Worst maths GCSE paper ever

[megalomania]

"Here are two equal halves of an equilateral triangles. They are the same. Why are they the same?"

Since the triangle is equilateral.

Surely it's because they are "equal halves"?

Edit: they're not the same; they would be converted by means of a mirror plane, which means they are enantiomeric (in two dimensions). In three dimensions they would be equivalent.

That would only be the case if the faces were different in some way. If the faces of the triangles are the same then you can do a rotation.

On topic; its the stupid governments idea of making learning accessible. They are doing it with science too. They reason that because the average person will never again condense an alcohol and an acid that they will get rid of all the practical bits and instead teach people how to understand science in the context of their day to day life i.e political policy and stuff.

I was much happier when maths was just maths!

 

[-Seraph-]

Math makes me angry, especially all the "impractical" math. You know, that math that you most likely with never use in any real circumstance. I've always sucked at math, although for some reason I'm OK at calculus...go figure.

The only math I could ever really understand is the case specific math my course teaches me. We still have to do that standard math course, but I tend to suck at that and just barely get by. Then there is the math they teach you in the other classes which is actually USEFUL. Unit conversion factors, electrical theory, process controllers, all the stuff I WOULD use. Broad mathematics is just annoying and I am grateful I only got one semester left of that junk.

 

[Doddyno2]

Im doin AQA and just switched to foundation and its ridiculously easy
Its so stupid its just knowledge questions like what is 6x6 XD

 

[AdmiralWolverineLightningbolt]

i wouldnt know, i didnt have to take it today since i took it a year early
if yuo're so good, you should have too

 

[Archaon6044]

dude, Edexcel do the "360 Science" paper. they were never going to make anything difficult after that debacle. i'm just thankful i missed those exams introduction by a year.

 

[seifer201]

(BTW, did i mention that the tagline of Edexcel is: "Changing lives through learning"?)

Edexcel are a joke at times. In my school we changed from the brillently annogramed NICCEA, for maths anyway, to Edexcel and in comparison CCEA is much better.
More importantly, they are certainly changing live... much like heroin addiction.

 

[PureChaos]

wow, that's just mean. those aren't GCSE maths questions at all. bloody Edexcel, don't know what they're talking about.

 

[riskroWe]

Good grades win you free money in your first year at uni.
Beyond that, they're useless.

 

[Lord George]

I'm 16 and I'm doing my A2 exams in a few weeks. How are you still doing GCSE?

 

[xChevelle24]

Third Grade Math: What is 3x3?

Fourth Grade Math: What is 12*12

Fifth Grade Math: What is 2*6*8

Sixth Grade Math: Why? Why? Why? Why? How? Show your work!!!!!

Ever since then I've hated math with a passion.

I know exaclty what your talking about
this is another reaosn why gamers should rule the world

we would maths do like this "If john can reload his ammo clip 20 times in one match how many times will he need to reload in order to get the (Reload addict Trophy/Achievment) "

or

"If 3d Realms is making a game what is the probability of it coming out ?"

or

"a melee attack is X

if 2x=headshot how much damge does a melee attack do ? "

or

" Snake crawled in a triangle ABC, if AB is 20m and BC is 10m how much did snake crawl from C to A ?"

See maths is much more practical and fun !

Wait one last one ! What has a greater denisty of awesomeness ? Chainsaw Bayonet ? or The Sledge Hammer used in Red Faction ?

Okay, this is EPIC WIN!!!

 

[Amanov]

At the end of the day, GCSEs don't mean a thing as long as you get your 3 C's or whatever. They're incredibly easy as well. Infact, on Friday one of my teachers at college told us the government wants us to fill in these special "working with others" booklets to help us get jobs in the current economic climate. This was entirely out of the blue, we filled half of it in in about 25 minutes and, when finished, it'll be equivelant to a C at GCSE.

 

[sirdanrhodes]

Dude that Maths paper was EASY AS PIE!

For the first half, this.

 

[Angron]

i hate edexcel, and maths exams.

exams need to have more use than they're just to get past the entrance to higher education/work. If u got that and learnt something useful imagine how good that would be!

i took my GCSE's last year and i have since forgoten all of the useless crap i was tought, i.e everything (except my ICT teacher told me how to make a virus, it works too)

edexcel is messing up my college work too, i cant wait to leave edexcel behind

good luck with your results everyone

 

[Andalusa]

I'm okay at maths, I just really don't like it. And I'm afraid I can't really say much because I was doing the AQA one.

 

[tinkyyy]

I'm 16 and I'm doing my A2 exams in a few weeks. How are you still doing GCSE?

It would seem that you are a bit ahead of most people in the country then, since a large majority of people sit GCSE's at 16 (like I did). I'm sitting my A2's at the moment and the coming weeks, and I'm 18.

But on topic it seems a bit weird being asked about the internet and about two halves of an equilateral triangle. I did maths on OCR at GCSE and that was a pretty hard exam. I did AQA at AS but I no longer do maths because I couldn't handle the jump to A level, despite getting A's at GCSE.

 

[The Hitman]

I don't think I did the same paper today?! Did you guys do the GCSE or the iGCSE, I did the latter and think I did quite well what with iGCSE being in the upper echelons of mathematical examination (lol).

 

[Steelfists]

yeah, because I'm Chinese

This is not why.
You earned your own marks, have pride in your hard work.

thirded and dont stereotype. its not cool 90% of the time

Gawd, you all need to get a sense of humour.

(Also black people run faster)

 

[Zersy]

Third Grade Math: What is 3x3?

Fourth Grade Math: What is 12*12

Fifth Grade Math: What is 2*6*8

Sixth Grade Math: Why? Why? Why? Why? How? Show your work!!!!!

Ever since then I've hated math with a passion.

I know exaclty what your talking about
this is another reaosn why gamers should rule the world

we would maths do like this "If john can reload his ammo clip 20 times in one match how many times will he need to reload in order to get the (Reload addict Trophy/Achievment) "

or

"If 3d Realms is making a game what is the probability of it coming out ?"

or

"a melee attack is X

if 2x=headshot how much damge does a melee attack do ? "

or

" Snake crawled in a triangle ABC, if AB is 20m and BC is 10m how much did snake crawl from C to A ?"

See maths is much more practical and fun !

Wait one last one ! What has a greater denisty of awesomeness ? Chainsaw Bayonet ? or The Sledge Hammer used in Red Faction ?

Okay, this is EPIC WIN!!!

Your comment is VERY much appreciated

 

[NeedAUserName]

Well, all I can say is the Standard Grade Maths Papers for your Scottish brethren was ridiculously easy. Although, we only get questions to do with Maths, whereas it would seem you don't...