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Aiming for grade 6-8 – Study Programme – Solutions

Week A1: Similar Triangles a) x/1.4 = tan 62º

x = 1.4 x tan 62º (= 1.4 x 1.8807...) = 2.63(30..)
i) 3 x 5/4 = 3.75 cm b) cos x = 1.4 / 3.5
ii) 6.5 ÷ (5/4) or 6.5 x (4/5) = 5.2 cm x = 66.4218…
(5 marks)
x = 66.4º
(6 marks)

Week A: Enlargement a) DC/8.2 = tan 37º

DC = 8.2 × tan 37º = 6.179...
a) 1/3 b) sin DAB = 8.2/17.9 = 0.4581...
b) so DAB = 27.26... º = 27.3º
(6 marks)

Week C: Pythagoras’ Theorem

A. (182 - 122) = 13.4

(3 marks)

Ba) (440 2  440 2 ) = 622 km

Bb) Tan 20º = x/440
x = 440 Tan 20º = 160
(3 marks)
Distance = 440 + 160 = 600 km
(5 marks)
Week B: Trigonometry

a) i) 40º
a) ii) OPQ = ORQ = 90º
Week D: Probability  between tan and rad
POR = 140º  at circum
1. H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 PQR = 360 - (90 + 90 + 140)
T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 b) i) 35º
(2 marks)
b) ii) opp angles of cyclic quad add to 180º
2. a) i) 1/6 ii) 3/6 PSR + PQR = 110
b) 1 - (0.2 + 0.1 + 0.3 + 0.1 + 0.2) = 0.1 SPQ + SRQ = 250
c) 0.3 + 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.6 (7 marks)
d) 0.2 x 1000 = 200
(10 marks)
Week F: Rearranging Formulae
3a) complete tree diagram A.
b) i) 4/12 x 4/12 = 16/144 = 1/9 1. D = C/
ii) (R,R) or (B,B) or (G,G) 2. c = y – mx
= 16/144 + 25/144 + 9/144 = 50/144 = 25/72 3. h = v/r2
c) 20/144 + 12/144 + 20/144 + 12/144 4. a = 2(s - ut)/t2
= 64/144 = 4/9 5. l = N2/4
(11 marks)
6. b = (x – 2a)
7. (u + v)/uv = 1/f
so f = __uv__
Week E: Circle Geometry u+v
i)  APB = 64 (Angle subtended at the Ba) 25 + 2  2/3  5.67= 32.56
circumference is half that subtended at the centre) (A) So: v = 5.7 ms-1
ii)  BAO = 26 Triangle OAB is Isosceles so Bb) u2 = v2 -2as
 BAO = (180 - 128)  2 u = (v 2 - 2as)
iii)  ABT = 64 ( OBT is 90 because BT is a (5 marks)

tangent and OB is a radius;

 ABT = 90 - OBA = 90 - 26
(6 marks)

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Week G: Locus (6 marks) Time for UVW = 9/30 x 60 = 18

a) circle drawn at 5 cm radius circle shaded Time for UW = 8.7722/65 x 60 = 8.097
b) i) 70.5 ii) 69.5 Time saved = 10 mins
(8 marks)

Week H: Pie Charts & Scatter Graphs

a) Line of best fit going through whole graph
b) Draw line "amount = 10.4" on graph or state use of
amount = 10.4; price about £16.50
(4 marks)
Week L: Area of a Triangle using Area = 1/2bcSinA
A = 1/2 x 12 x 12 x Sin70o = 67.7 cm2
(6 marks)

Week M: Grouped Data & the Estimate of the

Week I & J: Coursework T-Totals Mean
a) 51.4545... = 51.5
Week K: The Sine Rule & The Cosine Rule b) 40 < L  60
 UVW = 102 + 52 = 154º (6 marks)
UW2 = 42 + 52 – 2x4x5xcos154 = 76.95
UW = 8.7722

Week N: Direct & Inverse Proportion

1. yx 2. A = kr2 3. T  1/d2

y = kx 113 = k x 62 T = k/ d2
5 = k x 25 gives k = 0.2 gives k = 3.14 50 = k/22 = k/4
 y = 0.2x a) when r = 5cm gives k = 200
when x = 14 A = 3.14 x 52 = 78.5cm2 we have T = 200/d2
y = 0.2 x 14 = 2.8 b) when A = 29cm2 When d = 3.5 metres
29 = 3.14 x r2 T = 200/3.52 = 16.3o
r2 = 9.236
 r = 3.03cm

Week O: Simultaneous Equations with Quadratics

a + 3b = 7 …(1) 7x + 5y = 66 …(1) …substitute into (3) gives

a – 3b = 25 …(2) 3x - 4y = 16 …(2) x = 1 and x = 2
(1) + (2) gives (1) x 4 and (2) x 5
2a = 32 28x + 20y = 264 …(3)
a = 16 15x - 20y = 80 …(4)
substituting into (1) (3) + (4) gives
16 = 3b = 7 43x = 344
3b = -9 x = 8 and
b = -3 y=2 xy = 5 …(1)
x + y = 6 …(2)
2x – y = 7 …(1) rearranging (2) gives
x – y = 3 …(2) x2 + y2 = 5 …(1) y = 6 – x …(3)
(1) – (2) gives x + y = 3 …(2) subs (3) into (1)
x=4 rearranging (2) gives x(6 – x) = 5
subs into (2) x = 3 – y …(3) 6x – x2 = 5
4–y=3 subs (3) into (1) rearranging this gives
y=1 (3 – y)2 + y2 = 5 x2 – 6x + 5 = 0
(3 - y)(3 – y) + y2 = 5 (x – 5)(x – 1) = 0
3x + 2y = 12 …(1) 9 – 6y + y2 + y2 = 5 x = 5 and x = 1
2x + y = 7 …(2) 9 – 6y + 2y2 = 5 subs into (3) gives
(2) x 2 2y2 – 6y + 9 = 5 y = 1 and y = 5
4x + 2y = 14 …(3) 2y2 – 6y + 4 = 0
(3) – (1) gives y2 – 3y + 2 = 0
x = 2 and (y – 2)(y – 1) = 0
y=3 y = 2 and y = 1…

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Week P: Plotting Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

0
-360 -270 -180 -90 -1 0 90 180 270 360

-2

-3

-4

(a) y = sinx + 2 shifts entire graph vertically upwards 2 units

(b) y = sinx – 1 shifts entire graph vertically downwards 1 units
(c) y = 3sinx the amplitude increases to +3 and –3
(d) y = cosx is same as y = sinx, but 90o out of sync.

Week Q: Transformation of Graphs

A.

B.
a) i) (x + 2)(x - 6)
ii) (a)i = 0, (x + 2)(x - 6) = 0; x = -2 and
x=6
b) A = (6,0) B = (-2,0)
c) Sketch graph, the given one moved +2
parallel to x-axis

Week R: Plans & Elevations

(a) T

(b) F

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Week S: Surds & Indices

1. 3 x 3 = 3 = 3 + 4x3 = 1x2/2x2
2. 5 x 20 = 3 + 23 = 2/2
= 100 = 33 8. 3/5
= 10 6. 125 - 35 = 35/5x5
3. 3 x 6 = 18 = 255 - 35 = 35/5
9x2 = 32 9. -5/2
= 55 - 35
4. 23 x 512
= 1036 = 25 = - 52/2x2
= 10x6 = 60 1
5. 3 + 12 7. /2
= - 52/2

Numbers that are rational can be written as a fraction and have been ticked 
2 4
/3 1.6 5 /17 
  
The rational numbers are:
12 10 - 3 9.5 1 12
3 36
 

Week T: Linear Equations & Quadratics Equations

A.
1.
2p + 6 = 2(p + 3)
2.
4st + 8tu - 2tv = 2t(2s + 4u – v)
3. 15x + 3x2 = 3x(5 + x)
B.
1. 2a(4 - a) = 8a – a2
2. (x + 2)(x + 3) = x2 + 5x + 6
3. (2c + 3)(c - 4) = 2c2 – 5c - 12
C. (x - 1) - 3(x + 2)
(x -1)(x + 2)
= _-2x - 7_
x2 + x -2

Solving Quadratics by Factorising

1. x2 + 11x + 18 = 0 becomes (x + 9)(x + 2)= 0 giving x = - 9 and x = - 2

2. x2 + 5x - 6 = 0 becomes (x - 1)(x + 6)= 0 giving x = +1 and x = -5
3. x2 - 7x + 10 = 0 becomes (x - 5)(x - 2)= 0 giving x = + 5 and x = + 2
2
4. x - 8x - 20 = 0 becomes (x - 10)(x + 2)= 0 giving x = + 10 and x = - 2

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Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square

1. x2 + 6x + 9 = 0 3. x2 - x - 3 = 0
(x + 3)2 + 9 – 9 = 0 (x – 1/2)2 -3 – 1/4 = 0
(x + 3)2 = 0 (x – 1/2)2 – 12/4 – 1/4 = 0
so the roots are: (x – 1/2)2 – 13/4 = 0
x = - 3 and x = -3 (x – 1/2)2 = 13/4
x – 1/2 = 13/4
so the roots are:
x = +13/4 – 1/2 and
2. x2 - 6x + 7 = 0 x = -13/4 – 1/2
(x - 3)2 + 7 – 9 = 0
(x - 3)2 - 2 = 0 4. x2 + 3x - 1 = 0
(x - 3)2 = 2 (x – 3/2)2 –1 – 9/4 = 0
x - 3 = 2 (x – 3/2)2 – 4/4 – 9/4 = 0
x = 2 + 3 (x – 3/2)2 – 13/4 = 0
so the roots are: x – 3/2 = 13/4
x = +2 + 3 and so the roots are:
x = -2 + 3 x = +13/4 + 3/2
x = -13/4 + 3/2

Solving Quadratic Equations using The Formula

1. x2 + 6x + 3 = 0 2. x2 +3x - 1 = 0 3. 2x2 + 8x - 1 = 0
a = 1, b = 6, c = 3 a = 1, b = 3, c = -1 a = 2, b = 8, c = -1

x = -6  36 – 12 x = -3  9 + 4 x = -8  64 + 8
2 2 4
x = -6  24 x = -3  13 x = -8  72
2 2 4
so the roots are: so the roots are: so the roots are:
x = -6 + 24 = -0.55 x = -3 + 13 = 0.30 x = -8 + 72 = 0.12
2 2 4
x = -6 - 24 = -5.45 x = -3 - 13 = -3.30 x = -8 - 72 = -4.12
2 2 4

Solving Problems using Quadratics

1. a) (3 + x)(3 + x) or (3 + x)2 = (x + 3)2 = (-518.027..) 6
b) (3 + x)(3 + x) = 10 = 2.17 or -3.84
9 + 3x + 3x + x2 = 10
x2 + 6x + 9 = 10 and x2 + 6x = 1 5  sin 60
BD 5 BD 
c)  so: sin 104
2. a) (2x)2 = 52 + x2 - 25xcos60 sin 60 sin 104
4x = 25 + x2 - 10x  0.5
2 BD  4.4626...
b) 3x2 + 5x - 25 = 0
x = (-5(52 + 300))  6

Solving Quadratic Equations using Graphs

1. x = 1, x = 3
2. x = 0.33, x = 3.67 a) graph of y = 5 + 2x - x2 drawn
3. x = 0.67, x = 3.33 b) line y = x + 4 drawn
4. x = -0.8, x = 4. x values at intersection = -0.6 and 1.6.

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