Edexcel 2024 Predicted Paper 3 Exam Questions by Topic – Higher Tier

This document contains Exam questions on topics that did not come up on Paper 1 and Paper 2. The topic
list here is comprehensive but not exhaustive and should not be the only thing that you rely on for revision.
The Exam questions in here are sourced from Edexcel past papers, Edexcel specimen papers and Edexcel
mock papers.

Contents
Algebra 1
Q1-3 Expand Simplify and solve linear equations
Q4-5 Solve linear inequalities
Q6-7 Substitution in formula
Q4-5 Solve linear inequalities
Q8-10 Quadratic and other non-linear sequences

Data Representation
Q11-12 Scatter Diagram
Q13-16 Box Plots
Q17-18 Two way tables
Q19-21 Frequency Polygons

Geometry
Q21-26 Cones, Sphere, Cylinder, and Prisms Volume and Surface area
Q21-29 Enlargements
Q30-37 Construction, Loci and Scaled Drawings
Q38-41 Circle Theorems
Q42-46 Trigonometry: Sine rule, Cosine rule, area = 1/2absinC
Q47-49 Congruence

Number
Q50-53 Standard Form
Q54-56 Bounds
Q57-61 Compound Measure
Q62-67 Compound Interest, Growth and Decay
Q68-71 Ratio and algebra

Algebra 2
Q72-73 Simultaneous equations non-linear
Q75-81 Algebraic Fraction
Q82-91 Iterations
Q92-96 Algebraic Proof
Q97-98 Solving Quadratic equations
Q99-101 Distance under speed time graphs
Q102-105 Functions
Q1.

(a) Simplify 5x + 4y + x – 7y

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(2)
(b) Solve 7(x + 2) = 7

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(2)
(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q2.

(a) Expand 3(x + 2)

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(2)
(b) Factorise completely 12 x y – 18 xy
3 2

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(2)
(c) Expand and simplify (2x – 3)(x + 4)

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(2)
(d) Simplify 5x4y3 × 2x3y2

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(2)
(Total for Question is 8 marks)
Q3.

(a) Expand and simplify (p + 9)(p – 4)

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(2)

(b) Solve = 4w + 2

w= ......................
(3)

(c) Factorise x2 – 49

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(1)

(d) Simplify (9x8y3)½

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(2)
(Total for Question is 8 marks)
Q4.
(a) Factorise y2 + 7y + 6

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(2)

(b) Solve 6x + 4 > x + 17

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(2)

(c) n is an integer with −5 < 2n ≤ 6

Write down all the values of n

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(2)
(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q5.
−2 ≤ n < 3

n is an integer.

(a) Write down all the possible values of n.

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

(b) Solve 4 − x < 2x − 5

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(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q6.

p = n3 – 5
n=2

Work out the value of p.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q7.
S = π2(b2 − a2)

a = 8, b = 10

Calculate the value of S.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q8.

Here are the first four terms of a quadratic sequence.

3 8 15 24

(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

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(3)
The nth term of a different sequence is 2n + 5

(b) Show that 36 is not a term of this sequence.

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(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q9.

Here are the first five terms of a sequence.

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

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q10.

The first four terms of a Fibonacci sequence are

a 2a 3a 5a

The sum of the first five terms of this sequence is 228

Work out the value of a.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q11.
Carlos has a cafe in Clacton.
Each day, he records the maximum temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) in Clacton and the number of hot
chocolate drinks sold.

The scatter graph shows this information.

On another day the maximum temperature was 6 °C and 35 hot chocolate drinks were sold.

(a) Show this information on the scatter graph.

(1)
(b) Describe the relationship between the maximum temperature and the number of hot chocolate drinks
sold.

.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
(c) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram.
(1)
One day the maximum temperature was 8 °C.

(d) Use your line of best fit to estimate how many hot chocolate drinks were sold.
..........................
(1)

(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q12.
The scatter graph shows information about 8 people.
It shows each person's height and the circumference of their head.

The table gives this information for 2 other people.

(a) On the scatter graph, plot the information from the table.
(1)

(b) Describe the correlation.

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

(c) Draw a line of best fit on your scatter graph.

(1)

(d) Estimate the circumference of the head of a person who is 156 cm tall.

........................................................... cm
(1)
(Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q13.

Megan grows potatoes.

The box plot below shows information about the weights of Megan's potatoes.

Megan says that half of her potatoes weigh less than 50 grams each.

(a) Is Megan correct?

Give a reason for your answer.
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(1)
Amy also grows potatoes.

The box plot below shows information about the weights of Amy's potatoes.

(b) Compare the distribution of the weights of Megan's potatoes with the distribution of the weights of
Amy's potatoes.

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(2)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q14.

Aisha recorded the heights, in centimetres, of some girls.

She used her results to work out the information in this table.

Aisha drew this box plot for the information in the table.
The box plot is not fully correct.

Write down the two things Aisha should do to make the box plot fully correct.

1 ..........................................................................................................................................

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2 ..........................................................................................................................................

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q15.

The table shows some information about the heights of a group of adults.

(a) On the grid, draw a box plot for the information in the table.

(3)
The box plot below shows the distribution of the heights of a group of teenagers.

(b) Compare the distribution of the heights of the adults with the distribution of the heights of the
teenagers.

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(2)
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q16.

Here are the ages, in years, of 15 women at West Ribble Tennis Club.

16, 18, 18, 20, 25, 25, 27, 28, 30, 35, 38, 42, 45, 46, 50

(a) On the grid, draw a box plot for this information.

(3)

The box plot below shows the distribution of the ages of the men at West Ribble Tennis Club.

*(b) Use the box plots to compare the distributions of the ages of these women and the distributions of
the ages of these men.

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(2)
(Total for Question is 5 marks)
Q17.
On an activity day students play one sport.

They play football or hockey or tennis.

120 students are on the activity day.

30 of the students are boys.

12 of the boys and 26 of the girls play hockey.

45 of the students play football.

35 of the 45 students who play football are girls.

Work out the number of girls who play tennis.

(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q18.
There are 40 children in a ski club.
Each child has one pair of skis.

The skis are

twin tipped skis
or downhill skis
or slalom skis.
There are 23 boys in the ski club.
7 of the boys have twin tipped skis.
8 of the girls have downhill skis.
5 of the 9 children with slalom skis are girls.

Work out the number of children with twin tipped skis.

(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q19.
The table shows information about the heights of 80 children.

(a) Find the class interval that contains the median.

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Draw a frequency polygon for the information in the table.

(2)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q20.
The grouped frequency table gives information about the heights of 30 students.

(a) Write down the modal class interval.

...........................................................
(1)
This incorrect frequency polygon has been drawn for the information in the table.

(b) Write down two things wrong with this incorrect frequency polygon.

1
.............................................................................................................................................

2
.............................................................................................................................................
(2)
(Total for question is 3 marks)
Q21.

Here are two solid spheres, A and B.

Sphere A is made of gold.

Sphere B is made of silver.

Sphere A has radius 2 cm.

Sphere B has radius 3 cm.

Gold has a density of 19 000 kg/m3

Silver has a density of 10 000 kg/m3

Which sphere has the greater mass?

You must show how you get your answer.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q22.
Here is a frustum of a cone.

The diagram shows that the frustum is made by removing a cone with height 3.2 cm from
a solid cone with height 6.4 cm and base diameter 7.2 cm.

The frustum is joined to a solid hemisphere of diameter 7.2 cm to form the solid S shown
below.

The density of the frustum is 2.4 g/cm3

The density of the hemisphere is 4.8 g/cm3

Calculate the average density of solid S.

........................................................... g/cm3

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q23.

The diagram shows a hemisphere with diameter 8.4 cm.

Work out the volume of the hemisphere.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q24.
The diagram shows a solid shape.
The shape is a cone on top of a hemisphere.

The height of the cone is 10 cm.

The base of the cone has a diameter of 6 cm.
The hemisphere has a diameter of 6 cm.

The total volume of the shape is kπ cm3, where k is an integer.

Work out the value of k.

k = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q25.

A water trough is in the shape of a prism.

Hamish fills the trough completely.

Water leaks from the bottom of the trough at a constant rate.

2 hours later, the level of the water has fallen by 20 cm.

Water continues to leak from the trough at the same rate.

How many more minutes will it take for the trough to empty completely?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . minutes

(Total for Question is 6 marks)

Q26.

The diagram shows a solid metal cylinder.

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

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.

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(Total for Question is 3 marks)
Q27.

Enlarge the shaded shape by scale factor − ½ with centre (–1, –2).

(Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q28.

(a) On the grid, rotate shape S by 90° anticlockwise about the origin.
(2)
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape P onto shape Q.

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(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q29.

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q30.

(a) Use ruler and compasses to bisect the angle at A.

You must show all your construction lines.

(2)
(b) Use ruler and compasses to construct the perpendicular from the point P to the line QR.
You must show all your construction lines.

(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q31.
In the space below, use ruler and compasses to construct the perpendicular bisector of line AB.

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q32.
Use ruler and compasses to construct the perpendicular from point C to the line AB.
You must show all your construction lines.

(Total for Question is 2 marks)

Q33.
Here is a scale drawing of a rectangular garden ABCD.

Jane wants to plant a tree in the garden

at least 5m from point C,
nearer to AB than to AD
and less than 3m from DC.
On the diagram, shade the region where Jane can plant the tree.

(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q34.

The diagram shows the plan of a park.

Scale: 1 cm represents 100 m

A fountain in the park is equidistant from A and from C. The fountain is exactly 700 m from D.

On the diagram, mark the position of the fountain with a cross (×).

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q35.

Here is a scale drawing of an office.

The scale is 1 cm to 2 metres.

A photocopier is going to be put in the office.

The photocopier has to be closer to B than it is to A.
The photocopier also has to be less than 8 metres from C.

Show, by shading, the region where the photocopier can be put.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q36.

The diagram shows the positions of a lighthouse L, a yacht Y and a tanker T on a map.

(a) Measure the bearing of L from Y.

........................................................... °
(1)
The tanker, T, sails 80 km on a bearing of 320°.

(b) Find the distance, in km, between the tanker and the lighthouse when the tanker is closest to the
lighthouse.

........................................................... km
(2)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q37.

The map shows the positions of two schools, Alford and Bancroft.

A new school is going to be built.

The new school will be less than 5 kilometres from Alford.

It will be nearer to Bancroft than to Alford.

Shade the region on the map where the new school can be built.

(Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q38.
A, B and D are points on a circle with centre O.
CDE is the tangent to the circle at D.

Work out the size of angle ADC.

Write down any circle theorems you use.

........................................................... °
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q39.

A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

AC is a diameter of the circle.

ADE and BCE are straight lines.

Work out the size of angle BDC.

Write down any circle theorems that you use.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q40.

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.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q41.

In the diagram,
the points A, B, C and D are on the circumference of a circle
the line PAQ is a tangent to the circle
angle DAQ = 29°
angle BCD = 85°
Work out the size of the angle marked x.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q42.

Work out the length of AD.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q43.

ABC is an acute angled triangle.

The area of triangle ABC is 19 cm2.

Work out the size of angle ACB.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q44.

ABC and ADC are triangles.

The area of triangle ADC is 56 m2

Work out the length of AB.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q45.
Here is a parallelogram.

DC = 7 cm
CB = 5 cm
Angle ABC is 40°

Work out the area of the parallelogram.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q46.

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.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
You must show all your working.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q47.

A, B, C and D are four points on a circle.

AEC and DEB are straight lines.

Triangle AED is an equilateral triangle.

Prove that triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DCB.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q48.

ABCD is a rhombus.

M and N are points on BD such that DN = MB.

Prove that triangle DNC is congruent to triangle BMC.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q49.

PQ = PR.
S is the midpoint of PQ.
T is the midpoint of PR.

Prove triangle QTR is congruent to triangle RSQ.

(Total for question is 3 marks)

Q50.

Work out

Give your answer in standard form.

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(Total for Question is 2 marks)

Q51.

Work out (13.8 × 107) × (5.4 × 10–12)

Give your answer as an ordinary number.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q52.

(a) Write 640 000 000 in standard form.

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Work out (3 × 10 ) ÷ (6 × 10 )
7 4

Give your answer in standard form.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q53.
(a) Write 3.6 × 104 as an ordinary number.

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Work out the value of (2.8 × 10–2) ÷ (4.7 × 105)
Give your answer in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q54.
Sasha drops a ball from a height of d metres onto the ground.

The time, t seconds, that the ball takes to reach the ground is given by

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.

(a) Write down the lower bound of d.

..............................................................................................................................................
(1)
(b) Calculate the lower bound of t.
You must show all your working.

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(3)
(Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q55.
A high speed train travels a distance of 487 km in 3 hours.

The distance is measured correct to the nearest kilometre.

The time is measured correct to the nearest minute.

By considering bounds, work out the average speed, in km/minute, of the train to a
suitable degree of accuracy.
You must show all your working and give a reason for your answer.

........................................................... km/minute
(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q56.

s = 10.8 correct to 1 decimal place.

t = 75.06 correct to 2 decimal places.

By considering bounds, work out the value of p to a suitable degree of accuracy.

You must show all your working and give a reason for your final answer.

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q57.
The distance from Fulbeck to Ganby is 10 miles.
The distance from Ganby to Horton is 18 miles.

Raksha is going to drive from Fulbeck to Ganby.

Then she will drive from Ganby to Horton.

Raksha leaves Fulbeck at 10 00

She drives from Fulbeck to Ganby at an average speed of 40mph.

Raksha wants to get to Horton at 10 35

Work out the average speed Raksha must drive at from Ganby to Horton.

........................................................... mph

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q58.

One sheet of A3 card has area m2.

The card has a mass of 160 g per m2.

Work out the total mass of 25 sheets of A3 card.

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q59.
Ibrar mixes 74 g of lead and 126 g of tin to make 200 g of an alloy.

Lead has a density of 11.34 g/cm3.

Tin has a density of 7.31 g/cm3.

Work out the density of the alloy.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

........................................................... g/cm3

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q60.
There are 18500 gallons of fuel in a fuel tank.
The fuel is pumped from the fuel tank into a plane at a rate of 1700 litres per minute.

1 gallon = 4.5 litres.

How many minutes will it take to empty the fuel tank completely?
Give your answer to the nearest minute.

........................................................... minutes

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q61.

The density of apple juice is 1.05 grams per cm3.

The density of fruit syrup is 1.4 grams per cm3.

The density of carbonated water is 0.99 grams per cm3.

25 cm3 of apple juice are mixed with 15 cm3 of fruit syrup and
280 cm3 of carbonated water to make a drink with a volume of 320 cm3.

Work out the density of the drink.

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

........................................................... g/cm3

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q62.
* This notice was in a car magazine.

Paul bought a new car. The value of the car was £15 000

In the first year, the value of the car depreciated by 23%.

After the first year, the value of the car depreciated by 18% each year.

Work out if Paul's car lost more than half of its value by the end of three years.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q63.

The value of a van depreciates at the rate of 20% per year.

Gary buys a new van for £27 500
After n years the value of the van is £11 264

Find the value of n.

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

(Total for Question is 2 marks)

Q64.

Katy invests £2000 in a savings account for 3 years.

The account pays compound interest at an annual rate of

2.5% for the first year
x% for the second year
x% for the third year
There is a total amount of £2124.46 in the savings account at the end of 3 years.

(a) Work out the rate of interest in the second year.

...........................................................
(4)

Katy goes to work by train.

The cost of her weekly train ticket increases by 12.5% to £225

(b) Work out the cost of her weekly train ticket before this increase.

£...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q65.

Helen invested £6000 for n years in a savings account.

She got 3% compound interest each year.

At the end of n years Helen had £7379.24 in her savings account.

Work out the value of n.

You must show your working.

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

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q66.

Sakira invested £3550 in a savings account for 3 years.

She was paid 2.6% per annum compound interest for each of the first 2 years.
She was paid R% interest for the third year.

Sakira had £3819.21 in her savings account at the end of the 3 years.

Work out the value of R.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q67.

Jane bought a new car three years ago.

At the end of the first year the value of the car had decreased by 12.5%
The value of the car then decreased by 10% each year for the next two years.

At the end of the three years, the value of the car was £17 010

Work out the value of the car when Jane bought it three years ago.

£ ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q68.

p and q are two numbers such that p > q

When you subtract 5 from p and subtract 5 from q the answers are in the ratio 5 : 1
When you add 20 to p and add 20 to q the answers are in the ratio 5 : 2

Find the ratio p : q

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q69.

The ratio of Marta's hourly pay to Khalid's hourly pay is 6 : 5

Both Marta and Khalid get an increase of £1.50 in their hourly pay.
The ratio of Marta's hourly pay to Khalid's hourly pay after this increase is 13 : 11

Work out the hourly pay before the increase for Marta and for Khalid.

Marta £ ...........................................................

Khalid £ ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q70.

Olivia and Jessica have in total half as many sweets as Fran and Gary have in total.

Fran and Gary share their sweets in the ratio 2 : 3

Olivia and Jessica share their sweets in the ratio 9 : 1

Fran got w sweets.

Gary got x sweets.
Olivia got y sweets.
Jessica got z sweets.

Find, in its simplest form, w : x : y : z

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q71.

Given that

2x – 1 : x – 4 = 16x + 1 : 2x – 1

find the possible values of x.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q72.
Solve the equations

x2 + y2 = 36

x = 2y + 6

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

(Total for Question is 5 marks)

Q73.
The curve C has equation y = x2 + 3x – 3

The line L has equation y – 5x + 4 = 0

Show, algebraically, that C and L have exactly one point in common.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q75.

Show that can be written in the form where r is an integer.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q76.

Solve

Give your answer in the form where p and q are integers.

...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q77.

Show that can be written in the form

where a and b are integers.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q78.

Show that can be written in the form where a, b, c and d are integers.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q79.

Write

...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q80.

(a) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Factorise (x + y) + 3(x + y)
2

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q81.

x2 – 9y2 = 0 where x > 0 and y > 0

(a) Work out the ratio x : y

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

(b) Simplify fully

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q82.

(a) Show that the equation x3 + 2x − 6 = 0 has a solution between x = 1 and x = 2

(2)

(b) Show that the equation x3 + 2x − 6 = 0 can be rearranged to give

(1)
(c) Starting with x0 = 1.45

use the iteration formula twice to find an estimate

for the solution of x3 + 2x − 6 = 0
Give your answer correct to 4 decimal places.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q83.

Make p the subject of the formula y = 3p2 – 4

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

Q84.

Make a the subject of the formula

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q85.

At time t = 0 hours a tank is full of water.

Water leaks from the tank.

At the end of every hour there is 2% less water in the tank than at the start of the hour.

The volume of water, in litres, in the tank at time t hours is Vt

Given that
V0 = 2000
Vt+1 = kVt
write down the value of k.

k = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 1 mark)

Q86.

(a) Show that the equation x3 + 4x = 1 has a solution between x = 0 and x = 1

(2)

(b) Show that the equation x3 + 4x = 1 can be arranged to give

(1)

(c) Starting with x0 = 0, use the iteration formula twice, to find an estimate for the
solution of x3 + 4x = 1

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(3)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q87.

(a) Show that the equation x3 − 3x2 + 3 = 0 has a solution between x = 2 and x = 3

(2)

(b) Show that the equation x3 − 3x2 + 3 = 0 can be rearranged to give

(1)

(c) Starting with x0 = 2, use the iteration formula to find the value of x2
Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

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(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q88.

A hot air balloon is descending.

The height of the balloon n minutes after it starts to descend is hn metres.

The height of the balloon (n +1) minutes after it starts to descend, hn + 1 metres, is given by

hn + 1 = K × hn + 20 where K is a constant.

The balloon starts to descend from a height of 1200 metres at 09 15

At 09 16 the height of the balloon is 1040 metres.

Work out the height of the balloon at 09 18

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q89.

At the start of year n, the number of animals in a population is Pn

At the start of the following year, the number of animals in the population is Pn + 1 where

Pn + 1 = kPn

At the start of 2017 the number of animals in the population was 4000
At the start of 2019 the number of animals in the population was 3610

Find the value of the constant k.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q90.

The profit made by a shop increases each year.

The profit made by the shop in year n is £Pn

Given that the profit made by the shop in the next year is £Pn + 1 then

Pn + 1 = aPn + 800 where a is a constant.

The table shows the profit made by the shop in 2018 and in 2019

Work out the profit predicted to be made by the shop in 2021

£ ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q91.

(a) Show that the equation x4 − x2 − 5 = 0 can be written in the form

(1)
(b) Starting with x0 = 1.5

use the iteration formula three times to find an estimate for a solution of x4 − x2 − 5 = 0

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q92.
Prove algebraically that the difference between the squares of any two consecutive odd
numbers is always a multiple of 8

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q93.

Given that n can be any integer such that n > 1, prove that n2 – n is never an odd number.

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q94.

Prove algebraically that the sum of the squares of any two consecutive even numbers is always a multiple
of 4

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q95.

An expression for the nth term of the sequence of triangular numbers is

Prove that the sum of any two consecutive triangular numbers is a square number.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q96.

* Prove algebraically that the difference between the squares of any two consecutive integers is equal to
the sum of these two integers.

(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q97.

Solve (x – 2)2 = 3

Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)
Q74.
Solve x2 = 4(x – 3)2

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q98.
Solve x2 = 5x + 24

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q99.

Here is a speed-time graph for a car.

(a) Work out an estimate for the distance the car travelled in the first 30 seconds.

........................................................... m
(2)
(b) Is your answer to part (a) an underestimate or an overestimate of the actual distance
the car travelled in the first 30 seconds?
Give a reason for your answer.
.............................................................................................................................................

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(1)
Julian used the graph to answer this question.

Here is Julian's working.

Julian's method does not give a good estimate of the acceleration at time 60 seconds.

(c) Explain why.

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(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q100.

Here is a speed-time graph showing the speed, in metres per second, of an object t seconds after it
started to move.

(a) Use 3 strips of equal width to find an estimate for the area under the graph between t = 1 and t = 4

...........................................................
(3)
(b) Describe fully what your answer to part (a) represents.

.............................................................................................................................................
(2)
(c) Explain whether your answer in part (a) gives an underestimate or an overestimate for the area under
the graph.

.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q101.
Here is a speed-time graph for a car.

(a) Work out an estimate for the distance the car travelled in the first 10 seconds.
Use 5 strips of equal width.

........................................................... m
(3)
(b) Is your answer to (a) an underestimate or an overestimate of the actual distance?
Give a reason for your answer.

.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q102.

The functions f and g are such that

f(x) = (2x + 3)2 and g(x) = 2x − 1

(a) Find gf(−3)

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Find g−1(x)

g−1(x) = ...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q104.
f and g are functions such that

(a) Find f(–5)

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Find fg(1)

...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q103.

The functions f and g are such that

f(x) = 5x + 3 g(x) = ax + b where a and b are constants.

g(3) = 20 and f−1(33) = g(1)

Find the value of a and the value of b.

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

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q105.

For all values of x

f(x) = 2x − 3 and g(x) = x2 + 2

(a) Find g(−4)

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Show that gf(x) = 4x2 − 12x + 11

(2)
(c) Solve fg(x) = gf(x)

...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)