Edexcel A-level Maths past papers
Edexcel A-level Maths November 2021 Paper 1
- 9MA0/01
- Pure Mathematics 1
- 2 hours
- 100 marks
Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the Pearson Edexcel website.
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- Quadratics: square form, discriminants and roots
- Rational binomial expansions and approximation
- Circles, tangents and intersections
- Exponential models and their parameters
- Fixed-point iteration and staircase/cobweb diagrams
What it tested
- Pure100 marks
- Q1Polynomial algebra and the factor theorem3 marks
- Q2Quadratics: square form, discriminants and roots4 marks
- Q3Recursive sequences, monotonicity, periodicity and sigmaQuadratics: square form, discriminants and roots6 marks
- Q4Fixed-point iteration and staircase/cobweb diagramsProduct, quotient and chain rules9 marks
- Q5Sequences and series as financial/physical modelsGeometric progressions and convergence6 marks
- Q6Magnitude, direction and vector geometryVectors: components, position and subtraction5 marks
- Q7Circles, tangents and intersectionsQuadratics: square form, discriminants and roots9 marks
- Q8Exponential models and their parametersLogarithms and exponential equations9 marks
7 more questions
- Q9Rational binomial expansions and approximationRational expressions and partial fractions11 marks
- Q10Addition, double-angle and half-angle identitiesAdvanced trig equations and proofs8 marks
- Q11Integration by parts, including repeated useTrapezium estimates and bounds8 marks
- Q12Quadratics: square form, discriminants and rootsPure paper workshop: modelling and numerical reasoning9 marks
- Q13Parametric models, tangents and parameter domainsCircles, tangents and intersections3 marks
- Q14Product, quotient and chain rulesAlgebra entry check: indices, surds and exact values4 marks
- Q15Contradiction and first-principles proof clinicDeduction, exhaustion and counterexamples6 marks
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