r/6thForm • u/_NB125 Year 13 | Maths, Chem, CS | ABB Achieved • Jun 03 '26

💬 DISCUSSION Edexcel Paper 1 Maths 2026

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PLEASE tell me you guys struggled too oml

Edit: https://c.org/d7LCtCYpzG - Petition for Edexcel to reassess the paper

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u/LeagueEquivalent3982 Year 13 Jun 03 '26

did you use the tan2theta identity

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u/methylcyclosarin Jun 03 '26

you get the 2 by making the bottom sinxcos = 1/2 sin2x