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GCE Examinations Advanced Subsidiary

Core Mathematics C3
Paper A

MARKING GUIDE

This guide is intended to be as helpful as possible to teachers by providing concise solutions and indicating how marks could be awarded. There are obviously alternative methods that would also gain full marks. Method marks (M) are awarded for knowing and using a method. Accuracy marks (A) can only be awarded when a correct method has been used. (B) marks are independent of method marks.

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C3 Paper A Marking Guide

1.
dx dy

= 2 sec y sec y tan y + sec2 y = sec2 y(2 tan y + 1) = 2 tan 2y + 1

cos y

M1 A1 M1 A1 (4)

dy dx

=1

dx dy

cos 2 y 2 tan y + 1

2.

(a) (b)

= f( 1 )= 5 2 2 gf(x) =
2 (3x 4) + 3

M1 A1 =
2 3x 1

M1 A1

2 3x 1

=6 M1 A1 (6)

2 = 6(3x 1) x= 4 9 3. e2y x + 2 = 0 sub. e2y = x 2 2y = ln (x 2) ln (x + 3) ln (x 2) 1 = 0 ln

x+3 x2 x+3 = x2

M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 M1
1 2

=1 e

x + 3 = e(x 2) 3 + 2e = x(e 1) x=
d dx 2e + 3 e 1

= 4.91 (2dp), y =

ln (

2e + 3 e 1

2) = 0.53 (2dp)

A2

(8)

4.

(a)

(tan x) = = =

d sin x dx cos x cos x cos x sin x ( sin x) cos 2 x cos 2 x + sin 2 x cos 2 x

M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 B1 M1 M1 A1 (10)

1 cos 2 x

= sec2 x

(b)

dy dx

= 2 tan x + 2x sec2 x = 2 tan x + 2x sec2 x

4

x=

, y=
2

, grad = 2 +
4

= (2 + )(x
4

at P, x = 0 y= 2 5. (a)

(2 + ) = 1 2 4

3 cos x + sin x = R cos x cos + R sin x sin R cos = 3, R sin = 1

R = 32 + 12 = 10 tan = 1 , = 18.4 (3sf) 3 3 cos x + sin x =

(b)
2

M1 A1 M1 A1

10 cos (x 18.4) M1 M1 A1 B1 M1 A1

6 cos x + 2 sin x cos x = 0 2 cos x(3 cos x + sin x) = 0 cos x = 0 or 3 cos x + sin x = 10 cos (x 18.4) = 0 x = 90, 270 or x 18.4 = 90, 270 x = 90, 108.4 (1dp), 270, 288.4 (1dp)

(10)

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6.

(a)

(i) y=2

(ii)

(0, q)
O

(p, 0)
x x=1

y=4

M1 A1 M2 A2

(p 1, 0)
O x=0 x

(b) (c)

y = 0 2x 1 = 0 x = x=0 y=1 q=1 y=

2x 1 , x 1

1 2

p=

1 2

M1 A1 B1 M1 M1 A1 M1 A1 A1 M2 A1 M1 M1 A1 B1 M1 A1
(12)

y(x 1) = 2x 1 x=
y 1 y2

x(y 2) = y 1,

f 1(x) =
7. (a) (i) (ii) (b)

x 1 x2

LHS = sin x cos 30 + cos x sin 30 + sin x cos 30 cos x sin 30 = 2 sin x cos 30 = 3 sin x [a = 3 ] let x = 45, sin 75 + sin 15 = 3 sin 45 = 3
1 2

1 2

2(cosec2 y 1) + 5 cosec y + cosec2 y = 0 3 cosec2 y + 5 cosec y 2 = 0, (3 cosec y 1)(cosec y + 2) = 0 cosec y = 2 or 1 (no solutions) 3 sin y = 1 2
y = 180 + 30, 360 30 y = 210, 330

(12)

8.

(a) x +x6
2

x2 + 0 x + 1 x4 + x3 5 x2 + 0 x x4 + x3 6 x2 x2 + 0 x x2 + x x
x 3
x2 + x 6 x+3 ( x 2)( x + 3)

9 9 6 3
M1 A1

f(x) = x2 + 1 +
= x2 + 1
(b) y

A1 = x2 + 1
1 x2

[A = 1, B = 1, C = 2]

M1 A1

y = x2 + 1 O

y=

1 x2

B2
x

f(x) = 0 x2 + 1 =
(c)

1 x2

, graphs intersect once exactly one real root B1 M1 A1 A1 M1 A1 Total

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e.g. x0 = 3, x1 = 2.1, x2 = 2.1848, x3 = 2.1732, x4 = 2.1747 root = 2.17 (3sf) f(2.165) = 0.37, f(2.175) = 0.016 sign change, f(x) continuous root

(13) (75)

Performance Record C3 Paper A

Question no. Topic(s)

Total

differentiation functions exponentials differentiation trigonometry functions trigonometry rational and expressions, logarithms numerical methods

Marks Student

10

10

12

12

13

75

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