Grade 10 Edexcel Mathematics II
Grade 10 Edexcel Mathematics II
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DATE
MATHEMATICS
PAPER II
Duration : 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, compasses, pen, HB
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
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[Total = 3 marks]
2. (a) Simplify
(i) a × a × a × a,
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(ii) 5a × 6b
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(iii) q8÷
q 2
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(3 marks)
y = -----------------------------
(2 marks)
(c) v = w2 - 2w.
v = -----------------------------
(2 marks)
[Total = 7 marks]
-------------------------------------------------cm2
(2 marks)
(b) Calculate the length PQ.
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(4 marks)
[Total = 6 marks]
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[Total = 3 marks]
5. Solve 7x - 5 = 3x + 2
x =--------------------------
[Total = 3 marks]
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[Total = 3 marks]
7. (a) There are 32 students in a class.
All the students are either left-handed or right-handed.
The ratio of the number of left-handed students to the number of right-handed
students is 1 : 7
Work out the number of right-handed students.
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(2 marks)
Grade 10 (Edexcel) Mathematics II - First Examination - November 2022
Prepared for Lyceum International School by Lyceum Assessments
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(b) Sajid makes a scale model of a lorry.
He uses a scale of 1 : 32
The length of Sajid's model lorry is 45 cm.
Chitra makes a scale model of the same lorry.
She uses a scale of 1 : 72
Work out the length of Chitra's model lorry.
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(3 marks)
[Total = 5 marks]
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(ii) After his rest, how many more kilometres did Bhavik cycle to Sam's
house?
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(2 marks)
(b) Bhavik stayed at Sam's house for 2 hours.
He then cycled back to his home.
He arrived home at 17.15.
(c) Write down the times at which Bhavik was 24 kilometres from his home.
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(2 marks)
(d) Work out the average speed, in kilometres per hour, of Bhavik's journey from
Sam's house back to his home.
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(3 marks)
[Total = 9 marks]
(2 marks)
1 2 7
(b) Show that 5 - 1 = 3
4 3 12
(3 marks)
[Total = 5 marks]
10.
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[Total = 3 marks]
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[Total = 3 marks]
12. ε = {even numbers)
A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
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(2 marks)
(b) C is a set such that A n C= O
The set C has 3 members.
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(1 mark)
[Total = 3 marks]
5
of the female students in the group are right-handed.
6
(a) Work out the fraction of students in the group who are right-handed females.
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(3 marks)
(b) Find the smallest possible number of students in the group.
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(2 marks)
[Total = 5 marks]
14. (a) Factorise n2 + 8n
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(2 marks)
(b) Expand and simplify 3(2x - 5) - 4(x + 3)
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(2 marks
(c) Expand and simplify (y + 7)(y + 2)
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(2 marks)
[Total = 6 marks]
[Total = 2 marks]
16. Green paint can be made by mixing yellow paint and blue paint in the ratio 2 : 3
Wendy makes 15 litres of green paint.
Work out how many litres of blue paint Wendy uses.
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[Total = 2 marks]
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[Total = 3 marks]
18. The sides of triangle PQR are tangents to a circle.
The tangents touch the circle at the points S, T and U.
QS = 6 cm. PS = 7 cm.
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(4 marks)
[Total = 6 marks]
19. The function f is defined as
�−6
f(x) =
2
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(1 mark)
(b) Express the inverse function f in the form f (x) =
-1 -1
f -1(x) = ----------------------
The function g is defined as
g(x) = � − 4
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(2 marks)
gf(x) = ----------------------------
(2 marks)
[Total = 7 marks]
20. There are 1300 sheets of paper, correct to the nearest 100 sheets, in a pile.
Each sheet is of equal thickness.
The height of the pile is 160 mm, correct to the nearest10 mm.
Calculate the upper bound, in millimetres, for the thickness of one sheet of paper.
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[Total = 3 marks]
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21. Show that the recurring decimal 0.015 =
66
[Total = 2 marks]
22.
[Total = 3 marks]
23.
The diagram shows an equilateral triangle ABC and an isosceles triangle BCD.
AB = AC = BC = CD.
Angle ABD = x°
[Total = 4 marks]
24.
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(2 marks)
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(2 marks)
[Total = 4 marks]
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