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C2 May 2012 Edexcel - Post Exam Thread - Paper and Solutions in the FIRST POST

C2 May 2012


Overall I think this was a very easy paper.


Q1 Binomial Expansion


Standard and no tricky b)




Q2 Logs


Standard, very easy




Q3 Circles


I expected a rearranging into circle form, the rest of the question was very easy, part d) was a joke




Q4 Factor Theorem


Very easy




Q5 Area under a graph by integration


Slightly harder than normal as trapeZia often cause problems




Q6 Trig


I thought this was pretty easy but I understand it has caused quite a few problems




Q7 Trapezium rule


Joke




Q8 Trig


Pretty standard, lots of frameworking.




Q9 Geometric series


I hope you learnt the proof.... rest of the question was straight forward.






I think the boundaries will be really high


Last few June boundaries were 62, 62, 53, 63, 59, 67 for 80ums


I will guess at


100ums - 75
90ums - 70
80ums - 65
70ums - 57
60ums - 50
50ums - 43
40ums - 36


This thread will be locked at somepoint and then unlocked at midnight following the Core 2 examination. I will upload the paper and my solutions to this post.

I will do my best to answer questions about the paper but please try to read the thread first so that I am not answering the same questions lots of times.Here are some links to previous D1 threads, they are worth a read and you will see what the common errors were...

C2 Jan 2012 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1892666

C2 June 2011 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1619114


The second link has loads of past papers, mark schemes, model solutions etc




Good luck.
(edited 11 years ago)

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Reply 1
The exam was reasonable :smile: the cast question was quite unusual and so was the differentiation bit but all the rest of the questions were alright :smile:
Reply 2
So how was the paper?
I think this went quite well, though of course I'll find out once the markscheme goes up!
Reply 4
Just hoping I haven't made too many stupid mistakes. :smile:
Reply 5
Damn it I wanted to post first :angry:
Reply 6
Couldn't have asked for a better paper :smile:
Reply 7
I thought it was the easiest in a long time.
Original post by The_Pen
So how was the paper?


a lot easier than the others!!
85mm^2 for the pill question value of A? 2.122 for the radius at that time if I remember correctly.
Reply 10
pretty good, just waiting for the paper to get uploaded for an approx
Was i really supposed to know the Sum of N? Come one!! Not Fair :frown:
Reply 12
Does anyone know when the answers will be worked out by?
Reply 13
I honestly think the grade boundaries will be really stupidly high
Yeah gotta agree, was a good paper :smile:
Reply 15
Boundaries must be high for this one
Reply 16
how long does it usually take for the paper to be uploaded?
Reply 17
i thought it was ok
(edited 11 years ago)
Reply 18
Decent paper , I reckon bondaries will be high, last question was the easiest question to finish a paper ever?
Reply 19
Original post by Mathsgirlll
Was i really supposed to know the Sum of N? Come one!! Not Fair :frown:


I swear someone predicted that on the C2 thread (might have been Arsey) - I went and learnt it as well luckily enough...

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