CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P1 · Coordinate geometry
Topic Questions: • find the equation of a straight line given sufficient information — 9709 P1 Coordinate geometry
51 9709 P1 Coordinate geometry topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 35 papers (2020–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.
Core finding
This Coordinate geometry syllabus point appears in 35 9709 P1 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 51 topic questions and 209 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/11 May/June 2026. That equals 27.4% of the 186 topic questions and 30.9% of the 676 marks tagged to Coordinate geometry. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.
Topic questions by session
Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use Go to Practice Hub to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.
| Paper | Question | Type | Parts | Marks | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9709/11May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q11 Area of Quadrilateral Formed by Circle Tangents - CIE Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 11 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 part | 9 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q3 Perpendicular Bisector Intersection - CIE A-Level Maths 2026 Jun Paper 12 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q11 Circle Equation, Tangents and Area - CIE Pure Mathematics 2026 Jun Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q11 Normal Equation and Integration - CIE Pure Mathematics Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q7 Circle Equation and Intersection of Tangents - CIE A-Level Maths 2025 Nov Paper 12 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 7 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q8 Circle Tangents and Triangle Area - CIE Pure Mathematics 2025 Jun Paper 11 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 part | 8 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q1 Tangent to Curve - CIE 9709 2025 Jun Paper 13 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q9 Circle and Tangent Geometry - CIE 9709 2025 Jun Paper 13 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/15May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q7 Parallelogram Coordinate Geometry - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2025 Jun Paper 15 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q8 Circle Tangent and Normal - CIE A-Level Maths 2024 Nov Paper 12 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 3 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q10 Circles and Perpendicular Bisector - CIE Pure Mathematics 2024 Nov Paper 13 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q11 Decreasing Functions and Tangent Normal Triangle - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2024 Jun Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 8 of 13 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q7 Circle and Tangent Geometry - CIE P1 2024 Jun Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 8 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q10 Connected Rates of Change and Perpendicular Bisector - CIE P1 2024 Jun Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 6 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q9 Tangent Equation and Volume of Revolution - CIE 9709 s24 qp 13 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12March 2024 · CIE IAL | Q5 Equation of Normal to Rational Curve - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2024 March Paper 12 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12March 2024 · CIE IAL | Q10 Circle Tangent and Circular Measure - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2024 March Paper 12 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 3 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q10 Stationary Points and Tangent of Curve - CIE Mathematics 2023 Nov Paper 11 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((d)) | 2 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q11 Parallel Tangents to Circle - CIE Mathematics 2023 Nov Paper 11 Q11 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q3 Normal and Curve Equation - CIE 9709 P12 2023 Nov Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q11 Perpendicular Lines and Circle Equation - CIE 9709 P12 2023 Nov Q11 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 7 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q10 Volume of Revolution and Tangent Triangle Area - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics June 2023 Paper 11 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 6 of 11 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q12 Intersecting Circles and Tangent Properties - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics June 2023 Paper 11 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 2 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q10 Circle Equation and Tangents - CIE Math 2023 Jun Paper 12 Q10 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 8 of 13 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q11 Stationary Points and Normal Line - CIE Math 2023 Jun Paper 12 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q9 Curve Integration and Tangent Intersection - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2023 Jun Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q10 Curve Differentiation Normal and Area - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2023 Jun Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 3 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q1 Perpendicular Bisector and Circle Equation - CIE Pure Mathematics 2022 Nov Paper 12 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q11 Perpendicular Lines and Circle Equation - CIE A-Level Maths 2022 Nov Paper 13 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q8 Circle Equation and Tangent Line - CIE P1 2022 Jun Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q10 Rational and Quadratic Functions Analysis - CIE P1 2022 Jun Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((e)) | 6 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q7 Circle Line Intersection Coords - CIE Pure Mathematics 2022 Jun Paper 13 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q7 Circle Equation and Intersecting Chord Length - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 11 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 7 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q10 Improper Integral, Volume of Revolution and Normal Line - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 11 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q11 Normal Line Intersect and Integration Area - CIE Pure Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 12 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q8 Area Between Curves and Line Normal - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 13 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q10 Circle Intercepts and Tangents - CIE 9709 P1 2021 Jun Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q3 Limit of Chord Gradients - CIE A-Level Maths 2021 Jun P12 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 1 of 4 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q6 Perpendicular Bisector and Midpoint - CIE A-Level Maths 2021 Jun P12 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q10 Circle Geometry and Tangent Line - CIE P1 2021 Jun Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q11 Stationary Point, Tangent, and Area Under Curve - CIE P1 2021 Jun Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 4 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12March 2021 · CIE IAL | Q8 Circle Equation and Tangent Line - CIE Pure Mathematics 2021 Mar Paper 12 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2020 · CIE IAL | Q11 Circle Geometry and Tangent Properties - CIE 9709 Nov 2020 P13 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 4 of 12 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q10 Circle Geometry and Reflections - CIE Pure Mathematics 2020 Jun Paper 11 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 4 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q11 Circle Equation and Tangents - CIE P1 2020 Jun Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 3 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q10 Circle and Perpendicular Bisector - CIE Pure Mathematics 2020 June Paper 13 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12March 2020 · CIE IAL | Q12 Equations and Intersection of Two Circles - CIE A-Level Maths 2020 Mar Paper 12 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 4 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 47 question stems cover this subtopic across 35 papers, but only 51 tagged parts and 209 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
- Which papers include this subtopic?
- The table lists every matching session from 2020–2026. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.
- Why can one question appear under several subtopics?
- The parts of one question can assess different syllabus statements. Each part is counted under its own subtopics, so the same question stem can appear on several subtopic pages while each page lists only the parts and marks tagged to that statement.
- Can I practise these questions with AI marking?
- Yes. Open a paper from the table and use the Interactive Practice Hub entry point. The page itself is static HTML so search engines and retrieval agents can read the full question list without executing JavaScript.