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Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2015 series for most
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Abbreviations
cao correct answer only
dep dependent
FT follow through after error
isw ignore subsequent working
oe or equivalent
SC Special Case
nfww not from wrong working
soi seen or implied
1 (a) 8 1
(b) 10 1
(c) 6 1
(e) 5.375 1
3 (a) 20 1
(b) (1, 4), (1, 2), (0, 2) 3 M2 for any rotation 90 clockwise
If 0 scored, SC2 for rotation 90 anti-clockwise
about (1, 6)
or SC1 for any rotation 90 anti-clockwise
1
k y 25 oe
5 (a) (i) 3 2 M1 for y = or =
x 5 1
9
25
If 0 scored, SC1 for 0.648 oe or oe
3
2
their k
(ii) 0.36 oe 2FT FT only from correct variation, k 1
25
their k
B1 for oe soi k 1
25
If 0 scored, SC1 for 4.02 or 4.024 to 4.025 or
225
2
225 15 c their k
(iii) x= or 2 M1 for x = or x= oe k 1
y 2
y y2 y
405 9 y2
If 0 scored, SC1 for or
y 25
OR
M1 for k(x + 1)2 + c, k 1
and M1 for substituting two points to get
24 = k + c and 0 = 9k + c
OR
M1 for 3 correct equations in y = ax2 + bx + c
and M1 for eliminating one variable from all
three equations.
(b)
A 4 C
B 11
12 12 13 3 B1 for 4 in correct position
3 6 14 B1 for 12 in correct position
5 7 8 9 10 15
15 12 3
7 (a) 1
3 3 3
4
(b) 14.1 or 14.13 to 14.14 2 M1 for 1.53
3
(d) 2.82 102 or 2.83 102 1FT FT their (c) in standard form
or (2.826 to 2.828) 102
8 (a) (i) 64 1
(iii) 64 1
(ii) Positive 1
(ii) 98 1
64 sin 58
(b) 39.1 or 39.07 to 39.09 3 M2FT for [sin A = ]
their (a)
64 their 86.1
or M1FT for = oe
sin A sin 58
log( 3000
4000
) oe or at least 2 trials, one of
(ii) 8 3 M2 for
log1.04
which goes beyond 4000, soi by 7.3 to 7.4
or M1 for 3000 1.04n = 4000 or at least 2 trials
(ii) 7 1
or
M1 for sketch of both functions with
intersection
or for 3000 1.04n = 3000(1 + 0.05n) oe
or T & I beyond n = 8
4 9 2 8 3
12 (a) , , 2 B1 for one correct pair on 2nd bag
10 11 11 11 11
54 6 9
(b) (i) oe cao 2 M1FT for their
110 10 11
44 6 2 4 8
(ii) oe cao 3 M2FT for their + their oe
110 10 11 10 11
66 6 9 4 3
(c) oe cao 3 M2FT for their + their
110 10 11 10 11
4 3
or (b)(i) + their or 1 their (b)(ii) oe
10 11
6 9 4 3
or M1FT for their or their
10 11 10 11
1
14 (a) pq oe final answer 1
6
2 1 1 1 2 3 1
(b) p + p oe M2 M1 for p or for p
3 4 3 4 3 4 3
21 3 3 1 1 3
(c) pq final answer 2 M1 for q p + p q oe
32 4 4 2 4 4
(b) (i) 13.9 < k < 0.0718 2FT FT y coordinates from (ii) and (iii)
B1 for one inequality correct
or SC1 for 13.9 < k < 0.0718
or for 13.9 < x < 0.0718