Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.

• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must show all your working.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• Calculators may not be used.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 38. There are 12 questions.
• Questions have been broadly arranged in an ascending order of mean difficulty, as
found by students achieving Grade 8 in the Summer and November 2023 examinations.
• Questions marked with an asterisk (*) also appear on the Foundation Tier paper.
• 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
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
 Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 At the start of year n the population of a species is Pn

At the start of the following year the population of the species is given by
Pn + 1 = kPn where k is a positive constant.
The population of the species at the start of year 1 is 8 million.
The population of the species at the start of year 2 is 6 million.
(a) Work out the population of the species at the start of year 3

...................................................... million
(3)
At the start of year 5 the value of k is increased by 0.3 to a new constant value.
Louise thinks that from the start of year 5 the population of the species would increase year
on year.
(b) Is Louise correct? You must give a reason for your answer.

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

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*2 (a) Factorise 6x2 – 5x – 4

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(2)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve 6x – 5x – 4 < 0
2

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

3 The straight line L has equation 2y = 3x – 7

Find an equation of the straight line perpendicular to L that passes through (6, –5)

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(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

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4 The circumference of a circle is 10 m.
Work out the area of the circle.
Give your answer in terms of π.

...................................................... m²
(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

4(2 x − 7)
5 Make x the subject of the formula y =
5x + 3

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(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

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6 For x ≥ 0, the functions f and g are such that

x +2
f (x) = 3x + 4 g (x) =
5

(a) Find g–1(x)

g–1(x) = ......................................................
(2)
(b) Solve gf (x) = 3

x = ......................................................
(3)
(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

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7 On the grid, draw the graph of x2 + y2 = 169

(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

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8 An object falls from rest.
Here is the distance‑time graph for the distance (d metres) fallen by the object t seconds
after it starts to fall.

Work out an estimate for the gradient of the graph at t = 3

You must show how you get your answer.

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(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

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9 The equation of line L1 is y = 2x – 5
The equation of line L2 is 6y + kx – 12 = 0
L1 is perpendicular to L2
Find the value of k.
You must show all your working.

k = ......................................................
(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

10 Here is the graph of y = sin x° for –180  x  180

(a) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

y = sin x° = 0.3 for –180  x  180

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(2)

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 (b) Write down a value of x such that

sin(x + 20)° = 0 for –180  x  180

x = ......................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

11 ABCDEFGH is a cuboid.

AF = 6.8 cm
FC = 13.6 cm
Work out the size of the angle between FC and the plane ABCD.

......................................................°
(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

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*12 The point P lies on the line AB.
Use ruler and compasses to construct an angle of 90° at P.
You must show all your construction lines.

(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 38 MARKS

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