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

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Edexcel 4MA1 · Paper 1H

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Question 1

The numbers from 1 to 14 are shown in the Venn diagram.

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(a)

List the members of the set A maths symbol B

(1)

(b)

List the members of the set Bʹ

A number is picked at random from the numbers in the Venn diagram.

(1)

(c)

Find the probability that this number is in set A but is not in set B.

(2)

Question 2

Toy cars are made in a factory. The toy cars are made for 15 hours each day. 5 toy cars are made every 12 seconds.

For the toy cars made each day, the probability of a toy car being faulty is 0.002

Work out an estimate of the number of faulty toy cars that are made each day.

(4)

Question 6

A rocket travelled 100 km at an average speed of 28 440 km/h.

Work out how long it took the rocket to travel the 100 km. Give your answer in seconds, correct to the nearest second.

(3)

Question 11

The diagram shows trapezium ABCD in which BC and AD are parallel.

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The trapezium has exactly one line of symmetry.

BC = 8.4 cm AD = 17.6 cm

The trapezium has area 179.4 cm2

Work out the size of angle ABC. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

(6)

Question 13

Jan invests $8000 in a savings account. The account pays compound interest at a rate of x% per year.

At the end of 6 years, there is a total of $8877.62 in the account.

Work out the value of x. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

(3)

Question 17

A metal block has a mass of 5 kg, correct to the nearest 50 grams. The block has a volume of (1.84 maths symbol 10–3) m3, correct to 3 significant figures.

Work out the upper bound for the density of the block. Give your answer in kg/m3 correct to 1 decimal place. Show your working clearly.

(4)

Question 22

ABCD is a rhombus.

The diagonals, AC and BD, intersect at the point M. The coordinates of M are (6, −11)

The points A and C both lie on the line with equation 2y + 7x = 20

Find the exact coordinates of the point where the line through B and D intersects the y-axis.

(4)

Question 23

23Curve C has equation y = px3 − mx where p and m are positive integers.

Find the range of values of x, in terms of p and m, for which the gradient of C is negative.

(4)

Question 24

Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence.

8 15 22 29 36

Work out the sum of all the terms from the 50th term to the 100th term inclusive.

(4)

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