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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE
Thursday 16 May 2024
Morning (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 4MA1/1H
Mathematics A
PAPER 1H
Higher Tier
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may questions
Answer the in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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P73990A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
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*P73990A0128*
, International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Higher Tier
Arithmetic series 1
n Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
Sum to n terms, Sn = [2a + (n – 1)d] 2
2
The quadratic equation a
The solutions of ax2 + bx + c = 0 where
a ¹ 0 are given by: h
b
b 2
4ac
x
2a b
Trigonometry In any triangle ABC
C a b c
Sine Rule = =
sin A sin B sin C
b a Cosine Rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bccos A
1
Area of triangle = ab sin C
A B 2
c
1 2 Volume of prism
Volume of cone = πr h = area of cross section × length
3
Curved surface area of cone = πrl
l cross
h section
length
r
Volume of cylinder = πr2h 4 3
Curved surface area Volume of sphere = πr
3
of cylinder = 2πrh
Surface area of sphere = 4πr2
r
r
h
2
*P73990A0228*
, Answer ALL TWENTY FIVE questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.
1 Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.
1 4 7 10
(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
......................................................
(2)
The nth term of a different arithmetic sequence is 5n + 17
(b) Find the 12th term of this sequence.
......................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
3
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE
Thursday 16 May 2024
Morning (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 4MA1/1H
Mathematics A
PAPER 1H
Higher Tier
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.
Tracing paper may be used.
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• – there may questions
Answer the in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.
Anything you write on the formulae page will gain NO credit.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P73990A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
*P73990A0128*
, International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Higher Tier
Arithmetic series 1
n Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
Sum to n terms, Sn = [2a + (n – 1)d] 2
2
The quadratic equation a
The solutions of ax2 + bx + c = 0 where
a ¹ 0 are given by: h
b
b 2
4ac
x
2a b
Trigonometry In any triangle ABC
C a b c
Sine Rule = =
sin A sin B sin C
b a Cosine Rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bccos A
1
Area of triangle = ab sin C
A B 2
c
1 2 Volume of prism
Volume of cone = πr h = area of cross section × length
3
Curved surface area of cone = πrl
l cross
h section
length
r
Volume of cylinder = πr2h 4 3
Curved surface area Volume of sphere = πr
3
of cylinder = 2πrh
Surface area of sphere = 4πr2
r
r
h
2
*P73990A0228*
, Answer ALL TWENTY FIVE questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.
1 Here are the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence.
1 4 7 10
(a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.
......................................................
(2)
The nth term of a different arithmetic sequence is 5n + 17
(b) Find the 12th term of this sequence.
......................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
3
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