Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics - International 0607 — 2020 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 1
0607/41/M/J/20 · 11 questions · 120 marks · ≈135 min
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Q1 · Y 5 4 3 2 T 1 x – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 – 1 – 2 Q – 3 – 4 P – 5 – 6 (a) (i)…
1 y 5 4 3 2 T 1 x – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 – 1 – 2 Q – 3 – 4 P – 5 – 6 (a) (i) Reflect shape T in the y-axis. [1] - 5 (ii) Translate shape T by the vector [2] e 3o. (iii) Enlarge shape T by scale factor 2, centre (2, 0). [2] (b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape T onto (i) shape P, ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (ii) shape Q. ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................. [3]
Q2 · These are Tom’s ten homework marks
2 (a) These are Tom’s ten homework marks. 8 7 10 8 9 5 8 10 6 8 Find (i) the range, .................................................. [1] (ii) the mean, .................................................. [1] (iii) the median, .................................................. [1] (iv) the upper quartile. .................................................. [1] (b) The mass, m kg, of each of 120 parcels is recorded. The cumulative frequency curve shows the results. 120 100 80 Cumulative 60 frequency 40 20 0 m 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Mass (kg) (i) Find the median. ............................................. kg [1] (ii) Find the lower quartile. ............................................. kg [1] (iii) Find the interquartile range. ............................................. kg [1] (iv) Find the number of parcels with a mass of more than 3 kg. .................................................. [2] (v) (a) Use the cumulative frequency curve to complete the frequency table. Mass (m kg) 0 1 m G 1 1 1 m G 1. 5 1.5 1 m G 2 2 1 m G 3 3 1 m G 4 Frequency 30 30 [3] (b) Use the frequency table to calculate an estimate of the mean. ............................................. kg [2]
Q3 · Y C NOT TO SCALE D B A O x ABCD is a parallelogram
3 y C NOT TO SCALE D B A O x ABCD is a parallelogram. A is the point (3, 1), B is the point (10, 2) and D is the point (2, 3). (a) Find the coordinates of C. (...................... , ......................) [2] (b) Calculate the length of AB. Give your answer as a surd in its simplest form. AB = ................................................. [3] (c) The diagonals of the parallelogram meet at X. Find the coordinates of X. (...................... , ......................) [2] (d) The straight line BA is extended to meet the y-axis at P and the x-axis at Q. Find the coordinates of P and the coordinates of Q. P (...................... , ......................) Q (...................... , ......................) [5]
Q4 · Find the n th term of each sequence
4 Find the n th term of each sequence. (a) 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ... .................................................. [2] (b) 3, 10, 29, 66, 127, ... .................................................. [2] (c) 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, ... .................................................. [2]
Q5 · Expand the brackets and simplify
5 (a) Expand the brackets and simplify. (i) 5 ( 2 - p) - 3 ( 3 + 2 p) .................................................. [2] (ii) ( 7g - 2h)( 3g + 11h ) .................................................. [3] (b) Factorise completely. (i) 2x 2 y 3 - 4x 3 y 2 .................................................. [2] (ii) 49t 2 - 9 u 2 .................................................. [2] (iii) 6d 2 + d - 2 .................................................. [2]
Q6 · Y 1.5 0 x 5 (i) On the diagram, sketch the graph of y = log x for 0 1 x G 5
6 (a) y 1.5 0 x 5 (i) On the diagram, sketch the graph of y = log x for 0 1 x G 5 . [2] (ii) Solve the equations. (a) logx = 0.2 x = .................... or x = .................... [2] x (b) logx = 1 - 4 x = .................... or x = .................... [4] (b) y 1.5 x – 5 0 5 – 5 (i) On the diagram, sketch the graph of y = log x for values of x between - 5 and 5. [2] (ii) Solve the equation log x = 0. 2 . x = .................... or x = .................... [2] (c) Write down the range of values of x for which the graph of y = log x is the same as the graph of y = log x . .................................................. [1]
Q7 · Louis invests $500 at a rate of 2.5% per year simple interest
7 (a) Louis invests $500 at a rate of 2.5% per year simple interest. Calculate the total amount of interest at the end of 8 years. $ ................................................. [2] (b) Martha invests $500 at a rate of 2.4% per year compound interest. Calculate the total amount of interest at the end of 8 years. $ ................................................. [4] (c) Naomi invests an amount of money at a rate of 2.1% per year compound interest. Find the number of complete years it takes for the value of Naomi’s investment to double. .................................................. [4] (d) Oscar invests an amount of money at a rate of r % per year compound interest. At the end of 31 years the value of Oscar’s investment is 2.5 times greater than the original amount of money. Find the value of r. r = ................................................. [3]
Q8 · When the weather is fine, the probability that Sara goes to the park is 0.9
8 (a) When the weather is fine, the probability that Sara goes to the park is 0.9 . When the weather is not fine, the probability that Sara goes to the park is 0.2 . On any day, the probability that the weather is fine is 0.7 . (i) Complete the tree diagram. Weather Park Sara .............. goes Fine 0.7 .............. Sara does not go Sara .............. goes .............. Not fine .............. Sara does not go [3] (ii) Find the probability that, on any day, Sara goes to the park. .................................................. [3] (b) 30 students are asked if they like Mathematics (M) and if they like English (E). The Venn diagram shows the number of students in each subset. U M E 7 17 5 1 (i) Find n ( M , E l) . .................................................. [1] (ii) Two students are chosen at random. Find the probability that they both like Mathematics but not English. .................................................. [3]
Q9 · Y 6 x – 0.5 0 4.5 – 6 f ( )x = x 3 - 6x 2 + 8x for - 0.5 G x G 4.5 (a) On the diagram…
9 y 6 x – 0.5 0 4.5 – 6 f ( )x = x 3 - 6x 2 + 8x for - 0.5 G x G 4.5 (a) On the diagram, sketch the graph of y = f ( x) . [2] (b) Solve the inequality f ( )x 1 0 . .................................................. [3] (c) Find the positive value of k when f ( )x = k has two different solutions. k = ................................................. [2]
Q10 · F ( )x = 2 x + 3 g ( )x = 5 x (a) Find f ( g ( 3))
10 f ( )x = 2 x + 3 g ( )x = 5 x (a) Find f ( g ( 3)) . .................................................. [2] (b) Find f -1 ( )x . f -1 ( )x = ................................................. [2] 1 (c) Find x when g ( )x = . 25 5 x = ................................................. [2] (d) Find g -1 ( )x . g -1 ( )x = ................................................. [2]
Q11 · C NOT TO SCALE 11 cm 60° A B 12 cm Calculate the shortest distance from B to AC
11 (a) C NOT TO SCALE 11 cm 60° A B 12 cm Calculate the shortest distance from B to AC. ............................................. cm [7] (b) V NOT TO SCALE h cm S R M 6 cm P 8 cm Q The diagram shows a pyramid on a rectangular base PQRS. The diagonals of the base meet at M and V is vertically above M. PQ = 8 cm, QR = 6 cm and VM = h cm. The volume of the pyramid is 112 cm3. (i) Show that h = 7. [2] (ii) Calculate the length of VR. VR = ............................................ cm [3] (iii) K is the mid-point of PS and L is the mid-point of QR. Calculate angle KVL. Angle KVL = ................................................. [3]
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