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GCSE Higher Maths Test
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1. Which of these is not a prime number?
   43
   111
   103
   2

2. The graphs of which trig functions go through the origin?
   Sin and cos
   Sin and tan
   Cos and tan
   None of them

3. Which of these is a formula for the area of a triangle?
   2 × pi × r
   base × height
   1/2 × a × b × sin C
   a2 + b2 – 2ab cos C

4. What do the interior angles in a pentagon add up to?
   360°
   450°
   540°
   480°

5. If you know the three sides of a triangle and want to find
     one of the angles which of these should you use?
   Exterior angles of a triangle add up to 360°
   Pythagoras' theorem
   Sine rule
   Cosine rule

6. A dice is rolled twice. What is the probability of not
     getting a five?
   10/12
   5/6
   25/36
   1/6

7. Solve x2 + 2x = 8.
   x = 2 or x = -4
   x = 2 or x = -2
   x = 1 or x = 8
   x = -2 or x = 4

8. What is the next number in this sequence? 4, 6, 9, 13
   17
   15
   18
   22

9. What does this describe?

'The population is divided into groups. A random sample is taken from each group. The samples must be in the same proportion as the original groups.'

   Random sampling
   Systematic sampling
   Selective sampling
   Stratified sampling

10. What does a line with zero gradient on a velocity-time
       graph represent?
   Distance
   Acceleration
   Constant speed
   Slow moving object
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