IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic E1.3

Powers and roots: past paper questions

8 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Powers and roots (E1.3) from 7 papers, 2023 to 2025. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions: 8
Papers: 7
Years: 2023 to 2025
Total marks: 18
Average per question: 2.2 marks
Largest question: 5 marks

By type: Structured 8

How hard the questions are

Recall0
Apply7
Analyse0
Not banded1

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

calculateApply3 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
findApply3 questions
writeRecall2 questions
give an answer in a specific form
completeApply1 question
write downRecall1 question
give an answer without significant working

Where the questions come from

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By session

May/June2
Oct/Nov6

By paper

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Question 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Structured1 mark
Find the reciprocal of $1 \frac{1}{4}$ .
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Question 13May/June 2023, paper 23Structured1 mark
Calculate $\sqrt{42} + 3^{0.4}$ .
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Question 12Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Structured5 marks
Write down the value of $73^{0}$ .
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Question 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured1 mark
Calculate. $({3.5}^{2} - {2.2}^{3})^{\frac{1}{4}}$ Calculate.
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Question 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured1 mark
Calculate $\sqrt[3]{1 + 10.9 \times {0.4}^{2}}$ .
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Question 5May/June 2024, paper 21Structured2 marks
Calculate. $\sqrt[3]{343} - \sqrt{40.96}$
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