MR S's Mega Revision Pack 1 (1) - 240407 - 105850

The following is a huge selection of topic-based
questions.
There are too many for you to do all of them

so try and target your revision to specific
areas.
If you need further help or clarification on

a particular question ask your teacher.
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3 Algebra Basics
5 Equations
7 Formulae
9 Sequences
12 Averages and Range
15 Data and Scatter Graphs
21 Fractions
23 Percentages
25 Ratio and Proportion
27 Pythagoras and Trigonometry
31 3D Shapes
36 Bounds
39 Transformations
46 Solving Quadratic Equations
48 Solving Simultaneous Equations
50 Inequalities
52 Probabilities of Single Events
55 Probabilities of Combined Events
60 Multiplicative Reasoning
63 Similarity
68 Trigonometric Graphs
72 Tricky Trig
78 Collecting Data
83 Graphing Inequalities
87 Circle Theorems
93 Vectors and Proof
98 Direct and Inverse Proportion
100 Quadratic, Cubic and Reciprocal Graphs
107 Series
112 Sets and Venn Diagrams
120 Graph Transformations
127 Surds
132 Functions
138 Differentiation
144 Histograms
152 Algebraic Fractions
158 Algebraic Proof
164 Circle Geometry (this is extra)
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Algebra Basics
3x
Q1. Simplify
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Q2. Julie is x years old.

Kevin is x + 3 years old.
Omar is 2x years old.
Write an expression, in terms of x, for the mean of their ages.
Q3. f = 2(3g + 7h)

Work out the value of f when g = −5 and h = 2
2m2t6
Q4. Simplify
m4 t 2
Q5. Simplify (h2)−3
Q6. Expand and simplify 5(y − 2) + 2(y − 3)
Q7. Expand and simplify (2x – 3)(3x + 4)
Q8. Expand and simplify (2a – 3)²
Q9. Factorise 2d2 – d – 15
Q10. Factorise y2 – 16
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Answers
x
Q1.
2
4x +
Q2. 33
Q3. –2
2t 4
Q4.
m2
Q5. h–6
Q6. 7y – 16
Q7. 6x² – x – 12
Q8. 4a² – 12a + 9
Q9. (2d + 5)(d – 3)
Q10. (y + 4)(y – 4)
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Equations
Q1. Which of these statements is not true?
6x + 4 ≠ 3(x + 2) 6x + 4 = 2(3x + 2) 6x + 4 ≠ 2(3x + 2) 6x + 4  2(3x + 2)
Q2. Dan has some marbles.
Ellie has twice as many marbles as Dan.

Frank has 15 marbles.
Dan, Ellie and Frank have a total of 63 marbles.
How many marbles does Dan have?
x
Q3. Solve –4=7
7
Q4. Solve 4(x – 5) = 14
Q5. Solve 3(x + 7) = 12
Q6. Solve 2x + 3 = x – 4
Q7. Asha and Lucy are selling pencils in a school shop.

They sell boxes of pencils and single pencils.
Asha sells 7 boxes of pencils and 22 single pencils.

Lucy sells 5 boxes of pencils and 2 single pencils.
Asha sells twice as many pencils as Lucy.
Work out how many pencils there are in a box.
5w  8
Q8. Solve = 4w + 2
3
5
Q9. t is a positive whole number.
The expression 2t2 + 5t + 2 can never have a value that is a prime number.
Choose the correct explanation.
1 x3
Q10. The equation x³ + 4x = 1 can be arranged to give x =  .
4 4
It has a solution between 0 and 1. 3
1 x
Starting with x0 = 0, use the iteration formula xn+1 =  n
twice, to find an estimate for the solution
4 4
of x³ + 4x = 1, correct to 3 decimal places.
Answers
Q1. 6x + 4 ≠ 2(3x + 2)
Q2. 16
Q3. x = 77
Q4. x = 8.5
Q5. x = –3
Q6. x = –7
Q7. 6
Q8. w = –2
Q9. Always a product of two whole numbers, each of which is greater than 1
Q10. 0.246
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Formulae
Q1. Which of these is a formula?

1 1 1 1 1
s = ut + at2 ut + at2 = 260 ut + at2 ut + at2  t(u + at)
2 2 2 2 2
Q2. k = 3e + 5
Work out the value of k when e = –2
5( F  32)
Q3. You can change temperatures from °F to °C by using the formula C =
9
F is the temperature in °F. C is the temperature in °C.
Find 88 °F in °C. Give your answer to the nearest degree.
Q4. A taxi company uses this formula to calculate taxi fares.

f = 7d² + 320
where f is the taxi fare, in pence, and d is the distance travelled, in km.
Work out the taxi fare for a journey of 8 km.
[Q5–6 linked]
Q5. Vicky makes 8 purses and 9 key rings to sell for charity.
The price of a purse will be twice as much as the price of a key ring.
Write a formula for the total, T, Vicky will raise for charity. Let x be the price of a key ring.
Q6. Vicky makes 8 purses and 9 key rings to sell for charity.
The price of a purse will be twice as much as the price of a key ring.
Vicky wants to get a total of exactly £40 when she sells all the purses and all the key rings.
Use the formula you found in question 5 to work out the price Vicky needs to charge for each purse
and for each key ring.
Q7. Make p the subject of the formula y = 3p2 – 4
3  2t
Q8. Make t the subject of the formula p =
4+t
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Q9. An object is travelling at a speed of 2650 metres per second.
How many seconds will the object take to travel a distance of 3.45 × 1010 metres?
Give your answer in standard form, correct to 2 significant figures.
Q10. A remote control helicopter is being tested.

It moves from the ground vertically and after first 4 seconds of its journey raises to 8 metres.
Use the following kinematics formula to calculate the acceleration of the helicopter during the first 4
seconds of its journey.
1
s = ut + at2, where a is constant acceleration, u is initial velocity, s is displacement from the position
2
when t = 0, and t is time.
Answers
1
Q1. s = ut + at2
2
Q2. k = –1
Q3. 31°C
Q4. £7.68
Q5. T = 25x
Q6. key ring £1.60, purse £3.20
y+4
Q7. p =
3
3  4p
Q8. t =
p+2
Q9. 1.3 × 107 s

Q10. 1 m/s²
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Sequences
Q1. Find the missing terms in this sequence.
1 4 9 … … … 49
Q2. Here are some patterns made from white centimetre squares and grey centimetre squares.
A Pattern has 20 grey squares.

Work out how many white squares there are in this Pattern.
Q3. Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.
3 5 7 9 11
Find, in terms of n, an expression for the nth term of the sequence.

Use your expression to find the 50th term of the sequence.
Q4. Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.
2 6 10 14 18
Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

Use your expression to decide which of these numbers is not a term in the sequence.
82 86 96 102
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Q5. Here are the first three terms of a sequence.
98 92 86
Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

Use your expression to find the first two terms in the sequence that are less than zero.
Q6. Jenny saves £10 a month for a year.

Karl saves £5 in January, then increases the amount he saves by £1 each month.
Who saves the most in December, and by how much?
Q7. The nth term of this quadratic sequence is 3 – 2n²
1 –5 –15 –29 47
Find the next and the 10th term of this sequence.
Q8. Find the nth term of this quadratic sequence.
–1 8 23 44 71 104 …
Q9. Here are the first five terms of a geometric sequence.
1
81 27 9 3
3
Find the term-to-term rule for this sequence.

Use your rule to find the next two terms of the sequence.
Q10. Choose the option that correctly describes this sequence.
–8 –3 2 7 12 …
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Answers
Q1. 16, 25, 36
Q2. 11
Q3. 101
Q4. 96
Q5. –4, –10
Q6. Karl, £6
Q7. next: –69; 10th term: –197
Q8. 3n² – 4
Q9. 1 1
9 , 27
Q10. arithmetic, ascending, infinite
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Averages and Range
Q1. Some men and women each did one activity at a sports centre.
The two-way table shows what activities they chose. Some of the numbers are missing.
Swimming Squash Gym Total

Women 15 2
Men 9 6 14
Total 24 18
How many people used the sports centre in total?
[Q2–3 linked]
Q2. Here is a list of 12 numbers.
12 15 18 12 15 12 16 13 17 15 12 17
Work out the range.
Q3. Work out the mean of the 12 numbers in question 2.
[Q4–5 linked]
Q4. The stem-and-leaf diagram gives information about the numbers of tomatoes on 31 tomato plants.
0 8 8 9
1 1 1 5 5
2 1 2 2 6 8 8 8
3 0 2 5 5 7 9
4 2 2 3 5 8 8
5 1 1 3 4 7
Key 5|7 = 57 tomatoes
Work out the mode.
Q5. Work out the median for the data in the stem-and-leaf diagram in question 4.
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Q6. The back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram shows the times of runners from two clubs for a
10-kilometre race.
Use the median and range to compare the times of the runners from the two clubs.
Which of these statements best describes the data?
[Q7–8 linked]
Q7. Vicky counts the number of birds in her garden at 5 pm on each of 20 days.
She records the information in a frequency table.
Number of birds Frequency

0 3
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
5 3
Work out the mean.
Q8. Work out the median for the data in the frequency table in question 8.
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[Q9–10 linked]
Q9. The table gives information about the temperature, T °C, at noon in a town for 50 days.
Find the modal class interval.
Q10. Calculate an estimate for the mean temperature for the data in the table in question 9.
Answers
Q1. 50
Q2. 6
Q3. 14.5
Q4. 28
Q5. 32
Q6. The Harriers were faster but less consistent than the Swifts
Q7. 2.75
Q8. 3
Q9. 20 < T ≤ 24
Q10. 18.4
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Data and Scatter Graphs
Q1. Ann works in a sandwich shop.

The dual bar chart shows information about the sandwiches sold.
More white bread sandwiches were sold than brown bread sandwiches.
Work out how many more white bread sandwiches.
Q2. The pie chart shows some information about the numbers of medals won by Germany in the 2010
Winter Olympics.
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Germany won 7 bronze medals.
How many gold medals did Germany win?
Q3. The pie charts show some information about the numbers of medals won by Germany and by the
Russian Federation in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Graham says,
‘The pie charts show that Germany won more gold medals than the Russian Federation.’
Is Graham right? You must give a reason.
[Q4–5 linked]
Q4. The scatter diagram shows information about 10 students.
For each student, it shows the number of hours spent revising and the mark the student achieved in the
Spanish test.
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Describe the correlation.
Q5. A different student studies for 9 hours.
Using the scatter diagram in question 4, estimate the mark gained by this student.
Q6. The time series graph shows the profit of a car dealership over the past 7 years.
Describe the overall trend.
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[Q7–8 linked]
Q7. Helen went on some flights in a hot air balloon last year.
The histogram shows some information about the length of time, t minutes, of each flight.
How many flights did Helen go on in total?
Q8. Estimate the median flight length for the data in the histogram in question 7.
[Q9–10 linked]
Q9. Avon School entered 40 students into a maths challenge.
The students had to solve a puzzle and they were timed to see how long each student took.
This is the frequency polygon showing the distribution of times taken by the Avon students.
Use the frequency polygon to find an estimate for the students’ mean time.
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Q10. Avon School and Thames School each entered 40 students into a maths challenge.
The students had to solve a puzzle and they were timed to see how long each student took.
These are the frequency polygons showing the distribution of times taken by the students from both
schools.
Compare the two frequency polygons.
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Answers
Q1. 9
Q2. 10
Q3. No, Germany won a higher proportion of gold medals than the Russian Federation, but not
necessarily more medals.
Q4. positive correlation
Q5. 65 marks
Q6. The increases in profit from year to year get larger each year.
Q7. 35
Q8. 23 minutes 45 seconds
Q9. 13.75
Q10. Both schools have the same median but Avon have more students than Thames in the lower time
groups, so the Avon students performed better.
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Fractions
Q1. Write 18 ÷ 24 as a fraction in its simplest form.
Q2. Which of these fractions is the largest?
5 4 18 11
6 7 21 14
11
Q3. Work out
25 of 2000.
51
Q4. Convert to a mixed number.
12
3 1
Q5. Work out 1 + 3 .
4 2
1
Q6. Work out 3  4 .
3
1 2
Q7. Work out 3  4 .
3 5
Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
Q8. Work out the reciprocal of 1.25
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Q9. Which of these fractions converts to a terminating decimal?
21 24 9 18
31 32 33 34
Q10. Express the recurring decimal as a fraction.

Give your answer in its simplest form.
Answers
3
Q1.
4
18
Q2.
21
Q3. 880
1
Q4. 4
4
1
Q5. 5
4
5
Q6.
6
2
Q7. 14
3
Q8. 0.8
24
Q9.
32
7
Q10.
45
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Percentages
Q1. Work out 15% of £80
Q2. Karen got 38% in an English test.

She got 32 out of 80 in a maths test.
What was Karen’s percentage score for the maths test and in which subject did she do better?
Q3. A book shop estimated that they would sell 150 copies of a forthcoming book.
They took 177 orders before the book was published.
Write the number of orders as a percentage of their estimate.
Q4. A set of tyres normally costs £500

In a sale there is a 30% discount.
Work out the sale price of the set of tyres.
Q5. Keiran enlarged a photograph. The copy was 225% the size of the original.
The length of the original photograph was 15 cm.
Find the length of the enlarged copy.
Q6. Tony buys and sells cars.

On Monday, Tony buys a car for £1500
On Tuesday, Tony sells the car for £2150
Find the percentage profit Tony made on this car.
Q7. Bill's weight decreases from 64.8 kg to 59.3 kg.

Calculate the percentage decrease in Bill's weight.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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Q8. A new television costs £500 including VAT at 20%.
What is the cost of the television excluding VAT?

Give your answer to the nearest penny.
Q9. Mr Brown and his 2 children are going to London by train.
An adult ticket costs £24

A child ticket costs £12
Mr Brown has a Family Railcard.
Work out the total cost of the tickets when Mr Brown uses his Family Railcard.
Q10. £500 is invested at a simple interest rate of 3% per year.

After how many years is the total interest £60?
Answers
Q1. £12
Q2. Karen scored 40% in Maths; she did better in Maths
Q3. 118%
Q4. £350
Q5. 33.75 cm
Q6. 43%
Q7. 8.49%
Q8. £416.67
Q9. £25.60
Q10. 4
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Ratio and Proportion
Q1. Mrs Webb divides £100 between her two children, Ian and Molly.
She gives Ian £65 and the rest to Molly.
Write the amounts the children get as a ratio, Ian : Molly, in its simplest form.
Q2. Ahmed and Kate shared a cake in the ratio 3 : 5.

What fraction of the cake did each get?
Q3. At a party, there as twice as many girls as boys.

Write this relationship as a linear function, where x represents the number of boys and y represents the
number of girls.
Q4. Here are the ingredients needed to make 10 pancakes.
Matthew makes 30 pancakes.

Work out how much flour he uses.
Q5. Pavel and Katie share some sweets in the ratio 3 : 8

Katie gets 32 sweets.
How many sweets does Pavel get?
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Q6. Liam, Sarah and Emily shared £192 in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7.
How much money did each get?
Q7. Stacey went to the theatre in Paris.
Her theatre ticket cost €96
The exchange rate was £1 = €1.20
Work out the cost of her theatre ticket in pounds (£).
Q8. Sam draws a plan of his bedroom.

His desk is 1.8 m long.
On the plan, his desk is 12 cm long.
Write the scale of the map as a ratio in its simplest form.
Q9. The gradient of a hill is 3 : 5.

Write this in the form 1 : n, correct to 2 decimal places.
Q10. Two variables, X and Y, are in direct proportion.

The table shows corresponding values of X and Y.
X 10 35 Q
Y 18 P 9.9
Work out the values of P and Q.
Answers
Q1. 13 : 7
3 5
Q2. Ahmed , Kate
8 8
Q3. y = 2x
Q4. 360g
Q5. 12
Q6. Liam £32, Sarah £48, Emily £112
Q7. £80
Q8. 1 : 15
Q9. 1 : 1.67
Q10. P = 63, Q = 5.5
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Pythagoras and Trigonometry
Q1. Calculate the length of AB.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
Q2. Work out the length of BC.

Q3. Which of these triangles is not a right-angled triangle?
10 cm 1.3 cm 2.9 cm
8 cm A 0.5 B 12 cm 2.1 cm D
16 cm
cm C
6 cm 1.2 cm 8 cm 2 cm
2
Q4. Two points have these coordinates.
A (4, 2)
B (12, 7)
Find the length of the line segment AB.

Giver you answer correct to 1 decimal place.
Q5. Calculate the value of x.

Q6. Calculate the size of the angle marked y.

2
Q7. Work out the length of the side marked x
68°
2.25 m
Q8. A boat is anchored 250 m from a cliff.

The cliff is 18.3 m high.
Find the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff from the boat.
2
Q9. Work out the length of AB.
Give your answer in surd form.
15 cm
B C
10 cm
Q10. Calculate the length of PR.

Answers
Q1. 16.6 cm
Q2. 11.5 cm
Q3. C
Q4. 9.4
Q5. 27.7 cm
Q6. 66.7°
Q7. 6m
Q8. 4.2°
Q9. 5√5
Q10. 15.0 cm
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3D Shapes
Q1. Which of these diagrams does not show a plane of symmetry of this cylinder?
A B C D
Q2. The diagram shows a cylinder.
3.2 m
7.3 m
By rounding to 1 significant figure, estimate the total surface area of the cylinder.
Q3. The diagram shows a triangular prism.
Diagram NOT accurately drawn

Work out the total surface area of the prism.
3
Q4. The volume of the cylinder below is 166 cm3.
Calculate the height of the cylinder.
Use π = 3.142.
Q5. The diagram shows a solid made from a hemisphere and a cone.
Volume of a sphere = 4 r3

3
Volume of a cone = 1 r2h

3
The radius of the hemisphere is 4 cm.

The radius of the base of the cone is 4 cm.
Calculate the volume of the solid.

3
Q6. The diagram shows a swimming pool in the shape of a prism.
The swimming pool is empty.

The swimming pool is filled with water at a constant rate of 50 litres per minute.
Work out how long it will take for the swimming pool to be completely full of water.
Give your answer in hours.
(1 m3 = 1000 litres)
Q7. A frustrum is made by removing a small cone from a similar large cone.
Volume of a cone = 1 r2h

3
The height of the small cone is 20 cm.
The height of the large cone is 40 cm.
The diameter of the base of the large cone is 30 cm.
Work out the volume of the frustrum.

3
Q8. The diagram shows a pyramid.
BCDE is a square with sides of length 10 cm.

The other faces of the pyramid are equilateral triangles with sides of length 10 cm.
Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

Q9. The diagram shows a solid metal cylinder.
4
Volume of a sphere = r3
3
The cylinder has base radius 2x and height 9x.

The cylinder is melted down and made into a sphere of radius r.
Find an expression for r in terms of x.
3
Q10. The diagram shows a solid hemisphere.
250
The volume of the hemisphere is 
3
Work out the exact total surface area of the solid hemisphere.
Give your answer as a multiple of π.
Answers
Q1. C
Q2. 198 m²
Q3. 660 cm²
Q4. 12 cm
Q5. 302 cm³
Q6. 65 hours
Q7. 8250 cm³
Q8. 236 cm³
Q9. r = 3x (or r3 = 27x3)
Q10. 75π
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Bounds
Q1. A cake has a mass of 255 grams to the nearest gram.

What is the lowest possible mass of the cake?
Q2. Chelsea’s height is 168 cm to the nearest cm.

Write an inequality showing the range into which Chelsea’s actual height falls.
Q3. Dionne has 60 golf balls.

Each of these golf balls weighs 42 grams to the nearest gram.
Work out the greatest possible total weight of all 60 golf balls.
Give your answer in kilograms.
Q4. The value of p is 4.3

The value of q is 0.4
Both p and q are given correct to the nearest 0.1.
1
r= p+
q
Work out the upper bound for r.
V
Q5. I=
R
V = 250 correct to the nearest 5
R = 3900 correct to the nearest 100
Work out the lower bound for the value of I.

Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
3
Q6. a is 8.3 cm correct to the nearest mm
b is 6.1 cm correct to the nearest mm
Calculate the upper bound for c.
Q7. Steve travelled from Ashton to Barnfield.

He travelled 235 miles, correct to the nearest 5 miles.
The journey took him 200 minutes, correct to the nearest 5 minutes.
Calculate the lower bound for the average speed of the journey.
Give your answer in miles per hour, correct to 3 significant figures.
Q8. The radius and height of this cylinder are given correct to 1 decimal place.
Calculate the lower bound for its volume.
3
Q9. A solid sphere has
a mass of 1180 g measured to the nearest gram

and a radius of 6.2 cm measured to the nearest millimetre.
Given that density = mass

Volume of a sphere = 4 r3
volume
3
find the upper bound for the density of the sphere.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
Q10. Sasha drops a ball from a height of d metres onto the ground.
2d
The time, t seconds, that the ball takes to reach the ground is given by t = g
where g m/s2 is the acceleration due to gravity.

d = 35.6 correct to 3 significant figures.
g = 9.8 correct to 2 significant figures.
Calculate the lower bound of t.
Answers
Q1. 254.5 g
Q2. 167.5 cm ≤ h < 168.5 cm
Q3. 2.55 kg
Q4. 7.21
Q5. 0.064
Q6. 5.755 mm
Q7. 68.9 mph
Q8. 712.4 cm³
Q9. 1.21 g/cm³
Q10. 2.687 s
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Transformations
Q1. Shape A is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin to make shape B.
Choose the statement that best describes shape A and shape B.
A Shape A and shape B are the same shape and different sizes
B Shape A and shape B are the same size but different shapes
C Shape A and shape B are congruent
D Shape A and shape B are similar
Q2. Here is a shape drawn on a grid.
On this grid, draw an enlargement of the shape with scale factor 3.
3
Q3.
 3 
Translate the triangle by .
 
2
2 
Q4. Shape A is mapped onto shape B by the translation .
 
4
 8 
Shape B is then mapped onto shape C by the translation .

 
Find the column vector to describe the translation that maps A onto C.
4
Q5.
On the grid, reflect shape A in the line y = x.
4
Q6. Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.
Q7. Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape P onto shape Q.
4
Q8.
1
On the grid, enlarge the triangle by scale factor  , centre (0, –2).
2
4
Q9.
Shape P is reflected in the line x = –1 to give shape Q.

Shape Q is reflected in the line y = 0 to give shape R.
Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape P onto shape R.
4
Q10. Shape B is an enlargement of shape A.
9 cm
A
area = 7 cm² B 6 cm
12 cm
Find the scale factor of the enlargement.
Answers
Q1. C
Q2. correctly drawn shape, enlarged by scale factor 3
Q3. triangle with vertices at (–2, 2), (–2, 0), (–1, –1)
 6 
Q4.  
 
Q5. shape with vertices at (2, 1), (4, 1), (4, 0), (3, 0)
Q6. rotation of 90° clockwise about (0, 0)
Q7. enlargement, scale factor 2, centre (–6, 2)
Q8. triangle with vertices at (–1, –4), (–1, –5), (–3, –4.5)
Q9. rotation 180° about (–1, 0)
Q10. 3
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Solving Quadratic Equations
Q1. Factorise 6x2 + 5x – 6.
Q2. Solve 3x2 = 147
Q3. Solve, by factorising, the equation 8x2 − 30x − 27 = 0
Q4. Solve 3x2 − 5x − 1 = 0

Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.
Q5. Solve 2x2 + 4x − 5 = 0

Give your solutions correct to 2 decimal places.
2 9
Q6. Solve +7 =0
y2 y
Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.
Q7. The area of the triangle is 22 cm2.
Set up and solve an equation to find the value of x.
4
Q8. Here is a right-angled triangle.
All measurements are in centimetres.
The area of the triangle is 2.5 cm2.

Find the perimeter of the triangle.

You must show all of your working.
Q9. The expression x2 – 8x + 21 can be written in the form (x – a)2 + b for all values of x.
Find the value of a and the value of b.
Q10. Write the expression x2 − 8x + 6 in the form (x − p)2 + q, and use it to solve x2 − 8x + 6 = 0.
Give your answer in surd form.
Answers
Q1. (3x – 2)(2x + 3)
Q2. x = ±7
Q3. x = 4.5, x = –0.75
Q4. x = 1.85, x = –0.180
Q5. x = 0.87, x = –2.87
Q6. x = 1.48, x = –0.193
Q7. x=4
Q8. perimeter = 8.64 cm
Q9. a = 4, b = 5
Q10. x = 4 ± √10
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Solving Simultaneous Equations
Q1. Solve the simultaneous equations
4x + y = 25
x − 3y = 16
Q2. A pattern is made using identical rectangular tiles.
Find the total area of the pattern.
Q3. A cinema sells adult tickets and child tickets.
The total cost of 3 adult tickets and 1 child ticket is £30

The total cost of 1 adult ticket and 3 child tickets is £22
Work out the cost of an adult ticket and the cost of a child ticket.
Q4. Solve these simultaneous equations.

2x + 3y = 9
3x + 2y = 16

3x + 2y = 4
4x + 5y = 17

2
2x + 3y =
3
3x – 4y = 18
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Q7. Paper clips are sold in small boxes and in large boxes.
There is a total of 1115 paper clips in 4 small boxes and 5 large boxes.
There is a total of 530 paper clips in 3 small boxes and 2 large boxes.
Work out the number of paper clips in each small box and in each large box.
Q8. A curve with equation y = x2 + 2x + 3 crosses a straight line with equation y = x + 9

in two places.
Find the coordinates of the two points where the lines intersect.
Q9. C is the curve with equation y = x2 − 4x + 4

L is the straight line with equation y = 2x − 4
L intersects C at two points, A and B.
Calculate the exact length of AB.

x2 + y2 = 25
y = 2x + 5
Answers
Q1. x = 7, y = –3
Q2. 48 cm²
Q3. adult ticket £8.50, child ticket £4.50
Q4. x = 6, y = –1
Q5. x = –2, y = 5
1
Q6. x=3 , y = –2
3
Q7. small = 60, large = 175
Q8. (2, 11), (–3, 6)
Q9. AB = √20 or 2√5
Q10. x = 0, y = 5, or x = –4, y = –3
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Inequalities
Q1. Write down the inequality shown in the diagram.
Q2. –2 < n ≤ 3
Represent this inequality on the number line.
Q3. –3 < n < 4

n is an integer.
Write down all the possible values of n.
Q4. 3x + 5 > 16
x is an integer.
Find the smallest value of x.
Q5. Solve 6(x − 2) > 15
Q6. Solve the inequality 8x – 3 ≥ 6x + 4.

Show the solution in a number line.
Q7. Solve the inequality 5e + 3 > e + 12
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Q8. Given that x and y are integers such that
3<x<7
4<y<9
and x + y = 13
find all the possible values of x.
Q9. Find the integer x that satisfies both the inequalities.

4x + 3 > 15
4x – 2 < 2x + 8
Q10. Solve the simultaneous inequalities.

3x – 2y < 7
7x + 2y ≤ 13
Answers
Q1. –4 < x ≤ 3
Q2. white circle at –2, line to black circle at 3
Q3. –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3
Q4. x=4
1
Q5. x>4
2
Q6. number line showing x ≥ 3.5
9
Q7. e>
4
Q8. x = 5 and 6
Q9. x = 4
Q10. x < 2, y > –0.5
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Probabilities of Single Events
Q1. Karen throws a nine-sided dice.
The sides of the dice are numbered from 1 to 9.
What is the probability that Karen throws an odd number?
Q2. There are 160 students at a disco.

96 of the students are female.
Write as a fraction the probability that a student picked at random is male.
Q3. Jane has a packet of seeds.

The probability that a seed will grow is 0.75
What is the probability that a seed will not grow?
Q4. Rhiana plays a game.

The probability that she will lose the game is 32%.
The probability that she will draw the game is 5%.
What is the probability that she will win the game?
Q5. There are 20 sweets in a box.

x of the sweets are red.
The rest of the sweets are yellow.
Tom takes at random a sweet from the box.

Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the probability that Tom takes a yellow sweet.
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Q6. An electronic game can show red or blue or green or yellow.
The table shows the probabilities that each colour will be shown.
Colour red blue green yellow

Probability 0.15 0.2 0.41 0.24
Janice is going to play the game 50 times.
Work out an estimate for the number of times the colour shown will be yellow.
Q7. Ali throws a biased dice 200 times.

The table shows information about his results.
Charlie throws the dice 550 times.

Work out an estimate for the total number of times that Charlie will get a score of 4
Q8. There are only red counters, blue counters, white counters and black counters in a bag.
The table shows the probability that a counter taken at random from the bag will be
red or blue.
Colour red blue white black
Probability 0.2 0.5
The number of white counters in the bag is the same as the number of black counters in
the bag.
There are 240 counters in the bag.
Work out the number of white counters in the bag.
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[Q9–10 linked]
Q9. Four friends each throw a coin a number of times.
The table shows the number of heads and the number of tails each friend got.
Ben Helen Paul Sharif

heads 12 20 43 63
tails 8 30 57 67
The coin is to be thrown one more time.
Which of the four friends’ results will give the best estimate for the probability that the coin will land
tails. Justify your answer.
Q10. Four friends each throw a coin a number of times.

The table shows their results.
Ben Helen Paul Sharif

heads 12 20 43 63
tails 8 30 57 67
Paul says,
“With this coin you are twice as likely to get heads as to get tails.”
Is Paul correct?
Justify your answer.
Answers
5
Q1.
9
2
Q2.
5
Q3. 0.25
Q4. 63%
20  x
Q5. 20
Q6. 12
Q7. 154
Q8. 36
Q9. Sharif’s, because he made the greatest number of throws.
Q10. Correct for Paul, but not for the others.
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Probabilities of Combined Events
Q1. Denzil has a 4-sided spinner.
The sides of the spinner are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4.
The spinner is biased.
The table shows each of the probabilities that the spinner will land on 1, on 3 and on 4.
The probability that the spinner will land on 3 is x.
Number 1 2 3 4
Probability 0.3 x 0.1
Find an expression, in terms of x, for the probability that the spinner will land on 2.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
Q2. Josh plays a game with two sets of cards.
Josh takes at random one card from each set.

He adds the numbers on the two cards to get the total score.
Copy and complete the table to show all the possible total scores.
Use the table to find the probability that Josh’s total score will be greater than 12.
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Q3. The two-way table shows some information about how some men and some women travelled to work
yesterday.
A person is chosen at random.

Given that the person is a woman, work out that the probability that she travelled to work
by bus yesterday.
Q4. Here is a Venn diagram.
Which numbers are in set A ∪ B?
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Q5. Isobel plays a game against Eric.
Isobel is twice as likely as Eric to win the game.

The probability that the game is drawn is 0.1
Work out the probability that Eric wins at least one of the three games.
Q6. There are 80 students at a language school.

All 80 students speak at least one language from French, German and Spanish.
9 of the students speak French, German and Spanish.

19 of the students speak French and German.
28 of the students speak French and Spanish.
17 of the students speak Spanish and German.
45 students speak French.
50 students speak Spanish.
Draw a Venn diagram to show this information.
One of the 80 students is selected at random.

Given that the student speaks German, find the probability that this student also
speaks French.
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Q7. There are 8 counters in a box.
The letter A is on 6 of the counters.
The letter B is on the other 2 counters.
Sally takes at random a counter from the box.

She keeps the counter.
Then Tina takes at random a counter from the box.
Copy and complete the probability tree diagram.

Use it to work out the probability that both Sally and Tina take a counter with the
letter A on it.
Sally Tina
Q8. There are 11 girls and 8 boys in a tennis club.

Jake is going to pick at random a team from the tennis club.
The team will have two players.
Work out the probability that Jake will pick two boys or two girls for the team.
Q9. Thelma spins a biased coin twice.

The probability that it will come down heads both times is 0.09.
Calculate the probability that it will come down tails both times.
Q10. Paul has 8 cards.
There is a number on each card.
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Paul takes at random 3 of the cards.
He adds together the 3 numbers on the cards to get a total T.
Work out the probability that T is an odd number.
Answers
Q1. 0.6 – x
3
Q2.
10
7
Q3.
22
Q4. 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18
Q5. 0.657
19
Q6.
40
30
Q7.
56
83
Q8.
171
Q9. 0.49
156
Q10.
336
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Multiplicative Reasoning
Q1. 7 calculators cost £41.65
Work out the cost of 12 of these calculators.
Q2. Colin, Dave and Emma share some money.
3
Colin gets
10 of the money.
Emma and Dave share the rest of the money in the ratio 3 : 2
What is Dave’s share of the money?

Q3. A train travels 2 km in 1 minute. What is its average speed in km/h?
Q4. Choose the statement that correctly describes the relationship between y and x.
A y is directly proportional to x.
B y is inversely proportional to x.
C y is proportional to the square of x.
D y is inversely proportional to the square of x.
Q5. A straight line goes through the points (–2, –4), (0, 0) and (2, 4).
Choose the statement that correctly describes the relationship between y and x.
A y is directly proportional to x, y = kx and k = 2.

B y is inversely proportional to x, y = kx and k = 2.
1 1
C y is directly proportional to x, y = x and k = .
k 2
1 1
D y is inversely proportional to x, y = x and k = .
k 2
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Q6. y is directly proportional to x.
When x = 600, y = 10
Find a formula for y in terms of x.
Use your formula to calculate the value of y when x = 540
Q7. D is directly proportional to x.

D = 36 when x = 5
Work out the value of D when x = 8
Q8. Mason invests £1500 at 2.5% per year compound interest.
What is Mason's investment worth at the end of 3 years, as a percentage of his

original investment?
Q9. Ella wants to invest £6000 in a savings account for 2 years.

She finds information about savings accounts at two different banks.
Ella wants to choose the bank that pays the greater total amount of interest for the 2 years.
Which bank pays more interest, and by how much?
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Q10. A car has an initial velocity of 300 m/minute. It travels a distance of 0.5 km in 20 seconds.
Use the appropriate formula to calculate the acceleration of the car in m/s².
1
v = u + at s = ut + at² v² = u² + 2as
2
where a = constant acceleration, u = initial velocity, v = final velocity, s = displacement from the
position when t = 0 and t = time taken.
Answers
Q1. £71.40
14
Q2.
50
Q3. 120 km/h
Q4. B
Q5. A
Q6. y=9
Q7. D = 57.6
Q8. 107.7%
Q9. Portland Bank pays £36.94 more interest in total over the two years
Q10. acceleration = 2 m/s²
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Similarity
Q1. Identify the two congruent triangles.
Q2. The diagram shows two rectangles.
The rectangles are similar.

Work out the value of w.
Q3. Quadrilaterals ABCD and LMNP are mathematically similar.
Angle A = angle L
Angle B = angle M
Angle C = angle N
Angle D = angle P

Work out the length of LP.
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Q4. Which triangle is similar to triangle X?
21°
11.2 cm
8.6 cm
21° A
6.8 cm
87°
5.6 cm
4.8 cm B
X
8.4 cm
87°
72°
D 7.2 cm
9.6 cm 8.4 cm
C
72°
87°
Q5. ABCD and AEFG are mathematically similar trapeziums.
Trapezium AEFG has an area of 36 cm2.

Work out the area of the shaded region.
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[Q6–7 linked]
Q6. The diagram shows two similar solids, A and B.
Solid A has a volume of 80 cm3.

Write the relationship between the volume of shape A and the volume of shape B as
a ratio in its simplest form
Q7. Work out the volume of solid B in question 7.
Q8. Prisms A and B are similar.
The surface area of A is 135 cm2. The surface area of B is 240

cm2. The volume of A is 864 cm3.
Work out the volume of prism B.
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Q9. A frustrum is made by removing a small cone from a similar large cone.
The height of the small cone is 20 cm.

The height of the large cone is 40 cm.
The diameter of the base of the large cone is 30 cm.
Work out the volume of the frustrum.

Q10.
In the diagram,
ADE is a right-angled triangle,

ABCD and AEFG are squares.
Prove that triangle ABE is congruent to triangle ADG.
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Answers
Q1. A and D
Q2. w = 21 cm
Q3. 7.5 cm
Q4. C
Q5. 45 cm²
Q6. 1:8
Q7. 640 cm³
Q8. 2048 cm3
Q9. 8250 cm³
Q10. AD = AB and AE = AG; angle EAB = angle DAG, so SAS
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Trigonometric Graphs
Q1. Write down the exact value of cos 30°.
Q2. Write down the exact value of sin 45°.
Q3. Write down the exact value of tan 60°.
Q4.
Work out the value of x.
Q5. Sketch the graph of y = cos xº for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
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[Q6–7 linked]
Q6. The diagram shows part of a sketch of the curve y = sin x°.
Write down the coordinates of the point P.
Q7. Write down the coordinates of the point Q in the diagram in question 6.
Q8. The diagram shows part of a sketch of the curve y = sin x°.
On the grid above, sketch the graph of y = –sin x°.
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Q9. Here is the graph of y = sin x° for –180 ≤ x ≤ 180
On the grid above, sketch the graph of y = sin x° + 2 for –180 ≤ x ≤ 180
Q10. Sketch the graph of y = cos (x + 2) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
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Answers
3
Q1.
2
2
Q2.
2
Q3. 3
Q4. 6 cm
Q5. Sketch through (0, 1), (90, 0), (180, –1), (270, 0), (360, 1)
Q6. (180, 0)
Q7. (270, –1)
Q8. reflection in x-axis
Q9. Sketch translated two units up the y-axis
Q10. Sketch translated two units left along the x-axis
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Tricky Trig
Q1. The diagram shows two vertical posts, AB and CD, on horizontal ground.
AB = 1.7 m
CD : AB = 1.5 : 1
The angle of elevation of C from A is 52°
Calculate the length of BD.

[Q2–3 linked]
Q2. Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.
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Q3. Calculate the length of AB in the diagram in question 2.
Q4. ABC is a triangle.
The area of triangle ABC is 50 cm2.
Work out the length of AC.

Q5. The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH.

AB = 8 cm, AF = 6 cm and FC = 16 cm.
Find the size of the angle between the line FC and the plane ABGF.
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Q6. VABCD is a solid pyramid.
ABCD is a square of side 20 cm.

The angle between any sloping edge and the plane ABCD is 55°
Calculate the surface area of the pyramid.

Q7. The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH.
AB = 5cm
BC = 7cm
AE = 3cm
Calculate the length of AG.

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Q8. There is a coastguard station at point A and at point B.
B is due East of A.
The distance from A to B is 12 km.
There is a rowing boat at point R.

R is on a bearing of 160° from A.
R is on a bearing of 220° from B.
There is a speedboat at point T.

T is 5 km due South of A.
Work out the shortest distance from T to R.

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Q9. ABC is a triangle.
AC = 8.4m
Angle ACB = 40°
The area of the triangle = 100m2.
Work out the length of AB.

Q10. ABCDE is a square-based pyramid.
AE = BE = CE = DE = 12 cm
AB = 15 cm
Calculate the size of angle DEB.

Give your answer to the nearest degree.
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Answers
Q1. 0.664 m
Q2. 60.4 m²
Q3. 13.4 m
Q4. 12.7 cm
Q5. 51.3°
Q6. 1300 cm²
Q7. 9.11 cm
Q8. 6.2 km
Q9. 31.1 m
Q10. 124°
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Collecting Data
Q1. Mr and Mrs Jennings are planning a holiday to Italy.
They will go on holiday with their 11 year old daughter.
The table below shows some information about the prices of flights.
Flight to Italy Flight from Italy

Date Price per adult (£) Date Price per adult (£)
28th October 282 4th November 305
31st October 272 7th November 283
Child fares 0 to 2 years old No charge
Over 2 to 12 years old 75% of the adult fare
Mr and Mrs Jennings and their daughter want to fly to Italy on 29th October.
They want to fly back from Italy on 6th November.
How much do their flights cost in total?
Q2. The Kumar family are going to go to New York.

They will go with Highway Airlines or Jetstream Airlines.
The tables show how much it costs for each adult and each child to go with these airlines.
Highway Airlines give a discount of 5% of the total cost for booking online.
Jetstream Airlines give a discount of £25 per person for booking online.
The Kumar family are going to New York on 3 August.
They will buy 2 adult tickets and 1 child ticket.
They will book online.
The Kumar family want to pay the lower total cost.
Which airline should they choose?
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Q3. Nathan is doing a survey about DVDs.
He writes a questionnaire.
Nathan decides to hand out his questionnaire to the women who are inside a DVD store.
His sample is biased.
Give two possible reasons why.
Q4. Mr and Mrs Jones are planning a holiday to the Majestic Hotel in the Cape Verde Islands.
The table gives information about the prices of holidays to the Majestic Hotel.
Mr and Mrs Jones are thinking about going on holiday

on 20 February for 7 nights
on 10 April for 14 nights.
Mr and Mrs Jones have 2 children.
Compare the costs of these two holidays for the Jones family.
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Q5. Jon and Alice are planning a holiday.
They are going to stay at a hotel.
The table shows information about prices at the hotel.
Jon and Alice will stay in a double room.

They will eat dinner at the hotel every day.
They can stay at the hotel for 3 nights in June or 4 nights in November.
Which of these holidays is cheaper?
Q6. There are 1200 students at a school.

Kate is helping to organise a party.
She is going to order pizza.
Kate takes a sample of 60 of the students at the school.
She asks each student to tell her one type of pizza they want.
The table shows information about her results.
Work out how much ham pizza Kate should order.
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Q7. There are 1200 students at a school.
Kate is helping to organise a party.
She is going to order pizza.
Kate takes a sample of 60 of the students at the school.
She asks each student to tell her one type of pizza they want.
The table shows information about her results.
Kate orders 400 pizzas.

Write down any assumptions Kate has made and explain how these could affect her order.
Q8. A farmer wants to estimate the number of rabbits on his farm.

On Monday he catches 120 rabbits.
He puts a tag on each rabbit.
He then lets the rabbits run away.
On Tuesday the farmer catches 70 rabbits.
15 of these rabbits have a tag on them.
Work out an estimate for the total number of rabbits on the farm.
You must write down any assumptions you have made.
Q9. Clive wants to estimate the number of bees in a beehive.

Clive catches 50 bees from the beehive.
He marks each bee with a dye.
He then lets the bees go.
The next day, Clive catches 40 bees from the beehive.
8 of these bees have been marked with the dye.
Work out an estimate for the total number of bees in the beehive.
Write down any assumptions you have made.
Q10. Toga wants to estimate the number of termites in a nest.

On Monday Toga catches 80 termites.
He puts a mark on each termite.
He then puts all 80 termites back in the nest.
On Tuesday Toga catches 60 termites.
12 of these termites have a mark on them.
Work out an estimate for the total number of termites in the nest.
You must write down any assumptions you have made.
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Answers
Q1. 283 + 283 + 212.75 + 285 + 285 + 213.75 = £1562.50
Q2. Highway £1116.25, Jetstream £1113, so Jetstream cheaper by £3.25
Q3. Nathan only asked females, and only in one store
Q4. Feb: 714 + 714 + 678.3 + 678.3 = 2784.60, April: 802 + 802 + 681.7 + 681.7 = 2967.40, so Feb
holiday is cheaper by £182.80, but April holiday is cheaper per day 211.96 against 397.80
Q5. June: 74.25 × 6 + 31 × 6 = 631.50, Nov: 59.75 × 6 + 31.75 × 8 = 612.50, so Nov holiday cheaper by
£19.00
Q6. 400
Q7. Kate is assuming sample is representative of population and everyone goes to the party
Q8. (120/70) × 15 = 560, assuming sample is random, population hasn’t changed overnight
Q9. (50/8) × 40 = 250, assuming sample is random, fixed population
Q10. (80/12) × 60 = 400, assuming sample is random, population hasn’t changed overnight
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Graphing Inequalities
Q1. The lines y = x – 2 and x + y = 10 are drawn on the grid.
On the grid, mark with a cross (×) each of the points with integer coordinates that are in the region
defined by
y>x–2
x + y < 10
x>3
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Q2. On the grid, shade the region that satisfies all these inequalities.
x+y<4 y>x−1 y < 3x
Label the region R.
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Q3. Use a graphical method to find the integer coordinates that satisfy all these inequalities.
y–x≤4 y > 2x + 3 x > –1
Q4. Sketch the graph of y = x2 + x – 6.

Write down the values for x where x2 + x – 6 < 0.
Q5. Solve x2 > 3x + 4
Q6. Solve the inequality x2 > 3(x + 6)
Q7. Solve the inequality x² – 3x – 10 < 0

Give the answer using set notation.
Q8. Solve the inequality x² + 8x + 15 > 0
Q9. Solve the inequality 6x² – 19x + 10 < 0

Q10. Solve the inequality 8x² + 34x + 21 > 0

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Answers
Q1. (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (5, 4)
Q2. graph with correct region R shaded
Q3. (0, 4)
Q4. x = –2, –1, 0, 1
Q5. x > 4, x < –1
Q6. x > 6, x < –3
Q7. {x: –2 < x < 5}
Q8. x > –3, x < –5
2 5
Q9. {x: < x < }
3 2
Q10.  7  3
x:x<  x:x>
   
 2  4
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Circle Theorems
Calculator
Q1.
B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

AB and AC are tangents to the circle.
Angle BAC = 40°.
Find the size of angle BCO.
Q2.

B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
AB and AD are tangents to the circle.
Angle DAB = 50°
Work out the size of angle BCD.
Give a reason for each stage in your working.
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Q3.
A, B and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

BOD is a diameter of the circle.
BC and AC are tangents to the circle.
Angle OCB = 34°.
Work out the size of angle DOA.
Q4.
B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

ABE and ADF are tangents to the circle.
Angle DAB = 40°
Angle CBE = 75°
Work out the size of angle ODC.
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Q5.
A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

AC is a diameter of the circle.
AC and BD intersect at E.
Angle CAB = 25°
Angle DEC = 100°
Work out the size of angle DAC.
You must show all your working.
Q6.
A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle.

The straight line PAQ is a tangent to the circle.
Angle PAC = 56°
Angle ACB = 75°
Work out the size of the angle marked x.
Give reasons for each stage of your working.
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Q7.
A and B are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

AT is a tangent to the circle.
Angle TAB = 58°.
Angle BTA = 41°.
Calculate the size of angle OBT.
You must give reasons at each stage of your working.
Q8.
A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

Angle AOC = y.
Find the size of angle ABC in terms of y.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.
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Q9.
M and N are two points on the circumference of a circle centre O.

The straight line AMB is the tangent to the circle at M.
Angle MON = y
Prove that angle BMN = ½ y
Q10.

A, B and C are points on the circumference of the circle, centre O.
TA and TB are tangents to the circle. CA = CB.
Angle ATB = 2x°.
Prove that angle ACB = (90 – x)°.
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Answers
Q1. 20°
Q2. 65°
Q3. 68°
Q4. 55°
Q5. 35°
Q6. 49°
Q7. 113°
Q8. (180 – y/2)°
Q9. OMN = (180 – y)/2° (isosceles triangles) = (90 – y/2)°,
so BMN = (y/2)° (tangent at right angle to radius)
Q10. AOB = 360 – 90 – 90 – 2x = 180 – 2x° (tangent at right angle to radius),
so ACB = 180 – 2x ÷ 2 (angle at centre double angle at circumference) = (90 – x)°
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Vectors and Proof
4
Q1. e = 6
  f=
 

 2
Write e + f as a column vector.
2
Q2. a =  2b 
  b=
 
a 
Write 3a – 2b as a column vector.
[Q3–4 linked]
Q3.
The diagram is a sketch.
P is the point (2, 4)

Q is the point (4, 8)

Find the vector PQ
Give your answer as a column vector
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Q4.
The diagram is a sketch.
P is the point (2, 4)

Q is the point (4, 8)
 6
QR =  
 
M is the midpoint of PQ.

N is the midpoint of QR.

Find the vector MN
Give your answer as a column vector
4 
Q5. Find the length of the vector . Give your answer in surd form.
 
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Q6.
OAB is a triangle.
M is the midpoint of OA.
N is the midpoint of OB.
=m
=n
Show that AB is parallel to MN.

Q7.
OAB is a triangle.
P is the point on AB such that AP : PB = 5:3
= 2a
= 2b
= k(3a + 5b) where k is a scalar quantity.
Find the value of k.

[Q8–9 linked]
9
Q8. OACB is a parallelogram.
 
OA = a and OB = b
 
D is the point such that AC = CD
The point N divides AB in the ratio 2 : 1

Write an expression for ON in terms of a and b.
Q9. From the diagram in question 8, prove that OND is a straight line.
Q10.
CAYB is a quadrilateral.

CA = 3a

CB = 6a

BY = 5a  b
X is the point on AB such that AX : XB = 1 : 2

 2 
Prove that CX = CY
5
9
Answers
 10 
Q1.  
 1
 6  4b 
Q2.  
3a + 6
 
2
Q3.  
 4
4
Q4.  
 0
Q5. 2√13

Q6. MN 
= n – m and AB = 2n – 2m, so lines are parallel
1
Q7. k=
4
 1 2
Q8. ON = a + b
3 3
 
Q9. OD = 3ON
 
Q10. CY = 5a + 5b , CX = 2a + 2b
9
Direct and Inverse Proportion
Q1. Write down the letter of the graph that shows variables in inverse proportion.
[Q2–3 linked]
Q2. y is directly proportional to the square of x.
Write a statement of proportionality to represent this relationship.
Q3. y is directly proportional to the square of x.

When x = 3, y = 36
Find the value of y when x = 5
Q4. d is inversely proportional to c

When c = 280, d = 25
Find the value of d when c = 350
Q5. In an experiment, values of f and g were taken.
f 3 6 8
g 54 432 1024
Which of these relationships fits the results?
gf² gf³ gf g  √f
Q6. y is inversely proportional to x

When x = 1.5, y = 36
Find the value of y when x = 6
Q7. T is inversely proportional to

d2 T = 160 when d = 8
Find the value of T when d = 0.5
9
Q8. D is directly proportional to the cube of n.
Mary says that when n is doubled, the value of D is multiplied by 6
Mary is wrong.
Explain why.
Q9. A pendulum of length L cm has time period T seconds.

T is directly proportional to the square root of L.
The length of the pendulum is increased by 40%.
Work out the percentage increase in the time period.
Q10. When 20 litres of water are poured into any cylinder, the depth, D (in cm), of the
water is inversely proportional to the square of the radius, r (in cm), of the cylinder.
When 20 litres of water is poured into a cylinder with radius 15 cm, the depth of the
water is 28.4 cm.
When 20 litres of water is poured into another cylinder, the depth of the water is 64 cm.
Work out the radius of this cylinder, correct to 1 decimal place.
Answers
Q1. C
Q2. y  x²
Q3. y = 100
Q4. d = 20
Q5. g f³
Q6. y=9
Q7. T = 40960
Q8. The value of D should be multiplied by 8 (23 not 2 × 3)
Q9. 18.3%
Q10. 10.0 cm
9
Quadratic, Cubic and Reciprocal Graphs
Q1.
(a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 − 3x − 1
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 − 3x − 1 for all values of x from −2 to 4
1
Q2.
(a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 5x + 6
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 – 5x + 6 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 5
(c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find estimates for the solutions of the equation
x2 – 5x = x – 7
1
Q3.
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x3 – 5x + 2 for –3 ≤ x ≤ 3
The equation x3 – 6x + m = 0, where m is an integer, has one negative solution and

two positive solutions.
(c) Given that x = 1 is one of the positive solutions, show that m = 5
(d) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find an estimate for the negative solution of x3 – 6x + 5 =
0 Give your estimate to 1 decimal place.
...........................................................
1
Q4.
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x3 – 3x + 2 for values of x from –2 to 2
(c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, use your graph to find an estimate for the solution of
2x3 – 3x + 4 = 0
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
1
Q5.
Here are six graphs.
Write down the letter of the graph
of (a)
(b) y = x − 3 + 3x2 − x3
(c)
1
Answers
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
1
Q4.
Q5.
1
Series
Q1.
Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.

38, 31, 24, 17
Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence.
Q2.
Here are the first three terms of an arithmetic sequence.

8p, 7p − 3, 4p + 2
The sum of the first n terms of the sequence is
−1914 Work out the value of n
Show your working clearly.
Q3.
The sum of the first 80 terms of an arithmetic series, S, is

470 The 75th term of S is 14.5
The sum of the first X terms of S is 171
Work out the value of X
Show your working clearly.
Q4.
Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic series.

Given that the 15th term of the series is (90 + 2k),
calculate the sum of the first 30 terms of the
series.
1
Q5.
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.
Q6.
The sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic series is 4 times the sum of the first 5 terms of the same series.
The 8th term of this series is 45
Find the first term of this
series. Show clear algebraic
working.
Answers
Q1.
1
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
1
Q5.
1
Q6.
1
Sets and Venn Diagrams
Questions
Q1.
= whole numbers
A = factors of 100
B = multiples of 5
List the members of the set A ∩ B
Q2.
(a) List the members of the
set (i)
(ii)
(b) Explain why
Q3.
(a) List the members of
C is a set such that

The set C has 4
members.
(b) List the members of one possible set C
Q4.
(a) Write down n(A)
1
...........................................................
1
(b) List the members of the set (A ∪ B)'
(c) List the members of the set A' ∩ B
C ⊂ A, C ⊂ B and n(C) = 5
(d) List the members of the set C
Q5.
Some students were asked the following question.

"Which of the subjects Russian (R), French (F) and German (G) do you
study?" Of these students
4 study all three of Russian, French and
German 10 study Russian and French
13 study French and
German 6 study Russian
and German 24 study
German
11 study none of the three subjects
the number who study Russian only is twice the number who study French only.
Let x be the number of students who study French only.
(a) Show all this information on the Venn diagram, giving the number of students in each appropriate subset, in
terms of x
where necessary.
(3)
Given that the number of students who were asked the question was 80
(b) work out the number of these students that study Russian.
1
Q6.
(a) = Students in Year 12

G = Students who study German
F = Students who study French
M = Students who study Maths
(i) G ∩ M = ∅
Use this information to write a statement about the students who study German in Year 12
(ii) Preety is a student in Year
12 Preety ∉ F.
Use this information to write a statement about

Preety. (b) A = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
A ∩ B = 2, 4
A ∪ B = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10
List all the members of set B.
Q7.
A and B are two
sets. n( ) = 37
n(A) = 22
n(A ∩ B) =
12 n(A ∪ B) =
30
(a) Complete the Venn Diagram to show the numbers of elements.
(b) Find (i) n(A ∪ B')
(i) n(A' ∪ B')
1
Q8.
= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
A = 1, 3, 5, 7
B = 2, 4, 6, 8
(a) Explain why A ∩ B = ∅

x and x ∉ A ∪ B
(b) Write down the value of x.
A ∩ C = 3, 7 , B ∩ C = 8 and A ∪ B ∪ C =
(c) List all the members of C.
Q9.
A, B and C are three sets.

A ∩ B = ∅ and C ⊂ A
(a) Complete the Venn diagram to show the sets B and C
(b) On the Venn diagram, shade the region that represents A ∩ C ′
Q10.
The Venn diagram shows a universal set, and sets A, B and C.
12, 5, 9, 10, 6, 3, 4 and 8 represent the numbers of elements.
1
Find
(i) n(A ∪ B)
(ii) n(A' ∩ B')
(iii) n([A ∩ B] ∪ C)
Answers
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
1
Q4.
Q5.
1
Q6.
Q7.
Q8.
Q9.
Q10.
1
1
Graph Transformations
Q1.
The point A with coordinates (−3, 2) lies on the straight line with equation y = f(x)
(a) Find the coordinates of the image of the point A on the straight line with equation
(i) y = f(x) − 3
(ii)
Here is a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = g(x)
The point B with coordinates (p, q) lies on the curve.

(b) Find the coordinates of the image of the point B on the curve with equation
y = −g(x − c)
where c is a constant.
1
Q2.
The graph of y = f(x) is shown on the grid.
(a) On the grid above, sketch the graph of
The graph of y = f(x + k) is shown on the grid
below.
(b) Write down the value of k
1
Q3.
A curve has equation y = f(x)

The coordinates of the minimum point on this curve are (–9, 15)
(a) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve with equation
(i) y = f(x + 3)
(ii) y = f(x)
)
The graph of y = a cos (x + b)° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360 is drawn on the grid below.
Given that a > 0 and that 0 < b < 360

(b) find the value of a and the value of b.
Q4.
The diagram shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x)
There is one maximum point on this curve.

The coordinates of this maximum point are (4, 6)
1
(a) Write down the coordinates of the maximum point on the curve with equation
(i) y = f(x + 4)
(ii) y = f(2x)
The equation of a curve C is y = x2 + 3x + 4
The curve C is transformed to curve S under the translation

(b) Find an equation of curve S.
You do not need to simplify the equation.
Q5.
The diagram shows part of the curve with equation y = f(x)
The coordinates of the minimum point on this curve are (3, –4)
(a) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve with equation
(i) y = f(x – 4)
(ii) y = 3f(x)
(iii) y =
The curve with equation y = f(x) is translated to give curve
C. C has a minimum at the point with coordinates (3, 5)
The equation of C is y = f(x) + k
(b) Write down the value of k
1
Q6.
The curve S has equation y = f(x) where f(x) = x2

The curve T has equation y = g(x) where g(x) = 2x2 – 12x + 13
By writing g(x) in the form a(x – b)2 – c, where a, b and c are constants, describe fully a series of transformations that
map the curve S onto the curve T.
Answers
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
1
Q4.
Q5.
1
Q6.
1
Surds
Q1.
Show that (6 − √8)2 = 44 − 24√2

Show each stage of your working clearly.
Q2.
Express in the form k is a surd
Q3.
Show that can be written in the form , where a and b are integers.
Show each stage of your working clearly and give the value of a and the value of
b.
Q4.
Express in the form where a and b are

integers. Show each stage of your working clearly.
Q5.
Show that can be written in the form where a is an

integer. Show your working clearly.
1
Q6.
Show that
can be written in the form a + where a and b are integers.
Q7.
The diagram shows a cuboid with a square cross section.
The volume of the cuboid is

Without using a calculator, find the value of
x
Give your answer in the form a + √b where a and b are
integers. Show your working clearly.
Q8.
Given that e and f are positive

integers, find the value of e and the
value of f.
1
Answers
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
1
Q4.
Q5.
Q6.
Q7.
1
Q8.
1
Functions
Questions
Q1.
The function f is defined as
(a) Find f (8)
..
(b) Express the inverse function f −1 in the form f −1(x) = ...
The function g is defined as
(c) Which values of x cannot be included in a domain of g?
(d) Express the function gf in the form gf (x) =

... Give your answer as simply as possible.
Q2.
f is a function such
that f(x) =
(a) Find f(1/2)

g is a function such
that g(x) = x ≥ 1
(b)
Find fg(x)
Give your answer as simply as possible.
1
Q3.
The functions g and h are such that
(a) What value of x must be excluded from any domain of g?
(b) Solve gh(x) = 1
Q4.
The function f is such that f(x) = x2 – 8x + 5 where x ≤

4 Express the inverse function f–1 in the form f–1(x) = ...
Q5.
The function f is such that f (x) = 3x – 2

(a) Find f (5)
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) = ...
Q6.
The function f is such that f(x) = 3x2 – 12x + 7 where x ≤

2 Express the inverse function f–1 in the form f–1(x) = ...
1
Answers
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
1
Q4.
Q5.
1
1
Q6.
1
Differentiation
Questions
Q1.
y = x3 + 6x2 + 5
(a) Find
The curve with equation y = x3 + 6x2 + 5 has two turning points.

(b) Work out the coordinates of these two turning
points. Show your working clearly.
Q2.
y = x3 – 6x2 – 15x
(a) Find
The curve with equation y = x3 – 6x2 – 15x has two stationary points.
(b) Work out the coordinates of these two stationary points.
Q3.
A particle P moves along a straight

line. The fixed point O lies on this line.
The displacement of P from O at time t seconds, t ≥ 1, is s metres where
The velocity of P at time t seconds, t ≥ 1, is vm/s

Work out the distance of P from O at the instant when v = 0
1
Q4.
G is the point on the curve with equation y = 8x2 – 14x – 6 where the gradient is 10
The straight line Q passes through the point G and is perpendicular to the tangent at
G
Find an equation for Q
Give your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 where a, b and c are integers.
Q5.
A particle P is moving along a straight line that passes through the fixed point O. The displacement, s metres, of P
from O at time t seconds is given by
s = t3 − 6t2 + 5t −
4 Find the value of t for which the acceleration of P is 3 m/s2
Q6.
A particle is moving along a straight line that passes through the fixed point O
The displacement, s metres, of the particle from O at time t seconds is given by
s = 2t3 − 5t2 + 6t − 5
Find the value of t when the acceleration of the particle is 5 m/s2
1
Q7.
A farmer has 120 metres of fencing.

He is going to make a rectangular enclosure PQRS with the fencing.
He is also going to divide the enclosure into two equal parts by fencing along MN.
The width of the enclosure is x

metres. The length of the enclosure is
y metres.
(a) (i) Show that y = 60 − 1.5x
The area of the enclosure PQRS is A m2
(ii) Show that A = 60x − 1.5x2
(b) Find
(c) Find the maximum value of A.
1
Answers
Q1.
Apart from b, where the mark scheme states otherwise, the correct answer, unless clearly obtained by an incorrect
method, should be taken to imply a correct method.
Q2.
Q3.
1
Q4.
Q5.
Q6.
1
Q7.
1
Histograms
Questions
Q1.
The table gives information about the heights of some trees.
On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.
1
Q2.
The histogram shows information about the numbers of minutes some people waited to be served at a Post Office.
Work out an estimate for the proportion of these people who waited longer than 20 minutes to be served.
1
Q3.
The table and histogram give information about the distance travelled, in order to get to work, by each person
working in a large store.
Using the information in the table and in the histogram,

(a) complete the table,
(b) complete the histogram.
One of the people working in the store is chosen at random.

(c) Work out an estimate for the probability that the distance travelled by this person, in order to get to work,
was greater than 25 km.
1
Q4.
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.
1
Q5.
The table gives information about the weights, in kg, of the parcels that Pedro delivers on Monday.
(a) On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.
One of the parcels that Pedro delivered on Monday is chosen at random.

(b) Using the information in the table, find an estimate for the probability that this parcel weighs more than 7 kg.
1
Answers
Q1.
1
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
1
Q5.
1
Algebraic Fractions
Questions
Q1.
Simplify fully
Q2.
Express as a single fraction in its simplest terms.
Q3.
Express as a single fraction in its simplest terms.
Q4.
Simplify fully
Q5.
Simplify fully
Show clear algebraic
working.
Q6.
Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.
Q7.
Express as a single fraction.

Simplify your answer.
1
Q8.
Write 5 − (x + 2) ÷ as a single
fraction. Simplify your answer fully.
Q9.
Simplify fully
Show clear algebraic working.
Answers
Q1.
Q2.
1
Q3.
Q4.
Q5.
The correct answer, unless clearly obtained by an incorrect method, should be taken to imply a correct method.
Q6.
1
Q7.
Q8.
1
Q9.
1
1
Algebraic Proof
Questions
Q1.
Prove that the difference between two consecutive square numbers is always an odd
number. Show clear algebraic working.
Q2.
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.
Q3.
Using algebra, prove that, given any 3 consecutive even numbers, the difference between the square of the largest
number and the square of the smallest number is always 8 times the middle number.
Q4.
Prove algebraically that the difference between the squares of any two consecutive odd numbers is always a
multiple of 8
Q5.
Use algebra to show that
Q6.
Prove algebraically that, for any three consecutive even numbers,

the sum of the squares of the smallest even number and the largest even number is 8 more than twice the square of
the middle even number.
Q7.
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.
1
Answers
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
1
Q4.
Q5.
1
Q6.
1
Q7.
1
Circle Geometry
Q1. On the grid, construct the graph of x2 + y2 = 16
1
[Q2–3 linked]
Q2. Here is a circle, centre O, and the tangent to the circle at the point P(4, 3) on the circle.
Find an equation of the radius OP.
Q3. Using the diagram in question 2, find an equation of the tangent at the point P.
[Q4–5 linked]
Q4. The line l is a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 40 at the point
A. A is the point (2, 6).
Find an equation of the tangent at the point A.
Q5. The line l in question 4 crosses the x–axis at the point P.

Work out the area of triangle OAP.
Answers
Q1. circle correctly drawn, centre (0, 0), radius 4
Q2. 3
y= x
4
Q3. 4 25
y= x+
3 3
Q4. 1 2
y = x+6
3 3
1
Q5. P (20, 0), so area triangle OAP = × 20 × 6 = 60
2
1
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