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Pearson Edexcel
International GCSE

Mathematics A
Level 1/2
Paper 2H
Higher Tier
Thursday 7 June 2018 – Morning Paper Reference

Time: 2 hours 4MA1/2H

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

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

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

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 International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Higher Tier

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Arithmetic series 1
n Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
Sum to n terms, Sn = [2a + (n – 1)d] 2
2
The quadratic equation a

The solutions of ax2 + bx + c = 0 where

a v
0 are given by: h

−b ± b2 − 4ac
x=
2a b

Trigonometry In any triangle ABC

C a b c
Sine Rule = =
sin A sin B sin C

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b a Cosine Rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bccos A
1
Area of triangle = ab sin C
A B 2
c

1 2 Volume of prism
Volume of cone = ʌU h = area of cross section ulength
3
Curved surface area of cone = ʌUO

O cross
h section

length
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Volume of cylinder = ʌU2h 4 3

Curved surface area Volume of sphere = ʌU
3
of cylinder = 2ʌUK
Surface area of sphere = 4ʌU2
U

U
h

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 Answer ALL TWENTY THREE questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 (a) Make a the subject of the formula M = ac – bd

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(2)
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(b) Solve the inequality 5x – 4  39

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(2)
(c) Factorise fully 18e 2 f 3 – 12e 3 f
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(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

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2 Work out the difference between the largest share and the smallest share when 3450 yen
is divided in the ratios 2 : 6 : 7

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....................................................... yen
(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)

3 Gopal is paid 20 000 rupees each month.

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Jamuna is paid 19 200 rupees each month.
Gopal and Jamuna are both given an increase in their monthly pay.
After the increase, they are both paid the same amount each month.
Gopal was given an increase of 8%
Work out the percentage increase that Jamuna was given.

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(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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 4 5 53
4 Show that 3 −1 = 1
7 8 56
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(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

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5 In the diagram below, P and Q are points on a circle with centre O.

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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
18q
O
T

QT is a tangent to the circle.

Angle OPQ = 18q
Work out the size of angle PQT.
Give a reason for each stage of your working.

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q
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(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

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 6 The diagram shows two cylinders, A and B.

0.56 m Diagram NOT

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accurately drawn

A 1.6 m
B 0.6 m

Cylinder A has height 1.6 m and radius 0.56 m.

(a) Work out the curved surface area of cylinder A.
Give your answer in m2 correct to 3 significant figures.
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....................................................... m2
(2)
Cylinder B is mathematically similar to cylinder A.
The height of cylinder B is 0.6 m.
(b) Work out the radius of cylinder B.
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(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

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7 The students in Class A and in Class B take the same examination.

There are 28 students in Class A and 32 students in Class B.

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The mean score for all the students in both classes is 72.6
The mean score for the students in Class A is 75

(a) Work out the mean score for the students in Class B.

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(4)
The lowest score in Class A is 39
The range of scores for Class A is 57
The lowest score in Class B is 33
The range of scores for Class B is 60

(b) Find the range of scores for all the students in both classes.

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(3)

(Total for Question 7 is 7 marks)

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Diagram NOT
52q accurately drawn
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x cm
12.6 cm

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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x =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

9 Solve the simultaneous equations

x + y = 15
7x – 5y = 3
Show clear algebraic working.
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x = .......................................................

y = .......................................................

(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

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10 = 2n
27

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(a) Find the value of n.

n = .......................................................
(2)
(13–6)4 × 135 = 13k

(b) Find the value of k.

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k = .......................................................
(2)

(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)

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 11 A solid metal sphere has radius 1.5 cm.
The mass of the sphere is 109.6 grams.
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Work out the density of the sphere.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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....................................................... g / cm3

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

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12
F
Diagram NOT

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accurately drawn
50q D

42q C
E
96q 144q
A B

The diagram shows a hexagon ABCDEF.

BC is parallel to ED.
Work out the size of the obtuse angle DEF.

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q
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(Total for Question 12 is 5 marks)

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 13 Felix has 10 cards.
There are 5 red cards, 4 blue cards and 1 green card.
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Felix takes at random one of the cards.

He does not replace the card.
Felix then takes at random a second card.
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
First card Second card
red
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red blue

5 ............................
green
10
red
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10 ............................
blue blue

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green
1
red
10 ............................

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green blue

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green
(2)
(b) Work out the probability that Felix takes at least one blue card and no green card.
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(3)
(Total for Question 13 is 5 marks)

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14 (a) Complete the table of values for y = x 3 – 2x 2 – 3x + 4

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x –2 –1 –0.5 0 1 1.5 2 3

y 4.875 4 –1.625
(2)

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x 3 – 2x 2 – 3x + 4 for values of x from –2 to 3

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–2 –1 O 1 2 3 x
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–2

–4

–6

(2)

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 (c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid,
find estimates for the solutions of the equation x 3 – 2x 2 – x + 1 = 0
Give your solutions correct to 1 decimal place.
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(4)

(Total for Question 14 is 8 marks)

15 e = 8.31 correct to 2 decimal places

f = 0.65 correct to 2 decimal places
Work out the lower bound for the value of e – f
Show your working clearly.
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(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)

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16 R is proportional to t 2
The graph shows the relationship between R and t for 0 - t - 4

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R
40

30

20

10

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O 1 2 3 4 t

(a) Find a formula for R in terms of t.

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Given also that R =
5x
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(b) show that t is inversely proportional to x for t  0

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(2)

(Total for Question 16 is 5 marks)

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17 y = x 3 – 2x 2 – 15x + 5
dy
(a) Find
dx

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dy
= . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
dx
(2)
C is the curve with equation y = x 3 – 2x 2 – 15x + 5
(b) Work out the range of values of x for which C has a negative gradient.

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(4)

(Total for Question 17 is 6 marks)

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 18 A triangle has sides of length 8 cm, 10 cm and 14 cm.
Work out the size of the largest angle of the triangle.
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Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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q
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(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

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19 The diagram shows a triangular prism.

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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

F
D C

10 cm
8 cm

A 24 cm B

AF = 10 cm, AB = 24 cm and BC = 8 cm.

Angle FAB = angle ADC = angle BCD = 90q

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Work out the size of the angle between the line BE and the plane ABCD.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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q
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(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

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 20 The histogram shows information about the birth weights of some babies.
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Frequency
density

0
2 3 4 5
Weight (kg)

6 of these babies had a birth weight less than 2.5 kg or greater than 4 kg.
Work out the number of babies who had a birth weight between 2.5 kg and 4 kg.
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(Total for Question 20 is 3 marks)

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21 (a) Show that 45 + 20 = 5 5
Show your working clearly.

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(2)
2
(b) Express in the form p+ q
3 −1
where p and q are integers.
Show your working clearly.

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(2)

(c) Express x 2 + 6 2 x – 1 in the form (x + a)2 + b

Show your working clearly.
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(2)

(Total for Question 21 is 6 marks)

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D Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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2 cm
A F B 5 cm
C
7 cm 4 cm
x cm
E

A, D, B and E are points on a circle, centre O.

AFBC, OEC and OFD are straight lines.
AF = 7 cm, FB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm, FD = 2 cm and CE = x cm.
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Work out the value of x.

Show your working clearly.
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x =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 22 is 6 marks)

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23 The sum of the first 48 terms of an arithmetic series is 4 times the sum of the first
36 terms of the same series.

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Find the sum of the first 30 terms of this series.

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(Total for Question 23 is 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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