Simultaneous Equation

IGCSE Past Papers (2002-2005)

0606/1/M/J/02
1. Find the coordinates of the points at which the straight line y +2 x =7 intersects
the curve y 2=xy – 1 .
[4]
0606/1/M/J/03
2. Find the values of k for which the line
2 2
y=kx−2 meets the curve y =4 x – x
[4]
4
3. Find the distance between the points of intersection of the curve y=3+ and
x
the line y=4 x+ 9 .
[6]
0606/1/O/N/03
4. Find the values of k for which the line x=3 y +k and the curve y 2=2 x+3 do
not intersect.
[4]
0606/2/O/N/03
2
5. The line 4 y – x +11 intersects the curve y =2 x+1 at points A and B. Find the
coordinates of the midpoint of line AB.
[4]
0606/1/M/J/04
3
6. Find the x-coordinates of the three points of intersection of the curve y=x with
the line y=5 x−2 expressing non-integer values in the form a ± √ b , where a
and b are integers.
[5]
0606/1/O/N/04
7. Without using a calculator, solve, for x and y, the simultaneous equations
y−1
1
82 ÷2 y =64 3 ×
4x
()
9
=81

[5]
0606/2/O/N/04
8. Find the values of k for which the line y=x +2 meets the curve y 2+ ( x+ k )2=2
[5]

0606/02/M/J/05
9. The diagram shows a square ABCD of area 60m2. The point P lies on A B
BC and the sum of the lengths of AP and BP is 12 m. Given that the P
lengths of AP and BP are x m and y m respectively, from two
equations in x and y and hence find the length of BP.
D C
[5]

10. Solve, for x and y, the simultaneous equations

 x y
125 =25(5 ) ,

x y
7 ÷ 49 =1.
[6]

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0606/02/M/J/08
11. The equation of a curve is given by y = x2 + ax + 3, where a is a constant. Given that
this equation can also be written as y = (x + 4)2 + b, find
(i) the value of a and of b,
[2]
(ii) the coordinates of the turning point of the curve.
[1]