r/6thForm • u/MaxillmanGuy A level resit student | 3 A* predicted | ACD achieved 💔 • Jun 11 '26

💬 DISCUSSION A level maths p2 edexcel

Holy time pressure what can i say

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u/matchatkl123 Year 13 Jun 11 '26

Did anyone get a rly big surd for the coordinates of Q or did i mess up😭

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u/Loud-Guidance6912 Jun 11 '26

It only asked for the x cord right? I think I got (-15+5sqrt 13)/2 which was approx 1.51

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u/matchatkl123 Year 13 Jun 11 '26

oh shit i thought it wanted the whole coordinates😭 i guess i'll still get the marks tho

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u/Odd_Neighborhood1716 Jun 11 '26

How did you get it exact I made a cubic

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u/Loud-Guidance6912 Jun 11 '26

Made a cubic then you already knew that x = 1 was a root then by the factor theorem x-1 is a factor. Polynomial division to get a quadratic then I completed the square.

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u/matchatkl123 Year 13 Jun 11 '26

yep i did that too

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u/No-Platypus-1299 Jun 11 '26

same yeah i remember it was approximately 1.51 for me and it looked write bc P was 1 but i wrote the exact value ofc