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

Unit 7

107 practice questions

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Practice questions

21–30 of 41 · Easy

  1. Question 21

    2 marks · Easy

    The graph of has an asymptote on the y-axis.

    State the equation of this asymptote, and calculate the value of when .

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  2. Question 22

    1 mark · Easy

    State one property that two similar triangles always have.

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  3. Question 23

    2 marks · Easy

    A circle has a radius of 5 cm. The angle at the centre of a sector is 90°.

    Calculate the length of the arc. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

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  4. Question 24

    2 marks · Easy

    Explain, using reasoning, why the volume of a cylinder increases if the height is doubled but the radius stays the same.

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  5. Question 25

    3 marks · Easy

    The two pentagons below are similar. The side of the smaller pentagon is 4 cm. The side of the larger pentagon is 10 cm.

    (a)

    Write down the scale factor for the sides from the smaller pentagon to the larger pentagon.

    [1 mark]
    (b)

    If the area of the smaller pentagon is 13 cm², calculate the area of the larger pentagon.

    [2 marks]
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  6. Question 26

    3 marks · Easy

    The table shows data for three sectors of a circle. The radius of all the sectors is 6 cm.

    Sectors in a circle
    SectorAngle at CentreArc Length (cm)
    A60°
    B120°
    C180°

    Calculate and complete the missing arc lengths for sectors A, B, and C. Enter your answers to 2 decimal places.

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  7. Question 27

    1 mark · Easy

    Write down the formula for the surface area of a sphere of radius .

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  8. Question 28

    2 marks · Easy

    Triangle PQR is similar to triangle XYZ. The length PQ = 7 cm and the corresponding side XY = 14 cm. If the area of triangle PQR is 25 cm², find the area of triangle XYZ.

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  9. Question 29

    1 mark · Easy

    A group of 40 students is surveyed. 18 students play tennis (set T), and 6 students play both tennis (T) and basketball (B). What is the number of students who play both tennis and basketball, n(T ∩ B)?

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  10. Question 30

    2 marks · Easy

    In a club of 50 members, 32 members play chess (set C), 19 members play cards (set D), and 7 members play both chess and cards. Use set notation to calculate the number of members who play only chess.

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