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General Certificate of Secondary Education 3

Higher Tier
4-5

6-7
GCSE Mathematics 43603H
8-9
Unit 3 Higher Tier

Practice Paper Set 1 Specification 4360

For this paper you must have:

H 10 - 11

12 - 13

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 mathematical instruments.
16 - 17
You may use a calculator
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Time allowed
 1 hour 30 minutes 20 - 21

Instructions 22
 Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. TOTAL
 Answer all questions.
 You must answer the questions in the space provided. Do not write outside the
box around each page or on blank pages.
 Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want to
be marked.
 If your calculator does not have a  button, take the value of  to be
3.14 unless another value is given in the question.

Information
 The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
 The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
 The quality of your written communication is specifically assessed
in questions 4 and 9 and 17.
These questions are indicated with an asterisk ()
 You may ask for more answer paper and graph paper.
These must be tagged securely to this answer booklet.

Advice
 In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.

Practice Paper Set 1/43603H

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1 h
Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
2

Volume of prism = area of cross-section × length cross-

section

length

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Volume of sphere = r 3 r
3

Surface area of sphere = 4r 2

1 l
Volume of cone =
3
r 2 h h

Curved surface area of cone = r l r

In any triangle ABC C

1 b a
Area of triangle = ab sin C
2
a b c A B
Sine rule = = c
sin A sin B sin C
2 2 2
Cosine rule a = b + c – 2bc cos A

The Quadratic Equation

The solutions of ax + bx + c = 0, where a  0, are given by
2

_ b ± (b 2 _ 4ac )
x=
2a

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1 Calculate the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 9 cm.

Not drawn
accurately

9 cm

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2 Here are an expression, an equation, a formula and an identity

Write down which is which

3x + 8 = 5 ................................................................

3(x + 5)  3x +15 ................................................................

P = 2l + 2w .................................................................

15x – 7y .................................................................. (3 marks)

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3 Shapes are made from squares and semi-circles.

For example

The area of a square is S.

The area of a semi-circle is D.

The shape has an area of S + D.

The shape has an area of S – D.

3 (a) Use a diagram to show that 2D is less than S.

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3 (b) Write down the shaded area of these shapes in terms of S and D.

Give your answers in their simplest form.

3 (b) (i)

Answer .................................................................... (2 marks)

3 (b) (ii)

Answer...................................................................... (2 marks)

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4 Five footpaths meet at O.

D is due South of O.

N N
B
A

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O
80°

60°
40°

4 (a) (i) Kate is at O and walks towards B.

On what bearing does she walk?

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Answer ................................................................... ° (2 marks)

4 (a) (ii) Ben is at B and walks to meet Kate.

On what bearing does he walk?

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Answer ................................................................... ° (2 marks)

4 (b) Frank is walking from A to O.

When he gets to O what angle clockwise does he need to turn through to continue to C?

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Answer ................................................................... ° (2 marks)

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5 Sally is buying a radiator for her bedroom.

The room is 2.4 metres high.

Plan View

Not drawn
accurately
3.1 m

4.2 m

You can work out the heat output in Watts (W) of a radiator in a room using this formula.

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Heat output (W) = Volume in cubic metres × 42

This table shows heat output and cost of radiators.

Radiator Heat output Cost (£)
(W)
A 1070 200
B 1148 215
C 1365 220
D 1404 230
E 1638 245

Work out the cost of the most suitable radiator.

You must show your working.

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6 (a) Complete the table for the quadratic equation y = x + 2x
for x values from –4 to 3

x –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
y 8 0 –1 0 3 8

(2 marks)

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6 (b) Use the table to complete the graph of y = x + 2x for –4  x  3

(2 marks)

6 (c) Use the graph to find the value of y when x = 1.5

Answer ............................................................................. (1 mark)

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7 Use ruler and compasses only.

Show all construction lines and arcs.

7 (a) Construct the perpendicular bisector of AB.

(2 marks)

7 (b) Construct the angle bisector of the angle XYZ.

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8 The diagram shows an isosceles trapezium.

10 cm Not drawn
accurately
x

7.5 cm

75°

14 cm

8 (a) Work out the value of x.

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Answer ......................................................... degrees (1 mark)

8 (b) Work out the area of the trapezium.

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8 (c) Some of these trapeziums are put together to make a regular shape.
The diagram below is incomplete.

Not drawn
accurately

Not drawn
accurately

How many exterior sides does the shape have?

You must show your working

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9 Use trial and improvement to find the solution to the equation

x 3 + 2x = 56

Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

x x 3 + 2x Comment

3 33 Too low

Answer x = ................................................................ (4 marks)

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10 ABCD is a quadrilateral.

Angles A and B are in the ratio 1 : 2

Angle C is 30 more than angle B.

Angle D is a right angle.

A Not drawn
accurately

D
C

Work out the size of angles A,B and C

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angle A……………….degrees

angle B……………….degrees

angle C……………….degrees (4 marks)

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11 Two radio stations at A and B pick up a distress call from a boat at sea.
The station at A can tell that the boat is between 60 km and 80 km from A.
The station at B can tell that the boat is between a bearing of 050° and 060° from B.

N
Scale: 1 cm represents 10 km.

SEA
N

B
LAND

Show clearly, using compasses and a protractor, the region where the boat will be
found.
(3 marks)

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12 Calculate the size of angle x.

Not drawn
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10 cm
4 cm

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Answer ....................................................... degrees (3 marks)

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13 Two rectangles have the following dimensions

3x 5x

2y
6y

Perimeter equals 21 cm Perimeter equals 43 cm

Work out x and y

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x = ………… y = …………… (3 marks)

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14 Solve the equation 2x – 5x – 5 = 0
Give your answers to 2 decimal places.

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15 1000 bacteria are put into a Petri dish.

After 1 hour there are 2000 bacteria in the dish.
The bacteria continue to double in quantity every hour.

15(a) Draw a fully labelled graph to show the number of bacteria in the dish for the first 4 hours.

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Number of
bacteria

0 1 2 3 4
Hours after start (3 marks)

15(b) How many bacteria will be in the dish after 12 hours?

Show your working.
Give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

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16 Fred is marking a sector of a circle on a sports field as shown.

He puts tape around the perimeter.

Not drawn
B C accurately

40 m

50°

Tape comes in 3 metre rolls.

How many rolls does he need?

You must show your working.

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17 (a) Here is a circle with centre O.

x
Not drawn
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O
B
104°

Write down the value of x.

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Answer ......................................................... degrees (1 mark)

17(b) Here is a different circle.

Not drawn
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y
28°

40°

Write down the value of y.

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Answer ......................................................... degrees (1 mark)

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17(c) ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral within a circle centre O.

XY is the tangent to the circle at A.
Angle XAB = 58°
Angle BAD = 78°
Angle DBC = 34°
C
Not drawn
accurately

34°
B

78°
X 58° Y
A

Prove that AB is parallel to CD.

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18 ABCD is a quadrilateral.
AB = 7 cm, BC = 8 cm and CD = 6 cm
Angle ABC = 80° and angle ADC = 90°

7 cm

Work out the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

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