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Time 2 hours
Paper
reference 4MA1/1HR
Mathematics A
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PAPER 1HR
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Higher Tier
1H Exam 7
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may questions
Answer the in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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Q1.

Each side of a regular octagon has a length of 18 mm, correct to the nearest 0.5 mm

(a) Write down the lower bound of the length of each side of the octagon.

........................................................... mm
(1)
(b) Write down the upper bound of the length of each side of the octagon.

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

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q2.

Show that

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q3.

Grace has a biased 5-sided spinner.

Grace is going to spin the arrow on the spinner once.

The table below gives the probabilities that the spinner will land on red or on blue or on green.

The probability that the spinner will land on orange is 3 times the probability that the spinner will land on
pink.

(a) Work out the probability that the spinner will land on orange.

...........................................................
(3)
Grace spins the arrow on the spinner 150 times.

(b) Work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner lands on blue.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q4.

(a) Expand and simplify (m − 8)(m + 5)

...........................................................
(2)
2
(b) Factorise fully 5y + 20y

...........................................................
(2)
2 0
(c) Simplify (p + 3)

...........................................................
(1)
(d) Solve
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q5.

A plane takes 9 hours 36 minutes to fly from New Delhi to Perth.

The plane flies at an average speed of 820 km/h.

Work out the total distance the plane flies.

........................................................... km

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q6.

The diagram shows a shape.

The shape has area 129 cm2

Work out the value of x.

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q7.

(a) Solve
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
(3)
(b) Simplify h15 ÷ h3

...........................................................
(1)
(c) Simplify fully (2g3k5)4

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

(d) Given that

work out the value of n

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

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q8.
The straight line L has equation 2y + 7x = 10

(a) Find the gradient of L

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Find the coordinates of the point where L crosses the y-axis.

( ................ , ................ )
(1)
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q9.

The diagram shows a shaded shape AEBCD made by removing triangle AEB from rectangle ABCD

AE = 7.2 cm BE = 5.4 cm BC = 6 cm angle AEB = 90°

Work out the perimeter of the shaded shape.

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q10.
Harry has two fair 5-sided spinners.

Harry is going to spin each spinner once.

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(2)
(b) Work out the probability that at least one of the spinners will land on green.

...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q11.

(a) Factorise fully 6y2 – 5y – 4

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

(b) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q12.

Here is a Venn diagram.

(a) Write down the numbers that are in the set

(i) A

...........................................................
(ii) B ∪ C

...........................................................
(2)
Brian writes down the statement A ∩ C = Ø

(b) Is Brian's statement correct?

You must give a reason for your answer.
.............................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................
(1)
One of the numbers in the Venn diagram is picked at random.

(c) Find the probability that this number is in set C′

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q13.

a = 58.4 correct to 3 significant figures.

c = 20 correct to 2 significant figures.
d = 3.6 correct to 2 significant figures.

Work out the upper bound for the value of P.

Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q14.

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.

...........................................................
(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)

Q15.

(a) Use algebra to show that

(2)

(b) Express in the form where n is an integer.

Show your working clearly.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q16.

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.

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q17.

(a) Express 7 + 12x – 3x2 in the form a + b(x + c)2 where a, b and c are integers.

...........................................................
(3)
C is the curve with equation y = 7 + 12x – 3x2
The point A is the maximum point on C

(b) Use your answer to part (a) to write down the coordinates of A

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q18.

(a) Simplify

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

(b) Write as a single fraction

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(2)
(c) Expand and simplify 4x(x – 5)(2x + 3)
Show your working clearly.

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

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q19.

Find the values of n such that

Show clear algebraic working.

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

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q20.

ABCD is a kite.

AB = AD and CB = CD

The point B has coordinates (k, 1) where k is a negative constant.

The point D has coordinates (8, 7)

The straight line L passes through the points B and D

The straight line L is parallel to the line with equation 5y – 3x = 6

Find an equation of AC
Give your answer in the form px + qy = r where p, q and r are integers.
Show your working clearly.

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

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q21.

Here are six graphs.

Write down the letter of the graph of

(a)

...........................................................
(1)
2 3
(b) y = x − 3 + 3x − x

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

(c)

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

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q22.

The line L is drawn on the grid.

Find an equation for L.

(Total for question = 3 marks)