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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below that question.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 80.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
SP (SLM/SLM) T31714/2
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NEITHER ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS NOR MATHEMATICAL TABLES
MAY BE USED IN THIS PAPER.
(b) .................................................[1]
(a) 3 59 – 2 23 ,
3
(b) 8 ÷ 2 14 .
(b) .................................................[1]
(b) Write the following numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.
31 3–1 (–1)3 30
T 3 A S
5 (a) The rate of exchange between dollars and euros was $0.8 to 1 euro.
Calculate the number of euros received in exchange for $300.
(b) Find the simple interest on $450 for 18 months at 4% per year.
(b) $ ...............................................[1]
(a) f(–9),
(b) f–1(x).
Answer
25
20
Frequency
density 15
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Height (h cm)
[2]
4
C
3
2
A B
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
.................................................[2]
(b) How many points, with integer coordinates, lie in the shaded region?
(b) It is given that n(Ᏹ) = 40, n(P) = 18, n(Q) = 20 and n(P Q) = 7.
Find
(ii) ..............................................[1]
10 A =
冢 冣 冢 冣
4 –1
3 0
B=
0 1
–3 4
Find
(a) 2A – B,
(b) AB,
(c) A–1.
Answer (a)
冢 冣 [1]
(b)
冢 冣 [1]
(c)
冢 冣 [1]
(b) Find the lower bound for the total mass of the box and 20 identical marbles.
Answer (a)
Lower Upper
bound bound
Mass of
1 marble ............. g ............. g
Mass of
the box ............. g ............. g
[2]
12 (a) When an object is falling, the air resistance varies as the square of the speed.
At a certain speed, the resistance is 30 newtons.
What is the resistance at twice this speed?
(b) y = ............................................[2]
(b) On the axes in the answer space, draw the graph showing how the depth,
d centimetres, of water, changes during the 12 minutes.
Answer (b)
3h
Depth
(d cm) 2h
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Time (minutes)
[2]
(a) 24 = 1,
x–4
(b) 12 – 2(5 – y) = 5y.
(b) y = ............................................[2]
35
Find the length of the enclosure which would contain the largest area.
Write down this length and the largest area.
Record all your trials in the table.
Marks will be awarded for clear, appropriate working.
Width (m) 2
Length (m) 35
Area (m2) 70
2x – y = 16,
3x + 2y = 17.
Answer x = .................................................
y = ..................................................[3]
(ii) ..............................................[1]
(b) The numbers 225 and 540, written as the products of their prime factors, are
225 = 32 × 52 , 540 = 22 × 33 × 5 .
(ii) n = .......................................[1]
165° C
A x°
B
P
(b) x = ...........................................[2]
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19 (a) Estimate the value, correct to one significant figure, of 4.032 × 29.88 .
150
20 Factorise completely
(b) 1 – 16b2,
(b) .................................................[1]
(c) .................................................[2]
1 blue
4
(b) Expressing each answer in its simplest form, calculate the probability that
(b)(i) ..............................................[1]
(ii) ..............................................[1]
(iii) ..............................................[1]
15
Speed
(m/s) 10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time (t seconds)
(a) Calculate the time taken to travel the first 300 metres.
(b) By drawing a tangent, find the retardation of the cyclist when t = 55.
(iii) ..............................................[2]
The table below shows the numbers of each type of triangle used in the diagrams.
Diagram 1 2 3 4 n
Grey triangles 2 4 6 x
White triangles 1 4 9 y
Black triangles 0 2 6 z
(b) By considering the number patterns in the table, find, in terms of n, expressions for
x, y and z.
y = ...........................................
z = ...........................................[4]
(c) On the diagram, construct the locus of points, inside the quadrilateral ABCD, which are
I equidistant from A and C,
II 5 cm from the line AB.
Answer (b)(c)(d)(i)
A B
[3]