Edexcel IGCSE Higher Tier Mathematics Paper 4 – June 2010

1. 6 y − 9 = 3y + 7
3y − 9 = 7
3 y = 16
y = 5 13

2. (a) 250°

(b) 50 + 180 = 230°

3. (a) 1 − 0.5 − 0.2 = 0.3

(b) 30 × 0.2 = 6

85
4. (a) = 68 km/h
1.25

85
(b) × 100 = 62.5%
136

(c) 0.85 × 12 = £10.20

5. x = 3.32 + 1.82 = 14.13 = 3.76 cm (3 sf)

6. (a) (i) 4, 5

(ii) 6

(b) (i) (ii) {3, 4, 6} or {3, 4, 7}

7. (a) 2 ( 3(5 x − 2) + 7( x + 1) ) = 68

(b) 2 (15 x − 6 + 7 x + 7 ) = 68
44 x + 2 = 68
22 x = 66
x = 1.5
2
8. 1 12 ÷ 1 14 = 23 ÷ 45 = 3
× 4
5 = 56 = 1 51
1 2

15.75 − 14
9. × 100 = 12.5%
14
 x 4
10. (a) =
5.2 6.4
4
x= × 5.2 = 3.25
6.4

(b) y = 52

x 3 x 2 x + 9 x 11x
11. + = =
6 4 12 12

4 1
12. (a) Gradient = − =−
8 2
y -intercept = 4
1
y =− x+4
2

(b) y ≥ x
x ≥ −1
1
y ≤ − x+4
2

13. (a) x 2 − 8 x + 12 = 0
( x − 2)( x − 6) = 0
x − 2 = 0 or x − 6 = 0
x = 2 or 6

(b) y = 2x
4x − 5 y = 9
4x − 5× 2x = 9
4 x − 10 x = 9
−6 x = 9
9
x= = −1.5
−6
y = 2 × −1.5 = −3

1
14. × 4 × 6 × sin x = 6.75
2
6.75 × 2
sin x = = 0.5625
4× 6
x = 34.2
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15. (a)  × 40 + 170  little squares = 200 little squares
 2 
200
= × 20 = 160 trees
25

75
(b) Need × 25 = 93.75 squares
20
From 10 to 13 is 7.5 squares wide
93.75
Need = 12.5 squares tall
7.5

16. (a)

2 White
3

White

3
4 1
3 Black

White
1 1
4

Black

3 2 1
(b) × =
4 3 2

3 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 2
(c) P(WWB) + P(WBW) + P(BWW) = × × + × × + × ×
4 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2
3
=
4

84
17. Area = × π × 452 = 1480 cm3 (3 sf)
360
 AC 3.4
18. =
sin110° sin 30°
3.4sin110°
AC =
sin 30°
= 6.39 cm (3 sf)

19.
33
π × r × 4 + π × r2 = π
4
33
4r + r 2 =
4
16r + 4r = 33
2

4r 2 + 16r − 33 = 0
(2r − 3)(2r + 11) = 0
2r − 3 = 0 since 2r + 11 = 0 gives r < 0 which is impossible
2r = 3
r = 1.5

20. (a) f(8) = (8 − 1)2 = 7 2 = 49

(b) f ( x) ≥ (7 − 1) 2
f ( x) ≥ 36

x
(c) = 1.2
x −1
x = 1.2( x − 1)
x = 1.2 x − 1.2
0.2 x − 1.2 = 0
0.2 x = 1.2
1.2
x= =6
0.2

(d) (i)
 x
y=
x −1
y ( x − 1) = x
xy − y = x
xy − x = y
x( y − 1) = y
y
x=
y −1
x
g −1 ( x) =
x −1

(ii) gg( x) = x since g −1 ( x) = g( x)

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21. (a) CA = CO + OA − c + a

(b) Trapezium

(c) The magnitude of a must be the same as the magnitude of b

k =1

22. (a) 5.2 × 102 + 2.3 × 104 = 0.052 × 104 + 2.3 × 104 = 2.352 × 104

(b) a × 102 + b × 104 = c × 104

a
× 104 + b × 104 = c × 104
100
a
c= +b
100