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Contents

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................4

Questions .......................................................................................................................................5
Simultaneous equations (E2.5) 5

Graphs of functions (E2.11) 6

Derivatives (E2.13) 12

Congruence (E4.5) 15

Alternate segment theorem (E4.7) 17

Sketch graphs of trigonometric functions (E6.3) 19

Conditional probability (E8.6) 22

Stem-and-leaf diagrams (C9.3 / E9.3) 23

Box-and-whisker plots (E9.6) 25

Answers and mark scheme ......................................................................................................27

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 practice questions

Introduction

The purpose of this booklet is to provide additional practice questions and answers for some topics which have been
introduced into Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) for first assessment in 2020.

Practice questions have been provided to exemplify a range of types of questions which could appear either as
whole questions or as parts of larger structured questions.

The answers and a typical mark scheme are also provided.

Other support materials are available on the School Support Hub

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E2.5 Simultaneous equations

1 Solve the simultaneous equations. You must show all your

working.

y = 3x – 2
2
y=x

x = ........................ y = ........................ [4] x = ........................ y = ........................ [4]

2 The graphs of y = 3x2 + 7x – 4 and y + 2x = 10 intersect at the

points A and B.

Find the coordinates of A and B.

You must show all your working and give your answers correct to two decimal places.

A (...................., ....................) [7]

B (...................., ....................) [7]E2.11

Recognise, sketch and interpret

graphs of functions 3
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y y

O x O x

A By y

O x O x

C Dy y

O x O x

E F

Write down the letter of the graph which could represent each of the following equations.

(a) y = 2 – x2 ............................................ [1]

(b) y = 2–x ............................................ [1]

2
(c) y = ............................................ [1]
x
4 Sketch the graph of 2x + 3y = 18 .
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On your sketch, write the values where the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.

O x

[2] 5 Sketch the graph of y = x2 +

2x .
On your sketch, write the values where the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.

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O x

y [3] 6

30
NOT TO SCALE

–5 –2 0 x

The diagram shows a sketch of the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c .

Find the values of a, b and c.

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a = .............................................. [5] b = .............................................. [5] c =

.............................................. [5] 7 Sketch the graph of y = x2 – 3x – 10 .

On your sketch, write the coordinates of any turning points and the values where the graph crosses the x-
axis and the y-axis.

O x

[7] 8 (a) Solve the equation (x – 5)(2x2 – 18) = 0 .

x = ...................., x = ...................., x = .................... [3]

(b) Sketch the graph of y = (x – 5)(2x2 – 18).

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On your sketch, write the values where

the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-

axis. y

O x

[3] E2.13 Derivatives

9 y = 3x2 – 4x + 7

Find the derivative of y.

............................................... [2]

10 f(x) = 4x3 – 7x

Find the gradient of the graph of f(x) at x = 5.

............................................... [4]

11 The derivative of f(x) = x3 – 12x + 5 is 3x2 – 12 .

Find the coordinates of the turning points of f(x).

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(...................., ....................) [4]

(...................., ....................) [4] 12 A tangent is drawn to the graph of y = x2 + 3x at the point A.

The gradient of this tangent is –5 .

Find the coordinates of point A.

(...................., ....................) [6]

13 Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = 3x2 – 5x + 2 at x = –1 .

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = .............................................. [7] 14 A curve has equation y = x3 – 6x2 + 16 .

Find the coordinates of the two turning points.

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(...................., ....................) [6]

(...................., ....................) [6] E4.5 Congruence

15
D
A
NOT TO 57°
95°
BSCALE 8 cm

28° 8 cm 95°
E
CF

Show that these two triangles are congruent.

[2]

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A

D NOT TO
SCALE
10 cm

O 52° E

5 cm

C
B 38°

A, B and C are points on a circle, centre O, with radius 5 cm.

AC is a diameter of the circle and point D lies on AC.
EF is a tangent to the circle at C.
DE = 10 cm.

(a) Show that triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DCE.

Give a geometrical reason for each statement you make.

[6] (b) Calculate AD.

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AD = ......................................... cm [3]

E4.7 Alternate segment theorem

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A
NOT TO
19° SCALE

x° 93°
D
C E

A, B and C are points on a circle.

DE is a tangent to the circle at C.
Angle BAC = 19° and angle ACB = 93°.

Find the value of x.

x = .............................................. [2] 18
A

D NOT TO
SCALE

F
B

72°
64° C

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A, B and C are points on a circle.

EF is a tangent to the circle at
C. D is a point on AC.
Angle CBD : Angle ABD = 3 : 1 .

Find angle ADB.

Give a geometrical reason for each step of your working.

Angle ADB = .............................................. [7] E6.3 Sketch graphs of

trigonometric functions, properties of trigonometric functions, solving trigonometric
equations

19 Find the coordinates of the two turning points of y = sin x for 0° ⩽ x ⩽ 360° .

(...................., ....................) [2] (...................., ....................) [2]

20 cos 70° = cos P where 180° ⩽ P ⩽ 360° .

Find the value of P.

P = .............................................. [1]

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21 On the axes, sketch the graph of y = sin x for 0° ⩽ x ⩽ 360° . y

x
0 90 180 270 360

–1

[2] 22 Solve 4 tan x + 3 = –1 for 0° ⩽ x ⩽ 360° .

x = .................... and x = .................... [3]

23 Solve 5 – 2 cos x = 6 for 180° ⩽ x ⩽ 360° .

x = ............................................... [3] 24 (a) Complete the table of values for y = 2 sin 3x.
x 0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° 110° 120°

y 0 1 1.7 2 1 –1 –2 –1.7 0
[4]

(b) Draw the graph of y = 2 sin 3x for 0° ⩽ x ⩽ 120°. y

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[4]

(c) Use your graph to solve the equation 2 sin 3x = 1.5 .

x = .................... or x = .................... [2] E8.6 Conditional probability

25 Two fair dice are rolled.

The scores on the two dice are added to give the total.

Given that the score on at least one of the dice is 2, calculate the probability that the total is 5.

............................................... [3]

26 The mass, m kg, of each of 100 adults is recorded.

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The table shows this information.

.
Mass (m 30 < m ⩽ 35 35 < m ⩽ 50 50 < m ⩽ 70 70 < m ⩽ 80 80 < m ⩽ 100
kg)
Frequency 7 15 30 36 12
Three adults are picked at random from those with a mass of 70 kg or less.
Calculate the probability that one of them has a mass of 35 kg or less and the other two each have a mass
greater than 35 kg.

............................................... [4] C9.3 / E9.3 Stem-and-leaf diagrams

27 A group of 12 students each runs 50 metres.

The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the time, in seconds, taken by each student.
6 3

7 1 2 2 5

8 3 4 5 9

9 3 8 9

Key: 7 | 1 = 7.1 seconds

Calculate the mean time.

............................................. s [2]

28 Some people are asked about how much money, in dollars, they spent on their mobile phone last month.

The stem-and-leaf diagram shows this information.

1 1 2 3 5 8 8 9

2 2 3 5 6 6 7 9

3 3 5 5 9
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4 0 1 2 3

5 0 3 8

6 4
Key: 2 | 3 = $ 23

(a) Find the number of people asked.

............................................... [1]

(b) Find the median amount spent.

$ ............................................... [1] (c) Calculate the percentage of people who spent more than
$40.

............................................% [2]

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E9.6 Box-and-whisker plots

29 The mass, in kg, of each of 15 parcels is recorded below.

4.90 5.10 5.25 5.30 5.40

5.45 5.55 5.55 5.60 5.75

5.80 5.95 6.15 6.25 6.50

On the grid, draw a box-and-whisker plot to show this data.

4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0

Mass (kg)
[4]

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1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9

Height (m)

The box-and-whisker plot shows information about the heights, in metres, of a group of 15-year old boys.

(a) (i) Find the range.

............................................ m [1]

(ii) Find the median.

............................................ m [1] (b)

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1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9

Height (m)

The box-and-whisker plot shows information about the heights, in metres, of a group of 15-year old girls.

Make two comparisons between the distributions for the heights of the boys and the heights of the girls.
You must use statistics to support your comparisons.

1 ................................................................................................................................................... [4]

...................................................................................................................................................... [4]

2 ................................................................................................................................................... [4]

...................................................................................................................................................... [4]

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