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Question ID

9709_w20_13_Q1
Easy

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

Complete square and graph transformation

Question style

Write quadratic in completed-square form and describe transformation from y=x²

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Question ID

9709_s22_11_Q1
Easy

Paper 1 · 2022 · May/June · Variant 11 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

Completing square and exact roots

Question style

Complete the square then solve a quadratic exactly

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Question ID

9709_s23_12_Q3
Easy

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 12 · 3 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

Completing square and no real roots

Question style

Use completed square/discriminant to find parameter range

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Question ID

9709_s21_12_Q1
Easy

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 12 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

Completing square and repeated root

Question style

Complete square and identify root when equation has exactly one root

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Question ID

9709_w20_11_Q1
Easy

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 3 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

Discriminant for no intersection

Question style

Find m values for line and quadratic not meeting

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Question ID

9709_s25_15_Q3
Easy

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 15 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

completing square and trig substitution

Question style

solve quadratic exactly then use result in tangent equation

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Question ID

9709_s24_11_Q1
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 11 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Completing square and exact equation solving

Question style

Complete square and solve exact quadratic-style equation

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Question ID

9709_w22_12_Q6
Medium

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Completing square, solving and sketching quadratic

Question style

Complete square, solve a quadratic equation, and sketch with stationary point

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Question ID

9709_w23_11_Q2
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Discriminant decision for line-curve intersection

Question style

Use discriminant to decide statement about intersection

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Question ID

9709_s20_11_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 11 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Discriminant for line and reciprocal curve

Question style

Use discriminant to express tangent condition and intersection condition

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Question ID

9709_s20_13_Q1
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 13 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Discriminant for line-curve intersections

Question style

Find set of m for two distinct intersections between line and quadratic

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Question ID

9709_w20_13_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Discriminant range for intersections

Question style

Find m values for two distinct intersections between line and curve

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Question ID

9709_m23_12_Q1
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Discriminant with line-curve intersection

Question style

Show intersection for all values of parameter using discriminant

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Question ID

9709_s23_12_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 12 · 3 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Equation quadratic in a function of x

Question style

Substitute u=x^3 and solve quadratic form

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Question ID

9709_m24_12_Q7
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Tangency / discriminant

Question style

Line meets curve at a single point; use discriminant

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Question ID

9709_w25_11_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

complete square and graph transformation

Question style

convert quadratic form and interpret reflection/translation

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Question ID

9709_w20_12_Q3
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Discriminant proof for all parameters

Question style

Show line always intersects quadratic twice for all m

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Question ID

9709_w24_12_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Line-curve intersections with parameter

Question style

Find intersections and non-intersection condition

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Question ID

9709_s22_12_Q5
Hard

Paper 1 · 2022 · May/June · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Parameter curve-line intersection and tangency

Question style

Use roots/intersections to find parameters and tangent cases

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Question ID

9709_w23_13_Q6
Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.1 Quadratics

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Tangent condition with parameter

Question style

Use tangent discriminant to find c and coordinates of contact

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Question ID

9709_w21_13_Q1
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

Combined transformations in correct order

Question style

Describe transformation from y=f(x) to y=3-f(x)

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Question ID

9709_w25_12_Q3
Easy

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

graph transformations

Question style

describe transformations and reverse transformation of graph equation

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Question ID

9709_s21_12_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Composite quadratic function and equation

Question style

Form f(f(x)) for f(x)=2x^2+3 and solve equation

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Question ID

9709_m21_12_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Graph transformations from diagram

Question style

Identify combined stretch/translation and write transformed graph in function notation

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Question ID

9709_w22_13_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Circle transformations from diagram

Question style

Interpret translation and vertical stretch from transformed circle graph

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Question ID

9709_w24_13_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Completing square and inverse

Question style

Quadratic inverse, domain restriction and equation solving

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Question ID

9709_w23_11_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite and inverse functions with restricted domain

Question style

Complete square, domain restriction, composite and inverse

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Question ID

9709_m24_12_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite functions and range

Question style

Find parameter from range of composite functions; inverse-related expression

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Question ID

9709_w20_11_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite inverse and equation solving

Question style

Find fg, inverse of composite, and solve equation involving fg and gf

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Question ID

9709_s21_13_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite inverse function with restricted domains

Question style

Solve fg(x)=3 and find (fg)^{-1}(x)

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Question ID

9709_w22_12_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite/inverse function restrictions

Question style

Find composite, parameter, inverse composition, and explain invalid composite

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Question ID

9709_w24_13_Q5
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Graph transformations

Question style

Describe multiple transformations and write g in terms of f

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Question ID

9709_s23_13_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 13 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Rational inverse and composition

Question style

Find range, inverse/domain and composite rational expression

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Question ID

9709_m25_12_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

composition and inverse linkage

Question style

use inverse/composite condition with parameters then solve transformation/function equation

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Question ID

9709_s25_12_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

inverse and composite functions

Question style

complete square, inverse function and composite/domain constraints

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Question ID

9709_w25_15_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 15 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

inverse and composite functions

Question style

solve inverse value, derive inverse and compose with another function

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Question ID

9709_w25_13_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

quadratic range and inverse/composite

Question style

complete square, state range and solve parameter conditions

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Question ID

9709_s25_13_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 13 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

range of quadratic and composite function

Question style

use range condition to determine parameter and manipulate composite with cubic function

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Question ID

9709_s25_11_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 11 · 12 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

transformations and inverse/composite

Question style

sequence of graph transformations, inverse/compose and domain/range decisions

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Question ID

9709_s25_15_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 15 · 13 marks

Chapter

1.2 Functions

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

trigonometric graph transformations

Question style

describe transformations between cosine functions and solve graph/range implications

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Question ID

9709_w25_15_Q1
Easy

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 15 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

circle equation from centre/radius

Question style

write circle equation and solve coordinate on circle

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Question ID

9709_m23_12_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Circle and line intersection

Question style

Use circle equation and line substitution to locate second point

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Question ID

9709_s24_13_Q8
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 13 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Circle equation and tangent/line

Question style

Use circle form and line geometry

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Question ID

9709_w23_13_Q2
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Circle intercepts and diameter circle

Question style

Find y-intercepts in surd form and circle with diameter

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Question ID

9709_s21_11_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Circle intercepts and tangents at two points

Question style

Find x-intercepts and intersection of tangents to circle

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Question ID

9709_w20_12_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle and tangents from external point

Question style

Find circle, show a tangent, find other point of contact

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Question ID

9709_s22_11_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2022 · May/June · Variant 11 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle and variable line intersection

Question style

Find circle centre/radius and set of k values for two intersections

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Question ID

9709_s20_11_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 11 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle from diameter, tangent, reflection

Question style

Find circle, tangent at endpoint, and reflected circle

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Question ID

9709_w24_12_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle parameter and tangent/normal

Question style

Complete square circle; tangent/normal at point

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Question ID

9709_s23_12_Q10
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 12 · 13 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle tangent and parallel tangents

Question style

Use distance from centre to tangent and normals/tangents

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Question ID

9709_s23_11_Q12
Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle tangent and surd coordinates

Question style

Find chord/tangent geometry with exact surd coordinates

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Question ID

9709_s20_12_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle tangent and tangent intersection

Question style

Find centre/radius, tangent at P, symmetric point Q, intersection of tangents

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Question ID

9709_w21_12_Q12
Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle tangent intercepts and equilateral triangle area

Question style

Find tangent equation and triangle OAB area, then exact area of inscribed equilateral triangle

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Question ID

9709_s24_12_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 12 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle tangent with parameter

Question style

Use tangent condition and diameter equation

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Question ID

9709_w23_11_Q11
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Circle tangents with gradient

Question style

Find chord of contact and tangent point in surd form

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Question ID

9709_s25_12_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

circle, chord and tangent

Question style

circle-line intersection and area involving centre/chord geometry

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Question ID

9709_w25_12_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

diameter circle and tangent

Question style

circle from diameter, tangent at point and intersection/area extension

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Question ID

9709_s25_11_Q6
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 11 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

intersection of line and curve

Question style

solve simultaneous curve-line equations; parameter condition for intersections

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Question ID

9709_s25_15_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 15 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

parallelogram and gradient

Question style

use gradient, vector/parallelogram coordinates and line/circle linkage

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Question ID

9709_s25_13_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 13 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.3 Coordinate geometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

right-angle condition

Question style

use perpendicular gradients/dot-product style condition and circle implications

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Question ID

9709_w25_13_Q5
Easy

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

chord and arc geometry

Question style

use chord length to find angle, arc length and sector/segment area

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Question ID

9709_w24_12_Q1
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Radian graph/sector context

Question style

Interpret radian-sector diagram and related measurements

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Question ID

9709_w23_12_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Reuleaux-style coin

Question style

Find perimeter and area using equilateral triangle sectors

View Question

Question ID

9709_s23_13_Q6
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Sector area and segment perimeter

Question style

Use arc length and sector area to find radius/angle and segment measures

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Question ID

9709_s20_12_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 12 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Algebra/manipulation heavy

Skill tested

Exact sector-triangle geometry

Question style

Use cosine rule to prove exact length, then exact perimeter and area

View Question

Question ID

9709_w22_12_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Cross-section from two circular sectors

Question style

Find perimeter and areas from overlapping sector/triangle geometry

View Question

Question ID

9709_w20_11_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Inscribed circle in a sector

Question style

Find sector radius in terms of small circle radius and calculate perimeter/area

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Question ID

9709_w22_13_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Intersecting equal circles shaded region

Question style

Find perimeter and area of lens-like shaded region in terms of r

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Question ID

9709_w20_12_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Isosceles triangle and sector

Question style

Express shaded area and calculate perimeter from triangle-sector construction

View Question

Question ID

9709_m21_12_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Sector area divided by chord/triangle

Question style

Set sector area equal to twice triangle area and solve inequality for parameter k

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_11_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite arcs and shaded area

Question style

Use radians, arc length, perimeter and area in a composite shape

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_12_Q6
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite circular plate

Question style

Use perimeter and area equations with radii and angles

View Question

Question ID

9709_s21_11_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 11 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite circular plate: arcs and semicircles

Question style

Use symmetry, sector angles, arc lengths and areas to find exact perimeter/area

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_13_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Composite sector/semicircle area

Question style

Find plate area and related sector geometry

View Question

Question ID

9709_s21_12_Q12
Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Rope around seven equal circles

Question style

Use sectors/arcs, hexagon geometry and enclosed area for packed pipes

View Question

Question ID

9709_w23_13_Q10
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Two-arc shaded region

Question style

Use sector and triangle subtraction for area in terms of r

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_11_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

sector and triangle relationship

Question style

use sector/triangle areas to find angle and area/perimeter

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_11_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

sector segment area

Question style

derive shaded area formula and evaluate with radians

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_13_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 13 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

sector within square

Question style

arc length/sector area from square geometry

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_12_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.4 Circular measure

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

two-circle/rhombus geometry

Question style

derive relation between radii and calculate shaded area/perimeter

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_12_Q5
Easy

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

cosine graph and intersections

Question style

range, sketch and number of solutions from graph-line comparison

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Question ID

9709_s22_13_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2022 · May/June · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Algebraic substitution into tangent equation

Question style

Solve auxiliary equation then transfer solutions to tan x

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Question ID

9709_w21_12_Q1
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Cosine equation reducible to quadratic

Question style

Solve equation involving cos x and 1/cos x over restricted interval

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Question ID

9709_s20_11_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 11 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Cosine graph range and transformations

Question style

Find range, vertical shift making x-axis tangent, and reflection equation

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Question ID

9709_s24_13_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 13 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Equation rearrangement and solving

Question style

Show trig equation form and solve interval

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Question ID

9709_s20_12_Q2
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Equation reducible to quadratic in sin

Question style

Convert 3cosθ=8tanθ into a quadratic in sinθ and solve acute angle

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Question ID

9709_s24_12_Q3
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Equation transformation and solving

Question style

Convert equation to quadratic in sin and solve interval

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Question ID

9709_w22_13_Q6
Medium

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Exact trig values from inverse cosine

Question style

Use right-triangle identity to find exact expression without calculator

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Question ID

9709_w20_13_Q3
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Algebra/manipulation heavy

Skill tested

Equation quadratic in tan²

Question style

Solve equation involving tan² and reciprocal of tan²

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Question ID

9709_s20_13_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 13 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Algebra/manipulation heavy

Skill tested

Identity proof and equation solving

Question style

Prove rational trig identity then solve using it over degree interval

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Question ID

9709_s20_11_Q7
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 11 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Algebra/manipulation heavy

Skill tested

Identity proof then solve

Question style

Prove expression simplifies, then use result to solve over 0 to 2π

View Question

Question ID

9709_w21_11_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Cosine graph and solution-count reasoning

Question style

Read a,b,c and count intersections with straight lines

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Question ID

9709_w20_11_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 3 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Cosine graph equation from transformed graph

Question style

Find equation of upper curve in terms of cosine

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Question ID

9709_w20_12_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Cosine graph, intersections and transformations

Question style

Find extrema, sketch graph, count intersections with y=kx, describe transformations

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Question ID

9709_s23_12_Q7
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Trig identities and equation solving

Question style

Verify identity then use earlier solutions to solve equation

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Question ID

9709_w25_15_Q6
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 15 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

equation reduction then solve

Question style

transform trig equation to quadratic in cos and solve interval

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Question ID

9709_w25_11_Q5
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

identity then equation

Question style

prove identity and solve derived trig equation

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Question ID

9709_s25_12_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 12 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

identity then equation

Question style

prove identity and solve equation in interval

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Question ID

9709_m25_12_Q7
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

identity then equation

Question style

prove trig identity and solve derived equation over interval

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Question ID

9709_w25_12_Q6
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.5 Trigonometry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

sine graph and equation count

Question style

sketch sine graph and count/solve intersections in interval

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Question ID

9709_s25_15_Q2
Easy

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 15 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

binomial coefficient relation

Question style

compare coefficients in product of binomial expansions

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Question ID

9709_s24_11_Q8
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

AP and GP from first three terms

Question style

Parameter in progression terms; sum to infinity

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Question ID

9709_w25_13_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

AP and GP from shared terms

Question style

analyse progression terms under AP and GP assumptions

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Question ID

9709_w21_11_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

AP and GP linked by sum

Question style

Equate GP sum to infinity with AP partial sum, then find zero term

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_13_Q7
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Arithmetic progression

Question style

Use term/sum information to solve AP problem

View Question

Question ID

9709_w22_12_Q2
Medium

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Arithmetic progression terms and sum

Question style

Determine a and d from first three AP terms and find S50

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Question ID

9709_m24_12_Q6
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Binomial coefficient

Question style

Use binomial coefficients to find an unknown parameter

View Question

Question ID

9709_w23_12_Q1
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Binomial coefficient comparison

Question style

Compare coefficients from two binomial expansions

View Question

Question ID

9709_s21_11_Q3
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 11 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Binomial expansion and product coefficient

Question style

Expand (3-2x)^5 and combine with (4+x)^2 for coefficient x^2

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Question ID

9709_m25_12_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2025 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

arithmetic progression

Question style

sum of AP terms satisfying a range condition

View Question

Question ID

9709_m25_12_Q8
Medium

Paper 1 · 2025 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

geometric progression

Question style

use second term and sum to infinity, then remove first terms

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_11_Q3
Medium

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 11 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

geometric progression

Question style

use term and partial sum to determine GP and exact/inexact term

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_15_Q6
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 15 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

AP and GP comparison in context

Question style

compare arithmetic and geometric gift sequences

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_12_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 12 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

AP and GP hybrid

Question style

AP terms involving parameter then related GP/sum to infinity

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_11_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

AP and GP linked problem

Question style

AP terms form GP; compare sums

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_12_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

AP-GP linked terms

Question style

derive relation between AP and GP terms and solve ratio/sum problem

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_13_Q6
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Geometric progression sums

Question style

Relate partial sums and sum to infinity

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_12_Q5
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Progressions with trigonometric terms

Question style

AP/GP involving sin and tan values

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_11_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

arithmetic progression and derived AP

Question style

use AP sums as terms of another progression

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_13_Q2
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 13 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.6 Series

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

geometric progression with trigonometry

Question style

use trig terms in GP and sum to infinity

View Question

Question ID

9709_w21_13_Q3
Medium

Paper 1 · 2021 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Completing square and monotonicity from derivative

Question style

Complete square then use derivative sign to determine increasing/decreasing

View Question

Question ID

9709_m20_12_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Connected rates of change on a curve

Question style

Given dy/dt and dx/dt, find coordinate using dy/dt=(dy/dx)(dx/dt)

View Question

Question ID

9709_s20_13_Q6
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · May/June · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Connected rates on square-root curve

Question style

Find dy/dt and solve for x when dy/dt has given value

View Question

Question ID

9709_s23_11_Q9
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 11 · 6 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Connected rates with volume formula

Question style

Differentiate volume-depth relation and solve inverse rate problem

View Question

Question ID

9709_w22_12_Q8
Medium

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Curve from derivative and monotonicity

Question style

Integrate derivative to find curve, then find stationary point and increasing interval

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_12_Q3
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Curve points and gradients

Question style

Differentiate to use tangent/point information

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_12_Q9
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 12 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Decreasing interval and reverse differentiation

Question style

Use derivative to classify decreasing interval and recover f(x)

View Question

Question ID

9709_s22_12_Q9
Medium

Paper 1 · 2022 · May/June · Variant 12 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Derivatives and stationary point of rational expression

Question style

Find first/second derivative and classify stationary point

View Question

Question ID

9709_w20_11_Q6
Medium

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Gradient of square-root curve

Question style

Find coordinate where gradient has specified value

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_11_Q2
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Stationary point with parameter

Question style

Use derivative/stationary point to find parameter

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_13_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Stationary points and nature

Question style

Differentiate curve and classify stationary points

View Question

Question ID

9709_s21_12_Q3
Easy

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 12 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Gradient as limiting chord gradient

Question style

Use chord gradients approaching a point to infer curve gradient

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_11_Q4
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 11 · 3 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Hidden concept

Skill tested

Gradient from first principles idea

Question style

Use chord gradients to deduce derivative value

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_11_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 11 · 13 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Increasing/decreasing and tangents/normals

Question style

Find decreasing interval; tangent/normal triangle area

View Question

Question ID

9709_s21_13_Q11
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · May/June · Variant 13 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Parametric constant in curve, minimum, tangent intercept and area

Question style

Differentiate/integrate x^{1/2}+k^2x^{-1/2}, find min, tangent, area

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_11_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

normal and rate of change of gradient

Question style

use second derivative/integration context for normal and curve behaviour

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_15_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 15 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

stationary points and cubic curve

Question style

find parameters from stationary point and locate other stationary point

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_13_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 13 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

stationary points and graph transformation

Question style

differentiate, classify stationary points and apply curve transformation

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_15_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 15 · 14 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

tangent and area/volume hybrid

Question style

form tangent at point and use calculus for region/area/volume extension

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_13_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 13 marks

Chapter

1.7 Differentiation

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

tangent intersection and stationary analysis

Question style

differentiate complex curve, tangent-line intersection and classify stationary points

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_15_Q4
Easy

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 15 · 5 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Easy

Skill type

Basic routine

Skill tested

volume of revolution

Question style

set up volume integral about x-axis for bounded region

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_13_Q9
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Area between two curves

Question style

Intersection points then area between curves

View Question

Question ID

9709_w24_11_Q7
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Area under curve

Question style

Find area bounded by curve and vertical lines

View Question

Question ID

9709_s23_12_Q5
Medium

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 12 · 4 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Area under curve with fractional powers

Question style

Integrate fractional power curve over given interval

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_13_Q9
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 13 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Area under/between curves

Question style

Find area of shaded region from curves

View Question

Question ID

9709_s24_13_Q6
Medium

Paper 1 · 2024 · May/June · Variant 13 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Medium

Skill type

Standard application

Skill tested

Reverse differentiation

Question style

Integrate derivative using a point condition

View Question

Question ID

9709_m24_12_Q11
Hard

Paper 1 · 2024 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Area between curve and line

Question style

Stationary point then area bounded by curve and chord

View Question

Question ID

9709_w20_11_Q12
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2020 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 12 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Area between curve and line with stationary point

Question style

Find intersections, show stationary point, calculate shaded area

View Question

Question ID

9709_w22_11_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2022 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Area between curves and angle between tangents

Question style

Integrate between two curves and use derivatives to find angle between tangents

View Question

Question ID

9709_w21_13_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2021 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 10 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Area between curves and normal to fractional-power curve

Question style

Integrate difference of two curves and find normal intercept

View Question

Question ID

9709_s23_13_Q10
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · May/June · Variant 13 · 12 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Area between line/curve with normal verification

Question style

Find maximum, verify normal, integrate shaded area

View Question

Question ID

9709_w23_12_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Area between radical curves

Question style

Find intersections and integrate fractional powers

View Question

Question ID

9709_w23_11_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · Oct/Nov · Variant 11 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Area between two curves by substitution

Question style

Find intersections with substitution and exact enclosed area

View Question

Question ID

9709_m23_12_Q11
Very Hard

Paper 1 · 2023 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 11 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Very Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

Volume of revolution about y-axis

Question style

Set up line and curve in terms of y; integrate volume difference

View Question

Question ID

9709_m25_12_Q10
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

area/volume with tangent

Question style

interpret curve, tangent and bounded regions; set up definite integrals

View Question

Question ID

9709_m25_12_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Feb/March · Variant 12 · 9 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

curve from derivative

Question style

use derivative to classify stationary point and integrate to find equation

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_12_Q5
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 12 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

stationary point and area

Question style

use maximum point and x-intercept to find shaded area

View Question

Question ID

9709_s25_12_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · May/June · Variant 12 · 12 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

stationary points from derivative

Question style

use derivative expression, integrate and classify stationary points

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_15_Q8
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 15 · 7 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

volume between x=a and x=2a

Question style

integrate volume of revolution and solve for parameter relation

View Question

Question ID

9709_w25_13_Q9
Hard

Paper 1 · 2025 · Oct/Nov · Variant 13 · 8 marks

Chapter

1.8 Integration

Difficulty

Hard

Skill type

Hybrid/challenge

Skill tested

volume of revolution exact

Question style

set up exact volume integral for rotated region

View Question