Edexcel M2/M3 June 6th/10th 2013

Can someone help me out with this question? I always mess up statics of rigid bodies when it comes to angles:
2b:
http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/QP%20GCE%20Curriculum%202000/January%202011%20-%20QP/6679_01_que_20110128.pdf

Thanks.

Hi, hopefully this is the right place to post this, I have a question regarding the m3 `prove that` questions:
does anyone happen to know if you have to have exactly what they have in the mark schemes in the questions that ask you to prove something?

Sometimes I still get to the right answer, but its different from the method in the mark scheme - for example, I just did a question where you had to prove something by resolving forces, and I used cos x, found the angle, and used this to get to the right answer, but they didn't have any angles in their answer as they eliminated the angle straight away so my working wasn't exactly the same as any of the marking points; would I still get the marks?

thanks

As far as I know, as long as no wrong working ie error, omission is seen, they can't reduce a mark for a different method. But as I said, the method shouldn't be wrong.

Hi, hopefully this is the right place to post this, I have a question regarding the m3 `prove that` questions:
does anyone happen to know if you have to have exactly what they have in the mark schemes in the questions that ask you to prove something?

Sometimes I still get to the right answer, but its different from the method in the mark scheme - for example, I just did a question where you had to prove something by resolving forces, and I used cos x, found the angle, and used this to get to the right answer, but they didn't have any angles in their answer as they eliminated the angle straight away so my working wasn't exactly the same as any of the marking points; would I still get the marks?

thanks

Hello Fellow math prodigies--I have a problem(its long but please help) I just got released from the hospital for health issues that I had, and it hit me that I am completely unprepared for FP3,!!!not even the first chapter, and I have other exams like FP2, C4 C3 and unit 4 and 5 of aqa physics that I need to pump up for...is it possible for me to withdraw from the exam? I could cram everything in but I will not do good, and my other modules will be dragged down too from being obsessed over fp3... am taking a gap year next year because of health reasons but I realized that you cant do fp3 in jan(or can you?) What other A2 maths modules can you do in jan(can you do m3)...jan next year is the only time I can take exams as ill be in hospital most of the summer...

I am also freaking out that there has to be a specific combo of maths modules you choose is this right?
So far I have C1 C2 S1 S2 D1 FP1 M1 M2 and will be sitting fp2 and c3 4 within the next two weeks

I know that if I sat fp3 from less than 2 weeks revision (for the hardest maths module!!) I will end up retaking which isnt favoured by unis

Thank you for reading my ramble
any help/advice appreciated.

Love from London

There are no more january exams unfortunately... you could do the exams now and get special consideration via a doctor's letter saying you were ill on the day. Or you could just wait til next summer?

Guys, does Arsey do M3?

Usually I like to think that these exams rely on skill more than luck.

But given the other Edexcel maths exams this year, I think we're going to need luck as well.

So best of luck to everyone taking M3 tomorrow!

Guys, does Arsey do M3?

yes