IGCSE

Past Question
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Compilation
Topic wise

Subject : Math (Higher Tier)

Year 11

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 Table of Contents
Topic Page No.
Number :
1) Direct and Inverse Proportion 3 – 11
2) Negative and Fractional Indices 11 – 15
3) Recurring Decimals 15 – 18
4) Advanced Calculator Problems 18 – 22
5) Converting between units of lengths,areas and volumes and 22 – 29
Compound Measures
6) Costs, Taxes and Money related problems 30 – 42
7) Rationalising Denominators and Surds 42 - 52
Algebra :
1) Quadratic Equations (Completing the Square and using formula) 52 – 58
and Quadratic Inequality
2) Functions 59 – 74
3) Simultaneous equations (Linear and non-linear) 75 – 82
4) Sequences 82 - 97
Graphs :
1) Cubic and reciprocal graphs 97 – 106
2) Using Graphs to solve to Quadratic Equation and other non linear 106 – 114
equations and determining gradient of curve
3) Transformation of Graphs 114 – 120
4) Differentiation and Kinematics 121 – 137
Shape and Space :
1) Circle Theorems and Intersecting Chord Theorems 138 – 142
2) Circles, Solids and Similar Shapes 143 – 183
3) 3D Trigonometry 183 – 196
4) Sine Rule, Cosine Rule and Area of a triangle 196 – 205
5) Vectors 205 - 226
Handling Data :
1) Three Set Diagram and Probability 226 - 240
2) Histograms and Cumulative Frequency Graphs 240 - 275

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Questions
Q1.

P is inversely proportional to the square of q.

When q = 2, P = 12.8

(a) Find a formula for P in terms of q.

...........................................................
(3)
(b) Find the value of P when q = 8

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q2.

T is directly proportional to
T = 400 when x = 625

(a) Find a formula for T in terms of x.

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 ...........................................................
(3)
(b) Calculate the value of T when x = 56.25

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q3.

T is directly proportional to the cube of r

T = 21.76 when r = 4

(a) Find a formula for T in terms of r

(3)
(b) Work out the value of T when r = 6

(1)

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 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q4.

y is directly proportional to the cube of x

y = 20 h when x = h (h ≠ 0)

(a) Find a formula for y in terms of x and h

y = ...........................................................
(3)
(b) Find x in terms of h when y = 67.5 h
Give your answer in its simplest form.

x = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q5.

M is directly proportional to p3
M = 128 when p = 8

(a) Find a formula for M in terms of p.

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 ...........................................................
(3)
(b) Find the value of M when p = 5

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q6.

F is inversely proportional to the square of v.

Given that F = 6.5 when v = 4

find a formula for F in terms of v

...........................................................
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 (Total for question = 3 marks)

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Q7.

A is inversely proportional to the square of r

A = 5 when r = 0.3

(a) Find a formula for A in terms of r

...........................................................
(3)
(b) Find the value of A when r = 7.5A

A = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

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Q8.

P is directly proportional to q3
P = 270 when q = 7.5

(a) Find a formula for P in terms of q

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

(b) Work out the positive value of q when P = q

q = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q9.

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y is directly proportional to
When x = 49, y = 4

(a) Find a formula for y in terms of x.

...........................................................
(3)
(b) Calculate the value of x when y = 12

x = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q10.

A is directly proportional to x2

A = 480 when x = 5

Find the value of A when x = 1.5

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 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q11.

Q is inversely proportional to t2
Q = 320 when t = 0.5

Find a formula for Q in terms of t

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q12.

V is inversely proportional to the square of t

V = 28 when t = 2.5
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(a) Express V in terms of t

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

(b) Work out the value of V when t = 6.25

V = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q13.

A, r and T are three variables.

A is proportional to T2
A is also proportional to r3

T = 47 when r = 0.25

Find r when T = 365

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q14.

(a) Find the value of x.

Show your working clearly.

x = ...........................................................
(2)

(b) Find the value of n.

Show your working clearly.

n = ...........................................................
(2)

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 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q15.

Given that

find the value of x.

Show clear algebraic working.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q16.

Simplify fully

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 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q17.

(a) Simplify

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

(b) Work out the value of k.

k = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q18.

Simplify fully

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 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q19.

g = 23 × 3 × 72 h = 2 × 3 × 73
(a) Express gh as a product of powers of its prime factors.
Simplify your answer.

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

(b) Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c.

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

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

c = ...........................................................
(2)
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(c) Show that (7 − 2√5)(7 + 2√5) = 29
Show your working clearly.

(2)

(d) Work out the exact value of n.

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

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q20.

Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal

(Total for question = 2 marks)

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Q21.

Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q22.

Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q23.

Use algebra to show that

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 (Total for question = 2 marks)

Q24.

Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q25.

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 is a recurring decimal.
x is a whole number such that 1 ≤ x ≤ 9

Find, in terms of x, the recurring decimal as a fraction.

Give your fraction in its simplest form.
Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q26.

(a) Use your calculator to work out the value of

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 1 significant figure.

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

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 (Total for question = 3 marks)

Q27.

(a) Use your calculator to work out the value of

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Write your answer to part(a) correct to 2 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q28.

(a) (i) Use your calculator to work out the value of

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

...........................................................
(ii) Write your answer to (a) (i) correct to 3 significant figures.
...........................................................
(3)

(b) Work out

Give your answer in standard form.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q29.

(a) Work out the value of

Give your answer as a decimal.
Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

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

(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q30.

Use your calculator to work out the value of

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 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q31.

(a) Work out the value of

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Give your answer to part (a) correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q32.

(a) (i) Find

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
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 ...........................................................
(ii) Write your answer to (a)(i) correct to 2 decimal places.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) (i) Use your calculator to work out the value of

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

...........................................................
(ii) Write your answer to (b)(i) correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q33.

The diagram shows the front of a wooden door with a semicircular glass window.

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Julie wants to apply 2 coats of wood varnish to the front of the door, shown shaded in the diagram.

250 millilitres of wood varnish covers 4 m2 of the wood.

Work out how many millilitres of wood varnish Julie will need.
Give your answer correct to the nearest millilitre.

........................................................... millilitres

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q34.

The average speed for an aeroplane flight from Dubai to London is 750 km/h.
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The flight time from Dubai to London is 7 hours 18 minutes.

(a) Work out the flight distance from Dubai to London.

........................................................... km
(3)
(b) Change 750 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second.
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

........................................................... m/s
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q35.

The area of the floor of a room is 12 m2

Change 12 m2 into cm2

........................................................... cm2

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 (Total for question = 2 marks)

Q36.

(a) Change 5.48 metres into centimetres.

........................................................... cm
(1)
(b) Change 4600 millilitres into litres.

....................................................... litres
(1)
Here is an isosceles triangle ABC.

AC = 5 cm.

The perimeter of the triangle is 32 cm.

(c) Work out the length of AB.

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q37.

(a) Change 4.5 metres into centimetres.

........................................................... centimetres
(1)
(b) Change 8900 grams into kilograms.

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

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q38.

(a) Change 8 metres into centimetres.

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

(b) Change 9600 grams into kilograms.

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

Jamil has 5 litres of water in a container.

He pours 750 millilitres of water into each of 6 bottles.

(c) How much water is left in the container?

Give your answer in millilitres.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q39.

(a) Change 8 metres into centimetres.

........................................................... centimetres
(1)
(b) Change 9500 cm3 into litres.

........................................................... litres
(1)
(c) Complete the sentence by writing a suitable metric unit on the dotted line.
The weight of a car is 2500 ......................................................................
(1)
A train arrived in Islamabad at 23 45

(d) Write 23 45 as a time using the 12-hour clock.

...........................................................
(1)
Jim goes to sleep at 9 30 pm.
He wakes up the next morning at 7 15 am.

(e) For how long did Jim sleep?

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 ...........................................................
(2)
The area of the floor of a room is 12 m2

(f) Change 12 m2 into cm2

........................................................... cm2
(2)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q40.

Janine has 2 litres of orange squash.

She also has some empty cups.

When full, each cup holds 300 millilitres of orange squash.

Janine fills as many cups as possible.

How much orange squash does Janine have left after filling as many cups as possible?
State the units of your answer.

......................................... ..................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q41.

Joseph buys some heating oil.

He puts it in his oil tank.

The scales show the numbers of litres of oil in the tank immediately before and immediately after Joseph

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puts the oil in the tank.

The oil Joseph buys costs 0.40 euros per litre.

Work out the total cost of the oil that Joseph buys.

........................................................... euros

(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Q42.

Mike buys 150 burger buns.

He buys the burger buns in packs of 6 burger buns.

Each pack of 6 burger buns costs £1.03

Work out how much Mike pays for the 150 burger buns.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q43.

The cost of a litre of petrol in Hong Kong is 17.50 Hong Kong dollars ($).

Chen buys 25 litres of petrol in Hong Kong.

The only money he has to pay with are $50 notes.

(a) What is the smallest number of $50 notes he needs?

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

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He pays with the smallest number of $50 notes.

(b) Work out how much change he should get.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q44.

Amit invests 15000 rupees.

At the end of one year, his investment has increased by 7 %

(a) Work out the value of Amit's investment at the end of one year.

........................................................... rupees

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 (2)

Priya invests a sum of money at an interest rate of 8% per year.

At the end of one year, the interest she receives is 1800 rupees.

(b) Work out the value of Priya's investment at the end of one year.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q45.

Jenny invests $8500 for 3 years in a savings account.

She gets 2.3% per year compound interest.

(a) How much money will Jenny have in her savings account at the end of 3 years?
Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

$
(3)
Rami bought a house on 1st January 2015

In 2015, the house increased in value by 15%

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In 2016, the house decreased in value by 8%

On 1st January 2017, the value of the house was $687 700

(b) What was the value of the house on 1st January 2015?

$
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q46.

At a school fete, Colin is selling drinks.

He sells tea, coffee and juice.
Marion is selling food.
She sells burgers and pizzas.

Jenson buys one drink and one food item.

(a) Write down all the possible combinations Jenson can buy.

.............................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................
(2)
Each burger costs £1.65
Each pizza costs £3.10

Caroline buys 3 burgers and 4 pizzas.

She pays with a £20 note.

(b) Work out how much change she should get.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q47.

Kamal sells 240 ice creams for a total of $640

of the ice creams he sells are large.

The cost of each large ice cream he sells is $3.80

All the other ice creams he sells are small.

He sells each small ice cream for the same cost.

Work out the cost of each small ice cream.

$ ...........................................................

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 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q48.

Carmel is working out the cost of using her mobile phone in March.

Here is the information that she uses.

Work out the total cost that Carmel has to pay for using her mobile phone in March.

$ ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

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Q49.

Simon wants to buy a computer.

He can choose to pay the cash price of £520 or pay by using the credit option.

Work out the difference in cost between the cash price and the credit option.

£ ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q50.

Mario is going to save $50 in the year 2021

He is going to continue to save, up to and including the year 2070, by increasing the
amount he saves each year by $k

Mario will save a total of $33 125 from 2021 to 2070

Work out the value of k.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q51.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

Megan buys 2 muffins and 1 carrot cake.

The total cost is £4.74

The cost of the carrot cake is £1.80

(a) Find the cost of each muffin.

£
(3)
Caitlin buys some apples and some oranges.
She buys twice as many apples as oranges.

Each apple costs £0.25

Each orange costs £0.30

Caitlin has £5 to spend.

(b) Find the greatest number of apples she can buy.

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 (3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q52.

Timothy buys

two loaves of bread at $2.43 each

one jar of jam at $2.29

kg of cheese at $9.54 per kg

Timothy pays with a $20 note.

How much change should Timothy get?

$ ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q53.

Mabintou invested $7500 for 3 years at 4% per year compound interest.

Calculate the value of her investment at the end of 3 years.

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 $ ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q54.

Nikos buys
4 cans of cola at 1.25 euros each
and 2 sandwiches at 2.90 euros each.
He pays with a 20 euro note.

Work out how much change Nikos should get.

........................................................... euros

(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Q55.

Liam invests £8000 in a savings account for 4 years.

The savings account pays compound interest at a rate of

4.5% for the first year

2.75% for all subsequent years.

(a) Work out the value of Liam's investment at the end of 4 years.

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

Max invests some money in a savings bond.

The savings bond pays interest at a rate of 2% per year.

At the end of the first year, his savings bond is worth £5763

(b) How much money did Max invest in the savings bond?

£...........................................................

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 (3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q56.

Jan invests $8000 in a savings account.

The account pays compound interest at a rate of x % per year.

At the end of 6 years, there is a total of $8877.62 in the account.

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q57.

Ali and Badia each have 25 000 dollars to invest.

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Ali invests in the Cyclone Bank for 3 years.
Badia invests in the Tornado Bank for 3 years.

By the end of the 3 years, Ali will have received more interest than Badia.

How much more?

Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

........................................................... dollars

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q58.

(a + √b)2 = 49 + 12 √b where a and b are integers, and b is prime.

Find the value of a and the value of b

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

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q59.

(a) Show that (3 + 2√2)(4 − √2) = 8 + 5 √2

Show your working clearly.

(2)

(b) Rationalise the denominator and simplify fully

Show your working clearly.

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

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 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q60.

Simplify

Give your answer in the form a + b where a and b are integers.

Show your working clearly.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q61.

(a) Show that (5 − √8)(7 + √2) = 31 − 9√2

Show each stage of your working.

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 (3)

Given that c is a prime number,

(b) rationalise the denominator of

Simplify your answer.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q62.

(a) Show that

Show your working clearly.

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 (2)

(b) Express in the form

where p and q are integers.
Show your working clearly.

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

(c) Express in the form (x + a)2 + b

Show your working clearly.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q63.

Given that p is a prime number, rationalise the denominator of

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Simplify your answer.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q64.

Without using a calculator, rationalise the denominator of

Simplify your answer.

You must show each stage of your working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q65.

The area of a rectangle is 18 cm2

The length of the rectangle is cm.

Without using a calculator and showing each stage of your working,

find the width of the rectangle.

Give your answer in the form where a, b and c are integers.

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 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q66.

(a) Simplify fully

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................
(3)
(b) Given that a is a positive integer, show that

is always a multiple of 3
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 (3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q67.

Given that e and f are positive integers,

find the value of e and the value of f.

e = ...........................................................

f = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Q68.

Show that can be written in the form , where a and b are integers.

Show each stage of your working clearly and give the value of a and the value of b.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q69.

Given that where x is a prime number and y is an integer,

find the value of x and the value of y.

Show each stage of your working clearly.

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

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q70.

(a) Show that

Show each stage of your working.

(3)

(b) Simplify fully

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q71.

(a) Write as a power of 2

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

(b) Show that (4 + √12)(5 − √3) = 14 + 6√3

Show each stage of your working clearly.

(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q72.

The diagram shows a solid cylinder.

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The cylinder has radius 4√3 cm and height h cm.
The total surface area of the cylinder is 56π√6 cm2

Find the exact value of h.

Give your answer in the form a√2 + b√3, where a and b are integers.
Show your working clearly.

h = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q73.

(a) Solve x2 − 4x − 1 = 0

Show your working clearly.

Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

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

Hence, or otherwise,

(b) solve (x + 3)2 − 4(x + 3) − 1 = 0

giving your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q74.

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.

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

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 ...........................................................
(5)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q75.

The function f is such that f(x) = x2 – 8x + 5 where x ≤ 4

Express the inverse function f–1 in the form f–1(x) = ...

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 f–1(x) = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q76.

Solve 3x2 + 2x − 7 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.
Show your working clearly.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q77.

The diagram shows a rectangle.

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The area of the rectangle is A cm2

Given that A < 3x + 27

find the range of possible values for x.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q78.

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Solve the inequality 5x2 − 13 < 32
Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q79.

The functions f and g are defined as

f(x) = 5x2 − 10x + 7 where x ≥ 1
g(x) = 7x − 6
(a) Find fg(2)

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Express the inverse function f−1 in the form f−1 (x) = ...

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 f−1 (x) = ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q80.

(a) Find the value of f(11)

...........................................................
(1)
(b) State which value of x must be excluded from any domain of f

...........................................................
(1)
(c) Find f –1(x)

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 ...........................................................
(3)
(d) State the value which cannot be in any range of f

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q81.

The function f is such that f (x) =

(a) Find f(–2)

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

The function g is such that g (x) =

(b) Find g–1(6)

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 ...........................................................
(2)
(c) Find fg(–5)

...........................................................
(2)
(d) Solve the equation f(x) = g (x)
Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q82.

(a) Express the composite function gf in the form gf:x → ...

Give your answer as simply as possible.

gf:x → ...........................................................

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 (2)

(b) Express the inverse function g−1 in the form g−1:x → ...

g−1:x → ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q83.

(a) Express the inverse function f−1 in the form f−1(x) = ...

f−1(x) = ...........................................................
(3)
(b) Solve fg(a) = 1
Show clear algebraic working.

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 a = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q84.

g is the function with domain x ≥ –3 such that g(x) = x2 + 6x

(a) Write down the range of g–1

(1)
(b) Express the inverse function g–1 in the form g–1 : x

g–1 : x
(4)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q85.

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f is the function such that f(x) = 4 – 3x

(a) Work out f(5)

(1)

g is the function such that

(b) Find the value of x that cannot be included in any domain of g

(1)
(c) Work out fg(−1.5)

(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q86.

The function f is such that f (x) = 3x – 2

(a) Find f (5)

...........................................................
(1)
The function g is such that g(x) = 2x2 – 20x + 9 where x ≥ 5

(b) Express the inverse function g–1 in the form g–1(x) = ...
[64]
 g–1(x) = ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q87.

The functions f and g are such that

(a) State the value of x that cannot be included in any domain of g

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

[65]
(b) Find gf(x)
Simplify your answer.

gf(x) = ...........................................................
(2)
(c) Express the inverse function g−1 in the form g−1(x) = ...

g−1(x) = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q88.

The functions f and g are such that

f(x) = x2 − 2x g(x) = x + 3

The function h is such that h(x) = fg(x) for x ≥ −2

Express the inverse function h−1(x) in the form h−1(x) = ...

[66]
 h−1(x) = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q89.

f(x) =

(a) State one value of x which cannot be included in any domain of f.

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

(b) Find the value of f(0)

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

(c) Find the value of x for which f(x) = 0

Show clear algebraic working.

[67]
 x = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q90.

f is the function such that

(a) Find f(0.5)

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Find ff(–1)

...........................................................
(2)
(c) Find the value of x that cannot be included in any domain of f

...........................................................
(1)
–1 –1
(d) Express the inverse function f in the form f (x) = ...
Show clear algebraic working.

[68]
 f –1(x) = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q91.

The functions g and h are defined as

(a) Find the value of g(1)

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

(b) State which value of x must be excluded from any domain of g

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

(c) Find gh(x)

Simplify your answer.

[69]
 gh(x) =...........................................................
(2)

(d) Express the inverse function g−1 in the form g−1(x) =...

g−1(x) =...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q92.

The diagram shows parts of the graphs of y = f(x) and y = g(x).

[70]
(a) Find g(0)

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

(b) Find gf(−1)

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

(c) Calculate an estimate for the gradient of the curve y = f(x) at the point on the curve where x = 3

...........................................................

[71]
 (3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q93.

f is the function such that f(x) = 2x – 5

g is the function such that g(x) = x2 – 10

(a) Find f(4)

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Find fg(–4)

...........................................................
(2)
(c) Express the inverse function f –1 in the form f –1(x) = ...

f –1(x) = ...........................................................
(2)
(d) Solve gf(x) = –1

...........................................................
(4)

[72]
 (Total for question = 9 marks)

Q94.

The functions f and g are such that

(a) State which value of x must be excluded from any domain of f.

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Find g(10)

...........................................................
(1)
(c) Calculate gf(−7)

...........................................................
(2)
(d) Express the inverse function g−1 in the form g−1(x) = ...

g−1(x) = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

[73]
Q95.

The function f is defined as f(x) =

(a) State the value of x which cannot be included in any domain of f.

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Find f(–4)

...........................................................
(1)
–1 –1
(c) Express the inverse function f in the form f (x) = ...

f –1(x) = ...........................................................
(2)

The function g is defined as g(x) =

(d) Express the function fg in the form fg(x) = ...

Simplify your answer.

fg(x) = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

[74]
Q96.

Solve the simultaneous equations

x2 – 9y – x = 2y2 – 12

x + 2y – 1 = 0

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q97.

The straight line L has equation x – y = 3

The curve C has equation 3x2 – y2 + xy = 9

L and C intersect at the points P and Q.

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ.

Show clear algebraic working.

[75]
 ( ................ , ................ )

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q98.

Solve the simultaneous equations

3xy – y2 = 8
x – 2y = 1

Show clear algebraic working.

[76]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q99.

The line with equation y = x + 2 intersects the curve with equation x2 + y2 – 2y = 24 at

the points A and B.

Find the coordinates of A and B.

Show clear algebraic working.

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

( ................ , ................ )
[77]
 (Total for question = 5 marks)

Q100.

Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 3 – 2x
x2 + y2 = 18

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q101.

The equation of the line L is y = 9 − x

The equation of the curve C is x2 − 3xy + 2y2 = 0
[78]
L and C intersect at two points.

Find the coordinates of these two points.

Show clear algebraic working.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q102.

Solve x2 + y2 = 20
y = 10 − 2x

Show clear algebraic working.

[79]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q103.

Solve the simultaneous equations

y2 + 4x = 12
2x + 3y = 10

Show clear algebraic working.

[80]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q104.

Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 2x − 3
x2 + y2 = 41

Show clear algebraic working.

[81]
 (Total for question = 6 marks)

Q105.

Solve the simultaneous equations

x2 + y2 = 52

2x + y = 8

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q106.

(2x + 23), (8x + 2) and (20x – 52) are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.

Prove that the common difference of the sequence is 12

[82]
 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q107.

Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.

8 15 22 29 36

Work out the sum of all the terms from the 50th term to the 100th term inclusive.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

[83]
Q108.

The sum of the first N terms of an arithmetic series, S, is 292

The 2nd term of S is 8.5
The 5th term of S is 13

Find the value of N.

Show clear algebraic working.

N = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q109.

Here is a sequence of shapes drawn on a square grid.

[84]
(a) On the grid, draw Shape number 4
(1)
The table shows the number of shaded squares in the first three shapes.

(b) Complete the table to show the number of shaded squares in Shape number 4 and Shape number 5
(1)
(c) Work out the number of shaded squares in Shape number 9

...........................................................
(2)
The width of Shape number 1 is 3 squares.
The width of Shape number 2 is 4 squares.

(d) Find the width of Shape number 8

........................................................... squares
(1)
The width of Shape number n is W squares.

[85]
(e) Write down a formula for W in terms of n.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q110.

Here is a sequence of patterns made from short sticks and long sticks.

The short sticks make squares and the long sticks are diagonals of the squares.

(a) In the space below, draw Pattern number 4

(1)
(b) Complete the table.

(1)

(c) Find the total number of sticks in Pattern number 7

[86]
 ...........................................................
(1)
(d) Work out the number of short sticks in Pattern number 12

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

(e) How many up diagonals are there in Pattern number 21?

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q111.

[87]
The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are

5 9 13 17

(a) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term.

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

(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the (n + 1)th term.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q112.

Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

7 10 13 16 19

(a) Write down the next term of the sequence.

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

(b) Explain how you found your answer.

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

(c) Find the 11th term of the sequence

[88]
 ...........................................................
(1)

(d) Explain why 60 cannot be a term of the sequence.

.............................................................................................................................................

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q113.

Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

18 22 26 30 34

(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.

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

(b) Explain how you found your terms.

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

(c) Work out the 20th term of the sequence.

[89]
 ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q114.

Here is a sequence of patterns made from dots.

(a) In the space below, draw Pattern number 4.

(1)
This rule can be used to find the number of dots in a pattern of the sequence.

(b) Work out the number of dots in Pattern number 7.

[90]
 ...........................................................
(2)
A pattern has exactly 41 dots.

(c) Work out the Pattern number.

...........................................................
(2)
T is the number of dots in Pattern number n.

(d) Write down a formula for T in terms of n.

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

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q115.

Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

(a) Work out the next two terms of the sequence.

........................... , ...........................
(2)
(b) Explain how you worked out your answer.

.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
The 15th term of this sequence is –10

(c) Work out the 14th term of this sequence.

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

[91]
 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q116.

Here is a sequence of patterns made from dots.

(a) In the space below, draw Pattern number 4

(1)
(b) Find the number of dots in Pattern number 11

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q117.
[92]
Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.

3 10 17 24 31

(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.

......................... .........................
(2)
(b) Explain how you worked out your terms.

.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
(c) Work out the 18th term of the sequence.

...........................................................
(2)
The 35th term of the sequence is 241

(d) Work out the 34th term of the sequence.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q118.

Here are the first four terms of a sequence.

5 9 13 17

One of these four terms is a square number.

(a) Write down this square number.

...........................................................
[93]
 (1)
(b) Write down the next term of the sequence.

...........................................................
(1)
150 cannot be a term of this sequence.

(c) Explain why.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q119.

Here are the first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence.

85 79 73 67

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

...........................................................

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q120.

Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic series.

[94]
Given that the 15th term of the series is (90 + 2k),

calculate the sum of the first 30 terms of the series.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q121.

Here is a sequence of patterns made from dots.

(a) Draw Pattern number 4 in the space above.

(1)
(b) Complete the table.

[95]
 (1)
(c) Work out the number of dots in Pattern number 13

...........................................................
(2)
(d) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of dots in Pattern number n.

...........................................................
(1)
There are fewer than 90 dots in Pattern number k.

(e) What is the largest possible value of k?

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q122.

An arithmetic series has first term a and common difference d.

The sum of the first 2n terms of the series is four times the sum of the first n terms of the series.

Find an expression for a in terms of d.

Show your working clearly.

[96]
 a = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q123.

(a) Complete the table of values for y =

(2)

(b) Draw the graph of y = for values of x from 1 to 6

[97]
 (2)

(c) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of the equation x + =7

...........................................................
[98]
 (2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q124.

(a) Complete the table of values for y = x3 − 3x2 + 5

(1)

(b) On the grid, complete the graph of y = x3 − 3x2 + 5 for −2 ≤ x ≤ 4

[99]
 (1)

(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for the solution of the equation x3 − 3x2 + 5 = 0

[100]
 x = ...........................................................
(1)

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find an estimate for the solution of the equation x3 − 3x2
+ 2x + 4 = 0

x = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q125.

(a) Complete the table of values for

(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = (x2 + 4) for 0.25 ≤ x ≤ 8

[101]
 (2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q126.
[102]
Here is the graph of y = x3 – 0.2x2 – 9x + 7 for –4 ≤ x ≤ 3

(a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the solution of the equation x3 – 0.2x2 – 9x + 7 = –5

...........................................................
(2)
(b) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find an estimate for the solution of the equation x – 3

0.2x2 – 4x + 7 = 0

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

[103]
Q127.

(a) Complete the table of values for y = x3 – 5x + 2

(2)
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x – 5x + 2 for –3 ≤ x ≤ 3
3

(2)
The equation x3 – 6x + m = 0, where m is an integer, has one negative solution and two
positive solutions.

(c) Given that x = 1 is one of the positive solutions, show that m = 5

[104]
 (1)
(d) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find an estimate for the negative solution of x3 – 6x + 5
=0
Give your estimate to 1 decimal place.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q128.

[105]
The diagram shows the straight line with equation y = kx intersecting the curve with equation at
the point A(p, q).

(a) Find p and find q.

Give each answer in its simplest form, in terms of k and N.

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

q = ...........................................................
(3)

Given that p = 2q

(b) find the value of k.

k = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q129.

(a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 − 4x + 2

[106]
 (2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 − 4x + 2 for values of x from −2 to 5

(2)

The point P (k, 4) where k > 0 lies on the graph of y = x2 − 4x + 2

(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the value of k.

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

[107]
 (Total for question = 5 marks)

Q130.

The curve C has equation y = 4(x − 1)2 − a where a > 4

Using the axes below, sketch the curve C.

On your sketch show clearly, in terms of a,

(i) the coordinates of any points of intersection of C with the coordinate axes,

(ii) the coordinates of the turning point.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

[108]
Q131.

(a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 5x + 6

(1)
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 – 5x + 6 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 5

(2)
(c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find estimates for the solutions of the equation

x2 – 5x = x – 7

(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

[109]
Q132.

The sketch shows the curve with equation y = x2 + 4 and the line with equation y = x + 10

The line cuts the curve at the points A and B.

M is the midpoint of AB.

Find the coordinates of M.

Show clear algebraic working.

[110]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q133.

Here is the graph of y = x2 − 2x − 1

(a) Use the graph to solve the equation x2 − 2x − 1 = 2

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

The equation x2 + 5x − 7 = 0 can be solved by finding the points of intersection of the line y = ax + b with
the graph of y = x2 − 2x − 1

(b) Find the value of a and the value of b.

[111]
 a = ...........................................................

b = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q134.

Here is the graph of y = h (x)

[112]
(a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the gradient of the curve y = h (x) at (–1,6)

...........................................................
(3)
(b) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find an estimate for the solution of the equation h (x) =
7 – 2x
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

[113]
 ...........................................................
(2)
The equation h (x) = k has 3 different solutions for a < k < b

(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for the value of a and the value of b.

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

b = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q135.

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.

.............................................................................................................................................
[114]
.............................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q136.

The graph of y = f(x) is shown on the grid.

(a) On the grid above, sketch the graph of

(2)
The graph of y = f(x + k) is shown on the grid below.

[115]
(b) Write down the value of k

(1)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q137.

A curve has equation y = f(x)

The coordinates of the minimum point on this curve are (–9, 15)

(a) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve with equation
(i) y = f(x + 3)

[116]
 ( ................ , ................ )

(ii) y = f(x)

( ................ , ................ )
(2)
The graph of y = a cos (x + b)° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360 is drawn on the grid below.

Given that a > 0 and that 0 < b < 360

(b) find the value of a and the value of b.

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

b = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q138.
[117]
The diagram shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x)

There is one maximum point on this curve.

The coordinates of this maximum point are (4, 6)

(a) Write down the coordinates of the maximum point on the curve with equation
(i) y = f(x + 4)
( ................ , ................ )
(ii) y = f(2x)
( ................ , ................ )
(2)
The equation of a curve C is y = x2 + 3x + 4

The curve C is transformed to curve S under the translation

(b) Find an equation of curve S.

You do not need to simplify the equation.

...........................................................
[118]
 (2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q139.

The curve C has equation y = f(x) where f(x) = 9 – 3(x + 2)2

The point A is the maximum point on C.

(a) Write down the coordinates of A.

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

The curve C is transformed to the curve S by a translation of

(b) Find an equation for the curve S.

...........................................................
(1)
The curve C is transformed to the curve T.
The curve T has equation y = 3(x + 2)2 – 9

(c) Describe fully the transformation that maps curve C onto curve T.

[119]
 ...........................................................
(1)
The graph of y = acos (x – b)° + c for −180 ≤ x ≤ 360 is drawn on the grid below.

(d) Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c.

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

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

c = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q140.

The diagram shows a solid cuboid.

[120]
The total surface area of the cuboid is A cm2

Find the maximum value of A.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q141.

ABCED is a five-sided shape.

[121]
ABCD is a rectangle.
CED is an equilateral triangle.

AB = x cm BC = y cm

The perimeter of ABCED is 100 cm.

The area of ABCED is R cm2

(a) Show that

(3)
(b) (i) Find the value of x for which R has its maximum value.

Give your answer in the form where p and q are integers.

[122]
 x = ...........................................................
(2)
(ii) Explain why the maximum value of R is given by this value of x.

.............................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q142.

The diagram shows a cuboid of volume V cm3 The length of the cuboid is y cm The width and height of
the cuboid are both x cm

The total length of all the edges of the cuboid is 112 cm

(a) Show that V = 28x2 − 2x3

[123]
 (3)

(b) Find

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

(c) Find the maximum value of V

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

V = ...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q143.

For the curve C with equation

y = 2x3 − 3x2 − 12x + 9

(a) find

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Find the gradient of C at the point with coordinates (2, −11)

...........................................................
(2)
[124]
The curve C has a gradient of −12 at the point where x = k and at the point where x = m.
Given that k > m

(c) find the value of k and the value of m.

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

m = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q144.

y = x3 + 6x2 + 5

(a) Find

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

The curve with equation y = x3 + 6x2 + 5 has two turning points.

(b) Work out the coordinates of these two turning points.

Show your working clearly.

[125]
 ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q145.

y = x3 − 4x2 + 4x + 3

(a) Find

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

[126]
The diagram shows a sketch of the curve with equation y = x3 − 4x2 + 4x + 3
The point P is a turning point on the curve.

(b) Work out the coordinates of P.

Show clear algebraic working.

(............................. , .............................)
(4)

(c) Write down the range of values of x for which the curve has a negative gradient.

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

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q146.

[127]
y = x2 −

(a) Find

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

The graph shows part of the curve with equation y = x2 −

The point P is the turning point of the curve.

(b) Work out the coordinates of P.

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

[128]
 (4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q147.

A particle P is moving along a straight line.

The fixed point O lies on this line.

At time t seconds where t ≥ 0, the displacement, s metres, of P from O is given by

s = t3 + 5t2 – 8t + 10

Find the displacement of P from O when P is instantaneously at rest.

Give your answer in the form where a and b are integers.

........................................................... metres

(Total for question = 5 marks)

[129]
Q148.

Curve C has equation y = 8x3 − 3x2 − 25x

(a) Find

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Find the x coordinates of the points on C where the gradient is 5
Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

[130]
Q149.

A particle moves along a straight line.

The fixed point O lies on this line.
The displacement of the particle from O at time t seconds is s metres where

Find the velocity of the particle at time 5 seconds.

........................................................... m/s

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q150.

The point A is the only stationary point on the curve with equation where k is a constant.

Given that the coordinates of A are

find the value of a.

Show your working clearly.

[131]
 a = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q151.

A particle P is moving along a straight line that passes through the fixed point O. The displacement, s
metres, of P from O at time t seconds is given by

s = t3 − 6t2 + 5t − 4

Find the value of t for which the acceleration of P is 3 m/s2

[132]
 t = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q152.

The diagram shows a cylinder inside a cone on a horizontal base.

The cone and the cylinder have the same vertical axis.
The base of the cylinder lies on the base of the cone.
The circumference of the top face of the cylinder touches the curved surface of the cone.

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The height of the cone is 12cm and the radius of the base of the cone is 4cm.

(a) Work out the curved surface area of the cone.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2
(3)
3
The cylinder has radius r cm and volume V cm

(b) Show that V = 12πr2 – 3πr3

[134]
 (3)
(c) V = 12πr2 – 3πr3
Find the value of r for which V is a maximum.

r = ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 10 marks)

Q153.

The curve with equation y = 10x2 + 9x + 5 has a minimum at point A.

Find the coordinates of A.

Show your working clearly.

[135]
 ( ................................ , ................................ )

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q154.

The curve C has equation y = 3x2 – 12x + 8

(a) Find

= ...........................................................
(2)
(b) Find the coordinates of the point on C where the gradient of the curve is 18

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q155.

A solid, S, is made from a hemisphere and a cylinder.

[136]
The centre of the circular face of the hemisphere and the centre of the top face of the cylinder are at the
same point.

The radius of the cylinder and the radius of the hemisphere are both x cm.
The height of the cylinder is (20 – 4x) cm.

The volume of S is V cm3 where V =

Find the maximum value of y.

Show clear algebraic working.

[137]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q156.

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

PAB and PDC are straight lines.

PA = 10 cm, PD = 8 cm and DC = 7 cm.

Calculate the length of AB.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

[138]
Q157.

The points B, C, Y and X lie on a circle.

AXY and ABC are straight lines.
AX = 12 cm XY = 6 cm AB = 9 cm

Calculate the length of BC.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

[139]
Q158.

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

EDF is the tangent to the circle at D.

Angle ADE = 61° and angle CDF = 53°

(a) (i) Write down the size of angle ACD.

........................................................... °
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
.............................................................................................................................................
(2)
(b) Work out the size of angle ABC.

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

[140]
 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q159.

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

ABC is a tangent to the circle.
DEC is a straight line.
Angle ABD = 79° and angle ECB = 41°

(a) Write down the size of angle BED.

........................................................... °
(1)
(b) Work out the size of angle BOE.

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

[141]
 (Total for question = 3 marks)

Q160.

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

PCQ is a tangent to the circle.
AB = CB.

Angle BCQ = x°

Prove that angle CDA = 2x°

Give reasons for each stage in your working.

[142]
 (Total for question = 5 marks)

Q161.

A circle has radius 7.5 cm

Work out the area of the circle.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q162.

The diagram shows a sector of a circle with radius 7 cm.

Work out the length of the arc of the sector.

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

[143]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q163.

The diagram shows a shape made from a right-angled triangle and a semicircle.

AC is the diameter of the semicircle.

BA = BC = 6 cm
Angle ABC = 90°

Work out the area of the shape.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

[144]
 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q164.

A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O.

AOC is a diameter of the circle.

AB = 8 cm BC = 15 cm

Angle ABC = 90°

Work out the total area of the regions shown shaded in the diagram.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[145]
 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q165.

(a) Write down the mathematical name of this 3-D shape.

...........................................................
(1)
Here is a solid cuboid.

[146]
(b) (i) How many faces has the cuboid?

...........................................................
(ii) How many vertices has the cuboid?
...........................................................
(2)
(c) Work out the volume of the cuboid.

........................................................... cm3
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q166.

The diagram shows a solid prism ABCDEFGH.

[147]
The trapezium ABCD, in which AD is parallel to BC, is a cross section of the prism.
The base ADEH of the prism is a horizontal plane.
ADEH and BCFG are rectangles.
The midpoint of BC is vertically above the midpoint of AD so that BA = CD.

AD = 37 cm GF = 28 cm DE = 24 cm

The perpendicular distance between edges AD and BC is 20 cm.

(a) Work out the total surface area of the prism.

........................................................... cm2
(4)
(b) Calculate the size of the angle between AF and the plane ADEH.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

[148]
 ........................................................... °
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q167.

Here is a sector, AOB, of a circle with centre O and angle AOB = x°

The sector can form the curved surface of a cone by joining OA to OB.

[149]
The height of the cone is 25 cm.
The volume of the cone is 1600 cm3

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q168.

Here is a solid prism.

[150]
The cross section of the prism is a triangle.

(a) How many edges has this prism?

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

(b) How many faces has this prism?

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

The base of the triangle is 10 cm.

The height of the triangle is 12 cm.
The length of the prism is 40 cm.

[151]
(c) Work out the volume of the prism.

........................................................... cm3
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q169.

The diagram shows a solid prism.

(a) How many edges has the prism?

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

(b) How many vertices has the prism?

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

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(c) How many faces has the prism?

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q170.

The diagram shows a solid cuboid.

(a) How many faces has this cuboid?

...........................................................
(1)
(b) How many edges has this cuboid?

...........................................................
(1)
The cuboid has width 5 cm, length 8 cm and height 14 mm.

(c) Work out the volume, in cm3, of the cuboid.

........................................................... cm3
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

[153]
Q171.

The diagram shows two cylinders, A and B.

Cylinder A has height 1.6 m and radius 0.56 m.

(a) Work out the curved surface area of cylinder A.

Give your answer in m2 correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... m2
(2)
Cylinder B is mathematically similar to cylinder A.
The height of cylinder B is 0.6 m.

(b) Work out the radius of cylinder B.

[154]
 ........................................................... m
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q172.

A cylinder has diameter 14 cm and height 20 cm.

Work out the volume of the cylinder.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm3

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q173.

A solid aluminium cylinder has radius 10 cm and height h cm.

[155]
The mass of the cylinder is 5.4 kg.
The density of aluminium is 0.0027 kg/cm3

Calculate the value of h.

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

h = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q174.

The diagram shows a circular pond, of radius r metres, surrounded by a circular path.
The circular path has a constant width of 1.5 metres.

[156]
The area of the path is the area of the pond.

(a) Show that 2r2 − 60r − 45 = 0

(3)

(b) Calculate the area of the pond.

Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... m2
(5)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

[157]
Q175.

The diagram shows a sphere and a cone.

The cone has height h cm.

The radius of the base of the cone is 3 times the radius of the sphere.

Given that the volume of the sphere is equal to the volume of the cone, find an expression for the radius
of the sphere in terms of h.
Give your expression in its simplest form.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

[158]
Q176.

A steam engine for pulling trains has wheels of diameter 1.5 metres.

(a) Calculate the circumference of a wheel.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... m
(2)
The steam engine travels 1000 metres along a test track.

(b) Work out the number of complete turns of a wheel.

[159]
 ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q177.

The diagram shows a circle inside a rectangle.

Work out the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 3 marks)

[160]
Q178.

Here are two circles.

The circles have the same centre O.

The radius of the inner circle is 3 cm.
The width of the shaded region between the inner circle and outer circle is 2 cm.

Work out the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[161]
 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q179.

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

ABCD is a square of side 7 cm.

Work out the total area of the shaded regions.

Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

[162]
 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q180.

The diagram shows a solid shape made from a cone on top of a cylinder.

The cone has a radius of 10 cm and a height of 10 cm.

The cylinder has a radius of 10 cm and a height of 10 cm.
The centre of the base of the cone coincides with the centre of the top face of the cylinder.

The total surface area of the solid is A cm2

Show that A = (300 + 100 )π

[163]
 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q181.

The diagram shows two mathematically similar pots, A and B.

A has a volume of 264 cm3

B has a volume of 891 cm3

A has a height of 8 cm

(a) Work out the height of pot B.

........................................................... cm
(2)
B has a surface area of 459 cm2
[164]
(b) Work out the surface area of pot A.

........................................................... cm2
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q182.

L and M are two mathematically similar prisms.

Prism L has length 8 cm.

Prism M has length 20 cm.

Prism L has height 3 cm.

(a) Work out the height of prism M.

[165]
 ........................................................... cm
(2)

Prism M has a volume of 1875 cm3

(b) Work out the volume of prism L.

........................................................... cm3
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q183.

[166]
Zane buys mineral water in large bottles and in small bottles.
The large bottles are mathematically similar to the small bottles.
Large bottles have a height of 32 cm and a volume of 2000 cm3
Small bottles have a volume of 500 cm3

Work out the height of a small bottle.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q184.

The diagram shows a circle, centre C.

[167]
PR is a chord of the circle.
The area of the shaded region is 100 cm2
Angle PCR = 30°

Calculate the length of the arc PQR.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q185.

Here are two mathematically similar cups, A and B.

A has height 12 cm and base diameter 9 cm.

B has height 8 cm and base diameter d cm.

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(a) Work out the value of d.

...........................................................
(2)
The volume of B is 160 millilitres.

(b) Work out the volume of A.

........................................................... millilitres
(2)
Two solid plates, P and Q, are mathematically similar and made of the same material.

The surface area of P is p cm2

The surface area of Q is q cm2
The weight of P is w grams.

(c) Find an expression for the weight of Q.

Give your answer in terms of p, q and w.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q186.

The diagram shows a solid hemisphere.

The hemisphere has a total surface area of π cm2

[169]
The hemisphere has a volume of kπ cm3

Find the value of k.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q187.

The diagram shows sector OAB of a circle, centre O.

[170]
Angle AOB = 50°
Sector OAB has area 20π cm2

Calculate the perimeter of sector OAB.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q188.

The diagram shows triangle KLM.

[171]
KLP is a sector of a circle with centre L and radius 10.4 cm.
The region of the triangle outside the sector is shown shaded in the diagram.

Calculate the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 5 marks)

[172]
Q189.

The diagram shows a sector OAB of a circle, centre O.

Angle AOB = 75°

Length of arc AB = 7.2 cm

Calculate the area of the sector.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q190.

The shape OABC is made from a triangle and a sector of a circle.

[173]
OAB is a triangle.
OBC is a sector of a circle, centre O.

OA = 12 cm
AB = 16 cm
Angle OAB = 60°
Angle BOC = 38°

Work out the area of OABC.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q191.

The diagram shows a solid cone.

[174]
The radius of the base of the cone is 5 cm.
The total surface area of the cone is 90π cm2

Work out the volume of the cone.

Give your answer as a multiple of π.

........................................................... cm3

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q192.

Sahil has a fish tank in the shape of a cuboid, as shown in the diagram.

[175]
The tank is
55 cm long
28 cm wide
33 cm high
The surface of the water in the tank is 3 cm below the top of the tank.

Sahil is going to put some neon tetra fish in his tank.

He must allow 4 litres of water for each of the neon tetra fish he puts in the tank.

What is the greatest number of neon tetra fish Sahil can put in his tank?

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q193.

The total surface area of a solid hemisphere is equal to the curved surface area of a cylinder.

The radius of the hemisphere is r cm.

The radius of the cylinder is twice the radius of the hemisphere.

Given that
volume of hemisphere : volume of cylinder = 1 : m
find the value of m.

[176]
 m=

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q194.

The diagram shows a sphere of diameter x cm and a pyramid ABCDE with a horizontal rectangular base
BCDE.

The vertex A of the pyramid is vertically above the centre O of the base so that
AB = AC = AD = AE.

BC = x cm, CD = 2x cm and AO = 5x cm.

The volume of the sphere is 288π cm3

Calculate the total surface area of the pyramid.

Give your answer correct to the nearest cm2

[177]
 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q195.

The diagram shows a sector OBC of a circle with centre O and radius (6 + x) cm.

A is the point on OB and D is the point on OC such that OA = OD = 6 cm

Angle BOC = 50°

Given that

the perimeter of sector OBC = 2 × the perimeter of triangle OAD

[178]
find the value of x.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q196.

The region, shown shaded in the diagram, is a path.

[179]
The boundary of the path is formed by two semicircles, with the same centre O, and two straight lines.

The inner semicircle has a radius of 7 metres.

The path has a width of 2 metres.

Work out the perimeter of the path.

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

........................................................... m

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q197.

Mathematically similar wooden blocks are made in a workshop.

There are small blocks and there are large blocks.

The volume of each small block is 300 cm3

Given that
the surface area of each small block : the surface area of each large block = 25 : 36
work out the volume of each large block.

[180]
 ........................................................... cm3

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q198.

The diagram shows two mathematically similar vases, A and B.

A has a volume of 405 cm3

B has a volume of 960 cm3

B has a surface area of 928 cm2

Work out the surface area of A.

[181]
 cm2

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q199.

A solid is made from a hemisphere and a cylinder.

The plane face of the hemisphere coincides with the upper plane face of the cylinder.

The hemisphere and the cylinder have the same radius.

The ratio of the radius of the cylinder to the height of the cylinder is 1 : 3

Given that the solid has volume 792π cm3

work out the height of the solid.

[182]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q200.

The diagram shows two mathematically similar vases, A and B.

Vase A has a surface area of 120 cm2

Vase B has a surface area of 750 cm2 and a volume of 1600 cm3

Work out the volume of vase A.

[183]
 ........................................................... cm3

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q201.

The diagram shows cuboid ABCDEFGH.

For this cuboid

the length of AB : the length of BC : the length of CF = 4 : 2 : 3

Calculate the size of the angle between AF and the plane ABCD.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

[184]
 ........................................................... °

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q202.

The diagram shows a triangular prism ABCDEF with a horizontal base ABEF.

AC = BC = FD = ED = 12 cm AB = 10 cm BE = 15 cm

Calculate the size of the angle between AD and the base ABEF.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[185]
 ........................................................... °

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q203.

The diagram shows cuboid ABCDEFGH.

AB = 5 cm
AH = 4 cm
The size of the angle between CH and the plane ABCD is 35°

Calculate the volume of the cuboid.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[186]
 ........................................................... cm3

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q204.

The diagram shows a vertical cliff with a vertical radio mast on top of the cliff and a buoy in the sea.

The height of the cliff is 100 metres.

The buoy is at the point B that is d metres from the base of the cliff.
The angle of elevation from B to the top of the cliff is 20°

(a) Calculate the value of d.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[187]
 d = ...........................................................
(3)
The point A at the top of the radio mast is vertically above the top of the cliff.
The angle of elevation from B to A is 25°

(b) Calculate the height of the radio mast.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q205.

The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH.

AB = 21 cm and CH = 9 cm.
K is the point on EH such that angle AKB = 68° and BK = 16.5 cm.

(a) Calculate the size of angle BAK.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
[188]
 ........................................................... °
(3)
(b) Calculate the size of the angle between the line BK and the plane ABCD.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q206.

The diagram shows a prism.

[189]
Triangle PQR is a cross section of the prism.

PR = 20 cm
MP = 12cm
Angle PRQ = 30°
Angle PQR = 90°

Calculate the size of the angle that the line MR makes with the plane RQLN.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

........................................................... °

(Total for question = 5 marks)

[190]
Q207.

A, B and C are points on horizontal ground.

B is due North of A and AB is 14 m.
C is due East of A and AC is 25 m.

A vertical flagpole, TX, has its base at the point X on BC such that the angle AXC is a right angle.

The height of the flagpole, TX, is 10 m.

Calculate the size of the angle of elevation of T from A.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

...........................................................°

[191]
 (Total for question = 6 marks)

Q208.

ABCD is a quadrilateral.

The area of triangle ACD is 250 cm2

Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[192]
 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q209.

The diagram shows a triangular prism with a horizontal base ABCD.

M is the midpoint of AD.

The vertex V is vertically above M.

DC = 18 cm, BC = 10 cm, MV = 7 cm.

Calculate the size of the angle between VC and the plane ABCD.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[193]
 ........................................................... °

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q210.

ABCDE is a square-based pyramid.

AE = BE = CE = DE = 12 cm
AB = 15 cm

Calculate the size of angle DEB.

Give your answer to the nearest degree.

[194]
 ........................................................... °

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q211.

ABCDEFGH is a cuboid.

The cuboid has

length 17 cm
width 5 cm
height 8 cm

Work out the size of the angle that AH makes with the plane EFGH.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

[195]
 ...........................................................°

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q212.

ABCD is the square base of the pyramid VABCD.

AB = BC = CD = DA = 10 cm.
VA = VB = VC = VD = 12 cm.

Calculate the height of the pyramid.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[196]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q213.

Work out the length of AB.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

[197]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q214.

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

[198]
 x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q215.

ABCD is a kite.

AB = 3 cm
BC = 8 cm
Angle ABC = 110°

Calculate the area of the kite ABCD.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[199]
 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q216.

ABC is an arc of a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm.

AC is a chord of the circle.
Angle AOC = 120°

Calculate the perimeter of the shaded segment.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[200]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q217.

Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

[201]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q218.

Calculate the length of BC.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[202]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q219.

The diagram shows triangle PQR.

Calculate the length of PR.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

[203]
 ........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q220.

The diagram shows the positions of three ships, A, B and C.

[204]
Ship B is due north of ship A.

The bearing of ship C from ship A is 120°

Calculate the bearing of ship C from ship B.

Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.

........................................................... °

[205]
 (Total for question = 5 marks)

Q221.

ABCD is a parallelogram.

Find as a column vector.

(Total for question = 2 marks)

[206]
Q222.

The diagram shows parallelogram ABCD.

The point B has coordinates (5, 8)

(a) Work out the coordinates of the point C.

( ................ , ................ )
(3)
The point E has coordinates (63, 211)

(b) Use a vector method to prove that ABE is a straight line.

[207]
 (2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q223.

The diagram shows a cone.

AB is a diameter of the cone.

V is the vertex of the cone.

Given that

the area of the base of the cone : the total surface area of the cone = 3 : 8

work out the size of angle AVB.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

(Total for question = 6 marks)

[208]
Q224.

In triangle OPQ, = 6a and = 6b

X is the midpoint of PQ.

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

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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

Y is the point on OX such that OY : YX = 2 : 1

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

Give your answer in its simplest form.

[209]
 ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q225.

The diagram shows trapezium ABCD.

BC is parallel to AD
AD = 3BC

(a) Find, in terms of b and c, the vector

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(2)
The point P lies on the line AC such that AP : PC = 2 : 1

(b) Is BPD a straight line?

Show your working clearly.

[210]
 (4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q226.

AB is parallel to DC
DC = 2AB
M is the midpoint of BC
= 2b
= 4a

(a) Find in terms of a and b.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(2)
N is the point such that DCN is a straight line and DC : CN = 2 : 1
(b) Show that AMN is a straight line.

[211]
 (2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q227.

OMN is a triangle.

P is the point on OM such that OP = OM

Q is the midpoint of ON

R is the midpoint of PN

=p =q

(a) Find, in terms of p and q,

(i)

...........................................................

(ii)

...........................................................
[212]
 (2)
(b) Use a vector method to prove that QR is parallel to OP

(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q228.

PQR is a triangle.
The midpoint of PQ is W.
X is the point on QR such that QX : XR = 2 : 1
PRY is a straight line.

(a) Find, in terms of a and b,

(i)

...........................................................

[213]
 (ii)

...........................................................

(iii)

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

R is the midpoint of the straight line PRY.

(b) Use a vector method to show that WXY is a straight line.

(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q229.

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(a) Find, as a column vector,

...........................................................
(2)
BCDE is a parallelogram.

(b) Find the length of CE.

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

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

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 (Total for question = 5 marks)

Q230.

OAB is a triangle.

M is the midpoint of AB.

N is the point on OB such that ON : NB = 2 : 1

P is the point on AN such that OPM is a straight line.

Use a vector method to find OP : PM

Show your working clearly.

[216]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q231.

ABCDEF and GHIJKL are regular hexagons each with centre O.

GHIJKL is an enlargement of ABCDEF, with centre O and scale factor 2

(a) Write the following vectors, in terms of a and b.

Simplify your answers.

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

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

...........................................................
(2)
The triangle OAB has an area of 5 cm2

(b) Calculate the area of the shaded region.

........................................................... cm2
(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q232.

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ABC is a triangle.
The midpoint of BC is M.
P is a point on AM.

Find the ratio AP : PM

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q233.

OACB is a trapezium.
[219]
The diagonals, OC and AB, of the trapezium intersect at the point P.

Find and simplify an expression, in terms of a and b, for

Show your working clearly.

[220]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q232.

OAB is a triangle.

X is the midpoint of OA and W is the midpoint of OB.

Y is the point on AW such that AY : YW = 2 : 1

= 3a and = 3b

(a) Express in terms of a and b

(i)
...........................................................

(ii)
...........................................................

(iii)
...........................................................
(3)
(b) Show by a vector method that XYB is a straight line.

[221]
 (2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q234.

(a) Write, as a column vector, 2a

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

(b) Write, as a column vector, 3b − c

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

(c) Work out the magnitude of a

Give your answer as a surd.

[222]
 ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q235.

The diagram shows a grid of equally spaced parallel lines.

The point P and the vectors a and b are shown on the grid.

= 3a + 4b

(a) On the grid, mark the vector

(1)

= −4a + 2b
[223]
(b) On the grid, mark the vector
(1)

(c) Find, in terms of a and b, the vector

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

The point M lies on PR such that PM = PR

The point N lies on PQ such that PN = PQ

(d) Show that = ka where k is a constant.

State the value of k.

k = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

[224]
Q237.

Here are two vectors.

Find the magnitude of

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q236.

OAB is a triangle.

The point C lies on OA such that OC : CA = 1 : 2

The point D lies on OB such that OD : DB = 1 : 2

Using a vector method, prove that ABDC is a trapezium.

[225]
 (Total for question = 3 marks)

Q238.

Each student in a group of 32 students was asked the following question.

"Do you have a desktop computer (D), a laptop (L) or a tablet (T )?"

Their answers showed that

(a) Using this information, complete the Venn diagram to show the number of students in each
appropriate subset.

[226]
 (3)
One of the students with both a desktop computer and a laptop is chosen at random.

(b) Find the probability that this student also has a tablet.

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q239.

The table shows information about the heights, in metres, of 45 of the world's tallest men.

[227]
(a) Use the information in the table to complete the histogram.

(2)
(b) Find an estimate for the number of these men with height between 2.32 metres and 2.34 metres.

[228]
 ...........................................................
(1)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q240.

Joaquim takes part in two cycle races.

The probability that he wins the first race is 0.6

The probability that he wins the second race is 0.7

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Joaquim wins both races.

...........................................................

[229]
 (2)
Joaquim takes part in a third cycle race.
The probability that Joaquim wins the third race is 0.2

(c) Work out the probability that he wins exactly one of the three races.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q241.

There are 52 cards in a pack.

12 cards are picture cards.
40 cards are number cards.

Melina takes at random a card from the pack.

She keeps the card and then takes at random a second card from the remainder of the pack.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

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 (3)
(b) Work out the probability that the two cards Melina takes are both picture cards or both number cards.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q242.

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There are 9 red counters and 11 blue counters in a bag.
There are no other counters in the bag.

Emeka takes at random a counter from the bag and writes down the colour of the counter.
He puts the counter back in the bag.
Natasha takes at random a counter from the bag and writes down the colour of the counter.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Emeka takes a red counter from the bag and Natasha takes a blue
counter from the bag.

...........................................................
(2)
(c) Work out the probability that both counters taken from the bag are the same colour.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

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Q243.

There are 6 milk chocolates and 4 plain chocolates in a box.

Rob takes at random a chocolate from the box and eats it.
Then Alison takes at random a chocolate from the box and eats it.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(3)

(b) Work out the probability that there are now exactly 3 plain chocolates in the box.

...........................................................
[233]
 (3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q244.

In a bag there is a total of 20 coins.

10 coins are 20 cent coins

6 coins are 10 cent coins
4 coins are 5 cent coins

Emma takes at random two of the coins from the bag.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)

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(b) Work out the probability that Emma takes two 5 cent coins.

...........................................................

[235]
 (2)
(c) Work out the probability that the total value of the two coins is 20 cents or less.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q245.

Chaiwat either cycles to work or goes by bus.

On any day that he goes to work, the probability that he cycles is 0.6
When he cycles, the probability that he is late is 0.1
When he goes by bus, the probability that he is late is 0.3

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

[236]
 (2)
(b) Calculate the probability that on a day Chaiwat goes to work, he cycles and is late for work.

...........................................................
(2)
(c) Calculate the probability that on a day Chaiwat goes to work, he is not late for work.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

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Q246.

Boris has a bag that only contains red sweets and green sweets.

Boris takes at random 2 sweets from the bag.

The probability that Boris takes exactly 1 red sweet from the bag is

Originally there were 3 red sweets in the bag.

Work out how many green sweets there were originally in the bag.
Show your working clearly.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

[238]
Q247.

A bag contains X counters.

There are only red counters and blue counters in the bag.

There are 4 more blue counters than red counters in the bag.

Finty takes at random 2 counters from the bag.

The probability that Finty takes 2 blue counters from the bag is

Work out the value of X.

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

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Q248.

Pippa has a box containing N pens.

There are only black pens and red pens in the box.
The number of black pens in the box is 3 more than the number of red pens.

Pippa is going to take at random 2 pens from the box.

The probability that she will take a black pen followed by a red pen is

Find the possible values of N.

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

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Q249.

The cumulative frequency graph shows information about the length, in minutes, of each of 80 films.

[241]
(a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range.

........................................................... minutes
(2)
Clare says,
"More than 35% of these films are over 120 minutes long."
(b) Is Clare correct?
Give a reason for your answer.

.............................................................................................................................................

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q250.

The table shows information about the number of minutes each of 120 buses was late last Monday.

(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table below.

[242]
 (1)
(b) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.

[243]
 (2)
(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range.

........................................................... minutes
(2)
(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the number of buses that were more than 48 minutes late last
Monday.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q251.

The table gives information about the times taken by 90 runners to complete a 10 km race.

(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

(1)
(b) On the grid below, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.

[245]
 (2)
Any runner who completed the race in a time T minutes such that 42 < T ≤ 52 minutes was awarded a
silver medal.

(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the number of runners who were awarded a silver medal.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

[246]
Q252.

The table gives information about the areas of some farms in France.

On the grid, draw a histogram to show this information.

[247]
 (Total for question = 3 marks)

Q253.

The table gives information about the times, in minutes, some people waited in the accident and
emergency department at a hospital.

[248]
On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q254.

Karen has a spinner.

When the spinner is spun once, the probability that it will land on yellow is
Karen spins the spinner 30 times.

Work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner lands on yellow.

[249]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q255.

A bag contains only red beads, blue beads, green beads and yellow beads.

The table gives the probabilities that, when a bead is taken at random from the bag,
the bead will be blue or the bead will be yellow.

The probability that the bead will be green is twice the probability that the bead will be red.

Sofia takes at random a bead from the bag.

She writes down the colour of the bead and puts the bead back into the bag.

She does this 180 times.

Work out an estimate for the number of times she takes a red bead from the bag.

...........................................................

[250]
 (Total for question = 4 marks)

Q256.

Toy cars are made in a factory.

The toy cars are made for 15 hours each day.
5 toy cars are made every 12 seconds.

For the toy cars made each day, the probability of a toy car being faulty is 0.002

Work out an estimate of the number of faulty toy cars that are made each day.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q257.

Peter travels to work either by bus or by bike.

The probability that Peter will travel to work by bus on any one day is 0.7

Whenever Peter travels to work by bus, the probability that he will be late is 0.1
Whenever Peter travels to work by bike, the probability that he will be late is 0.05

Peter is going to go to work on Monday and on Tuesday.

Work out the probability that he will be late for work on at least one of these days.

[251]
 ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q258.

The histogram shows information about the numbers of minutes some people waited to be served at a
Post Office.

[252]
Work out an estimate for the proportion of these people who waited longer than 20 minutes to be served.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

[253]
Q259.

The table gives information about the heights of some trees.

On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

[254]
Q260.

The histogram gives information about the times, in minutes, that some customers spent
in a supermarket.

(a) Work out an estimate for the proportion of these customers who spent between
17 minutes and 35 minutes in the supermarket.

[255]
 ...........................................................
(3)
One of the customers is selected at random.

Given that this customer had spent more than 30 minutes in the supermarket,

(b) find the probability that this customer spent more than 36 minutes in the supermarket.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q261.

Manuel collected information about the flights that arrived late at an airport last month.

The table gives information about the number of minutes that these flights were late.

(a) On the grid, draw a histogram for this information.

[256]
 (3)
Manuel selected at random a flight that was late by 25 minutes or less from his results.

(b) Work out an estimate for the probability that this flight was late by 5 minutes or less.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q262.

Miss Cook asked each student in her class how long it took them, in minutes, to travel to school that
morning.

The incomplete histogram shows information about the times it took the students who took no more than
30 minutes to travel to school.
[257]
9 students took between 15 minutes and 30 minutes to travel to school.

(a) How many students took no more than 30 minutes to travel to school?

...........................................................
(2)
12 students took between 30 and 55 minutes to travel to school.

(b) Use this information to complete the histogram.

(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

[258]
Q263.

The cumulative frequency graph shows information about the length, in minutes, of each of 80 films.

[259]
(a) Find an estimate for the interquartile range.

[260]
 ........................................................... minutes
(2)

(b) Find an estimate for the percentage of the 80 films that lasted more than 125 minutes.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q264.

The histogram shows information about the times taken by 160 cyclists to complete the Tour de France
cycle race.

[261]
6 cyclists took less than 85 hours.

(a) Work out an estimate for the number of the 160 cyclists who took less than 86 hours.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) For these 160 cyclists, work out an estimate for the time taken by the cyclist who finished in 50th
position.

[262]
 ........................................................... hours
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q265.

The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the intelligence quotients (IQ) of a random
sample of 100 adults.

[263]
(a) Use the cumulative frequency graph to find an estimate for the number of adults in the sample who
have an IQ between 85 and 115

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

(b) Find an estimate for the upper quartile of the IQ of adults in the sample.

[264]
 ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q266.

There are 12 sweets in a bag.

4 of the sweets are lemon flavour.

4 of the sweets are strawberry flavour.
4 of the sweets are orange flavour.

Luke takes at random 3 of the sweets.

Work out the probability that exactly 2 of the sweets that Luke takes are the same flavour.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q267.

The diagram shows three boxes containing beads.

[265]
Each box contains 3 black beads and 6 white beads.

Tim takes at random a bead from box A and puts it into box B.
He then takes at random a bead from box B and puts it into box C.
Finally, he takes at random a bead from box C and puts it into box A.

Calculate the probability that there are still 3 black beads and 6 white beads in each of the three boxes.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q268.

Maisie plays a game.

Each time she plays, she can win a prize of $1 or $5 or $10
When she does not win one of these prizes, she loses.
The table gives the probability of winning each of the prizes.

[266]
Maisie plays the game once.

(a) Work out the probability that Maisie loses.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Maisie plays the game 40 times.
(i) Work out an estimate for the number of $5 prizes she wins.

...........................................................
(2)
(ii) Work out an estimate for the total value of the prizes she wins.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q269.

Here is a biased 4-sided spinner.

[267]
The spinner is spun.

The table shows the probability that the spinner lands on 1 and the probability that it lands on 2

(a) Work out the probability that the spinner will land on 1 or on 2

...........................................................
(1)
The probability that the spinner will land on 3 is twice the probability that the spinner will land on 4

(b) Work out the probability that the spinner will land on 3

...........................................................
(2)
Daljit is going to spin the spinner 160 times.

(c) Work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner will land on 2

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q270.

There are 32 students in a class.

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In one term these 32 students each took a test in Maths (M), in English (E) and in French (F).
25 students passed the test in Maths.
20 students passed the test in English.
14 students passed the test in French.
18 students passed the tests in Maths and English.
11 students passed the tests in Maths and French.
4 students failed all three tests.
x students passed all three tests.
The incomplete Venn diagram gives some more information about the results of the 32 students.

(a) Use all the given information about the results of students who passed the test in Maths to find the
value of x.

x = ...........................................................
(2)
(b) Use your value of x to complete the Venn diagram to show the number of students in each subset.

[269]
 (2)
A student who passed the test in Maths is chosen at random.

(c) Find the probability that this student failed the test in French.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q271.

The numbers from 1 to 14 are shown in the Venn diagram.

[270]
(a) List the members of the set A ∩ B

...........................................................
(1)
(b) List the members of the set B'

...........................................................
(1)
A number is picked at random from the numbers in the Venn diagram.

(c) Find the probability that this number is in set A but is not in set B.

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q272.

(a) List the members of

[271]
 ...........................................................
(1)

C is a set such that

The set C has 4 members.

(b) List the members of one possible set C

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q273.

The histogram shows information about the heights of some tomato plants.

[272]
26 plants have a height of less than 20 cm.

Work out the total number of tomato plants.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

[273]
Q274.

The incomplete histogram shows information about the heights of a group of children.

There were 10 children with heights between 130cm and 135cm.

(a) How many children had heights between 110cm and 130cm?

...........................................................
(3)
There were 6 children with heights between 135cm and 145cm.

(b) Show this information on the histogram.

(1)

[274]
 (Total for question = 4 marks)

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