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MATHEMATICS
Paper 1

Thursday 16 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

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
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Instructions
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l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing.
l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
l Answer all questions. 5
l You must answer each question in the space provided for that question. 6
l If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 7
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 8
l Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
l Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
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l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want 10
to be marked. 11
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Information 13
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
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l The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
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Advice 16
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from 17
the booklet. 18
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided. 19
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1 It is given that tan θ ° = k, where k is a constant.

Find tan (θ + 180)°

Circle your answer.

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–k –1 1
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2 Curve C has equation y =
(x – 1)2
State the equations of the asymptotes to curve C

Tick () one box.

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x = 0 and y = 0

x = 0 and y = 1

x = 1 and y = 0

x = 1 and y = 1

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√3 + 3√5
3 Express in the form a + √b , where a and b are integers.
√5 – √3

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4 (a) (i) By using a suitable trigonometric identity, show that the equation box

_sin θ tan θ = 4 cos θ

can be written as
_tan2 θ = 4
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4 (a) (ii) Hence solve the equation

_sin θ tan θ = 4 cos θ

where 0° < θ < 360°

Give your answers to the nearest degree.

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4 (b) Deduce all solutions of the equation box

_ sin 3α tan 3α = 4 cos 3α

where 0° < α < 180°

Give your answers to the nearest degree.

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5 A student is looking for factors of the polynomial f (x) box

They suggest that (x – 2) is a factor of f (x)

The method they use to check this suggestion is to calculate f (–2)

They correctly calculate that f (–2) = 0

They conclude that their suggestion is correct.

5 (a) Make one comment about the student’s method.

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5 (b) Make two comments about the student’s conclusion.

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6 Determine the set of values of x which satisfy the inequality box

3x 2 + 3x > x + 6

Give your answer in exact form using set notation.

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7 A triangular field of grass, ABC, has boundaries with lengths as follows: box

AB = 234 m BC = 225 m AC = 310 m

The field is shown in the diagram below.

B 225 m C

234 m 310 m

7 (a) Find angle A

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7 (b) Farmers calculate the number of sheep they can keep in a field, by allowing one sheep box

for every 1200 m2 of grass.

Find the maximum number of sheep which can be kept in the field ABC
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8 It is given that box

ln x – ln y = 3

8 (a) Express x in terms of y in a form not involving logarithms.

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8 (b) Given also that

x + y = 10

find the exact value of y and the exact value of x

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9 A curve has equation y = f (x) where box

f (x) = x (6 – x)

9 (a) Find f ′(x)

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9 (b) The diagram below shows the graph of y = f (x)

On the same diagram sketch the gradient function for this curve, stating the
coordinates of any points where the gradient function cuts the axes.
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y
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O 6 x

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10 It is given that box

dy
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and when x = 6 , y = 900

Find y in terms of x
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11 It is given that for the continuous function g box

l g′(1) = 0

l g′(4) = 0

l g′′(x) = 2x – 5

11 (a) Determine the nature of each of the turning points of g

Fully justify your answer.

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11 (b) Find the set of values of x for which g is an increasing function.

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12 The monthly mean temperature of a city, T degrees Celsius, may be modelled by the box

equation
T = 15 + 8 sin (30m – 120)°

where m is the month number, counting January = 1, February = 2, through

to December = 12

12 (a) Using this model, calculate the monthly mean temperature of the city for May, the fifth
month.
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12 (b) Using this model, find the month with the highest mean temperature.
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12 (c) Climate change may affect the parameters, 8, 30, 120 and 15, used in this model.

12 (c) (i) State, with a reason, which parameter would be increased because of an overall rise in
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12 (c) (ii) State, with a reason, which parameter would be increased because of the occurrence box

of more extreme temperatures.

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

13 A particle is moving in a straight line with constant acceleration a m s – 2

The particle’s velocity, v m s – 1, varies with time, t seconds, so that

v = 3 – 4t

Deduce the value of a

Circle your answer.

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–4 –1 3 4

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14 Two forces, F1 = 3i + 2j newtons and F2 = i – 3j newtons, are added together to find a box

resultant force, R newtons.

This vector addition can be represented using a diagram.

Identify the diagram below which correctly represents this vector addition.

Tick () one box.

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F1 F1

F2

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15 A graph indicating how the velocity, v m s – 1, of a particle changes with respect to time, box

t seconds, is shown below.

v
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2 4 5 6 7 8 t

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15 (a) Find the total distance travelled by the particle over the 8 second period shown.
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15 (b) A student claims that box

“The displacement of the particle is less than the distance travelled.”

State the range of values of t for which this claim is true.

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16 In this question use g = 9.8 m s – 2 box

A ball is launched vertically upwards from the Earth’s surface with velocity u m s –1

The ball reaches a maximum height of 15 metres.

You may assume that air resistance can be ignored.

Find the value of u

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17 A particle moves in a straight line with acceleration a m s – 2, at time t seconds, where box

a = 10 – 6t

The particle’s velocity, v m s –1, and displacement, r metres, are both initially zero.

Show that
r = t 2 (5 – t)

Fully justify your answer.

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18 It is given that two points A and B have position vectors box

OA = [– ]
5
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13
5
metres.

18 (a) Show that the distance from A to B is 10 metres.

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18 (b) A constant resultant force, of magnitude R newtons, acts on a particle so that it moves box

in a straight line passing through the same two points A and B

At A, the speed of the particle is 3 m s –1 in the direction from A to B

The particle takes 2 seconds to travel from A to B

The mass of the particle is 150 grams.

Find the value of R

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19 Two objects, M and N, are connected by a light inextensible string that passes over a box

smooth peg.

M has a mass of 0.6 kilograms.

N has a mass of 0.5 kilograms.

M and N are initially held at rest, with the string taut, as shown in the diagram below.

M and N are released at the same instant and begin to move vertically.

You may assume that air resistance can be ignored.

19 (a) It is given that M and N move with acceleration a m s –2

By forming two equations of motion show that

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19 (b) The speed of N, 0.5 seconds after its release, is m s –1 where k is a constant.
k
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19 (c) State one assumption that must be made for the answer in part (b) to be valid.
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