MARKING SCHEME 2023

LOWER SIX END OF YEAR MATHEMATICS 6042/1

1. (i) y = 1 + f(x+2). A1A1
(ii) y = 3f(x) A1
(iii) y = f -1(x). A2

2. x2 + 2y2 = 25. …………………… (i)

x – y = k. …………………. (ii)
From (ii) y = x – k OR x = y + k substituting in (i)
(y+k)2+2y2=25 => 3y2+2yk+k2 -25=0
OR x2 +2(x-k)2=25 => 3x2 – 4kx + 2k2 – 25 =0 M1
(a) For real solutions b2 – 4ac≥ 𝟎 => (-4k)2 – 4(3)(2k2-25) ≥ 𝟎
OR => (2k)2 – 4(3)(k2-25) ≥ 𝟎. B1

𝟕𝟓 𝟕𝟓
CRITICAL VALUES. k = √ 𝟐 and −√ 𝟐 M1

𝟕𝟓 𝟕𝟓 𝟕𝟓 𝟕𝟓
k ≤ −√ 𝟐 −√ 𝟐 ≤ 𝒌 ≤ √ 𝟐 𝒌 ≥√𝟐

<---------------I-------------------------------------I---------------
X √ X

𝟕𝟓 𝟕𝟓
−√ 𝟐 ≤ 𝐤 ≤ √ 𝟐 . A1

(ii) No (real) solutions

𝟕𝟓 𝟕𝟓
k ≤ −√ ∪ 𝒌≥√ A1
𝟐 𝟐

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𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
𝟏
𝟏 ( )(− )(−𝟒𝒙)𝟐 ( )(− )(− )(−𝟒𝒙)𝟑
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
3. (𝟏 − 𝟒𝒙) = 𝟏 + (𝟐) (−𝟒𝒙) +
𝟐
𝟐!
+ 𝟑!
+⋯ M1M1
𝟏
(𝟏 − 𝟒𝒙)𝟐 = 𝟏 − 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙𝟑 + ⋯ A1
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Valid for|𝟒𝒙| < 𝟏 => |𝒙| < => − 𝟒 < 𝒙 < 𝟒. B1
𝟒

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 𝟏
(ii) [𝟏 − 𝟒(𝟎, 𝟎𝟏)]𝟐 = 𝟏 − 𝟐(𝟎, 𝟎𝟏) − 𝟐(𝟎, 𝟎𝟏)𝟐 − 𝟒(𝟎, 𝟎𝟏)𝟑 M1
𝟐√𝟔
= 𝟎, 𝟗𝟕𝟗𝟕𝟗. M1
𝟓

√𝟔 = 𝟐, 𝟒𝟒𝟗𝟒𝟗. A1
√𝟓 𝟏
4.(a) (i) √𝟐𝟎 + 𝟐𝒙
= 𝒙√𝟒𝟓
.

√𝟓 𝟏
=> 𝟐√𝟓 + = M1
𝟐𝒙 𝟑𝒙√𝟓

=> 60x + 15 = 2. M1
𝟏𝟑
=> x = - A1
𝟔𝟎

(ii) 24x + 64 = 20(22x) let A=22x

A2 - 20(A) + 64 = 0
A=4 or A= 16 A1
 x =1 or 2 A1
𝟏 𝟏
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
(b)(i) (𝟖𝒙𝟐 )−𝟑 × 𝒙−𝟑 = = A1
𝟒 ∛𝟖𝒙𝟐 ×𝟒∛𝒙 𝟖𝒙
𝟏√𝒙 𝟏 −𝟑 −𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝟒
(ii) ( 𝟗
× 𝟏𝟖
𝒙 𝟒) 𝟒 = (𝟏𝟔𝟐𝒙𝟒 )𝟒 = 𝒙𝟏𝟔 ( √𝟏𝟔𝟐) A1

5. (i) Let gradient of PR = m1 and of PQ = m2

𝟐+𝟏𝟎 𝟑 14−2 2
m1 = −𝟐+𝟏𝟎 = − 𝟐 and m2 = 8+10 = 3. M1
𝟑 𝟐
m1× 𝐦𝟐 = − 𝟐 × 𝟑 = −𝟏. A1

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(ii) Let normal to line PR be l1 and to line PQ be l2
Equation of l1 3y = 2x ----------------- (i) B1
Equation of l2 2y + 3x =13 ----------- (ii) B1
Centre (3, 2) by solving simultaneously or finding mid-point of RQ. A1

Radius r = √(𝟑 + 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎)𝟐 = 13. A1

Equation of circle (x – 3)2 + (y – 2)2 = 132
 x2 + y2 − 6x − 4y − 156 = 0 A1

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6. (a) (i) a + ar = 150 …………… (i)
ar + ar3 = - 75 ……………. (ii) M1
𝟏
𝐫= − 𝐚 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎 A1A1
𝟐
𝟏𝟐𝟎
𝑺∞ = = 𝟖𝟎. M1A1.
𝟏+𝟎,𝟓

b(i) ∑12 𝑟 5 6 7
𝑟=5 3 = 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ + 3
12

GP a= 243, r=3, n=8

𝟐𝟒𝟑(𝟑𝟖 −𝟏)
𝑺𝟖 = = 𝟕𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟒𝟎 M1A1
𝟑−𝟏

(ii) ∑15 𝑟 15 𝑟 5
𝑟=1(2 − 12𝑟) = ∑𝑟=1 2 − 12 ∑𝑟=1 𝑟 M1
𝟐(𝟐𝟏𝟓 −𝟏) 𝟏𝟐(𝟏𝟓)(𝟏𝟔)
 − = 𝟔𝟓𝟓𝟑𝟒 − 𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟎
𝟐−𝟏 𝟐
 𝟔𝟒𝟎𝟗𝟒. A1
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𝒃
7. (a) 𝒂𝒚 = 𝒙 +
𝒙

𝒙𝟐 𝒃
xy = + B1
𝒂 𝒂
𝟏 𝟐−𝟎 𝟏
𝒎 = 𝒂 = 𝟏𝟐−𝟔 = 𝟑. M1

a = 3. A1
At (6, 0) [accept b obtained using (12, 2)]
0 = 1/3(6) + b/3
 b = -6 A1

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7b (i) N = Aekt

 lnN = lnAekt M1
 lnN = kt + lnA. A1
t 0 1 2 3 4
lnN 4,6 5,4 5,8 6,6 7,4

C2 (correct graph &

line of best fit)

m = k = 0, 65 to 0, 8. A1
lnA = 4, 6 => A = 99,5 A1
8. p(x) = 𝟔𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟏𝒙𝟐 + 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃.
P(-1) = -24 B1
P(1) = 0 B1
b – a = -7 ………………………. (i)
b + a = 5 ………………………. (ii) M1
b = -1 A1
a=6 A1
𝟔𝒙𝟑 −𝟏𝟏𝒙𝟐 𝟔𝒙−𝟏
(b) 𝑩𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 = 𝟔𝒙𝟐 − 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟏
𝒙−𝟏

Then factorising 𝟔𝒙𝟐 − 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟏 = (3x-1)(2x-1)

=> p(x) = (x -1)(3x-1)(2x-1) A1A1 (for each correct factor)
(c) p(x) = (x -1)(3x-1)(2x-1) =0
𝟏 𝟏
=> x = 1 or 𝒐𝒓 𝟐. A1A1A1(for each correct answer)
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.
𝟐 𝟒
( 𝟑 )(−𝟑)
−𝟏 𝟐
(i) 𝜽 = 𝑪𝒐𝒔−𝟏 [ ] M1M1
√(𝟒+𝟗+𝟏)(𝟏𝟔+𝟗+𝟒)

−𝟑
𝜽 = 𝑪𝒐𝒔−𝟏 [ ]. A1
√𝟏𝟒×𝟐𝟗

𝜽 = 𝟗𝟖, 𝟔𝟎 . A1
𝟒 𝟐 2
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = (−𝟑) − ( 𝟑 ) = (−6)
(ii) 𝐴𝐵 B1
𝟐 −𝟏 3
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | = √4 + 36 + 9 = 7.
|𝐴𝐵 B1
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 1
̂ =
𝐴𝐵 = (2𝑖 − 6𝑗 + 3𝑘) A1
|𝐴𝐵| 7

(iii)|𝐴𝐵| = |𝐴𝐶|
0 𝟐 −2
 7 = |(6) − ( 𝟑 )| => 7 = | 3 | M1
𝑝 −𝟏 𝑝+1
 7= √4 + 9 + (𝑝 + 1) 2

 𝑝2 + 2𝑝 − 35 = 0
 p = −𝟕 𝒐𝒓 𝟓

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(b) |𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙| = 𝟏 + 𝒙 At A 3-2x =x +1
At B 2x -3 = x + 1
𝟐
x = 𝟑 𝒐𝒓 𝟒 A1A1 ( for each correct answer)

(c) |𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙| ≤ 𝟏 + 𝒙
𝟐
At A 3-2x =x +1 => x = 𝟑 M1

At B 2x -3 = x + 1 => x = 4 M1
𝟐
=> ≤𝒙≤𝟒 A1
𝟑

(d) |𝟎, 𝟓𝟐𝒙 − 𝟖| < 𝟒

- 4 < 𝟎, 𝟓𝟐𝒙 − 𝟖 < 𝟒. M1

=> ln 4 < 2xln 0, 5 < ln12 M1
Dividing by ln 0, 5 resulting in change of sign
𝒍𝒏 𝟒 𝒍𝒏𝟏𝟐
x < 𝟐𝒍𝒏 𝟎,𝟓 => 𝒙 < −𝟏 𝒙< => 𝑥 > −1, 7924. M1
𝟐 𝒍𝒏 𝟎,𝟓

Solution set {−𝟏, 𝟕𝟗𝟐𝟒 < 𝒙 < −𝟏 } A1

𝒌
11(i) 𝒚 = 𝒉 + 𝒙−𝟏. B1 (accept h and k interchanged)

(ii) 5 = h + k …………………… (i)

9 = 3h + k …………………. (ii) M1
 h = 2. A1
 k = 3. A1
𝟑
(iii) 𝒚 = 𝟐 + 𝒙−𝟏 B1
1
- (The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥) is translated by 1 unit in the (positive) x- direction/ AW. B1
1
- (The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥−1) is then stretched by factor 3 parallel to the y-axis/AW. B1
3
- (The graph of 𝑦 = ) is finally by 2 units in the (positive) y-direction/AW. B1
𝑥−1

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 𝟐−𝒙 𝑨 𝑩 𝑪𝒙+𝑫
12. (a) f(x) ≡ ≡ + + . M1
𝒙𝟐 (𝟏+𝟐𝒙𝟐 ) 𝒙 𝒙𝟐 𝟏+𝟐𝒙𝟐

A=-1
B=2
C=2
D = - 4. B1B1B1 (for any 3 correct)
𝟐−𝒙 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐𝒙−𝟒
≡ − + . A1
𝒙𝟐 (𝟏+𝟐𝒙𝟐 ) 𝒙𝟐 𝒙 𝟏+𝟐𝒙𝟐

𝒙𝟐 +𝒙+𝟓
(b)(i) By long division 𝒙𝟐 +𝟑𝒙+𝟐 ≡ 𝟏 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 (𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙) M1

𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 = (𝒙 + 𝟏)(𝒙 + 𝟐). Factorised. B1

𝒙𝟐 +𝒙+𝟓 𝟑−𝟐𝒙
=> ≡𝟏+ A1
𝒙𝟐 +𝟑𝒙+𝟐 (𝒙+𝟏)(𝒙+𝟐)

𝑨 𝑩
(ii) h(x) ≡ 𝟏 + + M1
(𝒙+𝟏) (𝒙+𝟐)

3-2x ≡ 𝑨(𝒙 + 𝟐) + 𝑩(𝒙 + 𝟏)

A = 5 B= - 7. B1 (for both correct)
𝟓 𝟕
=> h(x) ≡ 𝟏 + − A1
(𝒙+𝟏) (𝒙+𝟐)

13. (a) 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐 > 𝟏𝟎

=> (𝒙 + 𝟐)(𝒙 − 𝟒) > 𝟎. M1

𝑪𝑹𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑳 𝑽𝑨𝑳𝑼𝑬𝑺: x = - 2 and x = 4 B1

𝒙 < −𝟐 −𝟐 < 𝒙 < 𝟒 𝒙>𝟒
<-----------------l-----------------------------l----------------->
√ X √

{𝒙 < −𝟐 ∪ 𝒙 > 𝟒} A1A1 (for each correct part)

(b) f(x) = (x-1)2+1
Range f(x) ≥ 1. A1
It has no inverse because it is not a 1 to 1 (as its domain is not restricted). B1
(c) gf(x) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐 + 𝟑 = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟓 = (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟐 + 𝟒 = 𝟎 M1
By considering b2- 4ac= (-2)2 – 4(1)(5) = −𝟏𝟔 < 𝟎. M1B1

OR Solving gf(x) =0 to get x = 𝟏 ± √−𝟒. (award full marks for either case)

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 (d) For 𝒇: 𝒙 → 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟐 𝒙 ∈ 𝑹 it is further stated that 𝑥 ≥ 𝑝
(i) p =1. A1
(ii) Let y = (x-1)2+1 making x subject and interchanging variables. M1

𝒙 = 𝟏 + √𝒚 − 𝟏. M1

𝒇−𝟏 (𝒙) = 𝟏 + √𝒙 − 𝟏 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏. (Condone missing domain) A1

The graph of 𝒇−𝟏 is a reflection of that of f in the line y = x. B1
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