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Mathematics A
Paper 3HR

Higher Tier
Friday 10 May 2013 – Afternoon Paper Reference

Time: 2 hours 4MA0/3HR

You must have: Total Marks
Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, compasses,
pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator. Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
t Use black ink or ball-point pen.
t Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
t Withoutallsufficient
Answer questions.
t Answer the questions working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
t – there may be more spacein the spaces provided
than you need.
t You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Calculators may be used.
t Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
Information
t The total mark for this paper is 100.
t The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
t Check
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
t your answers if you have time at the end.
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International GCSE MATHEMATICS

FORMULAE SHEET – HIGHER TIER
Pythagoras’ Volume of cone = 1
r 2h Volume of sphere = 4
r3
3 3
Theorem
c Curved surface area of cone = rl Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2
b
r
a l
h
a + b2 = c2
2
r

adj = hyp cos

hyp opp = hyp sin
opp opp = adj tan In any triangle ABC
C
adj opp
or sin b a
hyp

adj A B
cos c
hyp

opp a b c
tan Sine rule:
adj sin A sin B sin C

Cosine rule: a2 b2 + c 2 2bc cos A

Area of triangle 1
2 ab sin C
cross
section
h
lengt
Volume of prism = area of cross section length

Area of a trapezium = 12 (a + b)h

r Circumference of circle = 2 r a

Area of circle = r 2 h

r
The Quadratic Equation
Volume of cylinder = r h 2 The solutions of ax2 + bx + c 0,
h where a 0, are given by
Curved surface area
of cylinder = 2 rh b + b2 4ac
x
2a

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Answer ALL TWENTY FIVE questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all stages in your working.

1 A box contains some coloured cards.

Each card is red or blue or yellow or green.
The table shows the probability of taking a red card or a blue card or a yellow card.

Card Probability
Red 0.3
Blue 0.35
Yellow 0.15
Green

George takes at random a card from the box.

(a) Work out the probability that George takes a green card.

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(2)
George replaces his card in the box.
Anish takes a card from the box and then replaces the card.
Anish does this 40 times.
(b) Work out an estimate for the number of times Anish takes a yellow card.

......................................................

(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

Do NOT write in this space.

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2 Wendy travelled on the Eurostar train from St Pancras station to the Gare du Nord station.
The Eurostar train travelled a distance of 495 km.
The journey time was 2 hours 15 minutes.
Work out the average speed of the Eurostar train in kilometres per hour.

...................................................... km/h

(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)

3 The table shows information about the time, in minutes, spent on homework by each of
32 pupils in one night.

Time (t minutes) Number of pupils

0 < t - 20 7
20 < t - 40 16
40 < t - 60 3
60 < t - 80 6

(a) Calculate the percentage of the 32 pupils who spent more than 60 minutes on their
homework.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . %
(2)
(b) Calculate an estimate for the total time spent on homework by the 32 pupils.

...................................................... minutes
(3)

(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)

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4 (a) Expand 6(3a – 2b + c)

......................................................

(1)
(b) Factorise t 2 – 10t

......................................................

(2)
7 − 2x
(c) Solve x=
3
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ......................................................
(3)

(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)

4 1 5
5 Show that – =
9 6 18

(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

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6 y
14

12

10

8
Q
6
P
4

–8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 10 12 x

–2

–4

–6

–8

(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape P onto shape Q.

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(3)
(b) On the grid, rotate shape Q 180° about the point (6, 2).
Label the new shape R.
(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

Do NOT write in this space.

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7 M = 3x 2 – nx
(a) Work out the value of M when
x = –2 and n = 5

M = ......................................................
(2)
(b) Work out the value of n when
M = 12 and x = 4

n = ......................................................
(3)

(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)

Do NOT write in this space.

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8 (a) A = {s, u, p, e, r}
B = {c, o, m, p, u, t, e, r}
List the members of the set
(i) A ˆ B

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(ii) A ‰ B

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(2)
(b) X = {prime numbers}
Y = {factors of 12}
Is it true that X ˆ Y = ‡?
Tick (9) the appropriate box.
Yes No

Explain your answer.

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(1)

(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

9 (a) Simplify, leaving your answers in index form,

(i) 65 × 62 × 6

......................................................

(ii) (97)2

......................................................

(2)
n
5 ×5 3
(b) 6
= 54
5

Find the value of n.

n = ......................................................
(2)

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

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10 The diagram shows the path of an athlete on a running track.

85 m
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

36.6 m

The path consists of two straight lengths and a semicircle at each end.
Each straight length is 85 metres.
Each semicircle has a radius of 36.6 metres.
Calculate the area enclosed by the path.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

...................................................... m2

(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)

Do NOT write in this space.

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6.8 m

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
xm
52°

Calculate the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

x = ......................................................

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

12 (a) Write as an ordinary number

(i) 4.2 × 106

......................................................

(ii) 3.82 × 10–4

......................................................

(2)
(b) Here are three numbers written in standard form.
Arrange these numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

5.6 × 10–7 8.6 × 10–9 5.64 × 10–8

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(2)

(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)

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13 The points with coordinates (0, 3) and (8, 5) lie on the straight line L.

y
6
L
5

4
3

–4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 x
–1

–2

–3

(a) Work out the gradient of L.

......................................................

(2)
(b) Write down an equation of L.

......................................................

(1)
(c) Find an equation of the line which is parallel to L and which passes through
the point (–4, –2)

......................................................

(2)

(Total for Question 13 is 5 marks)

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14 Triangles ABC and ACD are similar.

A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
8 cm
5 cm D

B C

Angle BAC = angle CAD.

Angle ABC = angle ACD.
AB = 5 cm and AC = 8 cm.

(a) Calculate the length of AD.

...................................................... cm
(2)
The area of triangle ABC is 12 cm2
(b) Calculate the area of triangle ACD.

...................................................... cm2
(2)

(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

Do NOT write in this space.

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15 The table shows information about the times, in minutes, that some people took to
complete a sudoku puzzle.

Time (t minutes) 0<t-5 5 < t - 20 20 < t - 30 30 < t - 50

Number of people 4 18 34 30

Complete the histogram for this information.

Frequency
density

O 10 20 30 40 50
Time (t minutes)

(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

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16

A B

Glass A contains 122 millilitres of water, correct to the nearest millilitre.

Glass B contains 168 millilitres of water, correct to the nearest millilitre.
Calculate the upper bound of the difference, in millilitres, between the volume of water in
glass A and the volume of water in glass B.

...................................................... millilitres

(Total for Question 16 is 2 marks)

17 Make n the subject of the formula

n+3
t =
n

n = ......................................................

(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)

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18 Boris and Nigel play games of chess against each other in a match.
In each game, Boris wins or Nigel wins or the game is a draw.
When a player wins a game, he wins the match.
When a game is a draw, the players play another game against each other.
Boris and Nigel play a maximum of 3 games.

1
The probability that Boris wins a game is
3
1
The probability that a game is a draw is
2

(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

First game Second game Third game

Boris wins Boris wins Boris wins

... . . . . . . . . . . . ..............

1
3
1
2 Draw .............. Draw .............. Draw

.............. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............

Nigel wins Nigel wins Nigel wins

(3)
(b) Calculate the probability that Boris wins the match.

......................................................

(3)

(Total for Question 18 is 6 marks)

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19 A particle is moving in a straight line which passes through a fixed point O.

The displacement, s metres, of the particle from O at time t seconds is given by

s = 10 + 9t 2 – t 3

(a) Find an expression for the velocity, v m/s, of the particle at time t seconds.

v = ......................................................
(2)
(b) Find the time at which the acceleration of the particle is zero.

...................................................... seconds
(2)

(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)

20 PTR and QTS are chords of a circle.

Q
Diagram NOT
P
PT = 3 cm. accurately drawn
ST = 10 cm. x cm
3 cm
RT = 15 cm. T
QT = x cm.
15 cm
10 cm

R
Calculate the value of x.

x = ......................................................

(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)

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21 A bag contains x counters.

7 of the counters are blue.
Sam takes at random a counter from the bag and does not replace it.
Jill then takes a counter from the bag.
The probability they both take a blue counter is 0.2

(a) Form an equation involving x.

Show that your equation can be expressed as x2 – x – 210 = 0

(2)
(b) Solve x2 – x – 210 = 0
Show clear algebraic working.

......................................................

(3)

(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)

( )
2
22 a + 8a = 54 + b 2
a and b are positive integers.
Find the value of a and the value of b.
Show your working clearly.

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

b = ......................................................

(Total for Question 22 is 3 marks)

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23
A y B

x Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
M
O C

OABC is a parallelogram.
BCD is a straight line.
BD = 3BC.
M is the midpoint of OC.
o o
OA = x AB = y

(a) Find, in terms of x and y,

o
(i) AM

......................................................

o
(ii) OD

......................................................

(2)
(b) Use your answers to (a)(i) and (ii) to write down two different geometric facts about
the lines AM and OD.

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(2)

(Total for Question 23 is 4 marks)

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24 The diagram shows a cube ABCDEFGH.

The sides of the cube are of length 5 cm.
Calculate the size of the angle between the diagonal AH and the base EFGH.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

A B

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
D C

5 cm
F G
5 cm

E 5 cm H

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°

(Total for Question 24 is 4 marks)

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25 Solve the simultaneous equations

x2 + y2 = 26
y = 3 – 2x

Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 25 is 6 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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