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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Unit

Unit 1

108 practice questions

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Practice questions

31–40 of 51 · Normal

  1. Question 31

    4 marks · Normal

    The diagram below shows a quadrilateral KLMN with vertices at K(2, 6), L(6, 6), M(7, 2), and N(1, 2).

    Geometry diagram with points K, L, M, NKLMN
    Quadrilateral KLMN
    (a)

    Name the type of quadrilateral shown.

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    Calculate the length of side KL.

    [1 mark]
    (c)

    Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the quadrilateral.

    [1 mark]
    (d)

    How many lines of symmetry does the quadrilateral have?

    [1 mark]
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  2. Question 32

    2 marks · Normal

    Write down the names of two different 2D shapes that have exactly one line of symmetry.

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  3. Question 33

    3 marks · Normal

    Work out the value of angle y in the diagram below. Show all your working.

    Geometry diagram with points A, B, Cy°ABC
    Angle properties in a triangle

    Given: AB = 6 cm, AC = 7 cm, BC = 5 cm, angle BAC = y°.

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  4. Question 34

    3 marks · Normal

    The following table shows the order of rotational symmetry for several 2D shapes. Complete the missing values.

    Order of rotational symmetry for shapes
    ShapeOrder of rotational symmetry
    Equilateral triangle
    Rectangle
    Rhombus
    Regular pentagon
    Parallelogram
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  5. Question 35

    2 marks · Normal

    List all the elements of the set where is a whole number and .

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  6. Question 36

    2 marks · Normal

    Write the following set using set notation: The set of vowels in the English alphabet.

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  7. Question 37

    4 marks · Normal

    The sets and are shown.

    (a)

    Write down .

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    Write down .

    [1 mark]
    (c)

    List all elements of the set (the complement of ), assuming the universal set is .

    [2 marks]
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  8. Question 38

    4 marks · Normal

    In a survey, 35 students were asked if they play football (F) or tennis (T).

    Results
    CategoryNumber of students
    Play only football15
    Play only tennis12
    Play both sports5
    Play neither3
    (a)

    How many students play football?

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    How many students play tennis?

    [1 mark]
    (c)

    How many play exactly one sport?

    [1 mark]
    (d)

    Verify that the total number of students is 35.

    [1 mark]
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  9. Question 39

    3 marks · Normal

    The Venn diagram shows sets E and F in a universal set S.

    Geometry diagram with points E, F
    Venn diagram for question 6.
    (a)

    What name is given to the overlapping part of E and F?

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    Write the symbol or notation for the region that is inside E or inside F or both.

    [1 mark]
    (c)

    Write in set notation the region outside both E and F.

    [1 mark]
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  10. Question 40

    4 marks · Normal

    Let and .

    (a)

    List all the elements in .

    [2 marks]
    (b)

    List all the elements in .

    [1 mark]
    (c)

    List all the elements in , if the universal set is .

    [1 mark]
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