Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Unit
Unit 5
104 practice questions
Topics covered
Practice questions
21–30 of 39 · Easy
Question 21
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →What is the name of the graphical shape formed by the function y = x^2?
Question 22
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the equation of the line that is the mirror line for a reflection in the x-axis.
Question 23
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →What is the scale factor of an enlargement if a triangle with side length 3 is enlarged to make a triangle with side length 6?
Question 24
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A triangle has vertices at (1, 2), (3, 2) and (1, 4). It is translated by the vector .
(a)[1 mark]Write the coordinates of the image of the vertex (1, 2) after the translation.
(b)[1 mark]State one property of the triangle that is unchanged by this translation.
Question 25
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A triangle is reflected in the y-axis. The image of the point (–4, 5) is point A. What are the coordinates of point A?
Question 26
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write the column vector that translates the point (0, –2) to the point (3, 4).
Question 27
1 mark · Easy
Answer and check →Which transformation always preserves shape and size?
- A.Reflection
- B.Translation
- C.Rotation
- D.All of the above
Question 28
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Two rectangles are similar. Rectangle X has sides 4 cm and 7 cm. Rectangle Y has sides 8 cm and k cm. Work out the value of k.
Question 29
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A survey was carried out to find the favourite fruit of a group of students. The results are shown in the table below.
Favourite Fruit Survey Fruit Number of students Apple 7 Banana 5 Orange 9 Pear 4 A student is chosen at random from the group. What is the probability that this student chose Banana as their favourite fruit? Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
Question 30
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Here is a grouped frequency table showing the ages of attendees at a club:
Age (years) Frequency 10–12 8 13–15 12 16–18 10 Estimate the mean age of the attendees at the club. Give your answer to one decimal place.