C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST

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  1. holahola's Avatar
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    Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
    for question 3 how many marks would you get if you got up to tan3X= ...whatever the answer was
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    ah so relieved thinking I got about 70/75
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    Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
    (Original post by Arsey)
    This thread will be locked at somepoint and then unlocked at midnight following the Core 3 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...C3 Jan 2012 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1903204C3 June 2011 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1619039The second link has loads of past papers, mark schemes, model solutions etcGood luck.
    Hey Arsey, could you please put up your grade boundary predictions in the first thread please thanks!
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    (Original post by Ahmed_Mans)
    I forgot to simplify in 7(b), I left is as 9/6(x^2)+54
    Will I lost any marks for it?
    Question does not ask for it in its simplest form. You will not lose any marks, I did the same thing.
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    (Original post by Benjyxo)
    OMG, didnt see the x >0 for 3! but -pi/9!! still should be 100 ums :3
    I realised that but I was like da*** its negative... HOW!!!????? :lol:
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    Cheers Arsey! Messed Q1 up - silly addition but just been through, and I think I have 66/75 give or take I need a B for uni so hopefully C4 won't be too bad and I will get my B

    Well done/good luck/better luck next time everyone! (please circle appropriate answer :P)
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    I thought it was quite hard- not enough time to check answers/write down what I got :P
    Feeling slightly more confident that I haven't completely failed after looking at the markschem- maybe around 60/75 if I didn't make any additional stupid mistakes..?
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    Can't believe I think I managed to misread iteration question as x0 = 0 rather than x0 = 1

    Stupid loss of an easy 3 marks.
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    I count 48/75 , really upset past papers was getting around 67 , can anyone guess what 48 would be ??? Please say a C haha
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    For 6e) where you had to draw the exponential curves on the graph I didn't draw on the asymptotes because it didn't ask for them. Do you think I will lose marks for this?

    And on 7b) is Arsey saying there is two answers? because I left mine like (1/6)cos^2(arctan(x/3)). Is that ok as a final answer?

    Other than those things I'm a bit unsure about I reckon it all went pretty well A* here we come!
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    Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
    (Original post by Arsey)
    This thread will be locked at somepoint and then unlocked at midnight following the Core 3 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...C3 Jan 2012 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1903204C3 June 2011 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1619039The second link has loads of past papers, mark schemes, model solutions etcGood luck.
    Thank you so much Really appreciate it. What were your opinions on the paper?
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    Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
    (Original post by amoo94)
    i thought it was hideous, i definitely wont have done better than in january! i'm hoping the mark scheme will make me feel a little bit better!
    If you get a lower mark in your resit, which mark counts?
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    Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
    (Original post by Arsey)
    This thread will be locked at somepoint and then unlocked at midnight following the Core 3 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...C3 Jan 2012 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1903204C3 June 2011 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1619039The second link has loads of past papers, mark schemes, model solutions etcGood luck.
    Thank you SO much for always doing these Arsey - you're the best!
    What do you think the boundaries will be like?
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    Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
    (Original post by Arsey)
    This thread will be locked at somepoint and then unlocked at midnight following the Core 3 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...C3 Jan 2012 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1903204C3 June 2011 - http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1619039The second link has loads of past papers, mark schemes, model solutions etcGood luck.
    Cheers Arsey. How many marks do you think I would lose for not solving 3a) properly? I did it right up to root(3)sin3x + 3cos3x = 0 but I couldn't figure out how to solve so I just stuck in random pi values until I got the right answer and wrote that down.
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    How many marks would I get for..

    3a) only did the differentiation, couldn't find turning points
    3b) My gradient was wrong but x and y values were right
    7b) Only reached up to 1/6sec^2(2y)

    Would appreciate it if someone could tell me, thanks
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    lost majority of the mark on 7b whyyyyyyyyyy
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    stay awake till now just to see this haha
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    For the differentiation questions i didnt put answers in their simplest form
    For both i and ii, how many marks will i lose for that?
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    On question 6E would I lose marks for not adding in asymptotes/line of symmetry?
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    Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
    (Original post by knowledgecorruptz)
    Question does not ask for it in its simplest form. You will not lose any marks, I did the same thing.
    Great, thanks!
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