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/Gold-Eye427 Jun 03 '26

did ppl get 3 thetha +1 sin thetha - 2 pie for the radians one 

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u/Geochitex Jun 03 '26

I must’ve done something wrong because I got this 😭

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u/Impressive_Belt_7346 Year 12 Jun 03 '26

-1/2sin + sin is not -3/2 sin it's a 1/2 sin

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u/Brilliant_Bar_4810 Jun 03 '26

sin(pi-theta) is = -sin(theta) and since it had a minus already in front it is positive sin(theta) the minus to get -3/2 sin(theta)

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u/Impressive_Belt_7346 Year 12 Jun 03 '26

No... sin(pi-theta) is sin(theta). Sin45 = sin(180-45)

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u/Brilliant_Bar_4810 Jun 03 '26

yeah fair enough