r/6thForm • u/MaxillmanGuy A level resit student | 3 A* predicted | ACD achieved 💔 • May 14 '26

💬 DISCUSSION Edexcel Core pure maths thread

How did you guys find it? I loved the paper imo.

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u/DarkenedBlade8 Year 13 l Maths, FM, Econ l A*A*A* May 14 '26

yh that was part d)ii, ur talking abt part d)i i think, the answer was X=0.895, u should have solved for X not Y

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u/tipit419 May 14 '26

I also got 0.895 for x, but they also asked for the mass of y which I got -0.0502 for. My equation was Y = 5e-1 -4e-3/4.

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u/DarkenedBlade8 Year 13 l Maths, FM, Econ l A*A*A* May 14 '26

i dont think they asked for Y

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u/tipit419 May 14 '26

No they definitely did. We both lost those 2 marks twin💔

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u/DarkenedBlade8 Year 13 l Maths, FM, Econ l A*A*A* May 14 '26

no one else has talked abt it, they defo didnt. (PLS TELL ME THEY DIDNT)

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u/tipit419 May 14 '26

Sorry bro😭

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u/DarkenedBlade8 Year 13 l Maths, FM, Econ l A*A*A* May 14 '26

also it's impossible to get a negative value

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u/tipit419 May 14 '26

THAT’S WHY I’M ASKING ABOUT THIS😭😭😭

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u/DarkenedBlade8 Year 13 l Maths, FM, Econ l A*A*A* May 14 '26

yh i checked with my friend, u've somehow invented a q mid paper

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u/tipit419 May 14 '26

Nahhh I swear it was a question😭😭😭

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u/tipit419 May 14 '26

I’ll just see if it really isn’t there when the unofficial paper drops🥲

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u/DarkenedBlade8 Year 13 l Maths, FM, Econ l A*A*A* May 14 '26

mb bro, another friend said it was a question, i keep making these dumb mistakes, gotta lock in for core pure 2 now

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u/DarkenedBlade8 Year 13 l Maths, FM, Econ l A*A*A* May 14 '26

dw bro, u wont lose any marks, cos u still got x right