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Circle:

The equation x + y + 2 gx + 2 fy + c = 0 represents a circle centre (−g, −f ) and radius

2 2
g2 + f 2 − c .
The equation ( x − a )2 + ( y − b)2 = r 2 represents a circle centre (a, b) and radius r.

Scalar Product: a.b = a b cos θ , where θ is the angle between a and b

⎛ a1 ⎞ ⎛ b1 ⎞
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
or a.b = a1b1 + a2b2 + a3b3 where a = ⎜ a2 ⎟ and b = ⎜ b2 ⎟ .
⎜a ⎟ ⎜b ⎟
⎝ 3⎠ ⎝ 3⎠

Trigonometric formulae: sin (A ± B) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B

cos (A ± B) = cos A cos B ∓ sin A sin B
sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A
cos 2A = cos2 A − sin 2 A
= 2 cos 2 A − 1
= 1 − 2 sin 2 A

Table of standard derivatives:

f ( x) f ′( x)

sin ax a cos ax

cos ax − a sin ax

Table of standard integrals:

f ( x) ∫ f ( x)dx
1
sin ax − cos ax + c
a
1
cos ax sin ax + c
a

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Source: SQA 2023 Higher Maths P1 Q3

Answer
𝑥𝑥 = 75

Source: SQA 2023 Higher Maths P1 Q7

Answers
(𝑎𝑎) − 3
(𝑏𝑏) 0 < 𝑎𝑎 < 1
 Source: SQA 2023 Higher Maths P1 Q9

Answer
 Source: SQA 2023 Higher Maths P2 Q13

Answers
(𝑎𝑎) 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 30 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = 9.38 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚/𝑙𝑙
(𝑏𝑏) 𝑇𝑇𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 = 531 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
Source: SQA 2022 Higher Maths P1 Q2

Answer:
2𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙3 6-𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙3 4 = 2

Source: SQA 2022 Higher Maths P1 Q8

Answer: 𝑥𝑥 = 4
Source: SQA 2022 Higher Maths P2 Q7

Answers:
𝑘𝑘 = 125, 𝑛𝑛 = −2
Source: SQA 2022 Higher Maths P2 Q10

Answers:
(𝑎𝑎) 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 = 929.04 (𝑏𝑏) 𝑘𝑘 = 1.410
2019 P2

1
Ans

𝑎 = , 𝑏 = 64
4
2019 P1

(a) 120
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(b) 𝑡 = 20.572 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠

3
2019 P1

(a) 2
Ans

(b) 𝑥 = 14
2018 P2

(a) 𝑘 = −0.231
Ans

(b) 31.5% still queueing

2018 P1

3
Ans

(a)
(b) 𝑥 = √3
2018
P1

3
Ans

3
2018 SP P1

5
 (a) 2
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(b) 8
2017
P1

3
Ans

𝑎 = 81
2017 P2

5
Ans

1
2016 P1

(a) 2
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(b) x = 8
 2016 P2

(a) 200
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(b) 6.48 hours

NH 2015
P1

3
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2
NH SP P2

6
Ans

A False and B True with reason

1
NH SP P2

3
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(a) (b) (c) x = ½ (d)

4
NH EX P2

(a) 𝑘 ≈ 0.028
Ans

(b) No, with reason

2014 P1

5
Ans

k = 81, a = 3
2014
P1
Ans

4
Ans 2013 P1 Ans 2013 P2 Ans 2013 P2 Ans 2014
P1

(a)

x= ½ , x = -1
(b) 89%

4
3
4
2
2012 P2

(a) proof required, p = 9, q = 12

Ans

(b) T (0.88, 3.39)

2012
P1

2
Ans

2
2011 P1
Ans

C
2011 P2
Ans

k = 32, n = ½
2010 P1
Ans

𝑓(𝑥) = log 3 (𝑥 − 3)
2010 P2
Ans

(b) x = 38
2009 P1
Ans
B
2009 P2
Ans

(a) (ii) (x – 1)(x + 4)(x + 5) (b) x = 1

2009 P2
Ans

(a) N = 76.3 Million (b) 161 years

2008 P1

2
Ans

3
Ans 2007 P2 Ans 2007 P2 Ans 2008 P1 Ans 2008 P1

13

12.2

4
1
1
4
5
3
2
Ans 2005 P2 Ans 2005 P1 Ans 2006 P2 Ans 2006 P1

a=2

4
1
2
5
4
 2003 P2 Ans 2003 P1 Ans 2004 P2 Ans 2004 P1 Ans 2005 P2

3
2
4
4
3
4
4
1
2001 P1 Ans 2002 P2 Ans 2002 P1 Ans 2002W P2 Ans 2002W P1 Ans

3
3
4
4
1
3
Ans 2000 P2 Ans 2000 P1 Ans 2001 P2 Ans 2001 P1 Ans

2
x = 81

4
2
3
3
3
1
Specimen 1 P1 Ans Specimen 2 P2 Ans Specimen 2 P2

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