GCSE Edexcel Maths 9th &amp; 13th June

Am I the only one hoping that the real exam is going to be challenging?

I love maths, and specially working with the A/A* questions :biggrin:

Currently in my mocks I've gotten one B, 3-4 As and one A*

I'm aiming to get 90% + in both paper.

The only thing I hate is graphs... although I get them right in most cases.., it's just so boring ://

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Reply 42

Original post by Myst0x

Am I the only hoping the real exam is going to be challenging?

Nope, I'm with you on that one. It's no fun if it's too easy! :colone:

I predict that there's gonna be more wordy questions this year :redface:

Reply 43

getjob5

Anyone else find the simpler maths questions harder than the complex ones near the end of paper ._.

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Reply 44

BogglingBug

Original post by Sophsha

Anyone else find the simpler maths questions harder than the complex ones near the end of paper ._.

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Yep. Sometimes I find in the wordy questions near the beginning I'll end up adding something up wrong or misreading things. I think the questions near the end are more straight forward to understand.

Reply 45

While we're at it, wouldn't it be great if we asked maths questions to each other in the thread? I think, it would be a great way to start revision :biggrin:

Reply 46

Original post by RG110man

Yep. Sometimes I find in the wordy questions near the beginning I'll end up adding something up wrong or misreading things. I think the questions near the end are more straight forward to understand.

I know what you mean :rolleyes:

It's probably because most people overlook as the lower grade questions to be much easier, paying less attention and effort to answer them.

Reply 47

Cookie for the first person to answer this correctly :biggrin:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=47625275

Would be nice to check if I got the right answer as well :colone:

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Reply 48

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=47625275

Original post by Arithmeticae

Cookie for the first person to answer this correctly :biggrin:

Spoiler

Did you get it right?

Reply 49

Original post by Myst0x

Did you get it right?

I'm pretty sure it's right, but he hasn't replied to me :/

Reply 50

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=47625275

Original post by Arithmeticae

Cookie for the first person to answer this correctly :biggrin:

Spoiler

My answer:

Spoiler

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Reply 51

Original post by Man16

My answer:

Spoiler

Lol, no way :s-smilie:

Reply 52

anonwinner

Original post by Man16

My answer:

Spoiler

Is that a serious answer? Because it's obviously wrong

Reply 53

Original post by Arithmeticae

Lol, no way :s-smilie:

Nooo, my calculator made a mistake. Here's my fixed answer:

Spoiler

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Reply 54

Original post by Man16

Nooo, my calculator made a mistake. Here's my fixed answer:

Spoiler

That's not what I got, although it is pretty close :tongue:

Did you assume the diagonals are 12 by any chance?

Reply 55

Original post by Arithmeticae

That's not what I got, although it is pretty close :tongue:

Did you assume the diagonals are 12 by any chance?

I got x as 5 and the height was 12, and since they were both parallel, they were both 12. right?

Reply 56

Original post by Man16

I got x as 5 and the height was 12, and since they were both parallel, they were both 12. right?

h was the vertical height, what made you assume it was the diagonal height as well? You might be right, but that's not how I did it :tongue:

Reply 57

Original post by Arithmeticae

h was the vertical height, what made you assume it was the diagonal height as well? You might be right, but that's not how I did it :tongue: