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The volume of a hemisphere, V, is given by the formula

V 4 S 3 243 π ,

where S is the total surface area.

The total surface area of a given hemisphere is 350 cm2.

Calculate the volume of this hemisphere in cm3.

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

[3]
a.

Write down your answer to part (a) correct to the nearest integer.

[1]
b.

Write down your answer to part (b) in the form a × 10k , where 1 ≤ a < 10 and k  Z .

[2]
c.



The following table shows the probability distribution of a discrete random variable A , in terms of an angle θ .

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Show that cos θ = 3 4 .

[6]
a.

Given that tan θ > 0 , find tan θ .

[3]
b.

Let y = 1 cos x , for 0 < x < π 2 . The graph of y between x = θ and  x = π 4 is rotated 360° about the x -axis. Find the volume of the solid formed.

[6]
c.



The diameter of a spherical planet is 6×104km.

Write down the radius of the planet.

[1]
a.

The volume of the planet can be expressed in the form πa×10kkm3 where 1a<10 and k.

Find the value of a and the value of k.

[3]
b.



A line L 1 passes through the points A ( 0 ,   1 ,   8 ) and B ( 3 ,   5 ,   2 ) .

Given that L 1 and L 2 are perpendicular, show that p = 2 .

Find A B .

[2]
a.i.

Hence, write down a vector equation for L 1 .

[2]
a.ii.

A second line L 2 , has equation r = ( 1 13 14 ) + s ( p 0 1 ) .

Given that L 1 and L 2 are perpendicular, show that p = 2 .

[3]
b.

The lines L 1 and L 1 intersect at C ( 9 ,   13 ,   z ) . Find z .

[5]
c.

Find a unit vector in the direction of L 2 .

[2]
d.i.

Hence or otherwise, find one point on L 2 which is 5 units from C.

[3]
d.ii.



The points A and B have position vectors  ( 2 4 4 ) and  ( 6 8 0 )  respectively.

Point C has position vector  ( 1 k 0 ) . Let O be the origin.

Find, in terms of k ,

OA OC .

[2]
a.i.

OB OC .

[1]
a.ii.

Given that  A O ^ C = B O ^ C , show that k = 7 .

[8]
b.

Calculate the area of triangle  AOC .

[6]
c.



A balloon in the shape of a sphere is filled with helium until the radius is 6 cm.

The volume of the balloon is increased by 40%.

Calculate the volume of the balloon.

[2]
a.

Calculate the radius of the balloon following this increase.

[4]
b.



A cylindrical container with a radius of 8 cm is placed on a flat surface. The container is filled with water to a height of 12 cm, as shown in the following diagram.

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A heavy ball with a radius of 2.9 cm is dropped into the container. As a result, the height of the water increases to h cm, as shown in the following diagram.

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Find the volume of water in the container.

[2]
a.

Find the value of h .

[4]
b.



Emily’s kite ABCD is hanging in a tree. The plane ABCDE is vertical.

Emily stands at point E at some distance from the tree, such that EAD is a straight line and angle BED = 7°. Emily knows BD = 1.2 metres and angle BDA = 53°, as shown in the diagram

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T is a point at the base of the tree. ET is a horizontal line. The angle of elevation of A from E is 41°.

Find the length of EB.

[3]
a.

Write down the angle of elevation of B from E.

[1]
b.

Find the vertical height of B above the ground.

[2]
c.



The following diagram shows a right triangle ABC. Point D lies on AB such that CD bisects AĈB.

AĈD = θ and AC = 14 cm

Given that  sin θ = 3 5 , find the value of  cos θ .

[3]
a.

Find the value of  cos 2 θ .

[3]
b.

Hence or otherwise, find BC .

[2]
c.



A solid glass paperweight consists of a hemisphere of diameter 6 cm on top of a cuboid with a square base of length 6 cm, as shown in the diagram.

The height of the cuboid, x cm, is equal to the height of the hemisphere.

Write down the value of x.

[1]
a.i.

Calculate the volume of the paperweight.

[3]
a.ii.

1 cm3 of glass has a mass of 2.56 grams.

Calculate the mass, in grams, of the paperweight.

[2]
b.



A type of candy is packaged in a right circular cone that has volume 100 c m 3 and vertical height 8 cm.

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Find the radius, r , of the circular base of the cone.

[2]
a.

Find the slant height, l , of the cone.

[2]
b.

Find the curved surface area of the cone.

[2]
c.



A solid right circular cone has a base radius of 21 cm and a slant height of 35 cm.
A smaller right circular cone has a height of 12 cm and a slant height of 15 cm, and is removed from the top of the larger cone, as shown in the diagram.

Calculate the radius of the base of the cone which has been removed.

[2]
a.

Calculate the curved surface area of the cone which has been removed.

[2]
b.

Calculate the curved surface area of the remaining solid.

[2]
c.



The following diagram shows triangle ABC, with AB = 6 and AC = 8.

Given that cos A ^ = 5 6 find the value of sin A ^ .

[3]
a.

Find the area of triangle ABC.

[2]
b.



A line L passes through points A ( 3 ,   4 ,   2 ) and B ( 1 ,   3 ,   3 ) .

The line L also passes through the point C ( 3 ,   1 ,   p ) .

Show that AB = ( 2 1 1 ) .

[1]
a.i.

Find a vector equation for L .

[2]
a.ii.

Find the value of p .

[5]
b.

The point D has coordinates ( q 2 ,   0 ,   q ) . Given that DC is perpendicular to L , find the possible values of q .

[7]
c.



The position vectors of points P and Q are i  + 2 j   k and 7i  + 3j  4k respectively.

Find a vector equation of the line that passes through P and Q.

[4]
a.

The line through P and Q is perpendicular to the vector 2i +  nk. Find the value of n .

[3]
b.



Show that 2x-3-6x-1=2x2-5x-3x-1, x, x1.

[2]
a.

Hence or otherwise, solve the equation  2sin2θ-3-6sin2θ-1=0  for  0θπ, θπ4.

[5]
b.



A lampshade, in the shape of a cone, has a wireframe consisting of a circular ring and four straight pieces of equal length, attached to the ring at points A, B, C and D.

The ring has its centre at point O and its radius is 20 centimetres. The straight pieces meet at point V, which is vertically above O, and the angle they make with the base of the lampshade is 60°.

This information is shown in the following diagram.

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Find the length of one of the straight pieces in the wireframe.

[2]
a.

Find the total length of wire needed to construct this wireframe. Give your answer in centimetres correct to the nearest millimetre.

[4]
b.



Show that sin2x+cos2x-1=2sinxcosx-sinx.

[2]
a.

Hence or otherwise, solve sin2x+cos2x-1+cosx-sinx=0 for 0<x<2π.

 

[6]
b.



Three airport runways intersect to form a triangle, ABC. The length of AB is 3.1 km, AC is 2.6 km, and BC is 2.4 km.

A company is hired to cut the grass that grows in triangle ABC, but they need to know the area.

Find the size, in degrees, of angle BÂC.

[3]
a.

Find the area, in km2, of triangle ABC.

[3]
b.



The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r cm.

The points A and B lie on the circumference of the circle, and A O B  = θ. The area of the shaded sector AOB is 12 cm2 and the length of arc AB is 6 cm.

Find the value of r.




Solve log 2 ( 2 sin x ) + log 2 ( cos x ) = 1 , for 2 π < x < 5 π 2 .




The following diagram shows a ball attached to the end of a spring, which is suspended from a ceiling.

The height, h metres, of the ball above the ground at time t seconds after being released can be modelled by the function ht=0.4cosπt+1.8 where t0.

Find the height of the ball above the ground when it is released.

[2]
a.

Find the minimum height of the ball above the ground.

[2]
b.

Show that the ball takes 2 seconds to return to its initial height above the ground for the first time.

[2]
c.

For the first 2 seconds of its motion, determine the amount of time that the ball is less than 1.8+0.22 metres above the ground.

[5]
d.

Find the rate of change of the ball’s height above the ground when t=13. Give your answer in the form pπqms-1 where p and q+.

[4]
e.



Iron in the asteroid 16 Psyche is said to be valued at 8973 quadrillion euros EUR, where one quadrillion =1015.

James believes the asteroid is approximately spherical with radius 113km. He uses this information to estimate its volume.

Write down the value of the iron in the form a×10k where 1a<10 , k.

[2]
a.

Calculate James’s estimate of its volume, in km3.

[2]
b.

The actual volume of the asteroid is found to be 6.074×106km3.

Find the percentage error in James’s estimate of the volume.

[2]
c.



Consider the vectors a ( 0 3 p ) and b = ( 0 6 18 ) .

Find the value of p for which a and b are

parallel.

[2]
a.

perpendicular.

[4]
b.



A cylinder with radius r and height h is shown in the following diagram.

The sum of r and h for this cylinder is 12 cm.

Write down an equation for the area, A , of the curved surface in terms of r .

[2]
a.

Find d A d r .

[2]
b.

Find the value of r when the area of the curved surface is maximized.

[2]
c.



Let θ be an obtuse angle such that  sin θ = 3 5 .

Let  f ( x ) = e x sin x 3 x 4 .

Find the value of tan θ .

[4]
a.

Line L passes through the origin and has a gradient of tan θ . Find the equation of L .

[2]
b.

The following diagram shows the graph of f  for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3. Line M is a tangent to the graph of f at point P.

Given that M is parallel to L , find the x -coordinate of P.

[4]
d.



Consider f(x)=4sinx+2.5 and gx=4sinx-3π2+2.5+q, where x and q>0.

The graph of g is obtained by two transformations of the graph of f.

Describe these two transformations.

[2]
a.

The y-intercept of the graph of g is at (0, r).

Given that g(x)7, find the smallest value of r.

[5]
b.



Consider fx=4cosx1-3cos2x+3cos22x-cos32x.

Expand and simplify (1-a)3 in ascending powers of a.

[2]
a.i.

By using a suitable substitution for a, show that 1-3cos2x+3cos22x-cos32x=8sin6x.

[4]
a.ii.

Show that 0mfxdx=327sin7m, where m is a positive real constant.

[4]
b.i.

It is given that mπ2fxdx=12728, where 0mπ2. Find the value of m.

[5]
b.ii.



AC is a vertical communications tower with its base at C.

The tower has an observation deck, D, three quarters of the way to the top of the tower, A.

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From a point B, on horizontal ground 250 m from C, the angle of elevation of D is 48°.

Calculate CD, the height of the observation deck above the ground.

[2]
a.

Calculate the angle of depression from A to B.

[4]
b.



Points A and B have coordinates 1, 1, 2 and 9, m, -6 respectively.

The line L, which passes through B, has equation r=-3-1924+s24-5.

Express AB in terms of m.

[2]
a.

Find the value of m.

[5]
b.

Consider a unit vector u, such that u=pi-23j+13k, where p>0.

Point C is such that BC=9u.

Find the coordinates of C.

[8]
c.



Show that the equation 2cos2x+5sinx=4 may be written in the form 2sin2x-5sinx+2=0.

[1]
a.

Hence, solve the equation 2cos2x+5sinx=4, 0x2π.

[5]
b.



The following diagram shows triangle ABC, with AB=10, BC=x and AC=2x.

Given that cosC^=34, find the area of the triangle.

Give your answer in the form pq2 where p, q+.




Find the least positive value of x for which cosx2+π3=12.




In this question, all lengths are in metres and time is in seconds.

Consider two particles, P1 and P2, which start to move at the same time.

Particle P1 moves in a straight line such that its displacement from a fixed-point is given by st=10-74t2, for t0.

Find an expression for the velocity of P1 at time t.

[2]
a.

Particle P2 also moves in a straight line. The position of P2 is given by r=-16+t4-3.

The speed of P1 is greater than the speed of P2 when t>q.

Find the value of q.

[5]
b.



Let sin θ = 5 3 , where θ is acute.

Find cos θ .

[3]
a.

Find cos 2 θ .

[2]
b.



A triangular postage stamp, ABC, is shown in the diagram below, such that AB = 5  cm , B A ^ C = 34 , A B ^ C = 26 and A C ^ B = 120 .

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Find the length of BC.

[3]
a.

Find the area of the postage stamp.

[3]
b.



The following diagram shows triangle ABC, with AB = 3  cm , BC = 8  cm , and A B ^ C = π 3 .

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Show that AC = 7  cm .

[4]
a.

The shape in the following diagram is formed by adding a semicircle with diameter [AC] to the triangle.

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Find the exact perimeter of this shape.

[3]
b.



Six equilateral triangles, each with side length 3 cm, are arranged to form a hexagon.
This is shown in the following diagram.

The vectors p , q and r are shown on the diagram.

Find p•(p + q + r).




Point A has coordinates (−4, −12, 1) and point B has coordinates (2, −4, −4).

The line L passes through A and B.

Show that  AB = ( 6 8 5 )

[1]
a.

Find a vector equation for L.

[2]
b.i.

Point C (k , 12 , −k) is on L. Show that k = 14.

[4]
b.ii.

Find OB AB .

[2]
c.i.

Write down the value of angle OBA.

[1]
c.ii.

Point D is also on L and has coordinates (8, 4, −9).

Find the area of triangle OCD.

[6]
d.



Consider the function f defined by f(x)=6+6cosx, for 0x4π.

The following diagram shows the graph of y=f(x).

The graph of f touches the x-axis at points A and B, as shown. The shaded region is enclosed by the graph of y=f(x) and the x-axis, between the points A and B.

The right cone in the following diagram has a total surface area of 12π, equal to the shaded area in the previous diagram.

The cone has a base radius of 2, height h, and slant height l.

Find the x-coordinates of A and B.

[3]
a.

Show that the area of the shaded region is 12π.

[5]
b.

Find the value of l.

[3]
c.

Hence, find the volume of the cone.

[4]
d.



A calculator fits into a cuboid case with height 29 mm, width 98 mm and length 186 mm.

Find the volume, in cm3, of this calculator case.




The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r.

Points A and B lie on the circumference of the circle, and AO^B=1 radian.

The perimeter of the shaded region is 12.

Find the value of r.

[3]
a.

Hence, find the exact area of the non-shaded region.

[3]
b.



Show that lo g 9 ( cos 2 x + 2 ) = lo g 3 cos 2 x + 2 .

[3]
a.

Hence or otherwise solve lo g 3 ( 2 sin x ) = lo g 9 ( cos 2 x + 2 ) for 0 < x < π 2 .

[5]
b.



Given that sin x = 1 3 , where 0 < x < π 2 , find the value of cos 4 x .




Note: In this question, distance is in metres and time is in seconds.

Two particles P 1 and P 2 start moving from a point A at the same time, along different straight lines.

After t seconds, the position of P 1 is given by r = ( 4 1 3 ) + t ( 1 2 1 ) .

Two seconds after leaving A, P 1 is at point B.

Two seconds after leaving A, P 2 is at point C, where AC = ( 3 0 4 ) .

Find the coordinates of A.

[2]
a.

Find  AB ;

[3]
b.i.

Find  | AB | .

[2]
b.ii.

Find cos B A ^ C .

[5]
c.

Hence or otherwise, find the distance between P 1 and P 2 two seconds after they leave A.

[4]
d.



A ladder on a fire truck has its base at point B which is 4 metres above the ground. The ladder is extended and its other end rests on a vertical wall at point C, 16 metres above the ground. The horizontal distance between B and C is 9 metres.

Find the angle of elevation from B to C.

[3]
a.

A second truck arrives whose ladder, when fully extended, is 30 metres long. The base of this ladder is also 4 metres above the ground. For safety reasons, the maximum angle of elevation that the ladder can make is 70º.

Find the maximum height on the wall that can be reached by the ladder on the second truck.

[3]
b.



Let  OA = ( 2 1 3 ) and AB = ( 1 3 1 ) , where O is the origin. L1 is the line that passes through A and B.

Find a vector equation for L1.

[2]
a.

The vector ( 2 p 0 ) is perpendicular to AB . Find the value of p.

[3]
b.



A park in the form of a triangle, ABC, is shown in the following diagram. AB is 79 km and BC is 62 km. Angle A B C is 52°.

Calculate the length of side AC in km.

[3]
a.

Calculate the area of the park.

[3]
b.



The vectors a = ( 4 2 ) and b = ( k + 3 k ) are perpendicular to each other.

 

Find the value of k .

[4]
a.

Given that c = a + 2b, find c.

[3]
b.



Two fixed points, A and B, are 40 m apart on horizontal ground. Two straight ropes, AP and BP, are attached to the same point, P, on the base of a hot air balloon which is vertically above the line AB. The length of BP is 30 m and angle BAP is 48°.

Angle APB is acute.

On the diagram, draw and label with an x the angle of depression of B from P.

[1]
a.

Find the size of angle APB.

[3]
b.

Find the size of the angle of depression of B from P.

[2]
c.



A line,  L 1 , has equation  r = ( 3 9 10 ) + s ( 6 0 2 ) . Point P ( 15 , 9 , c ) lies on  L 1 .

Find c .

[4]
a.

A second line, L 2 , is parallel to L 1 and passes through (1, 2, 3).

Write down a vector equation for  L 2 .

[2]
b.



Consider the functions f(x)=3sinx+cosx where 0xπ and g(x)=2x where x.

Find (fg)(x).

[2]
a.

Solve the equation (fg)(x)=2cos2x where 0xπ.

[5]
b.



Consider the vectors a ( 3 2 p ) and b = ( p + 1 8 ) .

Find the possible values of p for which a and b are parallel.




Consider the graph of the function f ( x ) = 2 sin x ,  0 ≤ x < 2 π . The graph of f intersects the line y = 1 exactly twice, at point A and point B. This is shown in the following diagram.

Consider the graph of  g ( x ) = 2 sin p x , 0 ≤ x < 2 π , where p > 0.

Find the greatest value of p such that the graph of g does not intersect the line y = 1 .




A buoy is floating in the sea and can be seen from the top of a vertical cliff. A boat is travelling from the base of the cliff directly towards the buoy.

The top of the cliff is 142 m above sea level. Currently the boat is 100 metres from the buoy and the angle of depression from the top of the cliff to the boat is 64°.

Draw and label the angle of depression on the diagram.




The following diagram shows a triangle ABC.

AC=15cm, BC=10cm, and AB^C=θ.

Let sin CA^B=33.

Given that AB^C is acute, find sinθ.

[3]
a.

Find cos2×CA^B.

[3]
b.



The magnitudes of two vectors, u and v, are 4 and  3  respectively. The angle between u and v is  π 6 .

Let w = u − v. Find the magnitude of w.




Julio is making a wooden pencil case in the shape of a large pencil. The pencil case consists of a cylinder attached to a cone, as shown.

The cylinder has a radius of r cm and a height of 12 cm.

The cone has a base radius of r cm and a height of 10 cm.

Find an expression for the slant height of the cone in terms of r.

[2]
a.

The total external surface area of the pencil case rounded to 3 significant figures is 570 cm2.

Using your graphic display calculator, calculate the value of r.

[4]
b.



Let  f ( x ) = 4 cos ( x 2 ) + 1 , for  0 x 6 π . Find the values of x for which f ( x ) > 2 2 + 1 .




The following diagram shows triangle PQR.

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Find PR.