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Question 8 — IGCSE 0580 May/June 2024 Paper 31

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Core tier, calculator. Topic: Numbers · The four rules. Worth 10 marks.

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8 The table shows some values for y = x2-x-3. x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 y -1 -1 9 (a) Complete the table. [3] (b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2-x-3 for -3 G x G 4. y 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 x – 3 – 2 – 1 0 1 2 3 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 [4] (c) Write down the coordinates of the lowest point on the graph. ( ....................... , ...................... ) [1] (d) Use your graph to solve the equation x2-x-3 = 7. x = .................... or x = .................... [2] Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2024 0580/31/M/J/24

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