UNITS 1 – 3

Miscellaneous Exercises
1.
Continent Population ( )
Area m 2

Europe 6.82 × 10 8 1.05 × 1010

Asia 2.96 × 10 9 4.35 × 1010

Population
Population density =
Area

Which of these two continents has the larger population density?

You must show all your working.
(SEG)

2. The cost of hiring a car can be calculated by using the formula

12 ( m − 50 d )
Cost = 25 d +
100
where d is the number of days the car is hired and m is the number of miles the car
is driven.
A car is hired for 7 days and driven 476 miles.
Calculate the total cost of the car hire.
(SEG)

3. The temperature inside a fridge is 3° C .

The temperature inside a freezer is − 18° C .

(a) How much colder is it inside the freezer than inside the fridge?
9C
(b) The formula F= + 32 is used to convert ° C to ° F .
5
Calculate the temperature inside the freezer in ° F .

(c) The temperature inside the freezer has been recorded to the nearest degree.
What is the minimum temperature inside the freezer in °C ?
(SEG)

4. The periodic time, T seconds, of a simple pendulum, of length l metres, is given by

T = 2.006 × 1 .

When l = 1.44 × 10 − 2 m, calculate the periodic time to the nearest hundredth of a

second.
(SEG)
 ( )
1

5. Calculate the value of 2.34 × 10 − 2 2

.
(SEG)

6. A US Centillion is the number 10 303 .

A UK Centillion is the number 10 600 .
(a) How many US Centillions are there in a UK Centillion?
Give your answer in standard form.
(b) Write the number, 40 US Centillions, in standard form.
(LON)

7. Given that
v 2 = u 2 + 2 as ,

(a) calculate the value of v when u = − 6 , a = 5 , and s = 0.8 , giving your

answer to one significant figure;

(b) make u the subject of the formula v 2 = u 2 + 2 as .

(LON)

8. A new railway company, The Southern Express Group, estimates that the number
of passengers, n, travelling per day on trains between two cities depends on:
the frequency of service, f trains per hour,
the time taken, t hours,
the price, £p per journey,

according to the formula

3
 f
n =   × 10 5 .
 tp

(a) Use your calculator to work out the estimated number of passengers when
f = 2,
t = 1 12 ,
p = 12 .

(b) When f = 2 trains per hour,

t = 1 12 hours,

the company estimates that it has sufficient trains to provide a service with
capacity up to 5500 passengers per day.
Use the formula to calculate the price, to the nearest pound, that needs to be
charged in order to atttract 5500 passengers per day.
(SEG)
9. Copy and draw in all the lines of symmetry for each of these shapes.

(a) (b)

(LON)

10. This shape is formed from two overlapping squares with AB = BC and
angle ABC = 90° .
C

Not to scale
A B

(a) The shape has line symmetry. Draw the shape and its lines of symmetry.
(b) The shape has rotational symmetry.
What is the order of rotational symmetry?
(SEG)

11. (a) Three triangles are placed together to form a quadrilateral, as shown.

A B
AB is parallel to DC.
BC = AD and AE = EB .
E is the mid-point of DC.
D E C

Name two angles which are the same size as angle BAE, giving a reason for
each of your answers.
 (b) These tiling patterns have been made using regular polygons.

a b

(i) Work out the size of the angles marked a and b.

(ii) Explain why a tiling pattern cannot be made with only regular
pentagons.
(SEG)

12.
Manchester

Nottingham

Ipswich
Cardiff Luton

The diagram is part of a map showing the positions of several towns.

Measure and write down the bearing of Manchester from Nottingham.
(LON)

13. Angle DAT = 25° .

Angle BTA = 50° . B

AT and BT are tangents to the circle.

(a) Calculate the size of angle ACD. D

T
A
(b) Calculate the size of angle BAD.
(c) Calculate the size of angle BDA.
(SEG)
 MEP Practice Book ES4–6

UNITS 4 – 6
Miscellaneous Exercises
1. A ship sails on a two stage journey from A to B to C.
N
The first stage of the journey from A to B is shown.
A to B is a journey of 90 km on a bearing of 032° .
B
(a) Calculate the distance travelled east
during the first stage of this journey.
90 km
The second stage of the journey from B to C 32˚
is a distance 150 km on a bearing of 090° .
A
N

90˚ 150 km
B C

90 km
32˚

(b) Find the total distance travelled east on the journey from A to C.
Hence calculate the bearing of C from A.
(SEG)
2. In the diagram, XY represents a vertical tower on level ground. A and B are points
due west of Y. The distance AB is 30 metres.
X
The angle of elevation of X from A is 30° .
The angle of elevation of X from B is 50° .
Calculate the height, in metres, of the
tower XY.
30˚ 50˚
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal A 30 m B Y
places.
(LON)

3. A TV mast stands on level ground. The Bearing of the foot of the TV mast from a
point A is 040° and from a point B is 330° . A is due west of B and the distance
AB is 200 m.
Find the perpendicular distance of the foot of the TV mast from the line joining A
and B.
(SEG)
4. The depth of water in a harbour varies according to the formula

y = 10 + 5 sin(30t )°

{y is the depth of the water in feet; t is the time in hours.}

Here is a sketch of the graph formula.

t
0

(a) Complete the labelling on the t and y axes for this graph.

A ship wishes to leave the harbour, but needs a depth of water of 13 feet to do so
safely.
When the time is 1200 hours the value of t is zero.

(b) At what time can the ship first leave the harbour safely?
(LON)

5. Find two different values of x between 0 and 180 for which

sin(2 x )° = sin 30°
(LON)

6. Alistair has a fair spinner with five equal sectors.

The spinner has three red sectors and two blue sectors.
BL

(a) He spins it once. D

RE
UE

What is the probability that it lands on red?

BLUE
RE

(b) He spins it twice.

D

List all the possible outcomes. RED

(c) The probability that both spins land on red is 0.36.
What is the probability that both spins do not land on red?
(SEG)
7. A game in an amusement arcade can show the following pictures.
The fraction under each picture shows the probability of the picture being shown at
the first window.

Cherry Bar Banana Strawberry Apple

BAR

4 1 2 2 3
12 12 12 12 12

Calculate the probability of the game

(a) not showing a Bar at the first window,
(b) showing a cherry or an apple at the first window.
(LON)
8. Peter and Asif are both taking their driving test for a motor cycle for the first time.
The table below gives the probabilities that they will pass the test at the first
attempt, or if they fail the first time, the probability that they will pass at the next
attempt.
Probability of passing Probability of passing at
at first attempt next attempt if they fail
the first attempt

Peter 0.6 0.8

Asif 0.7 0.7

On a particular day 1000 people will take the test for the first time.
For each person the probability that they will pass the test at the first attempt is the
same as the probability that Asif will pass the test at the first attempt.
(a) Work out an estimate for how many of these 1000 people are likely to pass
the test at the first attempt.
(b) Calculate the probability that both Peter and Asif will pass the test at the first
attempt.
(c) Calculate the probability that Peter will pass the test at the first attempt and
Asif will fail the test at the first attempt.
(d) Calculate the probability that Asif will pass the test within the first two
attempts.
(LON)
9. Sarah cycles to college each day. She passes through three sets of traffic lights.
The probability of her stopping at the first set is 0.4 and at the second set is 0.3.

0.4

1st set Stop No stop

2nd set

(a) By copying and completing the tree diagram above,

(i) find the probability of her stopping at both of the first two sets of
lights;
(ii) find the probability of her stopping at only one of the first two sets of
lights.

The probability of stopping at the third set depends on whether she has stopped at
the second set of lights. If she stops at the second set of lights, the probability of
her stopping at the third set is 0.4. If she does not stop at the second set of lights,
the probability of her stopping at the third set is 0.2.
(b) (i) Find the probability that Sarah does not stop at any sets of the lights.
(ii) Find the probability that Sarah stops at two or three of these sets of
lights.
(SEG)

10. A school is running a lottery in which people buy tickets for £1 each. For each
ticket, you choose two different numbers from
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
When the tickets have been sold, the winning pair of numbers is announced. The
order of the numbers on the ticket does not matter.
You win £5 if your ticket has both winning numbers on it, and you win £2 if it has
just one winning number on it.
You have bought one ticket.
(a) (i) Find the probability of winning £5.
(ii) Find the probability of winning £2.
(b) Your expected winnings are
£5 × (probability of getting jackpot) + £2 × (probability of one correct) – £1.
Evaluate this expression.
(c) Suggest suitable changes to the value of the prizes so that the lottery is more
profitable for the school.
(SEG)
11. In this question you must use your calculator and you may write down any stage in
your calculation.

Evaluate
(23.4 + 35.6) × 5.7
200.3 × (16.2 − 8.15)
(LON)

12. The diameter of an atom is 0.000 000 03 m.

(a) Write 0.000 000 03 in standard form.

Using the most powerful microscope, the smallest objects which can be seen have
diameters which are one hundredth of the diameter of an atom.
(b) Calculate the diameter, in metres, of the smallest objects which can be seen
using this microscope.
Give your answer in standard form.
(LON)

13. (a) Calculate the value of 2 × 59 .

28.3 + 0.512
(b) (i) Calculate
(18.9 − 2.75)2
(ii) Paul gives his answer to (i) correct to 5 significant figures.
Give one reason why this is not an appropriate degree of accuracy.
(SEG)

14. (a) Use the formula v = u 2 + 2 as to find the value of v when u = 24,
1
a = − 9.8 and s = 10 .
4
(b) Without using a calculator, use approximation to check that your answer to
(a) is of the correct order of magnitude.
You must show all your working.
(SEG)

15. The winner of a 100 m running race is timed at 11.2 seconds by a hand-held
stopwatch and 11.20 seconds by an electronic timing device. Explain, with
appropriate working, why these timings are different.
(SEG)
16. The volume of a square-based block is given by V = a 2 h .

a
h

(a) In an experiment, the length a, and height, h, are measured as 4 cm and

11 cm respectively, each measured to the nearest cm.
What are the maximum and minimum possible vales of V in cm3?

(b) In another experiment, the volume of the block is found to be 350 cm3,
measured to the nearest 50 cm3, and its height is measured as 13.5 cm, to the
nearest 0.5 cm.
(i) What are the maximum and minimum possible values of the length, a,
in centimetres?
(ii) How many significant figures should be used to give a reliable answer
for the value of a?
(SEG)

17. On the scales in Ali's book shop the weight of a book correct to 2 decimal places is
0.62 kg.
(a) Write down
(i) the lower bound of the weight of the book,
(ii) the upper bound of the weight of the book.

Ali needs to work out the weight of 50 copies of the book. He used his value for
the weight of one book.
(b) Calculate
(i) the lower bound of the weight of 50 books,
(ii) the upper bound to the weight of 50 books.
(c) Calculate the greatest possible error that could occur in calculating the
weight of 50 copies of the book.
(d) Write down the greatest possible error that could occur in calculating the
weight of 500 copies of the book.
(LON)
18. Kim is doing an experiment using a pendulum. She uses the formula
40 L
g=
T2
where g is the constant acceleration, L the length of the pendulum, and T is the time
for one swing of the pendulum.
In Kim's experiment the length L is 1 metre, correct to the nearest centimetre.
She measured the value of T to be 2 seconds, correct to the nearest 0.2 of a second.
Calculate the upper bound and the lower bound of Kim's values for g.
Give your answers in metres per second correct to two decimal places.
(LON)

19. (a) Write down a number which is greater than 17 and less than 18 that has a
rational square root.
(b) Give an example of two different irrational numbers c and d such that c × d
is a rational number.
(LON)

20. (a) Write the following rational number as a fraction in its simplest form.
˙˙
3.272727

(b) Complete the table below for the sum, x + y , where x and y are any two
numbers.
Use a tick (✔) if TRUE and a cross (✕) if FALSE.

Always Always Sometimes rational and

x+ y irrational rational sometimes irrational

x rational
y rational} ............ ............ ............

x irrational
y rational } ............ ............ ............

y irrational}
x irrational
............ ............ ............

(SEG)
21. (a) A number x is always irrational.
Decide whether the following are
ALWAYS IRRATIONAL, ALWAYS RATIONAL, COULD BE RATIONAL
OR
IRRATIONAL

1 10
2x , , x2 , +x
x x
(b) IRRATIONAL × IRRATIONAL = IRRATIONAL

(i) Give an example for which this statement is true.

(ii) Give an example for which this statement is not true.
(SEG)
UNITS 7 – 9
Miscellaneous Exercises
1. A salt container is in the shape of a cylinder.

Not to scale
SALT

(a) The base of the cylinder has a radius of 3 cm.

Calculate the area of the base.

(b) The volume of the cylinder 565 cm 3 .

Calculate the height of the cylinder.
(SEG)

2. The diagram is a drawing of a triangular prism.

D
A
5 cm
2 cm

B C
6 cm

(a) Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.

(b) Calculate the volume of the prism.
(NEAB)
3. (a) A circle has a radius of 28 cm.
Calculate its circumference.
(b)

Not to scale
P Q

S R

The diagram shows four touching circles.

Each circle has a radius of 28 cm.
P, Q, R and S are the centres of the circles.
PQRS is a square.
(i) What is the perimeter of the shade region?
(ii) Calculate the area of the shaded region.
(NEAB)

4. A farmer's storage container is in the shape of a cylinder with a hemisphere on top.

The height of the cylinder is 9.5 m.
The radius of both the cylinder and the hemisphere is 2.4 m.

9.5 m

2.4 m

(a) Calculate the volume of the farmer's storage container.

(b) The volume of a similar storage container is half the volume of the farmer's
container.
Calculate the radius of this new container.
(SEG)
5. The diagram shows a window.
The arc AB is a semicircle. BC = AD = 75 cm, DC = 80 cm.

A B

75 cm
Not to scale

D C
80 cm

Calculate the area of the window.

(SEG)

6. The sloping sides of a flower bowl are part of a cone as shown.

The radius of the top of the bowl is 10 cm and the radius of the bottom of the bowl
is 5 cm. The height of the full cone is 24 cm.

10 cm
Not to scale

5 cm 24 cm

(a) Calculate the volume of the full cone.

(b) By using similar figures, calculate the volume of the flower bowl.
(NEAB)

7. An ellipse has lengths a and b.

y

b
O
x
a

(a) Which of the following could be a formula for the area of this ellipse?

(i) π (ab)2 (ii) πab (iii) πa 2 b (iv) πab 2

Give a reason for your answer.
 (b) The ellipse is rotated around the x axis to form a solid. The volume of this
solid is
4
V = 3 πab n .

What is the value of n?

(SEG)

8. A gardener tests a fertiliser.

He grows some tomatoes with the fertiliser and some without.
He records the weights of all the tomatoes grown.

weight frequency
(grams) with fertiliser without fertiliser
50 < W ≤ 100 10 2
100 < W ≤ 150 15 42
150 < W ≤ 200 55 46
200 < W ≤ 250 53 41
250 < W ≤ 300 17 34
300 < W ≤ 350 8 1

(a) Draw a frequency polygon for each distribution on a grid like the one below,
clearly indicating which is with fertiliser, and which is without fertiliser.
60

50

40
Frequency
30

20

10

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Weight W (grams)
(b) Use the frequency polygons to compare the effects of the fertiliser.
(NEAB)

9. There is to be a survey about the need for a new leisure centre in a town.
(a) State why the following question is not suitable for use in a questionnaire.
"Do you agree that tennis courts are more important than squash courts?"
(b) Rewrite the question in a suitable form.
(SEG)
10. Two groups take the same Maths test.
The test is marked out of 50.
Graham writes down the marks for his group.
25, 47, 49, 31, 38, 24, 19, 22, 38, 25.
(a) Calculate the mean mark for this group.
(b) What is the range of marks for this group?
Arpita writes down the marks for her group.
The lowest mark is 12.
The range is 30.
(c) What is the highest mark for her group?
The mean for her group is 25.
(d) Compare the results of the two groups.
(NEAB)

11. In a survey, 50 people were asked how many hours of television they watched in
one week.
The histogram shows the results of the survey.

Frequency
density

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Hours

No one watched more than 40 hours of television in one week.

(a) Use the histogram to complete the table of values.

Number of hours 0- 5- 10 - 15 - 20 - 30 - 40
Frequency 2

(b) The survey was carried out by questioning the first 50 people who went into
a shop after 10.00 on a Thursday morning.
(i) Give one reason why this sample may not be representative of the
population.
 (ii) Suggest a better way of ensuring that the sample is representative of
the population.
(SEG)

12. A survey was carried out on the shoe sizes of 25 men.

The results of the survey were
10 6 9 8 9 8 6 7 9
9 7 7 9 10 9 8 9 8
5 8 8 9 10 8 7.
(a) (i) What is the mode of the shoe sizes?
(ii) What is the median of the shoe sizes?
This frequency diagram shows the results of a survey of the shoe sizes of 25
women.
10
9
8
Number of women

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
3 4 5 6 7 8
Shoe size

(b) Using your answers from part (a) make two different comparisons between
the shoe sizes of men and women.
(SEG)

13. There are 14 women in a nursing home.

The graph shows the distribution of their ages.

4
Number
of women 3

0 60 70 80 90 100
Age (years)
 (a) Complete the table for these data.

Age y years Number of women

60 ≤ y < 70
70 ≤ y < 80
80 ≤ y < 90
90 ≤ y < 100

(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean age of these women.

(SEG)

14. The following data refers to the average number of paid hours worked by 5000
men and 5000 women per week in the UK in 1990.

Women Men
cumulative cumulative
Number of percentage percentage Number of percentage percentage
hours frequency frequency hours frequency frequency
0 ≤ x < 10 8 8 0 ≤ x < 10 2 2
10 ≤ x < 20 17 25 10 ≤ x < 20 3 5
20 ≤ x < 30 18 43 20 ≤ x < 30 1
30 ≤ x < 40 47 90 30 ≤ x < 40 56
40 ≤ x < 50 9 99 40 ≤ x < 50 35
50 ≤ x < 60 1 100 50 ≤ x < 60 3

(a) Complete the table to show the cumulative percentage frequency of the paid
hours worked by men.
The graph shows the cumulative percentage frequency of the paid hours worked by
women.
(b) Copy the grid and draw also the cumulative percentage frequency of the paid
hours worked by men.
(c) By finding the interquartile ranges of the two distributions, state whether
men or women had the greater variability in the number of paid hours
worked per week.
 100

80

60

Cumulative
percentage
frequency
40

20

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Average number of hours worked

(NEAB)

15. Thirty 14-year old children are surveyed to find out how much television they
watch in a week. The results are shown below.

Number of hours, x, per week Frequency

0 ≤ x < 10 2
10 ≤ x < 25 12
25 ≤ x < 30 9
30 ≤ x < 40 7

(a) On a grid, draw a histogram to represent this information.

(b) Calculate an estimate of the mean number of hours of television watched per
week.
(c) Calculate an estimate of the standard deviation of the number of hours
watched per week.
(d) A similar survey of 16-year olds produced a mean of 18.5 hours and a
standard deviation of 4.8 hours.
Comment on the differences in the amount of time these 14-year olds and
16-year olds spend watching television per week.
(NEAB)
16. Every day James does a test to see how many units of sugar are present in his
blood.
The results of these tests over a period of 50 days are shown in the table below.

Sugar content Frequency Cumulative frequency

2<x≤4 0
4<x≤6 2
6<x≤8 12
8 < x ≤ 10 25
10 < x ≤ 12 8
12 < x ≤ 14 3

(a) Complete the table by filling in the cumulative frequencies.

(b) Draw a cumulative frequency diagram.
(c) Use your graph to find the median value of x.
(d) If the sugar content of James' blood is greater than 11.5 units, then it is
harmful to his health.
Use your graph to find an estimate of the number of times these readings
were greater than 11.5 units.
Show clearly on your graph how you got your answer.
(NEAB)

17. A chocolate bar company makes Lunar Bars on two different production lines.
(a) The weights, in grams, of a sample of bars on production line A are
68, 67, 64, 65, 65, 63, 66, 68, 68, 66.
Find the mean and standard deviation of the sample from production line A.
(b) A sample from production line B has a mean weight of 67 grams and
standard deviation of 3.67 grams.
Given that the Lunar Bar wrapper states the weight as 65 grams, which
production line is to be preferred by the company? Give your reasons.
(SEG)
UNITS 10 – 12
Miscellaneous Exercises
1.
2x cm
3 cm 3 cm
Not to scale
2 cm 4 cm
4x cm

(a) Write an expression in terms of x for the perimeter of this hexagon.

Simplify your answer.
(b) The perimeter of the hexagon is 36 cm.
What is the value of x?
(SEG)

2. Solve the equations

(a) 3x + 2 = 16,
(b) 5(2x – 1) = 35,
(c) 4x + 3 = 18 – 2x.
(NEAB)

3. (a) The perimeter of a rectangle is 8x cm.

x cm Not to scale

The length of the shorter side is x cm.

Write an expression, in terms of x, for the length of the longer side.
(b) The perimeters of these triangles are equal.

A x cm (x + 2) cm
B
Not to scale
(x + 2) cm (3x – 1) cm

(i) Triangle A is equilateral. Its perimeter is 3(x + 2) cm.

Multiply out 3(x + 2).
(ii) Solve the equation
3(x + 2) = x + (x + 2) + (3x – 1)
(iii) Calculate the perimeter of triangle B.
(SEG)
4. The equation x 2 + 3 x = 20 has a solution between 3 and 4.
Use a trial and improvement method to find the solution correct to one decimal
place.
(SEG)

5. Solve the simultaneous equations

2 x + 3 y = 14
8x − 5y = 5
(SEG)

6.

x x z

2x y

(a) (i) Write down and simplify an expression, in terms of x, for the area of
the triangle.
(ii) Write down an expression, in terms of x, y and z, for the total area of
the triangle and the two rectangles.
(b) (i) Factorise your answer to part (a) (ii)
(ii) Calculate the total area of the triangle and two rectangles, if x = 5 cm
and x + y + z = 28 cm.
(NEAB)

1
7. (a) Solve the equation x + 3 = 2x + 9.
2
(b) Solve these simultaneous equations.
3x + y = 7
x + 2y = 1
(SEG)

8. (a) Multiply out and simplify:

(3x + 4)(2 x − 3)
(b) Hence solve this equation for x.

(3x + 4)(2 x − 3) = 5 x
(NEAB)
9. A rectangular frame with two cross bars is to be made with 80 metres of metal.

The height of the frame is x metres and the total area inside the frame is 150 m 2 .
(a) Show that x must satisfy the equation

x 2 − 20 x + 75 = 0 .
(b) Find the values of x which satisfy this equation.
(SEG)

10.
Buy a BETTERPLUG.
It will cut fridge freezer
electricity costs by 15%.

(a) The average cost of the electricity needed to run a fridge freezer for one year
is £65.
Calculate 15% of £65.
(b) The price of a BETTERPLUG is £23.95.
How long will it take before the money spent on buying a BETTERPLUG is
recovered by the saving in electricity?
Give your answer to a sensible degree of accuracy.
(NEAB)

11. Dipak's income is £25 546 per year. He does not pay tax on a pension contribution
of 17 12 % of his income.
Dipak also has an allowanceof £3155 on which he does not pay tax.
He then pays tax at 25% on the rest of his income.
Calculate the amount of tax which Dipak pays.
(SEG)

12. Scientists count the number of seals around the coast of Scotland.
They think that sea pollution is reducing the number of seals by 20% every year.
In May 1996 there were 13 000 seals.
 (a) How many seals do the scientists think there will be in
(i) May 1997,
(ii) May 1999?
(b) If this reduction continues, in what year would the seal population first fall
below 3000?
(NEAB)

13. In 1993 a "CHOCO EASTER EGG" cost £1.60.

(a) In 1994 a "CHOCO EASTER EGG" cost 10% more.
How much more did one of these eggs cost in 1994?
(b) In 1995 a "CHOCO EASTER EGG" cost £1.90.
Calculate the percentage increse in the price of one of these eggs from 1993
to 1995.
(SEG)

14. £ 1000 is invested in a bank account at a rate of r% per annum. After n years the
amount of money, £A in the account is given by the formula

 r n
A = 1000 1 + 
 100 
(a) Calculate A when r = 4 and n = 3.
(b) £1000 is invested in a bank account at a rate of r% per annum. After three
years the amount of money in the account is £1179.23.
(i) Show that the value of r is between 5 and 6.
(ii) By trial and improvement or otherwise, find the value of r correct to
2 decimal places.
(NEAB)

15. (a) Calculate the next term in the following sequences:

(i) 3, 10, 21, 36, ...
(ii) 5, 14, 27, 44, ...
(b) The two sequences in (a) have been used to form the following number
pattern:

32 + 4 2 = 5 2 3 terms
10 2 + 112 + 12 2 = 132 + 14 2 5 terms
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
21 + 22 + 23 + 24 = 25 + 26 + 27 7 terms
36 2 + 372 + 382 + 39 2 + 40 2 = 412 + 42 2 + 432 + 44 2 9 terms

Using your answers to (a), or otherwise, write down the next line of this
number pattern.
 (c) The number of terms in each line of the number pattern form the sequence
3, 5, 7, 9, ...
(i) What is the 10th term of this sequence?
(ii) Write down an expression for the nth term of this sequence.
(NEAB)

16. A sequence of numbers is

1
. . . , a, 9, 3, 1, 3
, b, ...

In the sequence two numbers are shown as a and b.

(a) Describe how to find the number a.
(b) Describe how to find the number b.
(SEG)

17. The positive integers are arranged as shown.

1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21
The numbers, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, . . . , formed by the last entry in each row are
called triangular numbers.
(a) Write down the next two triangular numbers in this sequence.
(b) The last number in each row can be found by using the formula kn(n + 1),
where k is a constant and n is the number of the row.

(i) Use row 4 to show that k = 12 .

(ii) What is the last entry in row 100?

(iii) Find, by trial and improvement, the row in which the number 1996
appears.
(NEAB)

18. Here are the first four triangular numbers.

1 3 6 10

(a) Write down the next two triangular numbers.

 (b) Here is a rule for working out a new set of numbers.

Choose a
triangular number
∨

Multiply by 8
∨
Add 1
∨
Write down the
new number

(i) Use this rule to complete the table below.

The first two have been done for you.

Triangular number 1 3 6 10
New number 9 25

(ii) 9 and 25 are both odd numbers.

What is the other special name given to these numbers?
(iii) Write down an equation connecting the new numbers and the
triangular numbers. Use N to stand for the new number and T to stand
for the triangular number.
(NEAB)

19. (a) What is the n th term of the sequence

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, . . .
(b) What is the n th term of the sequence
4, 7, 10, 13, 16, . . .
(c) What is the n th term of the sequence
2 4 6 8
, , , , ...
3 7 11 15
(NEAB)
UNITS 13 – 19
Miscellaneous Exercises
1. The table shows the charge for using different numbers of units of electricity.

Units 0 200 500 700 900 1000

Charge (£) 10 34 70 94 118 130

(a) Plot these points on a suitable grid.

(b) Use your graph to find
(i) the charge for using 600 units of electricity,
(ii) how many units of electricity you have used if you are charged £50.

2. There are three types of correlation.

Type A: Positive correlation
Type B: No correlation
Type C: Negative correlation
(a) State which type of correlation is shown by each of these graphs.

Graph 1 Graph 2

(b) One type of correlation is not illustrated.

On axes, sketch a diagram to show this type of correlation.
(NEAB)
3. Information about oil was recorded each year for 12 years.
The table shows the amount of oil produced (in billions of barrels) and the average
price of oil (in £ per barrel).

Amount of oil
produced (billions 7.0 11.4 10.8 11.3 9.6 8.2 7.7 10.9 8.0 9.9 9.2 9.4
of barrels
Average price of
oil (£ per barrel) 34 13 19 12 23 33 30 12.5 28.5 13.5 26.5 15.5

(a) On a copy of the following grid, draw a scatter graph to show the
information in the table.

35

30
Average price of oil (£ per barrel)

25

20

15

10
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Amount of oil produced (billions of barrels)

(b) Describe the correlation between the average price of oil and the amount of
oil produced.

(c) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter graph.

In another year the amount of oil produced was 10.4 billion barrels.
(d) Use your line of best fit to estimate the average price of oil per barrel in that
year.

(LON)
 4. What is the equation of this line?

–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x
–1

–2

–3
(SEG)

5. (a) On a copy of the following graph , draw the line y = 4 − x for values of
x from – 4 to +4.

0 10

0 8

0 6

h 5

0 4

0 2

x
0
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
3
(b) What are the coordinates of the points where the graph y = 4 − x meets
the curve?
(SEG)
6. The graph of y = x 3 − 2 x is drawn on the grid.

(a) Show how to use the graph to find the solution of x 3 = 2 x + 3.

Write down a solution to this equation.

(b) By drawing a suitable straight line on a copy of the grid, use the graph to
find all solutions of
x3 = 3 x − 1
y
6

0 2

h
s
0 xx
–2 –1 0 1 2

0 –2

–4

(SEG)
7. Two ships, A and B, both hear a distress signal from a fishing boat.
The positions of A and B are shown on the map below.
The map is drawn using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 km.
The fishing boat is less than 4 km from ship A and is less than 4.5 km from ship B.
Use accurate construction on a copy of the diagram below to show the region
which contains the fishing boat. Shade this region.

Scale 1 cm = 1 km

(NEAB)

15. (a) The letter L is to be enlarged by the scale factor two.

The centre of the enlargement is marked by a cross.
Copy the figure below and construct accurately the new letter showing
clearly all your construction lines.

(b) The letter L is made from two perpendicular rods AB and BC.
AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm .
The letter L is rotated through 90° clockwise about the point C.
Draw accurately the locus of the point A.
(SEG)
9. (a) The British Rail logo shown below is to be enlarged for a new poster.

C
A B

Not to scale

The distance AB is 3 cm on the original shape.

On the enlarged shape AB is 13.5 cm and BC is 7.8 cm.
What is the distance BC on the original shape?

(b) In the diagram AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm and AE = 2 cm .

Angles AEB and ACD are equal. A

Not to scale
(i) Explain why triangle ABE 2
is similar to triangle ADC. 3
E
(ii) Calculate the length of ED.
B

C D

(SEG)

10. Tins of SUPER SOUP come in three sizes.

Not to scale

400 ml

Standard size Family size Giant size

The height and radius of the family size tin are each 1.2 times the height and radius
of the standard size tin.
(a) The volume of the standard size tin is 400 ml.
Calculate the volume of a family size tin.
The height of the giant size tin is 1.2 times the height of the family size tin. The
radius of the giant size tin is 1.5 times the radius of the family size tin.
(b) Calculate the volume of the giant size tin
(SEG)
 B
11. A design for a children's slide, ABCD,
for a playground is shown.
28˚ Not to scale
The height of the slide is 136 cm.
The distance DC is 195 cm. 136 cm
(a) (i) Calculate the angle BCD.
A 195 cm C
(ii) Angle ABD is 28° .
D
Calculate the distance AB.
F
(b) Another design of slide, EFGH,
has angle FEH = 57° .
33˚ Not to scale
Triangle EFH is similar to
triangle FGH but the two triangles
are not the same size.
Find the size of angle HFG.
E 57˚ G
H (SEG)

12. Pick out a pair of congruent triangles.

A G I J
D Not
75˚ 50˚ to scale
55˚ 55˚ 55˚
3 cm
3 cm
75˚ L
75˚ 55˚
50˚ C 75˚ 50˚ 50˚
E F 3 cm
B 3 cm H
K
(a) (b) (c) (d)

B
13. The diagram represents a stepladder made of
two sections AB and BC.
A bar PQ, parallel to AC, is used to stabilise
the ladder. 2.5 m
AB = 2.5 metres, PQ = 1.2 metres and
AC = 1.7 metres. P 1.2 m
Q

Calculate the length of BP.

(MEG) A 1.7 m C

14. A cone of depth 20 cm has a capacity of 250 cm 3 .

The cone contains 100 cm 3 of water.

Calculate the depth of water in the cone.
20 cm
15. The cross-sections of three swimming pools are shown below. Each swimming
pool has a uniform cross-section.

d
d d

1 2 3

For each of these pools, choose the appropriate graph from those below which best
illustrates the relationship between the volume of water in the pool, V, and the
depth of water, d, measured from the deepest point in the pool.
V V V V V

d d d d d

A B C D E

16. A man's weight, W kilograms, is proportional to the square of his height, H metres.
The constant of proportionality is called the body mass index, B.
(a) Write down a formula connecting W, H and B.

(b) Ali is 1.8 m tall and weights 81 kg.

Stephen is 2 m tall and has the same body mass index as Ali.
What is Stephen's weight?

(c) The graph of W against H for people with a body mass index of 16 is drawn.
(i) Find the gradient of the curve when H = 1.7 m .
(ii) What are the units of the gradient?
W

70

60

50
Weight
40

30

20

10

0 H
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
Height
17. (a) Draw two graphs to solve these simultaneous equations.
y − x = 2, 3 x + 4 y = 24
(b) (i) On your graph, label with the letter R the region where the
inequalities y − x ≥ 2 and 3 x + 4 y ≤ 24 are satisfied.
(ii) The values of x and y are whole numbers.
Write down one possible pair of values that satisfy these inequalities.
(SEG)

18. (a) On a copy of the following axes, draw the graph of y = x 2 − 3 x .

(b) Use your graph to find the two solutions of the equation x 2 − 3 x = − 1 .

(c) Using your graph, or otherwise, solve the inequality x 2 − 3 x < 0 .

y

10

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x
–1

–2

–3
19. y
10

B
6 1
y= x+2
2

C
4

A 2 x + 3 y = 24
2

x
0
2 4 6 8 10 12
Write down three inequalities satisfied by points on the boundary of or inside the
triangle ABC.

1
20. The function f ( x ) is defined by f ( x ) = ( x ≠ 0) .
x
Sketch the following graphs on copies of the grids below.
y
(a) y = f (2 x ) 2

–2 –1 1 2 x
–1

–2

y
(b) y = f ( x + 1) 2

–2 –1 1 2 x
–1

–2
 y

y = f  +1
1 2
(c)
 x
1

–2 –1 1 2 x
–1

–2 (SEG)

21. A speed-time graph of a plane travelling between two airports is illustrated below.

1000

800
Speed (km/h)

600

400

200

0
1 2 3 4
Time (hours)

(a) What is the maximum cruising speed of the plane?

(b) Estimate the maximum acceleration of the plane.
(c) Estimate the distance travelled by the plane in kilometres.
(SEG)

22. The diagram below shows a prism of length 10 cm.

The cross-section is an equilateral triangle of side length 3 cm.

E 10 cm
B
Not to scale

3 cm
3 cm
F
C
D 3 cm
A
Calculate
(a) the length DB,
(b) the length CD,
(c) the angle BDC.
23. Two tugs, A and B are pulling an oil tanker. Tug A is pulling with a force of 4000 N
directly northwards, whilst tug B is pulling with a force of 3000 N directly
eastwards.
What is the magnitude of the resultant force on the oil tanker?
(SEG)

→  3 →  1
24. The vector OA =   . The vector OB =   . M is the midpoint of AB.
 2  7
→
(a) Calculate the vector AB .
→
(b) Calculate the vector OM .

(c) The point X is such that OAXB is a parallelogram.

→
(i) Calculate the vector OX .
(ii) Explain where the point M is, in relation to points O and X.
(SEG)

25. B C
3q
O M
Not to scale
3p
N
A

→ → → →
(a) Given that OA = 3p , and OB = 3q and OC = 4 OB , show that
→
AC = 12 q − 3 p .
→ 2 → → 1 → →
(b) Given that AM = AB and AN = AC express ON in terms of p and q.
3 3
→
(c) Given that OM = p + 2 q what can you say about the points O, M and N ?
(NEAB)