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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 3] Reference code 18M.3.SL.TZ2.12a
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ2
Command term Estimate Question number a Adapted from N/A
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18M.3.SL.TZ2.12a

Data from distant galaxies are shown on the graph.

M18/4/PHYSI/SP3/ENG/TZ2/12

(a)

Estimate, using the data, the age of the universe. Give your answer in seconds.

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Markscheme

use of gradient or any coordinate pair to find H0 «= v d » or 1 H 0  «= d v »

convert Mpc to m and km to m «for example 82 × 10 3 10 6 × 3.26 × 9.46 × 10 15 »

age of universe «= 1 H 0 » = 3.8 × 1017 «s»

 

 

Allow final answers between

3.7 × 1017 and 3.9 × 1017 «s» or 4 × 1017 «s»

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