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International GCSE

Mathematics A
Paper 3H

Higher Tier
Thursday 25 May 2017 – Morning Paper Reference
4MA0/3H
Time: 2 hours 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
• 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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Pythagoras’ Volume of cone = 1
r 2h Volume of sphere = 4
r3
3 3
Theorem
c Curved surface area of cone = rl Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2
b
r
a l
h
a + b2 = c2
2
r

adj = hyp cos

hyp opp = hyp sin
opp opp = adj tan In any triangle ABC
C
adj opp
or sin b a
hyp

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adj A B
cos c
hyp

opp a b c
tan Sine rule:
adj sin A sin B sin C

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

1
Area of triangle 2 ab sin C
cross
section
h
lengt
Volume of prism = area of cross section length

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

r Circumference of circle = 2 r a
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Area of circle = r 2 h

r
The Quadratic Equation
Volume of cylinder = r h 2 The solutions of ax2 + bx + c 0,
h where a 0, are given by
Curved surface area
of cylinder = 2 rh b + b2 4ac
x
2a

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 Answer ALL TWENTY TWO questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

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You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 D )DFWRULVH ௘a + 25

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(1)
(b) Factorise 7w௘2í௘w

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(1)
(c) Expand p௘2( pí
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(2)
(d) Expand and simplify (xíx + 7)

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(2)
G = f í௘f
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(e) Work out the value of G when f = 2

G = .........................................
(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 8 marks)

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10

5
P


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1

–6 –5 ± ± –2 –1 O 1 2   5 6 7 8 9 10 x
–1

–2

±

±

(a) On the grid, enlarge shape PZLWKVFDOHIDFWRUDQGFHQWUH

Label the new shape Q.
(2)
(b) On the grid, rotate shape PWKURXJKƒDQWLFORFNZLVHDERXWWKHSRLQW
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Label the new shape R.

(2)

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

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 3 +HUHLVDOLVWRILQJUHGLHQWVQHHGHGWRPDNHDSSOHDQGEODFNEHUU\FUXPEOHIRUSHRSOH
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Apple and Blackberry Crumble

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120 grams flour

80 grams sugar
90 grams butter
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115 grams blackberries

Rufus wants to make apple and blackberry crumble for 10 people.

(a) Work out the amount of apples he needs.
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(2)
Roland makes apple and blackberry crumble for a group of people.
He uses 920 grams of blackberries.
(b) Work out the number of people in the group.
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(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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Length (L cm) Frequency

0L-1 

1L-2 5

2  L - 11

 L - 

 L - 5 6

(a) Write down the modal class.

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(1)
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Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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(4)
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(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)

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 5 (a) Use your calculator to work out the value of

7.3 + 2.1
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+ 2.22
6.4

Give your answer as a decimal.

Write down all the figures on your calculator display.

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(2)
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(1)

(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

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6 On the grid, draw the graph of y ௘x IRUYDOXHVRIxIURPíWR

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y
12

10

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6

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–2

±

(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)

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 7

A FP B Diagram NOT

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22° accurately drawn

C
Calculate the length of AC.
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(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

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8 ,Q'RQDOG¶VZHHNO\SD\ZDV
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(3)
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(Total for Question 8 is 6 marks)

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 9 Use ruler and compasses to construct the bisector of angle PQR.
You must show all your construction lines.
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R
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(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

10 Solve the simultaneous equations

௘x௘y 
௘xí௘y = 16
Show clear algebraic working.
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x = .........................................

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

(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)

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11 The table gives information about the ages of all the 90 adults in a supermarket.

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Age (t years) Frequency
20  t - 
 t - 28
 t - 50 
50  t - 60 16
60  t - 70 8
70  t - 80 

One of these 90 adults is picked at random.

(a) Find the probability that this adult's age is more than 50 years.

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(2)
(b) Complete the cumulative frequency table for these 90 adults.

Cumulative
Age (t years)
frequency

20  t -

20  t -

20  t - 50

20  t - 60
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20  t - 70

20  t - 80
(1)

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 (c) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
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90

80

70

60

Cumulative 50
frequency




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10

0
20   50 60 70 80
Age (t years)
(2)
All of these adults with an age greater than 65 years receive a discount on their shopping bill.
(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the number of these adults who receive a discount.
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(2)

(Total for Question 11 is 7 marks)

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12 D :ULWH  LQVWDQGDUGIRUP

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(1)
7.8 × 10 5
(b) Work out
2.4 × 10 −4

Give your answer in standard form.

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(2)

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(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

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 13 Here are two mathematically similar cups, A and B.

Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn

A B
8 cm
12 cm

9 cm d cm

A has height 12 cm and base diameter 9 cm.

B has height 8 cm and base diameter d cm.
(a) Work out the value of d.

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(2)
The volume of B is 160 millilitres.
(b) Work out the volume of A.

millilitres
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(2)
Two solid plates, P and Q, are mathematically similar and made of the same material.
The surface area of P is p cm2
The surface area of Q is q cm2
The weight of P is w grams.
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(c) Find an expression for the weight of Q.

Give your answer in terms of p, q and w.

......................................... grams
(2)

(Total for Question 13 is 6 marks)

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8
14 (a) Simplify

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(1)
6 + 4y
(b) Solve  í௘y
3

Show clear algebraic working.

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y = .........................................
(4)
(c) Make g the subject of gí ghh

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(3)

(Total for Question 14 is 8 marks)

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 15 P is directly proportional to U࣠
P ZKHQr 
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Find a formula for P in terms of r.

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(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

( )( )
16 5 2 − e 3 2 + e = f 2 − 6

Given that e and f are positive integers,

find the value of e and the value of f.
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e = .........................................

f = .........................................

(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

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17 y
V

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Q
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
X
R

P S
Y
O x
PQS is a triangle.
X is the midpoint of QS and Y is the midpoint of PS.
R is the point of intersection of PX and QY.
V is a point so that VQXS is a straight line.
l l
PQ = a PS = b

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(a) Find, in terms of a and b,
(i) l
QS

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l
(ii) QY

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l
(iii) PX

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(3)
l = 2 PX
PKDVFRRUGLQDWHVDQGPR l
3
l = ⎛ 4⎞ l ⎛ −5⎞
PR ⎜⎝ 2⎟⎠ and XV = ⎜⎝ 4 ⎟⎠
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(b) Work out the coordinates of V.

(. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
(3)

(Total for Question 17 is 6 marks)

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 18 A and B are two sets.
n(E ) = 50
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n(Aˆ B 
n(A) = 5
n(B) = 9
(a) Complete the Venn diagram to show the numbers of elements.

E
A B

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(2)
(b) Find
(i) n(A ˆ Bƍ

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(ii) n(A ‰ Bƍ

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(2)

(Total for Question 18 is 4 marks)

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19 I௘x) =
x−3

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x−2
 J௘x) =
x

(a) Express the inverse function f í in the form f í(x) = ...

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f í(x) = .........................................

(3)
(b) Solve fg(a) = 1
Show clear algebraic working.

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a= .........................................

(3)

(Total for Question 19 is 6 marks)

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 20 A bag contains 12 marbles.
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 5DMWDNHVDWUDQGRPPDUEOHVIURPWKHEDJ
Find the probability that exactly 2 of these marbles are blue.
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(Total for Question 20 is 3 marks)

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21 The diagram shows a triangular prism with a horizontal base ABCD.

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Diagram NOT
B accurately drawn

V
10 cm
7 cm C
A
18 cm
M

M is the midpoint of AD.

The vertex V is vertically above M.
DC = 18 cm, BC = 10 cm, MV = 7 cm.

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Calculate the size of the angle between VC and the plane ABCD.
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°
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(Total for Question 21 is 4 marks)

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 3 x − 15
22 Simplify fully − 2
2 x + 12 x − 2 x − 48
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Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 22 is 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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