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Pearson Edexcel Level 2 Certificate

Sample Assessment Material
(Time: 1 hour 15 minutes) Paper
reference 7M20/01
Extended Maths Certificate
PAPER 1 (Non-Calculator)

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Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.

Information
•• There are 9 questions.
The total mark for this paper is 60
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

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•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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 Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.

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You must write down all the stages in your working.

1      f(x) = 4x + 6
(a) Find f(–3)

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(b) Find an equation for the line perpendicular to y = 4x + 6 that passes through the
point (0, –8)

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Point A with coordinates (a, 10) and point B with coordinates (3, b) both lie
on  y = 4x + 6
(c) Find the length of AB.
Give you answer in the form c d where c and d are integers.

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(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

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(ii) Simplify 8 + 18 – 3

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8  18  3

a b+c
Hence write in the form
d
where a, b, c and d are integers.

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(Total for Question 2 is 7 marks)

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3 Here are the first few rows of Pascal’s Triangle.

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(a) Using this information, expand (e + f )3

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(2)
Given that (e + f )4 = e4 + 4e3f + 6e2 f 2 + 4e f 3 + f 4
(b) (i) work out 74 + 12 × 73 + 6 × 72 × 32 + 28 × 33 + 34

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(2)
(ii) expand and simplify (2e + f )4

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(Total for Question 3 is 7 marks)

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1
(ii) Write 2
in the form 3n
9

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2 3
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(b) 27 3
 32 y 1   814  27
92

Find the value of y.

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(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)

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5 The diagram shows a circle, centre O.
A, B and C are points on the circumference of the circle.

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C
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Prove that the angle subtended by the arc at the centre is twice the angle subtended at
the circumference.

(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

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 6 The point Q with coordinates (–2, 0) is on the curve f(x)
The transformation f(x + a) + b of the curve f(x) moves the point P from (0, 0) to (3, 4)
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(a) Write down the coordinates of Q after the transformation f(x + a) + b

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(b) Work out the value of a and the value of b.

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The transformation kg(dx) + 1 of the curve g(x) moves the point R,
from (–3, 2) to (–6, 7)
(c) Work out the value of d and the value of k.

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(Total for Question 6 is 6 marks)

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7 A circle C has centre (0, –3) and circumference 4π.
(a) Sketch the graph of C.

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–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
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(b) Find, algebraically, the coordinates of the points of intersection of C and L.
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(Total for Question 7 is 7 marks)

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8 Alex is standing on a tower and throws a ball to Chris who is standing on the ground.
The motion of the ball is modelled by the equation s = –5t 2 + 20t + 7 where

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s is the height of the ball above the ground, in metres, and t is the time,
in seconds, from when Alex throws the ball.
(a) Write down the initial height of the ball?

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(b) Explain why the model is not valid when t = 5

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(c) Work out the maximum height the ball reaches.

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Chris catches the ball when it is 2 metres above the ground.
(d) Work out the total amount of time the ball is in flight.
Give your answer in the form a + b , where a and b are integers.

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(Total for Question 8 is 9 marks)

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2a

B
3b
O
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OA = 2a OB = 3b
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C is a point such that AC = AB
3
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D is a point such that AD = xa + yb and CD = – xa + yb
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Find the ratio OB : BD
Give your ratio in its simplest form.

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(Total for Question 9 is 8 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 60 MARKS

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