CH-13 Equations and Inequalities Answers

Cambridge IGCSE™ Mathematics Core and Extended
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13 Equations and inequalities
Exercise 13.1 page 126

1 a x = –4
b y=5
c y = –5
d p = –4
e y=8
f x = –5.5
1
2 a x4
3
b x=5
c x = 6
d y = –8
e y=4
f m = 10
3 a m=1
b p=3
c k = –1
d x = –21
e x=2
f y=3
4 a x=6
b y = 14
c x=4
d m = 12
e x = 35
f p = 20
5 a x = 15
b x = –5
c x = 7.5
d x=8
e x = 2.5
f x = 10

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 1

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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended 13 Student Book answers
6 a x=5
b x = 14
c x = 22
d x=5
e x=8
f x=2
7 a y = 10
b x = 17
c x = 13
d y = –5
e x=4
f x = 6.5

1 a i 3x + 60 = 180
ii x = 40
iii 40°, 60°, 80°
b i 3x = 180
ii x = 60
iii 20°, 80°, 80°
c i 18x = 180
ii x = 10
iii 20°, 50°, 110°
d i 6x = 180
ii x = 30
iii 30°, 60°, 90°
e i 7x – 30 = 180
ii x = 30
iii 10°, 40°, 130°
f i 9x – 45 = 180
ii x = 25
iii 25°, 55°, 100°
2 a i 12x = 360
ii x = 30
iii 90°, 120°, 150°
b i 11x + 30 = 360
ii x = 30

iii 90°, 135°, 135°

c i 12x + 60 = 360
ii x = 25
iii 35°, 80°, 90°, 155°
d i 10x + 30 = 360
ii x = 33
iii 33°, 94°, 114°, 119°
3 a i 11x – 80 = 360
ii x = 40
iii 40°, 80°, 80°, 160°
b i 10x + 60 = 360
ii x = 30
iii 45°, 90°, 95°, 130°
c i 16x + 8 = 360
ii x = 22
iii 44°, 96°, 100°, 120°
d i 9x + 25 = 360
ii x = 37.2 (to 1 d.p.)
iii 37°, 57°, 127°, 139° (to the nearest whole number)
e i 6x + 18 = 180
ii x = 27
iii 50°, 50°, 130°, 130°
4 a 20
b 25
c 14
d 25
e 31
f 40
5 a 50
b 13
c 40
d 40
6 a 5
b 2
c 7
d 1.1
e 25
f 15


1 a x=4 y=2
b x=6 y=5
c x=6 y = –1
d x=5 y=2
e x=5 y=2
f x=4 y=9
2 a x=3 y=2
b x=7 y=4
c x=1 y=1
d x=1 y=5
e x=1 y = 10
f x=8 y=2
3 a x=5 y=4
b x=4 y=3
c x = 10 y = 5
d x=6 y=4
e x=4 y=4
f x = 10 y = –2
4 a x=5 y=4
b x=4 y=2
c x=5 y=3
d x=5 y = –2
e x=1 y=5
f x = –3 y = –3
5 a x = –5 y = –2
b x = –3 y = –4
2
c x = 4 y 3
3
d x=2 y=7
e x=1 y=1
f x=2 y=9
6 a x = 2 y=3
b x=5 y = 10
c x=4 y=6
d x=4 y=4
e x=5 y=1
f x = –3 y = –3

7 a x=1 y = –1
2
b x  11 y=8
3
c x=4 y=0
d x=3 y=4
e x=2 y=8
f x=1 y=1

1 a x=2 y=3
b x=1 y=4
c x=5 y=2
d x=3 y=3
e x=4 y=2
f x=6 y=1
2 a x=1 y=4
b x=5 y=2
c x=3 y=3
d x=6 y=1
e x=2 y=3
f x=2 y=3
3 a x=0 y=3
b x=5 y=2
c x = 1 y=7
d x=6 y=4
e x=2 y=5
f x=3 y=0
4 a x = 1 y = 0.5
b x = 2.5 y = 4
1
c x y=4
5
3 1
d x y
4 2
1
e x=5 y
3
1
f x y=1
2


1 10 and 7
2 16 and 9
3 x=1 y=4
4 x=5 y=2
5 Question should read: A man’s age is three times his son’s age. Ten years ago he was two and a
half times his son’s age. To give the answers: 60 and 20 years old.
6 60 and 6 years old

1 a 7
b 3
c 6
d 7
e 10
f 15
2 a 7
b 6
c 6
d 10
e 3
3 a 8
b 5
c 8
d 6
e 6
4 a 6, 18, 26
b 160, 214, 246, 246
c 50°, 80°, 100°, 140°, 170°
d 80°, 80°, 80°, 160°, 160°, 160°
e 150°, 150°, 150°, 150°, 120°, 120°, 120°, 120°

1 a –4 and –3
b –2 and –6
c 1 and –12
d 2 and 5

e 2 and 3
f 2 and 4
2 a –5 and 2
b –2 and 5
c –7 and 2
d –2 and 7
e –5 and 3
f –3 and 5
3 a –3 and –2
b –3
c –8 and –3
d 4 and 6
e –4 and 3
f –2 and 6
4 a –2 and 4
b –4 and 5
c –6 and 5
d –6 and 7
e –7 and 9
f –9 and 6

1 a –3 and 3
b –4 and 4
c –5 and 5
d –11 and 11
e –12 and 12
f –15 and 15
2 a –2.5 and 2.5
b –2 and 2
c –1.6 and 1.6
1 1
d  and
2 2
1 1
e  and
3 3
1 1
f  and
20 20


3 a –4 and –1
b –5 and –2
c –4 and –2
d 2 and 4
e 2 and 5
f –4 and 2
4 a –2 and 5
b –5 and 2
c –3 and 6
d –6 and 3
e –4 and 6
f –6 and 8
5 a –4 and 3
b –6 and –2
c –9 and 4
d –1
e –2
f –9 and –8
6 a 0 and 8
b 0 and 7
c –3 and 0
d –4 and 0
e 0 and 9
f 0 and 4
7 a –1.5 and –1
b –1 and 2.5
1
c –1 and
3
1
d –5 and
2
e 1.5 and 5
1 1
f 1 and
3 2
8 a –12 and 0
b –9 and –3
c –8 and 4
d –7 and 2
e –6 and 6
f –10 and 10


1 –4 and 3
2 –6 and 7
3 2
4 4
5 Height = 3 cm, base length = 12 cm
6 Height = 20 cm, base length = 2 cm
7 Base length = 6 cm, height = 5 cm
8 a 9x + 14 = 50
b x = 4
c 11 m × 6 m

1 a –3.14 and 4.14
b –5.87 and 1.87
c –6.14 and 1.14
d –4.73 and –1.27
e –6.89 and 1.89
f 3.38 and 5.62
2 a –5.30 and –1.70
b –5.92 and 5.92
c –3.79 and 0.79
d –1.14 and 6.14
e –4.77 and 3.77
f –2.83 and 2.83
3 a –0.73 and 2.73
b –1.87 and 5.87
c –1.79 and 2.79
d –3.83 and 1.83
e 0.38 and 2.62
f 0.39 and 7.61
4 a –0.85 and 2.35
b –1.40 and 0.90
c 0.14 and 1.46
d –2 and –0.5
e –0.39 and 1.72
f –1.54 and 1.39


1 x = 3 and y = 4
2 x = –6 and y = 9
x = –1 and y = –1
3 x = –2.5 and y = 3.5
x = 2 and y = 17
1 1
4 x = – and y = 4
3 3
x = 2 and y = 16
5 x = 0 and y = 2
x = 5 and y = –8
6 x = –3 and y = –20
4 4
x= and y = 2
5 5
7 x = 5 and y = 6
x = 6 and y = 5
8 x = –0.6 and y = –3.3
x = 4.1 and y = 0.5
1
9 x=1
3
10 p = 1.17

1 a x<4
b x>1
c x⩽3
d x⩾7
e x<2
f x>2

2 a x<7
b x ⩾ –2
c x > –3
d x ⩾ –12
e x > –24
f x ⩾ –3
3 a x<2
b x ⩽ 12
c x⩾2
d x ⩾ –2
e x > –0.5
f x⩾2


1 a 2<x⩽4
b 1⩽x<5
c 3.5 ⩽ x < 5
d 2 ⩽ x < 4.2
2 a 1<x⩽5
b –1 ⩽ x < 1
c 2<x<3
d No solution
Student assessment 1 page 144

1 a –6
b 6
c 4
d 2.4
2 a 0.5
b 4
c 9.5
d 5
3 a 6
b 15
c 22
d 6


4 a 8.5
1
b 4
3
c 8.5
d 12
5 a x=7 y=4
b p=1 q=2
c x=7 y=1
d m=3 n=5
1 1
6 x= and y = 4 x = –3 and y = 14
4 4

1 a 9x – 90 = 360
b x = 50
c 50°, 60°, 100°, 150°
2 2
3 85°, 95°, 95°, 130°, 135°
4 –4 and 5
5 2.77 and –1.27 (3 s.f.)
6 x = 1.24 and y = 2.61 (3 s.f.) x = –3.24 and y = 0.38 (3 s.f.)
7 3<x⩽5
8 x>5


1 a x – y = 30 x + y + 40 = 180
b x = 85 y = 55
2 a
b 5x + 100
c 92°
d
e 92° + 82° + 72° + 62° + 52° = 360°

3 a
b 120 – 4x2
c 4x2 = 64 x=4
4 b 0.44 and 4.56 (2 d.p.)


5 a

c 10 cm, 8 cm, 6 cm


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Cambridge IGCSE™ Mathematics Core and Extended

Student Book answers

13 Equations and inequalities

Exercise 13.1 page 126

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 1

Exercise 13.2 page 128

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 2

iii 90°, 135°, 135°

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 3

Exercise 13.3 page 132

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 4

Exercise 13.4 page 134

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 5

Exercise 13.5 page 134

Exercise 13.6 page 136

Exercise 13.7 page 138

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 6

Exercise 13.8 page 138

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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 8

Exercise 13.9 page 139

Exercise 13.10 page 141

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 9

Exercise 13.11 page 142

Exercise 13.12 page 144

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Exercise 13.13 page 144

Student assessment 1 page 144

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Student assessment 2 page 145

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Teacher’s Guide 13

Student assessment 3 page 146

e 92° + 82° + 72° + 62° + 52° = 360°

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