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UNOFFICIAL MARKSCHEME Edexcel Maths Calculator paper 09/06/2016

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Doesn't this use the halfway point to decide which way to go, same as those who wrote 3.8 did?

Bro your 100% right the answer is 3.7, not 3.8 this proves it, on this trial and improvement question, question 11.

http://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/papers/2hjune2012ans.pdf

Like you 3.7 is closer because when you take away the number from ti, it's closer than 3.8.

People that thinks the answer is 3.8 is wrong lol.

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almas.......

where is the mark Scheme for foundation paper

Reply 2202

tincaaaa

Can you get the actual worked out solutions of the exam paper for this exam?

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Lucofthewoods

Original post by DrPeter

This could be an exam question "What is wrong with this questionnaire?"

Answer: No "Greater than 169"

True haha- I can't bear the thought of them being that high!

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MissBdaviesMaths

Original post by Ikilliloot

Lol i dont' remember the comment section is suppose to be a english lesson when we are talking about maths lol. So what i can put "your" if i want lol, i'm typing care.

You said I was wrong in quite an abrupt way, criticising my maths and you didn't even use the correct grammar to do so. Take the defeat graciously and learn from it. Mistakes are beneficial if we use them as a learning opportunity. Good luck for your English results too!

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Lucofthewoods

Original post by MissBdaviesMaths

I think I got 166- any chance of an a*? Please be honest

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bethanyjx

Original post by Lucofthewoods

I think I got 166- any chance of an a*? Please be honest

Everyone on here is saying the exam was "easy" - but I know a lot of people who struggled with it so I would say yes....but don't take my word for it

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DrPeter

Original post by Name taken

For the last question I can't remember exactly what I did at the start but I split the triangle into two which gave me two right angled triangles. I was then able to use Pythagoras to find out the missing lengths then the cosine rule to find out the angle for each triangle which I added together at the end. Would this still not be relevant?

Apologies for delay.

Finding the angle (using absinC/2) followed by trigonometry, pythagoras, subtraction and trigonometry followed by adding the angles together is a ridiculously, long-winded and brilliantly way of doing it, well done !!!

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there'snoneed

Original post by Ikilliloot

Lol i dont' remember the comment section is suppose to be a english lesson when we are talking about maths lol. So what i can put "your" if i want lol, i'm typing care.

You can stop saying "lol"now.

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bulbs

For the last question, how many marks do you think I would get for working out up to 40 degrees? 1 mark or 2?

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legend.786

]Guys i wrote 9.25 bot 9.25cm will i get peanalised on the premieter question

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ad4m

Original post by legend.786

]Guys i wrote 9.25 bot 9.25cm will i get peanalised on the premieter question

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no because x was not measured in cm

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Nightly

Original post by avin101agiggle

i shouldn't be doing this so early on a saturday

you dont round based on the closest value lol

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ad4m

Original post by Nightly

you dont round based on the closest value lol

who says? this rule is taught in many schools including mine. i used this rule in every past paper and mock and real exam and got it right. so there is no determined method for trial and improvement. the answer may well have been 3.8 or 3.7, but thats not to say this method is wrong.

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Nightly

Original post by ad4m

IF x = 3.7 and it is too small and x = 3.75 and that is also too small, that means the answer has to be above that to 1.dp which is 3.8

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Moonbunny

I worried that putting cm in q3 might lose me a mark. Hopefully it doesnt matter either way.

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Moonbunny

If the 3.7 way is taught, and so is the 3.8 way, then fingers crossed everyone who showed working will get the marks no matter which value they chose.

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ad4m

Original post by Nightly

IF x = 3.7 and it is too small and x = 3.75 and that is also too small, that means the answer has to be above that to 1.dp which is 3.8

well thats the point i dont know what theyll be like when it comes to marking. i agree with you but i still believe it could be either. remember in bounds questions where the upper bound of 3.7 to 2dp was 3.75? thats where this comes to play. however i dont think it would be this complicated. in previous mark schemes both methods have been credited so seeing as one returns one value and the other another, technically both answers will be credited. but we will never know until an OFFICIAL mark scheme is published. good luck in your results hope you got the grade you wanted!

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ad4m

Original post by Moonbunny

I worried that putting cm in q3 might lose me a mark. Hopefully it doesnt matter either way.

it wont. x is not measured in units. hence why diagrams normally say x cm and not just x. the question was too complex to be 3 marks with units anyway. for the non calc, you were given 3 marks for multiplying and units, but in this paper you actually had to solve an equation!

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