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Mathematics 0580/23 October/November 2020: question paper and mark scheme

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

0580_w20_qp_230580_w20_ms_230580/23/O/N/20

Paper
Paper 2 (Extended)
Total marks
70
Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Code on the paper
0580/23/O/N/20
0580_w20_ms_23.pdf

0580/23 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 11 mark

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Write down the cube number that is greater than 50 but less than 100. …… [1]

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1 64 1

Question 21 mark

Question

Calculate. 4 0.0025 …… [1]

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2 80 1

Question 32 marks

Question

In triangle ABC, BC = 7.6 cm and AC = 6.2 cm. Using a ruler and compasses only, construct triangle ABC. Leave in your construction arcs. The side AB has been drawn for you. A B [2]

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3 Accurate triangle with correct 2 B1 for accurate triangle with construction arcs no/incorrect arcs or SC1 for accurate triangle with arcs with sides interchanged

Question 41 mark

Question

Simplify. a2 ' a6 …… [1]

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4 1 1 a–4 or final answer a4

Question 51 mark

Question

Thor changes 40 000 Icelandic Krona into dollars when the exchange rate is 1 krona = $0.0099 . Work out how many dollars he receives. $ …… [1]

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5 396 1

Question 63 marks

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A NOT TO 58° SCALE 82° B C The diagram shows triangle ABC. The triangle is reflected in the line BC to give a quadrilateral ABDC. (a) Write down the mathematical name of the quadrilateral ABDC. …… [1] (b) Find angle ACD. Angle ACD = …… [2]

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6(a) Kite 1 6(b) 80 2 M1 for (180 – 82 – 58) or better

Question 71 mark

Question

Change 457 000 cm2 into m2. ……m2 [1]

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7 45.7 1

Question 82 marks

Question

The length, l cm, of a line is 18.3 cm, correct to the nearest millimetre. Complete this statement about the value of l. …… G l 1 …… [2] 1 1

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8 18.25, 18.35 2 B1 for each or SC1 for both values correct but reversed

Question 93 marks

Question

Without using a calculator, work out 1 # 2 . 7 10 You must show all your working and give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form. …… [3]

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9 8 21 M1 and oe improper fractions 7 10 168 A1 oe improper fractions 70 2 A1 Dep. on first A1 2 cao final answer 5 8 21 If M0 scored SC1 for or oe 7 10 improper fractions

Question 103 marks

Question

Solve the simultaneous equations. You must show all your working. 3x - 8y = 22 x + 4y = 4 x = …… y = …… [3]

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10 Correctly eliminates one variable M1 [x =] 6 A2 A1 for either correct [y =] –0.5 oe If M0 scored, SC1 for 2 values satisfying one of the original equations

Question 114 marks

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A bag contains 7 red discs, 5 green discs and 2 pink discs. (a) Helen takes one disc at random, records the colour and replaces it in the bag. She does this 140 times. Find how many times she expects to take a green disc. …… [2] (b) Helen adds 9 green discs and some pink discs to the discs already in the bag. 2 The probability of taking a green disc is now . 7 Find the number of pink discs that Helen added to the bag. …… [2]

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11(a) 50 2 5 M1 for [× 140] 7+5+ 2 140 or [× 5] 7+5+ 2 11(b) 26 2 5+9 2 M1 for = oe n 7 5+9 2 or = oe p+7+5+ 2+9 7

Question 124 marks

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A straight line, l, has equation y = 5x + 12 . (a) Write down the gradient of line l. …… [1] (b) Find the coordinates of the point where line l crosses the x-axis. ( …… , ……) [2] (c) A line perpendicular to line l has gradient k. Find the value of k. k = …… [1]

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12(a) 5 1 12(b) 12 2 M1 for 5x + 12 = 0 (− oe, 0) 5 12(c) 1 1 1 − oe FT − 5 their ( a )

Question 131 mark

Question

A B Use set notation to describe the shaded region. …… [1]

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13 A ' B 1

Question 142 marks

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N = 24 # 3 # 75 PN = K , where P is an integer and K is a square number. Find the smallest value of P. P = …… [2]

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14 21 2 B1 for 3 × 7 soi or 24 × 32 × 76 oe or answer of 21 × k2

Question 153 marks

Question

m = 2p + x y Make x the subject of this formula. x = …… [3]

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15 [x =] y(m – 2p)2 nfww 3 M1 for subtract 2p or their term in p to isolate a term in x or [x =] y(m2 – 4mp + 4p2) final answer M1 for squaring M1 for multiplying by their term in y Maximum of 2 marks for an incorrect answer

Question 163 marks

Question

A paperweight has height 4 cm and volume 38.4 cm3. A mathematically similar paperweight has height 7 cm. Calculate the volume of this paperweight. …… cm3 [3]

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16 205.8 3 7 3 M2 for 38.4 × oe 4 3 3 7 4 or M1 for or oe or 4 7 7 3 v = oe 4 38.4

Question 173 marks

Question

Adil and Brian are paid the same wage. Adil is given a 7% pay decrease and his new wage is $427.80 . Brian is given a 7% pay increase. Work out Brian’s new wage. $ …… [3]

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17 492.2[0] 3 B2 for 32.2[0] OR 7 M1 for x × 1 − = 427.8[0] oe or 100 better 7 M1 for their 460 × 1 + oe 100 7 or their 460 × correctly evaluated 100

Question 183 marks

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(a) Simplify. `4xy 2j 3 …… [2] (b) 25 = 125 k Find the value of k. k = …… [1]

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18(a) 64x3y6 final answer 2 B1 for kx3y6 or 64xky6 or 64x3yk final answer or correct answer then spoilt 18(b) 2 1 3

Question 195 marks

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v + 10 NOT TO SCALE Speed v (m/s) 0 0 24 40 Time (seconds) The diagram shows the speed–time graph for the final 40 seconds of a car journey. At the start of the 40 seconds the speed is v m/s. (a) Find the acceleration of the car during the first 24 seconds. …… m/s2 [1] (b) The total distance travelled during the 40 seconds is 1.24 kilometres. Find the value of v. v = …… [4]

Mark scheme

19(a) 5 1 or 0.417 or 0.4166 to 0.4167 12 19(b) 32.5 4 M3 for 1 1 ( v + v + 10 ) × 24 + × 16 ( v + 10 ) = 1240 2 2 oe OR 1 M2 for ( v + v + 10 ) × 24 oe and 2 1 × 16 ( v + 10 ) oe 2 or M1 for one area expression M1 for correctly solving their (av + b = 1240) oe (a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0)

Question 202 marks

Question

Factorise. 3x + 8y - 6ax - 16ay …… [2]

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20 (3x + 8y)(1 – 2a) 2 M1 for 3x(1 – 2a) + 8y(1 – 2a) or 3x + 8y – 2a(3x + 8y) or better

Question 216 marks

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B NOT TO SCALE 8 cm 30° O P A OAB is the sector of a circle, centre O. OB = 8 cm and angle AOB = 30°. BP is perpendicular to OA. (a) Calculate AP. AP = …… cm [3] (b) Work out the area of the shaded region APB. …… cm2 [3]

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21(a) 1.07 or 1.071 to 1.072 3 M2 for [8 −] 8 cos 30 oe OP or M1 for = cos30 oe 8 21(b) 2.9[0] or 2.895 to 2.901 3 30 M1 for × π × 82 oe 360 1 M1 for × 8 × their 6.93 × sin 30 oe 2 1 or × 8cos30 × 4 oe 2

Question 229 marks

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The table shows information about the times, t seconds, taken by each of 100 students to solve a puzzle. Time (t seconds) 0 1 t G 10 10 1 t G 15 15 1 t G 20 20 1 t G 40 40 1 t G 75 Frequency 9 18 22 30 21 (a) Calculate an estimate of the mean time. …… s [4] (b) Emmanuel draws a histogram to show this information. The table shows the heights, in cm, of some of the bars for this histogram. Complete the table. Time (t seconds) 0 1 t G 10 10 1 t G 15 15 1 t G 20 20 1 t G 40 40 1 t G 75 Height of bar (cm) 3.6 14.4 17.6 [3] 23 y is inversely proportional to the square root of x. When y = 7 , x = 2.25 . Write y in terms of x. y = …… [2]

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22(a) 27.625 4 M1 for 5, 12.5, 17.5, 30, 57.5 M1 for Σfx where x is in correct interval including boundaries Σfx M1 dep on second M1 for 100 22(b) 6 and 2.4 3 B2 for either correct or M1 for [fd =] 1.5 or 0.6 oe or B1 for [multiplier] 4

Question 23

Question

In the question paper above.

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23 10.5 2 k y= oe final answer M1 for y = x x

Question 244 marks

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Simplify. x 2 - 25 x 2 - 17x + 60 …… [4] Question 25 is printed on the next page.

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24 x+5 4 B1 for (x + 5) (x – 5) nfww final answer B2 for (x – 12) (x – 5) x − 12 or B1 for x(x – 5) – 12 (x – 5) or x(x – 12) – 5(x – 12) or for (x + a)(x + b) where ab = –60 or a + b = –17

Question 253 marks

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Solve 3 tan x =- 4 for 0° G x G 360° . x = …… or x = …… [3]

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25 126.9 or 126.86 to 126.87 and 306.9 or 3 B2 for one correct 306.86 to 306.87 4 or M1 for tan x = − 3 if 0 scored then SC1 for two answers with a difference of 180°

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