Cambridge O Level

4024 - mathematics

2 Hours
Paper 01

1 The probability of picking a red sweet from a bag is 0.05 .

Find the probability of not picking a red sweet.

................................................. [1]

m k3
2 Work out the value of when m = 4 and k = 6 .
81

................................................. [2]

3 PQRS is a quadrilateral. T
RST is a straight line.
S
Find angle PST.
NOT TO
SCALE

R 73°

75°
P
129°
Q

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4 (a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 12a 3 b and 20a 2 b 2 .

................................................. [2]
(b) 5400k is a square number, Find the least possible integer value of k.

k = .......................................... [3]

5 The nth term of a sequence is n 2 - 1.

Find the first three terms of this sequence.

....................... , ....................... , ....................... [2]

6 Simplify.

(a) y 3 ' y 5
................................................. [1]

(b) 7x 0
................................................. [1]

7 f is a common factor of 14 and 28.

m is a common multiple of 10 and 25.
p is a prime number.
f
Work out the largest possible value of .
mp

................................................. [4]
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8 The scatter diagram shows the number of visitors and the total amount spent, in thousands of dollars, at
a zoo on each of eight days.

45

40

35

30
Total
amount 25
spent
($1000) 20

15

10

0
150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600
Number of visitors

(a) On one of the eight days there are 410 visitors.

Find the total amount spent by visitors during this day.

$ ................................................ [1]

(b) Information for the ninth day is shown in the table.

Number of visitors 175

Total amount spent ($1000) 9

Plot this information on the scatter diagram. [1]

(c) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram. [1]

(d) On the tenth day the total amount spent is $22 000.

Estimate the number of visitors on this day.

................................................. [1]
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9 Work out 1 5
4 -2 .
8 6
You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

10 Change 300 m / min to km / h.

....................................... km / h [2]

11


A B

25 33 12

Find n ( A Bl )
+

................................................. [2]

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12 (a) ABC, DEF and GHK are triangles with all vertices on the circumference of a circle.

D
A

K
8° 85°
NOT TO
6° SCALE
85° H

94° B
82°
F E C

From the list, draw a ring around the line that is a diameter of the circle.

AB AC DE DF GH GK
[1]

(b) A, B, C and D are points on a circle.

TU is a tangent to the circle at D. U
DA is parallel to CB.
D 38°
Find the value of x and the value of y. 60°
T
C

B
x° y°
A

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

y = ................................................ [3]
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13 Factorise completely.
(a) 18px - 27p (b) mt - n - m + nt

................................................. [2] ................................................. [2]

14 Find the nth term of this sequence.

8, 17, 32, 53, 80, …

................................................. [3]

15 (a) Solve. 12x - 3 H 4x + 13

................................................. [2]
(b) Find the value of p and the value of q.
x 2 + 8x + 10 = (x + p) 2 + q

p = ...................... q = .................... [2]

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2
(c) Solve. x + 8x + 10 = 30

x = .................... or x = .................... [2]

16 Abdul draws this speed–time graph for a journey.

The graph has four sections A, B, C and D.

12
B
10
C
8
Speed A
6
(m/s)
4
D
2

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
Time (s)

Complete these statements about the speed–time graph.

Section ....................... cannot be correct.

Section ....................... shows constant speed.

Section ....................... shows deceleration.

Section A shows acceleration of .................................. m / s2.

The distance travelled in the first 30 seconds of the journey is ....................... m.

[4]

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17 The Venn diagram shows the number of students in a class of 40 who study physics (P),
mathematics (M) and geography (G).


P M

2
4 11

9
5
3

6
G

(a) Use set notation to describe the shaded region.

................................................. [1]

(b) Find n ((P + G) , M l ) .

................................................. [1]

(c) A student is chosen at random from those studying geography.

Find the probability that this student also studies physics or mathematics but not both.

................................................. [2]
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18 The bearing of B from A is x°. North

The bearing of A from B is y°.
x: y = 2:7 NOT TO
North SCALE
Calculate the value of y.

B
y°

x°
A

y = ................................................ [3]

19 Neha has a piece of ribbon of length 23 cm, correct to the nearest cm.
From this ribbon she cuts off a piece with length 87 mm, correct to the nearest mm.

Work out the lower bound and the upper bound for the length of the remaining ribbon.
Give your answer in centimetres.

Lower bound = ........................................... cm

Upper bound = ............................................cm [3]

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1 7x - 2 3 - 10x
20 f (x) = kx 2 g (x) = h (x) = j (x) =
x 5 14

(a) f (- 5k) = 675

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................ [2]

(b) Find gh (x) .

................................................. [2]

(c) Find h -1 (x) + j (x) .

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................. [4]

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21 Building A and building B are on the horizontal. ground.

Angle of elevation of the top of the building B from top of the building A is 40o
Angle of depression of the bottom of the building B from the top of the building
A is 58o .
Height of the building A is 18 m.

(a) Find the distance, (d) between two buldings.

18 m

............................................ [2]
(b) Find the height of the building B.

............................................ [3]
22 Simplify _2
(a) 4x3y7 # 5 x2y [2] (b)
( 20 x9 y2
______
5 x6 y7 ) [2]

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23 The diagram shows a square ABCD with side length k cm.

MDE is a sector of a circle, centre D.
E lies on the diagonal, BD, of the square.
M is the midpoint of AD.
Find the percentage of the square that is shaded. NOT TO
SCALE

k cm
B C

A M D

............................................. % [4]

24 3 4
OA = x , OB = y and OD = x + y . D
7 7 A
B
Calculate the ratio AD : DB.
x
y
NOT TO
O SCALE

........................ : ....................... [3]

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25 The diagram shows a solid metal shape made from a cone and a hemisphere, both with radius 6.2 cm.
The total surface area of the solid shape is 600 cm 2 .

Calculate the slant height, l, of the cone.

[The surface area, A, of a sphere with radius r is A = 4rr 2 .]
[The curved surface area, A, of a cone with radius r and slant height l is A = rrl .]

6.2 cm

l = ............................................ cm [5]
26 y is inversely proportional to the cube of (x - 1) .
y = 9.45 when x = 3.

Find y when x = 4 .

y = .................................................. [3]

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1
27 m - 2 = 27m -2

Find the value of m.

m = ................................................ [3]
28 In the triangle ABC, P and Q are points on AB and AC such that PQ is parallel to BC.
AP = 3 cm, PB = 5 cm and BC = 12 cm.

(a) Find PQ. A [2]

3
P Q

B C
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(b) The area of triangle ABC is 43.2 cm2.
Find the are of the trapezium BCQP.

................................... cm2 [3]

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