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1 All the lengths in this question are in centimetres.

The diagram shows a shape ABCDEF made from two rectangles.

The total area of the shape is 342 cm2.

(a) Show that .

[5]

(b) Solve by factorisation.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

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(c) Work out the perimeter of the shape ABCDEF.

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

(d) Calculate angle DBC.

Angle DBC = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 12]

(a) Find the value of y when x = −1.

y = ................................................... [2]
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(b) Find the two stationary points on the graph of .

( .................... , .................... ) ( .................... , .................... ) [6]

[Total: 8]

3 One solution of the equation is x = 7.

(a) Find the value of a.

a = ................................................... [2]

(b) Find the other solution.

x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

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(a) Find s when t = 26.5, u = 104.3 and a = −2.2 .

Give your answer in standard form, correct to 4 significant figures.

s = ................................................... [4]

(b) Rearrange the formula to write a in terms of u, t and s.

a = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]

5 The probability that Andrei cycles to school is r.

(a) Write down, in terms of r, the probability that Andrei does not cycle to school.

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

(b) The probability that Benoit does not cycle to school is .

The probability that both Andrei and Benoit do not cycle to school is 0.4 .

(i) Complete the equation in terms of r.

( ................................................... ) × ( ................................................... ) = 0.4 [1]

(ii) Show that this equation simplifies to .

[3]
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(iii) Solve by factorisation .

r = .............................. or r = .............................. [3]

(iv) Find the probability that Benoit does not cycle to school.

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

[Total: 9]

6 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC.

The area of this triangle is 30 cm2.

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(a) Show that .

[3]

(b) Use factorisation to solve the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [3]

(c) Calculate BC.

BC = ................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 9]

7 Make x the subject of the formula.

Answer x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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8 Factorise completely.

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

[Total: 2]

9 Factorise completely.

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

[Total: 3]

10 Expand and simplify.

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

[Total: 3]
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11 Factorise completely.

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

[Total: 3]

12
NOT TO
SCALE

(y + 1) cm y cm

The volume of the larger cube is 5 cm3 greater than the volume of the smaller cube.

(a) Show that .

[4]
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(b) Find the volume of the smaller cube.

Show all your working and give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

................................................... cm3 [4]

[Total: 8]

13 (a) Show that can be written as .

[2]
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13 (b) Calculate the x–values of the turning points of .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ......................................... , x = ......................................... [7]

(c) The equation has one solution only when and when ,
where a and b are integers.

Find the maximum value of a and the minimum value of b.

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

b = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 12]
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14 Factorise.

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

[Total: 2]

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Find the value of a and the value of b.

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

b = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

16 Factorise completely.

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

[Total: 3]
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17 (a) Factorise .

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

17 (b) and .

Find the value of p + q.

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

[Total: 3]

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Find the value of a and the value of b.

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

b = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

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The difference between the areas of the two rectangles is 62 cm2.

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(a) Show that .

[3]

(b) Factorise .

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

(c) Solve the equation to find the difference between the perimeters of the two rectangles.

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

[Total: 7]

20 Factorise completely.
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(a)

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

(b)

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

[Total: 5]

21 Factorise.

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

[Total: 2]

22 In this question, all measurements are in metres.

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

(a) Show that .

[3]

(b) Solve .
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(c) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.

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

(d) Calculate the smallest angle of the triangle.

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

[Total: 11]

23 f(x) =
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(a) f(x) can be written in the form .

Find the value of m and the value of n.

Answer(a) m = ...................................................

n = ................................................... [2]

(b) Use your answer to part (a) to find the positive solution to .

Answer(b) ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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24 Simplify.

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

[Total: 3]

25 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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

[Total: 3]

26 Simplify.

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

[Total: 3]
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27 Simplify.

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

[Total: 4]

28 Simplify.

................................................... [5]

[Total: 5]
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29 Write as a single fraction, in its simplest form.

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

[Total: 3]

30 Simplify , giving your answer as a single fraction.

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

[Total: 3]

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(a) Find the value of p and the value of q.

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

q = ................................................... [2]
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(b) Solve.

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

[Total: 4]

32 The graphs of and intersect at the points P and Q.

Find the coordinates of P and the coordinates of Q.

Show all your working.

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

Q ( .................... , .................... ) [6]

[Total: 6]
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33 (a) Write in the form .

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

33 (b) Use your answer to part (a) to solve the equation .

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

[Total: 4]

34 (a) Write in the form .

................................................... [2]
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34 (b) On the axes, sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the turning point.

[3]

[Total: 5]

35 The solutions of the equation are and .

Find the value of b and the value of c.

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

c = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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36 Solve the equation .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

[Total: 4]