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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 1 ยท Pure Mathematics 1

Mathematics 9709/12 May/June 2026 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 1 (Pure Mathematics 1), variant 2, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 75 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
10
Marks
75

File names: 9709_s26_qp_12 ยท 9709_s26_ms_12

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/12 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Integration218
Coordinate Geometry217
Quadratics212
Sequences110
Functions17
Binomial17
Trigonometry14

Questions in 9709/12 May/June 2026

  1. Question 1Quadratics ยท 3 marks
  2. Question 2Functions ยท 7 marks
  3. Question 3Coordinate Geometry ยท 6 marks

    The perpendicular bisector of the line joining (4, 3) and (-2, 6) meets the line โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Binomial ยท 7 marks

    (a) (i) Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, in the expansion of โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Integration ยท 7 marks

    The equation of a curve is such that โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Trigonometry ยท 4 marks

    Solve the equation cos sin sin โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Sequences ยท 10 marks

    (a) The second, fourth and last terms of an arithmetic progression are 60, 52 and -28 respectively. Find the sum of all of the terms in the progression. (b) The second, third and fourth terms of a geometric progression are โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Coordinate Geometry ยท 11 marks

    A diameter of a circle has end-points at (-2, 4) and โ€ฆ

  9. Question 9Integration ยท 11 marks
  10. Question 10Quadratics ยท 9 marks

    A function f is defined by ( ) px โ€ฆ

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Which topics came up in 9709/12 May/June 2026?
Mostly Integration, Coordinate Geometry, Quadratics. The full list is in the table above.
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