Mathematics 9709 · 3 Pure Mathematics 3 (for Paper 3)
3.3 Trigonometry
Use secant, cosecant, cotangent; apply double-angle, addition, and $R\sin(\theta\pm\alpha)$ formulae to simplify expressions and solve equations.
- Questions
- 166
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 0
- Written answer
- 166
- Average marks
- 7.5
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Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 3variants 31, 32, 33, 3593
- Paper 2variants 21, 22, 23, 2573
Questions by year
| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
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| 2026 | – | 16 | – | 16 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | – | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 2016 | – | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2015 | – | 4 | 11 | 15 |
