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MathsB Tuto

The document contains a series of mathematical problems covering various topics such as sequences, inequalities, algebra, geometry, and statistics. Each problem is assigned a specific mark value, indicating its difficulty or importance. The problems require calculations, simplifications, and the application of mathematical concepts to arrive at the correct answers.

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MathsB Tuto

The document contains a series of mathematical problems covering various topics such as sequences, inequalities, algebra, geometry, and statistics. Each problem is assigned a specific mark value, indicating its difficulty or importance. The problems require calculations, simplifications, and the application of mathematical concepts to arrive at the correct answers.

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1. Write 0.000 315 in standard form.

(1 mark)

2. The nth term of a sequence is given by the expression 2n2− 5. Find the first term of the sequence
and the third term of the sequence. (2 marks)

3. Solve the inequality 7x + 3 ≤ 4x – 15 (2 marks)

4. A = 23×3×52
B = 23×32×5×7
(i) Find the Lowest Common Mul ple (LCM) of A and B.
(ii) Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of A and B.( 2 marks)

5. The price of each sandwich in a cafe was increased by 4%.


Chris bought a sandwich a er the price increase for $3.64.
Calculate the increase in the price of the sandwich Chris bought. ( 2marks)

6. Given that a: b = 3: 5 and that a: c = 7 :4


find a:b: c
Give your answer in its simplest form. ( 2 marks )

7. Given that y=x4-


Find . ( 2 marks)

8. The table gives informa on about the number of brothers that each student in a class has.
Number of brothers Number of brothers
0 5
1 2
2 8
3 4
4 1
Calculate the mean number of brothers. ( 3 marks)

9. Without using a calculator and showing your working clearly, find the value of the integer 𝒂 so
that
√180 − √27 − √20 + √147 = 𝑎(√5 + √3)
(3 marks)
10. The diagram shows a half cylinder.

The half cylinder has a length of x cm and a semicircular


cross sec on of diameter 5cm.
The volume of the half cylinder is 35π cm3
Calculate the value of x. (3 marks)

11. (a) Simplify m12 ÷ m3


(b) Simplify fully (125𝑝9𝑤3) (3 marks)

12. Given that


2 5
𝑝= 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 =
6𝑛 + 5 4𝑚 + 2
find an expression for p in terms of m.
Give your answer in its simplest form. (3 marks)

13. Akash drove from his home to his friend’s house.


The distance Akash drove was 190 km, to the nearest 5km.
His average speed for the journey was 62 km/h, to the nearest km/h.
Calculate the upper bound for the me taken by Akash to drive from his home to his friend’s
house.
Give your answer in hours and minutes, to the nearest minute. ( 4 marks)

14. Given that –3x2+ 6x + 2 can be wri en in the form a(x + b)2+ c where a, b and c are integers, find
the value of a, the value of b and the value of c. ( 3 marks)

15. Here is informa on about the age, in years, of each of Jelina’s five children when wri en in
order.
𝑏
𝑎 𝑏 +𝑎 2𝑏 + 𝑎 + 3 2𝑏 + 𝑎 + 5
2
It is given that
𝑎 is the age of the youngest child
𝑎≠ 𝑏
two of the children have the same age.
the mean age of the five children is 10.6 years. Calculate the value of 𝑎 and the value of 𝑏.
Show clear algebraic working. (4 marks)

3 −1 2 −
16. (a) 𝐴 = 𝐵=
−4 2 2 −2
Calculate 3A – 2B.
5 −3 0 1
(b) 𝑃 = 𝑄𝑃 =
−3 2 −10 −17
Find the matrix Q. ( 4 marks )

17.

The diagram shows a circle JKML.


JKP and LMP are straight lines.
JK = 3 cm, KP = 2.5cm and PM = 2cm.
𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒JPL = 74°
Calculate the area, in cm2 to 2 decimal places, of triangle LKP (4 marks)

18.

The diagram shows triangle ABC and triangle ADC.


E is the point on BC and AD.
F is the point on AC such that AB, FE and CD are parallel.
Given that AB = 3cm and that CD = 7cm,
calculate the length of FE. (5 marks)
19.

The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD.


The region R consists of all the points inside the quadrilateral that are
(i) closer to DA than to DC,
(ii) less than 3cm from the side DC,
(iii) more than 4cm from B.
Using ruler and compasses only and showing all your construc on lines, construct and
show, by shading, the region R.
Label the region R. (5 marks)

20. y is directly propor onal to x3


x is inversely propor onal to the square root of w.
y = 729 when x = 4.5
x = 25 when w = 0.16
Find a formula for y in terms of w. (5 marks)
21.

ABC is a triangle.
3 𝑥
𝐴𝐵 = ( ) BC=( _) where x > 0 and |𝐴𝐶| = 5
−2 5𝑥
Find AC

as a column vector.

Show clear algebraic working. (5 marks)

22. A small ball is thrown into the air from a point that is 1m above horizontal ground.
The ball moves ver cally upwards so that at me t seconds a er the ball was thrown, the height,
h metres, of the ball above the ground is given by
h = 1 + kt – 5t2
where k is a constant. At me t seconds a er the ball was thrown, the velocity of the ball is
vm/s.
(a) Find an expression for v in terms of k and t. (1 mark)

Given that the total distance travelled by the ball between the instant when the ball is thrown
and when it hits the ground for the first me is 161m,
(b) calculate the value of k. ( 5marks)
23.

The diagram shows a sector OACB of a circle,


centre O.
OA = OB = 4 cm
Angle AOB = 76°
(a) Calculate the area, in cm2 to 3 significant figures, of the shaded sector OACB.

(b) Calculate the perimeter, in cm to 3 significant figures, of the shaded sector OACB. ( 5 marks )

24. Some students at a school are asked the following ques on


“Did you walk to school today?”
52% of the students asked are in Year 7 and the rest of the students asked are in Year 8.
20% of the students asked are Year 8 students who walked to school.
42% of the students asked did not walk to school.

Find as a percentage of all students asked, those who are in Year 7 and did not walk to school.
(2marks)

25. The func ons f and g are defined as


f:x→x−3
g : x →x2−2
(a) Find fg(6)

The func on h is defined as


h(x) = gf(x)
(b) Show that h(x) = x2− 6x + 7

The domain of h is {x : x ≥n}


The inverse of h is h-1
(c) State the least value of n for which h-1 is a func on.
(d) For this value of n, find h-1(x). ( total 8 marks)
26. The incomplete histogram and the incomplete table give informa on about the daily mean
temperature for 184 days measured at Heathrow.
None of the daily mean temperatures were less than 5°C and all the daily mean temperatures
were less than 25°C.

Complete the histogram


and the table. ( 5 marks)

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