IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic E1.7
Indices I: past paper questions
14 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Indices I (E1.7) from 11 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 14
- Papers
- 11
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 46
- Average per question
- 3.3 marks
- Largest question
- 6 marks
By type: Structured 14
How hard the questions are
- Recall1
- Apply7
- Analyse0
- Not banded6
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
- findApply7 questions
- write downRecall2 questions
give an answer without significant working
- writeRecall1 question
give an answer in a specific form
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20258
- 20241
- 20233
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov7
By paper
- Paper 212
- Paper 42
Questions on this topic
Showing 12 of 14, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 1May/June 2026, paper 21Structured1 mark
Write down the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 6Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured3 marks
Find the value of
- Try this questionQuestion 10Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Structured5 marks
Simplify.
- Try this questionQuestion 22May/June 2026, paper 23Structured6 marks
Simplify.
- Try this questionQuestion 14Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Structured4 marks
Find the value of
- Try this questionQuestion 13Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Structured4 marks
Find the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 24Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Structured2 marks
Find the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2023, paper 23Structured1 mark
Simplify .
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Structured1 mark
Find the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Structured5 marks
Write down the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 17May/June 2025, paper 22Structured4 marks
Find the value of
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2025, paper 43Structured3 marks
Simplify.






