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Pearson Edexcel Certificate

Pearson Edexcel
International GCSE

Centre Number

Candidate Number

Mathematics A
Paper 3H

Higher Tier
Thursday 21 May 2015 Morning
Time: 2 hours

Paper Reference

4MA0/3H
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

black ink or ball-point pen.

Use
in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
Fill
centre number and candidate number.
Answer
questions.
Withoutallsufficient
working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
Answer the questions
in the spaces provided
there may be more space
than you need.
Calculators
may
be
used.
You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.

Information

total mark for this paper is 100.

The
marks for each question are shown in brackets
The
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.

Check
your answers if you have time at the end.

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International GCSE MATHEMATICS

FORMULAE SHEET HIGHER TIER
Pythagoras
Theorem
c

Volume of cone =

1
3

r 2h

Curved surface area of cone =

Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2

hyp

rl

r3

a
a + b2 = c2

4
3

Volume of sphere =

opp

adj

adj = hyp cos

opp = hyp sin
opp = adj tan
or

sin

opp
hyp

cos

adj
hyp

tan

opp
adj

In any triangle ABC

C
b

A
Sine rule:

c
a
sin A

b
sin B

c
sin C

Cosine rule: a2 b2 + c 2 2bc cos A

1
2

Area of triangle

ab sin C

cross
section

lengt

Volume of prism = area of cross section

length
Area of a trapezium = 12 (a + b)h

Circumference of circle = 2 r
Area of circle = r 2

h
b

r
Volume of cylinder = r h
2

Curved surface area

of cylinder = 2 rh

The Quadratic Equation

The solutions of ax2 + bx + c 0,
where a 0, are given by
x

b + b2 4ac
2a

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Answer ALL TWENTY FOUR questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all stages in your working.
1 The ocean liner Queen Mary 2 is the longest of its type.
It has a length of 345 metres.

A scale model is made of the Queen Mary 2

The scale of the model is 1 : 200

Work out the length of the scale model.

Give your answer in centimetres.

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cm

(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

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2 The pie chart gives information about the amounts spent by a gas company in one year.
Other
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Materials

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

82

Wages
76

Rates

Services

The amount spent on materials was 225.5 million euros.

The amount spent on services was the same as the amount spent on wages.

Work out the amount spent on services.

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million euros

(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)

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3 The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are

5 9 13 17

(a) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term.

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(2)

(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the (n + 1)th term.

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(1)

(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

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4 w, x, y and z are 4 integers written in order of size, starting with the smallest.

The mean of w, x, y and z is 13

The sum of w, x and y is 33

(a) Find the value of z.

z = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)

Given also that the range of w, x, y and z is 10,

(b) work out the median of w, x, y and z.

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(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

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5 On 1st May 2012, the cost of 5.7 grams of gold was 15 960 rupees.

(a) Work out the cost, in rupees, of 4.6 grams of gold on the same day.

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(2)

The cost of gold decreased by 7.5% from 1st May 2012 to 1st May 2013

(b) Work out the cost, in rupees, of 5.7 grams of gold on 1st May 2013

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(3)

rupees

rupees

(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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6 A steam engine for pulling trains has wheels of

diameter 1.5 metres.
(a) Calculate the circumference of a wheel.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(2)

The steam engine travels 1000 metres along a test track.

(b) Work out the number of complete turns of a wheel.

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(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

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7 John changes 450 to euros.

The exchange rate is 1 = 1.16 euros.

(a) Change 450 to euros.

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(2)

When in Amsterdam, John uses his credit card to pay for a ring costing 850 euros.

He has to pay a bank charge of 3.50 for using his credit card in addition to the cost of
the ring.

(b) Work out the total cost, in pounds (), of the ring and the bank charge.

euros

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(3)
(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)

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8 Here is a right-angled triangle.

A
6.5 cm

6.3 cm

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

AC = 6.5 cm.
BC = 6.3 cm.
Angle ABC = 90

Calculate the length of AB.

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(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

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cm

9 (a) Simplify 5y 4y2

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(2)

(b) Simplify

15e f
25ef 3

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(2)

(c) Factorise 6p2 5pq 6q2

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(2)

(d) Simplify (x y )z

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(1)

(Total for Question 9 is 7 marks)

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10 The table shows some information about the five Great Lakes in North America.
Name

Surface area (m2)

Volume of water (m3)

Lake Erie

2.57 1010

4.80 1011

Lake Huron

6.01 1010

3.52 1012

Lake Michigan

5.80 1010

4.87 1012

Lake Ontario

1.91 1010

1.64 1012

Lake Superior

8.21 1010

1.22 1013

(a) Work out the total surface area of the five Great Lakes.
Give your answer in standard form.

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(2)

Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland.

The lake has a volume of water of 7.45 109 m3

The volume of water in Lake Superior is k times the volume of water in Loch Ness.

m2

(b) Work out the value of k.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

k = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)
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11 Here is a prism.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

20 cm

12 cm

C
80 cm

22 cm

ABCDEF is a cross section of the prism.

ABCF is a square of side 12 cm.

FCDE is a trapezium.
ED = 22 cm.

The height of the prism is 20 cm.

The length of the prism is 80 cm.

Work out the total volume of the prism.

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cm3

(Total for Question 11 is 5 marks)

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12 There are 32 students in Mr Newtons class.

20 are boys and 12 are girls.

The mean height of the boys is 151 cm.

The mean height of the girls is 148 cm.

Calculate the mean height of all the students in Mr Newtons class.

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(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

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cm

13 (a) Solve
3x + 3y = 9
4x + 2y = 13

Show clear algebraic working.

x = .......................................................
y = .......................................................
(4)
L is a line parallel to the line with equation 4x + 2y = 13
L passes through the point with coordinates (3, 1)

(b) Find an equation for the line L.

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(3)

(Total for Question 13 is 7 marks)

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14 (a) Factorise a2 b2

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(1)

N = 222 1

(b) Write N as the product of two integers, both of which are greater than 1000

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(2)

(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)

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15 ABCD is a trapezium.
A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

25 cm
D
10 cm
B

24 cm

AB = 25 cm.
BC = 24 cm.
CD = 10 cm.

Angle ABC = angle BCD = 90

Calculate the size of angle CDA.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)

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16 (a) Complete the table of values for y =

1.5

1
9
x +
2
x

3.25

3.125

3.4

6
(2)

(b) Draw the graph of y =

1
9
x + for values of x from 1 to 6
2
x

y
7

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(2)

(c) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of the equation x +

9
=7
x

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(2)

(Total for Question 16 is 6 marks)

17 f(x) =

3
1
+
x +1
x2

(a) State one value of x which cannot be included in any domain of f.

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(1)

(b) Find the value of f(0)

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(1)

(c) Find the value of x for which f(x) = 0

Show clear algebraic working.

x = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)
(Total for Question 17 is 5 marks)

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18 y =

2a
bc

a = 42 correct to 2 significant figures.

b = 24 correct to 2 significant figures.
c = 14 correct to 2 significant figures.

Work out the lower bound for the value of y.

Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
Show your working clearly.

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(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

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19 The table gives information about the areas of some farms in France.
Area (A hectares)

Frequency
50

0 < A 20

20 < A 50

90

50 < A 100

120

100 < A 300

160

On the grid, draw a histogram to show this information.

5

3
Frequency
density
2

50

100

150
200
Area (hectares)

250

300

350

(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

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20 Leonidas has a fair dice.

He throws the dice twice.

(a) Work out the probability that he gets the number 5 both times.

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(2)

Alicia has a fair dice.

She throws the dice 3 times.

(b) Work out the probability that she gets the number 5 exactly once.

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(3)

(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)

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21

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

32
D

A, B and C are three points on a circle.

DCA is a straight line.

CA is a diameter of the circle.
DB is a tangent to the circle.

Calculate the size of angle CDB.

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(Total for Question 21 is 3 marks)

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22 A, r and T are three variables.

A is proportional to T 2
A is also proportional to r 3
T = 47 when r = 0.25
Find r when T = 365
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)

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23

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

12 cm
D

10 cm

C
B

ABCD is the square base of the pyramid VABCD.

AB = BC = CD = DA = 10 cm.
VA = VB = VC = VD = 12 cm.

Calculate the height of the pyramid.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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cm

(Total for Question 23 is 4 marks)

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24

6b
Y

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

6a

In triangle OPQ, OP = 6a and OQ = 6b

X is the midpoint of PQ.

(a) Find, in terms of a and b, the vector OX

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(2)

Y is the point on OX such that OY : YX = 2 : 1

(b) Find, in terms of a and b, the vector QY

Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(2)

(Total for Question 24 is 4 marks)

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