SUMMER 2026
PREDICTED PAPER
AQA A-level
MATHEMATICS
7357/2
Paper 2
Mark scheme
,1 Four possible sketches of y = ax 2 + bx + c are shown below.
Given b 2 − 4ac < 0 , which sketch is the only one that could possibly be correct?
Tick ( ✓ ) one box.
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, (1 mark)
2 A curve has equation y = g (x ) .
The curve has a maximum point at x = 2 which is concave at that point.
It is given that g '(2) = a and g " (2) = b where a and b are real numbers.
Identify which one of the statements below must be true.
Circle your answer.
g '(2) ≠ 0 g '' (2) ≤ 0 g '(2) > 0 g ''(2) > 0
(1 mark)
3 A sequence is defined by
u 1 = k and u n + 1 = k − u n
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, Find
60
∑ un
n =1
Circle your answer.
30k 0 60k k
(1 mark)
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PREDICTED PAPER
AQA A-level
MATHEMATICS
7357/2
Paper 2
Mark scheme
,1 Four possible sketches of y = ax 2 + bx + c are shown below.
Given b 2 − 4ac < 0 , which sketch is the only one that could possibly be correct?
Tick ( ✓ ) one box.
for more: tyrionpapers.com
, (1 mark)
2 A curve has equation y = g (x ) .
The curve has a maximum point at x = 2 which is concave at that point.
It is given that g '(2) = a and g " (2) = b where a and b are real numbers.
Identify which one of the statements below must be true.
Circle your answer.
g '(2) ≠ 0 g '' (2) ≤ 0 g '(2) > 0 g ''(2) > 0
(1 mark)
3 A sequence is defined by
u 1 = k and u n + 1 = k − u n
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, Find
60
∑ un
n =1
Circle your answer.
30k 0 60k k
(1 mark)
for more: tyrionpapers.com
