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Mathematics A
Paper 3H

Higher Tier
Friday 10 January 2014 – 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 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
t Check 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 list of the ingredients needed to make leek and potato soup for 6 people.

Leek and Potato Soup

Ingredients for 6 people
900 ml chicken stock
900 ml water
750 g leeks
350 g potatoes
350 g onions

(a) Ainsley wants to make leek and potato soup for 13 people.
Work out the amount of chicken stock he needs.

............................ ml
(2)
(b) Delia makes leek and potato soup for a group of people.
She uses 1250 g of leeks.
Work out the number of people in the group.

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

(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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2 A plane flew from Frankfurt to Hong Kong.

The flight time was 10 hours 45 minutes.
The average speed was 852 km/h.
Work out the distance the plane flew.

............................ km
(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)
3 Diagram NOT
7.8 cm accurately drawn
x cm

43°

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

x = ............................
(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

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4 (a) Write 23 × 24 as a single power of 2

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

(1)
(b) 280 = 2n × 5 × 7
Find the value of n.

n = ............................
(2)
(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)
5 (a) Simplify 5c × 4c

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

(1)
(b) Factorise 4x + x2

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

(2)
(c) Work out the value of y3 + 5y when y = 2

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

(2)
(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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6 T Diagram NOT
Q
58° accurately drawn

O P

T is a point on a circle, centre O.

Q is a point such that angle QTO = 58°
P is the point such that OP is parallel to QT and PT is a tangent to the circle.
Work out the size of angle OPT.

°
............................

(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)

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7 (a)

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x

An inequality is shown on the number line.

Write down this inequality.

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

(2)
(b) (i) Solve the inequality 2(y – 3) . 1

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

(ii) Write down the lowest integer which satisfies this inequality.

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

(4)

(Total for Question 7 is 6 marks)

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8 A box contains 80 tea bags.

The table shows information about the weight of each tea bag.

Number of
Weight (w grams)
tea bags
2.8 < w - 2.9 2
2.9 < w - 3.0 4
3.0 < w - 3.1 22
3.1 < w - 3.2 32
3.2 < w - 3.3 14
3.3 < w - 3.4 6

(a) Work out the percentage of the 80 tea bags that weigh more than 3.1 grams.

...................... %
(2)

(b) Work out an estimate for the total weight of the 80 tea bags.
Use halfway values of 2.85 grams, 2.95 grams, ...

........................................ grams
(3)

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Here is a cumulative frequency graph for the weights of the 80 tea bags.

80

Cumulative 60
frequency

40

20

0
2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

Weight (w grams)

(c) Use the graph to find an estimate for the number of tea bags which weighed more
than 3.25 grams.

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

(2)
(d) Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range of the weights of
the tea bags.

........................................ grams
(2)
(Total for Question 8 is 9 marks)

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9 y
15

10

5
P

O 5 10 15 x

(a) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle P onto triangle Q.

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(3)
⎛ −8⎞
(b) On the grid, translate triangle Q by the vector ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 2⎠
Label the new triangle R.
(1)
(c) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle R onto triangle P.

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(2)
(Total for Question 9 is 6 marks)

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10 Serena bought a car that had a value of $16 000

At the end of each year, the value of her car had depreciated by 15%.
Calculate the value of her car at the end of 3 years.

$. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

6x − 1 5 − 2x
11 Solve − =1
4 2
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ............................
(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

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12 C
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

9.5 cm

A
7.6 cm B

The diagram shows a shape made from triangle ABC and a semicircle with diameter BC.
Triangle ABC is right-angled at B.
AB = 7.6 cm and AC = 9.5 cm.
Calculate the area of the shape.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................ cm2
(Total for Question 12 is 5 marks)

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13 A box contains 20 nails.

The table shows information about the length of each nail.

Length of nail (mm) 25 30 40 50 60

Number of nails 1 8 4 5 2

(a) Viraj takes at random one nail from the box.

Find the probability that the length of the nail he takes is
(i) 50 mm or 60 mm,

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

(ii) less than 35 mm.

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

(4)
(b) Jamila puts all 20 nails into a bag.
She takes at random one of the nails and records its length.
She replaces the nail in the bag.
She then takes at random a second nail from the bag and records its length.
Calculate the probability that the two nails she takes
(i) each have a length of 60 mm,

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

(ii) have a total length of 80 mm.

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

(5)
(Total for Question 13 is 9 marks)

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14 D is directly proportional to t2
When t = 4, D = 8
(a) Find a formula for D in terms of t.

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

(3)
(b) Find the positive value of t when D = 50

t = ............................
(2)
(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)
15 D C
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
6.7 cm

74°
A B
8.9 cm

ABCD is a parallelogram.
AB = 8.9 cm.
AD = 6.7 cm.
Angle BAD = 74°
Calculate the area of parallelogram ABCD.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

............................ cm2
(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

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16 Given that y is positive, make y the subject of y = ay 2 + n

Show clear algebraic working.

y = ........................................................
(Total for Question 16 is 5 marks)
17 Given that (5 − x ) 2 = y − 20 2 where x and y are positive integers, find the value of
x and the value of y.

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

y = ............................
(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

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18 (a) x = 9 × 102m where m is an integer.

Find, in standard form, an expression for x

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

(2)
(b) y = 9 × 102n where n is an integer.
3
Find, in standard form, an expression for y 2

Give your answer as simply as possible.

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

(3)
(Total for Question 18 is 5 marks)
19 Factorise completely (12x – y)2 – (4x – 3y)2

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(Total for Question 19 is 2 marks)

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20 f is the function f(x) = 2x + 5

(a) Find f(3)

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

(1)
(b) Express the inverse function f –1 in the form f –1(x) =

f –1(x) =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)

g is the function g(x) = x2 – 25

 F )LQGJ í

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(1)
(d) (i) Find gf(x)
Give your answer as simply as possible.

gf(x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) Solve gf(x) = 0

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(5)
(Total for Question 20 is 9 marks)

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21 18a
D C Diagram NOT
E accurately drawn
3b

A B
12a

ABCD is a trapezium.
AB is parallel to DC.
AB = 12a
AD = 3b
DC = 18a
1
E is the point on the diagonal DB such that DE = DB.
3
(a) Find, in terms of a and b,
(i) DB

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

(ii) DE

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

(iii) AE

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(3)

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(b) Show by a vector method that BC is parallel to AE.

(2)
(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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