ADVANCED

General Certificate of Education

2015

Mathematics
Assessment Unit C3
assessing

Module C3: Core Mathematics 3

[AMC31]
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY, MORNING

MARK
SCHEME

9281.01 F

GCE ADVANCED/ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) MATHEMATICS

Introduction
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by candidates are evaluated and credit given as appropriate; these alternative methods are not usually
illustrated in the published mark scheme.
The marks awarded for each question are shown in the right-hand column and they are prefixed by the
letters M, W and MW as appropriate. The key to the mark scheme is given below:
M

indicates marks for correct method.

indicates marks for working.

MW indicates marks for combined method and working.

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this method. Where the method is not correct no marks can be given.
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(a) a numerical error in one entry in a table of values might lead to several answers being incorrect, but
these might not be essentially separate errors;
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9281.01 F

h=

0.5 0.1
= 0.1
4

n
1
2
3
4
5

x
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5

MW1

y
0.09933
0.194709
0.28232
0.358678
0.420735

MW1
MW2

1
h;y0 + 4y1+ 2y2 + 4y3 + y4E
3
0.1
=
83.29825B
3

M1

= 0.1099
= 0.110 (3 s.f.)

W1

(i) When t = 0, N0 = 5

MW1

(ii) 2N0 = 5e0.25t

2 = e0.25t
ln 2 = 0.25t
4 ln 2 = t
t = 2.77258ff
t = 3 yrs

MW1

(iii)

M1

W1

dN 5 0.25t
= e
dt 4
dN
When t = 4,
= 3.3978
dt
= 3.40 (3 s.f.)

M1 W1

MW1

Rate of increase in the number of goldfish when t = 4

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AVAILABLE
MARKS

M1

(a)

12x + 18 _ 2x + 3
2x2 + 5x + 3 x + 1

AVAILABLE
MARKS

6(2x + 3)
(2x +3)

(2x + 3)(x + 1) (x + 1)

M1

6 _ (2x + 3)
(x + 1) (x + 1)
6 2x 3
(x + 1)

M1 W1

(3 2x)
(x + 1)

(b)

W1

x2 3
A
B
C
+
+
2
(x + 2)(x + 1)
(x + 2) (x + 1) (x + 1)2

M1 W1

x2 3 A(x +1)2 + B(x + 2)(x +1) + C(x +2)

M1

Let x = 1, C = 2
Let x = 2, A = 1

M1

Equating coefficients of x2
A+B=1
B
1 _
x2 3
2
2 =
(x + 2) (1 + x)2
(x + 2)(x + 1)

Term in x and x2

anx

and

W2

n(n 1)
(ax) 2
12

1
4

an =

10

M1
MW1

n(n 1) 2 _ 1
a =
2
32

MW1

a2 n2 a2n _ 1
=
32
2
1
1
1
+ a=_
16 4
16
1
2

a=_
n=

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M1 W1
MW1

1
2

MW1

(i) Crosses x-axis when y = 0

y 2 = 3t t3

AVAILABLE
MARKS

y 2 = 9t 2 6t 4 + t 6
x 2
=t
3
x
x 2 x
6
+
y2 = 9
3
3
3
3
x
2
y2 = 3x x2 +
27
3
c=3 b=

MW1
MW1
3

M1

1
2
a=
27
3

W1

(ii) y = 0
0 = 3x

2x2 x3
+
3
27

M1

0 = 81x 18x2 + x3
0 = x 81 18x + x 2
0 = x(9 x)(9 x)

MW1

x = 0 or 9
P(9,0)
6

W1

When x = 1, y = 0

MW1

y = x ln x2
2x
dy
= ln x2 + x 2
x
dx

M1

dy
= ln x2 + 2
dx

W2

When x = 1, then

dy
= 2 + ln 1 = 2
dx

MW1

gradient of normal at point on curve when x = 1 is

1
2

MW1

y y1 = m(x x1)
y 0 = 1 (x + 1)
2
x + 2y + 1 = 0

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M1
in any form

W1

(a) (i) y

AVAILABLE
MARKS

MW2
(ii) tan =1
2

tan = 1
2

where 0 <

tan = 1
2

or

, or
=
2 4 4
or
= ,
2 2

< 2
2
M1 W1

,
=
2
4 4
=

,
2 2

W2

= , , ,
2 2 2 2
(b) (i) To prove

cosec
sectan
cosec2 1

From LHS
cosec
= cosec2 1
cosec
= cot2

M1 W1

= cosec tan2
=

sin
sin
=
cos2

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cos

sin
cos

M1 W1
2

M1

sin
cos

= sec tan= RHS

MW1

(ii) sec tan = 2 tan

sec tan 2 tan = 0
tan (sec 2) = 0
tan = 0 or sec = 2
No solution
cos = 1
2

=
3

MW1

MW2
MW1 MW1
MW1

18

(a) d
dx

cot2 x
3x 2

AVAILABLE
MARKS

d cot2 x = 2 cotx cosec2 x

dx

M1 W1

d (3x 2) = 3
dx
d
dx

cot2 x
3x 2

(3x 2)7 2 cot x cosec2 xA 3 cot2 x

=
(3x 2)2

d
dx

cot2 x
3x 2

2(3x 2) cot x cosec2 x 3 cot2 x

=
(3x 2)2

(b)
=

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W1
M1 W2

3
sec2 4x + (3 4x) + 5ex + sec x tan x dx

MW1

tan 4x 3
ln|3 4x| + 5ex + secx + c
4
4

MW4

11

Total

75