Edexcel A-level Maths past papers

Edexcel A-level Maths October 2020 Paper 3

  • 9MA0/03
  • Statistics and Mechanics
  • 2 hours
  • 100 marks

Question paper, Section A: Statistics, Mark scheme, Section A: Statistics, Examiner report, Section A: Statistics, Question paper, Section B: Mechanics, Mark scheme, Section B: Mechanics, Examiner report, Section B: Mechanics: on the Pearson Edexcel website.

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  • Two-dimensional motion with vectors and calculus
  • Tests for a Normal mean
  • Projectiles: components, trajectories and height
  • Averages, spread and grouped percentiles
  • Discrete random variables and binomial assumptions
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What it tested

  • Statistics50 marks
  • Mechanics50 marks
  1. A1Conditional probability: trees, tables and setsSample spaces, exclusivity and independence8 marks
  2. A2Correlation tests and population parametersMeet the LDS: locations, units and cleaning7 marks
  3. A3Averages, spread and grouped percentilesVariance, standard deviation and coding10 marks
  4. A4Discrete random variables and binomial assumptionsArithmetic progressions and proof of their sum10 marks
  5. A5Tests for a Normal meanInverse Normal, standardisation and unknown parameters15 marks
  6. B1Friction: equilibrium, limiting cases and slidingResolving forces, resultants and inclined planes9 marks
  7. B2Two-dimensional motion with vectors and calculusConstant-acceleration equations and derivations8 marks
  8. B3Two-dimensional motion with vectors and calculus12 marks
2 more questions
  1. B4Ladders, rods and connected-system modelsMoments and rigid-body equilibrium10 marks
  2. B5Projectiles: components, trajectories and height11 marks

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