1(a) x6 final answer 1

1(b) 1 1
[±]
3

1(c) 1 1
2

2(a) 144 2 B1 for (3 × 4)2 or 32 × 42 or better

2(b) x3 2 x3 xk
final answer B1 for answer or
4 k 4
1
−1
 x6  2  4
or for   seen or for  3  seen
 16  x 

2(c)(i) 1.333 × 107 final answer 1

2(c)(ii) 749 or 7.49 × 102 cao 2 4.44 × 1010

M1 for oe
5.93 × 107

2(c)(iii) 739 000 or 7.39 × 105 2 (100 + 23.5)

M1 for x = 9.13 × 105 soi
100

3(a) 2 2
( )
2
cao M1 for 33 =27 soi or 32 =9 soi or 3
27
3

3(b) x2 2 x2 xn
final answer B1 for answer or
2 k 2
1
−1
 2   x8  4
or for  2  seen or for   seen
x   16 

4(a) 5 1
− oe
2

4b) 1 1 2 1 1
2
or x −2 final answer B1 for answer 2
or k , k ≠ 0
8x 8 kx 8x
3
 
1 x
or for  2  or for 3
  8x
 2x 3 
or for correct answer seen
–5
5a) 5.3 × 10 cao 1

5b) 1.2 × 10 21 cao 2 B1 for 12 × 1020 oe seen

or for answer A ×1021 with 1 ⩽ A < 10
 5(c) 2v 5 2 2 5
final answer B1 for final answer with two of ,v
5 5
and t0
2v 5
or seen
5

5(d) 6.7 1

6a) 8 x6 final answer 1

6b) 9 t final answer 2 B1 for final answer 9t k or ht

where k ≠ 0, h ≠ 0

7a x9 2 x9 xk
final answer B1 for final answer or
8 k 8
3 −1
 x3   8 
or for   seen or  9  seen
 2 x 

7(b) 130 or 131 or 150 nfww 2 M1 for 2.6[2] × 108 ÷ 2 × 106 or for
3 × 108 ÷ 2 × 106

8(a) 1 cao 1

8(b) 9 x6 final answer 1

8(c) x 2 1
−1
final answer  x3  3 2
2 B1 for   seen or for   seen
 8   x

9(a) 35 1

9(b) 8 2 2
2
B1 for   oe soi
5

9(c) 40 000 1

10(a) 1.7 × 10–5, 3.5 × 10–4, 4.2 1

× 10–4,
2.1 × 10–3

10(b)(i) 5.5 × 1010 cao 1

10(b)(ii) 3[.0] × 1020 cao 1

11 y4 2 y4 yk y4
final answer B1 for final answer or or
3x 3x k 3x kx
5 9
x2 y2
or 7 1
3x 2 y 2

1
−1
 y8  2  3x 
or M1 for  2  seen or for  4  seen
 9x  y 
 12(a) 1.6 × 106 1

12(b) 4 × 10–17 1

12(c) 2 × 10–2 1

13(a) 10 1

13(b) –1 nfww 2 B1 for [4n =] 22n , or (22)n; or for 2n = n – 1

14(a)(i) 1.4 × 10 11 cao 1

14(a)(ii) 5 × 10 – 9 cao 2 1
B1 for × 10−8 seen or 0.5 × 10 −8 seen
2
or 0.000 000 005 seen

15(a) 25 1

15(b) 1 1
; or 0.2
5

16(a) 3.6 × 108 1

16(b)(i) 4.5 × 10– 6 1

16(b)(ii) (±) 3 × 10–8 1