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AQA GCSE Mathematics · 8300

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Extreme practice · Multi-step problems within GCSE Higher. Difficulty is an editorial judgement. These questions are self-reviewed, not ranked.

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Show your working and give answers in the spaces provided. Paper 1H is non-calculator; Papers 2H and 3H permit a calculator. Diagrams are not necessarily drawn accurately.

Original topic practice. This set is not a full official paper. Written work is self-reviewed against our worked solutions.

  • 1H · Non-calculator · 80 marks · 90 minutes
  • 2H · Calculator · 80 marks · 90 minutes
  • 3H · Calculator · 80 marks · 90 minutes
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Mathematics · Higher TierHigher Tier · Non-calculator practice · 8300
Torus Maths original · AQA style
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Let x=4+3x=\sqrt{4}+\sqrt{3}. Give your answers in exact form.

(a)

Show that 1/x=4−31/x=\sqrt{4}-\sqrt{3}.

[3 marks]

(b)

Find x4+x−4x^4+x^{-4} and x4−x−4x^4-x^{-4}.

[4 marks]

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