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MS1 Arithmetic and numerical computation

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number
1a Ratio = 5.6 g : 25.2 g = 1 : 4.5 1
1b w idth of card 1
width of strip =
4.5
210 1
= = 47 mm
4.5
2a 30 1
= 1.25
24
Ratio of card speed to coach speed = 1.25 : 1 1
2b distance travelled by car 1
For the same time =1.25
distance travelled by coach
Distance travelled by car = 1.25 × distance travelled by coach
1
1.25 × 12 = 16 km

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MS2 Handling data

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number
1a 1.679 = 1.68 s to 3 significant figures 1
1b 1.66 s 1
1c 1.61 s and 1.65 s 1
2a 1 1
2b 3 1
2c 3 1
2d 4 1
2e 3 1
2f 3 1
3a gas was hardly used in 1990 whereas in 2010 it was used to generate 1
about 40% of UK electricity
coal was used to generate about two-thirds of UK electricity in 1990 but 1
in 2010 this reduced to about one third of UK electricity
oil generated < 10% of UK electricity in 2010 but this is much more 1
than in 1990
nuclear power stations provided just under 20% of UK electricity in both 1
2010 and in 1990
3bi renewable energy sources in 2010 were used to generate less than 1
10% of UK electricity whereas the comparable figure for fossil fuels was
about 70%
comparable figures for 1990 were about 5% for renewable energy and 1
75% for fossil fuels
3 b ii since 1990, fossil fuel use as a percentage of total UK electricity 1
generation down by about 5%

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and renewable energy use up by about same amount 1

4 speed ∼ 0.1 m/s 1
distance in 1 minute ∼ 6 m 1

MS3 Algebra

Question Answer Marks Guidance

number
1ai m 1
1 a ii m3 1
1 a iii kg 1
1 a iv N 1
1bi 7.2×10−2 m 1
1 b ii 1.6×10−5 m 1
1 b iii 3.85×108 m 1
1 b iv 5.6×104 1
2a the circumference of the Earth is much less than the circumference of 1
the Sun
2b atmospheric pressure is proportional to altitude 1
2c 4.5 kJ is about the same as 4.61 kJ 1
3a F 1
k
e
3b unit of k is the unit of force (N) divided by the unit of distance (m) = N/m 1
4a 2E 1
e
k

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4b (J  N/m)  m 1
5a v2  u 2 1
S
2a
5b 69 m 1

MS4 Graphs
Question Answer Marks Guidance
number
1ai Gradient 1
1 a ii y-intercept 1
1bi positive gradient straight line 1
through origin 1
1 b ii straight line below A with lower gradient and lower y-intercept 1
2 y →F, x → e , m → k and c → y-intercept 2 1 mark for correct
3 y → v , x → t , m → a and c → u 2 1 mark for correct
4 gradient of tangent at 4s 1
determined from gradient triangle 1
= 7.5 m/s (7.3 to 7.7 m/s acceptable) 1

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MS5 Geometry and trigonometry

Question Answer Marks Guidance
number
1a 4.4 m2 1
1b 0.21 m2 1
2a 3.4 m3 1
2b 14 m2 1
3 area of each coloured triangle is same, taking base of each triangle as 1
1.6 m, height of each triangle is half width of kite = 0.575 m (= 1.15 m/2)

1
area of each triangle = × height × base = 0.5 × 0.575 m × 1.60 m = 1
2
2
0.46 m
so area of kite = area of both triangles = 2 × 0.46 m2 = 0.92 m2 1

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