Exam Review

1.

evidence of using binomial expansion

(M1)

8 7 8 6 2
eg selecting correct term, a b + a b + a b + ...
1
2


8 0

(b)

evidence of calculating the factors, in any order

23
eg 56,
, 35 ,
33

A1A1A1

8 2
x ( 3)5
5 3

3
3
4032x (accept = 4030x to 3 sf)

A1

(a)

evidence of dividing two terms

eg

1800
1800
,
3000 1080

evidence of substituting into the formula for the 10

2
e4

(a)

3, 6, 9

A1

N1

th

term

N2

(b)

(i)

Evidence of using the sum of an AP

M1

20
2 3 + (20 1) 3
eg
2

(M1)

20

A1

3n = 630

N2

evidence of substituting into the formula for the infinite sum

A1

N1

n =1

METHOD 1

(M1)

100

Correct calculation for

3000
e.g. S =
1.6

3n

(A1)

n =1

S = 1875

A1

N2

eg

[6]
(a)

(A1)

N2

(ii)

3.

A1

u10 = 30.2 (accept the exact value 30.233088)

(c)

N4

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5.
A1

eg u10 = 3000( 0.6)

2
4

accept 2 4 e 4 + 2 4 e 2 1 + 2 4 1
0
2

4
e
e

(M1)

r = 0.6

(b)

1
1 1
4
3 1
2 1
e = e 4e + 6e 4e +
e
e
e
e e
4 1
4
2
= e 4e + 6 2 + 4
e
e

4
Adding gives 2e + 12 +

N2
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2.

1
1 1
4
3 1
2 1
e + = e + 4e + 6e + 4e +
e

e
e
e e
4 1
4
2
= e + 4e + 6 + 2 + 4
e
e

Algebra- Sequence, Series, Exponents, Logs, and Binomial (Markscheme)

d=3
evidence of substitution into un = a + (n 1) d
eg u101 = 2 + 100 3
u101 = 302

(A1)
(M1)
A1

100
(2 3 + 99 3),15150
2

Evidence of subtraction

(M1)

eg 15150 630
100

N3

3n =14520

A1

N2

n = 21

(b)

correct approach
eg 152 = 2 + (n 1) 3
correct simplification
eg 150 = (n 1) 3, 50 = n 1, 152 = 1 + 3n
n = 51

(M1)

METHOD 2

(A1)
A1

Recognising that first term is 63, the number of terms is 80

N2

eg

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4.

(a)

For finding second, third and fourth terms correctly

4 3 1
Second term e , third term
1
e
3
4 1
fourth term e
1
e

(A1)(A1)(A1)

80
(63 + 300), 80 (126 + 79 3)
2
2

100

3n =14520

4 2 1
e ,
1 e

A1 N2[6]

n = 21

6.

Identifying the required term (seen anywhere)

M1

10 2
eg 2
8

For finding first and last terms, and adding them to their
three terms
4

(A1)(A1)

10

8

(A1)
3

1 4 4 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 1
e + = e + e + e + e +
e 0
1 e 2 e 3 e
4
4 1

4 e

= 45

2
4y , 2 2, 4
a = 180

A2

(A1)

(A2)
N4
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7.

(a)

(i)

logc 15 = logc 3 + logc 5

(A1)

=p+q
(ii)

A1

logc 25 = 2 logc 5
= 2q

(b)

N2

(A1)
A1

N2

METHOD 1
1

d 2 =6

M1

d = 36

A1

N1

METHOD 2
For changing base

M1

log10 6 1
eg
= , 2 log10 6 = log10 d
log10 d 2
d = 36

A1

N1
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8.

(a)

x
log 3 x log 3 ( x 5) = log 3

x 5
A=

(A1)

x
x 5

(A1)

(C2)

Note: If candidates have an incorrect or no answer to part (a) award

(A1)(A0)
if
(b)

x
log
seen in part (b).
x 5

EITHER

x
log3
=1
x5
x
= 31 ( = 3)
x5

(M1)(A1)(A1)

x = 3 x 15

2 x = 15

x=

15
2

(A1)

(C4)

OR

x
log10

x 5 =1
log10 3

(M1)(A1)

x
log10
= log10 3
x 5

(A1)

x = 7.5

(A1)

(C4)
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