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Edexcel IGCSE
Mathematics A
Paper 4H

Higher Tier
Friday 10 June 2011 Morning Paper Reference

Time: 2 hours 4MA0/4H

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.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre 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.
use this asfora guide
The marks each question are shown in brackets
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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 IGCSE MATHEMATICS
IGCSE MATHEMATICS4400
FORMULAE SHEET HIGHER TIER
Pythagoras Volume of cone = 13 Sr2h Volume of sphere = 43 Sr3
Theorem
c Curved surface area of cone = Srl Surface area of sphere = 4Sr2
b
r
a l
h
a2 + b2 = c2
r

adj = hyp u cos T

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

adj A B
cosT c
hyp

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

Cosine rule: a2 = b2 + c2 2bc cos A

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

Area of a trapezium = 1
2
(a + b)h
r Circumference of circle = 2S r a

Area of circle = S r2 h

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

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 Answer ALL TWENTY FOUR questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 15%.

The normal price of a television was $640
Work out the sale price of the television.

$ ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

2 John throws a biased coin 120 times.
It shows heads 90 times.
(a) John throws the coin once more.
Work out an estimate for the probability that the coin shows tails.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)
Carly throws the same coin 200 times.
(b) Work out an estimate for the number of times the coin shows tails.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

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3 Here is a list of ingredients for making Apple and Raspberry Crumble for 6 people.

Apple and Raspberry Crumble

Ingredients for 6 people
120 grams plain our
230 grams apples
200 grams raspberries
160 grams soft brown sugar
90 grams butter

Sam wants to make Apple and Raspberry Crumble for 15 people.

She has enough plain flour, soft brown sugar and butter.
Work out the amount of apples and the amount of raspberries Sam needs.

apples ................................................ . grams

raspberries ................................................ . grams

(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

4 The length of Rachaels journey from her home to work is 72 km.
The journey takes 1 hour 20 minutes.
Work out her average speed in km/h.

........................... . . . . km/h

(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

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5 (a) Simplify
(i) a a a a,

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) 5a 6b ,

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iii) q q .
8 2

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)
(b) Solve 5 2 y = 12

y = ...................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
(c) v = w2 2 w.
Work out the value of v when w = 6

v = ...................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)

(Total for Question 5 is 7 marks)

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6 The diagram shows a trapezium PQRS.

Q 6cm R
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

5cm

P 8cm S

(a) Calculate the area of the trapezium PQRS.

........................ . . . . . . . cm2
(2)
(b) Calculate the length PQ.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

...................... . . . . . . . . . cm
(4)

(Total for Question 6 is 6 marks)

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7 Six numbers have a mean of 5
Five of the numbers are

3 2 7 6 2
The other number is x.
Work out the value of x.

x = ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

Do NOT write in this space

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8 Use compasses and a ruler only to construct the perpendicular bisector of the line PQ.
You must show all construction lines.

P Q

(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

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9 The length of a fence is 137 metres, correct to the nearest metre.
Write down
(i) the lower bound for the length of the fence,

............................... metres
(ii) the upper bound for the length of the fence.

............................... metres

(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

10 Express 126 as a product of its prime factors.

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(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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11

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
9.3cm

42

M N

Calculate the length of LM.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . cm

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

12 (i) Solve the inequality 2x + 13 . 6

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) n is a negative integer.

Write down all the values of n which satisfy 2n + 13 . 6

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)

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13 The table gives the diameters, in metres, of four planets.

Planet Diameter (metres)

Mercury 4.88 106

Venus 1.21 107
Earth 1.28 107
Mars 6.79 106

(a) Which planet has the largest diameter?

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1)
(b) Write 6.79 106 as an ordinary number.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1)
(c) Calculate the difference, in metres, between the diameter of Venus and the diameter
of Mercury.
Give your answer in standard form.

....................................................... metres
(2)

(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)

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14 Here are two supermarket price tickets.

Diagrams NOT
2 cm accurately drawn

6 cm

The two supermarket price tickets are mathematically similar.

The area of the smaller ticket is 7 cm2.
Calculate the area of the larger ticket.

........................ . . . . . . . cm2

(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)

Do NOT write in this space

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 8( x 3) 2
15 (a) Simplify
4( x 3)

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)
(b) Factorise a 2 144

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)
(c) Make q the subject of the formula p = q 5r

q = ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
4
(d) Solve =5
y4

y = ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 15 is 9 marks)

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16 The incomplete histogram and table give information about the ages of people living in
a village.

Frequency
Density

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Age (x years)

Age (x years) Frequency

0 - x < 10 100

10 - x < 15 60

15 - x < 30
30 - x < 50
50 - x < 75 50

75 - x < 80 20

(i) Use the histogram to complete the table.

(ii) Use the table to complete the histogram.

(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)

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17 Alan has to attend a meeting on Monday and on Tuesday.
1
The probability that he is late for a meeting is
8
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.
(3)

Monday meeting Tuesday meeting

1
late
8

not late

(b) Calculate the probability that Alan is late for at least one of these meetings.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)

(Total for Question 17 is 6 marks)

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18 Show that the recurring decimal 0.396 =
111

(Total for Question 18 is 2 marks)

19 The diagram shows triangle ABC.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
C Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
28 10.2cm

134

A B

Angle BCA = 28
Angle CAB = 134
BC =10.2 cm.
Calculate the length of AB.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

................................................ . . . . . . . . cm

(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

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20 f(x) =
x
x +1
g(x) =
x

(a) State which value of x cannot be included in the domain of f or g.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1)
(b) Solve gf(a) = 3

a = ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)
(c) Express the inverse function g1 in the form g1(x)

g1(x) = ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 20 is 7 marks)

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21 Clare buys some shares for $50x.
Later, she sells the shares for $(600 + 5x).
She makes a profit of x%
(a) Show that x2 + 90x 1200 = 0
(3)

(b) Solve x2 + 90x 1200 = 0

Find the value of x correct to 3 significant figures.

x = ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 21 is 6 marks)

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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
H
G

E
F

3cm D
C
7cm
A
5cm B

The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH.

AB = 5cm
BC = 7cm
AE = 3cm
(a) Calculate the length of AG.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

..................................................... . . . . . . . . . cm
(3)
(b) Calculate the size of the angle between AG and the plane ABCD.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)

(Total for Question 22 is 5 marks)

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23 Express 48 + 108 in the form k 6 where k is a surd.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 23 is 3 marks)

Do NOT write in this space

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Q b R Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
a

P S

The diagram shows a trapezium PQRS.

PS is parallel to QR.
PS = 4QR.
PQ = a QR = b
(a) Find, in terms of a and/or b,
(i) PS

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) PR

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iii) RS.

............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)
The point T lies on the line PR such that PT : TR = 4 : 1
(b) Given that TS = k QT, find the value of k.

k = ............................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 24 is 6 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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