MATHEMATICS 0862,02 October 2024

1. Calculator allowed — 1 hour — 50 marks — Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint Mathematics Paper 2 (0862/02) — problem-solving focus with arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and functions
2. Topics: nth term of cube sequence, standard form identification, inverse proportion (work rate), angle in regular polygons, volume of cylinder, algebraic simplification, solving inequalities, and probability
3. Real-world contexts: car hire function cost model, value depreciation (exponential decay), ribbon cost on rhombus board, scale drawing with bearings, mapping function completion
4. Graph drawing: plot of quadratic y = x² – 1 using a table of values — visual analysis expected
5. Area and volume applications: prism and cylinder, enlargement scale factor via area ratio, triangle with algebraic sides and area, cake board using rhombus diagonals