ADMISSION

NUMBER

DATE

SECOND EXAMINATION - MARCH 2024

GRADE 10 (EDEXCEL)

MATHEMATICS
PAPER I
Duration : 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, compasses, pen, HB
pencil, eraser, calculator. Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• 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.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Grade 10 (Edexcel) Mathematics I - Second Examination - March 2024
Prepared for Lyceum International School by Lyceum Assessments
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International GCSE Mathematics

Formulae sheet − Higher Tier
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Answer all the questions.

Write your answers in the given spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.

1. 𝐴 train travelled 504 𝑘𝑚 in 6 hours and 18 minutes.

Work out the average speed of the train.

……………………………………… 𝑘𝑚ℎ−1
( Total for Question 1 is 3 marks )

2. Here are the first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence.

11 17 23 29

Find an expression, in terms of 𝑛, for the 𝑛th term of the sequence.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 2 is 2 marks )
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3.
5 𝑐𝑚 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
3 𝑐𝑚
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛
2 𝑐𝑚

4 𝑐𝑚 4 𝑐𝑚

Find the perimeter of the shape.

………………………………………. 𝑐𝑚
( Total for Question 3 is 3 marks )

4. a) Given that (𝑦 𝑛 )2 × 𝑦 3 = 𝑦
Workout the value of 𝑛.

𝑛 =……………………………………….
(2)
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2𝑘
b) Make 𝑘 the subject of the formula 𝑝 =
𝑘−1

……………………………………….
(2)
c) Expand and simplify 2𝑥(𝑥 − 3)(3𝑥 + 1)

……………………………………….
(2)
( Total for Question 4 is 6 marks )

5. In a vehicle park there are motor cycles and cars.

The ratio of the number of cars to the number of motor cycles is 4 : 9
There are 20 motor cycles more than the number of cars.
Find the number of cars in the park.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 5 is 2 marks )
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6.a) In a bag there are green marbles, red marbles and yellow marbles.
When a marble is taken randomly, the probability of getting a green
marble is 0.34
The probability of getting red marble is equal to the probability of
getting yellow marble.
Work out the probability of getting yellow marble.

……………………………………….
(3)
b) Each time Hassan shoot the ball to the basket, the probability that it will
fall in to the basket is 0.7
He shoots the ball 20 times.
Work out an estimate for the number of times that the ball does not fall
in to the basket.

……………………………………….
(2)
( Total for Question 6 is 5 marks )

7. −2 ≤ 𝑦 − 1 < 3
𝑦 is an integer.
a) Write down the positive integer values of 𝑦.

……………………………………….
(2)
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b) Solve the inequality 5𝑚 − 1 > 3𝑚 − 3

……………………………………….
(2)
( Total for Question 7 is 4 marks )

8. 𝑝 = 2.4 × 1018 𝑞 = 1.6 × 1017

a) Work out the value of 𝑝 + 𝑞

Give your answer in standard form.

……………………………………….
(2)
b) Given that 𝑝 = 𝑘 × 𝑞
Work out the value of 𝑘.

𝑘 =……………………………………….
(2)
( Total for Question 8 is 4 marks )
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9. a) Factorise completely 2𝑝2 + 10𝑝𝑞

……………………………………….
(2)
b) Solve (𝑥 + 3)2 = 𝑥 2 + 2

……………………………………….
(3)
( Total for Question 9 is 5 marks )

10. Peter has done 6 subjects for the semester examination.

Each subject, paper was marked out of 100 and his mean marks for the
6 subjects is 64.
Peter has to do one more subject which is to be marked out of 100 and
he wants his mean mark for all the 7 subjects to be 65.
Work out the marks Peter needs to get for the last subject.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 10 is 3 marks )
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11. a) The diagram shows a sector of a circle with radius 10.5 𝑐𝑚.

𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛

1080

10.5 𝑐𝑚

Work out the perimeter of the sector.

……………………………………….𝑐𝑚
( Total for Question 11 is 3 marks )

12. Following numbers represent the distance travelled by set of students

from home to school.

4 7 8 11 11 12 13 15 18 18 20

Find the interquartile range of the distances.

Show all your working clearly.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 12 is 2 marks )
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13. 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅 are points on a circle, center 𝑂.

Angle 𝑃𝑄̂𝑆 = 620 .
𝑆𝑄 is a tangent to the circle at 𝑄 and 𝑆𝑄 is parallel to 𝑃𝑅.

𝑃
𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛

𝑅
.
𝑂

𝑆
620

𝑄
Calculate the size of angle 𝑄𝑂̂𝑅. Show all your working.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 13 is 3 marks )
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14. Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal 1.3̇4̇ =
99

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 14 is 3 marks )

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15. Given that 𝑦 = and that 𝑥 =
𝑥+2 𝑏

Find an expression for 𝑦 in terms of 𝑏.

Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 15 is 3 marks )
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16. The table and the histogram show the distance travelled by some students
to go to the school from home.

Distance ( 𝑑 𝑘𝑚) Frequency

0<𝑦≤5 8

5 < 𝑦 ≤ 15 18

15 < 𝑦 ≤ 20 20

20 < 𝑦 ≤ 25 15

25 < 𝑦 ≤ 30

Frequency
density

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
distance ( 𝑘𝑚 )
Using the information in the table and in the histogram,
a) complete the table,
(1)

b) complete the histogram. (2)

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c) One of the students is chosen at random from these students.

Work out an estimate for the probability that the distance travelled by this
student to go to the school is less than 10𝑘𝑚.

……………………………………….
(2)
( Total for Question 16 is 5 marks )

17. The diagram shows a universal set ؏ and sets 𝐴 , 𝐵 and 𝐶.

𝐴 𝐵

11 1 8

5
4 3

10
5 𝐶

11, 1, 8, 4, 5, 3, 10 and 5 represent the numbers of elements.

Find
i) 𝑛(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶)

……………………………………….
(1)

ii) 𝑛(𝐶 ′ )
……………………………………….
(1)
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iii) 𝑛((𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)′ ∩ 𝐶)

……………………………………….
(1)
( Total for Question 17 is 3 marks )

2𝑝
18. 𝑀= −𝑡
𝑘

𝑝 = 8.5 correct to 1 decimal place

𝑘 = 3 correct to the nearest whole number
𝑡 = 1.4 correct to 2 significant figures

Calculate the upper bound for the value of 𝑀.

Show your working clearly.

……………………………………….
(4)
( Total for Question 18 is 4 marks )
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19. The diagram shows a cuboid with a horizontal base 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.

𝐺 𝐻 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛
𝐹 𝐸

7 𝑐𝑚
𝐷 𝐶
5 𝑐𝑚
𝐴 12 𝑐𝑚 𝐵

𝐴𝐵 = 12 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 5 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐹 = 7 𝑐𝑚 .

a) Calculate length 𝐴𝐶

……………………………………….𝑐𝑚
(2)
b) Calculate the angle between 𝐴𝐻 And the base 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.
Show all your working and give your answer correct to
3 significant figures.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 19 is 4 marks )
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20. Sum of the first 𝑁 terms of an arithmetic series is 1034.

The second term of the series is 9.
The 6th term of the series is 25.

Find the value of 𝑁.

Show clear algebraic working.

……………………………………….
( Total for Question 20 is 5 marks )
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21. The functions 𝑓 and ℎ are defined as

𝑥−5
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 6 ℎ(𝑥) =
2

a) Find ℎ(−3)

……………………………………….
(2)
−1 (𝑥)
b) Express the inverse of the function 𝑓 in the form 𝑓 = ………

𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =……………………………………….
(4)
( Total for Question 21 is 6 marks )
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92
22. a) = 32𝑥
√3

Find the value of 𝑥.

Show your working clearly.

𝑥 =……………………………………….
(2)

b) Find the value of 5−1 + 50 .

Show your working clearly.

……………………………………….
(2)
( Total for Question 22 is 4 marks )
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23. The diagram shows two circles intersecting each other.

𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
𝐴 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛

5 𝑐𝑚 7 𝑐𝑚

𝑄 . 420 .𝑃

One of the circle has center 𝑄 and radius 5 𝑐𝑚.

The other circle has center 𝑃 and radius 7 𝑐𝑚.
Angle 𝐴𝑃̂𝐵 = 420 .

a) Work out the length of 𝐴𝐵.

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

……………………………………….
(2)
b) Calculate angle 𝐴𝑄̂𝐵. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

……………………………………….
(4)
( Total for Question 23 is 4 marks )
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24. A solid is made from a corn and a hemisphere.

The plane surface of the hemisphere coincides with the base of the corn.

𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛

Hemisphere and the cylinder have the same radius.

The ratio of the radius of the hemisphere to the height of the corn is 1 : 2
Given that the solid has volume 36𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
Work out the height of the corn.

………………………………………. 𝑐𝑚
( Total for Question 24 is 5 marks )
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25. a) The diagram shows sketch of triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 , triangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅 and
triangle 𝑋𝑌𝑍 on a coordinate plane.
𝑦 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
𝐴 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛

𝑋
𝐵 𝐶(−2, 3)

𝑥
𝑃 𝑅( 𝑝, 𝑞 )
𝑌 𝑍(5, −2)

i) Given that triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 has been reflected to give triangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅 through
line 𝑦 = 1
Work out the value of 𝑝 and the value of 𝑞.

……………………………………….
(1)
ii) Given that the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is translated to give triangle 𝑋𝑌𝑍, find the
translation vector which translate triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 onto triangle 𝑋𝑌𝑍.

……………………………………….
(2)
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b) The diagram shows triangle 𝑄 and triangle 𝑃 drawn on a grid.

𝑦
7

3
𝑸

1
𝑥
0
-7 -6 -5 -4 𝑷-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle 𝑄 onto triangle 𝑃

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(2)
( Total for Question 25 is 5 marks )
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26.
𝑃 𝑄 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑵𝑶𝑻
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑛

𝑆
a

𝑂 𝑅
b

𝑂𝑃𝑄𝑅 is a trapezium and 𝑃𝑄 is parallel to 𝑂𝑅.

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = a and 𝑂𝑅
𝑂𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = b
𝑆 is on 𝑂𝑄 such that 𝑂𝑆 ∶ 𝑆𝑄 = 2 ∶ 1 and 𝑂𝑅 = 2𝑃𝑄

i) Find the vector ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

𝑅𝑃 in terms of a and/or b

……………………………………….
(1)
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
ii) Show that the vector 𝑅𝑃 𝑅𝑆 are parallel.

……………………………………….
(3)
( Total for Question 26 is 4 marks )
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