EDEXCEL AS LEVEL FURTHER MATHEMATICS (8FM0/01) QUESTION PAPER 1 AND MARK SCHEME SUMMER 2025

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Further Mathematics
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Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core Pure Mathematics




Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations. Calculators
must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and
integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.
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Answers without working may not gain full credit.
answers should be given to three significant figures unless
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booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
are 11 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 80.
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Check your answers if you have time at the end.


EDEXCEL AS LEVEL FURTHER MATHEMATICS (8FM0/01) QUESTION
PAPER 1 AND MARK SCHEME SUMMER 2025

,1. z = 3 – 3i

(a) Write z in the form r (cos θ + i sin θ) where –π < θ π




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(2)

(b) Show and label on a single Argand diagram

(i) the point P representing z

(ii) the point Q representing iz
(2)

(c) Describe the geometrical transformation that maps P onto Q
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Question 1 continued




(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

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, 2. In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.




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f (z) = 4z3 – 12z2 – 95z + 325

Given that f (–5) = 0

(a) determine f (z) in the form (z + a)(bz2 + cz + d) where a, b, c and d are integers.
(3)
(b) 8i
Hence show that the complex roots of f (z) = 0 are
2 (2)
(c) Determine the values of z such that f (2z – 1) = 0
(2)




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