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
Showing 29 of 32, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 20May/June 2026, paper 11Structured3 marks
The diagram shows line on a grid. Find the equation of line in the form .
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows quadrilateral on a grid. Write down the coordinates of point .
- Try this questionQuestion 18Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows a rectangle and two points, and , on a grid. Write down the coordinates of point .
- Try this questionQuestion 22Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured5 marksHas a diagram
Point and line are shown on the grid. Write down the coordinates of point .
- Try this questionQuestion 19May/June 2026, paper 12Structured4 marks
Line has the equation . Write down the gradient of line .
- Try this questionQuestion 21Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured3 marksHas a diagram
The line is shown on the grid. Find the equation of the line .
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Structured1 mark
Write down the equation of a line parallel to the line .
- Try this questionQuestion 17Oct/Nov 2023, paper 13Structured3 marksHas a diagram
Find the equation of line in the form .
- Try this questionQuestion 27May/June 2026, paper 31Structured2 marks
Find the equation of the line parallel to that passes through .
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 32Structured3 marks
Write down the coordinates of point P.
- Try this questionQuestion 21May/June 2026, paper 33Structured3 marks
On the diagram, sketch the graph of .
- Try this questionQuestion 25Oct/Nov 2025, paper 32Structured5 marks
The grid shows line L. Find the equation of line L in the form y = mx + c.
- Try this questionQuestion 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 33Structured11 marksHas a diagram
Complete the table of values for .
- Try this questionQuestion 10Oct/Nov 2023, paper 33Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The sketch shows the graph of .
- Try this questionQuestion 26Oct/Nov 2025, paper 33Structured3 marks
Line is drawn on the grid. Find the equation of line in the form .
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2024, paper 11Structured2 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows two sides of a parallelogram . Find the coordinates of point .
- Try this questionQuestion 16May/June 2025, paper 12Structured11 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows a point and three triangles, , and , on a grid. Find the area of triangle .
- Try this questionQuestion 13May/June 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark
Find the coordinates of the point where the line crosses the -axis.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2023, paper 31Structured14 marks
Complete the table of values for .
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2025, paper 13Structured3 marksHas a diagram
Line has equation . Line has equation . Draw a ring around the description that is correct.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2024, paper 31Structured11 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows a point, , three triangles, , and , and part of triangle on a grid. On the grid, mark the image of point after a reflection in the line .
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2023, paper 32Structured13 marksHas a diagram
Find the equation of line .
- Try this questionQuestion 12May/June 2025, paper 31Structured2 marks
The equation of line is . Write down the gradient of line .
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2024, paper 32Structured14 marks
Complete the table of values for .
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2023, paper 33Structured12 marksHas a diagram
Write down the equation of line in the form .
- Try this questionQuestion 15May/June 2025, paper 31Structured2 marks
Write down the letter of the graph that shows these lines.
- Try this questionQuestion 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.
- Try this questionQuestion 15May/June 2025, paper 32Structured2 marks
The equation of a line is . Write down the gradient of this line.
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2024, paper 33Structured12 marks
Line has a gradient of 4 and passes through the point . Write down the equation of line in the form .






