CAIE 9709 Mathematics Paper 32 Oct/Nov 2021 Past Paper (v2)
9709/32/O/N/21 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Paper 3 Pure Mathematics 3
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Paper details
- Exam board
- Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level
- Subject
- 9709 Mathematics
- Paper
- Paper 3 Pure Mathematics 3
- Paper code
- 9709/32/O/N/21（9709_w21_qp_32）
- Series
- Oct/Nov 2021
- Variant
- v2
- Total marks
- 75
- Questions
- 11 (20 parts)
- Duration
- 110 min
- Type
- Written
- Parts with figures
- 2
Topic coverage
Question overview (marks and main topic)
| Q | Marks | Main topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 4 | Logarithmic and exponential functions |
| Q2 | 4 | Algebra |
| Q3 | 6 | Complex numbers |
| Q4 | 5 | Algebra |
| Q5 | 7 | Complex numbers |
| Q6 | 6 | Trigonometry |
| Q7 | 7 | Differential equations |
| Q8 | 7 | Trigonometry |
| Q9 | 8 | Differentiation |
| Q10 | 10 | Vectors |
| Q11 | 11 | Differentiation |
Grade thresholds for this paper
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 75 | 50 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 14 |
| Percent | 67% | 55% | 44% | 32% | 19% |
Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.
Adjacent series
Other papers in this series
Pure 3 v1Pure 3 v3Pure 1 v2Mechanics 1 v2Statistics 1 v2Statistics 2 v2
Back to Paper 3 Pure Mathematics 3 all series · Back to Mathematics subject page
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