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Unforgiving Paper

1. The document provides examination details for a Pearson Edexcel International GCSE mathematics exam, including instructions, information, and advice for candidates. 2. The exam contains 8 questions worth a total of 50 marks. Candidates must show all working and are not permitted to write on the formulae page. 3. Candidates must fill in personal details at the top of the page and answer all questions in the spaces provided. Calculators may be used.

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Unforgiving Paper

1. The document provides examination details for a Pearson Edexcel International GCSE mathematics exam, including instructions, information, and advice for candidates. 2. The exam contains 8 questions worth a total of 50 marks. Candidates must show all working and are not permitted to write on the formulae page. 3. Candidates must fill in personal details at the top of the page and answer all questions in the spaces provided. Calculators may be used.

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Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information

Candidate surnameOther names

Centre Number Candidate Number

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

4UMA1
Paper
Time 45 minutes reference
〇 〇
Unforgiving Mathematics
Highest Tier

You must have: Unshakable will, calculator, pen Total Marks

Instructions
 Use black ink or ball-point pen.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
 Answer all questions.
 Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
 Calculators may be used.
 You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.

Information
 The total mark for this paper is 50.
 The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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Answer ALL EIGHT questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.


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You must write down all stages in your working.

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9 12
(64 p q ) 3
1 (a) Simplify 3
–8 12
(81 p q ) 4

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( ) ( )
2 2
1 1 1 1
(b) Simplify x + y – x – y
2 2 2 2

(4)
3 2 2
(c) Factorize
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(4)

(Total for Question 1 is 12 marks)

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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

B
c
D
c

E T
A c
c c
TA is a tangent to the circle ABCD at the point A.
CD and TA are produced to meet at E.

AB = CD
Angle BAT = 24°
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Find the size of angle ABC.

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(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)

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3 C
B

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D A Diagram NOT
E F
accurately drawn

OABCD is a sector, centre O.


CO is a perpendicular bisector of AD, intersecting at E.
F lies on AD such that BF is perpendicular to AD.

AF = 9 cm
DF = 39IN
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OE = 18 cm

Work out the area of sector OBC.


Give your answer in terms of π.

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cm 2

(Total for Question 3 is 6 marks)

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4 The straight line L has equation x – y = k
The circle C has equation x2 + y 2 + 2 x – 4 y – 1 = 0
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L and C intersect at the points A and B.

Find the x-coordinate of the midpoint of AB in terms of k.


Show clear algebraic working.

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(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)

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5 E H

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F G
X Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

D C

8 cm
A 12 cm B
ABCDEFGH is a cuboid.
X lies on DE such that
DX = 9 cm EX = 4 cm
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θ is the angle between BX and plane ABGF.

Find cos θ.

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(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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6 The function f is such that
f ( 23 x + 1 ) = x 2
+ x – 1
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Find f (x)

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f (x) =

(Total for Question 6 is 5 marks)

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7
T
B
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Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
20°
A C

A, B and C are points lying on a circle.


TA is tangent to the circle at A.
CBT is a straight line perpendicular to TA.
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BC = 6 cm

Find the radius of the circle.


Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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cm

(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)

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8 ABCD is a parallelogram and AEFG is a square.

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Y Y
Diagram NOT
X accurately drawn
Y

D G A

BD cuts AE and FG at the points X and Y respectively.

BE : EF : FC = 2 : 7 : 3
The area of triangle ABX is 24 cm 2

Find the area of quadrilateral CDYF


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(Total for Question 8 is 6 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 50 MARKS

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