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AS
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
Thursday 18 May 2023 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
l Use black ink or black ball‑point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. 3
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
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
l Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 8
l Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost. 9
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 12
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 13
l The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 14
Advice 15
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from the 16
booklet. 17
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided. 18
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1 At a point P on a curve, the gradient of the tangent to the curve is 10
State the gradient of the normal to the curve at P
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
10 0.1 0.1 10
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2x
2 Identify the expression below which is equivalent to
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Circle your answer.
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8x3 125 x 3 125 8
125 8 8x3 125 x 3
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3 The coefficient of x 2 in the binomial expansion of (1 þ ax)6 is
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Find the two possible values of a
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