Quadratic formula questions ... ... are usually something along the lines of: solve 2x2 - 5x - 6 = 0 and you are asked to 'give your answer to 2 decimal places.' This usually means that you will need to use the quadratic formula: Here's a link to a playlist with a number of different examples. However you might also get questions asking you to 'show that.' … [Read more...]

 The cosine rule is a favourite exam question and deals with calculating an angle or a length in any triangle. The questions tend to be on calculator exam papers as you'll be working with fractions, squares and the cosine of an angle. Top tips! Make sure you use the 'inclusive angle' ie. you'll need two sides and the angle in the middle Always label … [Read more...]

Histogram questions appear on many GCSE Mathematics exam papers and you can download some example questions from here. They can be a little challenging and please do practice all of the problems - here's the link to the answers. Histograms are used quite a lot in statistics and are really just a more sophisticated type of bar chart. The difference is that a histogram shows … [Read more...]

  GCSE mathematics questions on how to work out 3D Pythagoras appear on many exam papers and you can download the questions from here. They can be a little challenging and please do practice all of the problems - here's the link to the answers. The main things to remember when working with 3D Pythagoras questions are: - There's usually 2 questions and you'll be … [Read more...]

This post is just a random collection of tough maths questions - asked by YouTube subscribers, tutoring students, or occasionally my own study. Many of the questions are 6 - 9 grade and present a good level of challenge for all students. It's quite likely that the videos will include word problems, statistics, geometry, algebra and some of the new topics that will be on … [Read more...]