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GCE Examinations Advanced Subsidiary
Core Mathematics C3
Paper L
MARKING GUIDE
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1. (a) f(x) =
2( x 2) + 1 x2 2x 3 ) x2
=2+
1 x2
M1 A1
x > 2 f(x) > 2 (b) ff(x) = f( = (c) =
2( 2xx23 ) 3 2 x 3 2 x2
M1 =x M1 A1 B1 (6)
2(2 x 3) 3( x 2) (2 x 3) 2( x 2) 2x 3 x2
4 x 6 3x + 6 2x 3 2x + 4
f 1(x) =
2.
(a) (b)
4x 3 = ln 2 x = 1 (3 + ln 2) 4 ln (2y 1) ln (3 y) = ln
2y 1 3 y 2y 1 3 y
M1 M1 A1 =1 M1 A1 y(e + 2) = 3e + 1 M1 A1 (7)
=e
2y 1 = e(3 y), y=
3e + 1 e+2
3.
(a)
dy 6 = 2ex x dx x = 1, y = 2e, grad = 2e 6 y 2e = (2e 6)(x 1) x=0 y=6 y = 0 (2e 6)x + 6 = 0 x= area =
1 2
M1 [ y = (2e 6)x + 6 ] A1 M1 A1
(b)
6 2e 6 3 3 e
= =
3 3 e 9 3 e
M1 A1 M1 A1
(8)
4.
(a)
= = =
( x 10)(2 x 1) ( x 8)( x + 4) ( x 3)( x + 4)(2 x 1)
M1 A1 A1
x 2 17 x + 42 ( x 3)( x + 4)(2 x 1) ( x 14)( x 3) ( x 3)( x + 4)(2 x 1)
x 14 ( x + 4)(2 x 1)
M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 M1
(b)
x 14 ( x + 4)(2 x 1)
2
= 1,
x 14 = 2x2 + 7x 4
x + 3x + 5 = 0 b2 4ac = 9 20 = 11 b2 4ac < 0 no real roots
5.
tan x + tan 45 tan x 1 tan x tan 45 tan x + 1 = 4 + tan x 1 tan x
(9)
=4
tan x + 1 = (4 + tan x)(1 tan x) tan2 x + 4 tan x 3 = 0 tan x = 4 16 + 12 = 2
2
x = 180 77.9, 77.9 or 32.9, 180 + 32.9 x = 147.1, 77.9, 32.9, 102.1 (1dp)
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B1 M1 A2
(9)
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6.
(a)
y y = 3x + 5a
B3
y = x a
(0, 5a)
B3
(5 3
(b)
a, 0)
(a, 0)
x a = 3x + 5a
(a, 0) (0, a)
x= 3a 2
M1 A1
x = 2a, a
3 2
x a = (3x + 5a) x = 2a,
7.
M1 A1
(10)
(a)
cos (A + B) cos A cos B sin A sin B let A = B =
x 2
cos x cos2
x 2
sin2
x 2
x 2 x 2
M1 M1 A1 M1
cos x (1 sin2 cos x 1 2 sin2
(b)
) sin2
x 2
LHS
x 1 (1 2sin 2 2 ) x x 2sin 2 cos 2
2sin 2 2sin
x 2 x x cos 2 2
x cos 2
x sin 2
tan tan
x 2 x 2
RHS = 2(1 + tan2
x 2 x 2 x 2
M1 A1 )5 + 1) = 0 M1 M1 A1 B1 A2
(12)
(c)
tan
x 2
= 2 sec2
x 2
2 tan2 tan
x 2 x 2
tan
x 2 x 2
3 2
5, 3 = 0,
(2 tan
3)(tan
= 1 or
= 135 or 56.310
x = 112.6 (1dp), 270
8.
(a)
dy = 2 ex + (2x + 3) (ex) = (2x + 1)ex dx SP: (2x + 1)ex = 0
x = 1 ( 1 , 2e 2 ) 2 2
1
M1 A1
M1 A1
(b) (c)
x = 0, y = 3, grad = 1, grad of normal = 1 y=x+3 x + 3 = (2x + 3)ex x + 3 (2x + 3)ex = 0 let f(x) = x + 3 (2x + 3)ex f(2) = 8.4, f(1) = 0.72 sign change, f(x) continuous root x1 = 1.1619, x2 = 1.2218, x3 = 1.2408, x4 = 1.2465 = 1.25 (2dp)
M1 A1 M1 M1 A1 M1 A2 M1 A1 Total
(14) (75)
(d) (e)
f(1.255) = 0.026, f(1.245) = 0.016 sign change, f(x) continuous root
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Performance Record C3 Paper L
Question no. Topic(s)
Total
functions exponentials differentiation rational trigonometry functions trigonometry differentiation, expressions numerical and methods logarithms
Marks Student
10
12
14
75
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