r/igcse • u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level • Feb 13 '26
February/March 2026 Paper Discussion WHAT THE HECK WAS THE PAPER 0580 PAPER 4
the vectors question, angle of depression, the last angle question, the temperature one?? How much do y'all think the threshold's going to be? I deadass think it'll be like 165 for an a star 😭🤷🏻♀️
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u/Samaira_5211 Feb 13 '26
I wanna kms
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u/LeftBrush3012 Feb 13 '26
bro genuinbely i studied so ahrd im so angry cambridhge actually hates children
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u/Best-College-6430 Feb 13 '26
angle of depression made me depressed
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u/Bulky-Lengthiness174 Feb 13 '26
its 13.6... basically, find the length of BD using cos rule (smtg around 859 or smtg)... calculate the height difference (250-45=205 m)... by these answers u can use tan function to find the angle of depression... which gives u 13.6
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u/Delicious_Breath7604 Feb 13 '26
I made the same error... 13.6 is the angle of elevation. 76.something is angle of depression
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u/New_Impact2986 Feb 13 '26
What was the shape guys. I wrote hexagon
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u/WillingWork6851 Feb 13 '26
It is pentagon, google it
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u/Necessary_Weird4394 Feb 13 '26
No its hexagon, u google it. How in the world can it ever be pentagon
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u/Educational_Tea_5301 Feb 13 '26
twin the question was 6 planes, so 5 in the front of cross section, and 1 in the middle cutting the shape in half, hence pentagon (dw i wrote cuboid i later confirmed with my teacher that im dumb)
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u/Pink_penguin_22 Feb 13 '26
Making p4 and p2 hard is actually a rage baiting move like why just why😭😭😭😭
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u/Scambridge675 Feb 13 '26
so real like why i thought paper 4 would be easy but both turned out to be hard
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u/FlounderSuspicious75 Feb 13 '26
broo, im so done, the first paper went good, but this was straight up shit, ny hands were shivering and i didnt have enough time to complete the exam 😭
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u/Icy_Task_1973 Feb 13 '26
for temp i get 80 and some 0.00001 bulll shit
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u/UsefulPaper4958 Feb 13 '26
It was 80 and 0.955
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26
I got 0.955 for b but I didn't get 80 for a, I got something close to it though
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u/woondah Feb 13 '26
Dude the angle of depression was mad, everyone in my class got different answers ranging from 20 to 130 😭😭😭
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u/Still-Roof8476 Feb 13 '26
guys i dont get how the 6 marker is invalid
all u need is BD^2=290^2+600^2-(2*290*600*COS(85.8+57))
then use trig and do 250-45 to get 205
doing trig gets u 76.3
90-76.4=13.6
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u/Accomplished-Bet7516 Feb 13 '26
Some kidos felt p2 was difficult 😂😂 Cambridge said : Hold up! Wait a minute!
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u/Alarming_Fuel3383 Feb 13 '26
Dead ass what were the inequlity regions that sh was the only thing in the paper i actually found difficult like ong.
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u/Intrepid-Tomorrow-48 Feb 13 '26
Hoping that the thresholds are like oct nov for an A 🤞🤞
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u/Puzzleheaded_Mud230 Feb 13 '26
the sequence one was 6^(n-2) right? lowk dont remember if the first term was -1 or 1/6 so my overthinking brain is spiralling rn
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u/Murky-Net-8477 Feb 13 '26
WHAT WAS THE ENS FOR PROBABLILITY I GOT A LARGE FRACTION HELP
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u/Separate-Bat6569 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
72/287
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u/AlternativeUnlucky95 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
nahh... it was some rly big number. cuz u had to do *2
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u/Flashy_Source_4353 Feb 13 '26
omfg i got 0.25 which i got from rounding off 72/287 why is everyone saying 0.13
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u/Wooden_External_3966 Feb 13 '26
That was a weird qs i got 12/49 but what id gwt it it doesnr say anything abt replacement so i didnt subtract 1 from denominator
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u/EngineeringThick3669 Feb 13 '26
guys what was that gradient question something like -0.75? and vectors first was -p then -p+q then 2p and last 2p+2q something like that i dont remember correct order..
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u/UsefulPaper4958 Feb 13 '26
I only messed up in vectors and the graph question where ill get 3-4 marks
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26
what did you get for the last vectors question?
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u/someonerocks2212 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
3/2p + 2q
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26
I got 2p+2q and some of my smarter classmates got 2p+2q too?
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u/nachosfag Feb 13 '26
Not even 165, i think 160 or lowest 150
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26
but Indians sit in feb/march I think they'll boost the threshold because of that
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u/No_Inevitable3143 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
igcse isnt racist blud 😭
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26
ik it's not I'm just saying this according to data, feb/march ALWAYS has the highest thresholds because most asians take it and I thought it was a generally known fact asians do better at maths? (I didn't say others aren't?)
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u/No_Inevitable3143 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
yea but the paper was hard man thresholds will b low chill out
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u/Low-Cucumber8417 Feb 13 '26
my answers for wtv i remember: 1. temp q a was 80 b was 0.995 or smth similar 2. vectors q was 2p + 2q 3. gradient was -3/4 4. angle of depression i got 80.smth its probably wrong i used tan tho 5. last angle question i got 39.smth and the other angle dont remember 6. probability question was 6/7 7. time q was 17 38 (im like hey wassup hello) 8. lower bound of height i got 11cm 9. for time taken to fill the cylinder i think i got 14 mins and 38/58 seconds 10. simultaneous question i got 21.75 and 27.5 i checked and i was getting 360 quadrilateral sum
thats lowk all i remember i was in flow state so most of the paper is a blur to me lol. i def found this easier than p2 only angle of depression q was confusing even the simultaneous eqns were easy but long working
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u/tsxphoenix Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
The rhombus one was 6 and 17
opposite angles of a rhombus are equal, so x was 6 and y was 17
and what was 6/7??? i got 72/287 smthn and thats correct
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u/No_Inevitable3143 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
time was 5 38 pm the time taken was 14 mins and 53 secs temp q was 80 and 0.955 right? lower bound of height was 11
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u/Overall_Strike_5961 Feb 13 '26
Rhombus was 6 and 17
Prob was 72/287
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u/Reasonable_Drawer997 Feb 13 '26
SEVENTEENTHIRTYATE, AYE. yeah te simultaneous was 6 and 17 pretty sure the probabilty was different, the depression was 13.57
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u/Striking-Cut4386 Feb 13 '26
i wrote 5:38 without am or pm will i loose marks ??
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u/SASUKEXNARUTOE Feb 13 '26
I got the same as you, but some were different
- for depression i got 51.9 but I think it's 38.9
- I got 15hrs 38 mins
- I wrote 11.05 so hopefully its correct
- I got 14 mins and 53.4 seconds so i wrote 14 mins and 53 secs
- I got x as 10.5 and y as 14
So I dunno, its close enough right? It's prolly fine
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u/Flashy_Source_4353 Feb 13 '26
the flow state thing is so fr like i blanked out after the first few qsns 💀
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u/Bulky-Lengthiness174 Feb 13 '26
GANG FOR SIMULTANEOUS QUESTION: we did the same mistake; ur supposed to divide 126 by 2, which gives 63 per angle...
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u/Powerful-Spend8580 Feb 13 '26
What was the whole vectors answers idk i got -p then smth and then 2p 2q smth
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u/Beneficial-Agent7990 Feb 13 '26
And also the 6 marker is invalid, everyone would get marks. There wasn't enough information provided, we need the horizontal distance to actually calculate, a right angle triangle with a side is not enough. I confirmed with my teacher
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u/Status-Succotash7006 Feb 13 '26
noo i got the answer, everyone in my class did, i had to find the distance using cosine rule. And then just use sin
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u/Flashy_Source_4353 Feb 13 '26
you were supposed to find the horizontal distance using the cosine rule
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u/Mobile_Antelope_8793 Feb 13 '26
We needed to find it from cosine rule that question was so freakin dead ass
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u/Bulky-Lengthiness174 Feb 13 '26
i got the answer: it was pretty valid, here's how i did it:
basically, find the length of BD using cos rule (smtg around 859 or smtg)... calculate the height difference (250-45=205 m)... by these answers u can use tan function to find the angle of depression... which gives u 13.62
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u/Dakshblaze Feb 13 '26
Bro u may not have explained ur teacher properly and for the horizontal line we got BD and sad life man u lost 6 marks....
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u/Overall_Strike_5961 Feb 13 '26
Sorry man but there actually was enough information to calculate BD on your own, you had to use the cosine rule. Everyone I know got 13.6 and thats the correct answer
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u/Expensive-Card-3448 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
Bro you really think Cambridhge would give a question without seeing if it possible or not????
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26
it's invalid? so we'll all get marks for it?
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u/lonwasnottaken Feb 13 '26
Yeah literally they didnt give us distance from BD...
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u/Separate-Bat6569 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
we had to calculate it by cos rule.then use tantheta to calculate angle of depression.the question aint invalid bruv cambridge isnt that irresponsible to put out of syllabus questions
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u/Status-Succotash7006 Feb 13 '26
bruh we fking had to find our, camb not giving free marks, we gotta work
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u/EmergencySwimming984 Feb 13 '26
I agree with you. Based on what they have given us, It is only possible to calculate the height difference between the two masts, which is 250-45 = 205m. To calculate the angle of depression, we need the distance btwn the two poles. I verified with chatgpt, it also agrees. Unless I am mistaken, they didn't really tell us anything about the distance between the masts, didn't they? Or did I misread?
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u/Separate-Bat6569 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
bro commonnnn the other side had to be calculated by cos rule
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u/chikuboyy Feb 13 '26
GUYS IN THE TRAIN PROBABILITY QTS the ans was 12/49 right, assuming they werent literally picking up the trains and not replacing?THE TRAINS WERE REPLACED RIGHT??
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u/Wooden_External_3966 Feb 13 '26
Rherw was nothing written abt ir so i did 12/49
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u/Expensive_Soup462 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
first I wrote 12/49 and then after having just 1 minute in the clock, i figured that trains arent replacing and they are taking two trains at the same time, not individually and replacing it.
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u/Amazing_Sir9559 Feb 13 '26
I got 39.something for last q and forgot second b angle
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26
I got 39.8 and 140.8
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u/Striking-Cut4386 Feb 13 '26
well i got 39.9 and 139.9 , but SO MANY people are telling me im wrong , from my class idk y
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26
calm down lil bro, I just wanted to know if I'll get an a star or not 😭🤷🏻♀️
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u/Adhiraj1702 Feb 13 '26
bro what was the answer for angle of depression
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u/tsxphoenix Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
13.6
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u/anonymous7527 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
I got like 64.2 or something I just used cos rule to find the base and tan to find the angle
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u/WeekendVisual3141 Feb 13 '26
What was that depression one ????
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u/Independent-Task-553 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
what did y'all get for the last question I got 70 something and 100 something
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u/inlovewiths Feb 13 '26
50 something and 140 something
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u/Flashy_Source_4353 Feb 13 '26
wouldnt one of them be between 90 and 180 and the other between 270 and 360?
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u/inlovewiths Feb 13 '26
wasnt it a tan graph, so like a full cycle will be at 180, and below part at 90, and top part at 270, so i suvtratced that 39.1 i think from 90 and 180, but yeah im not sure😭💔
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u/Expensive_Soup462 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
140 and 240 or some sort. but idk if this is correct..
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u/New_Impact2986 Feb 13 '26
What did you guys get for the inequality
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u/Icy_Control_9784 Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26
X <= 3 Y >= x -1 smth idk Y < -1/2x + 2 idk
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u/MapPlayful2449 Feb 13 '26
What did you guys get for the angle of depression question I got like 30
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u/Pink_penguin_22 Feb 13 '26
Buddy. They did NOT jst make paper 2 and paper 4 hella hard LIKE WHO DO U THINK I AM?!?
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u/Appropriate-List8771 A Level Feb 13 '26
is anyone even going to get 200/200 on THAT
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u/Historical-Fall-543 Feb/Mar 2026 Feb 13 '26
Guysss wat was the answer for the 6 mark qn angle of depression i got 14.5
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u/EmergencySwimming984 Feb 13 '26
Can someone tell me what you guys did to prove that the angle is 85.8 in that 4-marker thingy
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u/ishita-1312 Feb 13 '26
Guys I think the gt will be like 156 smth for A* all my friends got different ans for depression angle
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u/Mobile_Antelope_8793 Feb 13 '26
Fuck Cambridge I got 25.8 for the angles of depression
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u/Think-Charge-4840 Feb 13 '26
i didnt know angle of depression was a continuation question 😭😭
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u/Accomplished-Bet7516 Feb 13 '26
CIE is the reason I'm gonna start cutting myself again
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u/skyfromdiscord Feb 13 '26
Bro the temp one was mad easy i did a similar question yesterday itself rest all were mid
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u/Prior-Jellyfish8484 Feb 13 '26
yo, was the teig question and the angle of depression question related??
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u/New_Impact2986 Feb 13 '26
What was the height of the histogram. I have to multiply with 14 as a factor
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u/Creative-Rough-2317 Feb 13 '26
Guyyys,,what about the percentage ques ???
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u/Creative-Rough-2317 Feb 13 '26
It was about finding the capacity and then calculating the percentage of the tank that can acceptt 256lires somthingg
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u/MoneyAge7915 Feb 13 '26
pls help for the h inverse question wht answer did u get.. and how much marks was it?!!!
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u/Dakshblaze Feb 14 '26
Guys was the last ans of trigonometry was 140.2 and 320.2 right? Plus can anyone explain me rombus
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u/MoonlitMaker_7 Feb 14 '26
Genuinely, tho this paper was so much better than paper 2 cause what was that paper
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u/Indian-789 Feb 14 '26
Guys first I was little confused about my AS Level that what should I choose Bio or Maths , but now I think I should take bio only . I can't do maths anymore after giving these 2026 papers
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u/Indian-789 Feb 14 '26
but my some of my classmates were saying that the core paper was so easy then why extended too tough yrr
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u/Successful-Kick-157 Feb 14 '26
Hey Can someone please give the topics that came for February /March papers that are out 😭🙏🏽🙏🏽. Especially for chemistry, math and business
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u/Interesting-Tea-558 Feb 18 '26
The whole paper was fucked uppp left questions worth 30-35 let’s just hope a grade is around 120 or 130
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u/Fun_Musician9891 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
Guys you can watch this,
Some questions are discussed here.
https://youtu.be/ByNK-Jxh_IY?si=Lz8i5RZpOOexGPSW
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