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MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
Friday 23 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
⚫ You must have the AQA Formulae for A‑level Mathematics booklet.
⚫ 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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⚫ Use black ink or black ball‑point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing.
⚫ Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
⚫ Answer all questions. 5
⚫ You must answer each question in the space provided for that question. 6
⚫ 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
⚫ Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
⚫ Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost. 9
⚫ 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
⚫ The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
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⚫ The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
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Advice 16
⚫ Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from 17
the booklet. 18
⚫ 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
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2 Given that
f (x) = 3x2
Find f (x)
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
6 6x x3 1.5x3
Turn over for the next question
Turn over U
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3 ABC is the cross‑section of a triangular prism.
The length of AB is 6 cm and the length of AC is 10 cm as shown in the diagram.
A
6 cm 10 cm
B C
The prism has length 20 cm and volume 500 cm3
Find the size of the obtuse angle CAB
Give your answer to the nearest degree.
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