IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic C3

Coordinate geometry: past paper questions

32 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Coordinate geometry (C3) from 28 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions
32
Papers
28
Years
2023 to 2026
Total marks
196
Average per question
6.1 marks
Largest question
15 marks

By type: Structured 32

How hard the questions are

  • Recall2
  • Apply28
  • Analyse0
  • Not banded2

Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.

Command words

  • findApply21 questions
  • write downRecall18 questions

    give an answer without significant working

  • drawApply13 questions
  • completeApply8 questions
  • useApply5 questions
  • describeApply3 questions

    state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features

  • plotApply2 questions

    mark point(s) on a graph

  • work outApply2 questions

    calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator

  • showApply1 question
  • show thatApply1 question

Where the questions come from

By year

  • 20264
  • 202510
  • 202410
  • 20238

By session

  • May/June19
  • Oct/Nov13

By paper

  • Paper 112
  • Paper 320

Questions on this topic

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  • Question 20May/June 2026, paper 11Structured3 marks

    The diagram shows line L on a grid. Find the equation of line L in the form y=mx+c.

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  • Question 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Structured4 marksHas a diagram

    The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD on a 1 cm2 grid. Write down the coordinates of point B.

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  • Question 18Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured4 marksHas a diagram

    The diagram shows a rectangle and two points, P and C, on a 1 cm2 grid. Write down the coordinates of point C.

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  • Question 22Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured5 marksHas a diagram

    Point A and line L are shown on the grid. Write down the coordinates of point A.

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  • Question 19May/June 2026, paper 12Structured4 marks

    Line L has the equation y=3x+7. Write down the gradient of line L.

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  • Question 21Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured3 marksHas a diagram

    The line L is shown on the grid. Find the equation of the line L.

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  • Question 12Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Structured1 mark

    Write down the equation of a line parallel to the line y=2x.

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  • Question 17Oct/Nov 2023, paper 13Structured3 marksHas a diagram

    Find the equation of line L in the form y=mx+c.

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  • Question 27May/June 2026, paper 31Structured2 marks

    Find the equation of the line parallel to y=4x+3 that passes through (2,9).

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  • Question 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 32Structured3 marks

    Write down the coordinates of point P.

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  • Question 21May/June 2026, paper 33Structured3 marks

    On the diagram, sketch the graph of y=3x−2.

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  • Question 25Oct/Nov 2025, paper 32Structured5 marks

    The grid shows line L. Find the equation of line L in the form y = mx + c.

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  • Question 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 33Structured11 marksHas a diagram

    Complete the table of values for y=4x−x2.

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  • Question 10Oct/Nov 2023, paper 33Structured4 marksHas a diagram

    The sketch shows the graph of y=x2−2x−3.

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  • Question 26Oct/Nov 2025, paper 33Structured3 marks

    Line L is drawn on the grid. Find the equation of line L in the form y=mx+c.

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  • Question 9May/June 2024, paper 11Structured2 marksHas a diagram

    The diagram shows two sides of a parallelogram ABCD. Find the coordinates of point D.

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  • Question 16May/June 2025, paper 12Structured11 marksHas a diagram

    The diagram shows a point P and three triangles, A, B and C, on a 1 cm2 grid. Find the area of triangle B.

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  • Question 13May/June 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark

    Find the coordinates of the point where the line y=3x−5 crosses the y-axis.

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  • Question 6May/June 2023, paper 31Structured14 marks

    Complete the table of values for y=5+3x−x2.

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  • Question 10May/June 2025, paper 13Structured3 marksHas a diagram

    Line A has equation y=3x+1. Line B has equation y=3x−1. Draw a ring around the description that is correct.

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  • Question 6May/June 2024, paper 31Structured11 marksHas a diagram

    The diagram shows a point, P, three triangles, A, B and C, and part of triangle D on a 1 cm2 grid. On the grid, mark the image of point P after a reflection in the line y=0.

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  • Question 7May/June 2023, paper 32Structured13 marksHas a diagram

    Find the equation of line L.

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  • Question 12May/June 2025, paper 31Structured2 marks

    The equation of line L is y=5x−3. Write down the gradient of line L.

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  • Question 6May/June 2024, paper 32Structured14 marks

    Complete the table of values for y=−x2+8x+1.

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  • Question 6May/June 2023, paper 33Structured12 marksHas a diagram

    Write down the equation of line L in the form y=mx+c.

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  • Question 15May/June 2025, paper 31Structured2 marks

    Write down the letter of the graph that shows these lines.

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  • Question 3May/June 2024, paper 33Structured10 marksHas a diagram

    The grid shows a trapezium. On the grid, draw an enlargement of the trapezium with scale factor 3.

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  • Question 15May/June 2025, paper 32Structured2 marks

    The equation of a line is y=−5x+7. Write down the gradient of this line.

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  • Question 9May/June 2024, paper 33Structured12 marks

    Line L has a gradient of 4 and passes through the point (0,3). Write down the equation of line L in the form y=mx+c.

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