Aim For A in GCSE Maths - Part 1

GCSE Higher Tier Practice Questions 1
GCSE Higher Tier Practice Questions

Contents:
Topic Page
1 Solving Linear, Quadratic and Simultaneous Equations 2
2 Algebra: Factorising Practice and Fractions 3
3 Changing Subjects of Formulae & Solving Inequalities 4
4 Quadratic Functions: Completing the Square and Sketching 5
5 Forming and Solving Quadratic Equations 5
6 Proportionality or Variation 6
7 Number: Estimating and Factorising 6
8 Constructions, Loci and Bearings 7
9 Vectors 8
10 Probability 9
11 Calculations in Right-Angled Triangles 10
12 Calculations Needing Sine and Cosine Rules
10A
13 Upper and Lower Bounds and Standard Form 11
Answers 12
(C) E J Trickey and M E B George 2004
1 Solving Linear, Quadratic and Simultaneous Equations
*Always try to CHECK your answers*
Exercise 1.1 Solve:
1. 29 5 4 + x 2. 1 2 9 x
3. 4
4
7
x
4. 13 4 3 15 x x
5. ( ) 1 4 3 2 3 12 + x x 6. 6
1 2
54
+ x
7. 44
8
5
4
3
+
x x
8. 3
10
7
5
4

x x
Exercise 1.2 Solve the following sets of
simultaneous equations:
1.

+
14 2 5
18 2 3
b a
b a
2.

8 2 3
16 2 7
y x
y x
3.

+
15 2 3
20 5 4
q p
q p
4.
+
+
97 3 7
69 6
y x
y x
5.

24 2 5
18 5 2
b a
b a
6.
+

15 3 6
5 2 11
y x
y x
7.
+

34
2
1
3
2
2
1
y x
y x
Exercise 1.3 Solve:
1. 0 6 5
2
+ x x 2. 0 6 5
2
x x
3. 0 24 5
2
+ x x 4. 0 24 10
2
+ x x
5. 0 24 23
2
x x 6. 0 24 10
2
+ x x
7. 0 36 12
2
+ x x 8. 0 36 5
2
+ x x
Exercise 1.4 Solve, to 3 sig fig, using the
formula
a
ac b b
x
2
4
2
t
1. 0 11 9
2
+ x x 2. 0 7 5 3
2
+ x x
3. 0 5 17 2
2
+ x x 4. 0 9 3 5
2
+ x x
5. 11 15 2
2
+ x x 6. 75 4
2
x x
7. 8 2 13
2
x x
Exercise 1.5 Solve by factorising or by using
the formula
1. 8 6 5
2
+ x x 2. 6 11 2
2
+ x x
3. x x 13 15 2
2
+ 4. y y 9 5 2
2

5. 2 5 2
2
+ y y
Exercise 1.6 Simultaneous equations - one linear and one quadratic:
*Expect to reach a quadratic equation in one letter which will factorise (but you may use the
quadratic formula instead of factorising if you prefer it)
*Check your answers in the original equations
1.
+
+
26
4
2 2
y x
y x
2.
+

3
11 3
2
x xy
x y
3.

+
18 2
1 2
2
xy x
y x
4.

+
15 4
1 3 2
2 2
y x
y x
5.
+

8
3 4
2
x xy
x y
6.

44 9 4
2 3 2
2 2
y x
y x
7.
+

18 2
3 2
2 2
y x
y x
8.

+
9 3
2 4
2
xy x
y x
9.

+
12 4
2 2
2 2
y x
y x
2 Algebra: Factorising Practice and Fractions
Exercise 2.1 Factorise fully:
1. x x 5
2
+ 2. y y 3 2
2
+
3.
2
9 15 x x 4.
2 2
xy y x +
5.
2 2 3
5 2 b a b a + 6. c b abc
2
3 9
7. 24 5
2
+ x x 8. 24 14
2
+ n n
9. 24 2
2
a a 10. 48 28 2
2
+ n n
11. 15 8
2
+ + x x 12. 45 24 3
2
+ + x x
13. 4
2
x 14. 100 25
2
x
15. 21 4
2
b b 16. 105 20 5
2
b b
Exercise 2.2 Factorise fully:
1.
yc yb xc xb + + +
2.
by bx hy hx +
3. bn an bm am + 2 3 6
4.
by ay bx ax + + + 3 2 6
5.
qs ps qr pr + 4 2 8
6. 3 5 2
2
+ + x x 7. 3 7 2
2
+ + x x
8. 2 5 3
2
x x 9. 15 2
2
x x
10. 28 17 3
2
x x 11. 5 4 12
2
+ x x
12. 3 19 16
2
+ + x x 13. 3 7 6
2
+ y y
14. 6 14 12
2
+ y y 15. 6 11 3
2
+ x x
16. 49 4
2
m 17.
2
36 p
Without a calculator, evaluate:
18.
2 2
15 . 0 85 . 9
19.
2 2
2 . 7 8 . 12
20.
2 2
2 . 33 8 . 66
21.
2 2
5 . 6 5 . 6 5 . 3 2 5 . 3 + +
22.
2 2
2 . 0 2 . 0 8 . 9 2 8 . 9 + +
Exercise 2.3 Simplify:
1.
3
2 2
15
12
mn
n m
2.
2
4
3
x
xy
3.
x
y x xy
2
+
4.
x
x
6
18 9 +
5.
x
x x
4
8 8 4
2
+ +
6.
x
xy x
2
2 8 +
7.
x
x xy
9
3 6 +
8.
x x
x x
3
2
2
2
+
9.
3 2
3
2
2

x x
x x
10.
x x
x x
10 2
4
2
2
+
11.
2
5 6
2
2

+ +
x x
x x
12.
14 5
21 4
2
2

x x
x x
13.
4
10 7
2
2
+ +
x
x x
14.
1 4
2
2
2
+
x
x x
15.
x x
x x
10
90 19
2
2
+
Exercise 2.4 Express as a single fraction,
fully simplified:
1.
2 2
3
2
4
3
pq q p

2.
2 2
5
2
3
5
b a
+
3.
3 2
8
5
4
3 2
a a a
+ 4.
b
a
a
b
4
3
2
5
5.
3
3
2
5
+
+
x x
6.
2
3
1
7
+
+ x x
7.
1
5
3
2
+ x x
8.
1
4
2
3
+
x x
9.
12
5
4
6
2

x x
x
x
10.
9
4
3
2
2
+
+ x
x
x
Exercise 2.5 Solve and check your solutions
(all quadratics reached correctly do factorise)
1. 4
4
3
1
2
x x
2.
2
1
5 2
3 2
+
+
m
m
m
m
3. 2
3
a
a
4.
2
1
3
1 2
a a
5.
1 3
2
7
4
a
a
3 Changing Subjects of Formulae & Solving Inequalities
Exercise 3.1 Solve:
1. In each case, make x the subject of the
formula:
(a) c b ax + (b)
r q
p
x

(c)
m nx y
(d) t
m
x
l
(e)
) ( ) ( d x c b x a + +
(f) s
n
a x
(g) cx n b ax (h)
0 + + c by ax
2. In each case, make x the subject of the
formula:
(a) 3
+
+
d cx
b ax
(b) 2
bx
ax n
(c)
2 2 2
b x a + (d) n m ax
2
(e) q
p
x
4
2
,
_
(f) ( )
2 2 2
n l ax +
(g)
g
x
T 2 (h) c b ax +
(i)
z y x
1 1 1
+
(j)
m
y
x
,
_
4
3. rh r A 2 2
2
+ Find h, if A = 704
and r = 7 (give your answer to 2 sig. fig.)
4.
3
3
4
r V Find r, if V = 17.2
(give your answer to 2 sig. fig.)
5.
2 2 2
c b a A + +
Find a, if A = 19.10,
b = 11 and c = 12 (give answer to 2 sig. fig.)
6.
g
l
T 2
T = 6.95 and l = 12. Find g to 2 sig. fig.
7.
a
c
d x
b x
+
+
Find x, if a = 7, b = 3, c = 6
and d = 5
8. In each case, make
R or
r
the subject of
the formula:
(a) h r V
2
3
1
(b)
t r s
1 2 1
+
(c)
3
3
4
r V (d)
2
4 r A
(e)
2 2 2
4 2 b a r + (f)
100
NR
A R +
Exercise 3.2 Solve the following and show
your answer clearly on a number line:
1. 13
2
10 < +
x
2. 11 2 3 + x
3. 7 3 5 x 4. 4
3
1
6 > x
5. x 4 22 16 < 6. 3
10
1
1 x
7. 17 2 3 4 < + x 8. 2 3
2
1
1 + < x
9. 7 5 4 5 x 10. 5 2 5 1 < x
Exercise 3.3 List all the INTEGERS that
satisfy the following inequalities:
1. 13 1 3 5 < + x 2.
2 2
2
1
3 < x
3.
4
12
1 <
x
4. 25 9
2
< x
5. 71 1 2 7
2
< x 6. 5 2 7 1 < n
(Each time, check your answers carefully)
Exercise 3.4 y = x
2
Use this graph to solve the inequality
14 6
2
< x
,
giving your estimated solutions to 1d.p.
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1 2 3 4 -1 -2 -3 -4 0
x
y
4 Quadratic Functions: Completing
the Square and Sketching
1. 13 6 ) (
2
+ x x x f
(a) Re-write f(x) in the form ( ) b a x x f +
2
) (
(b) Hence state the minimum value of f(x) and the
value of x for which this minimum occurs.
(c) Sketch the curve y=f(x)
2. 7 4 ) (
2
+ x x x f
(a) Re-write f(x) in the form ( ) d c x x f +
2
) (
3. 3 2 ) (
2
+ + x x x f
(a) Re-write f(x) in the form ( ) f e x x f + +
2
) (
4.
2
8 11 ) ( x x x f
(a) Re-write f(x) in the form ( )
2
) ( B x A x f +
(b) Hence state the maximum value of f(x) and the
value of x for which this maximum occurs.
(c) Sketch the graph of y=f(x)
5.
2
10 ) ( x x x f
(a)Re-write f(x) in the form ( )
2
) ( x D C x f
6.
2
4 8 ) ( x x x f
(a) Re-write f(x) in the form ( )
2
) ( b x a x f +
7. x x x f 6 ) (
2

(a) Sketch y=f(x)
(b) By considering f(x) in the form
( ) b a x x f
2
) ( , or otherwise, state the
horizontal and vertical transformations that would
map x x y 6
2
onto the graph of
2
x y
5 Forming and Solving Quadratic
Equations
1. Show that the
information given
about the lengths in
this right-angled triangle satisfies the equation:
0 3 4
2
+ x x
. Hence find x.(Two solutions)
2. All measurements are in centimetres
Both of these
quadrilaterals
are rectangles
and the inner
one is cut out
of the outer
one. The REMAINING white area is 162cm
2
.
Show that this information can give the equation
165 18 3
2
+ x x
and solve for x.
3. All measurements in cm
The shaded
right-angled
triangle is
removed from
the rectangle.
The remaining
area is 90 cm
2
. Show clearly that this gives the
equation
90 22
2
+ x x
and solve it.
4. Not drawn to scale.
The curve is 8 2
2
x x y
(a) State the coordinates of D.
(b) By completing the square
in the form b a x y
2
) ( or
otherwise, give the coordinates
of M, the minimum point of the graph.
(c) By factorising 8 2
2
x x y , find the
coordinates of A and B.
(d) Find the equation of the line CB and the
coordinates of C.
5. 1 6 ) (
2
+ x x x f
(a)Rearrange f(x) in the form d c x x f
2
) ( ) (
(b)Hence solve, in surd form,
0 1 6
2
+ x x
(c)Now solve
0 1 6
2
+ x x
using the formula
a
ac b b
x
2
4
2
t
leaving your answers in

fully simplified surd form. Show that these two
answers are identical to your answers from (b).
x
y
B
C
(0,4)
D
M
A
6 Proportionality or Variation
Exercise 6.1
1. p varies directly as q.
Fill in the following table:
p 6 8 14 20
q 0.25 25 35 40 200
2. The area of a circle is proportional to the
square of the radius.
What happens if:
(a) the radius is doubled?
(b) the radius is trebled?
(c) the radius is made 10 times as big?
3. m varies as the square root of a. When a = 4,
m = 13.6
(a) Find the equation linking m and a.
(b) Find: m when a = 16
a when m = 34
m when a = 9
4. No calculators in this question!
P is propotional to h
2
. When h = 15, P = 45
(a) Find P when h = 20
and when h = 100
(b) Find h when P = 180
and when P = 0.2
5. It is known that y is proportional to x.
Fill in the following table:
x 10 20
y 16 54 128
also find: (a) y when x = 50
(b) x when y = 6.75
6. If a stone is dropped from the top of a building,
the time t it takes to reach the ground is
proportional to the square root of the height h of
the building.
A stone was timed and took 4.5 seconds to drop
100 feet.
If the stone only dropped 50 feet, how long would
it take to reach the ground?
Exercise 6.2
1. t is inversely proportional to v.
Complete the following table:
v 10 20 50 100
t 5 4 2.5
2. It is known that y is inversely proportional to
x
2
. Fill in the following table:
x 0.1 0.2
y 50 12.5 8 2
3. No calculators in this question!
H is inversely proportional to the square root of T.
When T = 36, H = 2.5
(a) Find: H when T = 100
and when T = 0.01
(b) Find: T when H = 3
and when H = 0.3
4. The resistance R in a fixed length of wire
varies inversely as the square of the diameter d of
the wire. If the diameter is 5mm, the resistance is
0.04 ohms. Find the resistance if the diameter is
4mm.
5. (Give your answers to 3 sig. fig.)
The air pressure available from a bicycle pump is
inversely proportional to the square of the
diameter of the pump. If a pressure of 16 units is
available from a diameter of 25mm,
(a) Find the pressure available from a pump with
a diameter of 12mm.
(b) Find the diameter of a pump whose pressure
is 20 units.
7 Number: Estimating and Factorising
(NO calculators to be used!)
1. Given that 28000 x 0.0032 = 89.6
Find: (a) 28 x 320 (b)
00032 . 0
896 . 0
(c)
000 280
8960
2. h r V
2
3
1

Estimate V when r = 19.8 and h = 10.1
(give your answer to 1 sig. fig.)
3.
g
l
T 2 Estimate T when g = 9.8
and l = 155. (try 2sf for this estimate)
4. Express the following numbers as products of
their prime factors: {e.g. 12 = 2
2
x 3}
(a) 192 (b) 264 (c) 168
Hence find their highest common factor and their
lowest common multiple in factor form.
5. Find an estimate to 1 sig. fig. for:
08 . 2 49 . 1 7
8 . 26 98 . 3 3 . 189
+
+
8 Constructions, Loci and Bearings
In questions 1, 2 and 6 use only a pencil, a ruler and a pair of compasses on PLAIN paper. Do NOT erase
any construction lines or arcs.
1. Construct the sketched triangle accurately:
AB = 8cm
angle B = 90
angle A = 30
Measure AC to the nearest mm.
2. (a) Construct
rectangle ABCD.
(b) Construct the
locus of all points
equidistant from
AD and DC.
(c) Construct the locus of all points 6cm from A,
inside ABCD.
(d) Shade the region inside ABCD where the
points are nearer DC than AD but less than 6cm
from A.
(e) Calculate the area of this shaded region, to 3
sig. fig.
3. {not drawn to scale
CALCULATE your answers!}
A ship sails
from port P on a
bearing of 062 to Q.
The distance PQ is 11km.
At Q the ship changes direction
and sails to R on a bearing of 175.
QR = 19km.
Find the direct distance PR and the bearing of R
from P, giving your answers to 3 sig. fig.
4. not to scale
Bs bearing from A is 076.
Bs bearing from C is 340.
AB = BC.
Find the bearing of A from
C.
5.
The bearing of A from B is 122.
The bearing of C from B is 231.
BA = 8cm CA = 14cm.
Find the bearing of C from A and the distance BC
(each to 3 sig. fig.)
6.
A B
Draw a line AB 8cm long and construct
accurately the locus of all points 4cm from any
point on AB.
Find the area within this locus to the nearest cm
2
.
7.
(a) Evaluate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.
(b) Find the lengths of AB, BC, CD and AD to 3
sig. fig.
(c) Calculate the angle A to 3 sig. fig.
2
4
6
8
2 4 6 8 10 12 0
x
y
A
B
C
D
9 Vectors
Exercise 9.1
1.
(a) Write a, b, c, p, q, r, s, and t each as column
vectors.
(b) Give, in simplified surd form,
|a| |b| |c| |q| |t|
(c) As you can see, p = 2a
Write q, r, s, and t each as a multiple
of a or b or c.
2. {Tip: When you have a vector question in an
exam or test, NEVER attempt to solve it without a
DIAGRAM even if there is no grid drawn for
you!}
O is the origin and S is the point (0,3).
,
_
2
6
SP
. T is the midpoint of SP.
(a) Find, as a column vector,
TO
(b) Find
OT
(c) R is on the line y = 0. If
OR
=
OT
, find
the possible coordinates of R.
3. In each set of vectors below, find the one
vector that is not parallel to all the other
vectors in its row:
(a)

,
_

5
2
,
,
_
10
4
,
,
_

25
4
,
,
_

2
1
2
1
,
,
_
2
1
5
1
(b)
,
_
3
2
,
,
_
6
4
,
,
_
30
20
,
,
_
9
4
,
,
_
12
8
4. Given that in each case p and q ARE
parallel, find k:
(a) p = 6a + 18b q = ka + 6b
(b) p = 12a + kb q = 9a 21b
Exercise 9.2
1. O is the centre of a regular hexagon,
ABCDEF.
x AB
n BC
Find, in terms of x or
n or both, the following vectors:
AC
,
AD
,
CD
,
FA
,
FB
,
AE
2. This diagram shows a rough sketch of 2
quadrilaterals, ABEF and BCDE.
(a) If a = 2b, what can you conclude about A, B
and C?
(b) If a = b = e = d, what type of figure is
ABCDEF?
(c) If g = 2c, what type of figure is EBCD?
(d) If d + c = e + g, name the four points that
are vertices of a parallelogram.
3. ABCD is a parallelogram.
s 3 AB
t 3 AD
(a) Find, in terms of s or t or both:
(i)
BD
(ii)
BP
(iii) BQ (iv) AQ (v) QC
(b) Show clearly, giving reasons, that APCQ is
a parallelogram.
10 Probability
If you are asked to find any probability, remember that the answer:
1 Pr 0 . .
obability e i
NEGATIVE BE CANNOT
ONE EXCEED CANNOT
1. Three coins are tossed at the same time.
List all the possible outcomes. Find the
probability of obtaining:
(a) 3 Heads (b) 2 Heads and one Tail
(c) no Heads (d) at least one Head.
2. Cards with the numbers 2 to 101 are placed in
a hat. Find the probability of selecting:
(a) an even number
(b) a number less than 14
(c) a square number
(d) a prime number less than 40
(e) a prime number greater than 90.
3. Two dice, one red and one blue, are thrown
simultaneously. Show all the possible outcomes
on a sample space (probability space). Find the
probability of obtaining:
(a) a total of 10
(b) a total of 12
(c) a total of less than 6
(d) the same number on both dice
(e) a total more than 9.
(f) Which is the most likely total?
4. In each of the following, state whether the
events A and B are mutually exclusive:
(a) Two coins are tossed
(i)
Tail Head B Event

Heads A Event
1 , 1 :
2 :
(ii)
Head least at B Event

Heads A Event
1 :
2 :
(b) A card is drawn from a pack
ace an B Event
spade a A Event
:
:
(c) A counter is drawn from a box of red, blue
and white counters
counter blue a not B Event

counter red a A Event
:
:
5. In a European car factory, 85% of the cars
manufactured are left-hand drive, the rest
(obviously) are right-hand drive.
The probability that a car needs its steering
adjusted before leaving the factory is 0.2. The
percentage of cars that are left-hand drive and do
NOT need adjustment to their steering is 75.
Show that steering adjustment and right / left
hand drive are NOT independent.
6. What is the probability of selecting a King
from a full pack of cards?
What is the probability of selecting a red card
from a full pack?
Show that the event selecting a King and the
event selecting a red card are independent.
7. A bag contains 6 red marbles and 4 blue
marbles. A marble is drawn at random and not
replaced. Two further draws are made, again
without replacement.
Find the probability of drawing:
(a) 3 red marbles
(b) 3 blue marbles
(c) no red marbles
(d) at least one red marble.
8. Sally goes to school in the mornings. The
probability that her alarm clock works is 0.9. If
her alarm clock has worked the probability that
she is on time for registration is 0.85. If her alarm
clock has failed the probability that she is late for
registration is 0.95.
Draw a tree diagram to help you work out the
probability that:
(a) Her alarm clock worked and she is on time
(b) She is on time, regardless of her clock.
9. A box contains x milk chocolates and y plain
chocolates. Two are selected one after the other,
WITHOUT replacement.
Find, in terms of x and y, the probability of
choosing:
(a) a milk chocolate on the first choice
(b) milk chocolates on both the first and second
choices
(c) one of each sort of chocolate
(d) two plain chocolates.
11 Calculations in Right-Angled Triangles
Exercise 11.1 Find each angle x to 3 sig.fig.
1. 2.

3. 4.
5. 6.

7.

Exercise 11.2 Find each side x to 3 sig.fig.
1. 2.

3. 4.
5. 6.
7.

12 Calculations Needing Sine and Cosine Rules
Remember:
SinC
c
SinB
b
SinA
a
and
bc
a c b
CosA CosA bc c b a
2
2
2 2 2
2 2 2
+
+ or
In each case, find the side lettered x, or the angle marked x, to 3 sig. fig. (Triangles NOT drawn to scale)
1. 2. 3.
4. {two possible answers!} 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
ANSWERS
1 Solving Equations
Exercise 1.1
1 5 x 2 4 x
3 12 x 4 4 x
5 2 x 6 4 x
7 32 x 8 30 x
Exercise 1.2
1
3
4
b
a
2
1
2
y
x
3
0
5
q
p
4
9
10
y
x
5
2
4
b
a
6
3
1
y
x
7
14
9
y
x
Exercise 1.3
1 3 2 or x
2 1 6 or x
3 8 3 or x
4 6 4 or x
5 24 1 or x
6 12 2 or x
7 6 x (repeated)
8 9 4 or x
Exercise 1.4
1 46 . 1 54 . 7 or x
2 57 . 2 907 . 0 or x
3 305 . 0 19 . 8 or x
4 67 . 1 07 . 1 or x
5 673 . 0 17 . 8 or x
6 89 . 6 9 . 10 or x
7 566 . 0 07 . 7 or x
Exercise 1.5
1 8 . 0 2 or x
2
2
1
6 or x
3
2
1
1 5 or x
4 5
2
1
or y
5 2
2
1
or y
Exercise 1.6
1
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
2
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
3
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
4
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
5
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
6
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
7
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
8
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
9
5
1
1
5
y
x
or
y
x
2 Algebra Practice
Exercise 2.1
1 ) 5 ( + x x 2 ) 3 2 ( + y y
3 ) 3 5 ( 3 x x 4 ) ( y x xy +
5 ) 5 2 (
2
b a b a +
6 ) 3 ( 3 b a bc
7 ) 3 )( 8 ( + x x
8 ) 2 )( 12 ( n n
9 ) 6 )( 4 ( + a a
10 ) 2 )( 12 ( 2 n n
11 ) 5 )( 3 ( + + x x
12 ) 5 )( 3 ( 3 + + x x
13 ) 2 )( 2 ( + x x
14 ) 2 )( 2 ( 25 + x x
15 ) 7 )( 3 ( + b b
16 ) 7 )( 3 ( 5 + b b
Exercise 2.2
1 ) )( ( c b y x + +
2 ) )( ( b h y x
3 ) 2 )( 3 ( b a n m
4 ) 2 )( 3 ( y x b a + +
5 ) 4 )( 2 ( q p s r
6 ) 1 )( 3 2 ( + + x x
7 ) 3 )( 1 2 ( + + x x
8 ) 2 )( 1 3 ( + x x
9 ) 3 )( 5 2 ( + x x
10 ) 7 )( 4 3 ( + x x
11 ) 1 2 )( 5 6 ( + x x
12 ) 1 )( 3 16 ( + + x x
13 ) 1 3 )( 3 2 ( + y y
14 ) 1 3 )( 3 2 ( 2 + y y
15 ) 3 )( 2 3 ( x x
16 ) 7 2 )( 7 2 ( + m m
17 ) 6 )( 6 ( p p +
18 97 19 112
20 3360 21 100
22 100
Exercise 2.3
1
n
m
5
4
2
x
y
4
3
3
xy y +
4
x
x
2
6 3 +
5
x
x x
2
2 2 1 + +
6 y + 4
7
3
1 2 + y
8
3
2
+
x
x
9
1 + x
x
10
) 5 ( 2
4
+
x
x
11
2
5
+
x
x
12
2
3
+
+
x
x
13
2
5
+
x
x
14
1 2 x
x
15
x
x 9
Exercise 2.4
1
2 2
12
8 9
q p
p q
2
2 2
2 2
15
6 25
b a
a b +
3
3
2
8
5 6 16
a
a a +
4
ab
a b
4
3 10
2 2
5
) 3 )( 2 (
9 8
+
+
x x
x
6
) 2 )( 1 (
11 4
+ +
+
x x
x
7
) 1 )( 3 (
17 3
+

x x
x
8
) 1 )( 2 (
11
+
+
x x
x
9
12
18
2

+
x x
x
10
) 3 )( 3 (
) 1 ( 6
+
x x
x
Exercise 2.5
1
4
3
1 3 or x
2
4
1
m
3 1 3 or a
4 3 4 + or a
5
3
2
5 or a
3 Changing Subjects &
Inequalities
Exercise 3.1
1
(a)
a
b c
x

(b) ) ( q r p x +
(c)
n
m y
x

(d) ) ( t l m x
(e)
c a
ab cd
x
(f) a ns x +
(g)
c a
b n
x
+
+
(h)
a
by c
x

Remember:
a c
cd ab
c a
ab cd
2
(a)
c a
b d
x
3
3
(b)
a b
n
x
+
2
(c)
2 2
a b x t
(d)
a
n m
x

t
(e) q p x 2 t
(f)
a
n l
x
2 2
+ t
(g) x g
T
,
_
2
2
(h)
a
b c
x

2
(i)
y z
yz
x
+
(j)
16
2
y m
x
3 ) 2 ( 0 . 9 sf h
4 ) 2 ( 6 . 1 sf r
5 ) 2 ( 10 sf a
6 ) 2 ( 8 . 9 sf g 7 9 x
8
(a)
h
V
r
3
t (b)
s t
st
r
2
(c)
3
4
3
V
r (d)
4
A
r t
(e)
2
4
2 2
b a
r
+
t
(f)
N
A
R
100
100
Exercise 3.2
1
6 < x

2 4 x
3
4 x

4
6 < x

5
2
1
1 < x

6
40 x

7
5 2 < x
8
2 8 < x
9
3 0 x

10
2 0 < x

Exercise 3.3
1 -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
2 -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
4 -3, -4, +3, +4
5 -3, -4, -5, -6, +3, +4, +5, +6
6 1, 2
Exercise 3.4
Approximately:
4 . 2 8 . 3 < x
and 8 . 3 4 . 2 + < + x
4 Quadratic Functions
1 (a) ( ) 4 3 ) (
2
+ x x f
(b) min is 4 when x = 3
(c)
2 (a) ( ) 11 2 ) (
2
+ x x f
(b) min is -11 when x = -2
(c)
3 (a) ( ) 2 1 ) (
2
+ + x x f
(b) min is 2 when x = -1
(c)
4 (a) ( )
2
4 27 ) ( + x x f
(b) max is 27 when x = -4
(c)
x
y
y=f(x)
(0,13)
(3,4)
x
y
y=f(x)
(0,7)
(2,11)
x
y
y=f(x)
(0,3)
(1,2)
x
y
(0,11)
(4,27)
5 (a) ( )
2
5 25 ) ( x x f
(b) max is 25 when x = 5
(c)
6 (a) ( )
2
2 4 ) ( + x x f
(b) max is -4 when x = -2
(c)
7

( ) 9 3 6
2 2
x x x , so for
this curve to map onto
2
x y ,
it needs to move
,
_

9
3
or 3 to
the left and 9 up.
5 Quadratic Equations
1 By Pythagoras:
( )
2 2 2
) 1 4 ( ) 2 ) 4 ( + + + x x x
1 8 16 4 4 16
2 2 2
+ + + + + x x x x x

0 3 4
2
+ x x
0 ) 3 )( 1 ( x x
3
1
x or
x
2
162 ) 2 )( 3 ( ) 3 )( 1 4 ( + + x x x x
162 ) 6 5 ( ) 3 13 4 (
2 2
+ + + x x x x
162 3 18 3
2
+ x x

0 165 18 3
2
+ x x
0 ) 55 6 ( 3
2
+ x x
0 ) 5 )( 11 ( 3 + x x
5 11 x x
3
90 ) 1 2 )( 2 (
2
1
) 4 )( 6 ( + x x x x
90 2 24
2 2
+ x x x

90 22
2
+ x x
0 90 22
2
+ x x
0 ) 2 )( 45 22 ( + x x
2 , x so negative be cannot x
4 (a) D is at (0,-8), (b)
9 ) 1 (
2
x y
so M is at (1,-9)
(c)A is at(-2,0) and B is at (4,0)
(d) CB has equation
4 + x y and C is at (-3,7)
5 (a)
8 ) 3 ( 1 6
2 2
+ x x x
(b)
2 2 3t x
(c)

2 2 3
2
2 4 6
2
32 6
2
2 36 6
t
t +
t +
t +
x
x
x
x
6 Proportionality or
Variation
Exercise 6.1
1
Missing p values: 0.1,10,16,80
Missing q vlaues: 15,20,50
2 (a) becomes 4 x as big
(b) becomes 9 x as big
(c) becomes 100 x as big
3 (a)
a m 8 . 6
(b)m = 27.2, a = 25, m = 20.4
4 (a) P = 80, P = 2000
(b) 1 , 30 t t h h
5
Missing x values: 30,40
Missing y value: 2
(a) y = 250
(b) x = 15
6 time = 3.18 seconds (3sf)
Exercise 6.2
1
Missing v values: 40, 80
Missing t values: 20, 10, 2
2
Missing x values: 0.4, 0.5,
Missing y value: 200
3 (a) H = 1.5, H = 150
(b) T = 25, T = 2500
4 Resistance = ohms
16
1
or
0.0625 ohms
5 (a) pressure = 69.4 units (3sf)
(b) diameter = 22.4 mm (3sf)
7 Number: Estimating
and Factorising
1 (a) 8960 (b) 2800 (c) 0.032
2 4000 V 3 24 T
4(a)
3 2
6
(b)
11 3 2
3

(c)
7 3 2
3

HCF =
24 3 2
3

LCM =
11 7 3 2
6

{=14784 is unnecessary}
5 approx. 20
8 Constructions, Loci
and Bearings
1 AC = 9.2 cm
2
Area = 10.3cm
2

3 PR = 17.9km, bearing = 140
4 bearing = 298
5 bearing = 264, BC = 9.18cm
x
y
0
(5,25)
x
y
(0,8)
(2,4)
x
y
0
(3,9)
(6,0)
6
Area = 114 cm
2

7 (a) Area = 33
2
1
square units
(b) AB = 5.83 units, BC = 5
CD = 7.21 AD = 5.39
(c) 99.2
9 Vectors
Exercise 9.1
1 (a) a =

,
_
1
2
b =

,
_
2
2
c =

,
_
3
2
p =

,
_
2
4
q =

,
_

1
1
r =

,
_
3
2
s =

,
_
3
6
t =

,
_
4
4
(b) |a| =
5
|b| =
2 2
|c| =
13
|q| =
2
|t| =
2 4
(c) q =
2
1
b r = - c
s = -3a t = 2b
2 (a)
,
_
4
3
TO
(b) 5 OT
(c) R is either (-5,0) or (+5,0)
3 (a)
,
_

25
4
(b)
,
_
9
4
4 (a) k = 2 (b) k = -28
Exercise 9.2
1
n x + AC

n 2 AD

x - n CD

n x FA

n x 2 FB

x - n 2 AE
2 (a) A, B and C would be
collinear.
(b) It would be all one
parallelogram.
(c) It would be a trapezium.
(d)Vertices would be E, C, B, F
3 (a) (i)
s t 3 3 BD
(ii)
s t BP
(iii)
s t 2 2 BQ
(iv)
s t + 2 AQ
(v)
t s + 2 QC
(b)
t s + 2 AP
QC AP
QC to parallel is AP and
ram log paralle a is APCQ
10 Probability
1 (a)
8
1
(b)
8
3

(c)
8
1
(d)
8
7
2 (a)
2
1
(b)
25
3
(c)
100
9
(d)
25
3
(e)
50
1
3 (a)
12
1
(b)
36
1
(c)
18
5
(d)
6
1
(e)
6
1
(f) 7 is the most likely total
4 (a) (i) mutually exclusive
(ii) not mutually exclusive
(b) not mutually exclusive
(c) not mutually exclusive
5 P(LHD) x P(no adjustment)

75 . 0
68 . 0 8 . 0 85 . 0

6 P(King) =
13
1
52
4
P(Red) =
2
1
P(Red) x P(King) =
26
1
P(Red King) =
26
1
52
2
7 (a)
6
1
(b)
30
1
(c)
30
1
(d)
30
29
8
(a)P(alarm ok & on time) = 0.765
(b) P(on time) = 0.77
9 (a)
P(Milk 1
st
) =
y x
x
+
(b)
P(M,M)=
) 1 )( (
) 1 (
+ +
y x y x
x x
(c)
P(one of each)=
) 1 )( (
2
+ + y x y x
xy
(d) P(Plain,Plain)=
) 1 )( (
) 1 (
+ +
y x y x
y y
11 Calculations in
Right-Angled Triangles
Exercise 11.1
1 x = 47.7 2 x = 67.4
3 x = 55.8 4 x = 26.5
5 x = 71.6 6 x = 65.9
7 x = 120 {all to 3 s.f.}
Exercise 11.2
1 x = 5.30 cm 2 x = 7.68 cm
3 x = 6.43 cm 4 x = 10.4 cm
5 x = 34.9 cm 6 x = 30.8 cm
7 x = 16.9 cm
12 Sine and Cosine
Rules
1 x = 7.45 cm 2 x = 14.2 cm
3 x = 60.9
4 x = 54.4 or 126
5 x = 8.13 cm 6 x = 5.06 cm
7 x = 32.5 8 x = 47.9
9 x = 6.68 cm

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