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Math AI SL
May 2022 · Paper 1 · TZ2

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  • 12questions
  • 82marks
  • 32question parts
  • 13micro-topics

Mark distribution

  • Statistics and Probability29%
  • Number and Algebra28%
  • Calculus21%
  • Geometry and Trigonometry16%
  • Functions6%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Stationary Points and Their Nature14 marks

Question types

find / solve: 84%write down / state: 13%show that / prove: 3%3%
  • find / solve84%
  • write down / state13%
  • show that / prove3%

3% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate May 2022 TZ2 Paper 1?

Statistics and Probability 29% (typical 31%), Number and Algebra 28% (typical 14%), Calculus 21% (typical 10%).

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