EDEXCEL CORE MATHEMATICS C2

PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME

Question
number
1.

(a)

Scheme

Marks

logq16 = logq 24, p = 4 logq 2 i.e logq 2 =

(b)

p
4

M1, A1

logq (8q) = logq 8 + logq q

=+1
= 3 logq 2 +
logq (8q) =

(2)

M1
B1
M1

3
p+1
4

A1

(4)
(6 marks)

2.

(a)

5
4
2
(2 px)6 = 26 +
1
2 (px) +
2
2 (px)

Coeff. of x or

x2

(b)

p2 =

9
16

or p =

A = 144
3.

(a)

Centre is at (3,-4)

3
4

(only)

A1; A1
M1, A1
M1
A1 ft
(their p (> 0))
(7 marks)
B1
M1 A1
B1
B1
B1
B1

radius = (3 + (4) 75) = 10

2

(b)

No
r

= 64 + 6 25(px); + 15 24(px)2
15 16p2 = 135
6.32p = A

M1
r
okay

1st circle
2nd circle
Circles touching
At ( 9 , 4

(3)

(4)

(7 marks)

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PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME

Question
number
4.

Scheme

(a)

Marks
B1

Scales (1, 1 and 360)

Shape, position

360

B1

(2)

1
(b)
(c)

(0, 0.5)

(x

(150, 0)

(330, 0)

)210
+
30 =
or 330

One of these
M: Subtract 30, A: Both

x = 180 , 300
B

5.

sin 60 =

60
r

30

A
(b)
(c)

Area =

r=

1
2

r2 c or

Perimeter = Arc + 2r = ,

1
6

r = 2x, 4x2 = x2 + 32, x = 3

or

or r = 23

r 2 = ,

360

Arc = r2 c or
2r = ,
360

3
r

1
6

12 = 2 (cm2)

2 23

2 3
2 3
+ 2 23 =
( + 6) (cm)
3
3

B1 B1 B1 (3)
B1
M1 A1
(3)
(8 marks)
M1

A1

(2)

M1, A1

(2)

M1
(*)

M1, A1 cso (3)

(7 marks)

Uses the remainder theorem with x = , or long division, and puts

remainder = 0 to obtain
1
2

6.

(a)

M1

p + 2q = 35 or any correct equivalent (allow more than 3 terms)

A1
Uses the remainder theorem with x = 1, or long division, and puts remainder
M1
= 7 to obtain
p + q = 21 or any correct equivalent (allow more than 3 terms)
Solves simultaneous equations to give p = 7, and q = 14

A1

M1 A1

(b)

Then 6x3 7x2 14x + 8 = (2x 1)(3x2 2x 8

So f(x) = (2x 1)(3x + 4)(x 2)

(6)

M1 A1 ft
B1
(3)
(9 marks)

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PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME

Question
number
7.

(a)

Scheme

M1 A1

a
1200
=
= 960
1r 1r

960 (1 r) = 1200
(b)

(c)
(d)

8.

Marks

r=

1
4

T9 = 1200 (- 0.25)8
(or T10)
Difference = T9 T10 = 0.0183105 ( 0.0045776)
= 0.023
(or 0.023)
n
1200 1 ( 0.25)
Sn=
1 ( 0.25)
Since n is odd, ( 0.25)n
is negative,
n
so
S n = 960 (1 + 0.25 )
(*)

(a) (x 3)2 + (y 4)2 = 18

(accept (32)2
(b) Use y = x + 3 to obtain (x 3)3 + (x 1)2 = 18
And thus 2x2 8x = 8
Solve quadratic, to obtain x = 2 8, y = 5 8
(c) Distance =

((2 8) 2 +( 2 8) 2

=8

(*)

A1

(3)

M1
M1
A1

(3)

M1 A1

(2)

M1
A1

(2)
(12 marks)

M1 A1
(2)
M1
A1
M1, A1ft, A1ft
(5)
M1 A1 cso (2)
(9 marks)

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PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME

Question
number
9.

Scheme

Marks

(a)

A: y = 1

B: y = 4

(b)

d y 2x
=
d x 25

2
=
where x = 5
5
2
y1=
(x 5)
5

Tangent:
(c)
(d)

B1
M1 A1
(5y = 2x 5)

x = 5y 2
Integrate:

5y
3

10 4

4
[ ] [ ]1 =
3

10 y 3 2
=

10 1 3 2

70

, = 3

(1)

(23

M1 A1

(4)

B1 B1

(2)

M1 A1ft

1
, 23.3)
3

M1 A1, A1

(5)

(12 marks)