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A-level
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1

Wednesday 3 June 2020 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours

Materials For Examiner’s Use
l You must have the AQA Formulae for A‑level Mathematics booklet.
l You should have a graphical or scientific calculator that meets the Question Mark
requirements of the specification.
1
Instructions 2
l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. 3
l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
l Answer all questions. 4
l You must answer each question in the space provided for that question. 5
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 6
l Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost. 7
l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want
to be marked. 8
9
Information
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 10
l The maximum mark for this paper is 100. 11
12
Advice
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from the 13
booklet.
14
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided.
15
TOTAL

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1 The first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

1
(9 þ 2 x) 2 are given by

1
x x2
(9 þ 2 x) 2 a þ
3 54

where a is a constant.

1 (a) State the range of values of x for which this expansion is valid.

Circle your answer.

[1 mark]

2 2 9
jxj < jxj < jxj < 1 jxj <
9 3 2

1 (b) Find the value of a.

Circle your answer.

[1 mark]

1 2 3 9

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2 A student is searching for a solution to the equation f (x) ¼ 0 box

He correctly evaluates

f (1) ¼ 1 and f (1) ¼ 1

and concludes that there must be a root between 1 and 1 due to the change of sign.

Select the function f (x) for which the conclusion is incorrect.

Circle your answer.

[1 mark]

1 2x þ 1
f (x) ¼ f (x) ¼ x f (x) ¼ x 3 f (x) ¼
x xþ2

3 The diagram shows a sector OAB of a circle with centre O and radius 2

A B

θ
O

The angle AOB is y radians and the perimeter of the sector is 6

Find the value of y

Circle your answer.

[1 mark]
pffiffiffi
1 3 2 3

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4 (a) Sketch the graph of box

y ¼ 4 j2 x 6j

O x

[3 marks]

4 (b) Solve the inequality

4 j2 x 6j > 2
[2 marks]

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5 Prove that, for integer values of n such that 0 n < 4 box

2nþ2 > 3n
[2 marks]

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6 Four students, Tom, Josh, Floella and Georgia are attempting to complete the box
indefinite integral
ð
1
dx for x > 0
x

Each of the students’ solutions is shown below:

ð
1
Tom dx ¼ ln x
x
ð
1
Josh dx ¼ k ln x
x
ð
1
Floella dx ¼ ln Ax
x
ð
1
Georgia dx ¼ ln x þ c
x

6 (a) (i) Explain what is wrong with Tom’s answer.

[1 mark]

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6 (a) (ii) Explain what is wrong with Josh’s answer.

[1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

6 (b) Explain why Floella and Georgia’s answers are equivalent.

[2 marks]

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7 Consecutive terms of a sequence are related by box

unþ1 ¼ 3 (un )2

7 (a) In the case that u ¼ 2

7 (a) (i) Find u

3
[2 marks]

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7 (a) (ii) Find u

50
[1 mark]

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7 (b) State a different value for u which gives the same value for u as found in
1 50
part (a)(ii).
[1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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8 Mike, an amateur astronomer who lives in the South of England, wants to know how box
the number of hours of darkness changes through the year.

On various days between February and September he records the length of time,
H hours, of darkness along with t, the number of days after 1 January.

His results are shown in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1
H
16

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 t

Mike models this data using the equation

2p (t þ 101:75)
H ¼ 3:87 sin þ 11:7
365

8 (a) Find the minimum number of hours of darkness predicted by Mike’s model. Give your
answer to the nearest minute.
[2 marks]

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8 (b) Find the maximum number of consecutive days where the number of hours of box
darkness predicted by Mike’s model exceeds 14
[3 marks]

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Question 8 continues on the next page

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8 (c) Mike’s friend Sofia, who lives in Spain, also records the number of hours of darkness box
on various days throughout the year.

Her results are shown in Figure 2 below.

Figure 2

H
16

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 t

Sofia attempts to model her data by refining Mike’s model.

She decides to increase the 3.87 value, leaving everything else unchanged.

Explain whether Sofia’s refinement is appropriate.

[2 marks]

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DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE

ANSWER IN THE SPACES PROVIDED

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2x2 þ x box
9 Chloe is attempting to write as partial fractions, with constant
(x þ 1)(x þ 2)2
numerators.

Her incorrect attempt is shown below.

2x2 þ x A B
Step 1 2
þ
(x þ 1)(x þ 2) xþ1 (x þ 2)2

Step 2 2 x 2 þ x A(x þ 2)2 þ B(x þ 1)

Step 3 Let x ¼ 1 ) A ¼ 1
Let x ¼ 2 ) B ¼ 6

2x2 þ x 1 6
Answer 2

(x þ 1)(x þ 2) xþ1 (x þ 2)2

9 (a) (i) By using a counter example, show that the answer obtained by Chloe cannot be
correct.
[2 marks]

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9 (a) (ii) Explain her mistake in Step 1.

[1 mark]

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9 (b) Write as partial fractions, with constant numerators.
(x þ 1)(x þ 2)2
[4 marks]

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10 (a) An arithmetic series is given by box

20
X
(4r þ 1)
r¼5

10 (a) (i) Write down the first term of the series.

[1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

10 (a) (ii) Write down the common difference of the series.

[1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

10 (a) (iii) Find the number of terms of the series.

[1 mark]

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10 (b) A different arithmetic series is given by box

100
X
(br þ c)
r¼10

where b and c are constants.

The sum of this series is 7735

10 (b) (i) Show that 55b þ c ¼ 85

[4 marks]

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10 (b) (ii) The 40th term of the series is 4 times the 2nd term. box

Find the values of b and c.

[4 marks]

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11 The region R enclosed by the lines x ¼ 1 , x ¼ 6 , y ¼ 0 and the curve box

y ¼ ln (8 x)

is shown shaded in Figure 3 below.

Figure 3
y

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x

All distances are measured in centimetres.

11 (a) Use a single trapezium to find an approximate value of the area of the shaded region,
giving your answer in cm2 to two decimal places.
[2 marks]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Question 11 continues on the next page

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11 (b) Shape B is made from four copies of region R as shown in Figure 4 below. box

Figure 4

Shape B is cut from metal of thickness 2 mm

The metal has a density of 10.5 g/cm3

Use the trapezium rule with six ordinates to calculate an approximate value of the
mass of Shape B.

Give your answer to the nearest gram.

[5 marks]

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11 (c) Without further calculation, give one reason why the mass found in part (b) may be:

11 (c) (i) an underestimate.

[1 mark]

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11 (c) (ii) an overestimate.

[1 mark]

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12 A curve C has equation box

x 3 sin y þ cos y ¼ Ax

where A is a constant.
pffiffiffi p
C passes through the point P 3,
6
12 (a) Show that A ¼ 2
[2 marks]

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dy 2 3x 2 sin y
12 (b) (i) Show that ¼ 3
d x x cos y sin y
[5 marks]

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12 (b) (ii) Hence, find the gradient of the curve at P.

[2 marks]

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12 (b) (iii) The tangent to C at P intersects the x-axis at Q.

Find the exact x-coordinate of Q.

[4 marks]

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13 The function f is defined by box

2x þ 3
f (x) ¼ x 2 R, x 6¼ 2
x2
13 (a) (i) Find f 1
[3 marks]

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13 (a) (ii) Write down an expression for ff (x).

[1 mark]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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13 (b) The function g is defined by box

2 x 2 5x
g (x) ¼ x 2 R, 0 x 4
2

13 (b) (i) Find the range of g.

[3 marks]

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13 (b) (ii) Determine whether g has an inverse.

Fully justify your answer.

[2 marks]

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13 (c) Show that box

48 þ 29x 2 x 2
gf (x) ¼
2 x 2 8x þ 8
[4 marks]

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13 (d) It can be shown that fg is given by box

4x 2 10x þ 6
fg (x) ¼
2 x 2 5x 4

with domain fx 2 R : 0 x 4, x 6¼ ag

Find the value of a.

Fully justify your answer.

[2 marks]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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14 The function f is defined by box

pffiffiffi
f (x) ¼ 3x x 1 where x 0

14 (a) f (x) ¼ 0 has a single solution at the point x ¼ a

By considering a suitable change of sign, show that a lies between 0 and 1

[2 marks]

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14 (b) (i) Show that

3x ð1 þ x ln 9)
f 0 (x) ¼ pffiffiffi
2 x
[3 marks]

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14 (b) (ii) Use the Newton–Raphson method with x1 ¼ 1 to find x3 , an approximation for a . box

Give your answer to five decimal places.

[2 marks]

_____________________________________________________________________________________

14 (b) (iii) Explain why the Newton–Raphson method fails to find a with x1 ¼ 0
[2 marks]

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15 The region enclosed between the curves y ¼ e x , y ¼ 6 e2 and the line x ¼ 0 is
shown shaded in the diagram below.

y = ex

x
y = 6 – e2

O x

Show that the exact area of the shaded region is

6 ln 4 5

Fully justify your answer.

[10 marks]

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END OF QUESTIONS

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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours

1 The first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

Circle your answer.

1 (b) Find the value of a.

Circle your answer.

f (1) ¼ 1 and f (1) ¼ 1

Select the function f (x) for which the conclusion is incorrect.

Circle your answer.

The angle AOB is y radians and the perimeter of the sector is 6

Find the value of y

Circle your answer.

Turn over for the next question

4 (b) Solve the inequality

Turn over for the next question

Each of the students’ solutions is shown below:

6 (a) (i) Explain what is wrong with Tom’s answer.

6 (a) (ii) Explain what is wrong with Josh’s answer.

6 (b) Explain why Floella and Georgia’s answers are equivalent.

7 (a) In the case that u ¼ 2

7 (a) (i) Find u

7 (a) (ii) Find u

Turn over for the next question

His results are shown in Figure 1 below.

Mike models this data using the equation

Question 8 continues on the next page

Her results are shown in Figure 2 below.

Sofia attempts to model her data by refining Mike’s model.

Explain whether Sofia’s refinement is appropriate.

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE

Her incorrect attempt is shown below.

Step 2 2 x 2 þ x  A(x þ 2)2 þ B(x þ 1)

9 (a) (ii) Explain her mistake in Step 1.

10 (a) (i) Write down the first term of the series.

10 (a) (ii) Write down the common difference of the series.

10 (a) (iii) Find the number of terms of the series.

where b and c are constants.

The sum of this series is 7735

10 (b) (i) Show that 55b þ c ¼ 85

Find the values of b and c.

is shown shaded in Figure 3 below.

All distances are measured in centimetres.

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Shape B is cut from metal of thickness 2 mm

The metal has a density of 10.5 g/cm3

Give your answer to the nearest gram.

11 (c) (i) an underestimate.

11 (c) (ii) an overestimate.

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12 (b) (ii) Hence, find the gradient of the curve at P.

12 (b) (iii) The tangent to C at P intersects the x-axis at Q.

Find the exact x-coordinate of Q.

13 (a) (ii) Write down an expression for ff (x).

13 (b) (i) Find the range of g.

13 (b) (ii) Determine whether g has an inverse.

Fully justify your answer.

Find the value of a.

Fully justify your answer.

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14 (a) f (x) ¼ 0 has a single solution at the point x ¼ a

By considering a suitable change of sign, show that a lies between 0 and 1

14 (b) (i) Show that

Give your answer to five decimal places.

Show that the exact area of the shaded region is

Fully justify your answer.

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