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G9 Mathematics Paper 2 0580

Pre Mock Session 2024-2025

IGCSE
Time

2 hour

INSTRUCTIONS
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● Write your Name and Student ID in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 100.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

DC (NF/FC) 303647/3
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List of formulas

1
Area, A, of triangle, base b, height h. A = 2 bh

Area, A, of circle of radius r. A = rr 2

Circumference, C, of circle of radius r. C = 2rr

Curved surface area, A, of cylinder of radius r, height h. A = 2rrh

Curved surface area, A, of cone of radius r, sloping edge l. A = rrl

Surface area, A, of sphere of radius r. A = 4rr 2

Volume, V, of prism, cross-sectional area A, length l. V = Al

1
Volume, V, of pyramid, base area A, height h. V = 3 Ah

Volume, V, of cylinder of radius r, height h. V = rr 2 h

1
Volume, V, of cone of radius r, height h. V = 3 rr 2 h

4
Volume, V, of sphere of radius r. V = 3 rr 3

-b ! b 2 - 4ac
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a ≠ 0, x= 2a

For the triangle shown,

A a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C

a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A
c b
1
Area = 2 ab sin C

B a C
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1 (a) Simplify.

2a - 3b + 4b - 5a

................................................. [2]

(b) Expand.

5 (3x - 2)

................................................. [1]

2 Solve the simultaneous equations.

Show your working.
3a + b = -4
2a + 3b = 9

a = ................................................

b = ................................................ [3]
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3 Point A (2, 4) is joined to point B (5, -2) by a straight line.

(a) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AB.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [1]

(b) Find the gradient of the line AB.

................................................. [2]

4 (a) Write 0.000 257 in standard form.

................................................. [1]
2 # 10 4
(b) Work out .
4 # 10 -5
Give your answer in standard form.

................................................. [2]
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5 A sector of a circle with angle 60° has arc length 4r cm.

Find the area of the sector.

Give your answer, as simply as possible, in terms of r .

.......................................... cm 2 [4]

6 A rectangle has length 32 cm and width 15 cm.

Each measurement is given correct to the nearest centimetre.

(a) Write down the upper bound for the length.

............................................ cm [1]

(b) Calculate the upper bound for the difference between the length and the width.

............................................ cm [1]
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7 Simplify.
2x 2 + 5x - 3
2x 2 + 6x

................................................. [3]
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NOT TO
B C SCALE
7
A D
F G
2
E 6 H

The diagram shows a cuboid.

EH = 6 cm, HG = 2 cm and EC = 7 cm.

Calculate CG.

CG = ........................................... cm [3]
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9
Prism A Prism B

NOT TO
SCALE

50

Prism A and prism B are mathematically similar�

In the diagram, the cross-sections of the prisms are shaded�

The volume of prism A is 5000 cm 3 �

The length of prism A is 50 cm�

The area of the cross-section of prism B is 16 cm 2 �

Calculate the length of prism B�

�������������������������������������������� cm [4]
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10
23 AB is a line segment joining A (- 2, 5) and B (1, 3)�

(a) B is the midpoint of the line segment AC�

Find the coordinates of C�

( ........................ , ........................ ) [1]

(b) The length AB is t�

Find the value of t�

t = ������������������������������������������������ [2]

(c) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to AB that passes through A�
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c�

y = ������������������������������������������������ [4]
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11 (a) The mass of a bag of almonds is 125 g, correct to the nearest gram.

Write down the lower bound of the mass of the bag of almonds.

............................................... g [1]

(b) The mass of a large box is 500 g, correct to the nearest 10 grams.
The mass of a small box is 250 g, correct to the nearest 10 grams.

Calculate the upper bound of the difference between the mass of a large box and the mass of a
small box.

............................................... g [2]

12 (a) Factorise 6a - 9.

................................................. [1]

(b) Factorise 4b 2 - 25.

................................................. [1]
2c - 8c
2
(c) Simplify .
2c 2 - 5c - 12

................................................. [3]
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3x 2
13 Solve - =3.
x+1 x-1

x = ................................................ [4]
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14

x°
NOT TO
y SCALE
D
6x° 3
y
4

E F Q R
Diagram A Diagram B

3
Diagram A shows a sector of a circle, centre D and radius y cm.
4
The obtuse angle EDF = 6x°.

Diagram B shows a sector of a circle, centre P and radius y cm.

The sector angle is x°.

(a) The length of the major arc EF is 9 times the length of the arc QR.

Show that x = 20.

[3]

(b) Find the value of y when the area of sector QPR is equal to 2r cm 2 .

y = ................................................ [2]
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15 (a) Benjamin’s age is t years.

(i) Maryam is 5 years younger than Benjamin.

Write an expression for Maryam’s age in terms of t.

................................................. [1]

(ii) Colin’s age is twice Benjamin’s age.

Write an expression for Colin’s age in terms of t.

................................................. [1]

(b) Given that a = 3 and b = -2, evaluate 5a - 2b.

................................................. [1]

176 The mass of the planet Saturn is 5.7 # 10 26 kg.

The mass of the planet Venus is 4.9 # 10 24 kg.

Calculate the difference in mass between Saturn and Venus.

Give your answer in standard form.

............................................ kg [2]
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17 The diagram shows two rectangles.

A 12 B
Q

8
NOT TO
P SCALE
9
R

S
D C

Rectangle ABCD is mathematically similar to rectangle PQRS.

AB = 12 cm, BC = 9 cm and PQ = 8 cm.

Find the shaded area.

......................................... cm 2 [3]
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18 Factorise.

(a) 7y + 2xy - 6x - 21

................................................. [2]

(b) 3a 2 - 12b 2

................................................. [2]

19 The attendance at a cricket match is 36 000 correct to the nearest thousand.

(a) Write down the minimum number of people at the cricket match.

................................................. [1]

(b) The number of males attending the match is 21 000 correct to the nearest five hundred.

Find the maximum number of females that could be attending the cricket match.

................................................. [3]
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20 A is the point (3, 11) and B is the point ( - 5, - 5) .

The equation of line L is 2y + x = 5 .

Show that line L is the perpendicular bisector of AB.

[5]

21 Factorise 3a 2 + 12a .

................................................. [2]
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22 Expand and simplify.

(a) 3 (2x + 1) - 2 (4x + 3)

................................................. [2]

(b) (x + 5) (x - 3)

................................................. [2]

23 The perimeter of a regular hexagon is equal to the perimeter of a regular octagon.

Each edge of the octagon is 9 cm long.

Find the length of one edge of the hexagon.

............................................ cm [2]
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24 Factorise.

(a) 9p 2 - q 2

................................................. [1]

(b) ac - 3bc + a - 3b

................................................. [2]

x 2 - 4x
25 Simplify .
x 2 - x - 12

................................................. [3]
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26
D
A
NOT TO
h cm SCALE
5.6 cm

B 7.2 cm C E 8.1 cm F

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF.

Calculate the value of h.

h = ................................................ [2]

27 Make x the subject of the formula.

3x
c=
2x - 5

x = ................................................ [4]
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28 A train travels between two stations.

The distance between the stations is 220 km, correct to the nearest kilometre.
The speed of the train is 125 km/h, correct to the nearest 5 km/h.

Calculate the upper bound for the time the journey takes.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.

.............. h .............. min [4]

29 Find the values of x when 6x + y = 10 and y = x 2 - 3x + 10�

x = ������������������������������ or x = ������������������������������ [3]