Edexcel Maths Higher A/A* Predictions

Ok, we've had half this years maths questions.
What should we be revising for our calculator paper on Wednesday?

I will be updating this post with reasonable predictions.
Personally, I believe there will be:
- Trigonometry Area Formulae Question
- Quadratic Simultaneous Equation
- Frequency Polygons
- Completing The Square
- Histograms

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Reply 1

Bernie2016

12

Those pesky proofs always get me, you know where its on about proving why N^2 cant be an even number as long as N is an odd number. I get why I just never understand how to describe them properly. (In the mock i wrote like a whole page about it and only got like 1 mark :frown:

)

Reply 2

GeekMode1

6

Are these predictions for the Edexcel Calc Paper on June 9th?

Reply 3

Faizanasif

13

Original post by anonymouse0

Ok, we've had half this years maths questions.
What should we be revising for our calculator paper on Wednesday?

I will be updating this post with reasonable predictions.
Personally, I believe there will be:
- Trigonometry Area Formulae Question
- Quadratic Simultaneous Equation
- What else? Aiming for top 80's!

I'm almost certain that simultaneous equations, cumulative frequency, histograms, interior angles, compound interest, density, speed, frequency polygons, quadratic formula, completing the square, sine and Cosine rule will come up as they weren't in the non calculator and these topics are always on at least 1 paper every year. Revise these topics thoroughly and you'll be fine :smile:

Reply 4

Fractite

18

The quadratic formula probably won't appear as it appeared in the non-calc as a factorising question.

Sine and Cosine Rule, Area of a triangle and Proof are the ones that I think will appear.
Histograms too, probably.

Reply 5

xxxtentacion..

16

Original post by Fractite

The quadratic formula probably won't appear as it appeared in the non-calc as a factorising question.

Sine and Cosine Rule, Area of a triangle and Proof are the ones that I think will appear.
Histograms too, probably.

I remember last time you predicted something on a test, and it actually came up!!

Reply 6

Fractite

18

Original post by hafsa473

I remember last time you predicted something on a test, and it actually came up!!

Yeah - I don't know why I'm so good at that, honestly. :smile:

Reply 7

pelaitsc45

11

Original post by Bernie2016

Those pesky proofs always get me, you know where its on about proving why N^2 cant be an even number as long as N is an odd number. I get why I just never understand how to describe them properly. (In the mock i wrote like a whole page about it and only got like 1 mark :frown:

)

you just need to remember that an even number can be represented by 2n and an odd number can be represented by 2n+1. Consecutive odd numbers will be 2n+1, 2n+3, 2n+5 and consecutive even numbers will be 2n, 2n+2, 2n+4. You can also go negative with 2n - 1.

Just normal consecutive numbers is n, n+1, n+2, n+3 etc.

With these in mind you should be able to answer any proof question like why is the sum of two consecutive odd numbers always even.

2n + 1 + 2n +3 = 4n + 4 = 2n + 2 ∴ it will be a multiple of 2

Reply 8

Lucky10

16

If i got around 41 for the first paper what will i need in the next paper to get a B overall?

Reply 9

Aamna-

13

Original post by Fractite

The quadratic formula probably won't appear as it appeared in the non-calc as a factorising question.

Sine and Cosine Rule, Area of a triangle and Proof are the ones that I think will appear.
Histograms too, probably.

When did the quadratic formula come up? I thought you were supposed to just factorise it.

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Reply 10

Fractite

18

Original post by Aamna-

When did the quadratic formula come up? I thought you were supposed to just factorise it.

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It's unlikely that they'll ask a question to just use the quadratic formula after they asked a question to solve a quadratic through factorisation (it's very rare that they ask you to do more than one method of solving across the 2 papers.)

Reply 11

anonymouse0

OP

1

Updated with everyone's predictions. Keep them coming!

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