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This tranisation booklet gives you an insight into what A level maths is like.

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  • December 19, 2023
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Transition Workbook
GCSE to A-Level




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,In this booklet, there are a range of questions from key topics that you will have seen in
GCSE and will be helpful for AS Level and A-Level.

Each topic has three sections:
• Introduce questions allow you to practise the key concepts.
• Strengthen questions build on your knowledge of the key concepts.
• Deepen questions will challenge your understanding.

Unless otherwise indicated, you may use a calculator.

Use the grid below to keep track of your progress in each topic. Tick the sections you
have attempted. If you use Sparx Maths you can find even more questions by searching
for the Sparx topic codes in Independent Learning.


I S D Sparx topic codes Teacher comment

Surds U499 U707 U281


Expanding brackets U768 U606

Factorising
U178 U858
quadratics

Simplifying
U662 U437
expressions

Operations with
U685 U457 U824
algebraic fractions

Solving quadratic U228 U960 U665
equations U150

Quadratic graphs U589 U769 U601

Linear simultaneous
U760 U757
equations

U315 U477 U848
Straight-line graphs
U669 U377 U898

Right-angled
trigonometry U283 U545 U170


Further trigonometry U952 U591




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,Key facts and formulae:


The Quadratic formula:

The solution of ax 2 + bx + c = 0

where a ≠ 0


-b ± b2 - 4ac
x=
2a




Trigonometry:

In any right-angled triangle ABC where a, b
and c are the length of the sides and c is the
hypotenuse:
a b a
sinA = cosA = tanA =
c c b




In any triangle ABC where a, b and c are the
length of the sides:

sine rule:
a =
b =
c
sinA sinB sinC

cosine rule: a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cosA




© Sparx limited Page 3

, Surds - Non Calculator Introduce


Q1 Expand and fully simplify 5 ( 5 + 7 )




Answer:



2 5
Q2 Rationalise the denominator of
6
Give your answer in its simplest form.




Answer:




Q3 Expand and fully simplify (6 + 5 )(1 + 5 )




Answer:




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