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5.11 Definite integrals & areas

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5.11 Definite integrals & areas

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 5.11 Definite integrals & areas

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.

  • 21

    5.11.1

    Definite integrals

    19 questions · in 21% of papers

    Regular

    last May 26 P1 TZ2

  • 16

    5.11.2

    Area between curves

    11 questions · in 16% of papers

    Rising

    last May 26 P2 TZ2

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Micro-topic202120222023202420252026
5.11.2Area between curvesRising · last May 26 P2 TZ2
2Area between curves, 2021: 2 questions·Area between curves, 2022: 0 questions·Area between curves, 2023: 0 questions2Area between curves, 2024: 2 questions4Area between curves, 2025: 4 questions3Area between curves, 2026: 3 questions
5.11.1Definite integralsRegular
3Definite integrals, 2021: 3 questions7Definite integrals, 2022: 7 questions5Definite integrals, 2023: 5 questions·Definite integrals, 2024: 0 questions2Definite integrals, 2025: 2 questions2Definite integrals, 2026: 2 questions
  • Risingappearing more often in the last two years than before
  • Regularin roughly one paper in six or more

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Which Math AA HL exam sessions are covered for 5.11 Definite integrals & areas?

12 exam sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 22 papers in this archive.

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Area between curves (5.11.2): in 16% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ2. Usually "Find", worth about 4.4 marks in a paper that includes it.

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