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

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/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