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A-level
MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
Thursday 11 June 2026 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
l You must have the AQA Formulae for A‑level Mathematics booklet. Question Mark
l You should have a graphical or scientific calculator that meets the
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requirements of the specification.
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Instructions 3
l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. 4
l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 5
l Answer all questions. 6
l You must answer each question in the space provided for that question.
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l If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
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. 9
l Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost. 10
l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want
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to be marked.
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Information 13
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 14
l The maximum mark for this paper is 100. 15
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Advice
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l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from
the booklet. 18
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided. 19
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Do not write
outside the
box
Section A
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
π π
1 The diagram shows the graph of y = tan x for – ˂x˂
2 2
y
O x
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Do not write
outside the
Identify the graph of y = arctan x box
Tick () one box.
[1 mark]
y
O x
y
O x
y
O x
y
O x
Turn over U
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Do not write
outside the
2 The expression box
( 3 x )2
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x5
can be simplified to x a
Find the value of a
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
7 6 13 29
15 5 10 5
3 Find the value of the discriminant of the quadratic equation
2 x2 − 7 x − 4 =0
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
–81 –17 17 81
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