CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P2 · Algebra

Topic Questions: • understand the meaning of , sketch the graph of and use relations such as and when solving equations and inequalities — 9709 P2 Algebra

72 9709 P2 Algebra topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 38 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.

72 topic questions 38 papers 192 tagged marks 36.0% of topic questions 32.4% of topic marks 2020–2026 Syllabus 2020–2027

Core finding

This Algebra syllabus point appears in 38 9709 P2 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 72 topic questions and 192 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/21 May/June 2026. That equals 36.0% of the 200 topic questions and 32.4% of the 593 marks tagged to Algebra. 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.

PaperQuestionTypePartsMarksDifficultyPractice
9709/21May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q2
Absolute Value Equation with Trigonometry - CIE A Level Maths 2026 Jun Paper 21 Q2
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 6 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/22May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q5
Modulus Inequality - CIE Pure Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 22 Q5
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 7 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/23May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q5
Solving Modulus and Logarithmic Inequalities - CIE Pure Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 23 Q5
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 7 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/25May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q5
Modulus Inequality and Logarithmic Application - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 25 Q5
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 7 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/22March 2026 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Equation and Exponential Substitution - CIE 9709 P22 2026 Q2
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 6 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/22October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q3
Modulus Inequality and Exponential Application - CIE Pure Mathematics 2025 Paper 22 Q3
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 7 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/23October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q3
Modulus Equation with Secant Function - CIE P2 2025 Q3
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 6 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/25October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q3
Absolute Value with Trigonometry - CIE 9709 Pure Mathematics 2025 Nov Paper 25 Q3
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 6 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/21May/June 2025 · CIE IAL Q2
Exponential and Absolute Value Inequalities - CIE A-Level Maths 2025 Jun Paper 21 Q2
FRQ 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) 4
of 6 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/23May/June 2025 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Inequality and Graph Sketch - CIE Pure Mathematics 2025 Jun Paper 23 Q2
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 5 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/25May/June 2025 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Inequality and Sketch - CIE Pure Maths 2025 Jun P25 Q2
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 5 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/22March 2025 · CIE IAL Q5
Iterative Method and Sign Change - CIE A-Level Maths 2025 Mar Paper 22 Q5
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((a)) 2
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/21October/November 2024 · CIE IAL Q2
Absolute Value Inequality - A-Level Mathematics Q2
FRQ 1 part 4 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/22October/November 2024 · CIE IAL Q4
Exponential and Modulus Graphs - CIE Pure Maths 2024 Nov Paper 22 Q4
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 2
of 7 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/23October/November 2024 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Inequality - CIE Pure Mathematics Q2
FRQ 1 part 4 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/21May/June 2024 · CIE IAL Q3
Modulus Inequality with Exponential Function - CIE 9709 2024 Jun Paper 21 Q3
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 8 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/23May/June 2024 · CIE IAL Q1
Modulus Inequality - CIE Pure Mathematics 2024 Jun Paper 23 Q1
FRQ 1 part 4 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/22March 2024 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Graph Sketching and Intersection - CIE 9709 March 2024 Paper 22 Q2
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 4 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/21October/November 2023 · CIE IAL Q4
Modulus Equation and Exponential Substitution - A-Level Mathematics
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 7 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/22October/November 2023 · CIE IAL Q4
Modulus and Exponential Inequalities - CIE 9709 W23 QP 22 Q4
FRQ 3 of 4 parts ((a), (b), (d)) 6
of 9 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/23October/November 2023 · CIE IAL Q4
Modulus Graphs and Exponential Absolute Value Equations - CIE P2 Q4
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 7 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/21May/June 2023 · CIE IAL Q4
Polynomial Factorization and Modulus Equation - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2023 Jun Paper 21 Q4
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((c)) 3
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/22May/June 2023 · CIE IAL Q4
Absolute Value Graph and Iterative Method - CIE Pure Mathematics 2023 May Paper 22 Q4
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 2
of 7 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/23May/June 2023 · CIE IAL Q4
Graph Sketching and Numerical Roots - CIE Pure Mathematics 2023 Jun Paper 23 Q4
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 2
of 7 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/22March 2023 · CIE IAL Q4
Modulus Function Graphs and Inequalities - CIE Pure Maths 2 2023 Mar Paper 22 Q4
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 7 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/21October/November 2022 · CIE IAL Q1
Absolute Value Inequality - CIE Pure Mathematics 2022 Nov Paper 21 Q1
FRQ 1 part 4 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/23October/November 2022 · CIE IAL Q1
Solving Absolute Value Inequality - CIE Pure Mathematics 2022 Nov Paper 23 Q1
FRQ 1 part 4 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/21May/June 2022 · CIE IAL Q5
Numerical Solution of Modulus Equation - CIE A Level Mathematics 2022 May Paper 21 Q5
FRQ 2 of 4 parts ((a), (b)) 4
of 9 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/23May/June 2022 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Equation and Graphs - CIE P2 2022 Jun Q2
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 4 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/22March 2022 · CIE IAL Q1
Modulus Equation - CIE A-Level Mathematics Q1
FRQ 1 part 3 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/23October/November 2021 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Function Graph and Inequality - CIE P2 2021 Nov Q2
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 6 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/21May/June 2021 · CIE IAL Q1
Modulus Inequality - CIE 9709 P21 2021 Jun Q1
FRQ 1 part 4 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/22May/June 2021 · CIE IAL Q2
Modulus Equation Evaluation - CIE Math 2021 Jun Paper 22 Q2
FRQ 1 part 5 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/22March 2021 · CIE IAL Q1
Modulus Function Graphs and Equations - CIE 9709 March 2021 Paper 22 Q1
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 5 Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/21October/November 2020 · CIE IAL Q4
Absolute Value Equations and Exponential Forms - CIE Pure Mathematics 2020 Nov Paper 21 Q4
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 3
of 5 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/22October/November 2020 · CIE IAL Q3
Absolute Value Graph and Inequality - CIE A-Level Pure Mathematics 2020 Nov Paper 22 Q3
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 6 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/21May/June 2020 · CIE IAL Q4
Absolute Value Graphs and Inequalities - CIE 9709 2020 Jun Paper 21 Q4
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 7 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/22March 2020 · CIE IAL Q5
Modulus Function Graphs and Inequality - CIE 9709 March 2020 Paper 22 Q5
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 9 Medium Go to Practice Hub

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
38 question stems cover this subtopic across 38 papers, but only 72 tagged parts and 192 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.
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