Practice Questions
Cambridge IGCSE™
Mathematics 0580
To accompany the revised syllabus for examination from 2020.
Version 1
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
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E2.5 Simultaneous equations
1 Solve the simultaneous equations.
You must show all your working.
y = 3x – 2
y = x2
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]
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E2.11 Recognise, sketch and interpret graphs of functions
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y y
O x O x
A B
y y
O x O x
C D
y 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 = x ............................................ [1]
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4 Sketch the graph of 2x + 3y = 18 .
On your sketch, write the values where the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.
O x
[2]
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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.
O x
[3]
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y
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.
a = .............................................. [5]
b = .............................................. [5]
c = .............................................. [5]
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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]
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8 (a) Solve the equation (x – 5)(2x2 – 18) = 0 .
x = ...................., x = ...................., x = .................... [3]
(b) Sketch the graph of y = (x – 5)(2x2 – 18).
On your sketch, write the values where the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-axis.
O x
[3]
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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).
(...................., ....................) [4]
(...................., ....................) [4]
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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]
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14 A curve has equation y = x3 – 6x2 + 16 .
Find the coordinates of the two turning points.
(...................., ....................) [6]
(...................., ....................) [6]
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E4.5 Congruence
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D
A
57° NOT TO
95°
8 cm SCALE
B
28° 8 cm 95°
E
C F
Show that these two triangles are congruent.
[2]
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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.
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(b) Calculate AD.
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]
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A
D NOT TO
SCALE
F
B
72°
64° C
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]
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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]
21 On the axes, sketch the graph of y = sin x for 0° ⩽ x ⩽ 360° .
y
1
0 x
90! 180! 270! 360!
–1
[2]
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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]
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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
2
0 x
10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° 110° 120°
–1
–2
[4]
(c) Use your graph to solve the equation 2 sin 3x = 1.5 .
x = .................... or x = .................... [2]
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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.
The table shows this information.
.
Mass (m kg) 30 < m ⩽ 35 35 < m ⩽ 50 50 < m ⩽ 70 70 < m ⩽ 80 80 < m ⩽ 100
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]
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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
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]
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(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]
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(b)
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]
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