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1(a) 2, 2, 6 3 B1 for each

1(b) Correct graph 4 B3FT for 10 or 11

correct plots
or B2FT for 8 or 9
correct plots
or B1FT for 6 or 7
correct plots

1(c) –3.3 to –3.1 1 FT their graph

1(d) M1 for y = –2x ruled 2 or B1 for y = −2x

stated
A1 for –2.6 to –2.45

1(e) 3 or 4 or 5 1 FT their graph

Allow more than one
correct value

2(a) M1 for 3

B1 for oe
or oe

A1 for Established with no

errors or omissions
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2(b) 2 B1 for
where or

or for
or
for

2(c) 20 2 FT 2 × their positive root

+6
M1 for substituting their
positive root into four
lengths or for stating
2x + 6
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3(a) 4 B3 for 1991 or

or

or B2 for 1990
or 1991. …
OR
M1 for

oe
B1 for their seen value
correctly rounded to 4
sf
B1 for their seen value
correctly converted into
standard form

3(b) 3 M1 for correct

oe final answer
multiplication by 2 oe
M1 for correct
rearrangement to isolate
term with a
M1 for correct division
by t 2
for 3 marks e.g. cannot
have a fraction in
denominator nor ÷t 2 in
numerator
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4(a) final answer 2 B1 for

or
or
or
or for correct answer
seen

4(b) final answer 2 B1 for

or

or for correct answer

seen

4(c) final answer 2 M1 for

or for correct answer
seen

5 x − n +1 final answer 3 M2 for

nx − (n − 1)(x + 1)
or M1 for
(n − 1)(x + 1)
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6 5.5 4 M1 for

M1 for

FT their first step

or

If M0M0, SC1 for

oe
M1dep for FT
their previous steps

7(a) 40 54 4 B1 for each

26 34

7(b) or oe 2 B1 for a quadratic

expression
or for 2nd common
difference 2 (at least 2
shown)
or for 2 correct equations
seen
or for subtracting n 2

7(c) 100 2 M1 for their (b) = 10300

seen
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7(d) 2 B1 for each

oe
or M1 for one correct
and equation
or for 2nd difference = 1
oe soi (at least 2 shown)

8(a) 1

8(b)(i) 1 FT their (a) dep on (a)

being an expression in r

8(b)(ii) M1 for 3 FT their (b)(i)

or better nfww

M1 for Strict FT their expansion

to a quadratic then
equating to 0.4 and then
collecting to 3 terms on
‘one side’
OR
OR
oe Strict FT their expansion
to a quadratic = 0.4 all
multiplied by 10

A1 for no errors or omissions

seen
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8(b)(iii) B2 for 3 or B2 for e.g.

5r(2r – 1) – 9(2r – 1) and
then 5r – 9 = 0
and 2r – 1 = 0
or B1 for
5r(2r – 1) –9(2r – 1)[= 0]
or
2r(5r – 9) –1(5r – 9)[= 0]
or
(5r + a)(2r + b) [= 0]
where a, b are integers
and ab = +9
or 2a + 5b = – 23
If 0 scored, SC1 for
B1 for
5r – 9 and 2r – 1 seen
but not in factorised
form

8(b)(iv) 1
0.8 or oe

9(a) 82 2 M1 for soi by

or g(9) isw

9(b) 2 M1 for
final answer
or
or
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9(c) [a =] 1, [b =] 2, [c =] 2 3 B2 for

or M1 for

9(d) 3 M2 for
oe
or M1 for soi
f(x) = 4
or for or
better

10 final answer 2 B1 for three of

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