IGCSE Mathematics - International (0607) — May–June 2024, Paper 61

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Question 1 · 3 marks

A: INVESTIGATION — SUMS OF POWERS (30 marks). This investigation looks at connections between the sum of the positive integers, 1 + 2 + 3 + …, the sum of their squares, the sum of…

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Question 2 · 3 marks

Use the method to calculate the sum of the first 128 positive integers. That is 1 + 2 + 3 + … + 128.

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Question 3 · 1 mark

Complete the table. Use Question 1, Question 2 and any patterns you notice. Number of positive integers, starting at 1 Multiplication Sum --- --- --- 12 6 × 13 78 26 13 × 27 351…

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Question 4 · 2 marks

1 + 2 + 3 + … + n has n positive integers and its sum is T. Find a formula for T in terms of n.

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Question 5 · 7 marks

Complete the table. n Sum of first n positive integers (Calc) Sum (T) Sum of first n square numbers (Calc) Sum (S) S/T as fraction with denominator 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- 1 1 1…

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Question 6 · 4 marks

Complete the table. Sum of first n positive integers (Calc) Sum (T) Sum of first n cube numbers (Calc) Sum (C) --- --- --- --- 1+2 3 1³+2³ 9 1+2+3 6 1³+2³+3³ 36 1+2+3+4 10…

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Question 7 · 8 marks

Complete the table. Use Question 6(a) to help you. n Sum of first n cube numbers (Calc) Sum (C) Sum of first n 5th powers (Calc) Sum (F) F/C as fraction with denominator 3 --- ---…

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Question 8 · 2 marks

B: MODELLING — INCOME INEQUALITY (30 marks). This task looks at a model to measure the spread of income within the population of a country. x is the decimal fraction of the…

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Question 9 · 3 marks

In reality, the total income of a country is not shared equally, so there is income inequality. In 1905 Max Lorenz invented the Lorenz curve to show income inequality. A Lorenz…

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Question 10 · 3 marks

In 1912 Corrado Gini invented the Gini coefficient, which measures how much income inequality there is in a country. The Gini coefficient is two times the shaded area between the…

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Question 11 · 6 marks

Mei uses these steps to model the Gini coefficient for the curve in Question 9. Step 1: Plot point F from Question 9 on the Lorenz curve. Step 2: Approximate the area below the…

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Question 12 · 8 marks

Mei decides to use a point P(x, y) in Step 1 of her model. Find the area in Step 3 of her model as an expression without brackets in terms of x and y.

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Question 13 · 8 marks

Mei knows that her approximation, G = x − y, is always smaller than the actual Gini coefficient. So, to make her model as accurate as possible, she takes the maximum value of G =…

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