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A-level
FURTHER MATHEMATICS
Paper 3 Discrete
Friday 12 June 2026 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
l You must have the AQA Formulae and statistical tables booklet for
A‑level Mathematics and A‑level Further Mathematics. Question Mark
l You should have a graphical or scientific calculator that meets the
requirements of the specification.
l You must ensure you have the other optional Question Paper/Answer Book
for which you are entered (either Mechanics or Statistics). You will have
2 hours to complete both papers.
Instructions
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.
l Answer all questions.
l You must answer each question in the space provided for that question.
If you require extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
l Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. TOTAL
l Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want
to be marked.
Information
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
l The maximum mark for this paper is 50.
Advice
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from the booklet.
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided.
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1 A salesperson needs to visit four cities: A, B, C and D
The cost, in £, of travelling between each pair of cities is shown in Table 1
Table 1
A B C D
A – 25 15 18
B 25 – 18 20
C 15 18 – 22
D 18 20 22 –
The salesperson wants to determine a lower bound for the total cost of visiting all four
cities, starting and finishing in city A, by using the lower bound algorithm.
They begin by deleting A from Table 1
They correctly find that the total weight of the minimum spanning tree of the network
only involving B, C and D is £38
They then correctly complete the lower bound algorithm and find this lower bound
to be £ L
Determine the value of L
Circle your answer.
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53 71 81 96
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