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1 final answer 2 B1 for or or
correct answer spoilt
2 2
final answer B1 for or
or for seen
then spoilt
3 2 M1 for correct first step
oe final answer or
4 3 B1 for
final answer
B1 for
5 3 B2 for correct expansion
final answer of three brackets
unsimplified or for
simplified expression of
correct form with 3 out
of 4 terms correct
or B1 for correct
expansion of 2 of the 3
given brackets with at
least 3 terms out of
four
correct
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6(a) 3
oe isw B2 for oe
isw
OR
B1 for seen
B1 for time = 2.8 or
or oe
6(b) M2 for 4 FT their time, provided
2 algebraic fractions one
or better in x and other in ± x ±
10
M1for
seen or better
M1 for
FT their equation dep on
A1 for oe
M2
or or
better
leading to with no errors or
omissions
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6(c) B2 for 4 B1 for
or better
oe
or for or
B2 for 5 and 8.57 or 8.571…
B1 for each
or SC1 for final answers
5 and –8.57
6(d) 84 to 84.01… 2 FT
to
3 sf or better
M1 for
oe
7 4t final answer 2 B1 for 6t – 6q or – 2t +
6q or 2t – 6q or for 4t or
0q in the final answer
8 7x – 20 final answer 2 B1 for 10x – 35 or 3x –
15 or −3x + 15 or for 7x
or −20 in the final
answer
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9 M1 for correctly eliminating one 3 If M0 scored, SC1 for
variable two values satisfying one
of the original
A1 for [x =] 5
equations
A1 for [y =]
10 149 2 M1 for
11 x = 3, x = –3 5 M2 for
nfww
oe or better
or M1 for
or
oe or better
B1 for
seen
M1 dep for
oe
simplified or better
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12 4 B2 for
final answer
orB1for
where ab = –12 or
or
or
B1 for
13 3 B2 for unsimplified
final expansion with at most
answer 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
14(a) 4dx − 9 cao 3 B2 for
oe
or B1 for seen
k = 1, 2 or 3 oe
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14(b)(i) 11 nfww 3 M1 for their (a) = 35
M1 for rearranging
to or
or
better
14(b)(ii) 5 2 FT their x
M1 for
soi
or B1 for [Pierre makes]
16
15 2
M1 for or
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16 M1 for correctly equating one set 4 or making x or y the
of coefficients subject of one equation
correctly
M1 for correct method to eliminate or substitution for x or y
one variable for their rearranged
formula
A2 for x = 2.5
A1 for one correct
y = 0.25
value
If M0 scored, SC1 for 2
values satisfying one of
the original equations
17 final answer 2 B1for or for
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18 M2 for 5 M1 for
or or correct substitution
M1 for
or or for correct factors for
their quadratic equation
or for correct use of
quadratic formula or
B2 for [x =] 12 [y =] 5
completing the square for
and [x =] −13 [y =] −20 their equation
B1 for x = 12, x = −13
or for y = 5, y = −20
or for a correct pair of x
and y values
If B0 scored and at least
2 method marks scored
SC1 for correct
substitution of both of
their x values or their y
values into
or
19(a) M3 for 3 M2 for
leading to or M1 for two of ,
with no errors seen ,
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19(b) 11 2 M1 for or
19(c) 5 1 FT their (b) − 6
20 2 B1 for any three of x 2,
–5x, –7x, +35
21 [h =] 8.4 3 B2 for or
or
or B1 for
or M1 for
22 27 – 9x 1
23 240 2
M1 for 3 × 42 × 5 oe
24 2
final answer B1 for or
25 1
−5
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26(a) 2 M1 for
or
or a = 5
26(b) Sketch of U-shaped parabola with 3 FT their
a minimum indicated at (–5, –11) provided in that form
with no part of graph in 4th
quadrant B1 for U shape curve
B1FT for turning point
at (–5, k) or (k, –11)
27 [b =] 7 3 B1 for [b = ] 7
[c =] –3
M1 for b 2 – 4c = 61
28(a) 5 2
M1 for (–1)4 – 4(–1)3
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28(b) (0, 0) and (3, –27) 6 B2 for 4x 3 – 12x 2 [ =
0]
or B1 for 4x 3 or 12x 2
AND
M1 for derivative = 0 or
their derivative = 0
M1 for 4x 2(x – 3)[= 0]
B1 for [x =] 0 and [ x =]
3
or [y =] 0 and [y =] –27
or for one correct
coordinate pair
29 1
30(a) 41 1
30(b) Add 3 oe 1
31 final answer 1
32 1
33(a) 3 2 M1 for
oe
33(b) 1
−7
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34 4 B3 for final answer
final answer
OR
M1 for multiplying or
dividing by m
correctly
M1 for term(s) in m on
one side correctly and
terms not in m on the
other side correctly
M1 for correctly
factorising m with a
2-term bracket oe
M1 for correct division
by their 2-term bracket
with m as the subject
To a maximum of M3 for
an incorrect answer
35 M1 for correctly eliminating one 3 If M0 scored, SC1 for 2
variable values satisfying one of
the original equations
A1 for [x =] −4
A1 for [y =] 3
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36 5.5 4 M1 for
M1 for
FT their first step
or
If M0M0, SC1 for
oe
M1dep for FT
their previous steps
37 Correct reason 2 B1 for each
38 7 2 M1 for
oe
or B1 for 49
39 2
B1 for or
oe
40 100y – np 2 B1 for 100y seen or for
answer [10 k ] y – np
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