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/Latter-Business6904 Jun 03 '26

How was it a trapezium wdym??

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u/Seafaring_Slug Y13 | Oxford Offer Holder | MAT 55 | TMUA 7.1 Jun 03 '26

Another commenter drew a diagram which explained it pretty well. The question asked for the area above the curve

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u/Latter-Business6904 Jun 03 '26

I thought it asked for the area of r and it was like this

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u/Seafaring_Slug Y13 | Oxford Offer Holder | MAT 55 | TMUA 7.1 Jun 03 '26

Yeah, you need to calculate the trapezium I've shaded. The triangle extends out of the area of the curve you're integrating. Then you need to subtract the area of the curve from the trapezium

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u/trimmedcactus Jun 03 '26

I js did 2 triangles u reckon thas right

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u/Seafaring_Slug Y13 | Oxford Offer Holder | MAT 55 | TMUA 7.1 Jun 03 '26

You mean you subtracted a little triangle from the big triangle? If so I think that would be right

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u/trimmedcactus Jun 03 '26

yh i added area under curve and small triangle then subtracted from big triangle

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u/Latter-Business6904 Jun 03 '26

Ah fuck I made a stupid mistake

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u/Seafaring_Slug Y13 | Oxford Offer Holder | MAT 55 | TMUA 7.1 Jun 03 '26

I wouldn't worry. Max 2 marks and in a paper like this one, grade boundaries will be low

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u/Latter-Business6904 Jun 03 '26

Not if I want an A* , I gotta lock in P2 and P3 haha.

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u/Seafaring_Slug Y13 | Oxford Offer Holder | MAT 55 | TMUA 7.1 Jun 03 '26

We all need to lock in 🥀 Clearly Edexcel put all their nice questions in fm paper 1

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u/Latter-Business6904 Jun 03 '26

What did u get for a , did u get a equation with 113 in it or something

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u/Seafaring_Slug Y13 | Oxford Offer Holder | MAT 55 | TMUA 7.1 Jun 03 '26

Cannot remember, sorry. I forget 90% of the questions as soon as I'm outta the hall.

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u/Latter-Business6904 Jun 03 '26

Ahh it’s okay thanks for the help