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0580/41 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 8: Using a calculator

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 41 (Extended) · Calculator · 1 mark

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The question, in short

Work out (3.5² − 2.2³) to the power ¼.

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Solution · 1 mark

  1. 13.5² − 2.2³ = 12.25 − 10.648 = 1.602
  2. 21.602^(1/4) = 1.125… ≈ 1.13

Answer1.13 or 1.125…

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