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GCSE Maths
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GCSE Maths Revision
Higher Booklet 1
Week 1........................................................................................page 1
Week 2........................................................................................page 5
Week 3........................................................................................page 9
Week 4........................................................................................page 13
Week 5........................................................................................page 17
Week 6........................................................................................page 21
Week 7........................................................................................page 25
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Week 1 - GCSE Maths Revision Higher Booklet 1
1. A restaurant menu includes 3 starter options and 4 main course
options. Assuming a customer chooses one of each, how many
different ways are there for them to choose one starter and one
main course?
2. Expand and simplify: (x + 5)(x – 4)
3. Fill in the gap using the correct inequality symbol: 20 4
4. Given that f(x) = 7x + 2, work out f (-1).
1
2
5. Evaluate 9 .
6. Write x2 + 6x + 10 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are integers.
7. Simplify 75.
8. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 49. What is the radius of this circle?
9. x is directly proportional to y. When x = 4, y = 9. Write an equation
for y in terms of x.
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10. 10 fish were captured from a pond, tagged and then released back
into the pond. The next day, 20 fish were captured from the same
pond. Of these 20 fish, 4 had tags on. Estimate the total population
size of the fish.
11. A function is given by y = f(x). Describe the single transformation
that maps this function onto y = f(x) + 2.
12. The diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD. Prove that triangles
ABC and ACD are congruent.
A B
D C
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13. Use the iterative formula xn + 1 = 3xn+ 2 with x1 = 0.5 to find the
value of x2.
14. The sides of a rectangle are enlarged by a scale factor of 2. Write
down the scale factor that the area is enlarged by.
15. The first five terms of a quadratic sequence are 3, 9, 19, 33, 51. Find
the nth term of this sequence.
16. Write down the value of sin(0).
17. A bag contains red and yellow counters only. There are 8 red
counters and 4 yellow counters. Ben chooses a counter at random
and records the colour. He then replaces it and chooses another.
Work out the probability that Ben chooses two red counters.
18. Work out the lower quartile of this list of numbers: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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19. A line has equation y = x + 4
2
Write down the gradient of a line that runs perpendicular to this.
20. The diagram shows a non-right-angled triangle. Work out its area.
m
4c
30°
10cm
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Week 2 - GCSE Maths Revision Higher Booklet 1
1. A restaurant menu includes 2 starter options, 5 main course
options and 3 dessert options. Assuming a customer chooses one
of each, how many different ways are there for them to choose
one starter, one main course and one dessert?
2. Expand and simplify: (2x + 3)(x – 1)
3. Fill in the gap using the correct inequality symbol: 31 6
4. Given that f(x) = 3x2 – 1, work out f(-2).
1
3
5. Evaluate 64 .
6. Write x2 + 10x + 3 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are integers.
7. Simplify 200.
8. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 9. Write down the coordinates of
the centre of this circle.
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9. x is directly proportional to y. When x = 5, y = 2. Write an equation
for y in terms of x.
10. 40 fish were captured, tagged and then released. The next day,
100 fish were captured. Of these, 20 had tags. Estimate the total
population size of the fish.
11. A function is given by y = f(x). Describe the single transformation
that maps this function onto y = f(x – 1).
12. The diagram shows an isosceles triangle ABC. AD is perpendicular
to BD. Prove that triangles ABD and ACD are congruent.
A
B D C
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13. Use the iterative formula xn + 1 = xn2 + 2xn with x1 = 5 to find the
value of x2. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(Calculator allowed)
14. The sides of a cuboid are enlarged by a scale factor of 2. Write
down the scale factor that the volume is enlarged by.
15. The first five terms of a quadratic sequence are 1, 10, 25, 46, 73.
Find the nth term of this sequence.
16. Write down the value of cos(30°).
17. A bag contains red and yellow counters only. There are 5 red
counters and 6 yellow counters. Ben chooses a counter at random
and records the colour. He then replaces it and chooses another.
Work out the probability that Ben chooses two counters of different
colour.
18. Work out the upper quartile of this list of numbers:
1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15
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19. A line has equation y = 3x + 7
Write down the gradient of a line that runs perpendicular to this.
20. The diagram shows a non-right-angled triangle. Work out its area.
m
5c
60°
3cm
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1. Harry has a combination lock. The lock uses 4 digits. Each digit takes
a number between 0 and 9 inclusive. How many different ways can
this lock be set?
2. Expand and simplify: (3x + 5)2
3. Estimate the value of 40
4. Given that f (x) = 5x – 4, work out f -1(x).
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3
5. Evaluate 8 .
6. By writing x2 + 6x + 3 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are
integers, solve the equation x2 + 6x + 3 = 0. Give your answers in
surd form.
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7. Write 48 in the form a b where a and b are integers.
8. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 9. Does the point (1, 2) lie on the
circumference of this circle? Give a reason for your answer.
9. x is directly proportional to y. When x = 5, y = 3. Work out the value
of y when x = 9.
10. 40 fish were captured, tagged and then released. The next day,
100 fish were captured. Of these, 20 had tags. Callum uses this
information to estimate the total population of fish. Write down
two assumptions he must make.
11. A function is given by y = f(x). Describe the single transformation
that maps this function onto y = -f (x).
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12. The diagram shows a kite ABCD. Prove that triangles ABC and ADC
are congruent.
B
A C
13. Use the iterative formula xn + 1 = 7 − 3 with x0 = 1 to find the value
xn
of x1 , x2 and x3.
(Calculator allowed)
14. The sides of a cuboid are enlarged by a scale factor of 4. Write
down the scale factor that the surface area is enlarged by.
15. The first five terms of a quadratic sequence are 5, 14, 27, 44, 65.
Find the nth term of this sequence.
16. Write down the value of tan(45°).
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17. A bag contains red and yellow counters only. There are 5 red
counters and 6 yellow counters. Ben chooses a counter at random
and records the colour. He then replaces it and chooses another.
Work out the probability that Ben chooses at least one red counter.
18. Work out the interquartile range of this list of numbers:
3, 7, 8, 9, 9, 11, 13
19. A line has equation 2y = x + 5
Write down the gradient of a line that runs perpendicular to this.
20. The diagram shows a non-right-angled triangle. Work out its area.
m
6c
45°
3 2cm
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1. Harry has a combination lock. The lock uses 4 digits. Each digit takes
a number between 0 and 9 inclusive. How many different ways can
this lock be set, given that Harry wants the code to be even?
2. Expand and simplify: (4x – 1)2
3. Estimate the value of 70
3x + 1
4. Given that f (x) = , work out f -1(x).
2
3
2
5. Evaluate 9 .
6. By writing x2 – 4x + 1 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are
integers, solve the equation x2 – 4x + 1 = 0. Give your answers in
surd form.
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7. Write 8 + 50 in the form a b where a and b are integers.
8. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 13. Does the point (3, 2) lie on
the circumference of this circle? Give a reason for your answer.
9. x is directly proportional to y. When x = 4, y = 7. Work out the value
of y when x = 12.
10. A farmer captures 80 mice on his farm. He tags them and then
releases them back onto the farm. The next day, he captures 200
mice. Of these, 50 have tags. Estimate the total population size of
the mice.
11. A function is given by y = f(x). Describe the single transformation
that maps this function onto y = f(-x).
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12. In the diagram, the lines AB and CD are parallel and AB = CD. Lines
BC and AD intersect at point E. Prove that triangles ABE and CDE
are congruent.
A B
C D
13. Use the iterative formula xn + 1 = 7 − 3 with x1 = 1 to solve the equation
xn
x = 7 – 3x , giving your answer correct to three decimal places.
(Calculator allowed)
14. The sides of a cuboid are enlarged by a scale factor of 4. Write
down the scale factor that the volume is enlarged by.
15. The first five terms of a quadratic sequence are 3, 12, 25, 42, 63.
Find the nth term of this sequence.
16. Write down the value of cos(45°).
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17. A bag contains red and yellow counters only. There are 5 red
counters and 6 yellow counters. Ben chooses a counter at
random and records the colour. He then chooses another without
replacing the first. Work out the probability that Ben chooses two
red counters.
18. Work out the interquartile range of this list of numbers:
15, 8, 4, 5, 19, 2, 10
19. A line has equation 2y – x = 3
Write down the gradient of a line that runs perpendicular to this.
20. The diagram shows a non-right-angled triangle. Work out its area.
m
4c
60°
5 3cm
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Week 5 - GCSE Maths Revision Higher Booklet 1
1. Kelly thinks of a three-digit number greater than or equal to 700.
Given that the number is a multiple of 5, calculate the total amount
of numbers Kelly could be thinking of.
2. Expand and simplify: (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)
3
3. Estimate the value of 52
4. Given that f(x) = x + 2 and g(x) = 3x – 1, work out fg(x).
2
3
5. Evaluate 1000 .
6. By writing x2 + x – 1 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are rational
numbers, solve the equation x2 + x – 1 = 0. Give your answers in
surd form.
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7. Write 45 + 2 20 in the form a b where a and b are integers.
8. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 13. Find the equation of the
radius of the circle that passes through the point (3, 2).
9. x is inversely proportional to y. When x = 9, y = 2. Work out the
value of y when x = 4.
10. On Monday, Lily captured 320 trout, tagged them and then released
them. On Tuesday, Lily captured 500 trout and recorded the
number which were tagged. She uses the information to estimate
the total amount of trout as 8000. How many trout did Lily record
as tagged on Tuesday?
11. A function is given by y = f (x). The graph of y = f (x) passes through
the point P with coordinates (1, 2). The function is mapped onto
y = f(x + 5). Write down the new coordinates of point P.
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12. ABCD is a parallelogram. The diagonals of the parallelogram meet
at point E. Prove that triangle ABE is congruent to triangle CDE.
A B
E
D C
1− xn2
13. Use the iterative formula xn + 1 = 5 with x1 = 0.5 to solve the
equation x2 + 5x – 1 = 0, giving your answer correct to three decimal
places.
(Calculator allowed)
14. A cylinder has a radius of 2cm and a surface area of 10cm2.
A similar cylinder has a radius of 4cm. Calculate its surface area.
15. The first five terms of a quadratic sequence are -3, -3, 1, 9, 21. Find
the nth term of this sequence.
16. Evaluate sin(60°) × cos(30°).
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17. A bag contains red and yellow counters only. There are 5 red
counters and 6 yellow counters. Ben chooses two counters at
random and records the colours. Work out the probability that Ben
chooses two counters of the same colour.
18. Work out the lower quartile of this list of numbers: 3, 4, 1, 2, 9
19. Find the equation of the line parallel to y = 2x + 1 that passes
through (1, 1).
20. The diagram shows a non-right-angled triangle. Its area is 30 3
square units. Find the size of angle C.
10
cm
C
12cm
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Week 6 - GCSE Maths Revision Higher Booklet 1
1. A menu has a choice of 3 starters, 4 main courses and 2 desserts.
How many different ways are there to choose a two-course meal
(starter and main or main and dessert)?
2. Expand and simplify: (x – 3)(x + 4)(x – 5)
3
3. Estimate the value of 100
4. Given that f(x) = x2 and g(x) = x + 2, work out fg(x).
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5. Evaluate 64 .
6. By writing x2 + 3x – 1 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are
rational numbers, find the coordinates of the turning point of the
curve y = x2 + 3x – 1
10
7. Rationalise the denominator of
5
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8. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 13. Find the equation of the
tangent to the circle that passes through the point (3, 2).
9. x is inversely proportional to y. When x = 3, y = 4. Work out the
value of x when y = 10.
10. On Monday, Lily captured 70 trout, tagged them and then released
them. On Tuesday, Lily captured 120 trout and recorded the
number which were tagged. She uses the information to estimate
the total amount of trout as 210. How many trout did Lily record as
tagged on Tuesday?
11. A function is given by y = f(x). The graph of y = f(x) passes through
the point P with coordinates (1, 2). The function is mapped onto
y = -f(x) + 2. Write down the new coordinates of point P.
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12. In the diagram, AB = AC. D is the midpoint of AB and E is the
midpoint of AC. Prove that triangle ABE is congruent to triangle ACD.
B
D
A C
E
13. Show that the equation x4 – 4x + 2 = 0 has a solution in the
interval [0, 1].
14. A cylinder has a radius of 2cm and a volume of 30cm3. A similar
cylinder has a radius of 6cm. Calculate its volume.
15. The first five terms of a quadratic sequence are 3, 8, 15, 24, 35. Find
the 50th term of this sequence.
16. Which of these cannot be the sine of an angle? 0.5, 3 , 4, -1
2
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17. A biscuit tin contains 4 chocolate and 8 plain biscuits only. Alex
chooses two biscuits at random. Work out the probability that at
least one of these biscuits is plain.
18. Work out the upper quartile of this list of numbers: 3, 4, 1, 2, 9
19. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to y = 2x + 1 that passes
through (1, 1).
20. The diagram shows a non-right-angled isosceles triangle. Its area is
9 square units. Calculate the value of x.
30°
x x
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1. A hotel has five rooms to allocate to five separate guests. How
many different ways are there for the hotel to do this?
2. Expand and simplify (x + 3)3
3. Estimate the value of 10
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, giving your answer as a fraction.
4. Given that f(x) = x2 + 3 and g(x) = 2x – 1, work out fg(5).
3
9 -2
5. Evaluate (16) .
6a. By writing x2 + 4x – 3 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are
integers, find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve y =
x2 + 4x – 3
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6b. Solve the equation x2 + 4x – 3 = 0, giving your answers in surd form.
6c. Hence, sketch the graph of y = x2 + 4x – 3
3
7. Rationalise the denominator of
1+ 2
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8. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 17. Find the equation of the
tangent to the circle that passes through the point (-1, 4).
9. A is directly proportional to the square of b. When A = 5, b = 2.
Given that b > 0, find the value of b when A = 11.25.
10. On Monday, Lily captured some trout from a pond, tagged them
and then released them back into the pond.
On Tuesday, Lily captured 20 less trout than on Monday. She found
that 10 of these trout were tagged.
She uses the information to estimate the total amount of trout and
finds that this is three times the amount of trout she caught on
Monday. How many trout did Lily record as tagged on Tuesday?
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11. A function is given by y = f(x). The graph of y = f(x) passes through
the point P with coordinates (1, 2). The function is mapped onto
y = f(x + 4) – 1. Write down the new coordinates of point P.
12. ABCD is a trapezium such that AB = CD. E is the midpoint of AC.
Prove that triangle ABE is congruent to triangle DCE.
B D
A E C
13. The equation x4 – 4x + 2 = 0 has a solution in the interval [0, 1].
a. Show that the equation can be written as x = 3 4 − x2
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b. Use the iterative formula: xn + 1 = 3 4 − x2 with x0 = 1 to find a solution
n
to the equation x4 – 4x + 2 = 0, giving your answer correct to 2
decimal places.
14. A cylinder has a surface area of 12cm2 and a volume of 20cm3. A
similar cylinder has a surface area of 48cm2. Calculate its volume.
15. The first five terms of a quadratic sequence are -1, -13, -33, -61, -97.
Find the 50th term of this sequence.
16. Which of these cannot be the cosine of an angle?
0.3, 2 , -0.5, -3
2
17. A biscuit tin contains 4 chocolate and 8 plain biscuits only. Alex
chooses three biscuits at random. Work out the probability that all
three biscuits are plain.
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18. Work out the interquartile range of this list of numbers:
3, 5, 1, 2, 9, 2, 9, 0, 1
19. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to 3y = x – 4 that passes
through (1, 2).
20. The diagram shows a non-right-angled isosceles triangle. Its area
is 12 square units. Calculate the value of x, giving your answer as a
surd in its simplest form.
30°
x x
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