Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1/2H, Wednesday 4 June 2025: Worked Solutions, Questions 20 to 26
Sir Faraz Hassan
31 Aug 2026
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This is the rest of the paper. Questions 1 to 19, the paper's overview and the frequently asked questions are on the first two pages.
Try each question yourself first, then open the worked solution to check your method and see exactly where each method mark (M1) and accuracy mark (A1) is earned. The questions follow the same order as the original paper and carry the same marks.
All 26 questions with a full worked solution and mark scheme - free PDF
Worked solutions, questions 20 to 26 of 26
Question 20, Calculator allowed
members of a sports club were asked whether they play cricket or padel or tennis
Of these members
play cricket
play cricket and padel and tennis
play cricket and padel
play cricket and tennis
play padel and tennis
do not play cricket or padel or tennis
The number of these members who play only padel is equal to the number of these members who play only tennis.
(a) Complete the Venn diagram to show this information.
[3 marks]
(b) Find [1 mark]
One of the members who plays cricket is chosen at random.
(c) Calculate the probability that this member also plays padel. [2 marks]
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Question 20 - Exam Solution
- Start in the middle, where all three circles overlap, because that number is given outright.
- Take the middle away from each pair total to get the three regions where exactly two sports are played.
- Subtract the three known cricket regions from to leave cricket only.
- Everything inside the circles comes to , so the two equal regions left over can be found and halved.
- Read part (b) off the finished diagram, then write part (c) as a fraction of the cricket players and not of all members.
| Step | Mark | Description | Got it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) The completed Venn diagram | B3 | For all numbers in correct regions: , , , , , , , . B2 for , or correct numbers. B1 for or correct numbers. | ✓ |
| (b) | B1 | . Follow through for their plus their . Do not follow through if there are no values for and . | ✓ |
| (c) A correct probability method | M1 | For where or where or follow through their where or follow through their where . Do not follow through if there are no values for , , and . | ✓ |
| (c) The probability | A1 | or equivalent, for example or truncated or rounded, or follow through their as a fraction or a decimal or a percentage. | ✓ |
| Note | Note | The printed scheme shades four regions of the cricket circle and names them on its own diagrams: is only, is and only, is the region all three share and is and only. So is the whole of and is . | ✓ |
Full marks: 6/6
Question 21, Calculator allowed
The diagram shows a cuboid.
The edges of the cuboid are cm, cm and cm
This cuboid has a volume of cm³
Its total surface area is cm²
Show that
You must show every stage of your working. [3 marks]
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Question 21 - Exam Solution
- Use the volume to link and : multiply the three edges together and set the product equal to .
- Rearrange that equation to make the subject.
- Add the three pairs of faces to get the surface area in terms of and .
- Replace by its expression in , so that only is left.
| Step | Mark | Description | Got it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form an equation for the volume in terms of and | M1 | oe or oe or oe. For an equation for volume in terms of and . | ✓ |
| Write a correct expression for the total surface area | M1 indep | oe or oe or oe or oe. Independent of the first mark. NB the surface area expression may not be seen explicitly in terms of , eg oe. It may be fully substituted using oe. | ✓ |
| Complete the show that | A1 dep on M2 | Using in the formula for the surface area to obtain a correct expression, eg (SA =) , or equating their surface area equations, eg leading to oe. Dependent on both method marks. For completing the show that by clearly showing the stages that lead to the given expression for the surface area. | ✓ |
| Working required | Note | Working required. Total 3 marks. | ✓ |
Full marks: 3/3
Question 22, Calculator allowed
Rectangle has a square drawn inside it, as shown in the diagram.
The part of the rectangle that lies outside the square is shaded.
The total area of the shaded region is .
correct to the nearest
correct to significant figures
side of the square correct to significant figures
By considering bounds, work out the value of to a suitable degree of accuracy.
You must show your working clearly. [4 marks]
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Question 22 - Exam Solution
- Write the lower and upper bound of each of the three lengths. A bound sits half a rounding unit either side of the value given.
- The shaded area is a difference, so it is largest when the rectangle is largest and the square is smallest, and smallest when the rectangle is smallest and the square is largest.
- Work out the upper bound of and the lower bound of .
- Round both bounds to the same accuracy, starting with the most accurate, and stop at the first degree of accuracy where they agree. That shared value is .
| Step | Mark | Description | Got it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| , , , , , | B1 | for a correct bound. Accept or for , or for , or for | ✓ |
| M1 | for a correct method to find the upper bound of , allow | ✓ | |
| M1 | for a correct method to find the lower bound of , allow | ✓ | |
| Working required | A1 | dep on M2. , and both the upper bound and the lower bound correct using the correct values , , , , and | ✓ |
Full marks: 4/4
Question 23, Calculator allowed
where is an integer.
Work out the value of
Show clear algebraic working. [4 marks]
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Question 23 - Exam Solution
- Factorise all four expressions fully, top and bottom of both fractions.
- Dividing by a fraction is multiplying by its reciprocal, so turn the second fraction upside down.
- Cancel every bracket that appears on the top and on the bottom, then work out the numbers that are left.
| Step | Mark | Description | Got it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| or or 2 from or or or | M1 | for factorising 2 or 3 of the quadratics fully - could be implied by 2 factors cancelled correctly. NB factors must be in the form . NB Substitution of values of into the given equation is not an acceptable algebraic method | ✓ |
| or or and and and | M1 | for factorising all of the quadratics fully - could be implied by 2 factors cancelled correctly. NB factors must be in the form | ✓ |
| M1 | for inverting the 2nd fraction (this mark can be awarded at any time and may be awarded with incorrect factorisation if meaning is clear) | ✓ | |
| Working required | A1 | oe dep on M3 | ✓ |
| ALT | Note | the printed scheme carries an ALT route: a correct expression with no errors scores M3, and the answer then scores the A1, oe dep on M3 | ✓ |
Full marks: 4/4
Question 24, Calculator allowed
The diagram shows a square-based pyramid .
is the centre of the horizontal square base
is the midpoint of
Angle
Work out the value of
Give your answer correct to significant figures. [4 marks]
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Question 24 - Exam Solution
- A ratio does not care how big the pyramid is, so give the base the side length . Then is simply the length .
- All four sloping edges are equal, so sits directly above the centre . That makes vertical, so angle and is a right-angled triangle carrying the .
- is the centre of the square and is the midpoint of a side, so is half a side. Cosine in triangle then gives .
- Triangle is isosceles because , so the line from to the midpoint is perpendicular to . Pythagoras in triangle finishes it.
| Step | Mark | Description | Got it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1 | To find : e.g. , ; e.g. , . NB . Or to find : e.g. , ; e.g. , . NB . Or to find : e.g. , ; or to find : e.g. , . Notes: use of a value for the side , e.g. or or any value, or let or any value, or . | ✓ |
| 2 | M1 | To find : e.g. , ; e.g. , . Or to find : e.g. , ; e.g. , . Or to find : e.g. , ; then to find : e.g. , . A value the printed scheme shows in quotation marks may be the candidate's own earlier value. | ✓ |
| 3 | M1 | To find : e.g. , ; or e.g. , . Or e.g. , ; e.g. , . Or e.g. , , that is ; e.g. , , that is . | ✓ |
| 4 | A1 | Answer , awrt . Working not required, so a correct answer scores full marks unless it comes from obviously incorrect working. | ✓ |
Full marks: 4/4
Question 25, Calculator allowed
(a) Express in the form , where , and are integers. [3 marks]
(b) On the axes below, sketch the curve with equation
Show clearly the coordinates of the turning point and the coordinates of the point where the curve meets the -axis. [3 marks]
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Question 25 - Exam Solution
- Write the expression in descending powers, so the term comes first.
- Take the out of the and terms only, and complete the square inside the bracket.
- Multiply the back in and collect the two constants, which gives straight away.
- For part (b), read the turning point off that completed square, put in to find where the curve meets the -axis, and use the sign of the term to decide which way up the curve is.
| Step | Mark | Description | Got it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) or or or or | M1 | for a start to completing the square, or correct substitution into from the formula | ✓ |
| (a) or or or or | M1 | for correctly completing the square, but terms do not need to be simplified and may or may not be present, or correct simplification of the first two parts of . NB: please refer to the ALT mark scheme after (b) for the comparison of coefficients method | ✓ |
| (a) - working not required, so a correct answer scores full marks (unless from obvious incorrect working) | A1 | oe eg | ✓ |
| (a) ALT and or | M1 | for multiplying out and or | ✓ |
| (a) ALT or | M1 | for equating coefficients | ✓ |
| (a) ALT - working not required, so a correct answer scores full marks (unless from obvious incorrect working) | A1 | oe eg | ✓ |
| (b) a or shaped symmetrical quadratic curve | B1 | for drawing a or shaped symmetrical quadratic curve with the turning point in any quadrant | ✓ |
| (b) turning point marked as | B1 | for drawing a shaped symmetrical quadratic curve in the correct quadrant with a turning point at | ✓ |
| (b) intersection with the -axis marked as or crossing at marked | B1 | for drawing a shaped symmetrical quadratic curve in the correct quadrant with an intersection on the -axis marked as or marked as on the -axis | ✓ |
Full marks: 6/6
Question 26, Calculator allowed
Two solid candles, and , are mathematically similar.
The height of candle is cm
The height of candle is cm
Given that
work out the volume of candle [4 marks]
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Question 26 - Exam Solution
- Divide the two heights to get the linear scale factor between the candles.
- Cube it. A volume is three-dimensional, so the volume scale factor is the cube of the linear one.
- Use it to write the volume of candle as a fraction of the volume of candle , so the given difference holds only one unknown.
- Solve for the volume of candle , then rebuild both volumes and check the difference comes back to .
| Step | Mark | Description | Got it? |
|---|---|---|---|
| oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe | M1 | for correct linear SF or volume SF either as a fraction or ratio. Allow truncated or rounded | ✓ |
| oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe or | M1 | Note: is given in the equation. Allow any letter for or for . can be written as , or can be written as | ✓ |
| oe or oe or oe or oe or or oe or oe or oe or oe or oe | M1 | for a correct method to find or | ✓ |
| (working not required, so a correct answer scores full marks unless it comes from obvious incorrect working) | A1 | oe allow from correct working | ✓ |
Full marks: 4/4
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