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They are all taken from the Edexcel past papers on their website – limited range and not all have D1 there so you should be able to find them. Hope it’s going OK
JT
Hi Miss Tibble,
Sorry, I completely forgot to come and pick up my work from you at the end of the day. Thembi reminded me as I was leaving but I forgot…again. Sorry!
Laura C
Hi Laura,
It was mostly OK but points you need to watch out for are:
Binomial expansion when you need to use a number for x – do the expansion in terms of x first. Only then, sub in the number, and don’t round it unless the question tells you to because you might need to check the agreement with the true value.
Binomial again: with the x-squared and x-cubed terms you are putting the 2 and 3 on the x only. You need to put a bracket round the term first.
Don’t forget the + and – when you square root.
Binomial: if n is a positive integer, the expansion is valid for all x.
Rest was fine. Sorry to publish your mistakes on the worldwide web but thought you’d want the feedback before Monday! Happy revising
JT
do you know where i could get my hands on january 2009 mark scheme?
thanks
Katie,
Check your school e-mail.
JT
Hi Mrs Tibble,
Do you have any answers for the selection of questions you gave us in the lesson yesterday?
Thanks
They are all taken from the Edexcel past papers on their website – limited range and not all have D1 there so you should be able to find them. Hope it’s going OK
JT
Hi Miss Tibble,
Sorry, I completely forgot to come and pick up my work from you at the end of the day. Thembi reminded me as I was leaving but I forgot…again. Sorry!
Laura C
Hi Laura,
It was mostly OK but points you need to watch out for are:
Binomial expansion when you need to use a number for x – do the expansion in terms of x first. Only then, sub in the number, and don’t round it unless the question tells you to because you might need to check the agreement with the true value.
Binomial again: with the x-squared and x-cubed terms you are putting the 2 and 3 on the x only. You need to put a bracket round the term first.
Don’t forget the + and – when you square root.
Binomial: if n is a positive integer, the expansion is valid for all x.
Rest was fine. Sorry to publish your mistakes on the worldwide web but thought you’d want the feedback before Monday! Happy revising
JT
No it’s fine! Will help me revise.
Thank-you!
Laura