Higher Tier - Grades 4-9

IGCSE Maths Higher Paper 1

Covers Number and Calculation, Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Indices, Surds and Standard Form and 9 more.

13 questions - 60 marks - calculator allowed

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Questions

Question 1 [3 marks]

Ratio and Proportion

The cost of petrol is directly proportional to the number of litres bought.

35 litres costs 54.25 pounds. Find the cost of 52 litres.

Question 2 [3 marks]

Number and Calculation

Work out 6 + 4 x (9 - 5)^2 / 8.

Question 3 [5 marks]

Sequences and Graphs

A geometric sequence has first term 40 and common ratio 1/2.

Find the 5th term of the sequence, and find the sum to infinity of the sequence.

Question 4 [5 marks]

Pythagoras and Trigonometry

A cuboid has length 8 cm, width 5 cm and height 6 cm.

Find the length of the diagonal that runs from one corner of the cuboid to the opposite corner, to 1 decimal place.

Question 5 [5 marks]

Mensuration and Vectors

A window is made from a rectangle measuring 120 cm by 80 cm, topped with a semicircle whose diameter equals the 80 cm width of the rectangle.

Find the total area of the window, to the nearest cm^2.

Question 6 [5 marks]

Quadratics and Simultaneous Equations

Solve 3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 by factorising.

Question 7 [4 marks]

Indices, Surds and Standard Form

Expand and simplify (3 + sqrt(5))(2 - sqrt(5)).

Give your answer in the form a + b sqrt(5), where a and b are integers.

Question 8 [4 marks]

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

A shop increases the price of a jacket by 12%, then later reduces the new price by 12%.

The final price is 98.56 pounds. Find the original price.

Question 9 [4 marks]

Statistics and Probability

120 students were asked whether they play a musical instrument.

Of the 65 boys, 28 play an instrument. Of the 55 girls, 31 play an instrument.

A student is chosen at random from all 120 students. Find the probability that the student is a girl who does not play an instrument.

Question 10 [5 marks]

Functions and Rates of Change

A curve has equation y = x^3 - 6x^2 + 9x + 2.

Find the x-coordinates of the stationary points of the curve, using differentiation.

Question 11 [5 marks]

Number and Calculation

P = 6.4 x 10^5 and Q = 3.7 x 10^4.

Work out P + Q, giving your answer in standard form.

Question 12 [6 marks]

Angles, Polygons and Circle Theorems

The interior angle of a regular polygon is 5 times the size of its exterior angle.

Find the number of sides of the polygon.

Question 13 [6 marks]

Linear Equations and Inequalities

The formula for the time period T of a pendulum of length L is T = 2 pi sqrt(L/g), where g is the gravitational field strength.

Make L the subject of the formula, then find the value of L when T = 2 seconds and g = 9.8 m/s^2,

giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

Model solutions

Mark scheme for Question 1 [3 marks]
Question 1[3 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
finding the cost per litre, 54.25 / 35 = 1.55M1
multiplying by 52M1
80.60 poundsA1
Mark scheme for Question 2 [3 marks]
Question 2[3 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
evaluating the bracket (9 - 5) = 4 and squaring to get 16M1
multiplying by 4 and dividing by 8 to get 8M1
14A1
Mark scheme for Question 3 [5 marks]
Question 3[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
using the nth term formula a r^(n-1)M1
5th term = 40 x (1/2)^4M1
2.5A1
using the sum to infinity formula a/(1 - r)M1
sum to infinity = 80A1
Final answer: 5th term = 2.5, sum to infinity = 80
Mark scheme for Question 4 [5 marks]
Question 4[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
using the 3D Pythagoras formula d = sqrt(l^2 + w^2 + h^2)M1
8^2 + 5^2 + 6^2 = 125M1
taking the square root of 125M1
11.18033...A1
11.2 cmA1
Mark scheme for Question 5 [5 marks]
Question 5[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
the rectangle area = 120 x 80 = 9600 cm^2M1
the semicircle radius = 40 cmM1
the semicircle area = 1/2 x pi x 40^2M1
the semicircle area = 2513.27... cm^2A1
the total area = 12113 cm^2A1
Final answer: 12113 cm^2
Mark scheme for Question 6 [5 marks]
Question 6[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
finding two numbers with product -12 (3 x -4) and sum 11M1
identifying 12 and -1M1
factorising to (3x - 1)(x + 4) = 0M1
x = 1/3A1
x = -4A1
Final answer: x = 1/3 or x = -4
Mark scheme for Question 7 [4 marks]
Question 7[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
multiplying out to get 6 - 3 sqrt(5) + 2 sqrt(5) - 5M1
simplifying the surd terms to -sqrt(5)M1
simplifying the integer terms to 1M1
1 - sqrt(5)A1
Mark scheme for Question 8 [4 marks]
Question 8[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
the multiplier for a 12% increase, 1.12M1
the multiplier for a 12% decrease, 0.88M1
the combined multiplier 1.12 x 0.88 = 0.9856M1
original price = 100 poundsA1
Final answer: 100 pounds
Mark scheme for Question 9 [4 marks]
Question 9[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
finding the number of girls who do not play an instrument: 55 - 31 = 24M1
identifying the total number of students is 120M1
forming the probability 24/120M1
1/5A1
Mark scheme for Question 10 [5 marks]
Question 10[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
differentiating to get dy/dx = 3x^2 - 12x + 9M1
setting dy/dx = 0M1
dividing by 3 to get x^2 - 4x + 3 = 0M1
factorising to (x - 1)(x - 3) = 0M1
x = 1 and x = 3A1
Mark scheme for Question 11 [5 marks]
Question 11[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
converting to the same power of 10, such as P = 64 x 10^4M1
identifying Q = 3.7 x 10^4M1
64 x 10^4 + 3.7 x 10^4 = 67.7 x 10^4M1
677000A1
6.77 x 10^5A1
Mark scheme for Question 12 [6 marks]
Question 12[6 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
using interior angle + exterior angle = 180 degreesM1
forming the equation e + 5e = 180, where e is the exterior angleM1
solving 6e = 180 to get e = 30 degreesM1
using the exterior angles of a polygon sum to 360 degreesM1
number of sides = 360 / 30M1
12 sidesA1
Mark scheme for Question 13 [6 marks]
Question 13[6 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
dividing both sides by 2 pi to get T/(2 pi) = sqrt(L/g)M1
squaring both sides to get T^2/(4 pi^2) = L/gM1
multiplying both sides by gM1
L = (g T^2)/(4 pi^2)A1
substituting T = 2 and g = 9.8 into the formulaM1
L = 0.993 m (3 s.f.)A1
Final answer: L = (g T^2)/(4 pi^2); L = 0.993 m