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GCE Examinations
Advanced Subsidiary

Core Mathematics C4
Paper F

MARKING GUIDE

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 C4 Paper F – Marking Guide

dy dy
1. 4x + y + x − 2y =0 M1 A2
dx dx
dy
SP: = 0 ∴ 4x + y = 0, y = −4x M1 A1
dx
sub. 2x2 − 4x2 − 16x2 + 18 = 0 M1
x2 = 1, x = ± 1 ∴ (−1, 4), (1, −4) A2 (8)

dx
2. x = 2 tan u ⇒ = 2 sec2 u M1
du
x = 0 ⇒ u = 0, x = 2 ⇒ u = π
4
B1
π π
4 tan 2 u
∫0 × 2 sec2 u du = ∫0 2 tan2 u du
4 4
I = A1
4sec2 u
π

∫0 (2 sec2 u − 2) du
4
= M1
π
= [2 tan u − 2u] 04 M1 A1
π 1
= (2 − 2
) − (0) = 2
(4 − π) M1 A1 (8)

25 − 12 24 4 2 2
3. (a) = ( 24 ) = 25
= 25
×6 = 5
6 [k= 5
] M1 A1

( − 12 )( − 32 ) ( − 12 )( − 32 )( − 52 )
(b) = 1 + ( − 12 )( 12 x) + 2
( 12 x)2 + 3× 2
( 12 x)3 + … M1
3 2
=1− 1
4
x+ 32
x − 5
128
x3 + … A3

− 12 − 12
(c) x= 1
12
⇒ (1 + 1
2
x) 1
= (1 24 ) = 2
5
6
− 12
x= 1
12
⇒ (1 + 1
2
x) ≈1− 1
4
( 121 ) + 3
32
( 121 )2 − 5
128
( 121 )3 M1
= 0.97979510
5
∴ 6 ≈ 2
× 0.97979510 = 2.44949 (5dp) M1 A1 (9)

4. (a) 4s = −7 − 3t (1)
7 − 3s = 1 (2)
−4 + s = 8 + 2 t (3) M1
(2) ⇒ s = 2, sub. (1) ⇒ t = −5 B1 M1
check (3) −4 + 2 = 8 − 10, true ∴ intersect A1
intersect at (7j − 4k) + 2(4i − 3j + k) = (8i + j − 2k) A1
4 × (−3) + (−3) × 0 + 1× 2
(b) = cos−1 M1 A1
16 + 9 + 1 × 9 + 0 + 4
−10
= cos−1 = 57.0° (1dp) M1 A1 (9)
26 × 13

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 dx dy
5. (a) = 1× (2 − t ) − t2× (−1) = 2 2 , = −(1 + t)−2 M1 B1
dt (2 − t ) (2 − t ) dt
dy 2
2−t 
2
= − 1 2 ÷ 2 2 = − (2 − t ) 2 = − 12   M1 A1
dx (1 + t ) (2 − t ) 2(1 + t )  1 + t 

(b) t = 1, x = 1, y = 1
2
, grad = − 18 B1
grad of normal = 8
15
∴ y − 12 = 8(x − 1) [ y = 8x − 2
] M1 A1
(c) x(2 − t) = t M1
2x
2x = t(1 + x), t = A1
1+ x
1 1+ x 1+ x
y= 2 x
= ∴y= M1 A1 (11)
1 + 1+ x (1 + x ) + 2 x 1 + 3x

6. (a) = ∫ (sec2 x − 1) dx M1
= tan x − x + c M1 A1
sin x du
(b) = ∫ cos x
dx, let u = cos x,
dx
= −sin x M1

1 1
= ∫ u
× (−1) du = − ∫
u
du A1
= −lnu + c = lnu−1 + c = lnsec x + c M1 A1
π
(c) volume = π ∫ 3
x tan2 x dx M1
0
u = x, u′ = 1, v′ = tan2 x, v = tan x − x M1
I = x(tan x − x) − ∫ (tan x − x) dx A1
= x tan x − x2 − lnsec x + 1
2
x2 + c A1
π
volume = π[x tan x − 1
2
x2 − lnsec x] 0 3

= π{( 13 3 π − 1
18
π2 − ln 2) − (0)} = 1
18
π2( 6 3 − π) − π ln 2 M1 A1 (13)

dV dV
7. (a) = −kV, = 10πh − πh2 B2
dt dh
dV dV dh dh
= × ∴ −kV = (10πh − πh2) M1
dt dh dt dt
dh
− 13 kπh2(15 − h) = πh(10 − h)
dt
dh dh kh(15 − h)
−kh(15 − h) = 3(10 − h) ∴ =− M1 A1
dt dt 3(10 − h)
3(10 − h) A B
(b) ≡ + , 3(10 − h) ≡ A(15 − h) + Bh M1
h(15 − h) h 15 − h
3(10 − h) 2 1
h = 0 ⇒ A = 2, h = 15 ⇒ B = −1 ∴ ≡ − A2
h(15 − h) h 15 − h
3(10 − h) 2 1
(c) ∫ h(15 − h)
dh = ∫ −k dt, ∫ (
h
−
15 − h
) dh = ∫ −k dt M1
2 lnh + ln15 − h = −kt + c M1 A1
t = 0, h = 5 ⇒ 2 ln 5 + ln 10 = c, c = ln 250 M1
2 lnh + ln15 − h − ln 250 = −kt
2
h2 (15 − h)
ln h (15 − h) = −kt, = e−kt, h2(15 − h) = 250e−kt M1 A1
250 250
(d) t = 2, h = 4 ⇒ 176 = 250e−2k M1
k = − 12 ln 176
250
= 0.175 (3sf) M1 A1 (17)

Total (75)
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 Performance Record – C4 Paper F

Question no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total

Topic(s) differentiation integration binomial vectors parametric integration differential
series equations equation,
partial
fractions

Marks 8 8 9 9 11 13 17 75
Student

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