Good Shepherd International School
First Term Assessment September 2025
Cambridge IGCSE™
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 0606
Paper 1 Non-calculator
FM V 2 hours
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● Calculators must not be used in this paper.
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INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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List of formulas
Equation of a circle with centre (a, b) and radius r. (x - a) 2 + (y - b) 2 = r 2
Curved surface area, A, of cone of radius r, sloping edge l. A = rrl
Surface area, A, of sphere of radius r. A = 4rr 2
1
Volume, V, of pyramid or cone, base area A, height h. V = Ah
3
4
Volume, V, of sphere of radius r. V = rr 3
3
Quadratic equation For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0,
- b ! b 2 - 4ac
x=
2a
JnN JnN JnN
Binomial theorem (a + b) n = a n + KK OO a n - 1b + KK OO a n - 2b 2 + … + KK OO a n - r b r + … + b n ,
L1P L2P LrP
JnN
n!
where n is a positive integer and KK OO =
(n - r) !r!
LrP
Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
1 1
Sn = n (a + l ) = n {2a + (n - 1) d}
2 2
Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a ( 1 - r n)
Sn = (r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r
Identities sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
a b c
Formulas for TABC = =
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A
1
T = ab sin C
2
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1 The remainder obtained when the polynomial p (x) = x 3 + ax 2 - 3x + b is divided by x + 3 is
twice the remainder obtained when p (x) is divided by x - 2 . Given also that p (x) is divisible by
x + 1, find the value of a and of b. [5]
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2 A curve has equation y = 4 + 5 sin 3x .
dy
(i) Find . [2]
dx
r
(ii) Hence find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 4 + 5 sin 3x at the point where x = .
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[3]
5
^3 + 2 5h^6 - 2 5h
(a) Simplify , giving your answer in the form a + b 5 , where a and b are
^4 - 5h
integers. [3]
(b) In this part, all lengths are in centimetres.
AB = 6 - 2 3
C
B BC = 6 + 2 3
The diagram shows the triangle ABC with AB = 6 - 2 3 and BC = 6 + 2 3 . Given that
1
cos ABC =- , find the length of AC in the form c d , where c and d are integers. [3]
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ln ^4x 2 - 1h
4 It is given that y = .
x+2
(i) Find the values of x for which y is not defined. [2]
dy
(ii) Find . [3]
dx
(iii) Hence find the approximate increase in y when x increases from 2 to 2 + h, where h [2]
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5 The first 3 terms in the expansion of ^2 + axhn are equal to 1024 - 1280x + bx 2 , where n, a and b are
constants.
(i) Find the value of each of n, a and b. [5]
J 1NO
2
(ii) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of ^2 + axh Kx - O .
nK
[3]
L xP
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6 (a) On the axes, sketch the graphs of y = 4 x - 1 and y = 3x + 2 , stating the intercepts with the
axes. [3]
O x
(b) Solve the inequality 4 x - 1 G 3x + 2 . [4]
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7 2
(a) Write 2x 2 - 2x + 3 in the form a `x + bj + c , where a, b and c are constants. [3]
It is given that f (x) = 2x 2 - 2x + 3, for x G p .
(b) Write down the greatest value of p for which f has an inverse. [1]
(c) Using this value of p, write down the range of f. [1]
(d) Using this value of p, find an expression for f -1 . [3]
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It is given that tan i = and 180° 1 i 1 360° .
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(a) Find the value of cos i . [2]
(b) Find the value of sin i . [1]
(c) Find the value of sec i + cot i .
a+b c
Give your answer in the form , where a, b and c are integers. [2]
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9 The first term of a geometric progression is 10.
This geometric progression has a positive common ratio r.
The first term of an arithmetic progression is also 10.
This arithmetic progression has a negative common difference d.
The second term of the geometric progression is the same as the fourth term of the arithmetic
progression.
The third term of the geometric progression is the same as the sixth term of the arithmetic progression.
(a) Find the values of r and d. [6]
(b) Determine whether the geometric progression has a sum to infinity. [1]
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10
y
B
C
y = ^x + 2h ^1 - 3xh
2
D
A O x
The diagram shows the graph of y = ^x + 2h2 ^1 - 3xh. The curve has a minimum at the point A, a
maximum at the point B and intersects the y-axis and the x-axis at the points C and D respectively.
(i) Find the x-coordinate of A and of B. [5]
(ii) Write down the coordinates of C and of D. [2]
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11 (a) The first 3 terms of an arithmetic progression are log x 3, log x 81, log x 2187 . Find the sum to
n terms, giving your answer in the form k log x 3, where k is in terms of n. [3]
r
(b) The first 3 terms of a geometric progression are 1, 3 tan 2 i , 9 tan 4 i , for 0 1 i 1 .
2
Find the values of i for which this geometric progression has a sum to infinity. [4]
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C
A 6 cm B
The diagram shows a metal plate ABC in which the sides are the straight line AB and the arcs AC
and BC. The line AB has length 6 cm. The arc AC is part of a circle with centre B and radius 6 cm,
and the arc BC is part of a circle with centre A and radius 6 cm.
(a) Find the perimeter of the plate, giving your answer in terms of π. [4]
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(b) Find the area of the plate, giving your answer in terms of π and 3.
[4]
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