IGCSE Maths Revision
Mensuration
a) Area & Perimeter of circle and sectors
b) volume of cone, cylinder, sphere, pyramid.
Geometry
a) Phytagoras theorem
b) symmetry & rotational symmetry
c) circle theroems
d) construction & loci
e) similarity
Paper 2
June 2012
November 2012
June 2013
November 2013
June 2014
November 2014
Specimen 2015
PAPER 4
June 2012
November 2012
June 2013
November 2013
November 2014
Specimen 2015
Quadratic Equations
50 min
38 marks
1. Showing all your working, solve
5x
(a) – 9 = 0,
2
Answer (a) x = ………………….…………
[2]
(b) x2 + 12x + 3 = 0, giving your answers correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer (b) x = ……..…… or x = …………
[4]
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2.
(x + 4) cm
R 4x cm
Q (x + 2) cm
(x + 12) cm NOT TO SCALE
(a) (i) Write down an expression for the area of rectangle R.
Answer (a) (i) …….…………………. cm2
[1]
(ii) Show that the total area of rectangles R and Q is 5x2 + 30x + 24 square centimetres.
[1
(b) The total area of rectangles R and Q is 64 cm2.
Calculate the value of x correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer (b) x = …………………………….
[4]
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3.
150 cm
7x cm
24x cm NOT TO SCALE
The right-angled triangle in the diagram has sides of length 7x cm, 24x cm and 150 cm.
(a) Show that x2 = 36
[2]
(b) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.
Answer (b) ……..….………………… cm
[1]
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4.
2y – 1
y
y+2 NOT TO SCALE
The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.
The lengths of the sides are given in terms of y.
(i) Show that 2y2 – 8y – 3 = 0.
[3]
(ii) Solve the equation 2y2 – 8y – 3 = 0, giving your answers to 2 decimal places.
[4]
(iii) Calculate the area of the triangle.
[2]
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5.
(x + 1) cm
A (x + 6) cm D (x + 2) cm C NOT TO SCALE
In triangle ABC, the line BD is perpendicular to AC.
AD = (x + 6) cm, DC = (x + 2) cm and the height BD = (x + 1) cm.
The area of triangle ABC is 40 cm2.
(i) Show that x2 + 5x – 36 = 0.
Answer (i) ……..……….………
[3]
(ii) Solve the equation x2 + 5x – 36 = 0.
Answer (ii) x = ….… or x = ……
[2]
(iii) Calculate the length of BC.
Answer (iii) BC = ……..…… cm
[2]
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6.
2x + 4
x+2 x
x2 – 40 NOT TO SCALE
The diagram shows a trapezium.
Two of its angles are 90°.
The lengths of the sides are given in terms of x
The perimeter is 62 units.
(i) Write down a quadratic equation in x to show this information. Simplify your equation.
[2]
(ii) Solve your quadratic equation.
[2]
(iii) Write down the only possible value of x.
[1]
(iv) Calculate the area of the trapezium.
[2]
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Revision Algebra 1 & 2
Algebra 1
(a) Formulae
(b) Factorisation
(c) Linear Equations
(d) Simulataneous equations
(e) Quadratic equations
(f) Inequalities
Algebra 2
(a) Algebraic Fractions
(b) Subject of a formula
(c) Direct and Inverse proportion
(d) Indices
(e) Inequalities
(f) Linear Programming
1
2003
2
3
4
2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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Revision Algebra 1 & 2 – PAPER 4
Algebra 1
(a) Formulae
(b) Factorisation
(c) Linear Equations
(d) Simulataneous equations
(e) Quadratic equations
(f) Inequalities
Algebra 2
(g) Algebraic Fractions
(h) Subject of a formula
(i) Direct and Inverse proportion
(j) Indices
(k) Inequalities
(l) Linear Programming
1
2010
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2011
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2014
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Extended Mathematics (Revision Paper) Paper 2
Targeted Topics P2 (Oct/Nov 2014)
Chapter 1 (Numbers)
➢ Ratio, Proportion, Percentage
➢ Arranging numbers and conversion of units
➢ Simple & Compound Interest
➢ Boundaries
➢ Sequence
➢ Standard Form
1
2003
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2004
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2005
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Date :14th Oct 2014
2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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16th Oct 2014
2012
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2013
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24
2014
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26
27
28
Revision Numbers
2009
1
2012
2
3
4
2013
5
Revision Sequences
2009
6
2012/43
7
2013
8
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