# Topic Questions: • carry out the process of completing the square for a quadratic polynomial $ax^2+bx+c$ and use a completed square form — 9709 P1 Quadratics

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CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P1 · Quadratics

43 9709 P1 Quadratics topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 33 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.

- 43 topic questions
- 33 papers
- 108 tagged marks
- 23.6% of topic questions
- 16.1% of topic marks
- 2020–2026
- Syllabus 2020–2027
- [All 9709 P1 Quadratics topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/quadratics/)
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Core finding

**This Quadratics syllabus point appears in 33 9709 P1 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 43 topic questions and 108 marks.** The most recent appearance is 9709/12 May/June 2026. That equals 23.6% of the 182 topic questions and 16.1% of the 671 marks tagged to Quadratics. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**9709/12** May/June 2026 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2026-may-june-9709-12/#q-10) | **Q10** Quadratic Function and Inverse Function - CIE A-Level Maths 2026 Jun Paper 12 Q10 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 2 of 9 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=11194fbb-d7f0-45e6-87b6-973cdafbc920&question_id=064a1197-4e42-476c-abde-02253174a477&source_detail=9709%2F12+May%2FJune+2026) |
| [**9709/15** May/June 2026 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2026-may-june-9709-15/#q-5) | **Q5** Completing the Square and Hidden Quadratic - CIE Pure Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 15 Q5 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=05b20104-0aad-4794-b387-5aaa042ea528&question_id=947df6e9-c1e2-4fa5-ae91-e8b863694814&source_detail=9709%2F15+May%2FJune+2026) |
| [**9709/11** October/November 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2025-october-november-9709-11/#q-4) | **Q4** Completing the Square and Transformation - CIE Pure Mathematics Q4 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 6 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=0c325ec6-bdf5-4ae4-ac30-939cb67887d9&question_id=0c791474-03c6-41b0-a798-24044f327c7e&source_detail=9709%2F11+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**9709/12** October/November 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2025-october-november-9709-12/#q-1) | **Q1** Completing the Square and Roots - CIE A-Level Maths 2025 Nov Paper 12 Q1 | FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 5 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c80cfa73-10a0-4c4a-a902-9f861759760f&question_id=fe28adae-04f7-4ab4-bd19-43445adad665&source_detail=9709%2F12+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**9709/13** October/November 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2025-october-november-9709-13/#q-10) | **Q10** Quadratic Polynomial Properties - CIE A-Level Maths 2025 Q10 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)(i)) | 3 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e2f1c749-8d4d-4dab-a70a-50dff746f805&question_id=c5b29ab5-187d-4ffe-9804-1c56069af790&source_detail=9709%2F13+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**9709/15** October/November 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2025-october-november-9709-15/#q-3) | **Q3** Completing the Square and Line-Curve Intersection - CIE Mathematics 2025 Nov Paper 15 Q3 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 3 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=724756d1-f9ae-4762-bd33-a900e4c72d7c&question_id=cba82a04-2fc1-49fd-82df-1c0f2bb45ba8&source_detail=9709%2F15+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**9709/12** May/June 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2025-may-june-9709-12/#q-11) | **Q11** Completed Square and Inverse Composite Functions - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 1 2025 Jun Paper 12 Q11 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=67393ac1-93c5-4264-b8b5-4a571c09a650&question_id=92016bf5-5f55-4523-8f9a-e661354eae36&source_detail=9709%2F12+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**9709/13** May/June 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2025-may-june-9709-13/#q-11) | **Q11** Range of Quadratic and Composite Functions - CIE 9709 2025 Jun Paper 13 Q11 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 10 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b64a1f76-8460-4100-8fb7-03ddbfba7247&question_id=1c836bb4-eeef-45a8-a763-b1a83cf997b4&source_detail=9709%2F13+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**9709/15** May/June 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2025-may-june-9709-15/#q-3) | **Q3** Completing Square and Trigonometric Substitution - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2025 Jun Paper 15 Q3 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ec3e11d6-9d88-4ea1-b566-ffbae1af064a&question_id=54be2a52-7785-4d12-9ca1-d4d60f689325&source_detail=9709%2F15+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**9709/11** October/November 2024 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2024-october-november-9709-11/#q-11) | **Q11** Quadratic Function Transformations and Inverse - CIE Mathematics 2024 Nov Paper 11 Q11 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 3 of 11 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=3a978362-cf97-40c7-a994-e264b57429c2&question_id=8bbfaa05-163d-4c63-8213-2a81c9e79491&source_detail=9709%2F11+October%2FNovember+2024) |
| [**9709/12** October/November 2024 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2024-october-november-9709-12/#q-7) | **Q7** Quadratic Vertex and Area Bounded by Line - CIE A-Level Maths 2024 Nov Paper 12 Q7 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 8 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=724ea49a-6892-4803-a02f-4c173d9c5a72&question_id=bf12db1d-bec8-4e67-a892-e48126fae932&source_detail=9709%2F12+October%2FNovember+2024) |
| [**9709/13** October/November 2024 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2024-october-november-9709-13/#q-8) | **Q8** Quadratic Function Inverse and Composite - CIE Pure Mathematics 2024 Nov Paper 13 Q8 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d6efe97b-7a31-419e-959f-4bf66d69ec85&question_id=d2ada555-b3dc-4d6e-8fc2-ff37988aa13d&source_detail=9709%2F13+October%2FNovember+2024) |
| [**9709/11** May/June 2024 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2024-may-june-9709-11/#q-1) | **Q1** Completing the Square and Quartic Equation - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2024 Jun Q1 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9f870f3c-54af-497e-af82-560f2f9cab32&question_id=2677e118-46e9-42b9-aac9-d85191808591&source_detail=9709%2F11+May%2FJune+2024) |
| [**9709/13** May/June 2024 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2024-may-june-9709-13/#q-11) | **Q11** Quadratic Functions and Inverse Intersections - CIE 9709 s24 qp 13 Q11 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a06c8091-44ae-4ff0-955a-a1f81df66b39&question_id=75f902fd-274c-4063-9e4d-b8ef07d8c760&source_detail=9709%2F13+May%2FJune+2024) |
| [**9709/11** October/November 2023 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2023-october-november-9709-11/#q-9) | **Q9** Composite and Inverse Functions - CIE Mathematics 2023 Nov Paper 11 Q9 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a8d9ce7e-4b0c-40c4-b2e8-bbee159040f1&question_id=ffac10fe-f3b2-4900-8076-68052245db43&source_detail=9709%2F11+October%2FNovember+2023) |
| [**9709/12** October/November 2023 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2023-october-november-9709-12/#q-6) | **Q6** Transformed Quadratic Curve - CIE 9709 P12 2023 Nov Q6 | FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 6 of 8 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=1b2438c6-7fe6-48d0-b79c-a23660af16f3&question_id=884a0379-2d69-4242-b8f9-183fc83bb9f6&source_detail=9709%2F12+October%2FNovember+2023) |
| [**9709/12** May/June 2023 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2023-may-june-9709-12/#q-3) | **Q3** Completing the Square and Discriminant - CIE Math 2023 Jun Paper 12 Q3 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 3 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e3b3cac5-d933-454f-b049-0404a2feda69&question_id=6ecd898e-c8e1-4a2a-a75b-95b5fe5c9781&source_detail=9709%2F12+May%2FJune+2023) |
| [**9709/13** May/June 2023 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2023-may-june-9709-13/#q-2) | **Q2** Quadratic Inequality Range - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2023 Jun Q2 | FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=508e4929-f4d6-4905-b3b8-773abcf19d42&question_id=b20517cf-d29f-4b67-81d8-6c44040e8185&source_detail=9709%2F13+May%2FJune+2023) |
| [**9709/12** October/November 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2022-october-november-9709-12/#q-6) | **Q6** Completing the Square and Quadratic Curve - CIE Pure Mathematics 2022 Nov Paper 12 Q6 | FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 9 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5aa651b9-e602-4095-a4ba-0681f8d6962f&question_id=b0dbf963-ca07-441d-9978-ff50f5e90591&source_detail=9709%2F12+October%2FNovember+2022) |
| [**9709/13** October/November 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2022-october-november-9709-13/#q-2) | **Q2** Completing the Square and Inverse Function - CIE A-Level Maths 2022 Nov Paper 13 Q2 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=3f6abf7a-3f55-4c3e-a12a-6dfa71d93f4f&question_id=32d9eaa8-430d-4fd6-beae-77d4c7612b58&source_detail=9709%2F13+October%2FNovember+2022) |
| [**9709/11** May/June 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2022-may-june-9709-11/#q-1) | **Q1** Completing the Square - CIE 9709 s22 qp 11 Q1 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=13d1cb95-4ad2-4921-a6af-70e64afc07b9&question_id=8c827c2d-4277-4aa5-8df9-06da63644153&source_detail=9709%2F11+May%2FJune+2022) |
| [**9709/13** May/June 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2022-may-june-9709-13/#q-6) | **Q6** Quadratic Function Inverse and Composition - CIE Pure Mathematics 2022 Jun Paper 13 Q6 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 8 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=90bad8f3-9168-4467-ba03-80154a74af3f&question_id=ac9e9ebb-d41b-4a8e-b597-76f7ce080432&source_detail=9709%2F13+May%2FJune+2022) |
| [**9709/12** March 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2022-march-9709-12/#q-5) | **Q5** Transformations of Quadratic Functions - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 1 March 2022 Paper 12 Q5 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=69bdfe18-33b4-4159-a3eb-d1337cf54642&question_id=7bec814b-3173-4859-bccc-3603843c3a8f&source_detail=9709%2F12+March+2022) |
| [**9709/11** October/November 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2021-october-november-9709-11/#q-8) | **Q8** Completed Square Form and Function Transformations - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 11 Q8 | FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((a)) | 2 of 10 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a3a8f7c1-53b0-41e7-a3ba-261116294db7&question_id=15a8d2c9-aeba-4d5c-b8ab-d1cfecdd1177&source_detail=9709%2F11+October%2FNovember+2021) |
| [**9709/13** October/November 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2021-october-november-9709-13/#q-3) | **Q3** Completing the Square and Monotonicity - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 13 Q3 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=aeec45e4-13f4-42cd-9b27-b52cee80b882&question_id=0570ce64-ffbe-4ff1-ba8c-122d3d65707e&source_detail=9709%2F13+October%2FNovember+2021) |
| [**9709/12** May/June 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2021-may-june-9709-12/#q-1) | **Q1** Completing the Square - CIE A-Level Maths 2021 Jun P12 Q1 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d18b9b1e-0c99-4c74-9a96-27220d8ddf82&question_id=0ac179f9-74b0-44c6-8cb9-0c47cd5b1888&source_detail=9709%2F12+May%2FJune+2021) |
| [**9709/13** May/June 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2021-may-june-9709-13/#q-6) | **Q6** Completed Square and Graph Transformations - CIE P1 2021 Jun Q6 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 6 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9533759f-bf57-4dc6-8e41-819edf45735e&question_id=8b620ca9-17e7-442d-a409-9210dc0ac281&source_detail=9709%2F13+May%2FJune+2021) |
| [**9709/12** March 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2021-march-9709-12/#q-7) | **Q7** Inverse and Composite Functions - CIE Pure Mathematics 2021 Mar Paper 12 Q7 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 8 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c5921612-6447-44d9-ac13-97397140f1f1&question_id=b4af1f47-1093-4afc-9e65-b9b9cc732a8a&source_detail=9709%2F12+March+2021) |
| [**9709/12** October/November 2020 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2020-october-november-9709-12/#q-3) | **Q3** Intersection of Line and Quadratic Curve - CIE 9709 Nov 2020 Paper 12 Q3 | FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=f4ff68c4-3b93-4e28-8283-1fff16750c61&question_id=291e1a9d-17b9-4fbc-9166-e97a87687c56&source_detail=9709%2F12+October%2FNovember+2020) |
| [**9709/13** October/November 2020 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2020-october-november-9709-13/#q-1) | **Q1** Completing Square and Graph Transformations - CIE 9709 Nov 2020 P13 Q1 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 4 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=95fd6ce4-f7e7-4fab-88ee-1c4b6760c30b&question_id=65e38345-a599-4ba6-b06a-b7bd3cf118f6&source_detail=9709%2F13+October%2FNovember+2020) |
| [**9709/12** May/June 2020 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2020-may-june-9709-12/#q-6) | **Q6** Quadratic Curve Tangent Condition - CIE P1 2020 Jun Q6 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 6 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9275aff7-1c76-429c-8092-211f890344a0&question_id=373f3f40-abf9-4d82-bcef-834156b53fa4&source_detail=9709%2F12+May%2FJune+2020) |
| [**9709/13** May/June 2020 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2020-may-june-9709-13/#q-9) | **Q9** Quadratic Functions and Inverses - CIE Pure Mathematics 2020 June Paper 13 Q9 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=0cc28bed-3139-4568-90b0-6474d6b8b26e&question_id=ea50b973-b4db-487a-bc6c-bc18830d1da1&source_detail=9709%2F13+May%2FJune+2020) |
| [**9709/12** March 2020 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/2020-march-9709-12/#q-9) | **Q9** Composite Functions and Inverse Functions - CIE A-Level Maths 2020 Mar Paper 12 Q9 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 8 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c4a80732-ef99-49c1-a32e-f9fa543f1951&question_id=44d3f290-504e-468a-8a91-2a0fc45447cc&source_detail=9709%2F12+March+2020) |

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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.

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Full page with native tables, bar charts and Practice Hub links: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/quadratics/carry-out-the-process-of-completing-the-square-for-a-quadratic-polynomial-ax-2-bx-c/