Powers, Roots & Standard Form

Question Paper

Course CIE IGCSE Maths

Section Number
Topic Powers, Roots & Standard Form
Di culty Hard
ffi
Time allowed: 20

Score: /16

Percentage: /100

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Question 1a
The table shows the surface area of some countries and their estimated population in 2017.

Country Surface area (km2) Estimated population in 2017

Brunei 5.77 × 103 433 100
China 9.60 × 106 1 388 000 000
France 6.41 × 105 67 000 000
Maldives 3.00 × 102 374 600
Find the total surface area of Brunei and the Maldives.

.......................................... km2
[1 mark]

Question 1b
The ratio surface area of the Maldives : surface area of China
can be written in the form 1 : n .

Find the value of n .

n = ................................................
[2 marks]

Question 1c
Find the surface area of France as a percentage of the surface area of China.

............................................. %
[2 marks]

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Question 1d
Find the population density of the Maldives.
[Population density = population ÷ surface area]

...............................people/km2
[2 marks]

Question 2
2 1
−
Find the exact value of 8 3 × 49 2 .
[2 marks]

Question 3
x−y
p2 =
xy
x = 8 . 5 × 109
y = 4 × 108
Find the value of p.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 2 signi cant gures.
fi
fi
[3 marks]

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Question 4a
w
T=
d3
w = 5 . 6 × 10−5
d = 1 . 4 × 10−4
Work out the value of T.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 3 signi cant gures.

fi
fi
[2 marks]

Question 4b
w is increased by 10%
d is increased by 5%

Lottie says,
"The value of T will increase because both w and d are increased."
Lottie is wrong.
Explain why.
[2 marks]

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