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AQA FP1 Further Pure 1 17th May 2013 Official Thread

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Reply 40

Vernish

Original post by Math12345

The quadratic was 24x^2+81x-146=0

Hurrah :-)

Reply 41

FPSMaestro

I got that too. Did anyone think that was the hardest FP1 paper out of all the May/June exams?

Reply 42

Vernish

Original post by FPSMaestro

I got that too. Did anyone think that was the hardest FP1 paper out of all the May/June exams?

I thought it was quite hard. Just thought aswell - there were no conics questions at all! I spent ages getting my head round that!

Reply 43

The Monk

Original post by FPSMaestro

I got that too. Did anyone think that was the hardest FP1 paper out of all the May/June exams?

Without doubt, so far none of my maths exams have been "nice" papers. FML :frown:

Reply 44

appleuae123

Original post by Vernish

Ah, yes, that would make sense - I think I got -81x too. And perhaps 146?

yeah thats right. do u think I'll get the mark for having a multiple :frown:

Reply 45

FPSMaestro

I feel as though everything I attempted I got right (apart from 1 mark on the first matrix question). So I'm looking at around 55/75 unfortunately (wanted an A). Got D1 next Friday and then S2B in June. Need that A in Further Maths AS!

k=-27?

Original post by Math12345

k=-27?

Yep I got that

Reply 48

Vernish

Original post by FPSMaestro

Yep I got that

And me.

Original post by appleuae123

yeah thats right. do u think I'll get the mark for having a multiple :frown:

Yeah, I think so. :smile:

Reply 49

iAkash

Original post by The Monk

Without doubt, so far none of my maths exams have been "nice" papers. FML :frown:

yup i found this one a lot harder than the past papers :frown:

Reply 50

andy142

I got something like 8x^2 + 27x - 70 = 0 for the alpha and beta question :frown:

How many marks will i lose? Think I got the sum correct just not the products

Reply 51

Sayonara

Original post by Vernish

Ah, yes, that would make sense - I think I got -81x too. And perhaps 146?

Great! I got that too, unfortunately I forgot if I put -146 or 146 since I was rushing the paper due to lack of time.

Reply 52

Sayonara

Original post by FPSMaestro

I got that too. Did anyone think that was the hardest FP1 paper out of all the May/June exams?

Yes.

Original post by appleuae123

this was definitely a very hard paper, hopefully the boundaries will be better than jan 2013.

Hopefully.

Original post by FPSMaestro

What are your other maths grades like? Just wondering so I can compare the difficulty of FP1, thanks!

What did everyone else get for the complex number question, finding the value of z?

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Reply 53

fizzbizz

Yeah guys I just attempted the roots question again- the correct solution is 24x^2+81x-146=0 :frown:

I made the silliest of mistakes fml

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Reply 54

appleuae123

What did everyone else get for the complex number question, finding the value of z?

i got y=2/3 and x=1/3

Reply 55

R4ch3l

How many marks was the summation question?

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Reply 56

R4ch3l

Also how do you do the (z-2)* question?

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Reply 57

FPSMaestro

Original post by AlanDu

Yes.

Hopefully.

What are your other maths grades like? Just wondering so I can compare the difficulty of FP1, thanks!

What did everyone else get for the complex number question, finding the value of z?

I already have an A in Maths A-Level (480+ UMS) but I still need an A in Further Maths AS so ideally I need A's in FP1, D1 and S2B. So far I have 75/100 in FP1 (and judging from today's paper not sure I've improved it - I think I got around a 55/75 today). So I need to ace D1 (it's possible) which leaves me needing a borderline A in S2B!

Reply 58

Sayonara

Original post by appleuae123

i got y=2/3 and x=1/3

YES, I feel so much better about my FP1 exam, even though it was the HARDEST mathematics exam paper I have done ever since leaving my mother's womb.

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Reply 59

sohailkm96

What did you guys get for the last question's stationary point? I got (1,0) for the stationary point. I definitely think this exam was much harder than all the others. I really hope the grade boundaries are low...