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International GCSE

Mathematics A
Paper 3H

Higher Tier
Friday 11 January 2013 – Morning Paper Reference
4MA0/3H
Time: 2 hours KMA0/3H

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 Answer all questions.
t Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
t Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
t Calculators may be used.
t You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
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

1
Area of triangle 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 ONE questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all stages in your working.

1 Here is a biased 5-sided spinner.

red blue

green black
white

When the spinner is spun, it can land on red, blue, black, white or green.
The probability that it lands on red, blue, black or white is given in the table.

Colour red blue black white green

Probability 0.18 0.20 0.23 0.22

George spins the spinner once.

(a) Work out the probability that the spinner lands on green.

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(2)
Heena spins the spinner 40 times.
(b) Work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner lands on blue.

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

(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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2 Rectangle A has a width of x metres and a height of (x + 2) metres.
Rectangle B has a width of 2x metres and a height of 4x metres.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

(x + 2) A 4x B

x 2x
The perimeter of rectangle A is equal to the perimeter of rectangle B.
(i) Use this information to write down an equation in x.

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

(ii) Find the value of x.

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

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

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3 Joseph travels to work each day by train.
The weekly cost of his train journey is £45
Joseph’s weekly pay is £625
(a) Work out 45 as a percentage of 625

..................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . %
(2)
(b) The weekly cost of his train journey increases by 8%.
Increase £45 by 8%.

£ ............................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)
(c) Joseph’s weekly pay increases to £640
Calculate the percentage increase from 625 to 640

..................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . %
(3)
(d) Joseph decides to cycle to work.
He cycles 18 km to work.
His journey to work takes 1 hour 20 minutes.
Calculate his average speed in kilometres per hour.

.............................................................. . . . km/h
(3)

(Total for Question 3 is 11 marks)

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4 y

14

12

10

8
P
6

–12 –10 –8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8 10 12 x
–2

–4

–6
(a) On the grid, enlarge shape P      
Label the new shape Q.
(3)
(b) On the grid, rotate shape P      ! 
Label the new shape R.
(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)

5 Solve the simultaneous equations
y − 2x = 6
y + 2x = 0
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ..............................................................
y = ..............................................................

(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

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6 A school has 60 teachers.
The table shows information about the distances, in km, the teachers travel to school
each day.

Distance (d km) Frequency

0<d-5 12

5 < d - 10 6

10 < d - 15 4

15 < d - 20 6

20 < d - 25 14

25 < d - 30 18

(a) Write down the modal class.

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

(1)
(b) Work out an estimate for the total distance travelled to school by the 60 teachers
each day.

.............................................................. km
(3)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

7 (i) Solve the inequalities –2 < x + 2 - 5

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

(ii) On the number line, represent the solution to part (i).

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5

(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)

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8 C

38°

7.9 cm
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

ABC is a triangle. A B
AC"#
Angle B = 90°
Angle C = 38°
(a) Calculate the length of BC.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.............................................................. cm
(3)
(b) The size of angle C is 38°, correct to 2 significant figures.
(i) Write down the lower bound of the size of angle C.

°
..............................................................

(ii) Write down the upper bound of the size of angle C.

°
..............................................................

(2)

(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)

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9 The table shows the diameters, in kilometres, of five planets.

Planet Diameter (km)

Venus 1.2 × 104
Jupiter 1.4 × 105
Neptune 5.0 × 104
Mars 6.8 × 103
Saturn 1.2 × 105

(a) Which of these planets has the smallest diameter?

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

(1)
(b) Calculate the difference, in kilometres, between the diameter of Saturn and the
diameter of Neptune.
Give your answer in standard form.

...................................................... . . . . . . . . km
(2)

The diameter of the Moon is 3.5 × 103 km.

The diameter of the Sun is 1.4 × 106 km.
(c) Calculate the ratio of the diameter of the Moon to the diameter of the Sun.
Give your answer in the form 1 : n

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(2)

(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)

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10 The points (0, –1) and (4, 5) lie on the straight line L.

y
6
L
5

–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 passes through the point (– 2, 0)

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

(2)

(Total for Question 10 is 5 marks)

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11 A washing line is attached at points A and B on two vertical posts standing on horizontal
ground.
Point A is 2.1 metres above the ground on one post.
Point B$#    &       ! 
The horizontal distance between the two posts is 6 metres.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

B
2.1 m

1.7 m

6m

Calculate the distance AB.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . m

(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

12 Make h the subject of the formula A = 2π r (r + h)

h = ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)

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13 The incomplete table and histogram show information about the lengths of time,
t minutes, students spent waiting for their school bus one morning.

Time (t minutes) Number of students

0<t-2 20

2 < t - 10 120

10 < t - 15 60

15 < t - 20

20 < t - 30 30

(i) Use the histogram to complete the table.

(ii) Use the table to complete the histogram.

Frequency
density

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
Time (t minutes)

(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)

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14 A target has a black circle and a white region.
Arrows can hit the black circle, the white region or miss the target.
Peter shoots two arrows at the target.
On each shot, the probability that Peter’s arrow misses the target is 0.1
On each shot, the probability that Peter’s arrow hits the white region is twice the
probability that it hits the black circle.
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram for Peter’s two arrows.

First arrow Second arrow

................ Black circle

Black ................
White region
circle
................

................
Miss
................ Black circle

................ White ................

White region
region
................

Miss

0.1 ................ Black circle

................
Miss White region
................

Miss
(3)
(b) An arrow which hits the black circle scores 10 points.
An arrow which hits the white region scores 5 points. 5
An arrow which misses the target scores 0 points.
10
Calculate the probability that Peter scores exactly 10 points with his 2 arrows.

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

(3)
(Total for Question 14 is 6 marks)

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15 The Venn diagram shows a universal set E and three sets A, B and C.

E
A B
3
7 6 C
2

10

 '* $ !   numbers of elements.

Find
(i) n ( A ∪ B)

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

(ii) n ( A′ )

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

(iii) n ( B ∩ C ′ )

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

(iv) n ( A′ ∪ B ′ )

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

(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)

Do NOT write in this space.

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16 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
9 cm 7 cm

x°

13 cm
Calculate the value of x.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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

(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

4 x 2 − 25
17 Simplify fully
6 x 2 + 13 x − 5

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

(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

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18 (a) Differentiate with respect to x
(i) 8x2

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

(ii) 2
x

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

(3)
2
(b) The curve with equation y = 8 x 2 + has one turning point.
x
Find the coordinates of this turning point.
Show your working clearly.

(.................... , .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
(4)

(Total for Question 18 is 7 marks)

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19 The diagram shows a rectangular playground of width x metres and length 3x metres.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
width x

3x
length

The playground is extended, by adding 10 metres to its width and 20 metres to its
length, to form a larger rectangular playground.
The area of the larger rectangular playground is double the area of the original
playground.
(a) Show that 3 x 2 − 50 x − 200 = 0

(3)
(b) Calculate the area of the original playground.

..................................................... . . . . . . . . . m2
(5)

(Total for Question 19 is 8 marks)

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20 The diagram shows a parallelogram, PQRS.
M is the midpoint of PS. Diagram NOT
PM = a PQ = b accurately drawn

P b Q
a
M

S R
(a) Find, in terms of a and/or b,
(i) PS

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

(ii) PR

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

(iii) MQ

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

(3)
1
N is the point on MQ such that MN = MQ
3
(b) Use a vector method to prove that PNR is a straight line.

(2)

(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)

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21 The diagram shows a pyramid with a horizontal rectangular base PQRS.
PQ = 16 cm.
QR = 10 cm.
M is the midpoint of the line PR.
The vertex, T, is vertically above M.
MT = 15cm.

T Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

15 cm
S R

M 10 cm

P Q
16 cm

Calculate the size of the angle between TP and the base PQRS.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

°
................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 21 is 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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