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GCE Examinations
Advanced Subsidiary

Core Mathematics C1
Paper F

MARKING GUIDE

This guide is intended to be as helpful as possible to teachers by providing

concise solutions and indicating how marks could be awarded. There are
obviously alternative methods that would also gain full marks.

Method marks (M) are awarded for knowing and using a method.

Accuracy marks (A) can only be awarded when a correct method has been used.

(B) marks are independent of method marks.

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 C1 Paper F – Marking Guide

1. x4 − 5x2 − 14 = 0, (x2 + 2)(x2 − 7) = 0 M1

x2 = −2 (no solutions) or 7 A1
x=± 7 A1 (3)

2 3 5 −7 6 5 − 14 7 3
2. = × = = 2
− 2
5 M2 A1 (3)
3 5+7 3 5 −7 45 − 49

3. (a) x = ( 3 27 )2 = 32 = 9 M1 A1
− 12
(b) = ( 94 ) = 4
9
= 2
3
M1 A1 (4)

4. cubic, coeff of x3 = 1, crosses x-axis at (−1, 0), touches at (3, 0)

∴ y = (x + 1)(x − 3)2 M1 A1
= (x + 1)(x2 − 6x + 9)
= x3 − 6x2 + 9x + x2 − 6x + 9 M1
= x3 − 5x2 + 3x + 9
∴ a = −5, b = 3, c = 9 A2 (5)

5. (a) y= 1
2
x2 − 3
2
x−2 M1 A1
dy
= x + 3x−3 M1 A1
dx
d2 y x4 − 9
(b) 2
= 1 − 9x−4 = 4 M1 A1 (6)
dx x

6. (a) y
y = 2x − 1 B2

(0, 4) y = (x − 2)2 B3
O (2, 0)
1
(0, −1) ( 2 , 0) x

(b) x2 − 4x + 4 > 2x − 1
x2 − 6x + 5 > 0
(x − 1)(x − 5) > 0 M1
1 5 M1
x < 1 or x > 5 A1 (8)

dy
7. (a) = 1
2
+ x−2 M1 A1
dx
grad = 1
2
+ 2−2 = 3
4
M1 A1
7
(b) x=2 ∴y= 2
B1
7 3
y− 2
= 4
(x − 2) M1
4y − 14 = 3x − 6
3x − 4y + 8 = 0 A1
3
(c) at B, grad = 4

∴ 1
2
+ x−2 = 3
4
M1
2
x = 4, x = 2 (at A), −2 A1
5
∴ B (−2, 2
) A1 (10)

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8. (a) y−3= 2
(x − 5) M1
3 9
y= 2
x− 2
A1

(b) 3x − 4( 32 x − 9
2
)+3=0 M1
x=7 A1
∴ B (7, 6) A1
5+ 7 3+ 6 9
(c) =( 2
, 2
) = (6, 2
) M1 A1
3 3 3
(d) l2: y = 4
x+ 4
∴ grad = 4
B1
9 3
∴ y− 2
= 4
(x − 6) M1
3
y= 4
x A1
when x = 0, y = 0 ∴ passes through origin A1 (11)

9. (a) a + 2d = 5 12 (1) B1
4 3
2
(2a + 3d) = 22 4
(2) M1 A1
(2) ⇒ 4a + 6d = 22 34
(1) ⇒ 3a + 6d = 16 12
subtracting, a = 22 34 − 16 12 = 6 14 M1 A1
d= 1
2
( 5 12 − 6 14 ) = − 83 M1 A1

(b) 6 14 − 3
8
(n − 1) > 0 M1
50 − 3(n − 1) > 0
n < 17 23 ∴ 17 positive terms M1 A1
17
(c) = S17 = 2
[ 12 12 + (16 × − 83 )] M1
17 17 13
= 2
( 12 12 − 6) = 2
× 2
= 221
4
= 55 14 A1 (12)

10. (a) grad = 8 − 2 = 6 B1

∴ y − 1 = 6(x − 1) M1
y = 6x − 5 A1
2
(b) y= ∫ (8x −
x3
) dx
y = 4x2 + x−2 + c M1 A2
(1, 1) ∴ 1 = 4 + 1 + c
c = −4 M1
y = 4x2 + x−2 − 4 A1
(c) 4x2 + x−2 − 4 = 0
4x4 − 4x2 + 1 = 0 M1
(2x2 − 1)2 = 0 M1
x2 = 12
1
x=± A1
2
1 2
x=± × = ± 12 2 M1 A1 (13)
2 2

Total (75)

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 Performance Record – C1 Paper F

Question no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total

Topic(s) quad. surds indices cubic diff. curve diff., straight AP integr.,
sketch, tangents lines tangent
inequal.

Marks 3 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 75
Student

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