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4024/11 May/Jun 2022, Question 6: Prime Numbers

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 11 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Give one example in each part of a number lying strictly between 10 and 15, first a prime and then an irrational value.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Write down a prime number that is greater than 10 and less than 15.

  1. 1Primes between 10 and 15: 11, 13
  2. 2e.g. 11

Answer11 or 13

Part (b) · 1 mark

Write down an irrational number that is greater than 10 and less than 15.

  1. 110² = 100 and 15² = 225, so √n with 100 < n < 225, n not a square
  2. 2e.g. √150

AnswerAny irrational number between 10 and 15

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