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Expressions & Formulae

1. Given that a = 8 , b = 12 and c = 4 , calculate the value of:

2a + b
(a) a − 2c (b) c(b − a ) (c)
c
b
(d) a + (e) a2 + c2 (f) ( 2 c )2
c

2. A formula is defined as E = 5 p + q 2 .

(a) Calculate the value of E when p = 2 and q = 3 .

(b) Calculate the value of E when p = 4 and q = 2 .

(c) Calculate the value of E when p = 5 and q = 8 .

3. (a) What is the value of x 2 + 3 x − 5 when x = 4 ?

(b) What is the value of x 2 − 2 x + 7 when x = 3 ?

(c) What is the value of 2 x 2 + x − 1 when x = 2 ?

4. Express each of the fractions below in their simplest form given that a = 7 and b = 3 .

a−b a+b 3b − a 4b − a
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a+b 2a + 2b 4b 4a − b

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5. A formula is defined as P = d − .
17
Calculate, giving your answers correct to 3 significant figures, the value of P when:

(a) d = 13 and e = 130 (b) d = 11 and e = 64 (c) d = 21 and e = 200

(d) d = 4 and e = 60 (e) d = 3 and e = 32 (f) d = 21 ⋅ 5 and e = 5950

6. Given that h = 15 and g = 23 , calculate, correct to 2 significant figures, the values of:

h + g h2 h2 + g 2
(a) (b) (c) g ( 2h + g ) (d)
h g 30

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Scientific Notation (Standard Form)

1. Write each of the following numbers in scientific notation.

(a) 1200 (b) 4 125 000 (c) 225 (d) 67 000

(e) 9 (f) 41 000 000 (g) 92 (h) 240 000 000 000

2. For each of the following numbers i) write it out in figures ; ii) write it in scientific notation.
(a) 5 million (b) 32 thousand (c) 52 ⋅ 1 million (d) 243 thousand

3. Write each of the following numbers in scientific notation.

(a) 0 ⋅ 057 (b) 0 ⋅ 0021 (c) 0 ⋅ 84 (d) 0 ⋅ 00000000915
(e) 0 ⋅ 0007 (f) 0 ⋅ 08004 (g) 0 ⋅ 0000012 (h) 0⋅6

4. Write each of the following numbers out in full.

(a) 1 ⋅ 6 × 105 (b) 2 ⋅ 78 × 10 3 (c) 1 ⋅ 22 × 10 8

(d) 4 × 10 4 (e) 2 ⋅ 003 × 10 2 (f) 5 ⋅ 7 × 10 0

(g) 6 × 10 −3 (h) 4 ⋅ 52 × 10 −6 (i) 1 ⋅ 003 × 10 −4

(j) 7 ⋅ 2 × 10 −5 (k) 23 × 10 −2 (l) 6 ⋅ 0004 × 10 −3

5. Calculate each of the following expressing your answer in standard form:

(a) ( 2 × 103 ) × ( 3 × 105 ) (b) ( 4 × 10 4 ) × ( 2 × 10 −6 )

(c) ( 5 × 10 2 ) × ( 3 × 10 4 ) (d) ( 9 × 10 7 ) ÷ (1 ⋅ 5 × 10 2 )

(e) ( 3 ⋅ 6 × 10 2 ) ÷ ( 0 ⋅ 2 × 10 5 ) (f) ( 24 × 10 4 ) ÷ ( 48 × 10 −3 )

1 ⋅ 28 × 10 6 4 ⋅ 17 × 10 2 18 × 10 −2
(g) (h) (i)
0 ⋅ 4 × 10 2 3 × 10 −3 0 ⋅ 2 × 10 5

6. Answer each of the following questions leaving your answers in standard form and correct
to 3 s.f. where necessary.

(a) Light travels at 1 ⋅ 85 × 105 miles per second. How far will it travel in an hour?

(b) The radius of the earth is 6 ⋅ 45 × 106 metres. What is its circumference (in km)?

(c) If a heart beats 70 times a minute, how many times will it beat in a lifetime of 80 years?
(d) 100 grams of water contains 2000 drops. How many drops would there be in a tank
containing 1 tonne of water?

(e) In 1 gram of carbon there are 6 × 10 26 atoms. How many carbon atoms are
there in 5kg of pure carbon?

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Similarity (1)
1. Each diagram below shows a pair of similar shapes or objects. For each pair …….
i) state the scale factor (from left to right) ii) calculate the length marked x .

30cm
(a) (b) x
9cm x

21cm 14cm

4cm
6cm

(c) (d)

20cm 50cm
96mm
x
160mm
18cm 280mm

2. Each pair of shapes below is mathematically similar.

Calculate the area of each right-hand shape.

(a) (b)
8cm 90mm 30mm
16cm

22cm2
1494mm2
(c)
20cm
32mm2
(d)
100cm2 14cm

18mm
12mm

3. Each pair of containers below is mathematically similar.

Calculate the volume of each right-hand container.
2 litres
(a) (b) (c)
16cm

10cm 20cm 640ml ?

?
150ml
?
Similarity 8cm
(2) 6cm
24cm

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1. Calculate the length of the side marked x in each diagram below.

54mm
(a) (b) x

30cm
20mm 36mm 24cm

26cm
x

D
2. In the diagram ∠ ABC = ∠CED , AB = 28cm,
AC = 24cm and ED = 21cm. A

(a) Explain why the triangles ABC and CDE

24cm
are similar.
C 21cm
(b) Calculate the length of CD. 28cm
(c) Given that the area of triangle ABC is 144 square
centimetres, calculate the area of triangle CDE. E
B
3. Calculate the length of the side marked x in each diagram below.

(a) 8cm (b) x

36mm
24cm 18cm
x 16mm

40mm

4. The digram opposite shows an aluminium pipe frame.

The cross members QS and PT are parallel.
RS = 48cm, QS = 24cm and PT = 32cm as shown. Q 48cm
24cm
Calculate the length of ST P
S
32cm
T
5. In the diagram a ladder is laid against two walls as shown.

The higher wall is 1⋅ 6 metres high, and the lower wall is 0 ⋅ 7 metres.
The distance between the two left hand faces of
the walls is 0 ⋅ 9 metres. 1.6m

Calculate the distance between the foot of the ladder 0.7m

and the lower wall.
Speed, Distance and Time 0.9m

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1. The map shows several towns with the main roads joining them.
The numbers indicate the distances in kilometres between each pair of towns. Norwich
(a) How far is it from London to Cambridge if 114
the journey takes 2 hours at an average speed Oxford
of 48 km/h? Cambridge

(b) A vintage car completed the London to Brighton 145

London
run in 12 hours. What was its average speed? 132
104
90
(c) How long would it take a cyclist to travel from Oxford Dover
Portsmouth
to Portsmouth if his average speed was 20km/h? Brighton

(d) A van driver left London at 0950 to travel to Norwich via Cambridge.
He arrived in Norwich at 1335. Calculate his average speed for the journey.
(e) A bus travelled from Oxford to Dover (via London) in 3hours 24 minutes.
If its average speed for the journey was 60km/h, calculate the distance from
Oxford to London.

2. The rail distance from Manchester to Glasgow is 357km.

If a high speed train averages 140 km/h, find the time taken in hours and minutes.

3. A yacht leaves Largs and sails a distance of 74km.

If the yacht averages a speed of 14km/h, calculate the time
taken for the journey correct to the nearest minute.

4. A car leaves Dumfries at 1.25pm and reaches Edinburgh at 2.53pm.

(a) How long did the journey take?
(b) If the distance travelled was 84 miles, calculate the average speed
of the car correct to the nearest mile per hour.

5. Mr Munro drove his car from Edinburgh to York and back.

km
The record of his journey is shown in the graph.
York 250
(a) He rested on his way to York.
For how long did he rest? 200

(b) Calculate his average speed from 150

York back to Edinburgh.
100
(c) Calculate his average speed for the whole
journey (do not include the stops). 50
Give your answer correct to 1 d.p.
Edinburgh
07 00 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00

Saving and Spending (1) time

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1. Susan Marshall is paid an hourly rate of £12.40.
She works a basic 36 hour week.
In addition any overtime she works is paid at time-and-a-half.
Calculate her total pay for a week in which she works 42 hours.

2. Mike has a part time job as a sales assistant working Friday and Saturday of each week.
He is paid £6.60 per hour between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm each day.
Any work he does outside these hours is paid at 'double-time'.
In addition he is paid 3% commission on all the goods that he sells.
Below is his job sheet for a particular week ...........
Employee : M. Smith Start Time Finish Time Sales total (£)
Friday 9.00 am 3.00 pm £860
Saturday 9.00 am 7.30 pm £1850

Calculate his total pay for these two days.

3. (a) A man invests £4500 in a Building Society at an interest rate of 4% per annum.
How much will his investment be worth after 8 months?
(b) In a sale, a shop offers a 12% discount on a table and four chairs normally priced at £1680.
How much would you pay for the table and chairs in the sale?

(c) V.A.T. is charged at a rate of 17 12 % on the cost of an article before tax.

If a CD player is advertised at £74 + VAT, calculate the total cost of the player.

(d) A woman buys a car for £6700 and sells it for £4891 a year later. Calculate her percentage loss.

4. A caravan costing £8600 may be paid for in any of the following ways:

i) By cash.
ii) By hire purchase with terms ...........
deposit - 15% of cash price + 36 monthly
payments of £240.
iii) By a leasing agreement with terms ......
No deposit - 24 monthly instalments of £300 +
final payment of £2250.

(a) Calculate the total cost of each method and and find how much is saved between the
least and most expensive.
(b) Express this saving as a percentage of the cash price, correct to the nearest percent.

5. In January a man bought American dollars to the value of £960 when the exchange
rate was 1⋅ 6 dollars to the pound. Before he went on his holiday in April
he noticed that the exchange rate had become 1⋅ 65 dollars to the pound.
How many more dollars would the man have received if he had waited
until April to exchange his money?

6. After restoring a boat a man sold it for £2511 and made a 35% profit.
How much did he pay for the boat?
Saving and Spending (2)

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1. The present reading on a householder's gas meter is 00976508 and the

previous reading was 00930658 cubic feet.
(a) How many cubic feet have been used?
(b) If 1 therm = 100 cubic feet, how many therms have been used?
(c) If gas is charged at 32p per therm, and the customer must pay a standing charge of £16.50,
what is the total cost of the gas consumed?

2. An extract from Mr Lewis's electricity bill is shown below.

Meter Readings
Meter Previous Present Tariff Units Used Amount
(a) Copy and complete the last two columns.

81023C 20013 20740 Units used charged @ 3.86p each

234098A 40236 40802 Units used charged @ 1.54p each

Standing Charge £12.50

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FOR PAYMENT

(b) This bill worked out to be exactly 80% of his previous bill.
How much did he pay in his previous bill?

3. A man insured his house, valued at £95 000, at the rate of 28p per £100, and its contents, valued
at £24 000, at 38p per £100.
Find the total annual premium he had to pay.

4. Gail Hendry has a annual income of £22 300. Her allowances free of tax amount to £5500.
On her taxable income she has to pay tax at the rate of 22p in the pound.
How much tax will she pay each month?

5. In a certain holiday brochure, advertisements were found for the following three campsites
in France. The prices quoted are per person.
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

7 days 14 days 7 days 14 days 7 days 14 days

Bon Anse £112 £178 £110 £154 £85 £140

La Oisier £135 £205 £110 £160 £95 £155

Bon Ami £115 £190 £100 £150 £90 £135

CAR FERRY – Portsmouth to Caen (return) £350 for a family of 4 : Portsmouth to St Malo (return) £428
A discount of 30% is given for all children under 12 years of age. A booking fee of 5% is added to each bill

Calculate the cost of a fourteen day holiday during August in the Le Oisier campsite
for the Graham family, comprisng Mr and Mrs Graham, their daughter aged 16 years and
their son aged 7 years, if they decide on the Portsmouth – St Malo crossing.

Positive and Negative Numbers

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1. Calculate each of the following.

(a) 4−7 (b) −3+8 (c) 5 + (−3) (d) 2 + (−7)

(e) −3 − 6 (f) −1−4 (g) −9+5 (h) − 2 + (−5)
(i) 2 − (−4) (j) − 6 − (−3) (k) − 2 − (−4) (l) − 7 − (−7)

2. Simplify:

(a) 2 x − 5x (b) − 3a + a (c) 7x − 4x (d) 5p + (−8p)

(e) − 2e + 7e (f) − d − 3d (g) 4h + (−2h) (h) − 9a + (−a)
(i) 4k − (−2k) (j) − 4p − (−2p) (k) −m−m (l) − 5y − (−8y)

3. Simplify:

(a) −6×5 (b) − 2 × (−7) (c) 3 × (−4) (d) −8×2

(e) −a×5 (f) 6 × (−4p) (g) − 2y × 7 (h) − 3d × (−9d)

4. Solve each of the following equations.

(a ) 3x + 8 = 2 (b) 2t + 3 = − 7 (c ) 4m + 1 = − 3
(d ) 4y − 7 = − 3 (e ) 6a − 1 = − 13 (f) 7d − 2 = − 2
(g) 5 y = 3 y − 16 ( h) 3a = 20 − 2a (i ) 7 d = − 2d − 18
( j) 7 h + 4 = 4h − 5 (k ) 12 p − 6 = 8 p − 2 (l ) 8 x + 5 = 14 − x
( m) 2p + 3 = p − 4 ( n) 7 h − 6 = 2h − 21 (o ) 5 x + 9 = 8 x + 33
( p) 4 y − 7 = 8 y − 23 (q) 7 k + 2 = 4k − 25 (r ) 16a − 4 = 6a − 34

5. Evaluate each of the following expressions when a = 2 , b = − 4 and c = − 3 .

(a ) a+b (b) a−b (c ) 2a + c (d ) ab

(e) bc (f) b−c (g) a + 2c ( h) 3b + 6a
(i ) 2c − 2b ( j) b2 (k ) 3c 2 (l ) (2b) 2
(m) a 2 − c2 (n) 7 a + 3c (o ) 2c − 3b ( p) (2b − 4c) 2

6. Evaluate each of the following expressions when p = − 2 , q = 4 and r = − 6 .

q r 3q 2r
(a ) (b) (c ) (d )
p p r q

2q + r q− p 2 p + 2r r2 + q
(e) (f) (g) ( h)
p r −q 2p

Pythagoras (1)

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1. Calculate the length of the side marked x in each triangle below

(a) (b) (c) x

x x
5 5
14

8 12
16
(d) 4
15 (e) (f)
x 6
x
2
1⋅ 7 (g)
11
3⋅ 2 13 x
x
25
(h) (i) 2⋅5
0⋅7
10
x
x

2. Consider the framework opposite. B

(a) Calculate the length of BD. 26

(b) Hence calculate the length of BC.

A C
(c) Calculate the area of triangle ABC. 24 D 12

3. A rhombus has sides of 20cm and its longest diagonal 20cm

measuring 34cm.

(a) Calculate the length of the shorter diagonal. 34cm

(b) Calculate the area of the rhombus

4. Calculate the distance between each pair of points below.

(a) A( 2 , 5 ) , B( 7 , 10 ) (b) P( 1 ,8 ) , Q( 12 ,2 )

(c) E( − 2 , 3 ) , F( 2 , − 4 ) (d) R( − 7 , − 3 ) , F( 3 , − 1 )

Pythagoras (2)

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Round your answers to one decimal place where necessary.

1. Consider the cuboid opposite. F G

(a) Calculate the length of the face E H 5cm

diagonal AC.
B C
(b) Hence calculate the length of the 4cm
space diagonal AG. A 11cm D

2. The pyramid opposite has a rectangular base. T

(a) Calculate the length of the base 18cm

diagonal PR.

(b) Given that edge TR = 18cm, calculate the

vertical height of the pyramid. R
Q
12cm
P S
16cm

3. Which of the following triangles are right-angled?

72
13 19 ⋅ 5 7⋅5
7 ⋅8
76 21
10 ⋅ 4 18
(i) (ii) (iii)

18 ⋅ 04 B
4. Consider the diagram opposite. All lengths are centimetres. A
(a) Calculate the length of AC. 9
(b) Calculate the length of ED. E
12 C

(c) Prove that triangle ACD is right-angled at C.

(d) Hence calculate the length of BC and the area 20

of triangle ABC correct to the nearest whole number.

D
Pythagoras (3) - Problems
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Round your answers to one decimal place where necessary.

Begin questions 1 to 8 by drawing a clear and well labelled diagram. Let x be the length to be found.

1. A ship sails 9km due North and then a further 17km due East.
How far is the ship from its starting point?

2. An aircraft flies 400km due West and then a further 150km due South.
How far is the aircraft from its starting point?

3. A ship sailed 8 ⋅ 42 km due East followed by 4 ⋅ 7 km due South.

How far would it have sailed if it had followed a direct course?

4. A ship sails 9km due North and then a further distance x km due West.
The ship is now 12km from its starting point. Calculate x.

5. How long is the diagonal of a square of side 11mm?

6. A rectangle measures 14cm by 9cm. Calculate the length of its diagonals.

7. A ladder of length 5 metres leans against a vertical wall with the foot of the ladder 2 metres
from the base of the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?

8. A ladder is placed against a vertical wall. If the distance between the foot of the ladder and the
wall is 1⋅ 8 metres, and the ladder reaches 4 metres up the wall, calculate the length of the ladder.

9. A circle has a diameter of 20cm.

A chord is drawn which is 6cm from the centre of the circle.
This diagram may
Calculate the length of the chord. help you with
radius
questions 9 and 10
10. A circle has a diameter of 12cm.
chord
A chord is drawn which is 5cm from the centre of the circle.
Calculate the length of the chord.
6m
11. The room shown opposite has two parallel sides.

Using the given dimensions calculate the 3m

perimeter of the room.

12. Calculate the length of the banister rail shown in x 1m

the diagram if there are 6 stairs, and if each tread
measures 25cm and each riser 20cm.
Give your answer in metres. 1m

Brackets And Equations (1)

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1. Expand each of the following:

a) 3(c + 5) b) 2( w − 4) c) 2(3 f + 1) d) 3(t + 8)

e) 5( g − 3) f) 7( w + x) g) 6( y − 3) h) 7( p + 2 q )

i) 4(1 + 2 y ) j) 8( p + 9k ) k) 5(1 + 2a ) l) 4( 7 f + 2 g )

m) 8(1 + 3e) n) 5(2 + 3w) o) h ( h + 2) p) a ( a + 5)

q) c(c − 5) r) e ( e − 2) s) f (1 + 4 f ) t) 2t (t + 4)

u) p( p + q) v) p (3 p + 1) w) 5a ( h + a ) x) 3r ( p − 2r )

2. Expand:

a) − 4(d + 3) b) − 2( x − 3) c) − 5(d + 2) d) − 3(a − 4)

e) − 7e (e + 5) f) − 9( x + 9) g) − 6 p ( p − 7) h) − 8(k + 7)

i) − 3 y (1 − 2 y ) j) − 7(1 + 6h) k) − 5v (5 − 2v) l) − 4 p (1 − 8 p )

3. Solve each of the following equations:

a) 3( x + 2) = 24 b) 5(2 p − 3) = 15 c) 4(2 + x) = 40

d) 7(2 p − 1) = 21 e) 2(3m − 1) = 16 f) 8(2v − 1) = 24

g) − 3 ( x + 5) = −27 h) − 4( y − 1) = −16 i) − 3 ( p + 4) = 6

j) − ( a + 2) = −9 k) − 5(2a − 3) = 5 l) − 4(3 x − 2) = −16

m) 3(m + 4) = 11 n) 2(7 + y ) = 17 o) 6(2 x − 1) = −3

p) − 2( x + 5) = 3 q) − 3(2 p − 1) = −4 r) −12(d − 3) = −12

4. Expand each of the following:

a) 3 ( a + b + 2c ) b) 5 ( x2 − 2 x + 3 ) c) a(a + b − c)

d) 2 p ( 3 p − q + 1) e) − 3( y 2 − 2 y + 5 ) f) − x ( x 2 + 3 x − 1)

Brackets And Equations (2)

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1. Expand and simplify :

a) 3(2a − 1) + a b) 2(3x + 1) − 2x c) 5(b + 1) − 11
d) 5(2g − 1) + 3 e) 3(3 − 4y) + 7y f) 3(4c + 1) − 6
g) 4(3h + 1) − 10h h) a(b + 2) + 2ab i) 7(2 − 3m) − 8
j) 6 + 2(4y − 3) k) 5a + 2(2a − 3) l) 7 − 2(2p − 3)
m) 6 + 5(3y − 2) n) 7b − 3(2b −3) o) 8 − 2(5y − 3)
p) 2x − 3(2x − 5) q) 3c + 2(1 − 3c) r) 9 − 2(6g − 1)

2. Expand each of the following :

a) (x + 1)(x + 3) b) (y + 3)(y + 1) c) (a + 2)(a + 5)
d) (b + 2)(b + 4) e) (x + 2)(x + 6) f) (s + 1)(s + 6)
g) (y + 5)(y + 4) h) (b + 6)(b + 4) i) (c + 9)(c + 8)
j) (x − 3)(x − 5) k) (b − 2)(b − 3) l) (c − 15)(c − 3)
m) (a − 4)(a − 9) n) (y − 7)(y − 8) o) (x − 1)(x − 1)
p) (s − 7)(s − 7) q) (d − 2)(d − 12) r) (b − 11)(b − 2)

3. Expand each of the following :

a) (x − 2)(x + 5) b) (a + 3)(a − 4) c) (t − 6)(t + 3)
d) (y + 7)(y − 4) e) (c + 2)(c − 5) f) (x − 5)(x + 1)
g) (b − 3)(b + 9) h) (p − 10)(p + 1) i) (y − 7)(y + 6)
j) (z + 2)(z − 6) k) (x + 1)(x − 2) l) (a + 1)(a − 1)
m) (c − 5)(c + 3) n). (p − 7)(p + 2) o) (b + 12)(b − 6)
p) (x − 2)(x + 5) q) (a + 3)(a − 6) r) (t − 8)(t + 3)
s) (y + 1)(y − 4) t) (c + 2)(c − 8) u) (x − 4)(x + 7)
v) (b − 1)(b + 9) w) (p − 10)(p + 3) x) (y − 1)(y + 4)

4. Expand each of the following :

a) (3x − 3)(x − 5) b) (a + 1)(2a + 4) c) (t − 5)(5t − 3)
d) (y − 7)(2y − 2) e) (3c + 2)(c + 7) f) (2x + 5)(x + 2)
g) (b − 1)(3b − 8) h) (5p + 11)(p + 1) i) (3y − 6)(3y − 6)
j) (4z + 2)(z − 3) k) (2x + 1)(2x − 3) l) (4a + 1)(3a − 1)
m) (c − 4)(2c + 3) n). (5p − 7)(p + 4) o) (b + 2)(7b − 6)
p) (3x − 2)(2x + 1) q) (a + 1)(7a + 6) r) (2t − 8)(3t + 1)
s) (y − 1)(3y − 1) t) (3c + 2)(3c − 2) u) (3x − 1)(3x − 7)
v) (2b + 1)(4b + 2) w) (2p − 3)(p + 3) x) (2y − 1)(7y + 3)

5. Expand :
a) (x + 1)2b) (w − 3)2 c) (a − 4)2 d) (c + 6)2
e) (y − 8)2 f) (a + 7)2
g) (b + 2)2
h) (k + 9)2
i) (b − 9)2 j) (x − 10)2 k) (c − 1)2 l) (y − 5)2
m) (p − 10)2 n) (c − 12)2 o) (p − 6)2 p) (x + 4)2
q) (2g − 1)2 r) (5y + 3)2 s) (3q+ 2)2 t) (4a − 1)2
u) (3y − 6)2 v) (4h + 1)2 w) (3x + 4)2 x) (4b − 5)2
y) (2d − 8)2 z) (5a + 4)2
Brackets And Equations (3) - Extension
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1. Expand, simplify and solve each of the following equations :

a) 5 − 3( x − 2) = −1 b) 2(3 x − 1) + 3 = 31

c) 4( x + 2) + 3( x + 4) = −1 d) 5( x + 5) − (2 x + 1) = 6

e) 2( x + 1) + 3( x + 4) + 1 = 0 f) 3( x + 6) − 2( x + 9) = 31

g) 2 − x − (3 x − 2) = 4 h) 7(1 − x) − 2(4 − 3 x) = 4

i) 2(3 − 2 x) − 5(3 x − 4) = 45 j) 2(3 − x) − 3(5 − 2 x) = −17

k) 2(4 x + 1) − 3(3 x − 7) = 23 l) 3(5 − x) − 2(7 − 3 x) + 8 = 0

m) 4(2 x + 1) − ( x + 2) = 16 n) 3(4 − x) + 5 = 19 − x

2. Expand and simplify each of the following expressions :

a) 3( x − 4) + ( x + 2) 2 b) (2 x − 1)( x + 3) + 2 x( x − 3)

c) (2 x + 3) 2 − 4( x + 1) d) − ( x + 2) 2 + 4 x

e) −3 (2 x − 1) 2 + 12 x 2 f) ( x − 3)( x + 1) − ( x + 4) 2

g) 3 x( x − 4) − ( x + 2)( x − 4) h) ( x + 2) 2 + (2 x − 1) 2 − ( x + 3)

i) (2 x − 3) 2 − 4( x − 3)(2 x + 1) j) 3 x( x + 3) 2 + 2 x( x − 3)

k) 2 x( x 2 − x + 2) + ( x − 3) 2 l) ( x − 1) 2 − x( x + 1) 2

3. Solve each of the following equations :

a) x2 + 7 x − 2 = x 2 + 5x + 8 b) 10 x + x 2 + 9 = x 2 + 7 x + 30

c) ( x + 4)( x + 2) = x 2 + x + 28 d) ( x + 1) 2 = x( x − 7) + 19

e) (2 x − 1) 2 − 1 = 4( x + 3)( x − 1) f) ( x − 7)( x − 3) = ( x + 2) 2 + 3

g) 3( x + 5)( x − 1) = 3( x + 6) 2 − 27 h) (2 x + 1)( x + 1) = 2( x − 4) 2 + 7

i) (3 x − 1)( x + 1) = 3 x( x + 1) + 4 j) (2 x + 1) 2 − 3 x( x + 5) = ( x + 3)( x + 6) + 3

Brackets And Equations (4) - Applications

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1. (a) For the rectangle opposite write down, in its simplest,

an expression for: x+5
i) its perimeter (P);
ii) its area (A).
x +1
(b) Calculate P when x = 4 cm.

2. (a) For the rectangle opposite write down, in its simplest,

an expression for:
2x + 5
i) its perimeter (P);
ii) its area (A). 2x − 3
(b) Calculate A when x = 6 cm.

3. Consider the triangle opposite.

(a) Write down an expression for h2 in its simplest form.

h a+3
(b) Hence calculate h when a = 2 .
6a
4. Consider the triangle opposite.
(a) Write down an expression for h2 in its simplest form. a+2 h
(b) Hence calculate h when a = 7 .

2a − 2
P
5. For the triangle opposite, write down simplified
expressions for:
(a) its area (A); x+3
(b) the length of PQ.
R Q
2x + 4
6. For the rectangle opposite, write down simplified
expressions for: y+5
(a) P , its perimeter.
y −1
(b) A , its area.
(c) The length, d , of its diagonal.

7. Repeat question 6. for rectangles measuring: (a) ( x + 5) cm by (2 x + 2) cm

(b) ( x + 3) mm by (3 x − 1) mm

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Statistics (1) - Measures of the Centre ( Mean, Median & Mode)

1. For each set of numbers below, calculate : i) the range; ii) the mean.
(a) 5 7 3 8 8 5 3 9
(b) 23 53 21 34 87 64
(c) 1⋅ 4 4⋅7 7 ⋅1 12 ⋅ 2 4⋅6 13 ⋅ 1 20 ⋅ 2 11 ⋅ 8 5⋅0

2. For each set of numbers below, establish the median and state the mode:
(a) 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 7 7 8 8
(b) 32 45 33 17 22 54 45
(c) 6⋅3 1⋅ 7 8⋅8 1⋅ 2 8⋅6 4 ⋅1 10 ⋅ 7 6⋅3 6⋅3
(d) 8 12 56 24 36 12 24 24
(e) 11 11 7 12 16 17
(f) 23 26 38 65 43 75 75 62 86 22

3. For each set of numbers in Q2, calculate the mean value, rounding your answers to 1d.p.

4. (a) Calculate the mean of the numbers ....... 5 12 7 3 2 5 1

(b) Calculate the new mean when a 9 is added.

5. Seven women have weights of 44kg , 51kg , 57kg , 63kg , 48kg , 49kg and 45kg.
(a) Find the mean weight of the seven women.
(b) Find the mean weight of the remaining five women after the lightest and the heaviest
women leave.

6. The average weight of 12 boxes is 2 ⋅ 4 kg.

(a) What is the total weight of all 12 boxes?
(b) If an extra box is added weighing 1⋅ 1 kg , what is the average weight of the thirteen boxes?

7. The mean of six numbers is 4 ⋅ 7 . The mean of a different four numbers is 6 ⋅ 5 .

Calculate the mean of all ten numbers together.

8. The mean height of eight tomato plants is 42cm. A ninth plant is added to the group and the mean
height of all nine plants is 43cm. Establish the height of the ninth plant.

9. The following are the heights (in metres) of a group of people:

1⋅ 6 , 1⋅ 7 , 1⋅ 9 , 1⋅ 8 , 1⋅ 6 , 1⋅ 7 , 1⋅ 5 , 1⋅ 9 , 1⋅ 6 , 1⋅ 8
(a) Find the mean, median and modal height of the group.
(b) When a new member joined the group the mean height became 1⋅ 7 m exactly.
What height was the new member?

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Statistics (2) - Mean, Median & Mode (Frequency Tables)

1. Calculate the mean and determine the median and mode for each frequency table below.

Apple Weight (g) f Eggs in Nest f Test Marks /10 f

70 2 1 5 3 1
71 6 2 15 4 0
72 9 3 25 5 2
73 11 4 30 6 8
74 8 5 15 7 9
75 3 6 10 8 13
76 1 9 9
10 8

2. Twenty-five children were measured and their heights are shown in the frequency
table below.

height (metres) 1.4 1.44 1.48 1.52 1.56

frequency 3 5 6 8 3

Calculate the mean height of the 25 children correct to 1 decimal place.

3. In a survey the number of occupants

4. The graph opposite shows the number of goals

scored by 25 football teams on a particular Saturday.

(a) What is the range of goals scored?

(b) State the median and modal number of goals.

(c) What percentage of the teams scored 2 goals?

(d) Construct a frequency table from the graph and use

it to calculate the mean number of goals scored.

5. (Extension) Construct your own frequency table to fit the following criteria:

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Range = 5 , ∑f = 15 , mode = 7 , median = 6 , mean = 6

Statistics (3) - Quartiles,Semi-interquartile Range & Cumulative Frequency

1. For each data set below establish the value of the median (Q2) and the quartiles Q1 and Q3.
Hence calculate the semi-interquartile range for each set.

(a) 4 4 5 6 8 10 10 10 12 13 18
(b) 23 32 32 34 35 40 41 47 50
(c) 4 4 5 7 8 9 9 9 12 14
(d) 23 34 38 46 58 71
(e) 10 12 12 13 15 20 21 21 26 32 38 41
(f) 43 28 27 32 50 19 24 47

2. For each frequency table below : i) Copy the table and complete the cumulative frequency column.
ii) Work out the two quartiles, Q1 and Q3 and the median (Q2).
iii) Calculate the semi-interquartile range.

Cats in litter f Cum. f (a) Hours of Sunshine (day) f Cum. f (b)

8 4
6 2
9 5
7 3
10 8
8 4
11 5
9 6
12 6
10 3
13 1
11 1
14 1

Matches in Box f Cum. f (c)

48 3
Plant Height (cm) f Cum. f (d)
120 5
49 3
50 6 121 17
122 18
51 7
52 10 123 14
124 24
53 7
125 14
54 9
55 5 126 8

3. Draw a cumulative frequency curve (an ogive) for each distribution in question 2.
Mark the median and the upper and lower quartiles, as accurately as you can, on each curve.

4. Two cumulative frequency curves are shown below.

For each curve estimate the median and the upper (Q3) and lower (Q1) quartiles.
cumulative
cumulative

Use your120
quartile estimates to calculate the semi-interquartile 24
range for each distribution.
100 20
(a) (b)
80 16

60 12

40 8

20 4
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Statistics (4) - Boxplots (the five-figure summary)

1. The life-span (in months) of a sample of eleven lightbulbs is shown below.

2 3 6 7 8 8 9 11 12 14 17
These results are now illustrated using a boxplot.

A B C D E life-span (months)

Make a five-figure summary to find the values of A, B, C, D and E.

2. The boxplot below shows the number of hours overtime worked in a small factory in
a particular month.

10 20
hours overtime

(a) What is the greatest and least number of overtime hours worked?
(b) What is the median of this distribution?
(c) What percentage of the workforce completed between 8 and 17 hours overtime?
(d) Calculate the range and the semi-interquartile range for this data.

3. For each data set below ..... i) make a five-figure summary;

ii) draw a boxplot;
iii) calculate the semi-interquartile range.
(a) 5 6 7 7 8 8 12 12 12 13 15 20 21
(b) 16 18 18 20 26 27 39 40
(c) 1 1 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 9 12 20 24 40 40

4. In a particular French holiday resort the number of hours sunhine over a twelve day period
in June and over a similar period in July were recorded. The results are shown below.

June - 8 6 9 7 4 2 12 13 1 7 9 6
July - 10 12 9 9 15 14 2 3 9 8 16 4

(a) Make a five-figure summary for both June and July's data.
(b) Draw a composite boxplot.
(i.e. draw a boxplot for each set on the same diagram)
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(c) State the median and calculate the range and semi-interquartile range for each set.
(d) Compare and comment on the two sets of data.
Trigonometry (1)
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Round all answers to 1 d.p. where necessary.
Remember
1. Find the size of angle x in each diagram. SOH CAH TOA

(a) (b) (c)

12 22 16
7 9
13
x
x
x

(f)
(d) x (e) 7 ⋅8
27 x
x
9⋅3 6⋅4
2⋅5
23

2. Calculate the length of the side marked x in each triangle below.

60o
(c)
(a) (b) 23
x 11
17 x
o
50 x

55o
19 x
32o (f) 68o
(d) (e) x
x 3 7⋅2
o
70

3. Calculate the length of the side marked p in each triangle below.

p 72o
13
5 p
(a) (b) 12 p (c)
o
40 35o

33
p 18 p
p (f)
43
(d) 36o
30o (e) 65o

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Trigonometry (2) – More Practice

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Remember
SOH CAH TOA
Find the angles and sides marked with letters.

1. 2. 3. 4. d
65o
6 o
53
a 9 15
c
8
30o b
13

5. 6. 7. 8.
5
3
e g
f h
8 24 10
27 o 42
55o

9. 10. 11. 12.

63o k
12
j 26o 17

70
33 14 l
i 13

13. 14. 15. 16.

4 ⋅1 70o
1⋅ 9
m 2⋅8 3 ⋅1
52o n
40o
o
2⋅5
p

17. 18. 19. 50o 1

u
t w
12
10 35o v x
q s

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43 o
r 0⋅8
72o 7 65o

Trigonometry (3) - Isosceles Triangles & Frameworks

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Remember
SOH CAH TOA
1. Calculate the length of the base, b , of each isosceles triangle below.

30o
(a) (b) (c)
22mm
14cm
8cm
25o
70o
b
b b

2. The diagram opposite represents a

buoy used for tying-up small boats. 42cm
h
56o
Calculate the vertical height (h) of its
triangular frame.

3. To comply with building regulations a roof must have an angle

of between 21o and 28o to the horizontal (see diagram).
x
Which, if any, of the two roofs below comply with x must lie between 21o and 28o
the building regulations?

(a) 7m (b)
2m

12 m 10 m

C
4. The diagram opposite shows part of the D
framework for a small hinged bracket. A
28o

(a) Calculate the length of DB.

32 mm 35o
(b) Hence calculate the length of BC.

B
5. The diagram opposite represents a playground chute.
AC represents the slide and AB the stairs.
A
A local council ruling states " for a slide to be safe the
maximum permissible angle between the slide and 5m
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the ground is 35 ".

Does this diagram represent a "safe" slide?

Trigonometry (4) - Problems
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Most of the problems below will require you to draw a neat sketch before Remember
attempting to answer the question. SOH CAH TOA

1. A ladder of length 4m rests against a vertical wall so that the base of the ladder
is 1⋅ 5 m from the wall.
Calculate the angle between the ladder and the ground.

2. A ladder of length 5m leans against a vertical wall so that the base of the ladder
is 2m from the wall.
Calculate the angle between the ladder and the wall.

3. A vertical telegraph pole has a wire support of length 9m stretching from the top of
the pole to the ground so that the angle between the wire support and the ground is 65o.
How far is the end of the wire support from the base of the pole?

4. A vertical aerial mast has a wire support of length 12m stretching from the top of
the mast to the ground so that the angle between the wire support and the ground is 78o.
Calculate the height of the mast.

5. A ladder of length 4 ⋅ 8 m rests against a vertical wall so that it reaches up the wall to a
height of 4 ⋅ 3 m.

Calculate the angle between the ladder and the ground.

6. A tall thin tree has a height of 15m. A rope support stretches from the top of the tree to
a point on the ground out from the base of the tree.
If the angle between the rope and the ground is 62o, calculate the length of the rope support.

7. From a distance of 20m from the base of a tower the angle of elevation to the top of
the tower is 38o. How high is the tower?

8. P is a point 30m from the base of a building. The building has a height of 18m.
Calculate the angle of elevation to the top of the building from P.

9. A girl is flying a kite from a string of length 46m.

The string is taut, and is being held 1m above the ground.
Calculate the height of the kite above the ground if the angle of elevation
is 36o between the string and the horizontal.
A B
10. The frame of a bicycle is shown in
the diagram opposite. 12 cm

22o 52 cm
Find the length of the cross bar, AB. 60o

11. Consider the diagram opposite. 8 cm

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Calculate the length marked x.

Simultaneous Equations (1)

1. Solve the following systems of equations by "elimination".

2 x + 4 y = 24 4a − 3b = 18 2 e + 7 f = 26
(a) (b) (c)
7x − 2 y = 4 2a + 6b = −6 8 e − 5 f = 38

5 x + y = −2 2 x − 3 y = 10 4 p + 3q = 1
(d) (e) (f)
3x + 2 y = 3 3 x − 6 y = 18 8 p + 5q = −1

2 g + 3h = 1 − 2x + 3 y = 6 2u + 4v = −16
(g) (h) (i)
5 g − 2h = −26 9 x − 7 y = −1 11u − 7v = −1

2x − 8 y = 0 3 p + 2q = −11 10a − 3b = 46
(j) (k) (l)
5 x − 5 y = 15 4 p + 3q = −14 6a − 8b = 40

2. Solve the following systems of equations by "substitution".

x + 3 y = 17 a − 3b = 6 2e + f = 1
(a) (b) (c)
3 x − 2 y = −4 3a + b = 8 5 e − 2 f = −20

5x + 3 y = 7 2 x − 5 y = −14 2 p + 3q = 6
(d) (e) (f)
4x + y = 0 x − 2 y = −5 4 p + q = −8

2 g + h = 11 3 x − 2 y = 25 u − 4v = 10
(g) (h) (i)
7 g − 8h = 96 x + 5 y = −3 9u − 2v = 22

2x = 3 y + 5 3 p − 2q + 7 = 0 4a + b − 30 = 0
(j) (k) (l)
x + 5y = 9 4 p + q = −2 6a + 5b − 38 = 0

3. Solve the following simultaneous equations "graphically".

x+ y =6 x + 2y = 8 x + 3y = 6
(a) (b) (c)
2x + y = 8 3x + y = 9 x− y =2
Draw axes with x and y from 0 to 8 Draw axes with x and y from 0 to 9 Draw axes with x from 0 to 8 and y from –2 to 4

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2 x + 3 y = 12 3 x + 4 y = 24 5 x + y = 10
(d) (e) (f)
x+ y =5 3 x + 2 y = 18 x − y = −4
Draw axes with x and y from 0 to 7 Draw axes with x and y from 0 to 9 Draw axes with x from -4 to 4 and y from 0 to 10

Simultaneous Equations (2)

Problems Leading to Simultaneous Equations
Note: each question must begin with the construction of two separate equations each with two stated unknowns.

1. Find two numbers whose sum is 56 and whose difference is 16.

2. Find two numbers whose sum is 22 and where twice the big one minus three times the
small one is 24.

3. Two numbers are such that twice the smaller plus the larger is equal to 18 and the difference
between twice the larger and the smaller is 11.
Find the two numbers.

4. Two numbers are such that three times the larger plus twice the smaller is equal to 31 and the
sum of twice the smaller plus the larger is 13.
Find the two numbers.

5. Consider the two rectangles opposite. 2x

2y
The smaller one has a perimeter of 60cm.
The larger one has a perimeter of twice the smaller.
3x
(a) Form two equations and solve them
simultaneously to find the values of x and y. 8y

(b) Hence calculate the area of the smaller rectangle.

6. A van is carrying eight identical boxes and five identical parcels.

(a) If 3 boxes and 2 parcels weigh a total of 22kg and 4 boxes and 3 parcels
weigh 30kg, find the weight of an individual box and a single parcel.
(b) What is the total weight carried by the van?

7. 3 pounds of butter and 4 pints of milk costs £3.84.

5 pounds of butter and 7 pints of milk costs £6.48.
Find the cost of a pound of butter and a single pint of milk.

8. In a certain factory, the basic rate of pay is £4.50 per hour, with overtime at £6.40.
His total wage for a certain week was £215.80.
If he worked a total of 45 hours in all, how many hours did he work at the basis rate?

9. At a concert 500 tickets were sold. Cheap tickets cost £5 whereas more expensive ones cost £9.
If the total receipts were £3 220, how many cheap tickets were sold?

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10. John saves money by putting every 50p and every 20p coin he recieves in a box. After a while he
discover's that he has 54 coins amounting to £17.10. How many 50p coins does he have?

Area (1)
Important formulae
l Parallelogram

Rectangle b h
Triangle
h area = l × b b
area = b × h
b
area = 12 b h
Rhombus Kite Circle
a r
d1 or d2
Trapezium
h

area = π r 2
b area = 12 × d1 × d 2 π ≈ 3 ⋅ 14
1
area = h ( a + b )
2

Calculate the area of each shape below:

8mm
(a) (b) (c)

13mm
3 ⋅ 2cm 8cm

12cm 14cm

(d) (e) (f)

6m 15mm
13cm

18cm
20mm

18cm
5m
(g) (h) (i)
4m 15cm
14cm 6cm
9m
24cm
12cm
30cm
(j) 4mm (k) 16cm (l)
2 2 10cm
4mm
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Area (2)
Calculate the area of each composite shape below:
(note.... assume right-angles where obvious)
Round your answers to 1 decimal place where necessary.
8cm
(a) (b)

5cm
5cm
9cm

7cm 3cm
2cm

16cm

10mm
(c) (d)
8mm

3m
12mm
7m
36mm

(e) (f)

5cm

3cm

5cm 14mm 10mm

12mm
13cm

(g) (h)
25cm
10mm 18mm

16cm

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Area (3) - Problems
Round your answers to 1 decimal place where necessary.

1. Calculate the shaded area in each diagram below.

(a) 24 cm (b) 56 mm

8 cm five holes each with a

15 cm 12 cm 30 mm radius of 3 mm

2. A rectangular steel plate measures 40cm by 25cm.

Four holes, each with a diameter of 10cm, have been drilled through the plate.
(a) Calculate the area of metal remaining, after the holes have been drilled.
(b) What percentage of metal has been wasted?

3. A piece of thin plastic is in the shape of a square of side 18cm.

(a) Calculate the area of the largest circular hole which can be drilled through the plastic.
(b) What percentage of the plastic has been lost to create this circular disc?

4. Calculate the shaded area in

the diagram opposite.
6 cm

5. The diagram below shows a lawn (unshaded) surrounded by a path of uniform width (shaded).
The curved end of the lawn is a semi-circle of diameter 14 metres.

37 m 18 m
lawn

(a) Calculate the area of the lawn.

(b) Calculate the area of the path.

6. A rectangular sheet of metal measures 60cm by 20cm. It is melted down and recast into circular
discs of the same thickness as the original sheet and with radius 5cm.
How many complete discs can be cast?
Volume (1)
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Important formulae:
Cuboid : V = l × b × h = lbh
Prism : V = face area × 3rd dimension = A × l
Cylider: V = π r 2h
Sphere: V = 43 π r 3
Cone: V = 13 π r 2 h
Pyramid V = 13 (base area ) × height = 13 Ah

1. Calculate the volume of each cuboid below:

(a) (b) (c)

8mm
3cm
4cm
8mm 16cm
4cm
6cm 8mm 20cm

2. Calculate the volume of each prism below:

(a) 9cm (b)

30mm

4cm 18mm
11cm

10cm 24mm
16cm

15cm
(c) (d)

3cm

6cm 14mm 42mm

25cm

3cm 22mm
Volume (2)

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1. Calculate the volume of each cylinder with given radius and height.

(a) r = 2cm , h = 6cm

r
(b) r = 8cm , h = 3cm
h
(c) r = 4mm , h = 10mm

(d) r = 3m , h = 2m

2. A cylinder has a diameter of 20cm and a height of 16cm. Calculate its volume.

3. A cylinder has a diameter of 2 ⋅ 6 m and a height of 80cm.

Calculate its volume to the nearest cubic metre.

4. Calculate the volume of each sphere described below, rounding your answer to 1 decimal place.

(a) r = 6cm

(b) r = 2m
r
(c) r = 9mm

(d) r = 3cm

5. A sphere has a diameter of 8cm.

Calculate its volume giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

6. Calculate the volume of each cone described below, rounding your answers to 1 decimal place.

(a) r = 3cm , h = 6cm

(b) r = 8mm , h = 12mm

h
(c) r = 3cm , h = 5cm

r (d) r = 2m , h = 6m

7. A cone has a base diameter of 8cm and a height of 5cm. Calculate the volume of this cone.

8. A cone has a base diameter of 10cm and a slant height of 13cm.

Calculate the volume of the cone.
s
9. A cone has a base radius of 9cm and a slant height of 15cm.
Calculate the volume of the cone. r

10. A pyramid has a square base of side 4cm and a vertical height of 7cm.
Calculate the volume of the pyramid correct to 2 significant figures.

11. A pyramid has a rectangular base measuring 16mm by 12mm and a vertical height of 10mm.
Calculate the volume of the pyramid .
Factorisation
1. Factorise each of the following by first removing a common factor.

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(a ) 3 x − 15 (b) 5 y + 35 (c ) 8a + 48 (d ) 18 + 6t

(e) x2 + 9 x (f) 3y − y2 (g) b 2 − 4b ( h) 5 p + p2

(i ) ab + ac ( j) x 2 − xy (k ) pq − pr (l ) a 2 + ax

(m) 8a + 20 ( n) 21 y − 28 ( o) 24 x + 22 ( p) 36c − 63

2. Factorise each of the following by first removing the highest common factor.

(a ) 2 a 2 + 6a (b) 5 x 2 − 40 x (c ) 30 y − y 2 (d ) 3t 2 + 18t

(e) 6 x 2 − 27 x (f) 14 y − 10 y 2 (g) 12b 2 − 32b ( h) 25 x 2 + 20 x

3. Factorise (each expression contains a difference of squares):

(a) a2 − 32 (b) x 2 − 22 (c) p2 − 92 (d) c2 − 52

(e) b2 − 1 (f) y2 − 16 (g) m2 − 25 (h) a2 − 9

(i) 36 − d2 (j) 4 − q2 (k) 49 − w2 (l) x2 − 64

(m) 81 − 4g2 (n) 36w2 − y2 (o) 4a2 − 1 (p) g2 − 81h2

(q) 49x2 − y2 (r) 9c2 − 16d2 (s) 4p2 − 9q2 (t) b2 − 100c2

4. Factorise each of the following quadratic expressions:

(a ) b 2 + 7b + 12 (b) x 2 + 14 x + 45 (c) s 2 + 11s + 24 (d ) y 2 + 11 y + 28

(e) b 2 + 6b + 9 (f) c 2 + 13c + 42 ( g ) a 2 + 12a + 32 (h) y2 + 6 y + 8

(i ) x2 − 6 x + 5 ( j) c 2 − 6c + 8 (k ) y 2 − 10 y + 21 (l ) b 2 − 14b + 48

(m) x 2 − 7 x + 10 ( n) s 2 − 13s + 40 (o) y 2 − 11 y + 18 ( p ) a 2 − 8a + 16

5. Factorise:

(a ) x2 + 4 x − 5 (b) a 2 − 4a − 21 (c ) t 2 − t − 20 (d ) y 2 + 4 y − 32

(e) c 2 − 5c − 14 (f) x 2 − 5x − 6 (g) b 2 + 7b − 18 ( h) p 2 − 8 p − 20

(i ) y 2 − y − 56 ( j) z 2 − 2 z − 24 (k ) x 2 − 3 x − 28 (l ) a 2 − 13a − 30

(m) c 2 + c − 20 (n) p2 − 6 p − 7 (o ) b 2 + 5b − 50 ( p) x 2 + 3 x − 18

Formula (1)

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1. Evaluate the following formulae for the values given:

(a) T = 3s + 2 , find T when s = 18 (b) P = 5q − 7 , find P when q = 3

(c) R = 40 − 8x , find R when x = 2 ⋅ 5 (d) z = 3 + 5y , find z when y = 1⋅ 8

(e) k = 2a + 3b , find k when a = 7, b = 2 (f) R = C + Pt , find R when C = 0 ⋅ 6 , P = 2 ⋅ 4 , t = 7

(g) P = kT − 0 ⋅ 8 , find P when k = 4, T = 1⋅ 7 (h) Y = 1⋅ 9 + sZ , find Y when s = 2 ⋅ 8 , Z = 0 ⋅ 5

2. The following formulae are used in mathematics and science.

Evaluate each formula for the numbers given:

π r 2h
(a) V= Find V when π = 3 ⋅ 14 , r = 9, h = 35.
3
V
(b) R= Find R when I = 5 and V = 0 ⋅ 1 .
I
(c) v = fλ Find v when f = 18 and λ = 2 ⋅ 5 .

(d) E = mgh Find E when m = 70, g = 10 and h = 2.

(e) A = πrs Find A when π = 3 ⋅ 14 , r = 2 ⋅ 5 and s = 12.

(f) v = u + at Find v when u = 18, a = 6 and t = 9.

(g) s = ut + ½ at2 Find s when a = 0 ⋅ 2 , t = 90 and u = 0.

(h) A = 2πrh Find A when π = 3 ⋅ 14 , r = 24 and h = 50.

(i) P = I2 r Find P when I = 5, r = 15.

(j) A = π (R2 − r2) Find A when π = 3 ⋅ 14 , R = 20 and r = 8.

(k) e = ½ mv2 Find e when m = 2 and v = 16.

AVt
(l) h= Find h when A = 6, m = 0.8, V = 12 , t = 60, T = 20.
mT
mv − mu
(m) F= Find F when m = 2, u = 4, v = 7 and t = 3.
t
v − u2
2

(n) s= Find s when a = ½ , u = 3 and v = 5.

2a

(o) a= b2 − c2 Find a when b = 31⋅ 2 and c = 12.

Formula (2) - Changing the Subject of a Formula

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1. Change the subject of each formula to x.

a. y=x+3 b. y=x−5 c. y=x+a

d. y=x−b e. y = 3x f. y = 10x
g. y = kx h. y = ax i. y = 3p + x
j. y = x − 5t k. y = 2x + 1 l. y = 3x − 7
m. y = 7x + 4a n. y = 3b + 4x o. y = 8 + 10x

2. Make x the subject of each formula below.

a. y = ax + b b. y = mx + c c. t = sx − r
d. p = qx + 2r e. m = fx − 3n f. a = b + cx
g. k = h − mx h. d = 3b + cx i. g = kc − hx

3. Change the subject of each formula to the letter shown in brackets.

a. P = 4l (l) b. V = IR (I) c. S = DT (T)

d. A = lb (b) e. C = πd (d) f. G = UT (U)
g. v = u + at (t) h. P = 2l + 2b (l) i. H = xy + 5m (y)

4. Make x the subject of each formula.

3 c y
a. y= b. d= c. m=
x x x
a+2 z −1 b+c
d. s= e. w= f. a=
x x x
x+8 x−5 3− x
g. a= h. k= i. p=
9 2 4
2 6 m
j. y= +1 k. z= −7 l. h= +k
x x x

5. Change the subject of each formula to the letter shown in brackets.

a. v2 = u2 + 2as (s) b. v2 = u2 + 2as (u)

c. V = πr2h (h) d. V = πr2h (r)

A
e. r = (A) f. L=3+ 6a (a)
π
4 yz
g. 2k = ( p + 4) (p) h. x2 = (y)
t
1 x
i. ar = (b) j. st = A2(x − 3y) (A)
2 b
k. R = A2(x − 3y) (x) l. na = (1 − n 2 ) (n)
t (n − 1) 1 1 1
m. d= (n) n. = + (R)
n R r1 r2

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Expressions & Formulae

1. (a) 0 (b) 16 (c) 7

(d) 11 (e) 80 (f) 64

2. (a) E = 19 (b) E = 24 (c) E = 89

3. (a) 23 (b) 10 (c) 9

2 1 1 1
4. (a) (b) (c) (d)
5 2 6 5

5. (a) P = 161 (b) P = 117 (c) P = 429

(d) P = 12 ⋅ 5 (e) P = 7 ⋅ 12 (f) P = 112

6. (a) 2⋅5 (b) 9⋅8 (c) 1200 (d) 5⋅0

Scientific Notation

1. (a) 1 ⋅ 2 × 10 3 (b) 4 ⋅ 125 × 10 6 (c) 2 ⋅ 25 × 10 2 (d) 6 ⋅ 7 × 10 4

(e) 9 × 10 0 (f) 4 ⋅ 1 × 10 7 (g) 9 ⋅ 2 × 101 (h) 2 ⋅ 4 × 1011

2. (a) 5000000 , 5 × 10 6 (b) 32000 , 3 ⋅ 2 × 10 4

(c) 52100000 , 5 ⋅ 21 × 10 7 (d) 243000 , 2 ⋅ 43 × 10 5

3. (a) 5 ⋅ 7 × 10 −2 (b) 2 ⋅ 1 × 10 −3 (c) 8 ⋅ 4 × 10 −1 (d) 9 ⋅ 15 × 10 −9

(e) 7 × 10 −4 (f) 8 ⋅ 004 × 10 −2 (g) 1 ⋅ 2 × 10 −6 (h) 6 × 10 −1

4. (a) 160000 (b) 2780 (c) 122000000 (d) 40000

(e) 200 ⋅ 3 (f) 5⋅7 (g) 0 ⋅ 006 (h) 0 ⋅ 00000452

(i ) 0 ⋅ 0001003 (j) 0 ⋅ 000072 (k) 0 ⋅ 23 (l) 0 ⋅ 006 0004

5. (a) 6 × 10 8 (b) 8 × 10 −2 (c) 1 ⋅ 5 × 10 7 (d) 6 × 10 5

(e) 1 ⋅ 8 × 10 −2 (f) 5 × 10 6 (g) 3 ⋅ 2 × 10 4 (h) 1 ⋅ 39 × 10 5

(i) 9 × 10 −6

6. (a) 6 ⋅ 66 × 10 8 miles (b) 4 ⋅ 05 × 10 4 km (c) 2 ⋅ 94 × 10 9 times

(d) 2 × 10 7 drops (e) 3 × 10 30 atoms

Similarity (1)

1. (a) i) k = 32 or 1 ⋅ 5 ii) 13 ⋅ 5 cm (b) i) k = 23 or 0 ⋅ 666.. ii) 20 cm

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(c) i) k = 2
or 2 ⋅ 5 ii) 45 cm (d) i) k = 5
or 0 ⋅ 6 ii) 168 mm

2. (a) 88 cm2 (b) 166 mm2 (c) 49cm2 (d) 72 mm2

3. (a) 1200 ml (b) 270 ml (c) 6 ⋅ 75 litres

Similarity (2)

1. (a) x = 30mm (b) x = 32 ⋅ 5 cm

2. (a) Because they are equiangular (b) CD = 18cm (c) 81 cm2

3. (a) x = 13 ⋅ 5 cm (b) x = 14 ⋅ 4 mm

4. ST = 16cm

5. distance = 0 ⋅ 7 m

Speed, Distance & Time

1. (a) 96 km (b) 7 ⋅ 5 km/h (c) 7hrs 15mins (d) 56 km/h (e) 100 km

2. 2 hrs 33 mins

3. 5 hrs 17 mins

4. (a) 2 hrs 28 mins (b) 57 mph

5. (a) 45 mins (b) 80 km/h (c) 520 ÷ 7 = 74 ⋅ 3 km/h

Saving & Spending (1)

1. £558

2. £213.30

3. (a) £4620 (b) £1478.40 (c) £86.95 (d) 27%

4. (a) Cash = £8600 , H.P. = £9930 , Lease = £9450 ; Total saved = 9930 – 8600 = £1330
(b) 15%

5. 48 dollars

6. £1860

Saving & Spending (2)

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1. (a) 45850 (b) 458 ⋅ 5 therms (c) £163.22

2. (a) Units Used Amount (b) £61.60

727 £ 28.06
566 £ 8.72
£ 12.50
£ 49.28

3. £ 357.20

4. £ 308 per month

5. £ 1071

Positive & Negative Numbers

1. (a) -3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) -5

(e) -9 (f) -5 (g) -4 (h) -7
(i) 6 (j) -3 (k) 2 (l) 0

2. (a) -3x (b) -2a (c) 3x (d) -3p

(e) 5e (f) -4d (g) 2h (h) -10a
(i) 6k (j) -2p (k) -2m (l) 3y

3. (a) -30 (b) 14 (c) -12 (d) -16

(e) -5a (f) -24p (g) -14y (h) 27d2

4. (a) x = -2 (b) t = -5 (c) m= -1

(d) y = 1 (e) a = -2 (f) d = 0
(g) y = -8 (h) a = 4 (i) d = -2
(j) h = -3 (k) p = 1 (l) x = 1
(m) p = -7 (n) h = -3 (o) x = -8
(p) y = 4 (q) k = -9 (r) a = -3

5. (a) -2 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) -8

(e) 12 (f) -1 (g) -4 (h) 0
(i) 2 (j) 16 (k) 27 (l) 64
(m) -5 (n) 5 (o) 6 (p) 16

6. (a) -2 (b) 3 (c) -2 (d) -3

(e) -1 (f) -1 (g) 4 (h) -10

Pythagoras (1)

1. (a) x = 9⋅4 (b) x = 21⋅ 3 (c) x = 13

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(d) x = 10 ⋅ 2 (e) x = 1⋅ 1 (f) x = 5 ⋅1

(g) x = 12 ⋅ 4 (h) x = 26 ⋅ 9 (i) x = 2⋅4

2. (a) BD = 10

(b) BC = 15 ⋅ 6

(c) Area = 180 cm2

3. (a) 21 or 21⋅ 1 cm

(b) Area ≈ 357 cm2

4. (a) 7 ⋅1 (b) 12 ⋅ 5

(c) 8 ⋅1 (d) 10 ⋅ 2

Pythagoras (2)

1. (a) 11⋅ 7 cm (b) 12 ⋅ 7

2. (a) 20 cm (b) 15 cm

3. (i) Yes (ii) No (iii) Yes

4. (a) 15 cm (b) 16 cm (c) Proof (d) BC = 10 cm , Area = 225 cm2

Pythagoras (3) - Problems

1. 19 ⋅ 2 km 2. 427 ⋅ 2 km

3. 9 ⋅ 6 km 4. 7 ⋅ 9 km

5. 15 ⋅ 6 mm 6. 16 ⋅ 6 cm

7. 4⋅6 m 8. 4⋅4 m

9. 16 cm 10. 6 ⋅ 6 cm

11. P = 16 ⋅ 9 m 12. 1⋅ 9 (2) m

Brackets & Equations (1)

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1.
a) 3c + 15 b) 2w − 8 c) 6f +2 d) 3t + 24
e) 5 g − 15 f) 7w + 7 x g) 6 y − 18 h) 7 p + 14q
i) 4 + 8y j) 8 p + 72k k) 5 + 10a l) 28 f + 8 g
m) 8 + 24e n) 10 + 15w o) h 2 + 2h p) a 2 + 5a
q) c 2 − 5c r) e 2 − 2e s) f +4f 2 t) 2t 2 + 8t
u) p 2 + pq v) 3 p2 + p w) 5ah + 5a 2 x) 3rp − 6r 2

2.
a) −4d − 12 b) −2 x + 6 c) −5d − 10 d) −3a + 12
2 2
e) −7e − 35e f) −9 x − 81 g) −6 p + 42 p h) −8k − 56
2 2
i) −3 y + 6 y j) −7 − 42h k) −25v + 10v l) −4 p + 32 p 2

3.
a) x=6 b) p=3 c) x=8
d) p=2 e) m=3 f) v=2
g) x=4 h) y=5 i) p = −6
j) a=7 k) a =1 l) x=2
1 3 3 1
m) m=− 3
n) y= 2
o) x= 12
= 4

p) x = − 132 q) p= 7
6
r) d =4

4.
a) 3a + 3b + 6c b) 5 x 2 − 10 x + 15 c) a 2 + ab − ac
d) 6 p 2 − 2 pq + 2 p e) −3 y 2 + 6 y − 15 f) − x3 − 3x 2 + x

Brackets & Equations (2)

1.

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a) 7a − 3 b) 4x + 2 c) 5b − 6
d) 10 g − 2 e) 9 − 5y f) 12c − 3
g) 2h + 4 h) 3ab + 2a i) 6 − 21m
j) 8y k) 9a − 6 l) 13 − 4 p
m) 15 y − 4 n) b+9 o) 14 − 10 y
p) −4 x + 15 q) −3c + 2 r) 11 − 12 g

2. a) x2 + 4 x + 3 b) y2 + 4 y + 3 c) a 2 + 7 a + 10
d) b 2 + 6b + 8 e) x 2 + 8 x + 12 f) s2 + 7s + 6
g) y 2 + 9 y + 20 h) b 2 + 10b + 24 i) c 2 + 17c + 72
j) x 2 − 8 x + 15 k) x 2 − 5b + 6 l) c 2 − 18c + 45
m) a 2 − 13a + 36 n) y 2 − 15 y + 56 o) x2 − 2x + 1
p) s 2 − 14 s + 49 q) d 2 − 14d + 24 r) b 2 − 13b + 22
3. a) x 2 + 3 x − 10 b) a 2 − a − 12 c) t 2 − 3t − 18
d) y 2 + 3 y − 28 e) c 2 − 3c − 10 f) x2 − 4x − 5
g) b 2 + 6b − 27 h) p 2 − 9 p − 10 i) y 2 − y − 42
j) z 2 − 4 z − 12 k) x2 − x − 2 l) a2 − 1
m) c 2 − 2c − 15 n) p 2 − 5 p − 14 o) b 2 + 6b − 72
p) x 2 + 3 x − 10 q) a 2 − 3a − 18 r) t 2 − 5t − 24
s) y2 − 3y − 4 t) c 2 − 6c − 16 u) x 2 + 3 x − 28
v) b 2 + 8b − 9 w) p 2 − 7 p − 30 x) y2 + 3y − 4

4. a) 3 x 2 − 18 x + 15 b) 2 a 2 + 6a + 4 c) 5t 2 − 28t + 15
d) 2 y 2 − 16 y + 14 e) 3c 2 + 23c + 14 f) 2 x 2 + 9 x + 10
g) 3b 2 − 11b + 8 h) 5 p 2 + 16 p + 11 i) 9 y 2 − 36 y + 36
j) 4 z 2 − 10 z − 6 k) 4x2 − 4x − 3 l) 12a 2 − a − 1
m) 2c 2 − 5c − 12 n) 5 p 2 + 13 p − 28 o) 7b 2 + 8b − 12
p) 6 x2 − x − 2 q) 7 a 2 + 13a + 6 r) 6t 2 − 22t − 8
s) 3y2 − 4 y + 1 t) 9c 2 − 4 u) 9 x 2 − 24 x + 7
v) 8b 2 + 8b + 2 w) 2 p2 + 3 p − 9 x) 14 y 2 − y − 3

5. a) x2 + 2x + 1 b) w2 − 6 w + 9 c) a 2 − 8a + 16 d) c 2 + 12c + 36
e) y 2 − 16 y + 64 f) a 2 + 14a + 49 g) b 2 + 4b + 4 h) k 2 + 18k + 81
i) b 2 − 18b + 81 j) x 2 − 20 x + 100 k) c 2 − 2c + 1 l) y 2 − 10 y + 25
m) p 2 − 20 p + 100 n) c 2 − 24c + 144 o) p 2 − 12 p + 36 p) x 2 + 8 x + 16
q) 4g 2 − 4g + 1 r) 25 y 2 + 30 y + 9 s) 9q 2 + 12q + 4 t) 16 a 2 − 8a + 1
u) 9 y 2 − 36 y + 36 v) 16 h 2 + 8h + 1 w) 9 x 2 + 24 x + 16 x) 16 b 2 − 40b + 25
y) 4d 2 − 32d + 64 z ) 25a 2 + 40a + 16
Brackets & Equations (3) - Extension

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a) x=4 b) x=5 c) x = −3 d) x = −6
e) x = −3 f) x = 31 g) x=0 h) x = −5
i) x = −1 j) x = −2 k) x=0 l) x = −3
m) x=2 n) x = −1

2.
a) x2 + 7 x − 8 b) 4x2 − x − 3 c) 4 x2 + 8x + 5
d) −x2 − 4 e) 12 x − 3 f) −10 x − 19
g) 2 x 2 − 10 x + 8 h) 5x2 − x + 2 i) −4 x 2 + 8 x + 21
j) 3 x 3 + 20 x 2 + 21x k) 2 x3 − x 2 − 2 x + 9 l) − x3 − x 2 − 3x + 1

3.
a) x=5 b) x=7 c) x=4 d) x=2
e) x =1 f) x =1 g) x = −4 h) x=2
i) x = −5 j) x = −1

Brackets & Equations (4) - Applications

1. (a) i) P = 4 x + 12 ii) A = x2 + 6x + 5

(b) 28 cm

2. (a) i) P = 8x + 4 ii) A = 4 x 2 + 4 x − 15

(b) 153 cm2

3. (a) h 2 = 37 a 2 + 6a + 9

(b) h = 13

4. (a) h 2 = 5a 2 − 4 a + 8

(b) h = 15

5. (a) A = x2 + 5x + 6

(b) PQ = ( 5x 2
+ 22 x + 25 )
6. (a) P = 4y + 8 (b) A = y2 + 4 y − 5 (c) d= (2 y 2
+ 8 y + 26 )

7. (a) P = 6 x + 14 , A = 2 x 2 + 12 x + 10 , d = (5 x 2
+ 18 x + 29 )

(a) P = 8x + 4 , A = 3x 2 + 8 x − 3 , d= (10 x 2
+ 10 )

Statistics (1) - Measures of the Centre ( Mean, Median & Mode)

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1. (a) i) range = 6 ii) mean = 6

(b) i) range = 66 ii) mean = 47

(c) i) range = 18 ⋅ 8 ii) mean = 8 ⋅ 9

2. (a) median = 4 mode = 3 (b) median = 33 mode = 45

(c) median = 6 ⋅ 3 mode = 6 ⋅ 3 (d) median = 24 mode = 24

(e) median = 11⋅ 5 mode = 11 (f) median = 52 ⋅ 5 mode = 75

3. (a) 4⋅9 (b) 35 ⋅ 4 (c) 6⋅0 (d) 24 ⋅ 5 (e) 12 ⋅ 3 (f) 51⋅ 5

4. (a) 5 (b) 5⋅5

5. (a) 51kg (b) 50kg

6. (a) 28 ⋅ 8 kg (b) 2 ⋅ 3 kg

7. 5 ⋅ 42

8. 51 cm

9. (a) mean = 1⋅ 71 m , median = 1⋅ 7 m , mode = 1⋅ 6 m

(b) 1⋅ 6 m

Statistics (2) - Mean, Median & Mode (Frequency Tables)

1. Table 1 : mean = 72 ⋅ 25 , median = 73 , mode = 73

Table 2 : mean = 3 ⋅ 65 , median = 4 , mode = 4

Table 3 : mean = 7 ⋅ 78 , median = 8 , mode = 8

2. mean = 1⋅ 5 m

3. (a) 23 cars (b) 2 (c) frequency table , mean = 2 ⋅ 4 occupants/car

4. (a) range = 6 goals (b) median = 2 goals , mode = 1 goal

(c) 16% (d) frequency table , mean = 2 ⋅ 12 goals

5. A possible answer ..........

x 3 4 5 6 7 8
frequency 1 2 2 3 5 2

Statistics (3) - Quartiles,Semi-interquartile Range & Cumulative Frequency

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1. (a) median (Q2) = 10 , Q1 = 5 , Q3 = 12 , S.I.R. = 3 ⋅ 5

(b) median (Q2) = 35 , Q1 = 32 , Q3 = 44 , S.I.R. = 6

(c) median (Q2) = 8 ⋅ 5 , Q1 = 5 , Q3 = 9 , S.I.R. = 2

(d) median (Q2) = 42 , Q1 = 34 , Q3 = 58 , S.I.R. = 12

(e) median (Q2) = 20 ⋅ 5 , Q1 = 12 ⋅ 5 , Q3 = 29 , S.I.R. = 8 ⋅ 25

(f) median (Q2) = 30 , Q1 = 25 ⋅ 5 , Q3 = 45 , S.I.R. = 9 ⋅ 75

2. (a) i) column completed ii) median (Q2) = 8 , Q1 = 7 , Q3 = 15 iii) S.I.R. = 4

(b) i) column completed ii) median (Q2) = 10 , Q1 = 9 , Q3 = 12 iii) S.I.R. = 10 ⋅ 5

(c) i) column completed ii) median (Q2) = 52 , Q1 = 51 , Q3 = 54 iii) S.I.R. = 1⋅ 5

(d) i) column completed ii) median (Q2) = 123 , Q1 = 122 , Q3 = 124 iii) S.I.R. = 1

3. Pupils own drawings

4. All these answers are approximate: (a) median (Q2) = 17 , Q1 = 14 , Q3 = 19 ⋅ 5 , S.I.R. = 2 ⋅ 75

(b) median (Q2) = 52 , Q1 = 41 , Q3 = 62 , S.I.R. = 10 ⋅ 5

Statistics (4) - Boxplots (the five-figure summary)

1. A=2 B=6 C=8 D = 12 E = 17

2. (a) 6 hours and 22 hours

(b) 11 hours
(c) 50%
(d) range = 16 hours , S.I.R. = 4 ⋅ 5 hours

3. (a) i) L = 5 , Q1 = 7 , Q2 = 12 , Q3 = 14 , H = 21 ii) boxplot iii) S.I.R. = 3 ⋅ 5

(b) i) L = 16 , Q1 = 18 , Q2 = 23 , Q3 = 33 , H = 40 ii) boxplot iii) S.I.R. = 7 ⋅ 5

(c) i) L = 1 , Q1 = 6 , Q2 = 9 , Q3 = 20 , H = 40 ii) boxplot iii) S.I.R. = 7

4. (a) June : L = 1 , Q1 = 5 , Q2 = 7 , Q3 = 9 , H = 13
July : L = 2 , Q1 = 6 , Q2 = 9 , Q3 = 11 , H = 15

(b) boxplot

(c) June : range = 12 , S.I.R. = 2 July : range = 13 , S.I.R. = 3 ⋅ 5

(d) comments .......... (July's median higher also a bigger spread, etc.)
Trigonometry (1)

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1. (a) x = 35 ⋅ 7 (b) x = 46 ⋅ 2 (c) x = 36 ⋅ 0

(d) x = 58 ⋅ 4° (e) x = 75 ⋅ 0° (f) x = 34 ⋅ 9°

2. (a) x = 10 ⋅ 9 (b) x = 9⋅0 (c) x = 39 ⋅ 8

(d) x = 10 ⋅ 1 (e) x = 8⋅2 (f) x = 6⋅7

3. (a) p = 7 ⋅8 (b) p = 14 ⋅ 6 (c) p = 4⋅2

(d) p = 86 ⋅ 0 (e) p = 24 ⋅ 8 (f) p = 36 ⋅ 4

Trigonometry (2) – More Practice

1. a = 7⋅5 2. b = 48 ⋅ 6 ° 3. c = 5⋅4 4. d = 7⋅0 5. e = 51⋅ 3°

6. f = 52 ⋅ 9 7. g = 34 ⋅ 4 8. h = 73 ⋅ 3° 9. i = 23 ⋅ 6 10. j = 28 ⋅ 1°

11. k = 28 ⋅ 7 12. l = 40 ⋅ 1° 13. m = 2 ⋅1 14. n = 5⋅ 2 15. o = 5⋅ 2

16. p = 64 ⋅ 6 ° 17. q = 8⋅2 r = 55 ⋅ 1° 18. s = 6⋅7 t = 4⋅7 u = 8⋅2

19 v = 1⋅ 7 w = 1⋅ 4 x = 45 ⋅ 6 °

Trigonometry (3) – Isosceles Triangles & Frameworks

1. (a) 5 ⋅ 8 cm (b) 25 ⋅ 4 cm (c) 11⋅ 8 mm

2. 34 ⋅ 8 cm

3. (a) 31o - No (b) 21⋅ 8o - Yes

4. (a) DB = 15 ⋅ 0 mm (b) BC = 18 ⋅ 3 mm

5. AB = 2 ⋅ 7 m ∴ ∠ ACB = 32 ⋅ 7 ° ( 32 ⋅ 9° ) - It is a safe chute.

Trigonometry (4) – Problems

1. 68.0o 2. 41.8o 3. 3.8 m 4. 11.7 m

5. 63.6o 6. 17.0 m 7. 15.6 m 8. 40.0o

9. 28.0 m 10. 88.8 cm 11. 4.4 cm

Simultaneous Equations (1)

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x=2 a=3 e=6 x = −1

1. (a) (b) (c) (d)
y=5 b = −2 f =2 y=3

x=2 p = −2 g = −4 x=3
(e) (f) (g) (h)
y = −2 q=3 h=3 y=4

u = −2 x=4 p = −5 a=4
(i) (j) (k) (l)
v = −3 y =1 q=2 b = −2

x=2 a=3 e = −2 x = −1
2. (a) (b) (c) (d)
y=5 b = −1 f =5 y=4

x=3 p = −3 g =8 x=7
(e) (f) (g) (h)
y=4 q=4 h = −5 y = −2

u=2 x=4 p = −1 a=8

(i) (j) (k) (l)
v = −2 y =1 q=2 b = −2

3. (a) (2,4) (b) (2,3) (c) (3,1) (d) (3,2)

(e) (4,3) (f) (1,5)

Simultaneous Equations (2)

1. 36 and 20 2. 18 and 4 3. 8 and 5

4. 9 and 2 5. (a) x = 12 , y = 3 (b) 144 cm2

6. (a) box = 6 kg , parcel = 2 kg (b) 58 kg 7. butter = 96p , milk = 24p

8. 38 hours 9. 320 cheaper tickets 10. 21 fifty pence coins

Area 1

(a) 38 ⋅ 4 cm2 (b) 52mm2 (c) 56cm2 (d) 113 ⋅ 04 m2

(e) 300mm2 (f) 234cm2 (g) 28m2 (h) 315cm2

(i) 42cm2 (j) 16mm2 (k) 480cm2 (l) 140cm2

Area 2

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1. 147 cm2 2. 55 ⋅ 5 cm2 3. 616 mm2

4. 40 ⋅ 2 m2 5. 89 ⋅ 2 cm2 6. 218 ⋅ 5 mm2

7. 154 ⋅ 7 cm2 8. 176 ⋅ 8 mm2

Area 3 - Problems

1. (a) 196 ⋅ 8 cm2 (b) 1538 ⋅ 7 mm2

2. (a) 686 cm2 (b) 31⋅ 4 %

3. (a) 254 ⋅ 3 cm2 (b) 21⋅ 5 %

4. 1⋅ 9 cm2

5. (a) 496 ⋅ 9 m2 (b) 206 ⋅ 3 m2

6. 15

Volume (1)

1. (a) 72cm3 (b) 512mm3 (c) 1280cm3

2. (a) 1270cm3 (b) 6480mm3 (c) 1575cm3 (d) 6468mm3

Volume (2)

1. (a) 75 ⋅ 36 cm3 (b) 602 ⋅ 88 cm3 (c) 502 ⋅ 4 mm3 (d) 56 ⋅ 52 m3

2. 5024 cm3 3. 4 m3

4. (a) 904 ⋅ 3 cm3 (b) 33 ⋅ 5 m3 (c) 3052 ⋅ 1 mm3 (d) 113 ⋅ 0 cm3

5. 268 cm3

6. (a) 56 ⋅ 5 cm3 (b) 803 ⋅ 8 mm3 (c) 47 ⋅ 1 cm3 (d) 25 ⋅ 1 cm3

7. 83 ⋅ 7 cm3 8. 314 cm3 9. 1017 ⋅ 36 cm3

10. 37 cm3 11. 640 mm3

Factorisation

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1. (a) 3 (x − 5) (b) 5 (y + 7) (c) 8 (a + 6) (d) 6 (3 + t)

(e) x (x + 9) (f) y (3 − y) (g) b (b − 4) (h) p (5 + p)
(i) a (b + c) (j) x (x − y) (k) p (q − r) (l) a (a + x)
(m) 4 (2a + 5) (n) 7 (3y − 4) (o) 2 (12x + 11) (p) 9 (4c − 7)

2. (a) 2a (a + 3) (b) 5x (x − 8) (c) 10y (3 − y) (d) 3t (t + 6)

(e) 3x (2x − 9) (f) 2y (7 − 5y) (g) 4b (3b − 8) (h) 5x (5x + 4)

3. (a) (a − 3)(a + 3) (b) ( x − 2)( x + 2) (c) ( p − 9)( p + 9) (d) (c − 5)(c + 5)

(e) (b − 1)(b + 1) (f) ( y − 4)( y + 4) (g) (m − 5)(m + 5) (h) (a − 3)(a + 3)
(i) (6 − d )(6 + d ) (j) (2 − q )(2 + q ) (k) (7 − w)(7 + w) (l) ( x − 8)( x + 8)
(m) (9 − 2 g )(9 + 2 g ) (n) (6 w − y )(6 w + y ) (o) (2a − 1)(2a + 1) (p) ( g − 9h)( g + 9h)
(q) (7 x − y )(7 x + y ) (r) (3c − 4d )(3c + 4d ) (s) (2 p − 3q )(2 p + 3q ) (t) (b − 10c)(b + 10c)

4. (a) (b + 3)(b + 4) (b) (x + 9)(x +5) (c) (s + 3)(s + 8) (d) (y + 7)(y + 4)

(e) (b + 3)(b + 3) (f) (c + 6)(c + 7) (g) (a + 8)(a + 4) (h) (y + 4)(y + 2)
(i) (x − 1)(x − 5) (j) (c − 4)(c − 2) (k) (y − 3)(y − 7) (l) (b − 6)(b − 8)
(m) (x − 5)(x − 2) (n) (s − 8)(s − 5) (o) (y − 2)(y − 9) (p) (a − 4)(a − 4)

5. (a) (x − 1)(x + 5) (b) (a + 3)(a − 7) (c) (t − 5)(t + 4) (d) (y + 8)(y − 4)

(e) (c + 2)(c − 7) (f) (x − 6)(x + 1) (g) (b − 2)(b + 9) (h) (p − 10)(p + 2)
(i) (y − 8)(y + 7) (j) (z + 4)(z − 6) (k) (x + 4)(x − 7) (l) (a + 2)(a − 15)
(m) (c + 5)(c − 4) (n) (p − 7)(p + 1) (o) (b + 10)(b − 5) (p) ( x − 3)( x + 6)

Formula (1)

1. (a) T = 56 (b) P=8 (c) R = 20 (d) z = 12

(e) k = 20 (f) R = 17 ⋅ 4 (g) P=6 (h) y = 3⋅3

2. (a) V = 2967 ⋅ 3 (b) R = 0 ⋅ 02 (c) v = 45 (d) E = 1400

(e) A = 94 ⋅ 2 (f) v = 72 (g) s = 810 (h) A = 7536

(i) P = 375 (j) A = 1055 ⋅ 04 (k) e = 256 (l) h = 270

(m) F =2 (n) s = 16 (o) a = 28 ⋅ 8

Formula (2)
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1. a. x=y−3 b. x=y+5 c. x=y−a d. x=y+b

y y y y
e. x= f. x= g. x = h. x=
3 10 k a
y −1 y+7
i. x = y − 3p j. x = y + 5t k. x = l. x=
2 3
y − 4a y − 3b y −8
m. x= n. x= o. x =
7 4 10

y −b y−c t+r p − 2r
2. a. x= b. x= c. x= d. x=
a m s q
m + 3n a−b h−k d − 3b kc − g
e. x= f. x= g. x= h. x= i. x=
f c m c h

P V S A C
3. a. l= b. I= c. T= d. b= e. d=
4 R D l π
G v−u P − 2b H − 5m
f. U= g. t= h. l= i. y=
T a 2 x

3 c y a+2
4. a. x= b. x= c. x= d. x=
y d m s
z −1 b+c
e. x= f. x= g. x = 9a − 8 h. x = 2k + 5
w a
2 6 m
i. x = 3 − 4p j. x= k. x= l. x=
y −1 z+7 h−k

v2 − u 2 V
5. a. s= b. u = v 2 − 2as c. h=
2a πr 2
V ( L − 3) 2
d. r= e. A = π r2 f. a=
πh 6
x 2t x
g. p = 4k2 − 4 h. y= i. b=
4z (2ar ) 2
st R + 3 A2 y
j. A= k. x= l. n = 1 − (na ) 2
(x − 3y A2
t rr
m. n= n. R= 1 2
t−d r1 + r2

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