IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic E1.18
Surds: past paper questions
10 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Surds (E1.18) from 9 papers, 2025 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 10
- Papers
- 9
- Years
- 2025 to 2026
- Total marks
- 47
- Average per question
- 4.7 marks
- Largest question
- 7 marks
By type: Structured 10
How hard the questions are
- Recall2
- Apply6
- 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
- findApply5 questions
- giveRecall3 questions
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- work outApply1 question
calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator
- writeRecall1 question
give an answer in a specific form
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20264
- 20256
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov3
By paper
- Paper 210
Questions on this topic
Showing 8 of 10, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 26May/June 2026, paper 21Structured7 marks
Expand and simplify.
- Try this questionQuestion 21Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured4 marks
Find the value of and the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 18Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Structured3 marks
Rationalise the denominator and simplify.
- Try this questionQuestion 19May/June 2026, paper 23Structured4 marks
Find the exact value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 24Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Structured6 marks
Simplify.
- Try this questionQuestion 21May/June 2026, paper 23Structured4 marks
Simplify.
- Try this questionQuestion 18May/June 2025, paper 22Structured4 marks
Rationalise the denominator. Give your answer in its simplest form.
- Try this questionQuestion 15May/June 2025, paper 23Structured6 marks
Simplify.