Questions

Q1.

The diagram shows a hexagon ABCDEF

AB = 25 cm BC = (x + 2) cm CD = 8 cm EF = 7 cm AF = (x + 6) cm

The area of hexagon ABCDEF is 258 cm2

Work out the value of x

x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q2.The diagram shows a sketch of the graph of y = cos

(i) Find the coordinates of the point A

( ................ , ................ )
(1)
(ii) Find the coordinates of the point B

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

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q3.

Here are two vectors.

Find as a column vector.

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q4.The points A and B are on a coordinate grid.

The coordinates of A are (6, 4)

The coordinates of B are (17, j) where j is a constant.

The midpoint of AB has coordinates (k, 15) where k is a constant.

Find the value of j and the value of k

j = ...........................................................

k = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q5.

Use algebra to show that

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q6.

Solve

Show clear algebraic working.

 x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q7.

A, B and C are three points on horizontal ground.

AB = 8.4 metres BC = 9.2 metres

B is on a bearing of 067° from A

C is on a bearing of 129° from B

Calculate the bearing of A from C

Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.

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(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q8.Kaidan and Sonja went on two different car journeys.

For Kaidan's journey

distance = 80 km correct to the nearest 5 km
time = 2.7 hours correct to 1 decimal place
For Sonja's journey
distance = 33 km correct to 2 significant figures
time = 1 hour correct to the nearest 0.1 hour
Kaidan says,
"My average speed could have been greater than Sonja's average speed."
By considering bounds, show that Kaidan is correct.
Show your working clearly.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q9.

The diagram shows a solid prism ABCDEFGHIJ

The prism is such that each cross section is a pentagon where

AE = BC = x cm AB = 2x cm ED = CD = 8 cm

angle EAB = angle CBA = 90° angle AED = angle BCD = 120°

Given that AG = BH = EF = DJ = CI = 12 cm

calculate the angle that AJ makes with the base ABHG of the prism.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q10.

B, D, E and F are points on a circle, centre O.

ABC is a tangent to the circle.
ODC is a straight line.

BOE is a diameter of the circle.

Angle BCD = 48°

Find the size of angle DFE.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q11.

The curve S has equation y = f(x) where f(x) = x2

The curve T has equation y = g(x) where g(x) = 2x2 – 12x + 13

By writing g(x) in the form a(x – b)2 – c, where a, b and c are constants, describe fully a series of
transformations that map the curve S onto the curve T.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q12.

The function f is such that f(x) = 5 + 6x – x2 for x ≤ 3

(a) Express 5 + 6x – x2 in the form p – (x – q)2 where p and q are constants.

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(2)
–1
(b) Using your answer to part (a), find the range of values of x for which f (x) is positive.

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(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q13.

The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD

The angle BCD is acute.

Given that the area of triangle BCD = 405 cm2

work out the size of angle ABD

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q14.

The frequency table gives information about the weights, in kilograms, of 60 parcels in a delivery van.

(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

 (1)
(b) On the grid below, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
(2)
(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median weight of the 60 parcels.

........................................................... kilograms
(1)
(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the number of these parcels that weigh more than 3.7
kilograms.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q15.

a = 7.5 correct to 1 decimal place.

b = 3.42 correct to 2 decimal places.

f = 2 correct to the nearest whole number.

Work out the upper bound of the value of X

Show your working clearly.

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q16.

The table gives information about the weights, in kg, of the parcels that Pedro delivers on Monday.
(a) On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.

(3)
One of the parcels that Pedro delivered on Monday is chosen at random.

(b) Using the information in the table, find an estimate for the probability that this parcel weighs more
than 7 kg.

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q17.

60 art students were asked if they would like to attend workshops for knitting (K), for photography (P) or
for embroidery (E)

Of these students
9 chose knitting, photography and embroidery
17 chose knitting and photography
16 chose photography and embroidery
20 chose knitting and embroidery
28 chose photography
39 chose embroidery
2 chose none of the workshops
(a) Using this information, complete the Venn diagram to show the numbers of students in each subset.

(3)
One of the students is chosen at random.

Given that this student chose photography,

(b) find the probability that this student also chose knitting.

....................................
(1)
(c) Find n (P ∩ K')

....................................
(1)
(d) Find n ([P ∪ E] ∩ K)
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(1)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q18.

The diagram shows a quadrilateral OACB in which

(a) Find in terms of a and b

Give your answer in its simplest form.

(2)
The point P lies on AC such that AP : PC = 3 : 2

The point Q is such that OPQ and BCQ are straight lines.

(b) Using a vector method, find in terms of a and b

Give your answer in its simplest form.
Show your working clearly.
 (3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q19.

OACB is a quadrilateral.

(a) (i) Find the vector in terms of a and b

Simplify your answer.
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(1)

(ii) Find the vector in terms of a and b

...........................................................
(1)
The point P lies on AB and on OC

(b) Using a vector method, find the ratio AP : PB

Show your working clearly.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q20.

The diagram shows a triangle ABC and a flagpole BF

A, B and C are points on horizontal ground.

BF is vertical.

AB = 9 m BC = 11 m AC = 16 m BF = 10 m

D is the point on AC such that angle BDC = 90°

Work out the size of the angle of elevation of the point F from the point D
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q21.

a=

b=

(a – b) (a + b) can be written in the form

Find the value of y

Show your working clearly.

y = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q22.

Solve the inequality 6x2 + 37x ≤ 35

Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q23.

Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 3 – 2x
x + y2 = 18
2

Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q24.
Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.

38, 31, 24, 17

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

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(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q25.

ABC is a triangle in which angle ABC = 90°

p and q are integers such that

the coordinates of A are (p, 10)
the coordinates of B are (–1, –5)
the coordinates of C are (8, q)

Given that the gradient of AC is

work out the value of p and the value of q

p = ...........................................................

q = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q26.

Ishir plants 600 bulbs in a garden.

He plants tulip bulbs, crocus bulbs and daffodil bulbs so that

number of tulip bulbs : number of crocus bulbs : number of daffodil bulbs = 9 : 4 : 2
45% of the tulip bulbs are for yellow flowers.

of the crocus bulbs are for yellow flowers.

All of the daffodil bulbs are for yellow flowers.

Work out the number of bulbs that are for yellow flowers.

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(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q27.

In a bag, there are only red counters, blue counters, green counters and yellow counters.

The total number of counters in the bag is 80

In the bag
the number of red counters is x + 7
the number of blue counters is x – 11
the number of green counters is 3x
Jude takes at random a counter from the bag.

The probability that he takes a red counter is

Work out the probability that Jude takes a yellow counter.

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q28.

Express a in the form where p, q, r and s are integers.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q29.

Here is a sketch of the curve with equation y = a cos bx° + c where −90 ≤ x ≤ 450

Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c

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

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

c = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q30.

Part of the curve with equation y = f (x) is shown on the grid.

Find an estimate for the gradient of the curve at the point where x = 2
Show your working clearly.

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q31.ABCD is a kite, with diagonals AC and BD, drawn on a centimetre square grid, with a scale of 1 cm
for 1 unit on each axis.

A is the point with coordinates (−3, 4)

The diagonals of the kite intersect at the point M with coordinates (0, 2)

Given that AB = AD = 6.5 cm and the x coordinate of B is positive,

find the coordinates of the points B and D.

( ................ , ................ )

( ................ , ................ )

(Total for question = 7 marks)