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Cambridge IGCSE™

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degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
● For r, use either your calculator value or 3.142.

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● The total mark for this paper is 130.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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(a) Calculate the volume of

(i) a solid cylinder with radius 4 cm and height 10 cm,

cm3 [2]

(ii) a solid hemisphere with radius 4 cm

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[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is 𝑉 = 3
π𝑟 ]

cm3 [2]

(b)

NOT TO
SCALE

The cylinder and hemisphere in part (a) are joined to form the solid in the diagram
The solid is made of steel and 1cm3 of steel has a mass of 785 g

Calculate the total mass of the solid

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kg [3]

(c) 2000cm3 of iron is melted down and some of it is used to make 40 spheres with radius 2 cm

(i) Calculate the percentage of iron that is left over

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[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is 𝑉 = 3
π𝑟 ]]

% [3]

(ii) The iron left over is then made into a cube

Calculate the length of an edge of the cube

cm [1]
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(d) A solid cone has radius 3R cm and slant height 9R cm

A solid cylinder has radius x cm and height 7x cm
The total surface area of the cone is equal to the total surface area of the cylinder

Given that R = kx, find the value of k

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

k= [4]

2 (a) Simplify fully.

11 −3
(i) 𝑓 ÷𝑓

................................................. [1]
3
(ii) 15𝑛
2
5𝑛

................................................. [2]
1
−

( )
4 6
(iii)
2
49𝑥 𝑦
25

................................................. [3]
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(b) A sequence has nth term 2
𝑛
Write down the first 3 terms of the sequence.

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

(c) Find the nth term for each of these sequences.

(i) 13, 10, 7, 4, 1, …

................................................. [2]
(ii) 4, 18, 56, 130, 252, …

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

(d) Solve.

3𝑥−3
5
= 120

x = ................................................. [3]
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(e) Use the quadratic formula to solve 5𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 11 = 0
Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = ................... , x = ................... [4]

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4 Clara is playing a game with these six number cards.

(a) She takes two cards at random, without replacement, and adds the two numbers to give a score. Find
the probability that:

(i) the score is 8

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

(ii) the score is a positive number (above zero).

................................................. [3]
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(b) Regan now takes three cards at random from the six cards, without replacement, and adds the three
numbers to give a total.
Find the probability that her total is 5.

................................................. [4]
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6 (a) p= ( )
3
4
q= ( )
−2
5

Find
(i) 3q,

(ii) 2p - q

(iii) |𝑝|

…………………………………………….. [4]

→
(b) B is the point (3,-4) and 𝐴𝐵 = ( )
2
−7

Find the coordinates of A.

…………………………………………….. [2]
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…………………………………………….. [4]
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7 𝑓(𝑥) = 5 − 2𝑥
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𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥
𝑗(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3
(a) (i) Find f(2)

……………………………… [1]
(ii) Find hf(2)
……………………………… [1]
(b) Find x when f(x) = 10

x =……………………………… [1]
(c) Find x when h(x) = g(2)

x =……………………………… [1]
−1
(d) Find 𝑗 (𝑥)

−1
𝑗 (𝑥) =……………………………… [2]
(e) Write f(x) + h(x) + 2 as a single fraction in its simplest form

……………………………… [3]
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10 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 3𝑥

For the function above, calculate:

(a) The coordinate(s) of the stationary point(s).
(b) For each stationary point, determine whether it is a maximum or minimum point. Justify your answer.

………………………………………………………[6]

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