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GCE Examinations
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Core Mathematics C2
Paper A

MARKING GUIDE

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C2 Paper A Marking Guide

1.

(a)

f(2) = 35

(b)

= f( 23 )

24 8 2k + 9 = 35
k=6

B1

8
= 3( 27
) 2( 49 ) + 6( 23 ) + 9 =

2.

x
2x

1
4

1
2

area

1
2

3.

tan2 =

(a)

(b)

5.

(a)

(5)

B1
B1 M1 A1
A1

(5)

M1
A1

or

, 6

B1 M1

5
6

A2

M1 A1

x = 0.001
(1.003)8 1 + 0.024 + 0.000 252 + 0.000 001 512
= 1.024 253 5 (8sf)

B1
M1
A1

(i)

M1 A1

= 2 log3 x = 2t
=
1
2

2t

log3 x
log 3 9

log3 x
2

1
2

M1 A1

(7)

M1 A1

8
3

M1
8
3

radius =

8
3

x = 3 = 18.7

25 + 1 =

M1 A1

26

M1
A1

(b)

(4, 7), LHS = (4 + 3)2 + (7 2)2 = 1 + 25 = 26 lies on circle

B1

(c)

grad of radius =

72
4 ( 3)

grad of tangent =
y7=

1
5

1
5

(7)

M1 A1

(x + 3)2 + (y 2)2 = ( 26 )2
(x + 3)2 + (y 2)2 = 26
= 5
=

M1

1
5

M1 A1

(x + 4)

M1

5y 35 = x + 4
x 5y + 39 = 0

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(6)

t=4

log3 x =

(a)

2
4

M1 A1

= 1 + 8(3x) + (3x)2 + (3x)3 + ...

2
3
= 1 + 24x + 252x2 + 1512x3 + ...

t=

6.

+ 4 + 9 = 13

1
3

(ii)
(b)

8
9

or 5.63 (3sf)

= 56 , 6 ,

4.

1
2

1
3

tan =

0
1

8
9

1 [ 14 + 4 + 2( 12 + 1 + 2)]

5 85

M1
A1

A1

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7.

(a)

(b)

2x2 + 6x + 7 = 2x + 13
x2 + 2x 3 = 0
(x + 3)(x 1) = 0
x = 3, 1
(3, 7), (1, 15)
area under curve =

M1
M1
A1
A1

(2x2 + 6x + 7) dx

= [ 23 x3 + 3x2 + 7x] 13

M1 A2

= ( 23 + 3 + 7) (18 + 27 21) = 22 23

M1

area of trapezium =

1
2

(7 + 15) 4 = 44

shaded area = 44 22 23 = 21 13

8.

(a)

a(r 4 1)
r 1

M1 A1

2
= 10 a(r 1)

9.

A1
M1
M1
A1

a(33 1)
= 26
3 1
26
a=
=2
13

M1 A1
A1

(c)

6
S6 = 2(3 1) = 728

(a)

area = 2xy + ( 12 x2 0.5) = 2xy +

M1 A1

3 1

y=

50 14 x 2
2x

25
x

1
8

P = 2x + 4y + (x 0.5) =

(b)

(c)

25
18 x)
x
100
12 x = 2x
x

5
2

x + 4(

5
2

x+

dx 2

x 2 = 50

x
5
2

= 2( 5 2 ) +

100
5 2

(11)

M1
A1

x + 4y

M1
M1

100
x

A1
M1 A1
M1
A1

= 200x3

when x = 5 2 ,
(d)

1
4

dP
= 2 100x2
dx
for minimum,
2 100x2 = 0
x2 = 50
x = 50 or 5 2
d2 P

(11)

B1 M1

r 1

r4 1 = 10(r2 1)
r4 10r2 + 9 = 0
(r2 1)(r2 9) = 0
r2 = 1, 9
r = 1, 3
r>1 r=3
(b)

B1

M1
d2 P
dx 2

2
5

2,

d2 P
dx 2

> 0 minimum

= 10 2 + 10 2 = 20 2

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A1
M1 A1

(13)

Total

(75)

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Performance Record C2 Paper A

Question no.
Topic(s)

Marks

remain. trapezium trig. eqn binomial

theorem
rule

logs

circle

area by
integr.

GP

circular
sector,
max./min.
problem

10

11

11

13

Student

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Total

75