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1 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Mathematics (8MA0) Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Mathematics (9MA0) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics First teaching from September 2017 First certification from June 2018 2 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Contents Introduction .. 4 Content of Pure Mathematics .. 4 AS Level .. 6 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 19 Question 21 Question 22 Question 25 Question 27 Question 30 A Level Pure 1.

2 32 Question 32 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Question 37 Question 38 Question 40 Question 42 Question 44 Question 45 3 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Question 46 Question 48 Question 51 Question 54 Question 57 A Level Pure 2 .. 59 Question 59 Question 60 Question 62 Question 63 Question 64 Question 65 Question 67 Question 69 Question 71 Question 72 Question 73 Question 75 Question 76 Question 79 Question 82 Question 84 4 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Introduction This booklet has been produced to support mathematics teachers delivering the new Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8 MAO and 9 MAO) specifications for first teaching from September 2017.

3 This booklet looks at Sample Assessment Materials for AS and A Level Mathematics qualifications, specifically at pure mathematics questions, and is intended to offer model solutions with different methods explored. Content of Pure Mathematics Content AS Level content A Level content Proof Proof by deduction Proof by exhaustion Disproof by counterexample. Proof by contradiction Algebra and functions Algebraic expressions basic algebraic manipulation, indices and surds Quadratic functions factorising, solving, graphs and the discriminants Equations quadratic/linear simultaneous Inequalities linear and quadratic (including graphical solutions) Algebraic division, factor theorem and proof Graphs cubic, quartic and reciprocal Transformations transforming graphs f(x) notation Simplifying algebraic fractions Partial fractions Modulus function Composite and inverse functions Transformations Modelling with functions Coordinate geometry in the (x, y)

4 Plane Straight-line graphs, parallel/perpendicular, length and area problems Circles equation of a circle, geometric problems on a grid Definition and converting between parametric and Cartesian forms Curve sketching and modelling Series and sequences The binomial expansion Arithmetic and geometric progressions (proofs of sum formulae ) Sigma notation Recurrence and iterations Trigonometry Trigonometric ratios and graphs Trigonometric identities and equations Radians (exact values), arcs and sectors Small angles Secant, cosecant and cotangent (definitions, identities and graphs); Inverse trigonometrical functions; Inverse trigonometrical functions Compound and double (and half) angle formulae AS Level 5 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Content AS Level content A Level content R cos (x ) or R sin (x ) Proving trigonometric identities Solving problems in context ( mechanics)

5 Exponentials and logarithms Exponential functions and natural logarithms Differentiation Definition, differentiating polynomials, second derivatives Gradients, tangents, normals, maxima and minima Differentiating sin x and cos x from first principles Differentiating exponentials and logarithms Differentiating products, quotients, implicit and parametric functions. Second derivatives (rates of change of gradient, inflections) Rates of change problems (including growth and kinematics) Integration Definition as opposite of differentiation, indefinite integrals of xn Definite integrals and areas under curves Integrating xn (including when n = 1), exponentials and trigonometric functions Using the reverse of differentiation, and using trigonometric identities to manipulate integrals Integration by substitution Integration by parts Use of partial fractions Areas under graphs or between two curves, including understanding the area is the limit of a sum (using sigma notation) The trapezium rule Differential equations (including knowledge of the family of solution curves) Vectors (2D)

6 Definitions, magnitude/direction, addition and scalar multiplication Position vectors, distance between two points, geometric problems (3D) Use of vectors in three dimensions; knowledge of column vectors and i, j and k unit vectors Numerical methods Location of roots Solving by iterative methods (knowledge of staircase and cobweb diagrams) Newton-Raphson method Problem solving AS Level 6 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 AS Level Question 1 The line l passes through the points A (3, 1) and B (4, 2). Find an equation for l. (3) Gradient 1212xxyym 3412 m= 3 Gradient = Change in Change in yx M1 Using y 1y = m(x 1x) Equation of a line, gradient m through a known point (1x,1y) y 1 = 3(x 3) y 1 = 3x + 9 y = 3x +10 Or y + 2 = 3(x 4) y + 2 = 3x +12 y = 3x +10 A1 A1 Alternatives y = mx + c y = 3x +c 1 = 3 3 + c, at (3, 1) c = 10 y = 3x +10 M1 A1 A1 121121xxxxyyyy 343121 xy y 1 = 3(x 3) y = 3x + 10 M1 A1 A1 AS Level 7 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Question 2 The curve C has equation y = 2x2 12x + 16.

7 Find the gradient of the curve at the point P(5, 6). (Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.) (4) Differentiate y = 2x2 12x +16 124dd xxy M1 A1 When x = 5 at P 1254dd xy = 8 M1 A1 AS Level 8 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Question 3 Given that the point A has position vector 3i 7j and the point B has position vector 8i + 3j, (a) find the vector AB. (2) OAOBAB = 8i + 3j (3i 7j) = 5i + 10j M1 A1 (b) Find AB . Give your answer as a simplified surd. (2) AB= 22105 AB=125 AB=55 M1 A1 O A B AS Level 9 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Question 4 f(x) = 4x3 12x2 + 2x 6 (a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x 3) is a factor of f(x).

8 (2) f(x) = 4x3 12 x 2 +2 x 6 f(3) = 4 33 12 32 + 2 3 6 f(3) = 0 as required If (x 3) is a factor of f(x) then f(3) = 0 M1 A1 (b) Hence show that 3 is the only real root of the equation f(x) = 0. (4) For f(x) = 0 f(x) = 4 x 3 12 x 2 +2 x 6 f(x) = (x 3)(4 x 2 + 2) f(x) = 2(x 3)(2x 2 +1) M1 A1 Require x = 3 or 212 x Since 21 x There is only one root x = 3 M1 A1 Or For x 3 = 0 x = 3 one real root For 2x 2 + 1 = 0 a = 2, b = 0, c = 1 So, b2 4ac = 02 4 2 1 = 8 Therefore no real roots For ax2 + bx + c = 0 aacbbx242 Has real roots when 240bac M1 A1 AS Level 10 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Question 5 Given that f(x) = 2x + 3 + 212x, x > 0, show that 2316d)(f222 xx (5) f(x)

9 = 2x + 3 + 212 x B1 Integrate 2212221122222123112322d1232 xxxxxxxxx M1 A1 Top limit bottom limit 26268 ( 8) = 23268 + 8 = 16 + 23 Rationalise 23226222626 M1 A1 12312212223222 AS Level 11 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 2. Question 6 Prove, from first principles, that the derivative of 3x2 is 6x. (4) Consider the graph of y = 3x2, and the chord AB h or is a small increment in x Gradient of the chord AB, As h 0, or as 0, xyxydd xhxxhxxy 2233 or xxxxxx 2233 hxhxhx222323 hxhxhx2223363 hhxh236 = 6x + 3h or 6x + 3 x = 6x B1 M1 A1 A1 B ((x + h), 3(x + h)2) A (x, 3x2) x O y y x + h x AS Level 12 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Question 7 (a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of 722 x, giving each term in its simplest form.

10 (4) From the formula Booklet nrrnnnnnbbarnbanbanaba 22121 ( n N) Where !!!rnrnCrnrn 2567722272217222xxx M1 = 128 224x + 168x2 + .. B1 A1 A1 Alternative (From the A Level section of the formula Booklet) ..21)1)..(1(..21)1(112 rnxrrnnnxnnnxx (|x| < 1, n ) 7741222 xx = 27 [1 + 7276442!xx ..] !24674711282xx M1 = 128 224x + 168x2 + .. B1 A1 A1 AS Level 13 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 (b) Explain how you would use your expansion to give an estimate for the value of (1) Require 22x = 2x = x = B1 Therefore substituting x = into 128 224x + 168x2 would give an approximation for AS Level 14 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE in Mathematics (8MA0 & 9 MAO) Sample Assessment Materials Model Answers Pure Mathematics Pearson Education Limited 2017 Question 8 Figure 1 A triangular lawn is modelled by the triangle ABC, shown in Figure 1.