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Core Mathematics C3
Paper A

MARKING GUIDE

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(B) marks are independent of method marks.

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C3 Paper A Marking Guide

1.

2.

dx
dy

= 2 sec y sec y tan y + sec2 y = sec2 y(2 tan y + 1) = 2 tan 2y + 1

dy
dx

=1

cos y

dx
dy

cos 2 y
2 tan y + 1

(a)

= f( 12 ) = 52

(b)

gf(x) =

M1 A1

2
3x 1

M1 A1

=6

2 = 6(3x 1)
x = 49
3.

e2y x + 2 = 0
sub.

e2y = x 2
2y = ln (x 2)
ln (x + 3) ln (x 2) 1 = 0
x+3
x2
x+3
=
x2

d
dx

M1

A1

x + 3 = e(x 2)
3 + 2e = x(e 1)

M1
M1

2e + 3
e 1

(tan x) =
=
=

(b)

dy
dx

x=

, y=

(a)

1
2

ln (

2e + 3
e 1

2) = 0.53 (2dp)

d sin x

dx cos x
cos x cos x sin x ( sin x)
cos 2 x
cos 2 x + sin 2 x
cos 2 x

1
cos 2 x

= sec2 x

, grad = 2 +

= (2 + )(x

at P, x = 0
y = 2
5.

= 4.91 (2dp), y =

= 2 tan x + 2x sec2 x = 2 tan x + 2x sec2 x

A2

(8)

M1 A1
M1 A1
M1 A1
B1

M1

(2 + ) = 14 2

M1 A1

(10)

3 cos x + sin x = R cos x cos + R sin x sin

R cos = 3, R sin = 1

R = 32 + 12 = 10
tan = 13 , = 18.4 (3sf)
3 cos x + sin x =
(b)

(6)

M1
A1

=1

x=

(a)

M1
A1

ln

4.

(4)

M1 A1

2
(3x 4) + 3

2
3x 1

M1 A1

M1 A1
M1 A1

10 cos (x 18.4)

6 cos x + 2 sin x cos x = 0

2 cos x(3 cos x + sin x) = 0
cos x = 0 or 3 cos x + sin x = 10 cos (x 18.4) = 0
x = 90, 270 or x 18.4 = 90, 270
x = 90, 108.4 (1dp), 270, 288.4 (1dp)

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M1
M1
A1
B1 M1
A1

(10)

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6.

(a)

(i)

(ii)

y=2

(0, q)

y=4

(p, 0)

M1 A1
M2 A2

(p 1, 0)

x=1

O
x=0
(b)

y = 0 2x 1 = 0 x =

p=

1
2

1
2

M1 A1

x=0 y=1 q=1

(c)

y=

2x 1
,
x 1

y(x 1) = 2x 1

x(y 2) = y 1,

(a)

(b)

M1

y 1
y2

x=

M1

x 1
x2

f 1(x) =
7.

B1

A1

(i)

LHS = sin x cos 30 + cos x sin 30 + sin x cos 30 cos x sin 30

= 2 sin x cos 30 = 3 sin x
[a = 3 ]

(ii)

let x = 45, sin 75 + sin 15 =

3 sin 45 =

1
2

1
2

2(cosec2 y 1) + 5 cosec y + cosec2 y = 0

3 cosec2 y + 5 cosec y 2 = 0,
(3 cosec y 1)(cosec y + 2) = 0
cosec y = 2 or 13 (no solutions)

(12)

M1 A1
A1
M2 A1
M1
M1
A1

sin y = 12
y = 180 + 30, 360 30
y = 210, 330
8.

(a)
x +x6
2

x2 + 0 x + 1
x4 + x3 5 x2 + 0 x
x4 + x3 6 x2
x2 + 0 x
x2 + x
x

f(x) = x2 + 1 +
= x2 + 1
(b)

B1 M1
A1

M1 A1

9
6
3

A1
= x2 + 1

1
x2

[A = 1, B = 1, C = 2]

M1 A1

y = x2 + 1

y=

1
x2

f(x) = 0 x2 + 1 =
(c)

x 3
x2 + x 6
x+3
( x 2)( x + 3)

(12)

B2
x

1
x2

, graphs intersect once exactly one real root B1

e.g. x0 = 3,
x1 = 2.1, x2 = 2.1848, x3 = 2.1732, x4 = 2.1747
root = 2.17 (3sf)
f(2.165) = 0.37, f(2.175) = 0.016
sign change, f(x) continuous root

M1 A1
A1
M1
A1

(13)

Total

(75)

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Performance Record C3 Paper A

Question
no.
Topic(s)

Total

rational
differentiation functions exponentials differentiation trigonometry functions trigonometry
expressions,
and
numerical
logarithms
methods

Marks

10

Student

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10

12

12

13

75