Mark Scheme (Results)

January 2017

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

Mathematics B (4MB0)

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 Abbreviations
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o ft – follow through
o isw – ignore subsequent working
o SC - special case
o oe – or equivalent (and appropriate)
o dep – dependent
o indep – independent
o eeoo – each error or omission
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 January 2017 – Paper 2R Mark Scheme

1. 2(2)  x  4 M1

x 8 A1

M1 dep
(3  y)(2)  (3)"8"  16 (subst)
A1 4 4
y  7
NB: 1st M is for a correct equation
  3  y  2    3 x   16 
   scores 1 M1 (seeing one correct equation)
st
SC:
 2(  2)  x   4 

2.
 
2   base area   400 2 (oe)   M1
2 2
2  (side)2  400 2 (oe)

base area = 160000 cm2 (oe cao) side = 400 (cm) (oe cao) Allow ISW A1
Allow ISW
1  400 2  400 2 1  150 1  400  400  150
 "  4  " 2 (oe)  "  " (o.e.) M1 dep
3  2 10  10 3  102 102  102

8 m3 A1 4 4
NB: (1) The 1 A is for a correct side length (cm or m) or correct base area (cm2 or m2)
st

(2) The 2nd M is for a correct volume statement using their “side” or “base area” and a correct conversion
of 150 cm to m,
3. 65
(a)  360 (oe) M1
100

234 2
A1
5
(b)  "234"
1 3  5 M1
2
130 A1

3
(c)  "234" (78)
1 3  5 M1

"78" : "130"  4 M1 dep

13 : 21 A1 3 7
4. (a) 55 (m) B1 1

(b) one term correctly differentiated (ie 3t2 or -27) M1

3t 2  27 A1 2

M1
(c) "3t 2  27"  0
A1 2
t = 3 (cao)
B1 ft 1
(d) 1 (m)

(e) (5)3  27  5  55 (45) M1

NB: The “45” might be seen in a table

("55" "1")  ("45" "1") M1 dep

98 (m) A1 3 9
5. (a)

5,4 B1, B1 4
2, 7, 8 B1
x , 3x B1
(b) correctly adding all their terms and equating to 50 M1
6 A1 2
(c) (i) (3×”6”+8+5+7+4 = OR 50 – “6” – “2” =) 42 B1 ft,
(ii) (“2” + “5” + “8” =) 15 B1 ft 2
 "6" B1 ft, B1 ft 2 10
(d) (o.e.) ft numerator, ft denominator
"20"
SC: Case where their Venn Diagram has 7 in place of 2, 12 in place of 7 and 13 in place of 8:
(a) scores B1 B1 B0 B1
(b) should be 4x + 41 = 50 (M1) , x = 2.25 (A0)
(c) (i) B0, (ii) 25 B1ft (d) 3/35 B1 B0
6. 5  20 (13  20)
 x (o.e.) OR x (oe) M1
5 5

5  20 (13  20)
x AND x M1 dep
5 5

4,  3,  2 A2 (-1 eeoo) 4 4

NB: (1) Use of ≤ or = correctly gains only the M marks
7. (a) (i) 12 (ii) 1.5 (o.e.) B1, B1 2

1 1
(b) B1
3x

5 5
(c) (i)  ,  (o.e.) B1, B1
4 4

(ii) 2  9 x 2  3x  3x  1  x M1

18x2  13x  2 ( 0) A1

attempt to solve a trinomial quadratic M1

2
, awrt 0.222 A1
9
1 A1 7 10
, 0.5
2
8. 1 B1 1
(a) (i) , awrt 0.333
3

1 1 1 1
(ii)   A  B  A or   A  D  A M1
3 2 3 3

1 1 1 1 M1 dep
 + 
3 2 3 3
3
5  15 
 , awrt 0.278  A1
18  54 

1 1 1 2
(iii)   A  B  C+   A  D  C M1
3 2 3 3

7
 awrt 0.389  A1
18

7 5
Conclusion (with reference to part (ii)) so 
18 18 A1 3
OR a statement eg P(aii) > P(aiii) (cso)
 1 1 1 2 1 1
(b)   or   M1
3 2 3 3 3 3

1 1 1 2 1 1  7 
  +     M1 dep
3 2 3 3 3 3  54 
(C → B →A→Exit) (C→D→A→Exit)
7
or 0.129 (o.e.) seen + conclusion A1 3 10
54

NB: A sufficient conclusion would be “7/54 = 0.13”

9. (a) (i) 6c  2a (ii) 5c B1, B1

(iii) AN  2a  "5c " M1

1
OM   2a  "5c " (gains M2)
 1 2
 OA  AM  2a  "  2a  5c  "
 2 M1 dep
OM  
ON  NM  "5c " 1 "  2a  5c  "

 2
5 A1 5
a c
2
1
NB:  2a  5c  earns all 3 marks
2

  5 
 PO  OM  a  "  a  2 c  "
(b) PM    
M1
 PA  AM  a  1 "  2a  5c  "
 2

correct conclusion A1 2
NB: Must be a conclusion based on the directions of OC and PM and not just on their ratio.
 5 M1
(c) area of triangle OAN =  30 (25)
6

1 1
area of triangle APM =   ” area of triangle OAN” M1 dep
2 2

25 A1
6.25 , (square units)
4
a 1 3 10
NB: Ignore vector division in (c), eg 
2a 2
10. Penalise incorrect rounding (i.e. not giving answers to 3 significant figures) ONCE only in the question, the first time it
occurs

80 110 M1
(a) 
sinACB sin 75
M1 dep
sin 75
sinACB  80 
110 A1 3

ACB  44.6 (44.6272...)

B1
(b) ABC  180  (75  44.6 ) (60.4 , 60.3727...)

Cosine Rule:
M1
(AC2 =) 802  1102  2  80 110  cos"60.4"
M1 dep
4
= 18500  8693.37 A1
AC = 99.0 m (98.9916…)
Sine Rule:

AC 110 80
 (oe,  ) (M1)
sin"60.4" sin 75 sin"44.6"

110
AC   sin"60.4" (oe) (M1 dep)
sin 75

AC = 99.0 (98.9916…), 99.1 (A1)

NB: Accept 99 for A1

 80 2 552  2  80  55  cos"60.4"
(c) ( AM 2 ) 
"99"  55  2  "99" 55  cos"44.6"
2 2
M1

 9425  4346.69
( AM 2 )  M1 dep
12826  7753.96

71.3 m  71.262 
AM =  A1 3
 71.2 m (71.218...)

PA
(d)  tan 41
80 M1

69.5 m (69.5429…) A1 2
  
2
"71.3"2  "69.543"
 2 M1
(e) QM2 = 
 
2
 "71.2"2  "69.5"
 2

79.3 (79.327...) A1 2
QM = 
79.2 (79.227...)

"69.5" 2
(f) tan QMA  (oe) M1
"71.3"

26.0 (26.0175…) A1 2 16
NB: Accept 26 for A1
11.
(a) 3(3)3  k (3)2  27  3  36  0

81  9k  81  36  0 M1

correct conclusion A1 2
Algebraic division Method:
3x2  13x  12 (M1)
Statement of zero denominator (A1)
27 36
(b) 3x  4   (dividing by x2, no slips)
x x2
M1
OR
27 36
Multiply   px  q by x2  27 x  36  px3  qx2  px3  qx2  27 x  36
x x2
and comparing coefficients

p  3 , q  4 A1, A1
OR
27 36
  3x  4
x x2 3
So A1 for 3x, A1 for -4

(c) 1.4 , 4.5 , 5 B1, B1, B1 3

Note: Accept -1.44 without penalty

(d) graph penalties (-1) straight line segments B3
each point missed ( ½ small sq.) (-1 eeoo) 3
each missed segment
each point not plotted
each point incorrectly plotted ( ½ small sq.)
tramlines
very poor curve i.e. line too thick

(e) straight line, gradient = 3 AND intersecting their curve TWICE

M1
intercept on y-axis " 4"
OR A1 ft 2
Their y  " p " x  " q " going through two points on their line Going through “one point” AND intersecting their
curve TWICE (M1)
“two points” (A1 ft)

(f) 3 (ca0), 1.3 or 4/3 (both ±0.05), 3 (±0.05)

B1, B1, B1 3 16
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