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MATHEMATICS 0580/42
Paper 4 (Extended) May/June 2021

2 hours 30 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Geometrical instruments

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You should use a calculator where appropriate.
● You may use tracing paper.
● You must show all necessary working clearly.
● Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
● For r, use either your calculator value or 3.142.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 130.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages.

DC (CE/CB) 200347/3
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1 (a) A 2.5-litre tin of paint costs $13.50 .

In a sale, the cost is reduced by 14%.

(i) Work out the sale price of this tin of paint.

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

(ii) Work out the cost of buying 42.5 litres of paint at this sale price.

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

(b) Henri buys some paint in the ratio red paint : white paint : green paint = 2 : 8 : 5.

(i) Find the percentage of this paint that is white.

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

(ii) Henri buys a total of 22.5 litres of paint.

Find the number of litres of green paint he buys.

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

(c) Maria paints a rectangular wall.

The length of the wall is 20.5 m and the height is 2.4 m, both correct to 1 decimal place.

One litre of paint covers an area of exactly 10 m2.

Calculate the smallest number of 2.5-litre tins of paint she will need to be sure all the wall is
painted.
Show all your working.

................................................. [4]

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2 The table shows some values for y = 2 # 0.5 x - 1.

x -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2

y 3 1.83 0.41 0 -0.29

(a) (i) Complete the table. [2]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2 # 0.5 x - 1 for - 1 G x G 2 .

–1 – 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 x

–1

–2
[4]

(b) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation 2 # 0.5 x + 2x - 3.5 = 0 for - 1 G x G 2 .

x = ................................................ [3]

(c) There are no solutions to the equation 2 # 0.5 x - 1 = k where k is an integer.

Complete the following statements.

The highest possible value of k is ...............................

The equation of the asymptote to the graph of y = 2 # 0.5 x - 1 is ............................... [2]

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3 (a) Simplify, giving your answer as a single power of 7.

(i) 75 # 76

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

(ii) 7 15 ' 7 5

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

(iii) 42 + 7

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

(b) Simplify.
(5x 2 # 2xy 4) 3

................................................. [3]

(c) P = 25 # 33 # 7 Q = 540

(i) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of P and Q.

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

(ii) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of P and Q.

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

(iii) P # R is a cube number, where R is an integer.

Find the smallest possible value of R.

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

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(d) Factorise the following completely.

(i) x 2 - 3x - 28

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

(ii) 7 (a + 2b) 2 + 4a (a + 2b)

................................................. [2]
1
(e) 3 2x - 1 = #3
2y - x
9x
Find an expression for y in terms of x.

y = ................................................ [4]

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4 (a) The mass, m kg, of each of 40 parcels in a warehouse is recorded.

The table shows information about the masses of these parcels.

Mass (m kg) 0.5 1 m G 1 11mG2 21mG4 41mG7 7 1 m G 12

Frequency 4 7 15 10 4

(i) Complete the histogram to show this information.

5
Frequency
density
4

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 m
Mass (kg)
[3]

(ii) Calculate an estimate of the mean mass of the parcels.

............................................ kg [4]

(iii) A parcel is picked at random from the 40 parcels.

Find the probability that this parcel has a mass of 2 kg or less.

................................................. [1]
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(iv) Two parcels are picked at random without replacement from those with a mass
greater than 2 kg.

Work out the probability that one of them has a mass greater than 7 kg and the other has a
mass of 4 kg or less.

................................................. [3]

(b) A van delivers parcels from a different warehouse.

The box-and-whisker plot shows information about the masses of the parcels in the van.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mass (kg)

(i) Find the median.

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

(ii) Find the interquartile range.

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

(iii) Two parcels are removed from the van at the first delivery.
The masses of these parcels are 2.4 kg and 5.8 kg.

Describe the effect that removing these parcels has on the median mass of the remaining
parcels.
Give a reason for your answer.

.............................................................................................................................................

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

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-3 2
5 (a) a=e o b =e o
8 -5
(i) Find

(a) b - a ,

f p [1]

(b) 2a + b ,

f p [2]

(c) b.

................................................. [2]
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(ii) a + kb = e o , where k and m are integers.
m
Find the value of k and the value of m.

k = ................................................

m = ................................................ [3]

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(b)
C B

M N NOT TO
q SCALE

O p A

OABC is a parallelogram and O is the origin.

M is the midpoint of OB.
N is the point on AB such that AN : NB = 3 : 2.
OA = p and OC = q.

(i) Find, in terms of p and q, in its simplest form.

(a) OB

OB = ................................................ [1]

(b) CM

CM = ................................................ [2]

(c) MN

MN = ................................................ [2]

(ii) CB and ON are extended to meet at D.

Find the position vector of D in terms of p and q.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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B
16 m

NOT TO
A 57° 32 m SCALE

19 m
C
75°
D

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD made from two triangles, ABD and BCD.

(a) Show that BD = 16.9 m, correct to 1 decimal place.

[3]

(b) Calculate angle CBD.

Angle CBD = ................................................ [4]

(c) Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

............................................ m2 [3]
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(d) Find the shortest distance from B to AD.

............................................. m [3]

7
y
6

4
T
3

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
–1

–2
A –3

–4

–5

–6

(a) On the grid, draw the image of

2
(i) triangle T after a translation by the vector e o, [2]
-1
(ii) triangle T after a rotation, 90° clockwise, about the origin, [2]
1
(iii) triangle T after an enlargement, scale factor - , centre (-2, 3). [2]
2
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle T onto triangle A.

.....................................................................................................................................................

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

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8 (a) A cuboid has length L cm, width W cm and height H cm.

L cm

H cm
NOT TO
SCALE
20.1 cm W cm

37.8 cm

The diagram shows the net of this cuboid.

The ratio W : L = 1 : 2.

Find the value of L, the value of W and the value of H.

L = ................................................

W = ................................................

H = ................................................ [5]

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(b)
E

NOT TO
SCALE
24 cm

D C

15 cm

A 18 cm B

The diagram shows a solid pyramid with a rectangular base ABCD.

E is vertically above D.
Angle EDC = angle EDA = 90°.
AB = 18 cm, BC = 15 cm and EC = 24 cm.

(i) The pyramid is made of wood and has a mass of 800 g.

Calculate the density of the wood.

Give the units of your answer.
1
[The volume, V, of a pyramid is V = # area of base # height.]
3
[Density = mass ' volume]

................................. .............. [5]

(ii) Calculate the angle between BE and the base of the pyramid.

................................................. [4]
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9 (a) (i) The equation y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x can be written as y = x (x - a) 2 .

Find the value of a.

a = ................................................ [2]

(ii) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x , indicating the values where the graph
meets the axes.

O x

[4]

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(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the graph of y = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4x at x = 4.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = ................................................ [7]

Question 10 is printed on the next page.

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10 The table shows four sequences A, B, C and D.

Sequence 1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term 5th term nth term
A 1 8 27 64
B 5 11 17 23
C 0.25 0.5 1 2 4
D 4.75 10.5 16 21

Complete the table.

[9]

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