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Essential Maths Book

You need squared paper.

1. Look at the sequence

Write down

Calculators may be used

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(b) the nth term

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(1 mark)
(2 marks)

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(a) Sketch a pentagon in which four of the exterior

angles are 70, 50, 65and 90.
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(b) Work out the size of the other exterior angle.

3. The value of a new car is 15000.

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The value of the car depreciates by 20% per year.

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Work out the value of the car after 2 years.

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(2 marks)

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4. The dimensions of the rectangle are given

correct to one decimal place.

1.9cm

(a) Write down the smallest possible length

(1 mark)
o f the rectangle.
(b) Work out the upper limit for the perimeter
(2 marks)
of the rectangle.

4.3cm

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5. (a) Estimate the answer to 213 X 28.

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(1 mark)

Show how you made your estimate.

(b) Work out the exact answer to 213 X 28.

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(1 mark)

Show your working.

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/o , A cupboard weighs 58kg to the nearest kg.

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Write down the lower bound for the weight of the cupboard.

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(1 mark)

11. After an increase of 15%, the price of a golf bag is 74.75.

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Find the price of the bag before the increase.

12. Three cylinders of radius 2cm and thickness

1.5cm are melted down to form acube
of side X cm.

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Find X1correct to 2 decimal places.

13. The numbers are written in a repeating

pattern. The first base number is 11the
second base number is 6, the third base
number is 11 and so on.

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(4 marks)

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number

2nd base
number

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(a) What is the 100th base number?

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(2 marks)

(b) What is the nth base number?

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(2 marks)

14. Find the largest angle in this triangle.

Show your working

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(2 marks)

15.

The dimensions of this rectangle have

been measured correct to the nearest cm.
Work out the least possible length of a
diagonal of this rectangle.

(3 marks)

16. A tank in the form of a cylinder is filled to a depth of 30cm.

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This takes 18 litres of water.

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Find the diameter of the tank.

Draw a pair of axes for

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(3 marks)

and y from - 8 to +8

Plot and label the following triangles:

A1:

(4 ,-3 )

(7 ,- 3 )

(7 ,-5 ).

Shade this triangle.

A2:

(-4 ,3 )

(5 ,3 )

(5 ,-3 )

A3:

(4 ,5 )

(7 ,5 )

(7,7)

A4:

( - 5 ,- 3 )

( 2 ,- 3 )

( - 2 ,- 5 )

Describe fully the following transformations:

(a) A1

A2

(b) A1 - A3

(c) A1 -> A4

18. Here is a shape made from squares of side 1cm.

(not to scale)

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(a) Write down the perimeter and the area of this shape.

(1 mark)

(b) Design a shape, using the same size squares, which has a perimeter of
18cm and an area of 18cm2.
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(2 marks)