Edexcel A-level Maths past papers
Edexcel A-level Maths October 2020 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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- Integration by substitution
- Separable differential equations and interpretation
- Product, quotient and chain rules
- Advanced trig equations and proofs
- Circles, tangents and intersections
What it tested
- Pure100 marks
- Q1Rational binomial expansions and approximation5 marks
- Q2Logarithms and exponential equations3 marks
- Q3Magnitude, direction and vector geometryVectors: components, position and subtraction4 marks
- Q4Composite/inverse functions and domain/range5 marks
- Q5Sequences and series as financial/physical modelsArithmetic progressions and proof of their sum6 marks
- Q6R-sine/cosine forms and extremaPeriodic models and realistic domains7 marks
- Q7Inequalities and solution setsQuadratics: square form, discriminants and roots5 marks
- Q8Exponential models and their parametersConnected rates and setting up differential equations2 marks
8 more questions
- Q9Product, quotient and chain rulesStationary points, optimisation and curvature9 marks
- Q10Integration by substitutionRational integration and logarithmic forms10 marks
- Q11Circles, tangents and intersectionsRadians, arc lengths and sector areas8 marks
- Q12Advanced trig equations and proofsReciprocal and inverse trig functions8 marks
- Q13Recursive sequences, monotonicity, periodicity and sigma7 marks
- Q14Separable differential equations and interpretationConnected rates and setting up differential equations10 marks
- Q15Implicit differentiation and parametric curvesStationary points, optimisation and curvature7 marks
- Q16Contradiction and first-principles proof clinic4 marks
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