Question 8 — IGCSE 0580 March 2023 Paper 32
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Core tier, calculator. Topic: Geometry · Symmetry. Worth 17 marks.
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8 (a)
(i) Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the diagram.
................................................. [1]
(ii) On the diagram, draw all the lines of symmetry. [2]
(b) The grid shows the first three diagrams in a sequence.
Each diagram is made using small grey and small white squares to make grey and white columns.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4
(i) On the grid, draw Diagram 4. [1]
(ii) (a) Complete this statement.
Diagram n has ............................. grey columns. [1]
(b) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the total number of columns in Diagram n.
................................................. [2]
(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the fraction of columns that are grey in Diagram n.
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Diagram number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of grey squares 6 8 10
Number of white squares 3 8 15
Total number of squares 9 16 25
(a) Complete the table. [3]
(b) Write an expression, in terms of n, for the number of grey squares in Diagram n.
................................................. [2]
(c) The number of white squares in Diagram n is n(n+2).
Work out the number of white squares in Diagram 30.
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(d) Diagram k has a total of 1296 squares.
Work out the value of k.
k = ................................................ [2]
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