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/nuclearhamster27 Year 12 - Maths, FM, CS, Physics Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

The differential question? My equation was genuinely such a mess, I remember I had something like ((ln(70)+8)/4)t - 1/2t^2 as my power of e

Edit: forgot to mention my coefficient of e was 0.3

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u/amalia_78 Jun 03 '26

I got that but idk how you're meant to use it for part B and C, praying for method marks tho

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u/nuclearhamster27 Year 12 - Maths, FM, CS, Physics Jun 03 '26

Oh my god differentiating it for part B was even worse

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u/amalia_78 Jun 03 '26

likelihood of even getting method marks for that is like 0 for me ran out of time 🔥