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1. A T.V. repair shop carried out a survey on the 400 sets they had in for repair during the last 3
months.
Screen size (inches)
(i) What is the probability
that a T.V. set, chosen Under 14 14-20 21-28 0ver 28
at random is at least Less than 5 years 10 35 60 45
5 years old? Age
5 years or more 25 80 105 40
mv mv
(vii) F = (viii) F = [i.e make ‘r’ the subject]
r2 r2
5. The distance between two points on a map is 16 mm but the true distance is 0.64 km. Find
the scale of the map expressed as a representative fraction [i.e. in the form 1 : n]
6. A house increases in value over a year from £98,500 to £102,250. Calculate the appreciation
as a percentage correct to 3 significant figures.
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S4 CREDIT HOMEWORK EXERCISE No. 2
7d − 4
(i) 4 (1-c) > c - 1 (ii) ≥ 2–d
3
y
2. Write down the equations of
the lines labelled a, b, c, d (e)
and e in the diagram opposite.
[Lines a and b are lying 2 (2,2)
parallel to the y and x axes (d)
respectively.] 0 x
-6 -4 -2 2 4 6
(c ) (a)
(b)
-2
-4
11 3 8 6
(i) - (ii) ÷
12 8 15 5
5. The area of a circular pond is 450 m 2 . Calculate the radius of the pond correct to 4
significant figures.
6. From the summit of a mountain at an elevation 1000 metres above a rocket-launching site,
the angle of depression of the site is 16 o . Find the direct distance (as the crow flies) from
summit to launching site.
8. Factorise fully:
S4 Credit Homework
S4 CREDIT HOMEWORK EXERCISE No. 3
1. A function f is given by the rule “Think of a number, add 2, multiply by 5 and subtract
1”.
3.
B In ∆ ABC, AB = 7cm, BC = 8cm and
AC = 10cm.
Length CD x cm and BD = h cm.
7cm 8cm
h
(i) Use Pythagoras’ Theorem in ∆ ABD
and then in ∆BCD to obtain two
r x
A C equations involving h 2 . [Make h 2
D the subject in both!]
10cm
(ii) Use the two equations to obtain an equation in x (i.e. not involving h) and solve it
to find x.
3 y x
y=- 5 x; x =2; y= x -3 ; y= 3 +2
4
y= x ; y = 7x 2 + 3 ; 2x + y = 5 ; y=4
[Same grid may be used for all four, but label carefully, and mark scales on both axes.]
8b 4 ( cd 2 ) 3
6. Simplify: (i) a −7 x a 3 (ii) (iii)
2b −1 c2 d
7. A cyclist travels a distance of 18 kilometres in 52 minutes. How far would she travel in
30 minutes at the same speed?
[Answer correctly to 3 significant figures.]
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S4 CREDIT HOMEWORK EXERCISE No. 4
35 o C
B
D
2. (i) On the same diagram on squared paper, draw the graphs of the functions f and g for
which f (x) = -x 2 and g (x) = 4x + 3, the domain of each being
{x : -4 ≤ x ≤ 4, x ∈R}.
(ii) Write down two elements of the domain for which f (x) = g (x).
3. The range of the function h for which h (x) = 5 – 2x is the set {-5, -1, 3, 7}. Find the
domain of the function h.
(ii) The price of a window depends on the area of glass in the window and the length
of wood in the frame. The prices of two windows are shown below:
6 feet
Find the price per square foot
2 feet of glass, and the price per
4 feet £53 foot of wood.
£106.80
5 feet
6. From the top of a cliff 125m high, the angles of depression of two boats, both due east of
the observer, are 18 o and 23 o . Calculate the distance between the boats. [Diagram
essential!]
S4 Credit Homework
S4 CREDIT HOMEWORK EXERCISE No. 5
1. A sample of 12 pupils from Noxious Academy scored the following percentage marks in
a National Examination.
53 81 64 35 56 72
48 57 53 38 67 60
(i) On squared paper, draw the graph of f after constructing a table of values.
(ii) Write down the zeros of f [i.e. the values of x where f (x) = 0].
(iii) Write down the coordinates of the turning point, and state whether it is a
minimum or a maximum turning point.
(iv) What is the equation of the axis of symmetry of the curve?
(v) State the range of f.
4. A cylindrical oil tank is built to hold 1500 litres and to have a height of 3 metres.
Calculate the radius of the base.
(i) 6 (2 – y) ≤ 1
2 (ii) x (x – 9) + (x – 2) 2 ≥ 2x (x – 6)
S4 Credit Homework
S4 CREDIT HOMEWORK EXERCISE No. 6
1. Express the following in terms of the sin, cos or tan of an acute angle:
[For example, tan 110o = - tan 70o]
(i) sin 165 o (ii) tan 310 o (iii) sin 240 o (iv) cos 295 o
(v) tan 190 o (vi) cos 92 o
3. The following table shows the charges a plumber makes for repair jobs which need
different lengths of time.
(i) On 2mm graph paper using a scale of 1cm to 1 hour on the horizontal axis and
1cm to £10 on the vertical axis, plot a scatter graph.
(ii) Draw the line of best fit.
(iii) Find the equation of this line in the form C = mt + c.
(iv) Use your equation to estimate the cost of a 7½ hour job.
5. Factorise fully:
(i) On graph paper, draw the graph obtained using the above data.
(ii) Which type of equation is likely to produce this shape of graph?
(iii) Calculate k and hence give the equation linking x and y.
S4 Credit Homework
1. Find the solutions to these equations, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 360.
(i) P = 2l + π d to d (ii) A = 4 π r² to r.
(i) Calculate the radius that the circular plates should have.
[Let radius be x cm and use Pythagoras’ Theorem.]
(ii) How many such components could be cut from each circular plate, if the
Machine can only make “straight” cuts? Explain, showing working.
5. The length of time patients have to wait at a health centre is being studied. Patients are
selected at random and their waiting time, in minutes, is recorded. The dot plot below
illustrates one morning’s data. ●
● ●
● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Waiting time (minutes)
6. The value of a particular car depreciates by 22% during the first year. If the car is worth
£7410 when it is one year old, how much was it worth when new?
S4 Credit Homework
1. Solve the following quadratic equations, where x is a real number:
5. Jennifer checks out the price of a loaf of bread in several shops. The prices in pence are:
62 57 68 72 55 64
6. An employee is paid £t per hour for a 40 hour week and time-and-a-half for overtime.
Find his total earnings £E when he works
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1. If s ∝ t² and s = 28 when t = 7,
(i) find a formula connecting s and t.
(ii) find s when t = 2.
2. The values of x and y in the table have been obtained from an experiment.
x 0 2 4 6 8 10
3. Use the quadratic formula to find the roots correct to 1 decimal place:
4. Without calculator, showing working, and leaving answers as vulgar fractions, calculate
2 1 2 1
(i) + (ii) of
3 4 3 4
6. A council decided to plant maple and rowan trees on an area covering 0.25 hectares.
They used a recommended spacing of 720 trees per hectare.
(i) Let m be the number of maple trees and r the number of rowan trees planted.
Write down an equation in m and r which satisfies the above condition.
(ii) The council spent £1500 on the trees. Each maple tree cost £9 and each rowan
tree cost £7.50. Write down an equation in m and r which satisfies this condition.
(iii) How many trees of each kind did the council plan? [Show working!]
8. Two perfume bottles are similar in shape. The smaller one is 3cm high and holds 22ml
of perfume. If the other one is 6cm high, how much perfume does it hold?
S4 CREDIT HOMEWORK EXERCISE No. 10
S4 Credit Homework
1. P varies inversely as the square of Q and P = 11 when Q =2.
x
5. Aircraft
Two spotlights, 120 metres apart on either
side of a runway, pick up an aircraft coming
in to land.
A 120m B
Spotlight Spotlight
8. For a prize raffle, four books of raffle tickets have been sold. Each book had a different
colour (blue, pink, green and red) and contained 200 raffle tickets. One winning ticket
was selected.
(i)What is the probability that the winning raffle ticket had a single digit number?
(ii)
What is the probability that the winning raffle ticket had three digits and was
coloured green?
S4 CREDIT HOMEWORK EXERCISE No. 11
S4 Credit Homework
1. An oil company has pipelines from platform Alpha and platform Gamma to the same
shore station Zebra. Platform Alpha is 200km from Zebra on a bearing of 052º and
platform Gamma 310km from Zebra on a bearing of 126º. Calculate the distance
between the platforms correct to the nearest 10km.
(i) 6 x 12 (ii) 27 - 3
9
4. Rationalise the denominator and simplify
3
5. A model aeroplane flies in a circular path at the end of a control wire. The tension in the
wire varies directly as the square of the speed of the plane, and inversely as the radius of
the circular path. When the radius is 4m and the speed is 5ms −1 , the tension in the wire
is 3.6 Newtons
Find the tension in the wire when the radius is increased by 2m and the speed is increased
by 1 ms −1 . [Give answer correct to 3 significant figures.]
7. Mrs Banks, Head of College, keeps a record of the absentee figures for one week. Note
that 21 students were absent for
only one day, 24 were absent for No. of days Cumulative
two days, etc. absent Frequency Frequency
1 21
(i) Copy and complete the table. 2 24
3 13
(ii) How many students were absent 4 12
in the week? 5 7
(iii) Work out the median number of
days absent and the quartiles.
8. Jane is trapped on a 4 foot radius islet in the centre of a 26 foot radius circular crocodile-
infested pond. Tarzan has only two 21 foot plants. Prove by calculation, that if he was to
place one of the planks in the position AB as shown, he could then use the other plank to
reach Jane and rescue her. A
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1. (i) Simplify c 1 / 2 (c −3 / 2 + c −1 / 2 ).
(ii) Find the exact value of this expression when c = 9.
5a 3 b −2 / 3
2. (i) Simplify
3ab 1 / 3
(ii) If a = -1 and b = 8, find the value of the expression leaving your answer as a
vulgar fraction!
5 2
3. Express - as a single fraction.
x x −3
6
4. Express 27 + in the form a b where a and b are integers.
3
5. ∆ABC is right angled at B and BD is
perpendicular to AC. BD is of length
2cm and CD = x cm.
(ii) Find, correct to 3 significant figures, the value of x when the area of ∆ABC is
7cm².
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V = 1 + 0.5 cos (30t)°
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