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7357/3 ACTUAL 2025
Question Mark
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MATHEMATICS 10
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Paper 3
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Thursday 19 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed:
13 2 hours
Materials l You must have the AQA Formulae for A-level Mathematics booklet. 14
l You should have a graphical or scientific calculator that meets the
requirements of the specification. 15
Instructions l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used 16
for drawing. l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. l Answer all questions. l You
must answer each question in the space provided for that question. 17
l If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). l Do not write 18
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. l Show all necessary
working; otherwise marks for method may be lost. 19
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TOTAL
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l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked
Information l The marks for questions are shown in brackets. l The maximum mark for this paper is
100.
Advice
l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from the booklet. l You do not
necessarily need to use all the space provided.
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Section A
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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1 A student states that the product of two irrational numbers is always irrational.
One of the options is a counter example that shows the student’s statement is
incorrect.
Identify the counter example.
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
1
e×0=0 ×π=1 ×√6=√3 2×√3=√6
√2
(02)
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2 The diagram shows the graph of y = arctan x
y
a
O x
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a
The graph has horizontal asymptotes at y = –a and y = a
State the value of a
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
π 1 π π
4 2
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