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Mathematics 0580/21 May/June 2020: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), Paper 2 (Extended), May/June 2020. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

0580_s20_qp_210580_s20_ms_210580/21/M/J/20

Paper
Paper 2 (Extended)
Total marks
70
Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Code on the paper
0580/21/M/J/20
0580_s20_ms_21.pdf

0580/21 mark scheme, question by question

Each question as it's printed, and the mark scheme's points for it, as text. Diagrams, tables and graphs are in the PDFs above.

Question 12 marks

Question

Rectangle A measures 3 cm by 8 cm. 8 cm NOT TO 3 cm A SCALE Five rectangles congruent to A are joined to make a shape. NOT TO SCALE Work out the perimeter of this shape. …… cm [2]

Mark scheme

1 86 2 M1 for correct method to find the perimeter e.g. (8 + 3) × 2 × 5 – 3 × 8 If 0 scored, SC1 for answer 98

Question 21 mark

Question

Find the highest odd number that is a factor of 60 and a factor of 90. …… [1]

Mark scheme

2 15 1

Question 34 marks

Question

Mrs Salaman gives her class two mathematics tests. The scatter diagram shows information about the marks each student scored. 70 60 50 40 Test 2 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Test 1 (a) Write down the highest mark scored on test 1. …… [1] (b) Write down the type of correlation shown in the scatter diagram. …… [1] (c) Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram. [1] (d) Hamish scored a mark of 40 on test 1. He was absent for test 2. Use your line of best fit to find an estimate for his mark on test 2. …… [1]

Mark scheme

3(a) 66 1 3(b) Positive 1 3(c) Ruled line of best fit 1 3(d) 46 to 50 1 FT their line of best fit if a positive gradient

Question 43 marks

Question

A bag contains blue, red, yellow and green balls only. A ball is taken from the bag at random. The table shows some information about the probabilities. Colour Blue Red Yellow Green Probability 0.15 0.2 0.43 (a) Complete the table. [2] (b) Abdul takes a ball at random and replaces it in the bag. He does this 200 times. Find how many times he expects to take a red ball. …… [1]

Mark scheme

4(a) 0.22 oe 2 M1 for 0.15 + 0.2 + ? + 0.43 = 1 or better 4(b) 40 1

Question 53 marks

Question

(a) The nth term of a sequence is 60 - 8n . Find the largest number in this sequence. …… [1] (b) Here are the first five terms of a different sequence. 12 19 26 33 40 Find an expression for the nth term of this sequence. …… [2]

Mark scheme

5(a) 52 1 5(b) 7n + 5 oe final answer 2 B1 for 7n + a or bn + 5 b ≠ 0

Question 63 marks

Question

The diagram shows a trapezium. (97 - 3x) ° NOT TO SCALE (69 + 5x) ° Work out the value of x. x = …… [3]

Mark scheme

6 7 3 M2 for 166 + 2x = 180 or better or M1 for 97 – 3x + 69 + 5x = 180 oe

Question 71 mark

Question

234 = 2 # 3 2 # 13 1872 = 2 4 # 3 2 # 13 234 # 1872 = 438 048 Use this information to write 438 048 as a product of its prime factors. …… [1] e2 - o # . 1 7 6

Mark scheme

7 25 × 34 × 132 1

Question 84 marks

Question

Without using a calculator, work out 3 8 25 You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. …… [4]

Mark scheme

8 56 21 M2 M2 for correct method for common − 24 24 denominator 7 or B1 for 3 35 6 M1 their × 24 25 7 A1 20

Question 95 marks

Question

Factorise completely. (a) 21a 2 + 28ab …… [2] (b) 20x 2 - 45y 2 …… [3]

Mark scheme

9(a) 7a(3a + 4b) final answer 2 B1 for partial factorisation 7(3a2 + 4ab) or a(21a + 28b) 9(b) 5(2x + 3y)(2x – 3y) final 3 B2 for (2x + 3y)(2x – 3y) answer or (10x + 15y)(2x – 3y) or (2x + 3y)(10x – 15y) or B1 for 5(4x2 – 9y2)

Question 102 marks

Question

E NOT TO SCALE D 24° F y° O 110° C x° A B Points A, B, C, D, E and F lie on the circle, centre O. Find the value of x and the value of y. x = …… y = …… [2]

Mark scheme

10 [x =] 55 2 B1 for each [y = ] 24

Question 113 marks

Question

14 12 10 Speed 8 (m/s) 6 4 2 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Time (s) The diagram shows the speed–time graph for 90 seconds of a journey. Calculate the total distance travelled during the 90 seconds. …… m [3]

Mark scheme

11 990 3 M2 for correct complete area statement ଵ e.g. × 30 × (6 + 12) + 60 × 12 oe ଶ or M1 for one area calculation

Question 124 marks

Question

Gemma records the times, in seconds, taken for a group of children and a group of adults to complete a puzzle. The box-and-whisker plot shows information about the times taken for the children to complete the puzzle. Children Adults 20 40 60 80 100 Time (seconds) (a) Find the interquartile range of the times taken for the children to complete the puzzle. …… seconds [2] (b) The table shows some information about the times, in seconds, taken for the adults to complete the puzzle. Minimum Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Maximum 28 42 58 70 75 On the grid above, draw the box-and-whisker plot for the adults. [2]

Mark scheme

12(a) 22 2 B1 for 48 and 70 12(b) 2 M1 for a box with two whiskers and at least two correct from Min 28, LQ 42, Med 58, UQ 70, Max 75

Question 135 marks

Question

C B 18 cm NOT TO SCALE 13.5 cm 21 cm D E A C lies on a circle with diameter AD. B lies on AC and E lies on AD such that BE is parallel to CD. AB = 21 cm, CD = 18 cm and BE = 13.5 cm. Work out the radius of the circle. …… cm [5]

Mark scheme

13 16.6 or 16.64… 5 18 M2 for 21× = [ AC ] oe 13.5 13.5 18 or M1 for scale factor or oe soi 18 13.5 Then Pythagoras method: and M2 for 282 + 18 2 [÷ 2] or ( theirAC )2 + 182 [÷ 2] or M1 for AD 2 = 28 2 + 18 2 or AD2 = ( theirAC ) + 182 2 OR alternative trigonometry method e.g. 21 M1 for tan E = 13.5 18 and M1 for AD = cos their 57.3

Question 145 marks

Question

(a) f (x) = 4x + 3 g (x) = 5x - 4 fg (x) = 20x + p Find the value of p. p = …… [2] 5x - 1 (b) h (x) = 3 Find h -1 (x) . h -1 (x) = …… [3]

Mark scheme

14(a) [p = ] –13 2 M1 for 4(5x – 4) + 3 or better 14(b) 3x +1 3 3 y +1 1 3x M2 for x = , 5y = 3x + 1 or y − = 5 5 5 5 5 y –1 1 5x M1 for x = , 3y = 5x − 1 or y + = 3 3 3

Question 156 marks

Question

A Q NOT TO x° SCALE B P R P, R and Q are points on the circle. AB is a tangent to the circle at Q. QR bisects angle PQB. Angle BQR = x° and x < 60. Use this information to show that triangle PQR is an isosceles triangle. Give a geometrical reason for each step of your work. [3] 16 m is inversely proportional to the square of (p - 1) . When p = 4, m = 5. Find m when p = 6 . m = …… [3] 5

Mark scheme

15 Complete explanation with 3 B1 for RQP = x° QR bisects angle PQB geometrical reasons B1 for RPQ = x° alternate segment theorem B1 for triangle PQR has two equal angles both less than 60 (so can’t be equilateral) so must be isosceles

Question 16

Question

In the question paper above.

Mark scheme

16 4 3 k 1.8 or 1 M2 for m = 5 ( p − 1)2 theirk or M1 for m = ( 6 −1)2 OR M2 for 5(4 − 1) 2 = m(6 − 1) 2 oe

Question 175 marks

Question

(a) (i) m =e o 7 Find 3m. f p [1] 10 (ii) VW = e o - 24 Find VW . …… [2] (b) A E B p NOT TO SCALE O q C OABC is a parallelogram. OA = p and OC = q . E is the point on AB such that AE : EB = 3 : 1. Find OE , in terms of p and q, in its simplest form. OE = …… [2]

Mark scheme

17(a)(i) 15 1 21 17(a)(ii) 26 2 M1 for 102 + (−24)2 or better 17(b) 3 2 ρ 3 p+ q M1 for a correct route or for AE = q 4 4

Question 182 marks

Question

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]

Mark scheme

18 34 2 M1 for 12 + 0.5 or 4 + 0.5 or better seen

Question 195 marks

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F G NOT TO SCALE E H B C 5.5 cm A 20 cm D The diagram shows cuboid ABCDEFGH of length 20 cm and width 5.5 cm. The volume of the cuboid is 495 cm 3 . Find the angle between the line AG and the base of the cuboid ABCD. …… [5]

Mark scheme

19 12.2 or 12.24… 5 4.5 M4 for tan = oe 20 + 5.52 2 or M1 for recognising angle GAC 495 M1 for 20 × 5.5 M1 for 20 2 + 5.5 2 or 202 + 5.52 + (their 4.5) 2 their 4.5 M1 for tan = oe 202 + 5.52

Question 201 mark

Question

The curve y = x 2 - 2x + 1 is drawn on a grid. A line is drawn on the same grid. The points of intersection of the line and the curve are used to solve the equation x 2 - 7x + 5 = 0 . Find the equation of the line in the form y = mx + c. y = …… [1]

Mark scheme

20 [y = ] 5x – 4 1

Question 213 marks

Question

Expand and simplify (x + 3) (x - 5) (3x - 1) . …… [3] Question 22 is printed on the next page.

Mark scheme

21 3x3 – 7x2 – 43x + 15 3 B2 for correct expansion and simplification of two of the brackets or B1 for correct expansion of two brackets with at least 3 terms correct

Question 223 marks

Question

Find the area of a regular hexagon with side length 7.4 cm. …… cm 2 [3]

Mark scheme

22 142 or 142.2 to 142.3 3 1 M2 for × 7.4 × 7.4 × sin 60 × 6 2 7.4 7.4 or tan 60 × × ×6 2 2 1 7.4 or M1 for × 7.4 × 7.4 × sin 60 or tan 60 × 2 2

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