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AS
MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
Friday 23 May 2025 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
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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. 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 7
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.
l Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
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l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want 10
to be marked. 11
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Information 13
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
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l The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
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Advice 16
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from 17
the booklet. 18
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided. 19
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Section A
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1 A curve C has equation
y = (x + a)2
where a is a positive constant.
Identify which one of the graphs represents C
Tick () one box.
[1 mark]
a
a
–a
–a
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2 Given that box
f ′(x) = 3x 2
Find f ′′(x)
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
6 6x x3 1.5x 3
Turn over for the next question
Turn over U
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