AQA GCSE/Level 2 qualification in Further Maths UNOFFICIAL MARK SCHEME

Partial mark scheme
1)) 12,-14 (2 marks)
2)) Q, R, P, S. The pair was P and S. (5 marks)
3)) X>or equal to 1/10 (2 marks)
4a)) Dy/dx= 2x-5
4b)) P= (3,-6)
5a)) K=-2 (1 mark)
5b)) The coefficient of x= -7 (2 marks)
6)) Balls question: x=25
7)) A=3, b=1, c=2, d=7 (3 marks)
8)) 2/ (x+4)
9)) Matrices question: a=2/5 b=3/5 (5 marks)
10a)) -2/3 <x<2
10b)) y=1/5x -11/5
11)) –x^2 for -1<x<2 ; -4 for 2<x<3 ; 4x-16 for 3<x<4 (where I’ve put <, it should be an < or equal to)
12)) 16x/ (3x-16)
13)) a=-5, b=30
14)
15 a)two tangents = isosceles triangle (2 marks)
b) prove it (3 marks)
16)) x^2 / (x+2) (x-1)
17))









Tell me what to add as it isn't complete (Thanks to ReeJess99) - give a rep to them

I was so frustrated with that paper. I spent so long on the matrices question in the hope I'd finally get the answer that I missed questions towards the end... >.<

If I got mid 40's in this paper and I get mid 90's in the next paper, is an A^ still out of reach? I'm so torn

If you got a combination of 45 and 95 (a difficult mark to achieve I'd argue), you would get 140/175. The grade boundary for A^ last year, I believe, was 144, which means you are just under the boundary. However, I suspect grade boundaries will be lower this year judging from the fact that a good number of people found it difficult and most people were unable to do the circle thereom question. This may not be case if paper 2 is 'easy'.

Thanks a million for the unofficial mark scheme to everyone who contributed!
I think I got an average of 35-43.. how much would I need to get in the calculator exam on Friday to get an A or A* overall?

For the matrices question, I converted 3/5 and 2/5 to 0.4 and 0.6 - would that get any marks? And also HOW ON EARTH do you do the red and blue balls question?! I was overthinking the entire question and I just sat there, frustrated as hell trying to get my brain to work on that question!

How do you do question 7 and 14? Question 14 was the surds one and I didn't get it in the required form - I got 6 root 5 + 5 root something, something...?! *pulls hair out*

Could someone also explain how the last question worked? Sorry for the looooong post... any help appreciated!!

Is it okay if you give a breif description for questions 5a, 6,7,14,16 and 17? I cannot remember what it was asking for! Think, I got something like 36-9. Hard exam.

Partial mark scheme
1)) 12,-14 (2 marks)
2)) Q, R, P, S. The pair was P and S. (5 marks)
3)) X>or equal to 1/10 (2 marks)
4a)) Dy/dx= 2x-5
4b)) P= (3,-6)
5a)) K=-2 (1 mark)
5b)) The coefficient of x= -7 (2 marks)
6)) Balls question: x=25
7)) A=3, b=1, c=2, d=7 (3 marks)
8)) 2/ (x+4)
9)) Matrices question: a=2/5 b=3/5 (5 marks)
10a)) -2/3 <x<2
10b)) y=1/5x -11/5
11)) –x^2 for -1<x<2 ; -4 for 2<x<3 ; 4x-16 for 3<x<4 (where I’ve put <, it should be an < or equal to)
12)) 16x/ (3x-16)
13)) a=-5, b=30
14)
15 a)two tangents = isosceles triangle (2 marks)
b) prove it (3 marks)
16)) x^2 / (x+2) (x-1)
17))









Tell me what to add as it isn't complete (Thanks to ReeJess99) - give a rep to them

helloooo this is how i did the surds question if it helps:

Thank you so much!!
I left my answer as 6 root 3 + 7 root 2
Can't believe I didn't use my brain lol
How many marks would I get for that?

probably all but the final mark, i.e. 4 out of a possible 5, don't stress x

Any predictions for Friday's exam?
I'm thinking maybe solution of trigonometric equations?
Matrices came up on the non-calc paper, but I really want matrix transformations to come up - my teacher said it isn't likely? What are your thoughts on it?

Also, the tricky completing the square questions we had in the non-calc in which we had to equate the coefficients... is that likely to come up again? I know it probably won't because examiners probably wouldn't waste 2 questions on the same topic for both papers but I just want to make sure! Any other predictions?

Wow looking at this markscheme and finding that I only got 13 marks kmn

These are some of the topics my teacher thought may come up as they weren't in the first one

• sequences - linear/quadratic/limiting value as n tends to infinity
• simultaneous equations - quadratic/circle
• factor theorem
• quadratic inequalities
• distance between 2 points
• equation of a circle
• circle theorems (maybe a slightly nicer question!!)
• solving trig. equations/trig. graphs
• matrix transformations
• Pythagoras' theorem/SOHCAHTOA
• 3D trigonometry
• sine & cosine rules/area of a triangle
• drawing a graph given the domains and the range (the opposite of the question in paper 1)
• show why sin(30) = 1/2 etc
• algebraic proof
• index laws

You can get a lot of marks from methods. Did you do all the questions?

How can you use limiting value in a calculator paper? Does that mean writing in 3 s.f?

Do you think I can still get an a star even though I only got about 40 marks in this paper