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HIGHER TIER MATHEMATICS

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1. The heights of 70 pupils were measured to the nearest cm. The table below shows a
grouped frequency distribution of the results.

Height, h 130 to 140 140 to 150 150 to 160 160 to 170 170 to 180
(to the nearest cm)
Frequency 8 15 24 13 10

On the graph paper below, draw a frequency polygon to show this data. [3]

2. The table shows some of the values of y = 2x2 5x 3 for values of x from 2 to 4.

a) Complete the table by finding the two missing y values.

x 2 1 0 1 2 3 4
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y = 2x 5x 3 15 3 6 0 9

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b) On the graph paper below, draw the graph of y = 2x 5x 3 for values of x
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y

15

10

0 x
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

-5

-10

c) Use your graph to find the approximate solutions to the equation


2x2 5x 3 = 3.

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d) By drawing a suitable straight line upon your graph, the equation of which
MUST be stated, find approximate solutions to the equation 2x2 4x 13 = 0.



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3. a) Solve the following equation. 5x 6 = 3(10 x).





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b) Expand and simplify: 4(2y 3) 3(y + 5).



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4. a) Draw the image of triangle A after a translation of 3 units in the x-direction


and 4 in the y-direction. Label the image B. [2]
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
x
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A-2
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-4
-5
-6
-7

b) Rotate the triangle C through 90o clockwise about the origin (0, 0). Label the
image D. [2]
y
7
6
5 C
4
3
2
1
0 x
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7

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5. Two points, A and B have co-ordinates A(1, 3) and B(3, 7).

Find the gradient of the line AB.


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6. Find the equation of the line which has a gradient of and which passes through the
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point (4, 1). Give your answer in the form ay + bx + c = 0.
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7. Solve the simultaneous equations


5x 2y = 7
2x y = 3.
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8. a) Expand the following expression, simplifying your answer as far as possible.

(x 3)(x 4).


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b) Make t the subject of the formula: 2n + 5 = 3(8 3t).








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c) i) Factorise x2 + 7x 18.



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ii) Hence solve the equation
x2 + 7x 18 = 0.

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9. Complete the square for the following.

a) x2 + 6x

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b) x2 4x 1

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c) 2x2 + 8x + 3

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10. Simplify and factorise the expression (2x 5)(x + 1) 4x 10.


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Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation (2x 5)(x + 1) = 4x + 10.


Show your working clearly.
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x + 8 3 4x 1
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ANSWERS.
2. a) When x = 1, y = 4.
When x = 2, y = 5.
c) x 0.9 or x 3.4.
d) x 1.7 or x 3.7.

3. a) x = 4.5. b) 5y 27.

5. Gradient = 2.

6. 2y x + 6 = 0.

7. x = 1, y = 1.

19 2n
8. a) x2 7x + 12. b) t= .
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c) i) (x + 9)(x 2). ii) x = 9 or x = 2.

9. a) (x + 3)2 9
b) (x 2)2 5
c) 2(x + 2)2 1.

10. (2x + 3)(x 5).


x = 1.5 or x = 5.

11. x = 2.

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