CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P3 · Algebra

Topic Questions: • recall an appropriate form for expressing rational functions in partial fractions, and carry out the decomposition, in cases where the denominator is no more complicated than – – – — 9709 P3 Algebra

36 9709 P3 Algebra topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 34 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.

36 topic questions 34 papers 178 tagged marks 23.1% of topic questions 31.1% of topic marks 2020–2026 Syllabus 2020–2027

Core finding

This Algebra syllabus point appears in 34 9709 P3 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 36 topic questions and 178 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/32 May/June 2026. That equals 23.1% of the 156 topic questions and 31.1% of the 573 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
9709/32May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q10
Partial Fractions and Differential Equations - CIE A Level Mathematics 2026 June Paper 32 Q10
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 4
of 11 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/33May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE Pure Mathematics 2026 Q9
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/31October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q10
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE Pure Mathematics 2025 Nov Q10
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 6
of 11 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q9
Improper Rational Function Partial Fractions and Definite Integral - CIE A Level Maths 2025 Winter P32 Q9
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 9 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q10
Partial Fractions and Differential Equation - CIE Pure Mathematics 2025 Nov Paper 33 Q10
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 2
of 8 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/33May/June 2025 · CIE IAL Q7
Partial Fractions and Binomial Series - CIE A-Level Math 2025 Jun Paper 33 Q7
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 3
of 8 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/35May/June 2025 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fraction Decomposition and Binomial Expansion - CIE A Level Mathematics
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 9 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32March 2025 · CIE IAL Q10
Partial Fractions and Exact Definite Integration - CIE A-Level Math 2025 Mar Paper 32 Q10
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 11 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/31October/November 2024 · CIE IAL Q7
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE A-Level Maths 2024 Nov Paper 31 Q7
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 9 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33October/November 2024 · CIE IAL Q8
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE A-Level Pure Mathematics 2024 Nov Q8
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 3
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/31May/June 2024 · CIE IAL Q11
Differential Equation Modeling Plant Disease - CIE A-Level Maths 2024 Jun Paper 31 Q11
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 9
of 11 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32May/June 2024 · CIE IAL Q2
Decomposition into Partial Fractions - CIE A Level Mathematics 2024 Jun P32 Q2
FRQ 1 part 5 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33May/June 2024 · CIE IAL Q5
Partial Fraction Decomposition of Improper Fraction - CIE A-Level Pure Mathematics
FRQ 1 part 5 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32March 2024 · CIE IAL Q10
Integration using Partial Fractions with Parameter - CIE 9709 March 2024 Paper 32 Q10
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33October/November 2023 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE A-Level Maths 2023 Q9
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 5
of 11 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/31May/June 2023 · CIE IAL Q8
Partial Fractions and Integration - CIE Pure Mathematics 2023 Q8
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32May/June 2023 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fractions Decomposition and Definite Integration - CIE Pure Mathematics 2023 Q9
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33May/June 2023 · CIE IAL Q10
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE Pure Mathematics 3 2023 Jun Q10
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 10 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32March 2023 · CIE IAL Q11
Partial Fractions Decomposition and Integration - CIE Pure Mathematics 2023 Mar Paper 32 Q11
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32October/November 2022 · CIE IAL Q10
Partial Fractions Decomposition and Integration - CIE Pure Mathematics 2022 Nov Paper 32 Q10
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33October/November 2022 · CIE IAL Q11
Partial Fractions and Integration - CIE Pure Mathematics 3
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32May/June 2022 · CIE IAL Q8
Partial Fractions and Integration - CIE Mathematics 2022 Jun Q8
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33May/June 2022 · CIE IAL Q7
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE A Level Mathematics 2022 Jun Paper 33 Q7
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/32March 2022 · CIE IAL Q9
Separable Differential Equation with Partial Fractions - CIE A Level Mathematics 2022 Mar Paper 32 Q9
FRQ 1 part 9 Hard Go to Practice Hub
9709/32October/November 2021 · CIE IAL Q4
Partial Fractions Decomposition - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 32 Q4
FRQ 1 part 5 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33October/November 2021 · CIE IAL Q9
Stationary Point and Integration by Substitution - CIE 9709 W21 P33 Q9
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 6
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/31May/June 2021 · CIE IAL Q10
Differential Equation with Partial Fractions - CIE Mathematics 2021 Jun Paper 31 Q10
FRQ 1 part 11 Hard Go to Practice Hub
9709/32May/June 2021 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE 9709 2021 Jun Paper 32 Q9
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33May/June 2021 · CIE IAL Q4
Partial Fractions Integration - CIE 9709 2021 Jun Paper 33 Q4
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 3
of 7 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/32March 2021 · CIE IAL Q6
Partial Fractions and Integration - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2021 March Paper 32 Q6
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 3
of 7 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/31October/November 2020 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE 9709 W20 P31 Q9
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33October/November 2020 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE Pure Mathematics 2020 Nov Paper 33 Q9
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/33May/June 2020 · CIE IAL Q7
Partial Fractions and Integration of Rational Functions - CIE Pure Mathematics 2020 Jun Q7
FRQ 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) 4
of 9 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/32March 2020 · CIE IAL Q9
Partial Fractions and Binomial Expansion - CIE Pure Mathematics 3 March 2020 Q9
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 5
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
34 question stems cover this subtopic across 34 papers, but only 36 tagged parts and 178 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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