AQA 2017 AS Paper 2 Pure & Statistics
Q1: FACTOR THEOREM
Q4: COMPLETE THE SQUARE
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 4
DIFFICULTY: Apprentice
MARKS: 3
NOTES: Minimum point of a quadratic: probably easier to solve derivative = 0 rather than completing the square? Also, don't forget to find the y coordinate!
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Q5: DISCRIMINANT
Q6: AREAS UNDER CURVES
Q7: TRIG EQUATIONS
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 7
DIFFICULTY: Master
MARKS: 5
NOTES: Hint: change tan(x) to sin(x) over cos(x), multiply everything by cos(x) then change cos^2(x) to 1-sin^2(x)
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Q8: INCREASING FUNCTION
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 8
DIFFICULTY: Apprentice
MARKS: 6
NOTES: Increasing' means always going up, ie the derivative is always positive.
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Q9: DIFFERENTIATION
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 9
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 5
NOTES: This question tests differentiating exponentials and solving a simple exponential equation. Also, don't forget to find the y coordinate!
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Q10: EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 10
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 8
NOTES: An easy-ish exponential modelling problem because there are no unknowns to find. Word question: "Give reason why the model may not be appropriate"
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Q11: CIRCLES
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 11
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 10
NOTES: First 6 marks should be easy. Last 4 marks are easy if you use a sketch and label the right angle, the coordinates of the centre, and the coordinates of Q.
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Q12: PROOF
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 12
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 4
NOTES: Has a factor of 12' means that it can be written as 12(.......) so aim for that in (a). For (b) try a couple of odd numbers - is it still a multiple of 12?
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Q13: DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLES
Q15: PROBABILITY
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 15
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 2
NOTES: Think carefully about this one to avoid an FFS - it's not difficult, just don't rush it.
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Q17: OUTLIERS
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 17
DIFFICULTY: Apprentice
MARKS: 6
NOTES: Common word questions, worth learning: "Identify an outlier", "explain why the mean is not a good measure of average", "suggest a reason for the outlier"
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Q18: SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 18
DIFFICULTY: Expert
MARKS: 4
NOTES: Word question worth learning the answer to: "Describe how to obtain a simple random sample"
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Q19: HYPOTHESIS TEST-BINOMIAL
AQA AS Paper 2 2017 Question 19
DIFFICULTY: Master
MARKS: 11
NOTES: A good practice question, covering binomial distribution, sampling and a hypothesis test! Word questions: "Name the sampling method", and "describe the weakness of this sampling method"
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