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Edexcel GCE
Core Mathematics C3
Gold Level (Hard) G1
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Mathematical Formulae (Green)

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There are 8 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 75.
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1.

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50

43

37

31

The point P lies on the curve with equation

y = 4e2x + 1.
The y-coordinate of P is 8.
(a) Find, in terms of ln 2, the x-coordinate of P.
(2)
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point P in the form y = ax
+ b, where a and b are exact constants to be found.
(4)
June 2008

2.

A curve C has equation

y=

3
,
(5 3 x ) 2

5
.
3

The point P on C has x-coordinate 2.

Find an equation of the normal to C at P in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b
and c are integers.
(7)
June 2010
3.

A curve C has equation y = x2ex.

(a) Find

dy
, using the product rule for differentiation.
dx

(3)

(b) Hence find the coordinates of the turning points of C.

(3)
(c) Find

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d2 y
.
dx 2

(2)

(d) Determine the nature of each turning point of the curve C.

(2)
June 2007

4.

(i) Given that y =

dy
ln( x 2 1)
, find
.
dx
x

(4)
(ii) Given that x = tan y, show that

1
dy
=
.
dx
1 x2

(5)
January 2010

5.

Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with the equation y = (2x2 5x + 2)ex.
(a) Find the coordinates of the point where C crosses the y-axis.
(1)
(b) Show that C crosses the x-axis at x = 2 and find the x-coordinate of the other
point where C crosses the x-axis.
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(3)
(c) Find

dy
.
dx

(3)
(d) Hence find the exact coordinates of the turning points of C.
(5)
June 2010

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6.

(a) Express 3 sin x + 2 cos x in the form R sin (x + ) where R > 0 and 0 <

<
.
2

(4)

(b) Hence find the greatest value of (3 sin x + 2 cos x)4.

(2)
(c) Solve, for 0 < x < 2, the equation 3 sin x + 2 cos x = 1,
answers to 3 decimal places.

giving your
(5)
June 2007

7.

(a) Express 4 cosec2 2 cosec2 in terms of sin and cos .

(2)
(b) Hence show that
4 cosec2 2 cosec2 = sec2 .
(4)
(c) Hence or otherwise solve, for 0 < < ,
4 cosec2 2 cosec2 = 4
giving your answers in terms of .
(3)
June 2012

8.

(a) Starting from the formulae for sin (A + B) and cos (A + B), prove that
tan (A + B) =
(b) Deduce that

tan

tan A tan B
.
1 tan A tan B

(4)

1 3 tan
=
.
6
3 tan

(3)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, solve, for 0 ,
1 + 3 tan = (3 tan ) tan ( ).
Give your answers as multiples of .
(6)
January 2012
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS
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Question
Number
1.

Scheme
e 2 x1 2
2 x 1 ln 2
1
x ln 2 1
2
dy
8e 2 x 1
dx
1
dy
x ln 2 1
16
2
dx
1

y 8 16 x ln 2 1
2

y 16 x 16 8ln 2

(a)

(b)

Question
Number
2.

Marks

M1
A1 (2)
B1
B1
M1
A1 ( 4)
(6 marks)
Scheme

At P, y 3

B1

18
dy
3
3(2) 5 3 x ( 3) or

(5 3x)3
dx

dy
18

18
dx (5 3(2))3
1
1
m(N) =
or
18
18
1
N: y 3 18 ( x 2)

N:

Marks

M1A1
M1
M1
M1
A1

x 18 y 52 0

[7]

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Question
Number
3.

(a)

Scheme
dy
x 2 e x 2 xe x
dx

(b) If

dy
0,
dx

x(x + 2) = 0
(x=0)
x = 0, y = 0

setting (a) = 0

and

d2 y
x 2 e x 2 xe x 2 xe x 2e x
dx 2
x = 0,

(d)

M1,A1,A1 (3)

ex(x2 + 2x) = 0

[ex 0]

(c)

d2 y
> 0 (=2)
dx 2

x = 2,

M1

x = 2
x = 2, y = 4e2 ( = 0.54)

A1
A1

(3)

( x 2 4 x 2)e x

M1, A1

(2)

d2 y
< 0 [ = 2e2 ( = 0.270)]
dx 2

M1: Evaluate, or state sign of, candidates (c) for at least one of candidates
x value(s) from (b)
minimum

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Marks

maximum

M1

A1 (cso) (2)
(10 marks)

Question
Number
Q4

(i)

Scheme
y

Marks

ln( x 2 1)
x

u ln( x 2 1)

M1

du
2x
2
dx x 1

u ln( x 2 1)

Apply quotient rule: du

2x
2

dx x 1

A1
v x

dv
1
dx

2x
2
2 x ln( x 1)
dy
x

dx
x2

M1
A1
(4)

dy

2
1
2
2 ln( x 2 1)

( x 1)
x
dx

(ii)

x tan y
dx
sec 2 y
dy
dy
1

dx
sec 2 y

M1*
A1

cos y
2

dM1*

dy
1

dx
1 tan 2 y

Hence,

dM1*

dy
1

, (as required)
dx
1 x2

A1 AG
(5)
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Question
Number
5.
(a)

Scheme

Marks

0, 5
M1A1
O

52 , 0

(2)

x 20

(b)

B1

2 x 5 (15 x) ; x

10
3

M1;A1 oe.
(3)

(c)

fg(2) f ( 3) 2( 3) 5 ; 11 11

M1;A1

(d)

g( x) x 2 4 x 1 ( x 2) 2 4 1 ( x 2) 2 3 . Hence g min 3
Either g min 3 or g( x) 3
or g(5) 25 20 1 6
3 g( x) 6 or 3 y 6

M1

(2)

B1
A1
(3)
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Question
Number
6.
(a)

Scheme
Complete method for R: e.g. R cos 3 , R sin 2 , R
R 13
or 3.61 (or more accurate)
2
3
Complete method for tan
[Allow tan ]
2
3
= 0.588
(Allow 33.7)

(b) Greatest value =

(c)

Marks

sin( x 0.588)

(3 2 2 2 )

A1

13 = 169
1
13

(4)

M1, A1
sin(x + their ) =

( = 0.27735)

( x + 0.588)
(x + 0.588)

1
their R

= 0.281( 03 ) or 16.1
= 0.28103
Must be their 0.281 or 180 their 16.1
or (x + 0.588)
= 2 + 0.28103
Must be 2 + their 0.281 or 360 + their 16.1
x = 2.273 or x = 5.976 (awrt)
Both
(radians only)
If 0.281 or 16.1 not seen, correct answers imply this A mark

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M1
A1
M1

10

(2)

M1
A1
M1
M1
A1

(5)
(11 marks)

Question
Number
7. (a)

Scheme
4cos ec 2 2 cos ec 2

4
sin 2
2

Marks

1
sin 2

4
1
2
2
(2sin cos ) sin

B1 B1
(2)

(b)

4
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
(2sin cos ) sin 4sin cos sin
1
cos 2

sin 2 cos 2 sin 2 cos2

sin 2

sin 2 cos 2
1

sec 2
cos 2

Using 1 cos 2 sin 2

(c)

1
sec 2 4 sec 2 cos
2
2
,
3 3

M1
M1
M1A1*
(4)
M1
A1,A1
(3)
(9 marks)

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Question
number

Scheme

Marks

8. (a)

M1A1

M1
A1 *
(4)

(b)

M1

M1
A1 *
(3)
(c)

M1
M1
M1 A1

M1
A1
=

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(6)
(13 marks)

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Statistics for C3 Practice Paper G1

Mean score for students achieving grade:
Qu
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Max
score
6
7
10
9
10
11
9
13
75

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Modal
score

Mean
%
69
76
73
60
61
62
57
51
62

ALL
4.15
5.30
7.34
5.38
6.05
6.84
5.09
6.63
46.78

A*
6.72

8.91
8.65
12.08

5.31
6.24
9.12
7.70
7.66
9.40
6.98
9.66
62.07

4.48
5.74
7.87
6.17
6.22
7.47
5.04
7.53
50.52

3.77
5.12
6.78
4.83
4.88
5.74
3.59
5.97
40.68

2.97
4.22
5.51
3.74
3.75
3.99
2.44
4.35
30.97

2.12
2.99
4.09
2.42
2.77
2.44
1.60
3.19
21.62

1.01
1.55
2.18
1.21
1.66
0.99
0.76
1.60
10.96

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