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MATHEMATICS
Paper 2 A
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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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
2
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3
Instructions
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. 7
l If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 8
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this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
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 11
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to be marked. 12
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Information
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l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
l The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 15
16
Advice 17
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from
the booklet. TOTAL
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided.
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Section A
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1 Line L has equation
5y = 4x + 6
Find the gradient of a line parallel to line L
Circle your answer.
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[1 mark]
–5 –4 4 5
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4 5 5 4
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2 One of the equations below is true for all values of x
Identify the correct equation.
A
Tick () one box.
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[1 mark]
cos 2 x = –1 – sin 2 x
cos 2 x = –1 + sin 2 x
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cos 2 x = 1 – sin 2 x
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cos 2 x = 1 + sin 2 x
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3 It is given that
3 log a x = log a 72 – 2 log a 3
Solve the equation to find the value of x
Fully justify your answer.
[4 marks]
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AQA
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname _________________________________________________________________________
Forename(s) _________________________________________________________________________
S
Candidate signature _________________________________________________________________________
I declare this is my own work.
C
AS
TI
MATHEMATICS
Paper 2 A
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
EM
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
2
TH
3
Instructions
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. 7
l If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 8
A
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
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 11
M
to be marked. 12
13
Information
14
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
l The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 15
16
Advice 17
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from
the booklet. TOTAL
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided.
G/LM/Jun24/G4004/E8 7356/2
Page 1 of 28
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Do not write
outside the
box
Section A
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1 Line L has equation
5y = 4x + 6
Find the gradient of a line parallel to line L
Circle your answer.
S
[1 mark]
–5 –4 4 5
C
4 5 5 4
TI
2 One of the equations below is true for all values of x
Identify the correct equation.
A
Tick () one box.
EM
[1 mark]
cos 2 x = –1 – sin 2 x
cos 2 x = –1 + sin 2 x
TH
cos 2 x = 1 – sin 2 x
A
cos 2 x = 1 + sin 2 x
M
(02)
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3
Do not write
outside the
box
3 It is given that
3 log a x = log a 72 – 2 log a 3
Solve the equation to find the value of x
Fully justify your answer.
[4 marks]
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
S
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
C
_____________________________________________________________________________________
TI
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
A
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
EM
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Turn over for the next question
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