November 2000 Edexcel GCSE Paper 5 (Higher Level)

Time: 2 hours – No calculator

Answer all TWENTY ONE questions. You must write down all stages of your working.

Question 1
− 14 + 2 5 1
(a) Work out (b) Work out − [4]
− 0.2 7 3
Question 2
Triangle ABC is shown on the answer sheet.
(a) Draw accurately, on the answer sheet, the locus of points which are 3 cm from B [2]
(b) Draw accurately the locus of the points which are the same distance from BA as they are from BC
[2]
T is a point inside triangle ABC. T is 3 cm from B. T is the same distance from BA as it is from BC.
(c) On the answer sheet, mark the point T clearly with a cross and label it with the letter T. [1]

Question 3
1
(a) On the answer sheet, enlarge triangle A by the scale factor with centre P (-7, 7). [2]
3
(b) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle A onto triangle C [2]

Question 4
A shop employs 8 men and 2 women. The mean weekly wage of the 10 employees is £396. The mean weekly
wage of the 8 men is £400. Calculate the mean weekly wage of the 2 women. [4]

Question 5
Please refer to the diagram on the answer sheet. BE is parallel to CD. ABC and AED are straight lines.
AB = 6 cm, BC = 24 cm, CD = 20 cm, AE = 3 cm.
(a) Calculate the length of BE. [2]
(b) Calculate the length of DE [2]

Question 6
Make t the subject of the formula v = u + 10t [2]

Question 7
(a) Write 84 000 000 in standard form. [2]
84 000 000
(b) Work out and give your answer in standard form. [3]
4 × 10 12
Question 8
Simplify x 3 × x 5 [1]
(b) Simplify y 6 ÷ y 2 [1]
8w 7
(c) Simplify [2]
2w 2 × w 3

Question 9
In the formulae below, a, b, c and h represent lengths. Write down the three formulae that could represent
areas.
ab
2πb 2 (a + b)ch 2πa 3 πab 2(a 2 + b 2 ) πa 2 b [3]
h

Question 10
At a supermarket, members of staff recorded the lengths of time that 80 customers had to wait in the queues at
the checkouts as follows:
Waiting time (t seconds) Frequency
 0 < t ≤ 50 4
50 < t ≤ 100 7
100 < t ≤ 150 10
150 < t ≤ 200 16
200 < t ≤ 250 30
250 < t ≤ 300 13
(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table on the answer sheet.
(b) On the grid on the answer sheet, draw a cumulative frequency graph for this data [2]
(c) Use your graph to work out an estimate for
(i) the median waiting time
(ii) the number of these customers who had to wait for more than 3 minutes [3]

Question 11
The length of a rectangle is (x + 4) cm and the width is (x - 3) cm. The area of the rectangle is 78cm2.
(a) Use this information to write down an equation in terms of x.
(b) Show that your equation can be rearranged as: x2 + x – 90 = 0
(c) Find the values of x which solve this equation.
(d) Write down the length and width of the rectangle. [8]

Question 12
Please refer to the answer sheet. Points A, B and C lie on the circumference of a circle with centre O. DA is
the tangent to the circle at A. BCD is a straight line. OC and AB intersect at E. Angle BOC = 80° and angle
CAD = 38°.
(a) Calculate the size of angle BAC [1]
(b) Calculate the size of angle OBA [3]
(c) Give a reason why it is not possible to draw a circle with diameter ED through the point A [1]

Question 13
1
 27 
−
2 3 1
(a) Find the exact value of  
3
(b) Solve the equation + = [4]
125  x 2x 3
Question 14
(a) Factorise 2x2 + 19x - 33 [2]

A cone fits exactly on top of a hemisphere to form a solid toy as shown on the answer sheet.
The radius CA is 3 cm. AB = 5 cm.
(b) Show that the total surface area of the toy is 33π cm2. [2]

The radius of the base of a cylinder is x cm. The height of the cylinder is 9.5 cm longer than the radius of its
base. The area of the curved surface of the cylinder is equla to the total surface area, 33π cm2, of the toy.
(c) Calculate the height of the cylinder [6]

Question 15
A rectangle is √5 cm wide and x cm long. It length and width are not equal.
(a) Find a value of x for which the area of the rectangle is a rational number of cm2. [1]
(b) Find a value of x for which the length of the diagonal of the rectangle is a rational number of
centimetres. [3]

Question 16
The ages, in years, of five children are 2, 4, 5, 6, 8. The mean age is 5 years.
(a) Calculate the standard deviation of the five ages [3].
(b) Write down the standard deviation of the ages of the five children exactly one year ago. [1]

The seven numbers 10, 20, 30, 40 , 50 , 60, 70 have a mean of 40 and standard deviation of 20.
(c) Write down, in terms of a and b, the mean and standard deviation of the numbers
10a + b, 20a + b, 30a + b, 40a + b , 50a + b , 60a + b, 70a + b [2]
Question 17
2
The diagram on the answer sheet shows the graph of y = x 2 + 3 + .
x
(a) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find estimates of all the solutions of
2
x2 − 5 + = 0 . Write down the equation of the line you have drawn. [3]
x
(b) Write down the equation of the line you would need to draw on the grid to solve the equation
2
x 2 − 3x + = 0 [2]
x
Question 18
In a bag there are 10 counters. 4 of the counters are red and 6 of the counters are blue. Ann and Betty are
going to play a game. Ann is going to remove 2 counters at random from the bag. She will not put them back.
If both counters are the same colour, Ann will win the game.
(a) Calculate the probability Ann will win the game. [3]

If the counters are a different colour, it will be Betty’s turn. Betty will remove one counter at random from the
8 counters still in the bag. If the counter is red, Betty will win the game. If the counter is blue, the result will
be a draw.
(b) Calculate the probabiity that the result will be a draw [5]

Question 19
The graph of y = f(x) is sketched in the diagrams on the answer sheet.
(a) On diagram A sketch the graph of y = f(x - 3) [2]
(b) On diagram B sketch the graph of y = f(x) - 4 [2]

Question 20
Solve the equation (2x - 3)2 = 100 [3]

Question 21
Please refer to the answer sheet. PQRS is a parallelogram. T is the midpoint of QR. U is the point on SR for
→
which SU : UR = 1 : 2. PQ = a and → = b
PS
Write down, in terms of a and b, expressions for (i) → (ii) → [2]
PT TU
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