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Math AI SL
November 2021 · Paper 1

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  • 13questions
  • 83marks
  • 32question parts
  • 24micro-topics

Mark distribution

  • Functions29%
  • Statistics and Probability28%
  • Geometry and Trigonometry17%
  • Calculus14%
  • Number and Algebra12%

Hardest areas (by marks)

    Question types

    find / solve: 88%write down / state: 6%estimate: 3%explain / justify: 3%0%
    • find / solve88%
    • write down / state6%
    • estimate3%
    • explain / justify3%

    0% of parts are show / prove.

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    Which topics dominate November 2021 Paper 1?

    Functions 29% (typical 16%), Statistics and Probability 28% (typical 31%), Geometry and Trigonometry 17% (typical 28%).

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