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Math AI SL
November 2025 · Paper 1 · TZ1

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  • 12questions
  • 80marks
  • 40question parts
  • 27micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Functions26%
  • Statistics and Probability24%
  • Geometry and Trigonometry23%
  • Number and Algebra20%
  • Calculus8%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Area of Sector5 marks
  2. 2.Line Intersections5 marks
  3. 3.Optimisation in Context4 marks

Question types

find / solve: 53%write down / state: 35%sketch: 5%show that / prove: 5%5%
  • find / solve53%
  • write down / state35%
  • sketch5%
  • show that / prove5%

5% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate November 2025 TZ1 Paper 1?

Functions 26% (typical 16%), Statistics and Probability 24% (typical 30%), Geometry and Trigonometry 23% (typical 23%).

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