IGCSE Mathematics (0980) — May–June 2023, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 18 marks

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle with the base extended. The apex angle is 42°. Find the value of x, where x° is the exterior angle at the base.

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Question 2 · 13 marks

Anil changes $830 into euros when the exchange rate is 1 euro = $1.16. He spends 500 euros. He then changes the remaining money back into dollars at the same exchange rate. Work…

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Question 3 · 13 marks

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC with AC = (x + 3) cm and AB = (2x + 5) cm. The area of the triangle is 60 cm². Show that 2x² + 11x − 105 = 0.

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Question 4 · 18 marks

The table shows information about the heights of 80 children. Heights: 1.2 < h ≤ 1.4 (freq 2), 1.4 < h ≤ 1.5 (freq 13), 1.5 < h ≤ 1.65 (freq 24), 1.65 < h ≤ 1.8 (freq 32), 1.8 < h…

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Question 5 · 13 marks

A cone has base diameter 8 cm and perpendicular height 15 cm. Calculate the volume of the cone. [The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is V = (1/3)πr²h.]

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Question 6 · 8 marks

A sequence has nth term n/(2n + 3). Find the first three terms of this sequence. Give your answers as fractions.

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Question 7 · 11 marks

The diagram shows the straight roads between town A, town B and town C. AC = 60 km, CB = 87 km and B is due east of A. The bearing of C from A is 038°. Show that angle ACB =…

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Question 8 · 13 marks

Show that the equation y = (x − 4)(x + 1)(x − 2) can be written as y = x^3 − 5x^2 + 2x + 8.

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Question 9 · 15 marks

Simplify. (3x^2 y^4)^3

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Question 10 · 8 marks

ABCDEFGH is a cuboid with a square base of side x cm. CG = 20 cm and AG = 28 cm. Calculate the value of x.

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