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Math AI SL
May 2025 · Paper 1 · TZ1

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  • 13questions
  • 102marks
  • 35question parts
  • 12micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Geometry and Trigonometry67%
  • Functions11%
  • Statistics and Probability10%
  • Calculus8%
  • Number and Algebra5%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Stationary Points and Their Nature8 marks
  2. 2.Contingency Tables and Chi-Squared5 marks

Question types

find / solve: 66%write down / state: 20%show that / prove: 9%explain / justify: 3%9%
  • find / solve66%
  • write down / state20%
  • show that / prove9%
  • explain / justify3%

9% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate May 2025 TZ1 Paper 1?

Geometry and Trigonometry 67% (typical 23%), Functions 11% (typical 16%), Statistics and Probability 10% (typical 30%).

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