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©2021 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1/1/
International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Higher Tier
Arithmetic series 1
n Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
Sum to n terms, Sn = [2a + (n – 1)d] 2
2
The quadratic equation a
−b ± b2 − 4ac
x=
2a b
1 2 Volume of prism
Volume of cone = πr h = area of cross section × length
3
Curved surface area of cone = πrl
l cross
h section
length
r
r
h
2
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Answer all TWENTY SIX questions.
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85 79 73 67
Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence.
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3
x cm
A B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
8 cm
14 cm
C
E D
13 cm
x = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 On a farm there are chickens, ducks and pigs.
The ratio of the number of chickens to the number of ducks is 7 : 2
The ratio of the number of ducks to the number of pigs is 5 : 9
There are 36 pigs on the farm.
Work out the number of chickens on the farm.
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5 (a) Expand and simplify 3x(2x + 3) – x(3x + 5)
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(2)
(b) Make t the subject of the formula p = at – d
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(2)
n
w ×w
5
Given that = w10
w 3
n = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
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6 Grace has a biased 5-sided spinner.
orange pink
green red
blue
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.
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(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.
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(2)
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7 −4 2y < 6
y is an integer.
(a) Write down all the possible values of y.
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(2)
(b) Solve the inequality 7t – 3 2t + 31
Show your working clearly.
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(2)
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8 The table shows the populations of five countries.
Country Population
China 1.4 × 109
Germany 8.2 × 107
Sweden 9.9 × 106
Fiji 9.1 × 105
Malta 4.3 × 105
(a) Work out the difference between the population of China and the population of Germany.
Give your answer in standard form.
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(2)
Given that
1
population of Fiji = × population of Sweden
k
k = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
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9 (a) Factorise fully 25a4c7d + 45a9c3h
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(2)
(b) Solve (2x + 5)2 = (2x + 3)(2x – 1)
x = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)
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11 2 × 16 = 2 x
(a) Find the value of x.
Show your working clearly.
x = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
(11−6 )5
4
= 11n
11
n = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
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12 The diagram shows a sector of a circle with radius 7 cm.
Diagram NOT
7 cm accurately drawn
50°
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13 Expand and simplify 4x(3x + 1)(2x – 3)
Show your working clearly.
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14 Here is the number of goals that Henri’s team scored one summer in each water polo match.
5 8 9 11 13 13 14 15 16 17 20
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15 P, Q and R are points on a circle, centre O.
TRV is the tangent to the circle at R.
V
Diagram NOT
238°
accurately drawn
O 60°
R
P
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557
16 Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal 0.281̇3̇ =
1980
17 Using algebra, prove that, given any 3 consecutive even numbers, the difference between
the square of the largest number and the square of the smallest number is always
8 times the middle number.
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18 The table and histogram give information about the distance travelled, in order to get to
work, by each person working in a large store.
0 d < 10 40
10 d < 15
15 d < 20
20 d < 30
30 d < 60 30
Frequency
density
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Distance travelled (km)
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Using the information in the table and in the histogram,
(a) complete the table,
(2)
(b) complete the histogram.
(1)
One of the people working in the store is chosen at random.
(c) Work out an estimate for the probability that the distance travelled by this person, in
order to get to work, was greater than 25 km.
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(2)
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19 The Venn diagram shows a universal set, E and sets A, B and C.
A B
5
12 9
6
10 3
8 C
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(1)
(ii) n(Aʹ ∩ Bʹ)
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(1)
(iii) n([A ∩ B] ∪ C)
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(1)
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t−w
20 P =
y
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5 5
21 Given that x = and that y =
9y + 5 5a − 2
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22 The diagram shows a triangular prism ABCDEF with a horizontal base ABEF.
D
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
C 12 cm
12 cm F
E
15 cm
A 10 cm B
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.
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23 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 = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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24 The functions f and g are defined as
f(x) = 5x2 − 10x + 7 where x 1
g(x) = 7x − 6
(a) Find fg(2)
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(2)
(b) Express the inverse function f −1 in the form f −1 (x) = ...
f −1 (x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)
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25 The diagram shows two circles such that the region R, shown shaded in the diagram, is
the region common to both circles.
Diagram NOT
A accurately drawn
5 cm 4 cm
O 50° R P
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26 OACB is a trapezium.
A 3b C
Diagram NOT
2a accurately drawn
P
O 5b B
→ → →
OA = 2a OB = 5b AC = 3b
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 OP
Show your working clearly.
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→
OP = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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