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
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 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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Algebra 1

(a) Formulae

(b) Factorisation

(c) Linear Equations

(d) Simulataneous equations

(e) Quadratic equations

(f) Inequalities

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(a) Algebraic Fractions

(b) Subject of a formula

(c) Direct and Inverse proportion

(d) Indices

(e) Inequalities

(f) Linear Programming

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(b) Factorisation

(c) Linear Equations

(d) Simulataneous equations

(e) Quadratic equations

(f) Inequalities

Algebra 2

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(h) Subject of a formula

(i) Direct and Inverse proportion

(j) Indices

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Chapter 1 (Numbers)
➢ Ratio, Proportion, Percentage
➢ Arranging numbers and conversion of units
➢ Simple & Compound Interest
➢ Boundaries
➢ Sequence
➢ Standard Form

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