IGCSE Past paper 4

1. (a) Find the size of an exterior angle of a regular polygon with 18 sides.[2]
(b) In triangle ACD, B lies on AC and E lies on AD such that BE is parallel to CD. AE = 5.2 cm and ED = 2.6 cm.
Calculate BE.[2]

(c) Two solids are mathematically similar. The smaller solid has height 2 cm and volume 32 cm3 . The larger solid has
volume 780 cm3 . Calculate the height of the larger solid.[3]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 41 Q11a, b, c, June 2021

2. Solve the simultaneous equations. You must show all your working.
2x + y = 3
x − 5y = 40 [3]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 11 Q21, June 2021

3. (a) Alphones is x years old and Beatrice is y old.

Three times Alphonse’s age is equal to 5 times Beatrice’s age.
Twice Beatrice’s age is 4 years more than Alphonse’s age.
i. Use this information to write down two equations in x and y. [2]
ii. Find the age of Alphonse and the age of Beatrice. [2]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 31 Q8, June 2020

4. P = 2(w + h) w = 12 correct to the nearest whole number. h = 4 correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the
upper bound for the value of P. [2]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 21 Q18, June 2020

5. x2 + 4x − 9 = (x + a)2 + bFind the value of a and the value of b. [3]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 21 Q13, June 2019

6. On a map, a lake has an area of 32 cm2 . The scale of the map is 1 : 24000. Calculate the actual area of the lake. Give
your answer in km2 . [2]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 21 Q13, June 2021

7. Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

1 2
− [3]
x + 2 3x − 1

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 21 Q20, June 2019

8. (a) Sketch the graph of y = tanx for 0◦ ≤ x ≤ 360◦ . [Using Figure 3 in the Unit 4 Past Paper Questions Resource
Sheet.]
(b) Solve the equation 5tanx=1 for 0◦ ≤ x ≤ 360◦ [2]
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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 21 Q19, June 2021

9. The diagram shows triangle ABC. X is a point on BC. AX = 10.6 cm, XC = 6.4 cm, angle ABC = 58◦ and angle
AXB = 78◦ .

(a) Calculate AC. [4]

(b) Calculate BX. [4]
(c) Calculate the area of triangle ABC. [3]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 41 Q5, June 2021

10. The diagram shows a prism, ABCDEF. AB = 13cm, AC = 20cm, CF = 24cm and angle ABC = 90◦

(a) Calculate the total surface area of the prism.[6]

(b) Calculate the volume of the prism. [1]
(c) Calculate the angle that AF makes with the base BCFE. [4]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 41 Q9, June 2021

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11. (a) s = ut + at2 Find the value of s when u = 5.2, t = 7 and a = 1.6.[2]
2
(b) Simplify
i. 3a − 5b − a + 2b [2]
5 9x
ii. × [2]
3x 20
(c) Solve
15
i. = −3 [1]
x
ii. 4(5 − 3x) = 23 [3]
2
(d) Simplify. (27x9 ) 3
(e) Expand and simplify. (3x − 5y)(2x + y) [2]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 41 Q3, June 2020

12. The diagram shows a field ABCDE.

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(a) Calculate the perimeter of the field ABCDE. [4]

(b) Calculate angle ABD. [4]
(c) i. Calculate angle CBD. [2]
ii. The point C is due north of the point B. Find the bearing of D from B. [2]
(d) Calculate the area of the field ABCDE. Give your answers in hectares. [1 hectare = 10 000 m2 ]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 41 Q3, June 2019

13. x is an integer.
ξ = x : 41 ≤ x ≤ 50
A = {x : x is an odd number}
B = {x : x is a multiple of 3}
C = {x : x is a prime number}

(a) Complete the Venn diagram to show this information. [Using Figure 3 in the Unit 3 Past Paper Questions Resource
Sheet.] [3]

(b) List the elements of:

i. A ∩ C [1]
ii. (B ∪ C)′ [1]
iii. n(A ∩ B ∩ C) [1]
14. The diagram shows a line L and two points, A and B, on a grid.
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(a) Write down the coordinates of point A. [1]

(b) i. Find the gradient of line L. [1]
ii. Write down the equation of line L in the form y = mx + c.[2]
(c) i. Draw a line that is perpendicular to line L and passes through the point A. [Using Figure 1 in the Unit 3
Past Paper Questions Resource Sheet.] [1]
ii. This line crosses the x-axis at point C. Mark point C on the grid and write down the coordinates of point C.
[Using Figure 1 in the Unit 3 Past Paper Questions Resource Sheet.] [1]
iii. Find, by measuring, the perimeter of triangle ABC. [2]

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 31 Q4, June 2021

15. (a) The diagram shows a solid cone and a solid hemisphere. The cone has radius 2.4 cm and slant height 6.3 cm. The
hemisphere has radius R cm. The total surface area of the cone is equal to the total surface area of the hemisphere.
Calculate the value of R.

The curved surface area, A, of a cone with radius r and slant height l is A = πrl.
The curved surface area, A, of a sphere with radius r is A = 4πr2 . [4]

(b) The diagram shows a solid cone with radius 7.6 cm and height 16 cm. A cut is made parallel to the base of the
cone and the top section is removed. The remaining solid has height 12 cm, as shown in the diagram. Calculate
the volume of the remaining solid.

1 2
The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is V = πr h.[4]
3

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 41 Q3, June 2021