Sixth Form Entrance 2016 Mathematics 1 hour Attempt all questions if possible. Do not worry if there are topics you have never covered; do your best on whatever you can attempt. Questions are not necessarily in order of difficulty. Marks for parts of questions are given in brackets as a guide. Show as much working as you can. Calculators are allowed and their use expected. There is a list of formulae at the front, not all of which need necessarily be used in this paper. The paper has 21 questions. Work quickly. There are 90 marks in total. NAME:... AGE:... PRESENT SCHOOL:...
Pythagoras Theorem c a a 2 + b 2 = c 2 b IGCSE IGCSE MATHEMATICS 4400 FORMULAE SHEET HIGHER TIER 1 Volume of cone = r 2 h 3 4 Volume of sphere = r 3 Curved surface area of cone = rl Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2 r l h r 3 hyp adj opp adj = hyp cos opp = hyp sin opp = adj tan or opp sin hyp In any triangle ABC b C a adj cos hyp opp tan adj A B c Sine rule: a b c sin A sin B sinc Cosine rule: a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A cross section length Volume of prism = area of cross section length Area of triangle = 1 2 ab sin C r Circumference of circle = 2 r Area of a trapezium = a 1 2 (a+b)h Area of circle = r 2 h b r h Volume of cylinder = r 2 h Curved surface area of cylinder = 2 rh The Quadratic Equation The solutions of ax 2 + bx + c = 0, where a 0, are given by x 2 b b 4ac 2a 2 *P38579A0224*
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 Answer ALL 21 questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. You must write down all stages in your working. 1. Work out the value of 21.89 7.75 0.65 + 2.85 (2 marks) 2. (a) Factorise fully 18c 27 (b) Expand and simplify (t 4)(t + 5) (2 marks) (2 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 6 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 3. The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 6.5 cm. P O Q (a) Work out the area of the circle. Give your answer correct to three significant figures. (2 marks) P Q is the tangent to the circle at P. OQ = 10.5cm. (b) Work out the length of P Q. Give your answer to three significant figures. (3 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 5 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 4. (a) Express 600 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly. (b) Simplify 5 12. Give your answer as a power of 5. 5 2 5 (3 marks) (2 marks) 5. (a) Factorise x 2 + 7x 30 (b) Factorise 16x 2 225 (2 marks) (1 mark) Marks earned: out of a possible 8 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 6. (a) Solve the inequality e 2 < 0 (b) Solve the inequality 5 3e < 4 (1 mark) (c) Write down the integer value of e that satisfies both the inequalities e 2 < 0 and 5 3e < 4 (2 marks) (1 mark) Marks earned: out of a possible 4 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 7. In 1981, the population of India was 683 million. Between 1981 and 1991, the population of India increased by 163 million. (a) Express 163 million as a percentage of 683 million. Give your answer correct to three significant figures. (2 marks) In 2001, the population of India was 1028 million. Between 2001 and 2011, the population of India increased by 17.6% (b) Increase 1028 million by 17.6 %.Give your answer to the nearest million. (3 marks) In 2001, the population of India was 1028 million. Between 1971 and 2001, the population of India increased by 87.6%. (c) Work out the population of India in 1971. Give your answer correct to the nearest million. (3 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 8 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 8. The point A has coordinates (0, 2). The point B has coordinates ( 4, 1) (a) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AB. (b) Work out the gradient of the line AB. (2 marks) (c) Find the equation of the line AB. (2 marks) (2 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 6 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 9. Solve the simultaneous equations c + 5d = 13 (1) 4c 5d = 48 (2) Show clear algebraic working (3 marks) 10. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from a point O. the height above O of the stone t seconds after it was thrown from O is h meters, where h = 17t 5t 2. Work out the values of t when the height of the stone above O is 12 meters. Show your working clearly. (3 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 6 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 11. Find the value of x. Hence write down the length of each of the sides of the triangle. 2x 1 x + 10 x + 9 (6 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 6 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 12. (a) Simplify ( ) 3 4h 2 3 (b) Given a a 3 a 2 (2 marks) Express as a simplified single power of a (3 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 5 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 13. Find the value of x and the value of θ, giving your answers to three significant figures. 40 x 3cm 7cm θ (6 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 6 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 14. Show that 3 4 + 4 5 = 111 20 (2 marks) 15. ξ = {whole numbers} A = {factors of 100} B = {multiples of 5} List the members of the set A B (2 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 4 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 16. (a) Simplify x 7 x 2 (b) Simplify y 9 y 3 (1 mark) (c) Expand and simplify 4(2d + 3) 2(3d 5) (1 mark) (d) Solve 9y 3 = 5y + 2 (2 marks) (e) Solve 7x 1 = x 5 Show clear algebraic working. (2 marks) (3 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 9 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 17. Simplify fully (2x + 3) 2 (2x 3) 2 (3 marks) 18. Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal 0.2 6 = 4 15 (2 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 5 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 19. Make g the subject of 3e + 4g = 7 + 9eg (3 marks) 3 20. Express x + 2 6 2x + 5 Simplify your answer. as a single fraction. (3 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 6 on this page
The King s School, Canterbury - Maths Sixth Form Entrance - 2016 21. Solve the simultaneous equations Show clear algebraic working y = 3x + 2 x 2 + y 2 = 20 (6 marks) Marks earned: out of a possible 6 on this page
Sixth Form Entrance 2015 MATHEMATICS 1 hour Attempt all questions if possible. Do not worry if there are topics you have never covered; do your best on whatever you can attempt. Questions are not necessarily in order of difficulty. Marks for parts of questions are given in brackets as a guide. Show as much working as you can. Calculators are allowed and their use expected. There is a list of formulae at the front, not all of which need necessarily be used in this paper. The paper has twenty-four questions. Work quickly. There are one hundred and fifteen marks in total. NAME:... AGE:... PRESENT SCHOOL:... Total: %
Formula Sheet Volume of prism = area of cross-section length 4 Volume of sphere = r 3 3 Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2 1 Volume of cone = r 2 h 3 Curved surface area of cone = rl In any triangle ABC C b a A a b Sine Rule: = = sin A sin B c c sin C B Cosine Rule: a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A Area of a triangle = 1 2 ab sin C The Quadratic Equation The solutions of ax 2 + bx + c = 0, where a 0, are given by x = b ( b 2 4ac) 2a
Q1. Karen buys 19 identical calculators. The total cost is 143.64 Work out the total cost of 31 of these calculators.... (Total 3 marks) Q2. There are 40 litres of water in a barrel. The water flows out of the barrel at a rate of 125 millilitres per second. 1 litre = 1000 millilitres. Work out the time it takes for the barrel to empty completely.... seconds (Total 3 marks)
Q3. In a sale all the normal prices are reduced by 18%. In the sale Mandy pays 12.71 for a hat. Calculate the normal price of the hat... (Total 3 marks) Q4. There are some sweets in a bag. 18 of the sweets are toffees. 12 of the sweets are mints. (a) Write down the ratio of the number of toffees to the number of mints. Give your ratio in its simplest form. There are some oranges and apples in a box.... :... (2) The total number of oranges and apples is 54 The ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples is 1 : 5 (b) Work out the number of apples in the box.... (2) (Total 4 marks)
Q5. (a) Expand and simplify ( x - 17)( x - 4) (2) (b) Solve x - 17 x - 4 = 5 (3) (Total 5 marks) Q6. Solve the simultaneous equations 2x + 3y = 6 3x 2y = 22 x = y = (Total 4 marks)
Q7. Simplify fully (i) 4 5 m m.. (ii) 6 p p 2 (iii) 3 8 5x y 2xy (iv) 4 k 8 k 8 2.. (Total 6 marks) Q8. A straight line has equation y = 4x 5. Write down the equation of the straight line that is parallel to y = 4x 5 and passes through the point (0, 3)... (Total 2 marks)
Q9. (a) Work out, giving your answers as integers or fractions as appropriate: (i) 8 0 (ii) 5 2.. (iii) 25 1 2 (iv) 3 27 1... (7) 4 (b) Given that x = 2 k and 2 c, find c in terms of k. x c =. (3) (Total 10 marks)
Q10. The diagram shows three intersecting sets A, B and C. E A B C a) Lightly shade the region described by (A B) C In a school all of the 120 pupils must choose at least one of Archery, Badminton or Cycling. 63 pupils choose archery 62 pupils choose badminton 69 pupils choose cycling 28 pupils choose archery and badminton 27 pupils choose archery and cycling 32 pupils choose badminton and cycling. (1) b) Let the number of people who choose all three options be x i) Write down in terms of x the number of people who choose archery and badminton but not cycling. ii) Show that the number of people who choose archery only is 8 + x.(1) iii) Form and solve an equation to find x. (2).(3) (Total 7 marks)
Q11. P R Diagram NOT accurately drawn O Q 56 T P, Q and R are points on a circle, centre O. POQ is a straight line. TQ and TR are tangents to the circle. Angle TQR = 56. (a) Explain why angle PQR = 34..... (1) (b) Calculate the size of angle PRT. Give reasons for your answer... (3) (Total 4 marks)
Q12. y is directly proportional to the square of x. When x = 4, y = 25. (a) Find an expression for y in terms of x. (b) Calculate y when x = 2.... (3) (c) Calculate x when y = 9. (1) (2) (Total 6 marks)
Q13. ABC is a right-angled triangle. AC = 6 cm. BC = 9 cm. Work out the length of AB. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.... cm (Total 3 marks) Q14. Sethina recorded the times, in minutes, taken to repair 80 car tyres. Information about these times is shown in the table. Time(tminutes) Frequency 0 < t 6 15 6 < t 12 25 12 < t 18 20 18 < t 24 12 24 < t 30 8 Calculate an estimate for the mean time taken to repair each car tyre.... minutes (Total 4 marks)
Q15. Consider the formula 1 1 u v 1 f 1 1 Given u = 2, v = 3 2 3 (a) Find the value of f without a calculator and showing working... (3) (b) Rearrange 1 1 1 u v f to make u the subject of the formula. Give your answer in its simplest form.... (3) (Total 6 marks)
Q16. Here is a right-angled triangle. (a) Calculate the size of the angle marked x. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. Here is another right-angled triangle. x =... (3) (b) Calculate the value of y. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. y =... (3) (Total 6 marks)
Q17. Peter cuts a square out of a rectangular piece of metal. 2x + 3 Diagram NOT accurately drawn x + 2 x + 4 x + 2 The length of the rectangle is 2x + 3. The width of the rectangle is x + 4. The length of the side of the square is x + 2. All measurements are in centimetres. The shaded shape in the diagram shows the metal remaining. The area of the shaded shape is 20 cm 2. (a) Show that x 2 7x 12 0 (4)
(b) (i) 2 Solve the equation x 7x 12 0 Give your answers correct to 4 significant figures. (ii) Hence find the perimeter of the square. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures... (3).. cm (1) (Total 8 marks)
Q18. Phil has 20 sweets in a bag. 5 of the sweets are orange. 7 of the sweets are red. 8 of the sweets are yellow. Phil takes at random two sweets from the bag. Work out the probability that the sweets will not be the same colour.... (Total 4 marks) Q19. Simplify fully 2 x 2x 2 8x 15 7x 15... (Total 4 marks)
Q20. In the circle shown below, O is the centre and RV is a tangent touching the circle at point T. Angle ATR = 62 and angle BTV = 79. Find the value of the angle y, giving a reason for each step of your working. B A O y 79 V 62 T R Diagram NOT accurately drawn y =... (Total 4 marks)
Q21. Solve simultaneously the equations y = x 2-3x + 7 and y = 2x + 1. (Total 5 marks)
Q22. The diagram shows an equilateral triangle ABC with sides of length 6 cm. P is the midpoint of AB. Q is the midpoint of AC. APQ is a sector of a circle, centre A. Calculate the area of the shaded region. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.... cm 2 (Total 4 marks)
Q23. If PQ = 7 km, PR = 11 km and angle QPR = 83, work out length QR correct to 3 significant figures.. (Total 5 marks) Q24. Prove that (3n + 1) 2 (3n 1) 2 is a multiple of 4, for all positive integer values of n. (Total 5 marks) END OF EXAM
THE KING S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY SIXTH FORM ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2014-2015 MATHEMATICS 1 Hour Attempt all questions if possible. Do not worry if there are topics you have never covered; do your best on whatever you can attempt. Questions are not necessarily in order of difficulty. Marks for parts of questions are given in brackets as a guide. Show as much working as you can. Calculators are allowed and their use expected. There is a list of formulae at the front, not all of which need necessarily be used in this paper. The paper has twenty-eight questions. Work quickly. There are one hundred and twenty marks in total. NAME:... AGE:... PRESENT SCHOOL:... Total: %
Formula Sheet Volume of prism = area of cross-section length 4 Volume of sphere = r 3 3 Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2 1 Volume of cone = r 2 h 3 Curved surface area of cone = rl In any triangle ABC C b a A a b Sine Rule: = = sin A sin B c c sin C B Cosine Rule: a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A Area of a triangle = 1 2 ab sin C The Quadratic Equation The solutions of ax 2 + bx + c = 0, where a 0, are given by x = b ( b 2 4ac) 2a
Q1. (a) (i) Use your calculator to work out Write down all the figures on your calculator display.... (ii) Give your answer to (i) correct to 3 significant figures.... (3) (b) Work out (2.34 10 5 ) (5 10 4 ) Give your answer in standard form.... (2) (Total for Question is 5 marks) Q2. Write the following numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number. 0.038 10 2 3800 10 4 380 0.38 10 1... (Total for Question is 2 marks)
Q3. (a) Simplify x 7 x 3... (1) (b) Simplify (m 4 ) 3... (1) (c) Simplify... (2) Q4. (Total for Question is 4 marks) Pavel and Katie share some sweets in the ratio 3 : 8 Katie gets 32 sweets. (a) How many sweets does Pavel get?... (2) Katie also has a tin of chocolates. There are 80 chocolates in the tin. 45% of the chocolates have toffee in the middle. (b) Work out the number of chocolates that have toffee in the middle.... (2) (Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q5. (a) Simplify 4y + 2x 3 + 3x + 8... (2) (b) Factorise fully 9x 2 6xy... (2) (c) Expand 4(x + 2)... (1) (d) Expand and simplify (x 5)(x + 3)... (2) (Total for Question is 7 marks)
Q6. A cooker costs 650 plus 20% VAT. (a) Calculate the total cost of the cooker....................... (3) A washing machine has a price of 260 In a sale its price is reduced by 39 (b) Write the reduction as a percentage of the price....................... % (2) 3 kitchen chairs cost a total of 44.79 (c) Work out the total cost of 8 of these chairs....................... (2) (Total for Question is 7 marks)
Q7. Write as a single fraction in its simplest form the result of subtracting from... (Total for Question is 4 marks) Q8. Here are the first 5 terms of an arithmetic sequence. 3 9 15 21 27 (a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.... Ben says that 150 is in the sequence. (b) Is Ben right? You must explain your answer. (2)......... (1) (Total for Question is 3 marks)
Q9. Suppose x = 8.5 10 9 y = 4 10 8 p 2 = x y xy Find the value of p. Give your answer in standard form correct to 2 significant figures.... (Total for Question is 3 marks) Q10. Solve the simultaneous equations 5x + 2y = 11 4x 3y = 18 x =...................... y =...................... (Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q11. Colin, Dave and Emma share some money. Colin gets 3 10 of the money. Emma and Dave share the rest of the money in the ratio 3 : 2 What is Dave's share of the money?... (Total for Question is 4 marks) Q12. Solve x =...................... (Total for Question is 3 marks) Q13. XYZ is a right-angled triangle. Calculate the length of XZ. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.... (Total for Question is 3 marks)
Q14. Make t the subject of the formula 2(d t) = 4t + 7 t =...................... (Total for Question is 3 marks) Q15. (a) (i) Factorise x 2 12x + 27... (ii) Solve the equation x 2 12x + 27 = 0... (b) Factorise y 2 100 (3)... (1) (Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q16. Shape P is reflected in the line x = 1 to give shape Q. Shape Q is reflected in the line y = 0 to give shape R. Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape P onto shape R....... (Total for Question is 3 marks)
Q17. Mr Watkins needs to buy some oil for his central heating. Mr Watkins can put up to 1500 litres of oil in his oil tank. There are already 850 litres of oil in the tank. Mr Watkins is going to fill the tank with oil. The price of oil is 67.2p per litre. Mr Watkins gets 5% off the price of the oil. How much does Mr Watkins pay for the oil he needs to buy?... (Total for Question is 5 marks)
Q18. Here are two triangles T 1 and T 2. The lengths of the sides are in centimetres. The area of triangle T1 is equal to the area of triangle T2. Work out the value of x, giving your answer in the form where a and b are integers.... (Total for Question is 5 marks)
Q19. A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. Angle AOC = y. Find the size of angle ABC in terms of y. Give a reason for each stage of your working. (Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q20. (a) Solve 4(8x 2) 3x = 10... (3) (b) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form 2 tanθ + 3 1 tanθ 6... (3) (Total for Question is 6 marks)
Q21. Henry is thinking about having a water meter. These are the two ways he can pay for the water he uses. Henry uses an average of 180 litres of water each day. Henry wants to pay as little as possible for the water he uses. Should Henry have a water meter? (Show your working) (Total for Question is 5 marks)
Q22. Simplify fully... (Total for Question is 3 marks)
Q23. The diagram shows a large tin of pet food in the shape of a cylinder. The large tin has a radius of 6.5 cm and a height of 11.5 cm. A pet food company wants to make a new size of tin. The new tin will have a radius of 5.8 cm. It will have the same volume as the large tin. Calculate the height of the new tin. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.... cm (Total for Question is 3 marks)
Q24. Bob asked each of 40 friends how many minutes they took to get to work. The table shows some information about his results. Time taken (m minutes) Frequency 0 < m 10 3 10 < m 20 8 20 < m 30 11 30 < m 40 9 40 < m 50 9 Work out an estimate for the mean time taken....................... minutes (Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q25. The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD. Diagram NOT accurately drawn AB = 16 cm. AD = 12 cm. Angle BCD = 40. Angle ADB = angle CBD = 90. Calculate the length of CD. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures....................... cm (Total for Question is 5 marks)
Q26. Solve the simultaneous equations x 2 + y 2 = 9 x + y = 2 Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places. x =............... y =............... or x =............... y =............... (Total for Question is 6 marks) Q27. Carolyn has 20 biscuits in a tin. She has 12 plain biscuits 5 chocolate biscuits 3 ginger biscuits Carolyn takes at random two biscuits from the tin. Work out the probability that the two biscuits were not the same type.... (Total for Question is 4 marks)
Q28. Diagram NOT accurately drawn ABC is a triangle. AB = 8.7 cm. Angle ABC = 49. Angle ACB = 64. Calculate the area of triangle ABC. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures...................... cm 2 (Total for Question is 5 marks) END OF EXAM