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1 or 2 B1 for
final answer or or
better
or correct answer seen
and spoilt

2 final answer 3 B2 for

or

or correct answer seen

then spoilt
or B1 for
or for

3 final answer 2 B1 for

or

or correct answer seen

and spoilt

4 final 2 B1 for
answer r o
better
or

or correct answer seen

and spoilt
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5 final answer 2 B1 for or

or for seen
then spoilt

6 final 3 B2 for unsimplified

answer expansion with at most
one error
or
for simplified four-term
expression of correct
form with three terms
correct
or B1 for correct
expansion of two
brackets with at least
three terms out of four
correct

7 final 3 B2 for
answer
or
or

or B1 for
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8 3 B2 for correct expansion

and simplification of two
of the brackets
or B1 for correct
expansion of two
brackets with at least 3
terms correct

9 final answer 3 B2 for

oe
or B1 for 3 correct terms
of oe

10(a) final answer 1

10(b) 2 M1 for
oe
or for
or
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11 [a = ] 2 3 B2 for either correct or

[b = ] –13
OR
M1 for 2a = 4 soi

M1 for
soi
OR
M1 for

or better

12 2m + 1 2 B1 for 2m + c
or km + 1 (k ≠ 0)

13(a) final answer 1

13(b) 2 B1 for
final answer
or

or

or

or

or
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14 final answer 2 B1 for

or

15 final answer 2 M1 for 3 correct terms of

16(a) final answer 2 M1 for

or

16(b) final answer 3 M2 for

or
or
correct answer seen

or M1 for
or or

17 final answer 2 M1 for

or
or

18 final answer 2 B1 for

or
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19 final answer 3 B2 for

or B1 for three correct

terms

20 final answer 2 B1 for

or
or for
with one error in a
number

21 oe 2 B1 for 2(81− 4t 2) oe or
(18 + 4t)(9 − 2t) oe
If 0 scored SC1 for (9 +
2t)(9 − 2t) final answer

22 final answer 2 B1 for

or

23 (3w +10)(3w −10) final answer 1

24 (m + n)(p − 6q) oe final answer 2 B1 for p(m + n)− 6q(m +

n) oe or
m(p − 6q) + n(p − 6q)
oe
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25 (a + 3c)(x + y) final answer 2 B1 for a(x + y) + 3c(x +

y)
or x(a + 3c) + y(a +
3c)

26 3(a − 2b)(a + 2b) final answer 3 B2 for 3(a − 2b)(a + 2b)

seen and then spoiled
or (3a − 6b)(a + 2b)
or (a − 2b)(3a + 6b)
or (a − 2b)(a + 2b)
or
B1 for

27 2 B1 for (2x + a)(x + b) ,

where ab = – 3
or a + 2b = – 5

28 2y 32 final answer 2 B1 for answer ky 32 or

(k ≠ 0)

29(a) final answer 2 B1 for

or
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29(b) final answer 2 B1 for

or
(

30(a) m=2 2 B1 for m = 2

n = –10 B1 for n = –10
If 0 scored SC1 for (x +
2)2 in working
or x 2 + 2mx + m 2 + n
and equating coefficients
2m[x] = 4[x] or m 2 + n =
–6

30(b) 1.16 or 1.16[2…] from completing 2 FT dep on negative n

square
B1 for (x + their m)2 =
–their n
or SC1 for correct answer
from using formula
or for both answers 1.16
and –5.16 whatever
method used
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31 + 8x − 35 final answer 2 B1 for 2 correct terms in

final answer

or M1 for + 3x or 5x
− 35

[Total: 78]