FOR EDEXCEL

GCE Examinations
Advanced Subsidiary

Core Mathematics C4
Paper A

MARKING GUIDE

This guide is intended to be as helpful as possible to teachers by providing

concise solutions and indicating how marks could be awarded. There are
obviously alternative methods that would also gain full marks.
Method marks (M) are awarded for knowing and using a method.
Accuracy marks (A) can only be awarded when a correct method has been used.
(B) marks are independent of method marks.

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C4 Paper A Marking Guide

1.

2x(2 + y) + x2

dy
=
dx

2.

M2 A2

2 x (2 + y )

M1 A1

2 y x2

(a)

f( 101 ) =

(b)

= 3(1 x)
=3+

3
2

12

x+

1
1 10

9
10

3
)
10

10

= 3[1 + ( 12 )(x) +
9
8

x2 +

10 3.1621875
10

3
20

9
800

( 12 )( 32 )
2

(x)2 +

( 12 )( 32 )( 52 )
3 2

(x)3 + ] M1
A2

15
16000

= 3.1621875 (8sf)

100% = 0.003% (1sf)

(a)

1 + 3 = 5 = 2
p=9
p=7
5 + 2 = 11 q = 2

M1
A1
A1

(b)

1 + 3 = 25 = 8
when = 8, r = (i + 7j 5k) + 8(3i j + 2k) = (25i j + 11k)
(25, 1, 11) lies on l

M1

OC = [(1 + 3)i + (7 )j + (5 + 2)k]

[(1 + 3)i + (7 )j + (5 + 2)k].(3i j + 2k) = 0
3 + 9 7 + 10 + 4 = 0

= 1 OC = (4i + 6j 3k), C (4, 6, 3)

4.

B1

(d)

(c)

(d)

A : = 2, B : = 8, C : = 1

(a)

1
( x 6)( x 3)

1
( x 6)( x 3)

dx =
A
x6

AC : CB = 3 : 7

2 dt

1
x6

1
)
x3

ln x 6

2( x 3)

= 6t,

dx =

t=

A1
M1
A1
M1 A1
M1 A1

(11)

1
6

M1
A2

2 dt
M1 A1
M1 A1
M1
A1

ln x 6

2( x 3)

as x 3, t cannot make 3 g

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(8)

B
x3

lnx 6 lnx 3 = 6t + c
t = 0, x = 0 ln 6 ln 3 = c, c = ln 2
x = 2 ln 4 0 = 6t + ln 2
t = 16 ln 2 = 0.1155 hrs = 0.1155 60 mins = 6.93 mins 7 mins
(b)

M1 A1

M1

1 A(x 3) + B(x 6)
x = 6 A = 13 , x = 3 B = 13
1
3

(6)

M1 A1

x3 +

15
16

10 = f( 101 ) 3 +

(c)

3.

dy
dy
=0
2y
dx
dx

B2

(12)

5.

(a)

(b)

x 0
y 0
area

0.5
1
1.5
2
1.716
1.472
1.093
1.083
0.5 [0 + 1.083 + 2(1.716 + 1.472 + 1.093)] = 2.41 (3sf)

1
2

volume =

16x e2x dx

M1

u = 16x, u = 16, v = e2x, v = 12 e2x

I = 8 x e

2x

2x

8e

2x

M1

dx

A2

2x

= 8x e 4e + c
volume = [8x e2x 4e2x] 02
= {(16e4 4e4) (0 4)}
= 4(1 5e4)
6.

(a)

(b)

1
5

(u 1)
u

= ( 64

(b)

cos 2t =

1
2

2u du =

B1

(2u4 4u2 + 2) du

u3 + 2u] 12

4
3

32
3

, 2t =

, t=

M1 A1
M1 A1

+ 4) ( 25

4
3

+ 2) = 5 151

M1 A1

(12)

M1 A1
M1
M1 A1

, y = 2, grad = 2

y 2 = 2(x
y = 2x + 1
x=0 t=

area =

1
2

M1
A1

B1
cosec t (2 sin 2t) dt

= 6 cosec t 4 sin t cos t dt =

4

(d)

M1

dx
dy
= 2 sin 2t,
= cosec t cot t
dt
dt
dy
cosec t cot t
=
2sin 2t
dx
t=

(c)

M1 A1

dx
= 2u
du
x = 0 u = 1, x = 3 u = 2
2

(12)

M1 A1

sin 5x + c

= [ 25 u5

(a)

M1
A1

u2 = x + 1 x = u2 1,

I =

7.

A1

(cos x cos 5x) dx

= sin x

B2
B1 M1 A1

M1

4 cos t dt

= [4 sin t] 4 = 2 2 2 = 2( 2 1)
6

M1 A1
M2 A1

(14)

Total

(75)

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Performance Record C4 Paper A

Question no.

Topic(s)

differentiation

binomial
series

vectors

differential
equation,
partial
fractions

trapezium
rule,
integration

integration

parametric
equations

Marks

11

12

12

12

14

Student

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Total

75