Edexcel 2017 AS Paper 1 Pure
Q2: DIFFERENTIATION
Q3: VECTORS
Q4: FACTOR THEOREM
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 4
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 6
NOTES: This is an increasingly common question seen in exams so make sure you understand it and can give a fully correct solution in case it comes up again
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Q6: FIRST PRINCIPLES
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 6
DIFFICULTY: Apprentice
MARKS: 4
NOTES: I recommend watching the marks video for this one to be 100% sure you know how to get all the marks
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Q7: BINOMIAL EXPANSION
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 7
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 5
NOTES: Contains word question: "Explain how you can use your expansion to find an estimate for ..."
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Q8: TRIANGLE PROBLEM
Q9: TRIG EQUATION
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 9
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 5
NOTES: There's something slightly unusual about this question which some students might not spot....
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Q10: DISCRIMINANT
Q11: PROOF
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 11
DIFFICULTY: Master
MARKS: 3
NOTES: There's a standard technique for part (a) plus it's only 2 marks so not worth worrying about
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Q12: IDENTIFY THE ERROR
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 12
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 4
NOTES: Tip: When it says "Identify errors" it actually means "identify what they did wrong and say how it should have beeen done"
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Q13: SKETCH CUBIC & GRAPH TRANSFORMATIONS
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 13
DIFFICULTY: Master
MARKS: 7
NOTES: part (c) seems complicated but when they say (-3, 0) lies on the curve, they're telling you where an x intercept has moved to... which means you know how far left/right its gone...
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Q14: LINEARISING DATA WITH LOGS
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 14
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 13
NOTES: Contains very typical word questions "interpret a and b" & "suggest why this model may not be realistic". These are likely to come up so don't try to learn how to answer them correctly.
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Q15: EQUATION OF A TANGENT
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 15
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 8
NOTES: I'd recommend drawing the normal at P and labelling Q, it will help you to see the method needed
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Q16: OPTIMISATION
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 16
DIFFICULTY: Master
MARKS: 10
NOTES: Part (b) "Explain why..." is really unusual & only 2 marks. Don't let it worry you.
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Q17: CIRCLE PROBLEM
EDXL AS Paper 1 2017 Question 17
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 10
NOTES: As with many circle questions, it's going to be almost impossible to do without a sketch to guide you
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