Exponential functions and graphs: Edexcel A‑Level Maths questions
Edexcel A-Level Maths past-paper questions on 6.1 Exponential functions and graphs, 2010–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available. Add MadAsMaths questions to your practice, or browse them separately by topic and difficulty.
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- June 2025, Pure 1, Q11 (8 marks): In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. The value of a car, £V, is mo
- June 2025, Pure 2, Q9 (8 marks): In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. A new type of car is released
- June 2024, AS Pure, Q11 (6 marks): The prices of two precious metals are being monitored. The price per gram of metal A, £ VA , is modelled by the equation VA = 100 + 20e 0.04t where t is the num
- June 2023, Pure 2, Q4 (4 marks): Coffee is poured into a cup. The temperature of the coffee, H °C, t minutes after being poured into the cup is modelled by the equation H = Ae – Bt + 30 where A
- June 2023, AS Pure, Q11 (6 marks): The height, h metres, of a plant, t years after it was first measured, is modelled by the equation Using the model, (a) find the height of the plant when it was
- June 2022, Pure 1, Q10 (8 marks): A scientist is studying the number of bees and the number of wasps on an island. The number of bees, measured in thousands, Nb , is modelled by the equation Nb
- June 2022, Pure 2, Q2 (4 marks): (a) Sketch the curve with equation y = 4 x stating any points of intersection with the coordinate axes. (2) (b) Solve 4 x = 100 giving your answer to 2 decimal
- November 2021, Pure 1, Q8 (9 marks): A scientist is studying the growth of two different populations of bacteria. The number of bacteria, N, in the first population is modelled by the equation N =
- June 2019, AS Pure, Q14 (9 marks): The value of a car, £V, can be modelled by the equation V = 15 700e– 0.25t + 2300 t \, t . 0 where the age of the car is t years. Using the model, (a) find th
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