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1 A plane leaves Shanghai at 20 05 local time on 13th November.

The plane stops for 2 hours 30 minutes in Sydney.
The plane lands in Auckland at 17 25 local time on 14th November.
The local time in Auckland is 5 hours ahead of the local time in Shanghai.

(a) Work out how long the plane is flying, in hours and minutes.

.................... h .................... min [3]

(b) Write your answer to part (a) in hours, correct to 3 decimal places.

................................................... h [1]

(c) The flight distance from Shanghai to Sydney is 7882 km.

The flight distance from Sydney to Auckland is 2156 km.

Find the total distance the plane flies.

................................................... km [1]

(d) Calculate the average speed of the plane when it is flying.

................................................... km/h [2]

[Total: 7]

2 The table shows some values of .

x −0.75 −0.5 −0.25 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 2.75

y −2.9 −1.4 −0.5 −0.1 −1 −1.9 −0.6

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(a) Complete the table. [3]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [4]

(c) Use your graph to complete the inequalities in x for which y > −1.

.............................. < x < .............................. and x > .............................. [3]

(d) The equation can be solved by drawing a straight line on the grid.

(i) Write down the equation of this line.

................................................... [2]

(ii) On the grid, draw this line and use it to solve the equation .

x = ................................................... [3]
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(e) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate for the gradient of the graph of at
x = −0.25 .

................................................... [3]

[Total: 18]

3 Darpan runs a distance of 12 km and then cycles a distance of 26 km.

His running speed is x km/h and his cycling speed is 10 km/h faster than his running speed.
He takes a total time of 2 hours 48 minutes.

(a) An expression for the time, in hours, Darpan takes to run the 12 km is .

Write an equation, in terms of x, for the total time he takes in hours.

................................................... [3]

(b) Show that this equation simplifies to .

[4]
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(c) Use the quadratic formula to solve .

You must show all your working.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(d) Calculate the number of minutes Darpan takes to run the 12 km.

................................................... min [2]

[Total: 13]

4 Raheem makes baskets and mats.

Each week he makes x baskets and y mats.

He makes fewer than 10 mats.

The number of mats he makes is greater than or equal to the number of baskets he makes.

(a) One of the inequalities that shows this information is .

Write down the other inequality.

................................................... [1]
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(b) He takes hours to make a basket and hours to make a mat.

Each week he works for a maximum of 22.5 hours.

Show that .

[2]
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(c) On the grid, draw three straight lines and shade the unwanted regions to show these inequalities.

[5]

(d) He makes $40 profit on each basket he sells and $28 profit on each mat he sells.

Calculate the maximum profit he can make each week.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 10]
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D
NOT TO
SCALE
12 km
9 km

14 km
A C
25° 32°

123°
B

(a) Calculate angle ACD.

Angle ACD = ................................................... [4]

(b) Show that BC = 7.05 km, correct to 2 decimal places.

[3]

(c) Calculate the shortest distance from B to AC.

................................................... km [3]
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(d) Calculate the length of the straight line BD.

BD = ................................................... km [4]

(e) C is due east of A.

Find the bearing of D from C.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 16]

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 11 cm.

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C, F, G and H are points on the circumference of the circle.

The line AD touches the circle at C and is parallel to the line EG.
B is a point on AD and angle ABO = 140°.

(a) Write down the mathematical name of the straight line AD.

................................................... [1]

(b) (i) Find, in terms of , the circumference of the circle.

................................................... cm [2]

(ii) Work out angle FOH.

Angle FOH = ................................................... [2]

(iii) Calculate the length of the minor arc FH.

................................................... cm [2]

(c) (i) Give a reason why angle BCO is 90°.

...................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) Show that BC = 13.11 cm, correct to 2 decimal places.

[3]
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(iii) Calculate BH.

BH = ................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 14]

7 These are the first four diagrams in a sequence.

Each diagram is made from small equilateral triangles.

(a) Write down the number of lines of symmetry of Diagram 3.

................................................... [1]

(b) Complete the table.

Diagram number (n) 1 2 3 4

Number of white triangles (w) 1 3 6

Number of grey triangles (g) 0 3

Total number of small triangles (t) 1 4

[2]
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(c) Find a formula, in terms of n, for the total number of small triangles, t, in Diagram n.

t = ................................................... [1]

(d) The formula for the number of white triangles, w, in Diagram n is .

Show that this formula gives the correct number of white triangles when n = 3.

[2]

(e) Complete this statement for Diagram 15.

When n = 15, w = .................... , g = .................... and t = .................... [3]

[Total: 9]

8 A line, l, joins point F (3, 2) and point G (−5, 4).

(a) Calculate the length of line l.

................................................... [3]
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(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of line l in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [5]

(c) A point H lies on the y-axis such that the distance GH = 13 units.

Find the coordinates of the two possible positions of H.

( .................... , .................... ) and ( .................... , .................... ) [4]

[Total: 12]

The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre O, radius 8 cm and sector angle 165°.
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(a) Calculate the total perimeter of the sector.

................................................... cm [3]

(b) The surface area of a sphere is the same as the area of the sector.

Calculate the radius of the sphere.

[The surface area, A, of a sphere with radius r is .]

................................................... cm [4]

(c)

A cone is made from the sector by joining OA to OB.

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(i) Calculate the radius, r, of the cone.

r = ................................................... cm [2]

(ii) Calculate the volume of the cone.

[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is .]

................................................... cm3 [4]

[Total: 13]

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The sequence of diagrams above is made up of small lines and dots.

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(a) Complete the table.

Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6

Number of
4 10 18 28
small lines

Number of
4 8 13 19
dots

[4]

(b) For Diagram n find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of small lines.

................................................... [2]

(c) Diagram r has 10 300 small lines.

Find the value of r.

r = ................................................... [2]
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(d) The number of dots in Diagram n is .

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 10]

11 Tomas has two cars.

(a) The value, today, of one car is $21 000.

The value of this car decreases exponentially by 18% each year.

Calculate the value of this car after 5 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred dollars.

$ ................................................... [3]
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(b) The value, today, of the other car is $15 000.

The value of this car increases exponentially by x % each year.
After 12 years the value of the car will be $42 190.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 6]