UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

*9276915310*

MATHEMATICS 0580/03, 0581/03

Paper 3 (Core) October/November 2008
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 104.

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This document consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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1 Aida, Bernado and Cristiano need $30 000 to start a business. For
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(a) (i) They borrow of this amount.
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Show that they still need $18 000.

Answer (a)(i)

[1]

(ii) They provide the $18 000 themselves in the ratio

Aida : Bernado : Christiano = 5 : 4 : 3.

Calculate the amount each of them provides.

Answer(a)(ii)Aida $

Bernado $

Cristiano $ [3]

(b) (i) Office equipment costs 35 % of the $30 000.

Calculate the cost of the equipment.

Answer(b)(i)$ [2]

(ii) Office expenses cost another $6500.

Write this as a fraction of $30 000.
Give your answer in its lowest terms.

Answer(b)(ii) [2]

(iii) How much remains of the $30 000 now?

Answer(b)(iii)$ [1]

(c) They invest $12 500.

After one year this has increased to $15 500.
Calculate this percentage increase.

Answer(c) % [3]

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2 For
F Examiner's
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NOT TO
SCALE
A B
12 m

55m
25°
18°
E D C
ABCD represents a building with a vertical flagpole, AF, on the roof.
The points E, D and C are on level ground. EA = 55 metres.
The angle of elevation of A from E is 18° and the angle of elevation of F from E is 25°.

(a) Calculate
(i) ED,

Answer(a)(i) m [2]
(ii) FD,

Answer(a)(ii) m [2]
(iii) DA.

Answer(a)(iii) m [2]

(b) Show that AF = 7.4 metres, correct to 1 decimal place.

Answer(b)

[1]
(c) The width, AB, of the building is 12 metres.
The top of the flagpole is attached to the point B by a rope.
Calculate
(i) the length of the rope, FB,

Answer(c)(i) m [2]

(ii) angle ABF elevation of F from B.

Answer(c)(ii) [2]

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3 The table below shows the average daily sunshine, s, and the total monthly rainfall, r, for a city For
during one year. Examiner's
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Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

s (hours) 6 7 7 9 10 12 12 12 9 8 6 5

r (mm) 70 52 72 41 20 6 1 4 16 52 65 67

(a) For s, find

(i) the mode Answer(a)(i) hours [1]

(ii) the range,

Answer(a)(ii) hours [1]

(iii) the median.

Answer(a)(iii) hours [2]

(b) On the grid below, plot the 10 points for March to December to complete the scatter diagram.
r

70

60

50

Total
Monthly 40
Rainfall
(mm)
30

20

10

0
s
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average Daily Sunshine (hours)
[3]

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(c) (i) Calculate the mean of s. For

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Answer(c)(i) hours [2]

(ii) The mean of r is 38.8 millimetres.

On the grid, plot the point representing these means. Label this point M. [1]

(d) (i) Draw a line of best fit on the grid. [1]

(ii) What type of correlation does your scatter diagram show?

Answer(d)(ii) [1]

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G
D

C NOT TO
SCALE

B
68°
E
A
EG is a diameter of the circle through E,C and G.
The tangent AEB is parallel to CD and angle AEC = 68°.
Calculate the size of the following angles and give a reason for each answer.

(a) Angle CEG = because

[2]

(b) Angle ECG = because

[2]

(c) Angle CGE = because

[2]

(d) Angle ECD = because

[2]

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5 Aminata and her brother live 18 kilometres from a shopping centre. For
Examiner's
(a) Aminata leaves home at 09 00 and runs 3 kilometres to a bus stop. Use
She arrives there at 09 30.
Write down her average speed, in kilometres per hour.

Answer(a) km / h [1]
(b) She waits 15 minutes for the bus.
The bus travels the remaining 15 kilometres to the shopping centre at an average speed of
20 km / h.
(i) At what time does she arrive at the shopping centre?

Answer(b)(i) [2]
(ii) On the grid below, complete the travel graph showing her journey to the shopping centre.
20

Shopping Centre 18

16

14

12

Distance
from home 10
(km)

Home 0
09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00

Time
[2]

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(c) Her brother leaves home at 11 15. For

He travels to the shopping centre by car at an average speed of 54 km / h. Examiner's
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(i) Work out how long, in minutes, he takes to travel to the shopping centre.

Answer(c)(i) minutes [1]

(ii) Show his journey on the grid. [1]

(d) Aminata and her brother leave the shopping centre at 12 00.
They travel home by car and arrive at 12 45.

(i) Show their journey home on the grid. [1]

(ii) Calculate the average speed of their journey home.

Answer(d)(ii) km / h [2]

6 (a) 2y = 75 − 7x

(i) Find y when x = 7.

Answer(a)(i) y = [2]

(ii) Find x when y = 6.

Answer(a)(ii) x = [2]

(b) Make x the subject of the equation 2y = 75 − 7x.

Answer(b) x = [2]

(c) Solve these simultaneous equations.

4x − y = 45
7x + 2y = 75

Answer(c) x =

y= [3]

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7 (a) Complete the table of values for the equation y = x2 + x − 3. For

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x −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3

y 9 −1 −3 −1 9
[3]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 + x − 3.

y

10

x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
–1

–2

–3

–4
[4]
(c) Write down the coordinates of the lowest point of the curve.

Answer(c) ( , ) [2]

(d) (i) Draw the line of symmetry of the graph. [1]

(ii) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry.

Answer(d)(ii) [1]

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8 For
y Examiner's
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3
C
2

1
B
x
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1

–2
A
–3

–4

–5

Triangle ABC is drawn on the grid.

(a) (i) Write down the coordinates of A.

Answer(a)(i) ( , ) [1]

(ii) Write AB and BC as column vectors.

Answer(a)(ii) AB = BC =
[2]

 4
(b) Translate triangle ABC by the vector  _  . Label the image T. [2]
 3
 

(c) AP = 2 AB and AQ = 2 AC .

(i) Plot the points P and Q on the grid. [2]

(ii) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle ABC onto triangle APQ.

Answer(c)(ii)

[3]

(d) Rotate triangle ABC through 180° about the midpoint of the side AB. Label the image R. [2]

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9 The quadrilateral ABCD is a scale drawing of a park. For

Angle ABC = 90° and 1 centimetre represents 10 metres. Examiner's
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B C

(a) Write down

(i) the actual length, in metres, of the side CD,

Answer(a)(i) m [1]
(ii) the size of angle BAD.
Answer(a)(ii) [1]

(b) Two straight paths cross the park.

One path is the same distance from AB as from BC.
The other path is the same distance from A as from D.

(i) Using a straight edge and compasses only, construct the lines which show each path. [4]

(ii) Tennis courts in the park are situated in a region closer to AB than to BC and closer to A
than to D. Label this region T. [1]

(c) Keith cycles past the park, so that he is always 30 metres outside the boundary ABC.
Construct the locus of points which shows this part of his route. [2]

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10 The first three diagrams in a sequence are shown below. For

Each diagram has one more trapezium added on the right. Examiner's
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Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3

(a) Complete the table which shows the number of lines and dots in each diagram.

Diagram 1 2 3 4

Number of lines 4 7

Number of dots 4 6
[2]

(b) Find the number of lines and dots in Diagram 10.

Answer(b) lines and dots [2]

(c) For Diagram n, write down in terms of n, the number of

(i) lines,

Answer(c)(i) [2]

(ii) dots.

Answer(c)(ii) [2]

(d) Find the difference, in terms of n, between your answers to parts (c)(i) and (c)(ii).
Simplify your answer.

Answer(d) [2]

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