Question 21 — IGCSE 0580 May/June 2025 Paper 33
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Core tier, calculator. Topic: Numbers · Indices. Worth 8 marks.
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21 (a) These are the distances above the surface of the Earth of five satellites, A, B, C, D and E.
Each distance is in kilometres.
A B C D E
35 800 7.8#102 1.5#106 535 2#104
(i) Write these distances in order, starting with the shortest.
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(ii) The radius of Earth is 6370 km.
Satellite A is k times further from the centre of Earth than satellite D.
Show that k = 6.11 correct to 2 decimal places.
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(b) A satellite travels at a speed of 27 000 km/h.
Find the distance the satellite travels in 95 minutes.
............................................ km [2]
(c) A different satellite travels at a speed of 25 200 km/h.
Convert this speed into m / s.
.......................................... m / s [2]
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