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International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Higher Tier
−b ± b2 − 4ac
x=
2a b
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b a Cosine Rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A
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Area of triangle = ab sin C
A B 2
c
1 2 Volume of prism
Volume of cone = πr h = area of cross section × length
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Curved surface area of cone = πrl
l cross
h section
length
r
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r
h
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2 3 5
1 Show that 1 + 2 = 4
3 4 12
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2 There are 60 children in a club.
In the club, the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 3 : 1
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Q Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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14 cm
P 5 cm S 10 cm R
In triangle PQR,
S is the point on PR such that angle RSQ = 90°
RQ = 14 cm
RS = 10 cm
SP = 5 cm
Work out the length of PQ.
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cm
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4 a, a, b and 40 are four numbers.
a is the least number.
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a=
b=
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5 The Shanghai Maglev Train takes 8 minutes to travel a distance of 30.5 kilometres.
Work out the average speed of the train.
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6 The diagram shows the triangle PQR.
R
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Show clear algebraic working.
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y=
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8 Solve the simultaneous equations
4x + 2y = 9
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x=
y=
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9 N = 480 ´ 109
(a) Write N as a number in standard form.
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(1)
(b) Write N as a product of powers of its prime factors.
Show your working clearly.
(3)
(c) Find the largest factor of N that is an odd number.
(1)
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12 Here are the first four terms of a sequence of fractions.
1 2 3 4
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(2)
(b) Using algebra, prove that when the square of any odd number is divided by 4 the
remainder is 1
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dy
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(a) Find
dx
dy
=
dx
(2)
(3)
(c) Show that the x-axis is a tangent to the curve C.
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(2)
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14 The cumulative frequency diagram gives information about the values, in thousands of
euros, of 120 apartments in 2015
100
80
Cumulative
frequency 60
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40
20
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Value (thousands of euros)
(a) Find an estimate for the number of these apartments with a value of
80 thousand euros or less in 2015
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The table gives information about the values, in thousands of euros, of the same 120
apartments in 2018
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(b) On the grid opposite, draw a cumulative frequency diagram for this information.
(2)
(c) Find an estimate for the increase in the median value for these apartments from
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2015 to 2018
thousand euros
(2)
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15 (a) Simplify (3x2y5)4
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(2)
(c) Factorise 4c2 – 9d 2
(1)
x − 7 x + 12
2
(d) Simplify fully
4x − x2
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(3)
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(2)
(b) Work out the probability that the beads they take are not the same colour.
(3)
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(3)
8
18 Show that can be written in the form n + n , where n is an integer.
8−2
Show your working clearly.
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Diagram NOT
73°
B A
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Angle ABE = 73°
Work out the size of angle DCE.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.
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Diagram NOT
M accurately drawn
F G
D C
A B
°
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21 Here is a triangle XYZ.
X
Y
x cm
Z
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k=
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A B
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X
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
F C
E D
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x2 + k 2
23 The function f is defined as f(x) = for x > 0 and where k is a positive number.
x
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p=
(3)
The function g is defined as g(x) = x2 for x > 0
(b) Given that gf(a) = k for k > 1
find an expression for a in terms of k.
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a=
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