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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS 0607/62

Paper 6 Investigation and Modelling (Extended) October/November 2020

1 hour 40 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer both part A (Questions 1 to 4) and part B (Questions 5 to 9).
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You should use a graphic display calculator where appropriate.
● You may use tracing paper.
● You must show all necessary working clearly, including sketches, to gain full marks for correct methods.
● In this paper you will be awarded marks for providing full reasons, examples and steps in your working
to communicate your mathematics clearly and precisely.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages. Blank pages are indicated.

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Answer both parts A and B.

A INVESTIGATION (QUESTIONS 1 to 4)

AREA OF RIGHT-ANGLED TRIANGLES (30 marks)

You are advised to spend no more than 50 minutes on this part.

This investigation looks at finding the area of a right-angled triangle using its perimeter.

In this investigation all lengths are in centimetres.

w is the hypotenuse of the triangle,

b is the base of the triangle,
w
h h is the height of the triangle.

Perimeter, P, of this triangle. P = b + h + w

1
Area, A, of this triangle. A= bh
2

1 (a)

NOT TO
5 SCALE
3

(i) Find the perimeter of this triangle.

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(ii) Find the area of this triangle.

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(b)

NOT TO
SCALE
w
h

Complete the table for right-angled triangles with sides b, h and w.

b h w Perimeter, P Area, A

12 5 13 30 30

84 13 85

24 25 56 84

60 11 132

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2 (a)

26 NOT TO
10 SCALE

24

This triangle has perimeter P = 60.

60 60
Show that the calculation #b - 26l gives the correct area for this triangle.
2 2

[3]

(b)

50 NOT TO
SCALE

48

This triangle has perimeter P = 112.

112 112
Show that the calculation #b - 50l gives the correct area for this triangle.
2 2

[3]

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3 (a) Complete the table.

b h w P A Calculation
60 60 120
24 10 26 60 120 #b - 26l =
2 2
36 36 54
12 9 15 36 54 #b - 15l =
2 2
112 112
48 50 112 #b - 50l =
2 2
15 8 17 60 = 60

21 29 70 210 =

12 37 210 =

[4]

(b) Write an expression for the area of a right-angled triangle in terms of P and w.

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(c)

Pythagoras’ Theorem
w w2 = b 2 + h 2
h

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33 SCALE

56

Use your expression from part (b) to find the area of this triangle.

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(d)

5k NOT TO
3k SCALE

4k

Show that your expression from part (b) works for right-angled triangles with sides 3k, 4k and 5k.

[2]

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4 (a) An isosceles right-angled triangle has sides x, x and 10.

(i) Use Question 3(b) to find an expression for the area of this triangle.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(ii) Use your answer to part (i) and the formula for the area of a triangle, to find the exact value
of x.

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(b)
NOT TO
w SCALE
h

(i) By writing u = b + h and using your expression from Question 3(b), find an expression, in
terms of u and w, for the area of any right-angled triangle.

[3]

(ii) Use Pythagoras’ theorem to show that your expression from part (i) gives 1 bh for all right-
2
angled triangles.

[1]

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