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Practice Paper A2 MS - C1 Edexcel
Practice Paper A2 MS - C1 Edexcel
Question
Scheme Marks
number
3 20
1. (a) u2 = + = 2.85773…. = 2.86 M1
2 3
u3 = 2.90300… = 2.90 A1 c.a.o
u4 = 2.88806…. = 2.89 A1 c.a.o
[If u3 = AWRT 2.90 and u4 = AWRT 2.89 penalise once only] (3)
(b) (i) 3 a 3 a
3= + or 9= + M1
2 3 2 3
a 3 3
=9− or a = 3 9 − M1
3 2 2
a = 22.5 A1 (3)
(ii) (If u1 = u2, then u2 = u3……..) u5 = 3 B1 (1)
(7 marks)
k ≤ 0, k≥ 8
25 M1 A1 ft (4)
(A1 requires ≤ and ≥)
8
(c) k = 0, k= 25
(Clearly seen as a soln. for (C)) B1 (1)
(7 marks)
Question
Scheme Marks
number
√8 = 2√2 seen or used somewhere (possibly implied).
4. (a) B1
12 12 8 12 12 2
= or =
8 8 2 2 4
6
Direct statement, e.g. = 3 2 (no indication of method) is M0. M1
2
dy 12
At x = 8, =3√8 + = 6√2 + 3√2 = 9√2 (*) A1 (3)
dx 8
3 1
2
3x 12 x 2
(b) Integrating:
3 ( ) ( ) 2
+
1
2
( +C ) (C not required)
M1 A1 A1
3 1
3× 4 2
12 × 4 2
At (4, 30),
3
2
( ) +
1( )
2
+ C = 30 (C required)
M1
(f( x) = )
3 1
2x 2
+ 24 x 2 ,−34 A1, A1 (6)
(9 marks)
2−6 1
5. (a) m= = − M1 A1
12 − 4 2
(b) y = − 4x B1 (1)
16
(c) x + 2 (− 4x) = 16 −7x = 16 x=− M1 A1
7
64
y= A1 ft
7
16 64 x + x y + y2 6 53
A (4, 6), C − , : 1 2 , 1 → , M1 A1 ft (5)
7 7 2 2 7 7
(10 marks)
PMT
Question
Scheme Marks
number
6. (a) 9 B1 (1)
(b) Shape B1
5 Position of max. B1
5 on y-axis B1
−1 and 5 on x-axis M1 A1 (5)
−1 5
8 − (−7)
Gradient: M1 A1
(c) 3 − (−2)
y − 8 = “gradient” (x – 3) y = 3x − 1 M1 A1 (4)
1
Where y = 0, x= M1 A1ft (2)
(d) 3
− 7 +8 − 2 + 3 1 1
Mid point: , = , k=1 M1 A1 (2)
(e) 2 2 2 2
(14 marks)
7. (a) dy M1 A1 (2)
= 4 x 3 − 16 x
dx
( x 4 − 6 x 2 + 9) ÷ x 3 = x − 6 x −1 + 9 x −3 (*) A1 (2)