IGCSE Maths Past Paper Solutions: 0580/22 February/March 2024 (Paper 2 Extended)
Full worked solutions to the Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 2 Extended exam paper from February/March 2024 (0580/22/F/M/24) — 26 questions, 70 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes. Attempt each question yourself first, then click “Show solution” to check your working step by step.
A night bus runs from 21 50 to 05 18 the next day. Work out the number of hours and minutes that the night bus runs.
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From 21:50 to midnight = 2 h 10 min. From midnight to 05:18 = 5 h 18 min.
Total = 7 h 28 min
Calculate √5.76 + 2.8³.
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√5.76 = 2.4. 2.8³ = 21.952.
2.4 + 21.952 = 24.352
Simplify 4m + 7k − m + 3k.
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Collect m-terms: 4m−m=3m. Collect k-terms: 7k+3k=10k.
3m + 10k
The diagram shows the net of a cuboid with its base shaded. The length of the cuboid is 10 cm, its width is 4 cm and its height is 5 cm.
Write down the values of each of a, b, c and d.
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The main horizontal strip of the net unfolds into the four side faces of the cuboid, wrapping all the way around the base — so its total width equals the perimeter of the 10×4 base:
a = 2(10+4) = 28 cm
The top flap folds up to become the top face (10×4), attached along one of the “length” (10 cm) sections of the strip, so its width matches the cuboid’s length:
b = 10 cm
The depth of that same top flap matches the cuboid’s width:
c = 4 cm
The main strip’s own height equals the cuboid’s height (5 cm), and the shaded Base flap (which becomes the bottom face) extends a further 4 cm below it, so the total vertical measurement on the right of the net is:
d = 5 + 4 = 9 cm
There are 20 cars in a car park and 3 of the cars are blue.
- (a) James wants to draw a pie chart to show this information. Find the angle of the sector for the blue cars in this pie chart.
- (b) One of the 20 cars is picked at random. Find the probability that this car is not blue.
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- (a) (3÷20) × 360° = 54°
- (b) P(not blue) = 17÷20 = 0.85 (17/20)
The grid shows point A at (7, 1) and point B at (−3, 4).
Write AB as a column vector.
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AB = B − A = (−3−7, 4−1) = (−10, 3)
As the temperature increases, the number of people who go swimming increases. Write down the type of correlation that this statement describes.
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As one variable increases, so does the other — this is a positive correlation
- (a) The nth term of a sequence is n²−3. Find the first three terms of this sequence.
- (b) These are the first five terms of a different sequence: 1, 3, 9, 27, 81. Find the nth term of this sequence.
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- (a) n=1: 1−3=−2. n=2: 4−3=1. n=3: 9−3=6.
−2, 1, 6 - (b) Each term is 3 times the previous one (a geometric sequence with common ratio 3, starting at 1): nth term = 3n−1
The line y = 2x − 5 intersects the line y = 3 at the point P. Find the coordinates of the point P.
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Substitute y=3: 3 = 2x−5 → 2x=8 → x=4
P = (4, 3)
The diagram shows a trapezium PQRS, with parallel sides SR=5.3 cm and PQ=8.7 cm, and perpendicular height 3.8 cm.
Calculate the area of the trapezium.
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Area of a trapezium = ½(sum of parallel sides) × height = ½(5.3+8.7) × 3.8
= ½(14) × 3.8 = 7 × 3.8 = 26.6 cm²
Without using a calculator, work out 1¼ − ⅚. You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
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1¼ = &frac54;. Common denominator of 4 and 6 is 12: &frac54;=&frac{15}{12}, ⅚=&frac{10}{12}
&frac{15}{12} − &frac{10}{12} = 5/12
Farid spins a three-sided spinner with sides labelled A, B and C. The probability that the spinner lands on C is 0.35. Farid spins the spinner 40 times. Calculate the number of times he expects the spinner to land on C.
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40 × 0.35 = 14
The bearing of B from A is 107°. Calculate the bearing of A from B.
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Since the bearing 107° is less than 180°, add 180° to find the back bearing: 107+180 = 287°
A train, 1750 metres long, is travelling at 55 km/h. Calculate how long it will take for the whole train to completely cross a bridge that is 480 metres long. Give your answer in seconds, correct to the nearest second.
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For the whole train to completely cross, the front must travel the bridge length plus the entire train length: 1750+480 = 2230 m
Speed = 55 km/h = 55 000÷3600 = 15.278 m/s
Time = 2230 ÷ 15.278 = 146 s (nearest second)
The grid shows triangle A (shaded, vertices approximately (1,−1), (5,−1), (1,2)), triangle B (vertices approximately (−5,−1), (−9,−1), (−5,2)), and triangle C (a smaller triangle near x: −1 to 0, y: −1 to −3).
- (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps:
- triangle A onto triangle B
- triangle A onto triangle C.
- (b) Draw the image of triangle A after a rotation, 90° clockwise, about (1, 3).
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- (a)(i) Comparing vertex (1,−1) on A with the corresponding vertex (−5,−1) on B: testing a reflection in a vertical line x=k, using the rule x′=2k−x: 2k−1=−5 gives k=−2. Checking the other vertices confirms this works throughout.
Reflection in the line x = −2 - (a)(ii) Triangle C is a smaller copy of A with the same angles, positioned in a different part of the grid — this is an enlargement. To find the exact scale factor and centre: measure the ratio of corresponding side lengths for the scale factor, then join at least two pairs of corresponding vertices with straight lines and extend them — the point where they cross is the centre of enlargement.
Enlargement, scale factor and centre to be confirmed from the exact grid positions - (b) Using the rotation rule for 90° clockwise about a centre (a,b): a point (x,y) maps to (a+(y−b), b−(x−a)). Using centre (1,3) and A’s vertices (1,−1), (5,−1), (1,2):
(1,−1) → (1+(−1−3), 3−(1−1)) = (−3, 3)
(5,−1) → (1+(−1−3), 3−(5−1)) = (−3, −1)
(1,2) → (1+(2−3), 3−(1−1)) = (0, 3)
Plot these three points and join them to draw the rotated triangle.
x is an integer. 𝒰 = {x : 1 ≤ x ≤ 10}. P = {x : x is an even number}. Q = {x : x is a multiple of 5}.
Complete the Venn diagram.
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𝒰 = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}. P (even) = {2,4,6,8,10}. Q (multiples of 5) = {5,10}.
P∩Q (even AND multiple of 5) = {10}
P only = {2, 4, 6, 8}
Q only = {5}
Outside both circles = {1, 3, 7, 9}
The height of each of 200 people is measured. The table shows the results.
| Height (h cm) | 100 < h ≤ 120 | 120 < h ≤ 130 | 130 < h ≤ 150 | 150 < h ≤ 190 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 32 | 55 | 64 | 49 |
Calculate an estimate of the mean height.
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Using the midpoint of each class:
| Midpoint | 110 | 125 | 140 | 170 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 32 | 55 | 64 | 49 |
| Midpoint×Frequency | 3520 | 6875 | 8960 | 8330 |
Total = 3520+6875+8960+8330 = 27 685, over 200 people.
Mean = 27 685÷200 = 138 cm (3 s.f., exact value 138.425 cm)
Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 28x⁵ and 98x³.
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Numeric HCF: 28=2²×7, 98=2×7². HCF(28,98) = 2×7 = 14
x-power: take the lower power, x³
14x³
The speed–time graph shows information about a bus journey: rising from 0 to 15 m/s over the first 20 seconds, constant at 15 m/s from 20s to 140s, then decreasing to 0 by 190s.
Calculate the total distance travelled by the bus.
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Distance = area under the graph, split into three sections:
Rising (0 to 20s): ½ × 20 × 15 = 150 m
Constant (20 to 140s): 120 × 15 = 1800 m
Falling (140 to 190s): ½ × 50 × 15 = 375 m
Total = 150+1800+375 = 2325 m
Triangle ABC has AB=4.9 cm, CB=5.6 cm, and angle ABC=23°.
Calculate the area of triangle ABC.
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Area = ½ × AB × CB × sin(B) = ½ × 4.9 × 5.6 × sin(23°)
= 13.72 × 0.39073 = 5.36 cm² (3 s.f.)
- (a) ∛3 = 3h. Write down the value of h.
- (b) Simplify (4x³)³.
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- (a) The fifth root of 3 is 31/5: h = 0.2 (1/5)
- (b) (4x³)³ = 4³ × x⁹ = 64x⁹
y is inversely proportional to the square of (x+3). When x=5, y=0.375. Find y in terms of x.
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y = k÷(x+3)². Substituting x=5,y=0.375: (5+3)²=64, so 0.375=k÷64 → k=24
y = 24 / (x + 3)²
- (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y=cosx, for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°.
- (b) Solve the equation cosx=0.294 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°.
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- (a) The cosine curve starts at (0°,1), falls to (90°,0), continues down to (180°,−1), rises back to (270°,0), and returns to (360°,1) — a smooth wave shape.
- (b) x = cos−1(0.294) = 72.9°. Since cosine is also positive in the fourth quadrant, the second solution is 360−72.9 = 287.1°
x = 72.9° or x = 287.1° (1 d.p.)
x² − 16x + a can be written in the form (x+b)². Find the value of a and the value of b.
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Expanding (x+b)² = x²+2bx+b². Comparing with x²−16x+a: matching the x-terms gives 2b=−16, so b=−8.
Then a must equal b² = (−8)² = 64 for the constant terms to match.
a = 64 b = −8
A bag contains 2 green buttons, 5 red buttons and 6 blue buttons. Two buttons are taken at random from the bag without replacement. Calculate the probability that the two buttons are different colours.
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Total buttons = 2+5+6 = 13. It’s easier to find P(same colour) first, then subtract from 1.
P(both green) = (2/13)(1/12) = 2/156
P(both red) = (5/13)(4/12) = 20/156
P(both blue) = (6/13)(5/12) = 30/156
P(same colour) = (2+20+30)/156 = 52/156 = ⅓
P(different colours) = 1 − ⅓ = 2/3
A is the point (6, 1) and B is the point (2, 7). Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB. Give your answer in the form y=mx+c.
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Midpoint of AB = ((6+2)/2, (1+7)/2) = (4, 4)
Gradient of AB = (7−1)/(2−6) = 6/(−4) = −1.5
Perpendicular gradient = negative reciprocal of −1.5 = ⅔
Using the midpoint (4,4): y−4 = ⅔(x−4) → y = ⅔x − &frac83; + 4 = ⅔x + &frac43;
y = (2/3)x + 4/3