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0580/22 Oct/Nov 2024, Question 3: Real Numbers

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 22 (Extended) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

From the list 0.25, 3.142, √3, −3, 24, −0.4, 1.2, −1/4, choose numbers to complete three statements about a natural number, an irrational number, and the reciprocal of 4.

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Solution · 3 marks

  1. 124 is a natural number
  2. 2√3 is an irrational number
  3. 31/4 = 0.25, so 0.25 is the reciprocal of 4

Answer24, √3, 0.25

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