C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
Maths exam discussion - share revision tips in preparation for GCSE, A Level and other maths exams and discuss how they went afterwards.
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Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POSTHey Arsey, could you please put up your grade boundary predictions in the first thread please(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.
thanks!
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Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POSTQuestion does not ask for it in its simplest form. You will not lose any marks, I did the same thing.(Original post by Ahmed_Mans)
I forgot to simplify in 7(b), I left is as 9/6(x^2)+54
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Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POSTI realised that but I was like da*** its negative... HOW!!!?????(Original post by Benjyxo)
OMG, didnt see the x >0 for 3! but -pi/9!! still should be 100 ums :3
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Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
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 
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Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
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..? -
Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
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 POSTThank you so much(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.
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 POSTIf you get a lower mark in your resit, which mark counts?(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! -
Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POSTThank you SO much for always doing these Arsey - you're the best!(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.
What do you think the boundaries will be like? -
Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POSTCheers 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.(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. -
Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POST
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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Re: C3 June 2012 - Post Exam Thread - Solutions and Paper in the FIRST POSTGreat, thanks!(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.
I need a B for uni so hopefully C4 won't be too bad and I will get my B 
whyyyyyyyyyy