A'

xc
m
xc

m
A x cm x cm B
P Q

12 cm

D' B'

D C

C'

An equilateral 16-sided figure APA′QB …… is formed when the square ABCD is rotated 45° clockwise
about its centre to position A′B′C′D′.
AB = 12 cm and AP = x cm.

(a) (i) Use triangle PA′Q to explain why 2x2 = (12 – 2x)2. [3]
(ii) Show that this simplifies to x2 – 24x + 72 = 0. [3]
(iii) Solve x2 – 24x + 72 = 0. Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [4]

(b) (i) Calculate the perimeter of the 16-sided figure. [2]

(ii) Calculate the area of the 16-sided figure. [3]

Maria walks 10 kilometres to a waterfall at an average speed of x kilometres per hour.

(a) Write down, in terms of x, the time taken in hours. [1]

(b) Maria returns from the waterfall but this time she walks the 10 kilometres at an average speed of
(x + 1) kilometres per hour. The time of the return journey is 30 minutes less than the time of the first
journey.
Write down an equation in x and show that it simplifies to x2 + x – 20 = 0. [4]

(c) Solve the equation x2 + x – 20 = 0. [2]

(d) Find the time Maria takes to walk to the waterfall. [2]
 (x + 1) cm

(x + 4) cm

NOT TO
SCALE
2x cm

A rectangular-based open box has external dimensions of 2x cm, (x ! 4) cm and (x ! 1) cm.

(a) (i) Write down the volume of a cuboid with these dimensions. [1]
(ii) Expand and simplify your answer. [1]

(b) The box is made from wood 1 cm thick.

(i) Write down the internal dimensions of the box in terms of x. [3]
(ii) Find the volume of the inside of the box and show that the volume of the wood
is 8x2 ! 12x cubic centimetres. [3]

(c) The volume of the wood is 1980 cm3.

(i) Show that 2x2 ! 3x 0 495 # 0 and solve this equation. [5]
(ii) Write down the external dimensions of the box. [2]

The length, y, of a solid is inversely proportional to the square of its height, x.

(a) Write down a general equation for x and y.

Show that when x = 5 and y = 4.8 the equation becomes x 2 y = 120 . [2]

(b) Find y when x = 2. [1]

(c) Find x when y = 10. [2]

(d) Find x when y = x. [2]

(e) Describe exactly what happens to y when x is doubled. [2]

(f) Describe exactly what happens to x when y is decreased by 36%. [2]

(g) Make x the subject of the formula x 2 y = 120 . [2]

 A packet of sweets contains chocolates and toffees.

(a) There are x chocolates which have a total mass of 105 grams.

Write down, in terms of x, the mean mass of a chocolate. [1]

(b) There are x + 4 toffees which have a total mass of 105 grams.

Write down, in terms of x, the mean mass of a toffee. [1]

(c) The difference between the two mean masses in parts (a) and (b) is 0.8 grams.

Write down an equation in x and show that it simplifies to x2 + 4x – 525 = 0. [4]

(d) (i) Factorise x2 + 4x – 525. [2]

(ii) Write down the solutions of x2 + 4x – 525 = 0. [1]

(e) Write down the total number of sweets in the packet. [1]

(f) Find the mean mass of a sweet in the packet. [2]

2 (a) (i) Factorise x2 − x − 20. [2]

(ii) Solve the equation x2 − x − 20 = 0. [1]

(b) Solve the equation 3x2 − 2x − 2 = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. [4]

(c) y = m2 − 4n2.

(i) Factorise m2 − 4n2. [1]

(ii) Find the value of y when m = 4.4 and n = 2.8. [1]

(iii) m = 2x + 3 and n = x − 1.
Find y in terms of x, in its simplest form. [2]

(iv) Make n the subject of the formula y = m2 − 4n2. [3]

(d) (i) m4 − 16n4 can be written as (m2 − kn2)(m2 + kn2).

Write down the value of k. [1]

(ii) Factorise completely m4n − 16n5. [2]

6 (a) For
Examiner's
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(x + 1) cm

A (x + 6) cm D (x + 2) cm C

In triangle ABC, the line BD is perpendicular to AC.

AD = (x + 6) cm, DC = (x + 2) cm and the height BD = (x + 1) cm.

The area of triangle ABC is 40 cm2.

(i) Show that x2 + 5x – 36 = 0.

Answer (a)(i)

[3]

(ii) Solve the equation x2 + 5x – 36 = 0.

Answer(a)(ii) x = or x = [2]

(iii) Calculate the length of BC.

Answer(a)(iii) BC = cm [2]
(b) Amira takes 9 hours 25 minutes to complete a long walk. For
113 Examiner's
(i) Show that the time of 9 hours 25 minutes can be written as hours. Use
12

Answer (b)(i)

[1]

(ii) She walks (3y + 2) kilometres at 3 km/h and then a further (y + 4) kilometres at 2 km/h.

9 y + 16
Show that the total time taken is hours.
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Answer(b)(ii)

[2]

9 y + 16 113
(iii) Solve the equation = .
6 12

Answer(b)(iii) y = [2]

(iv) Calculate Amira’s average speed, in kilometres per hour, for the whole walk.

Answer(b)(iv) km/h [3]

8 (a) y is 5 less than the square of the sum of p and q.

Write down a formula for y in terms of p and q.

Answer(a) y = [2]

(b) The cost of a magazine is $x and the cost of a newspaper is $(x – 3).

The total cost of 6 magazines and 9 newspapers is $51.

Write down and solve an equation in x to find the cost of a magazine.

(c) Bus tickets cost $3 for an adult and $2 for a child.

There are a adults and c children on a bus.

The total number of people on the bus is 52.

The total cost of the 52 tickets is $139.

Find the number of adults and the number of children on the bus.
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9 (a) The cost of a bottle of water is $w. Examiner's
Use

The cost of a bottle of juice is $j.

The total cost of 8 bottles of water and 2 bottles of juice is $12.

The total cost of 12 bottles of water and 18 bottles of juice is $45.

Find the cost of a bottle of water and the cost of a bottle of juice.

Answer(a) Cost of a bottle of water = $

Cost of a bottle of juice = $ [5]

(b) Roshni cycles 2 kilometres at y km/h and then runs 4 kilometres at (y – 4) km/h.
The whole journey takes 40 minutes.

(i) Write an equation in y and show that it simplifies to y2 − 13y + 12 = 0.

Answer(b)(i)

[4]
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For
(ii) Factorise y2 − 13y + 12. Examiner's
Use

Answer(b)(ii) [2]

(iii) Solve the equation y2 − 13y + 12 = 0.

Answer(b)(iii) y = or y = [1]

(iv) Work out Roshni’s running speed.

Answer(b)(iv) km/h [1]

(c) Solve the equation

u2 − u – 4 = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(c) u = or u = [4]
2 (a) The surface area of a person’s body, A square metres, is given by the formula

√
hm
A=
3600
where h is the height in centimetres and m is the mass in kilograms.

(i) Dolores is 167 cm high and has a mass of 70 kg. Calculate the surface area of her body.
[1]
(ii) Erik has a mass of 80 kg. Find his height if A # 1.99. [2]
(iii) Make h the subject of the formula. [3]

(b) Factorise
(i) x2 0 16, [1]
(ii) x2 0 16x, [1]
(iii) x2 0 9x ! 8. [2]

(c) Erik runs a race at an average speed of x m
s.

His time is (3x 0 9) seconds and the race distance is (2x2 0 8) metres.

(i) Write down an equation in x and show that it simplifies to

x2 0 9x ! 8 # 0. [2]
(ii) Solve x2 0 9x ! 8 # 0. [2]
(iii) Write down Erik’s time and the race distance. [2]

8 (a) (i) The cost of a book is $x.

Write down an expression in terms of x for the number of these books which are bought for
$40. [1]

(ii) The cost of each book is increased by $2.

The number of books which are bought for $40 is now one less than before.
Write down an equation in x and show that it simplifies to x 2 + 2 x − 80 = 0 . [4]

(iii) Solve the equation x 2 + 2 x − 80 = 0 . [2]

(iv) Find the original cost of one book. [1]

(b) Magazines cost $m each and newspapers cost $n each.

One magazine costs $2.55 more than one newspaper.
The cost of two magazines is the same as the cost of five newspapers.

(i) Write down two equations in m and n to show this information. [2]

(ii) Find the values of m and n. [3]

 2
A sketch of the graph of the quadratic function y = px + qx + r is shown in the diagram.

line of
symmetry

x
K L

The graph cuts the x-axis at K and L.

The point M lies on the graph and on the line of symmetry.

(a) When p = 1, q = −2, r = −3 , find

(i) the y-coordinate of the point where x = 4, [1]

(ii) the coordinates of K and L, [3]

(iii) the coordinates of M. [2]

(b) Describe how the above sketch of the graph would change in each of the following cases.

(i) p is negative. [1]

(ii) p = 1, q = r = 0 . [1]

2
(c) Another quadratic function is y = ax + bx + c .

(i) Its graph passes through the origin.

Write down the value of c. [1]

(ii) The graph also passes through the points (3, 0) and (4, 8).
Find the values of a and b. [4]
2
C

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SCALE
x cm

y
A (x + 4) cm B

(a) When the area of triangle ABC is 48 cm2,

(i) show that x2 + 4x − 96 = 0, [2]

(ii) solve the equation x2 + 4x − 96 = 0, [2]

(iii) write down the length of AB. [1]

(b) When tan y = 1 , find the value of x. [2]

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(c) When the length of AC is 9 cm,

(i) show that 2x2 + 8x − 65 = 0, [2]

(ii) solve the equation 2x2 + 8x − 65 = 0,

(Show your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.) [4]

(iii) calculate the perimeter of triangle ABC. [1]

5 For
NOT TO Examiner's
D C SCALE Use

S R

(x + 3) cm
x cm

A (2x + 5) cm B P (x + 4) cm Q

The diagram shows two rectangles ABCD and PQRS.

AB = (2x + 5) cm, AD = (x + 3) cm, PQ = (x + 4) cm and PS = x cm.

(a) For one value of x, the area of rectangle ABCD is 59 cm2 more than the area of rectangle PQRS.

(i) Show that x2 + 7x − 44 = 0.

Answer(a)(i)
()
where n is a positive integer and r = n! .
(n – r)!r!

[3]
2
(ii) Factorise x + 7x − 44.

Answer(a)(ii) [2]

(iii) Solve the equation x2 + 7x − 44 = 0.

Answer(a)(iii) x = or x = [1]

(iv) Calculate the size of angle DBA.

Answer(a)(iv) Angle DBA = [2]

(b) For a different value of x, the rectangles ABCD and PQRS are similar. For
Examiner's
Use
(i) Show that this value of x satisfies the equation x2 − 2x − 12 = 0.

Answer(b)(i)

[3]

(ii) Solve the equation x2 − 2x − 12 = 0, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(b)(ii) x = or x = [4]

(iii) Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle PQRS.

 m _3 m +4 _
9 (a) Solve the equation + = 7. Exa
4 3

Answer(a) m = [4]

3 _ 2
(b) (i) y =
x _1 x +3

Find the value of y when x = 5.

Answer(b)(i) [1]

3 _ 2
(ii) Write as a single fraction.
x _1 x +3
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3 _ 2 1
(iii) Solve the equation _ = . Exa
x 1 x +3 x

Answer(b)(iii) x = [3]

t
(c) p=
q_ 1

Find q in terms of p and t.

Answer(c) q = [3]
3 For
Wall Examiner'
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Enclosure x

A farmer makes a rectangular enclosure for his animals.

He uses a wall for one side and a total of 72 metres of fencing for the other three sides.

The enclosure has width x metres and area A square metres.

(a) Show that A = 72x – 2x2.

Answer (a)

[2]

(b) Factorise completely 72x – 2x2.

Answer(b) [2]

(c) Complete the table for A = 72x – 2x2.

x 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

A 0 310 520 550 360

[3]

(d) Draw the graph of A = 72x – 2x2 for 0 Y x Y 35 on the grid opposite.
5 (a) For
A Examine
Use
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17 cm
x cm

B (x + 7) cm C

In the right-angled triangle ABC, AB = x cm, BC = (x + 7) cm and AC = 17 cm.

(i) Show that x2 + 7x – 120 = 0.

Answer(a)(i)

[3]

(ii) Factorise x2 + 7x – 120.

Answer(a)(ii) [2]

(iii) Write down the solutions of x2 + 7x – 120 = 0.

Answer(a)(iii) x = or x = [1]

(iv) Write down the length of BC.

Answer(a)(iv) BC = cm [1]
(b) For
Examin
NOT TO Use
SCALE

3x cm
(2x + 3) cm

(2x – 1) cm (2x + 3) cm

The rectangle and the square shown in the diagram above have the same area.

(i) Show that 2x2 – 15x – 9 = 0.

Answer(b)(i)

[3]

(ii) Solve the equation 2x2 – 15x – 9 = 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(b)(ii) x = or x = [4]

(iii) Calculate the perimeter of the square.

3 (a) Expand the brackets and simplify. For
Examin
x ( x + 3) + 4 x ( x −1) Use

(d) Solve the equation.

2x 2 + 5x + 1 = 0

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(a) [2]

(b) Simplify (3 x 3 ) 3 .

Answer(b) [2]

(c) Factorise the following completely.

(i) 7 x 7 + 14 x14

Answer(c)(i) [2]

(ii) xy + xw + 2ay + 2aw

Answer(c)(ii) [2]

(iii) 4 x 2 − 49