CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P1 · Series
Topic Questions: • use the condition for the convergence of a geometric progression, and the formula for the sum to infinity of a convergent geometric progression — 9709 P1 Series
31 9709 P1 Series topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 30 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 Series syllabus point appears in 30 9709 P1 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 31 topic questions and 115 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/11 May/June 2026. That equals 15.7% of the 198 topic questions and 17.6% of the 652 marks tagged to Series. 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 | Q1 Sum to Infinity of Geometric Progression - CIE Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 11 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q7 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE A-Level Maths 2026 Jun Paper 12 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(ii)) | 3 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q10 Geometric and Arithmetic Progressions - CIE Pure Mathematics 2026 Jun Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/15May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q12 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE Pure Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 15 Q12 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 6 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q2 Geometric Progression Trigonometric Ratio - CIE Pure Mathematics Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 5 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q8 Combined AP and GP Progressions - CIE A-Level Maths 2025 Nov Paper 12 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q4 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE A-Level Maths 2025 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/15October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q2 Geometric Progression with Surds - CIE Mathematics 2025 Nov Paper 15 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 5 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q3 Geometric Progression Terms and Sum to Infinity - CIE Pure Mathematics 2025 Jun Paper 11 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q10 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 1 2025 Jun Paper 12 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q2 Geometric Progression with Sine Terms - CIE 9709 2025 Jun Paper 13 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q6 Convergent Geometric Progression Sum - CIE Pure Mathematics 2024 Nov Paper 13 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q8 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2024 Jun Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q5 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions with Trigonometry - CIE P1 2024 Jun Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 2 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q10 Geometric Progression Terms and Convergence - CIE 9709 s24 qp 13 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 3 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12March 2024 · CIE IAL | Q8 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2024 March Paper 12 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q7 Geometric Progression Third Term - CIE Mathematics 2023 Nov Paper 11 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 part | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q5 Geometric Progression Sum to Infinity - CIE A-Level Maths 2023 Nov Paper 13 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q6 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics June 2023 Paper 11 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 5 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q9 Geometric Progression First Term and nth Term - CIE Math 2023 Jun Paper 12 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q8 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE Pure Mathematics 1 2023 Jun Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q9 Geometric and Arithmetic Progressions - CIE A-Level Maths 2022 Nov Paper 13 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q2 Geometric Progression Sum to Infinity - CIE P1 2022 Jun Q2 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q4 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions Equivalence - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 11 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q6 Geometric Progression Term and Sum to Infinity - CIE Pure Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 12 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/11May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q5 Geometric Progression with Variable Terms - CIE 9709 P1 2021 Jun Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q9 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions - CIE P1 2021 Jun Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12March 2021 · CIE IAL | Q9 Geometric and Arithmetic Progressions - CIE Pure Mathematics 2021 Mar Paper 12 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)(i)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/12October/November 2020 · CIE IAL | Q2 Geometric Progression Sum to Infinity - CIE 9709 Nov 2020 Paper 12 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/13May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q8 Geometric and Arithmetic Progressions with Trigonometry - CIE Pure Mathematics 2020 June Paper 13 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
Related topic questions in Series
• recognise arithmetic and geometric progressions
220 marks · 2020–2026
• use the expansion of , where is a positive integer
227 marks · 2020–2026
• use the formulae for the th term and for the sum of the first terms to solve problems involving arithmetic or geometric progressions
292 marks · 2020–2026
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 30 question stems cover this subtopic across 30 papers, but only 31 tagged parts and 115 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?
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