GCSE Higher Mathematics Revision Worksheet - calculator allowed
1. Evaluate the sum of the 6th square number and the 9th prime number.
2. Solve for x in the equation:
3x² - 7x + 2 = 0.
3. Express 3/11 as a recurring decimal.
4. Expand and simplify:
(2x + 1)(x - 4)(3x + 2).
5. Given
a = 2⁴ × 5² and b = 2² × 5³,
find the HCF and LCM of a and b.
6. Find the area of a sector with radius 12 cm and central angle 150°.
7. A circle has the equation:
(x)² + (y)² - 196 =0.
Find the centre and radius of the circle.
8. The line y = mx - 3 is perpendicular to the line given by:
2y - 5x = 10.
Find the value of m.
9. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points (1, 3) and (7, -1).
10. In a right-angled triangle, one leg is 9 cm and the hypotenuse is 15 cm. Find the length of the other
leg.
11. If the probability of event C is 0.35 and the probability of event D is 0.50 (with C and D
independent), find P(C ∩ D).
12. A biased coin has a probability of landing on heads of 0.4. . Find the
probability that the coin comes up tails 3 times in a row.
13. The mean of six numbers is 22. Five of the numbers are 18, 25, 20, 19, and 24. Find the missing
number.
14. In a histogram, the class interval 50 ≤ x < 60 has a frequency of 15 and a width of 10. Find the
frequency density.
15. A survey finds that 70% of students prefer calculus to statistics. If 300 students are surveyed,
estimate how many prefer statistics.
16. Solve the inequality:
x² - 4x - 5 > 0.
17. Sketch the graph of y = 1/x and state its vertical and horizontal asymptotes.
18. Given f(x) = 3x² + 6x + 2, find f⁻¹(x).
19. A transformation maps the function f(x) to g(x) = f(x + 2) - 4.
Describe the transformation
20. Find the points of intersection between:
y = x² - 2x - 3 and y = 2x + 1.
21. The price of an item increases from £150 to £195. Find the percentage increase.
22. The volume of a cube is tripled. Find the percentage increase in the side length of the cube.
23. An investment of £2000 grows at 4% compound interest per annum. Find its value after 5 years.
24. A car accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 40 m/s in 8 seconds. Find its acceleration.
25. A rectangle has an area of 180 cm² and a perimeter of 48cm. Find its length and width.
26. Given f(x) = x² - 3x + 4 and g(x) = 2x + 1, find f(g(x)).
27. Find the turning point of the quadratic graph:
y = 2x² - 8x + 3.
Worksheet – Answer Sheet
1.
The 6th square number is 36 (since 6² = 36) and the 9th prime number is 23.
Sum = 36 + 23 = 59.
2.
Solve 3x² – 7x + 2 = 0.
Using the quadratic formula:
x = [7 ± √(49 – 24)] / (2×3) = [7 ± √25] / 6 = [7 ± 5] / 6
Thus, x = (7 + 5)/6 = 12/6 = 2 or x = (7 – 5)/6 = 2/6 = 1/3.
3.
3/11 = 0.272727…
Expressed as a recurring decimal: 0.¯27.
4.
Expand and simplify (2x + 1)(x – 4)(3x + 2).
Step 1: (2x + 1)(x – 4) = 2x² – 7x – 4.
Step 2: Multiply (2x² – 7x – 4) by (3x + 2):
= 6x³ – 17x² – 26x – 8.
Answer: 6x³ – 17x² – 26x – 8.
5.
Given a = 2⁴ × 5² and b = 2² × 5³.
HCF = 2^min(4,2) × 5^min(2,3) = 2² × 5² = 4 × 25 = 100.
LCM = 2^max(4,2) × 5^max(2,3) = 2⁴ × 5³ = 16 × 125 = 2000.
6.
Area of a sector = (θ/360) × π × r²
= (150/360) × π × 12² = (5/12) × π × 144 = 60π cm².
7.
For (x – 2)² + (y + 5)² = 49, the center is (2, –5) and the radius is √49 = 7.
8.
The line y = m·x – 3 is perpendicular to the line 2y – 5x = 10.
Rewrite 2y – 5x = 10 as y = (5/2)x + 5 (slope = 5/2).
For perpendicular lines, m × (5/2) = –1, so m = –2/5.
Answer: m = –2/5.
9.
For points (1, 3) and (7, –1):
– Midpoint = ((1 + 7)/2, (3 + (–1))/2) = (4, 1).
– Slope of the segment = (–1 – 3) / (7 – 1) = –4/6 = –2/3.
– Perpendicular slope = 3/2.
Equation (point–slope form): y – 1 = (3/2)(x – 4)
→ In slope–intercept form: y = (3/2)x – 5.
Answer: y = (3/2)x – 5.
10.
In a right triangle with one leg = 9 cm and hypotenuse = 15 cm, the other leg = √(15² – 9²)
= √(225 – 81) = √144 = 12 cm.
11.
For independent events with P(C) = 0.35 and P(D) = 0.50,
P(C ∩ D) = 0.35 × 0.50 = 0.175.
12.
For a biased coin with probabilities proportional to 2 and 3, the total proportion is 2 + 3 = 5.
Probability for the side with the larger number (3) = 3/5 = 0.6.
13.
Mean of six numbers = 22, so total sum = 6 × 22 = 132.
Five given numbers sum to 18 + 25 + 20 + 19 + 24 = 106.
Missing number = 132 – 106 = 26.
14.
Frequency density = frequency / class width = 15 / 10 = 1.5.
15.
If 70% of students prefer calculus, then 30% prefer statistics.
For 300 students: 0.30 × 300 = 90.
16.
Solve x² – 4x – 5 > 0.
Factor: (x – 5)(x + 1) > 0.
The expression is positive when x < –1 or x > 5.
Answer: x < –1 or x > 5.
17.
For y = 1/x, the vertical asymptote is x = 0 and the horizontal asymptote is y = 0.
Answer: x = 0, y = 0.
18.
Given f(x) = 3x² + 6x + 2, rewrite by completing the square:
f(x) = 3(x² + 2x) + 2
= 3[(x + 1)² – 1] + 2
= 3(x + 1)² – 3 + 2
= 3(x + 1)² – 1.
For f to be one-to-one, restrict to x ≥ –1.
Solve for x:
y = 3(x + 1)² – 1
(x + 1)² = (y + 1)/3
x + 1 = √[(y + 1)/3] (taking the positive square root)
x = –1 + √[(y + 1)/3].
Replace y with x for the inverse function:
f⁻¹(x) = –1 + √[(x + 1)/3], with x ≥ –1.
Answer: f⁻¹(x) = –1 + √[(x + 1)/3] (for x ≥ –1).
19.
k(x) = h(x + 2) – 4 represents a transformation of h(x):
– Horizontal shift left by 2 units
– Vertical shift down by 4 units
Answer: Shift left 2; shift down 4.
20.
Find the intersection of y = x² – 2x – 3 and y = 2x + 1.
Set x² – 2x – 3 = 2x + 1, which gives:
x² – 4x – 4 = 0.
Using the quadratic formula:
x = [4 ± √(16 + 16)]/2 = [4 ± √32]/2 = [4 ± 4√2]/2 = 2 ± 2√2.
Then, y = 2x + 1:
For x = 2 + 2√2, y = 2(2 + 2√2) + 1 = 5 + 4√2;
For x = 2 – 2√2, y = 5 – 4√2.
Answer: (2 + 2√2, 5 + 4√2) and (2 – 2√2, 5 – 4√2).
21.
Price increase from £150 to £195: Increase = £45.
Percentage increase = (45/150) × 100 = 30%.
22.
If the volume of a cube is tripled, the new side length = original side × ∛3.
Percentage increase = (∛3 – 1) × 100% ≈ (1.442 – 1) × 100 ≈ 44.2%.
23.
Compound interest: Value = 2000 × (1.04)⁵.
(1.04)⁵ ≈ 1.21665, so value ≈ 2000 × 1.21665 ≈ £2433.30.
24.
Acceleration = (Final speed – Initial speed) / time = (40 – 10) m/s / 8 s = 30/8 = 3.75 m/s².
25.
For a rectangle with area = 180 cm² and perimeter = 48 cm:
Let length = l and width = w, then l × w = 180 and l + w = 24.
The equation becomes: w(24 – w) = 180 → w² – 24w + 180 = 0.
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28.
For f(x) = x² – 3x + 4 and g(x) = 2x + 1, find f(g(x)):
f(g(x)) = (2x + 1)² – 3(2x + 1) + 4
= 4x² + 4x + 1 – 6x – 3 + 4
= 4x² – 2x + 2.
Answer: 4x² – 2x + 2.
For the quadratic y = 2x² – 8x + 3, the turning point (vertex) has x = –b/(2a) = 8/(4) = 2.
Then y = 2(2)² – 8(2) + 3 = 8 – 16 + 3 = –5.
Answer: Turning point is (2, –5).
