plumiIndices: Edexcel A‑Level Maths questions
Edexcel A-Level Maths past-paper questions on 2.1 Indices, 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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All 6 questions on Indices, as a list
- June 2025, AS Pure, Q5 (6 marks): f (x) = x x x 5 2 12 4 − (a) Write f (x) in the form ax p + bx q where a, b, p and q are simplified constants. (3) (b) Hence find ∫f (x) dx giving your answer i
- June 2024, Pure 1, Q9 (6 marks): The first 3 terms of a geometric sequence are 3 9 3 4 5 7 2 2 1 k k k where k is a constant. (a) Using algebra and making your reasoning clear, prove that k = 5
- November 2021, AS Pure, Q2 (3 marks): In this question you should show all stages of your working. Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable. Given 9 3 81 1 2 x y − + = express y
- November 2020, AS Pure, Q3 (6 marks): In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable. (i) Solve the equation x 2 18 − = x wr
- June 2019, Pure 2, Q1 (3 marks): Given 2 4 1 2 2 x y × = express y as a function of x. (3)
- June 2019, AS Pure, Q2 (8 marks): Find, using algebra, all real solutions to the equation (i) 16a2 = 2 a (4) (ii) b4 + 7b2 – 18 = 0 (4)
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