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Maths · AQA 7357 · Paper 2 · June 2019

AQA A Level Maths Paper 2 June 2019 question paper 7357/2

2h 100 marks

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AQA 7357 · Paper 2

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Question 2

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Circle your answer.

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[1 mark]

Answer
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Question 7

(a)

Sketch the graph of any cubic function that has both three distinct real roots and

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[2 marks]

(b)

The function f (x) is defined by

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(b)(i)

Show that there is a turning point where the curve crosses the y-axis.

[3 marks]

(b)(ii)

The equation f (x) maths symbol 0 has three distinct real roots.

By considering the positions of the turning points find, in terms of p, the range of possible values of q.

[5 marks]

Question 8

Theresa bought a house on 2 January 1970 for £8000.

The house was valued by a local estate agent on the same date every 10 years up to 2010.

The valuations are shown in the following table.

Year19701980199020002010
Valuation price£8 000£19 000£36 000£82 000£205 000

The valuation price of the house can be modelled by the equation

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where V pounds is the valuation price t years after 2 January 1970 and p and q are constants.

(a)

Show that V maths symbol pqt can be written as log10 V maths symbol log10 p maths symbol t log10 q

[2 marks]

(b)

The values in the table of log 10 V against t have been plotted and a line of best fit has been drawn on the graph below.

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Using the given line of best fit, find estimates for the values of p and q.

Give your answers correct to three significant figures.

[4 marks]

(c)

Determine the year in which Theresa’s house will first be worth half a million pounds.

[3 marks]

(d)

Explain whether your answer to part (c) is likely to be reliable.

[2 marks]

Question 9

(a)

Show that the first two terms of the binomial expansion of maths symbol4maths symbol maths symbol 2x2 are

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[2 marks]

(b)

State the range of values of x for which the expansion found in part (a) is valid.

[2 marks]

(c)

Hence, find an approximation for

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giving your answer to five decimal places.

Fully justify your answer.

[4 marks]

(d)

A student decides to use this method to find an approximation for

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Explain why this may not be a suitable method.

Turn over for Section B

Section B

all questions in the spaces provided.

[1 mark]

Question 10

The diagram below shows a velocity-time graph for a particle moving with velocity

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Which statement is correct?

Tick (maths symbol) one box.

The particle was stationary for 9 maths symbol t maths symbol 12

The particle was decelerating for 12 maths symbol t maths symbol 20

The particle had a displacement of zero when t maths symbol 6

The particle’s speed when t maths symbol 4 was maths symbol12 m smaths symbol1

[1 mark]

Question 11

A wooden crate rests on a rough horizontal surface.

The coefficient of friction between the crate and the surface is 0.6

A forward force acts on the crate, parallel to the surface.

When this force is 600 N, the crate is on the point of moving.

Find the weight of the crate.

Circle your answer.

1000 N 100 kg 360 N 36 kg

[1 mark]

Question 12

A particle, under the action of two constant forces, is moving across a perfectly smooth horizontal surface at a constant speed of 10 m smaths symbol1

The first force acting on the particle is (400i maths symbol 180j) N.

The second force acting on the particle is (pi maths symbol 180j) N.

Find the value of p.

Circle your answer.

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[1 mark]

Answer
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Question 13

In a school experiment, a particle, of mass m kilograms, is released from rest at a point h metres above the ground.

At the instant it reaches the ground, the particle has velocity v m smaths symbol1

(b)

A student correctly used h maths symbol 18 and measured v as 20

The student’s teacher claims that the machine measuring the velocity must have been faulty.

Determine if the teacher’s claim is correct.

Fully justify your answer.

[3 marks]

Question 14

A metal rod, of mass m kilograms and length 20 cm, lies at rest on a horizontal shelf.

The end of the rod, B, extends 6 cm beyond the edge of the shelf, A, as shown in the diagram below.

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(a)

The rod is in equilibrium when an object of mass 0.28 kilograms hangs from the midpoint of AB.

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[3 marks]

(b)

The object of mass 0.28 kilograms is removed.

A number, n, of identical objects, each of mass 0.048 kg, are hung from the rod all at a distance of 1 cm from B.

Find the maximum value of n such that the rod remains horizontal.

[4 marks]

(c)

State one assumption you have made about the rod.

[1 mark]

Question 15

Four buoys on the surface of a large, calm lake are located at A, B, C and D with position vectors given by

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All values are in metres.

(a)

Prove that the quadrilateral ABCD is a trapezium but not a parallelogram.

[5 marks]

Answer
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(b)

A speed boat travels directly from B to C at a constant speed in 50 seconds.

Find the speed of the boat between B and C.

[4 marks]

Answer
Mark scheme for question 15(b)

Question 16

An elite athlete runs in a straight line to complete a 100-metre race.

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where t is the time, in seconds, after the starting pistol is fired.

(a)

Find the maximum value of v, giving your answer to one decimal place.

Fully justify your answer.

[8 marks]

(b)

Find an expression for the distance run in terms of t.

[6 marks]

(c)

The athlete’s actual time for this race is 9.8 seconds.

Comment on the accuracy of the model.

[2 marks]

Question 17

Lizzie is sat securely on a wooden sledge.

The combined mass of Lizzie and the sledge is M kilograms.

The sledge is being pulled forward in a straight line along a horizontal surface by means of a light inextensible rope, which is attached to the front of the sledge.

This rope stays inclined at an acute angle maths symbol above the horizontal and remains taut as the sledge moves forward.

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The sledge remains in contact with the surface throughout.

The coefficient of friction between the sledge and the surface is maths symbol and there are no other resistance forces.

Lizzie and the sledge move forward with constant acceleration, a m smaths symbol2

The tension in the rope is a constant T Newtons.

(a)

Show that

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[7 marks]

(b)

It is known that when M maths symbol 30, maths symbol maths symbol 30maths symbol, and T maths symbol 40, the sledge remains at rest.

Lizzie uses these values with the relationship formed in part (a) to find the value for maths symbol

Explain why her value for maths symbol may be incorrect.

[2 marks]

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