EDEXCEL CORE MATHEMATICS C3 Question Number 1.

Scheme
( x 3)( x 5) 2 x ( x + 3) ( x 3)( x + 3) ( x 5) 2 2x = x 5

PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME Marks (3 factorising) B1 B1 B1 B1 (4 marks)

2.

(a)

(b)

f(x) = x + ln2x 4; xn + 1 = 4 ln2xn, x0 = 2.4 x1 = 2.431 A single sound application of x2 = 2.418 iteration x3 = 2.423 At least x3 reached Root = 2.422 (A2) 2.42 or correct unrounded to 3 d.p. answer A1 Choosing an appropriate interval e.g. [2.4215, 2.4225] Establishing change of sign + Conclusion y = f(x) y a Fairly even +ve x axis
a

M1 M1 A2, 1, 0 (4) M1 A1 (2) (6 marks) B1 B1 (2)

3.

(a)

, vertex on

Only ( 2 , 0) and (0, a) on graph on in text

a 2

x Steeper, even and 1 correct intersection Only both ( 4 , 0) and (0, a) on graph or in text
a

(b) y = f(2x)

y a
a 4

B1
[ft

a from (a)] 2

B1

(2)

x
1 x 2

(c)

(2x a) = 2x a =

when x = 4, a 8 = 2 when x = 4, 8 a = 2

a = 10 a = 6

M1, A1 M1, A1 (4)

1 x 2

(8 marks)

EDEXCEL CORE MATHEMATICS C3 Question Number sin 2 1 1 tan 2 cos 2 = 2 sin 2 1 + tan 1+ cos 2 cos 2 sin 2 cos 2 = cos 2 + sin 2 1 Scheme

PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME Marks

4.

sin 2 1 cos2 or sec2 or equivalent = cos 2 *

M1 M1

M1 A1

(4)

(4 marks) B1 B1 M1 A1 M1 A1 A1 (7 marks) M1 A1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 B1 M1, A1 (3) (10 marks) (4) (3)

5.

3 x 4 + ( x + 2)( x 2) x ( x + 2) 3( x 2) + x ( x 4) = x( x + 2)( x 2) ( x 3)( x + 2) = x( x + 2)( x 2)

6.

(a)

f (x) = 2x 2x 3

(b)

6 3 1 =8 =7 (7.97) 24 3 2 1 1 f(x) = x3 2x (+C) x 3

(c)

1 8 +C C= (or 2.67) 3 3 f`(x) > 0 needed, or f`(x) 0, or as x increases, f(x) increases 0 = 9 6 f`(x) = (x
1 2 ) , > 0 always, or 0 always x

EDEXCEL CORE MATHEMATICS C3 Question Number

2( 2 x + ) 1 6

PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME Scheme Marks

(M for attempt same

7.

(a) i.e

f(x) = ( x )( 2 x + ) , = ( x )( 2 x ) 1 1 1 1
denominator)

4x 4

M1, A1

f(x) = ( x )( 2 x ) , = ( 2 x + ) 1 1 1

4( x ) 1

(M for

M1, A1 c.s.o (4) B1 B1 M1 M1 (2)

factorising)

(b) (c)

0<f<

4 3
4

or 0 < y <

4 3

< f < , = 0 or =

4 3
Both

y = 2x = 1 i.e x =

y (2x + 1) = 4

4 y 2y

f 1(x) =
1

4 x (o.e) 2x

must be

A1

(3)

(d)

f (x) Range of f 1 = domain of f f 1 > 1 or y > 1 or > 1

B1 (1) (10 marks)

EDEXCEL CORE MATHEMATICS C3 Question Number 8. (a)

y = ln( 3 x 6 )

PRACTICE PAPER A1 MARK SCHEME Scheme Marks

y

3x 6 = e

M1 M1;A1 B1 B1 (3)

x =

+6 ; 3
1

{ f 1 ( x) } =

(b) (c) (d)

Domain: Range: f

( x) > 2
1

ex + 6 3
e
3

(2) (2)

Attempting to find f

(3)

[=

+6 ]; 3

= 8.70

M1;A1 B1 M1 A1

ln curve passing through y = 0 Symmetry in x = k, k > 0 All correct and asymptote at x = 2 labelled

(3)

(e)

Meets y-axis: Meets x-axis:

(x = 0), y = ln 6 x=
5 3

B1 x=
7 3

, (0) ;

, (0)

B1 B1

3)

[May be seen on graph] (13 marks)