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Maths A · Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 1H · Higher · January 2020

Edexcel IGCSE Maths A Paper 1H Higher January 2020 question paper 4MA1/1H

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Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 1H

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Question 1

The point A has coordinates (5, −4) The point B has coordinates (13, 1)

(a)

Work out the coordinates of the midpoint of AB.

Line L has equation y= 2 − 3x

(2)

(b)

Write down the gradient of line L.

Line L has equation y= 2 − 3x

(1)

(c)

Does the point with coordinates (100, −302) lie on line L? You must give a reason for your answer.

(1)

Question 4

The table shows information about the weights, in kilograms, of 40 babies.

Weight (wkg)Frequency
2 w 312
3 w 416
4 w 59
5 w 62
6 w 71
(a)

Write down the modal class.

(1)

(b)

Work out an estimate for the mean weight of the 40 babies.

One of the 40 babies is going to be chosen at random.

(4)

(c)

Find the probability that this baby has a weight of more than 5 kg.

(2)

Question 5

5 120 children go on an activity holiday. The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 3: 5

On Sunday, all the children either go sailing or go climbing.

Question 5, shown as an image

Twice as many girls go sailing as go climbing.

Work out how many children go sailing on Sunday.

(6)

Question 10

The shaded region in the diagram is bounded by three lines. The equation of one of the lines is given.

Figure for question 10

Write down the three inequalities that define the shaded region.

(3)

Question 11

Max invests $6000 in a savings account for 3 years. The account pays compound interest at a rate of 1.5% per year for the first 2 years.

The compound interest rate changes for the third year. At the end of 3 years, there is a total of $6311.16 in the account.

Work out the compound interest rate for the third year. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

(3)

Question 12

A total of 80 men and women took part in a race. The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the times, in minutes, they took for the race.

Question 12, shown as an image

Time (minutes)

(a)

Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range.

60% of the men took 50 minutes or less for the race. No women took 50 minutes or less for the race.

(2)

(b)

Work out an estimate for the number of men who took part in the race.

(3)

Question 13

The diagram shows a solid cube. The cube is placed on a table so that the whole of one face of the cube is in contact with the table.

Figure for question 13

The cube exerts a force of 56 newtons on the table. The pressure on the table due to the cube is 0.14 newtons/cm2

Question 13, shown as an image

Work out the volume of the cube.

(4)

Question 16

a= 58.4 correct to 3 significant figures. c= 20 correct to 2 significant figures. d= 3.6 correct to 2 significant figures.

Work out the upper bound for the value of P. Show your working clearly. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

(3)

Question 18

There are 16 sweets in a bowl.

4 of the sweets are blackcurrant. 5 of the sweets are lemon. 7 of the sweets are orange.

Anna, Ravi and Sam each take at random one sweet from the bowl.

Work out the probability that the 5 lemon sweets are still in the bowl.

(4)

Question 19

The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH.

Figure for question 19

EH= 9 cm, HG= 5 cm and GB= 6 cm.

Work out the size of the angle between AH and the plane EFGH. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

(4)

Question 22

Question 22, shown as an image

H is the point with coordinates (−4, 1) J is the point with coordinates (j, 15) where j <0 K is the point with coordinates (6, k)

M is the midpoint of JK. The gradient of HM is 2

Find the value of j and the value of k.

(6)

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