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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS 0607/53

Paper 5 Investigation (Core) October/November 2020

1 hour 10 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● 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 36.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 8 pages. Blank pages are indicated.

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Answer all the questions.

INVESTIGATION AREA OF RIGHT-ANGLED TRIANGLES

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

In this investigation all lengths are in centimetres.

NOT TO
w SCALE w is the hypotenuse of the triangle,
h b is the base of the triangle,
h is the height of the triangle.

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

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

1 (a)

This right-angled triangle is drawn on a 1 cm2 grid.

(i) Measure and write down the length of the hypotenuse.

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(ii) Show that the perimeter is 12.

[1]

(iii) Find the area of the triangle.

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(b)

NOT TO
10 SCALE
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(i) Find the perimeter of this triangle.

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(ii) Find the area of this triangle.

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(c)
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w SCALE
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.

#b - 26l gives the correct area for this triangle.

60 60
Show that the calculation
2 2

[3]

(b)

50 NOT TO
SCALE

48

This triangle has perimeter P = 112.

#b - 50l gives the correct area for this triangle.

112 112
Show that the calculation
2 2

[3]

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3 (a) Complete the table.

b h w P A Calculation

#b - 26l
24 10 26 60 120 60 60 = 120
2 2

#b - 15l
12 9 15 36 54 36 36 = 54
2 2

#b - 50l
48 50 112 112 112 =
2 2
15 8 17 60 = 60

21 29 70 210 =

12 37 210 =

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

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(c)
NOT TO
w SCALE Pythagoras’ Theorem
h w2 = b2 + h2

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33 SCALE

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

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Question 4 is printed on the next page.

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4 (a)
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w SCALE
h

This is a rhombus.

Use Question 3(b) to write down an expression for the area of this rhombus in terms of P and w.

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(b) Use your expression from part (a) to find the area of this rhombus when w = 41 and b = 40.

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