Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions

Express a number as 2 × 3^2 × 11 in its equivalent form.

Find the value of x = 45.

Find the value of 20.

Draw a Venn diagram showing sets A, B, C with the intersection of A and B shaded.

Factorise the expression to (2p-3q)(2p+3q).

Find the value of 28.

Solve the inequalities: x > 3; y < 6; y > x + ½.

Solve a geometric problem involving angles resulting in 12.

Find the value of 65.4.

Find a value in the range of 96 to 98.

Find the coordinate (4, -1/2).

Complete a row of values as 4, 4, 4, 4.

Find the value of 43 or 47.

Find the value of 1.5.

Write down the matrix A = [[2, 2, 8], [0, 1, 3]].

ABCDE is a pentagon with one line of symmetry. BC = DE = 10cm, DC = 30 cm and BCD = CDE = 90°. The shortest distance between A and DC is 22 cm. Cal...

A=(1 3 / -2 2) B=(-1 2 / -3 2)

Shade the subset (A ∩ B) U C .

Factorise completely 6x²y³ – 15x³y .

The diagram shows the vectors PQ and QR . PQ = (5 / 2) and QR = (a / b) Find a and b.

[Curved surface area of a cone = πrl] The diagram shows a solid cone with radius r cm, height h cm and slant height l cm. Suleman makes some solid ...

The cumulative frequency graph for the lengths of the 50 tracks on Abi's MP3 player is shown below. [Figure 9]

ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC. DC = 15 cm and AB = x cm. The perpendicular distance between AB and DC is 3 cm less than the length of ...

The diagram shows a solid triangular prism. All lengths are given in centimetres. Calculate the area of the cross-section of the prism.

Fatima and Mohammed buy new bikes.

A is the point (8, 7), B is the point (–2, 11) and C is the point (1, 7).

AC is a diameter of the circle, centre O. BCD and OED are straight lines. AC = 6 cm and CD = 3 cm. BẬC = 34°. Explain why BĈA = 56°.

[The volume of a sphere is (4/3)πr³]

The diagram shows a vertical radio mast, AB. Three of the wires that hold the mast in place are attached to it at F, H and D. The base A of the mas...

Solve the equation (x + 7/2) = ± √5/2 . Give both answers correct to 2 decimal places.

ABD and ACE are straight lines. BD = 12 cm and CE = 4 cm. AB = x cm and AC = (2x – 5) cm. Angle BAC = 0°.

OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O, radius 6 cm. AOB = 25°. Calculate the length of the arc AB.

The distance, d metres, of a moving object from an observer after t minutes is given by d = t² + (48/t) - 20.

The length of time taken by 80 drivers to complete a particular journey is summarised in the table below.

ABCDE is a pentagon. AFB, AHE and BGC are straight lines.

Evaluate 3 1/6 – 2 3/5.

The paper on a roll is 4.5 metres long. Mary cuts as many pieces as possible, each of length 60 cm, from the roll.

Express 32 ½ % as a fraction in its simplest form.

One kilogram of tea costs $16. Calculate the cost of 300 grams of tea.

Write the number 357.864 correct to 2 significant figures.

y is inversely proportional to x. Given that y = -50 when x = 3, find y when x = -10.

Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 171°. Find the number of sides of the polygon.

Evaluate 2³ – 2⁰.

The cumulative frequency graph shows information about the reaction times of 60 people. [Figure 9.1]

Write the number 450000000 in standard form.

f(x) = (3-x)/10 Evaluate f(-1/2).

& = { 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 } P = {x: x is an even number } Q = {x: x is a multiple of 3 }

During one day, the temperature, in °C, was recorded every 2 hours. The twelve results are given below. -3 -2 -1 1 2 4 5 4 2 0 -2 -2 For these resu...

In the diagram, triangles APQ and ABC are similar. BC is parallel to PQ and AP = 4cm, PB = 2cm and PQ = 1.8cm. [Figure 14.1]

[Figure 15.1] Describe the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.