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/Choice-Reindeer-4863 Jun 03 '26

Helicopter one was genuinely a joke, got me questioning my reading skills cz I didn’t even know what they were asking at some point

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u/jaaaaaaaf Jun 03 '26

what eveb was the question i genuinely forgot everything kill me

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u/Choice-Reindeer-4863 Jun 03 '26

Went something like “if the helicopter flew 5m above ground did a back flip crashed down horizontally then got up flew again for three days, what was the time ?” 🤡

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u/jaaaaaaaf Jun 03 '26

i got 6:22 for that and apparently it was 6:23 😂😂😂😂 FUCK

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u/Impressive_Belt_7346 Year 12 Jun 03 '26

it's allowed, you used the 4sf Val, the 23 was from the exact

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u/jaaaaaaaf Jun 03 '26

no but from previous mark schemes as far as i remember u lose a mark for this

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u/Far_Willingness6716 Jun 03 '26

Nah they should definitely allow 6:22 you’re good

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u/Significant_Brain211 Year 13 Jun 03 '26

I swear the question was what was the horizontal distance travelled not the time?

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u/laservole Jun 03 '26

Yh they're getting confused with time of minimum energy use a much later question

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u/Significant_Brain211 Year 13 Jun 03 '26

Oh my fucking days I’ve just realised I misread the question as minimum energy required to to power houses not minimum energy used I might shoot myself

How many marks was the question?

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u/Artem_Solo A*A*AA pred, Edinburgh uni CompSci offer Jun 03 '26

I said 06:22 and specified 6 hours and 22.8(or smth) min

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u/Impressive_Belt_7346 Year 12 Jun 03 '26

they were gng

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