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
The function g is such that

g (x) = 19 − x
(c) Find fg (3)
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(2)
(d) Which values of x cannot be included in any domain of g?

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(2)

(Total for Question 14 is 7 marks)

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1
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⎛ 256 x 20 ⎞ 4
15 (a) Simplify fully ⎜ ⎟
⎝ y8 ⎠

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(2)

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1 1
(b) Express − as a single fraction in its simplest form.
9 x 2 − 25 6 x + 10

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(3)
(Total for Question 15 is 5 marks)

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y
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O x
(–2, –1)

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = f (x)

The coordinates of the minimum point of the curve are (–2, –1)
(a) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point of the curve with equation
(i) y = f (x – 5)

(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
1
(ii) y = f (x)
2
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(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
(2)
The graph of y = a sin(x – b)q + c for –90 - x -
450 is drawn on the grid below.

–90 O 90 180 270 360 450 x

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–1

(b) Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c.

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

b = .......................................................

c = .......................................................
(3)

(Total for Question 18 is 5 marks)

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20 ABC is an isosceles triangle such that

AB = AC
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A has coordinates (4, 37)

B and C lie on the line with equation 3y = 2x + 12
Find an equation of the line of symmetry of triangle ABC.
Give your answer in the form px + qy = U where p, q and U are integers.
Show clear algebraic working.
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(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)

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14 Here are two vectors.

→ ⎛ 6⎞ → ⎛ 1⎞

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AB = ⎜ ⎟ CB = ⎜ ⎟
⎝ −9⎠ ⎝ 3⎠
→
Find the magnitude of AC .

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(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)

3x − 2
15 Make x the subject of the formula y =
x +1

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(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)

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4+ 8
16 Show that can be written in the form a + b 2, where a and b are integers.
2 −1
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Show each stage of your working clearly and give the value of a and the value of b.
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(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

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17 y is directly proportional to the cube of x

y = 20 h when x = h (h ≠ 0)

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(a) Find a formula for y in terms of x and h

y =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

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(b) Find x in terms of h when y = 67.5 h
Give your answer in its simplest form.

x =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
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(Total for Question 17 is 5 marks)

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18 The diagram shows a solid cuboid.

Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn

(12 – 3x) cm

x cm

x cm

The total surface area of the cuboid is A cm2

Find the maximum value of A.
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(Total for Question 18 is 5 marks)

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20 The equation of the line L is y íx

The equation of the curve C is x2íxy + 2y2 = 0

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L and C intersect at two points.
Find the coordinates of these two points.
Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)

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6 x 3 + 13 x 2 − 5 x
22 Simplify fully
4 x 2 − 25

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(Total for Question 22 is 3 marks)

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24 The function f is such that f (x) = 3x – 2

(a) Find f (5)

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(1)
The function g is such that g(x) = 2x2 – 20x + 9 where x . 5
(b) Express the inverse function g–1 in the form g–1(x) = ...

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g–1(x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)

(Total for Question 24 is 5 marks)

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