Mathematics Higher Tier revision. Calculator allowed.

1. Mr Smith invests 5000 in a savings account at the beginning of a year.

The money earns 2.5% per annum compound interest.
The interest is added on at the end of each year.
How much money will Mr Smith have in his account at the end of 3 years?

2. The length of a rectangle is x centimetres.

The width of the rectangle is 2 centimetres less than the width.
The perimeter of the rectangle is 48 centimetres.
What is the value of x?
y
3. 5

x
6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1

Rotate the shaded triangle through 90 clockwise about ( 1, 1).

4. The following table shows the heights of a sample of shrubs.

Height Frequency Cumulative

cm frequency
0 5 12
5 10 4
10 15 5
15 20 6
20 30 3

a) Complete the cumulative frequency column to show the cumulative frequencies.

b) Draw the cumulative frequency graph of the heights.

c) Use your graph to calculate the Median, the Lower Quartile, the Upper Quartile and the
Interquartile range of the heights.

d) Use your graph to estimate the number of shrubs whose height was in excess of 12 cm.

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5. Use the quadratic formula, or another algebraic method, to solve the equation

2x2 3x 1 = 0

Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

6. In triangle ABC, AC = 8 cm, AB = 12 cm and angle ACB = 115.

C

115
8 cm Not drawn
accurately

12 cm
B
Calculate the area of triangle ABC.

4x + 5 3x + 5
7. (a) Solve the equations: i) = 3.
5 10
8x 16 3x + 4
ii) = 4.
2 4
2 3
(b) Solve the equations i) = 2.
x + 3 3x 1
5 2
ii) + = 1.
x + 2 2x 5
1 1
iii) = 2.
1 x 1 + x

8. A bag contains two black discs and three white discs.

Three children play a game in which each draws a disc from the bag.
Parveen goes first, then Seema, and Jane is last.
Each time a disc is withdrawn it is not replaced.
The first child to draw a white disc wins the game.

(a) In a game, calculate the probability that

(i) Parveen wins,

(ii) Seema wins.

They replace the discs and play the game a second time.

(b) Calculate the probability that

(i) Parveen wins neither the first nor the second game.

(ii) Jane wins both games.

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9. Write down an irrational number between 3 and 4.

10. The diagram shows a right-triangular prism of length 51.5 cm. The cross-section, PQR, is such
that
PR is 32.8 cm and QR = 24.6 cm.

51.5 cm

32.8 cm
24.6 cm

Q P

a) Calculate the length of PQ.

b) The mass of the prism is 50 kg. What is the density of the material from which the prism
is made? Remember to give the units of your answer.

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ANSWERS.
1. After 1 year = 5000 + 2.5% = 5000 + 125 = 5125.
After 2 years = 5125 + 2.5% = 5125 + 128.125 = 5253.13.
After 3 years = 5253.13 + 2.5% = 5253.13 + 131.32825 = 5384.46.

2. Length = x.
Width = x 2.
Perimeter = 4x 4.
4x 4 = 48 which we solve to get x = 13.

4. a) 12, 16, 21, 27, 30

c) Med. 9, LQ 3, UQ 16, I.Q.R. 13
d) From the graph 18 shrubs have heights less than 12 cm.
30 18 = 12 shrubs have heights in excess of 12 cm.

b b2 4ac
5. x= etc.
2a
x = 0.28 or x = 1.78 (2 decimal places).

6. Use the sine rule to get angle B = 37.17166971o.

angle A = 180o 115o 37.17166971o = 27.82833029o.
1
Area = 8 12 sin 27.82833029o = 22.42 cm2 (2 decimal places).
2

4x + 5 3x + 5 8x 16 3x + 4
7. a) i) = 3 ii) = 4
5 10 2 4
10(4x + 5) 5(3x + 5) = 150 4(8x 16) 2(3x + 4) = 32
40x + 50 15x 25 = 150 32x 64 6x 8 = 32
25x + 25 = 150 26x 72 = 32
25x = 125 26x = 104
x = 5. x = 4.

2 3
b) i) = 2
x + 3 3x 1
2(3x 1) 3(x + 3) = 2(x + 3)(3x 1)
6x 2 3x 9 = 2(3x2 + 8x 3)
3x 11 = 6x2 + 16x 6
0 = 6x2 + 13x + 5.
0 = (3x + 5)(2x + 1)
x = 53 or x = 12 .

5 2
ii) + = 1
x + 2 2x 5
5(2x 5) + 2(x + 2) = (x + 2)(2x 5)
10x 25 + 2x + 4 = 2x2 x 10
0 = 2x2 13x + 11.
0 = (2x 11)(x 1)
x = 5.5 or x = 1.

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 1 1
iii) = 2
1 x 1 + x
(1 + x) (1 x) = 2(1 x)(1 + x)
1 + x 1 + x = 2(1 x2)
2x = 2 2x2
2x2 + 2x 2 = 0
x2 + x 1 = 0.
Use the quadratic formula to get x = 1.62 or x = 0.62 to 2 decimal places.

8. This is all about tree diagrams.

Parveen Seema Jane

1 Black
4 3
3

2 Black White
5

3
4
White
3
5
White

3
a) i) P(Parveen wins) = .
5
2 3 3
ii) P(Seema wins) = = .
5 4 10
2 2 4
b) i) P(Parveen wins neither game) = = .
5 5 25
2 1 1
ii) P(Jane wins first game) = = .
5 4 10
2 1 1
P(Jane wins second game) = = .
5 4 10
1 1 1
P(Jane wins both games) = = .
10 10 100

9. E.g. 10 .

10. a) 32.82 = 24.62 + PQ2 etc.

PQ = 21.69516075 cm.
b) Volume = {area of triangle} 51.5
= 266.8504772 51.5 = 13742.79958 cm3.
Thus 13742.79958 cubes of the material weighs a total of 50000g (50 kg)
which means that each cube weighs 50000 13742.79958 = 3.64g.
Hence density = 3.64 g/cm3.

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