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Math 3hr 2018
Math 3hr 2018
Math 3hr 2018
Mathematics A
Paper 3HR
Higher Tier
Monday 8 January 2018 – Morning Paper Reference
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centre
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Withoutallsufficient
Answer questions.
• Answer the questions working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may be more spacein the spaces provided
than you need.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Calculators may be used.
• Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• –Theusemarks for each question are shown in brackets
this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Check
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
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International GCSE MATHEMATICS
FORMULAE SHEET – HIGHER TIER
opp a b c
tan Sine rule:
adj sin A sin B sin C
Area of circle = r 2 h
r
The Quadratic Equation
Volume of cylinder = r h 2 The solutions of ax2 + bx + c 0,
h where a 0, are given by
Curved surface area
of cylinder = 2 rh b + b2 4ac
x
2a
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Answer ALL TWENTY THREE questions.
5(x + y) – 3x + 3y
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(2)
(b) Simplify t 3 q t 7
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(1)
(c) Simplify (m4)3
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(1)
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2 ABCD is a parallelogram.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
xq 124q
D E C
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3 Faisal lives in the USA.
He wants to buy one cotton sheet.
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How much cheaper is the cost of one sheet when bought in Egypt than when bought in
the USA?
Give your answer in US dollars correct to the nearest dollar.
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4 (a) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 4x + 2 for values of xIURPíWR
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12
10
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–2
–4
–6
–8
(3)
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The point with coordinates (p, 50) lies on the line with equation y = 4x + 2
(b) Work out the value of p.
p = .......................................................
(2)
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5 Here is a trapezium and a square.
Diagram NOT
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24 cm accurately drawn
12 cm
30 cm
The lengths of the parallel sides of the trapezium are 24 cm and 30 cm.
The height of the trapezium is 12 cm.
The area of the square is equal to the area of the trapezium.
Work out the perimeter of the square.
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6 Here is a field in the shape of a circle.
80 m
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7 Ahmed bought one box of lemons.
The box of lemons cost $4
There were 24 lemons in the box.
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3
Ahmed sold of all the lemons he bought for 30 cents each.
4
He then sold the rest of the lemons for 20 cents each.
Calculate the percentage profit that Ahmed made.
Use $1 = 100 cents.
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8 The scale of a map is 1:50 000
The length of a road on the map is 30 cm.
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9 There are 320 students at a school.
5
of these students are girls.
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8
3
of the girls have blue eyes.
4
2
of the boys have blue eyes.
3
What fraction of the students at the school have blue eyes?
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10 E = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13}
A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12}
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(1)
C is a set with 4 members.
A C = ∅ and B C = ∅
(b) List the members of set C
(2)
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11 Here is a right-angled triangle ABC.
A
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
20 cm
10 cm
B D C
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12 Here is a triangle ABC.
D E
8 cm
C B
12 cm
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(2)
AB = 13.5 cm
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(2)
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13 A train travels at a constant speed of v kilometres per hour.
The train crosses a bridge.
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14 Andrew invests £3000 in an account for 3 years at 2.4% compound interest per year.
At the end of the 3 years, a deduction of 40% of the total interest is made from the account.
Work out the amount in the account at the end of the 3 years, after the deduction has been made.
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£. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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15 Solve
3xíy = 8
5xíy = 11
y = .......................................................
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16 The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the costs, in euros, of 120 holidays in
Cyprus.
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140
120
100
Cumulative 80
frequency
60
40
20
0
200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Cost (euros)
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(1)
(b) Find an estimate for the interquartile range of the costs.
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(2)
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(3)
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x +1 1 x2 + 2x
17 (a) Show that − =
2 x + 1 (2 x + 1)( x + 1) (2 x + 1)( x + 1)
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(4)
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18 There are four white tiles and three grey tiles in a bag.
Each tile has a number on one side.
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1 2 2 3 1 2 3
There are no other tiles in the bag.
Flora takes at random a tile from the bag.
She keeps the tile.
Esther then takes at random a tile from the bag.
(a) Work out the probability that Flora takes a white tile and Esther takes a grey tile.
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(2)
The numbers on the tiles taken from the bag are added together to get a total T.
(b) Work out the probability that T is 4
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(4)
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
B
34°
P
T
°
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20 The histogram gives information about the lengths, in millimetres, of 1875 snails.
y
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50 –
40 –
Frequency 30 –
density
20 –
10 –
0–
100 x
–
–
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Length (millimetres)
Calculate an estimate for the proportion of the snails more than 55 millimetres in length.
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21 y = 4ax2
z = a2x3
w = .......................................................
(2)
(ii) the value of k.
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(3)
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22 Here is a solid shape made from a cone and a hemisphere.
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4r Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
3r
3
Find the value of r in the form n where n is an integer.
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23 f is the function such that f(x) = (x + 1)2 for x 0
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(a) Find the value of a for which f(a) =
a = .......................................................
(3)
1
g is the function such that g(x) = for x 0
x
(2)
h is the function such that hf(x) = x for all x 1
(c) Find the function h in the form h(x) = …
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h(x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
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