Question 5 — IGCSE 0580 May/June 2023 Paper 33
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Core tier, calculator. Topic: Algebra · Sequences. Worth 14 marks.
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5 The grid shows the first three diagrams in a sequence.
Each diagram is made using sticks.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3
(a) On the grid, draw Diagram 4.
Diagram 4
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(b) Complete the table.
Diagram number 1 2 3 4 5
Number of sticks 5 9 13
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(c) (i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of sticks in Diagram n.
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(ii) One of the diagrams has 73 sticks.
Work out its Diagram number.
Diagram ................................................. [2]
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(d) (i) Show that the total number of sticks needed to make the first 3 diagrams is 27.
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(ii) The total number of sticks needed to make the first k diagrams is 2k2+3k.
Show that this expression gives the correct total number of sticks needed to make the first
3 diagrams.
[2]
(iii) Tobias wants to make the first 10 diagrams.
He has already made the first 3 diagrams.
He has 240 sticks left to make the remaining 7 diagrams.
Work out how many sticks he has left when all 10 diagrams are made.
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