Edexcel A-level Maths past papers
Edexcel A-level Maths October 2020 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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- Area between curves and parametric areas
- Fixed-point iteration and staircase/cobweb diagrams
- Logarithms and exponential equations
- Advanced trig equations and proofs
- Geometric progressions and convergence
What it tested
- Pure100 marks
- Q1Trapezium estimates and bounds5 marks
- Q2Magnitude, direction and vector geometryVectors: components, position and subtraction3 marks
- Q3Logarithms and exponential equationsQuadratics: square form, discriminants and roots5 marks
- Q4Integer binomial expansions and coefficients3 marks
- Q5Logarithms and exponential equations4 marks
- Q6Rational integration and logarithmic formsRational expressions and partial fractions7 marks
- Q7Fixed-point iteration and staircase/cobweb diagramsProduct, quotient and chain rules10 marks
- Q8Antiderivatives and the fundamental theoremPolynomial algebra and the factor theorem6 marks
8 more questions
- Q9Exponential models and their parameters6 marks
- Q10Advanced trig equations and proofsAddition, double-angle and half-angle identities8 marks
- Q11Modulus graphs, equations and inequalitiesInequalities and solution sets7 marks
- Q12Area between curves and parametric areasParametric models, tangents and parameter domains11 marks
- Q13Product, quotient and chain rulesTangents, normals and increasing/decreasing intervals6 marks
- Q14Circles, tangents and intersectionsQuadratics: square form, discriminants and roots7 marks
- Q15Geometric progressions and convergence8 marks
- Q16Deduction, exhaustion and counterexamples4 marks
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