Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WFM01 · Roots of quadratic equations
Topic Questions: 2.2 Manipulation of expressions involving the sum of roots and product of roots. — WFM01 Roots of quadratic equations
58 WFM01 Roots of quadratic equations topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 26 papers (2014–2026). 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 Roots of quadratic equations syllabus point appears in 26 WFM01 papers across 2014–2026, contributing 58 topic questions and 196 marks. The most recent appearance is WFM01/01 January 2026. That equals 74.4% of the 78 topic questions and 85.2% of the 230 marks tagged to Roots of quadratic equations. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFM01/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Roots of Quadratics - Edexcel IAL FP1 Jan 2026 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 Jan 2026 Q5 |
FRQ | 4 of 5 parts ((a)(ii), (a)(iii), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 10 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2025 Q6 |
FRQ | 3 of 4 parts ((b), (c), (d)) | 10 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2025 Jan Q3 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2024 Jun Q5 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a)(ii), (b)) | 8 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2024 Jan Q5 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 8 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 June 2023 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2023 Jan Q5 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 7 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel FP1 June 2022 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 9 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2022 Jan Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Roots of Quadratics - Edexcel F1 Oct 2021 Q3 |
FRQ | 3 of 4 parts ((b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)) | 8 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Roots of Quadratics - Edexcel IAL F1 Jan 2021 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2020 Oct Q2 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 8 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Roots of Quadratics and New Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2020 Jan Q7 |
FRQ | 3 of 4 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 7 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2019 Jun Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 8 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 Jan 2019 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2018 Jun Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2018 Jan Q4 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 8 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 June 2017 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Roots of Quadratics - Edexcel FP1 Jan 2017 Q2 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Roots of Quadratic Equation - Edexcel FP1 June 2016 Q9 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 2016 Jan Q3 |
FRQ | 4 of 5 parts ((a)(ii), (a)(iii), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 10 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Roots of quadratic equations - Edexcel June 2015 FP1 Q3 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Roots of quadratic equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 Jan 2015 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01June 2014 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel FP1 June 2014 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WFM01/01January 2014 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Roots of Quadratic Equations - Edexcel IAL FP1 Jan 2014 Q2 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
Related topic questions in Roots of quadratic equations
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 26 question stems cover this subtopic across 26 papers, but only 58 tagged parts and 196 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 2014–2026. 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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