Edexcel A-level Maths past papers

Edexcel A-level Maths June 2018 Paper 2

  • 9MA0/02
  • Pure Mathematics 2
  • 2 hours
  • 100 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the Pearson Edexcel website.

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  • Integration by parts, including repeated use
  • Product, quotient and chain rules
  • Advanced trig equations and proofs
  • R-sine/cosine forms and extrema
  • Separable differential equations and interpretation
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What it tested

  • Pure100 marks
  1. Q1Composite/inverse functions and domain/range6 marks
  2. Q2Vectors: components, position and subtractionMagnitude, direction and vector geometry5 marks
  3. Q3Modulus graphs, equations and inequalitiesDeduction, exhaustion and counterexamples5 marks
  4. Q4Recursive sequences, monotonicity, periodicity and sigmaGeometric progressions and convergence7 marks
  5. Q5Newton-Raphson, failure cases and contextual roots6 marks
  6. Q6Polynomial algebra and the factor theoremQuadratics: square form, discriminants and roots6 marks
  7. Q7R-sine/cosine forms and extremaReciprocal and inverse trig functions9 marks
  8. Q8Quadratics: square form, discriminants and rootsSketching polynomial and reciprocal graphs7 marks
6 more questions
  1. Q9Derivatives from first principlesAddition, double-angle and half-angle identities5 marks
  2. Q10Separable differential equations and interpretationConnected rates and setting up differential equations8 marks
  3. Q11Rational expressions and partial fractionsTangents, normals and increasing/decreasing intervals7 marks
  4. Q12Advanced trig equations and proofsAddition, double-angle and half-angle identities9 marks
  5. Q13Integration by parts, including repeated useArea between curves and parametric areas10 marks
  6. Q14Product, quotient and chain rulesStationary points, optimisation and curvature10 marks

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