# Topic Questions: 3.3 Sine, cosine and tangent functions. Their graphs, symmetries and periodicity. — WMA11 Trigonometry

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Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WMA11 · Trigonometry

74 WMA11 Trigonometry topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 23 papers (2019–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.

- 74 topic questions
- 23 papers
- 127 tagged marks
- 44.0% of topic questions
- 32.1% of topic marks
- 2019–2026
- Syllabus 2018–current
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Core finding

**This Trigonometry syllabus point appears in 23 WMA11 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 74 topic questions and 127 marks.** The most recent appearance is WMA11/01 January 2026. That equals 44.0% of the 168 topic questions and 32.1% of the 396 marks tagged to Trigonometry. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2026-january-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Graphs and Number of Solutions | FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 9 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=fbaf756c-4dc1-4cb9-be96-9de193595f85&question_id=bc77c55c-cf00-4372-a720-c2da7f16d4c4&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2026) |
| [**WMA11/02** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2026-january-wma11-02/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Equations - Edexcel IAL P1 Jan 2026 Q9 | FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) | 4 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=4c5cfbe5-a238-4a40-a876-7db3af2a608a&question_id=4b2837bf-a124-4fac-a3a2-bb1fe38222da&source_detail=WMA11%2F02+January+2026) |
| [**WMA11/01** October 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2025-october-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Function and Transformations | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=7678e43a-cb8e-489b-8497-90ace2db7a2e&question_id=0ee54cfa-d7be-4efe-a72d-07b0c1af0bf8&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+October+2025) |
| [**WMA11/01** June 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2025-june-wma11-01/#q-4) | **Q4** Trigonometric Graphs and Solutions - Edexcel P1 2025 Jun Q4 | FRQ | 5 parts ((a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii), (c)(iii)) | 6 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d164c4cd-4bf1-44c7-976c-09a44aee9149&question_id=bcc8b3fd-f20a-48ff-b345-9703cebc3712&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+June+2025) |
| [**WMA11/02** June 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2025-june-wma11-02/#q-3) | **Q3** Trigonometric Function Properties - Edexcel P1 Summer 2025 Q3 | FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 4 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=981cd936-394a-48ff-951a-3712993dee90&question_id=4178c318-a821-452c-878f-4eb27ff25e81&source_detail=WMA11%2F02+June+2025) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2025-january-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Quadratics and Curves - Edexcel IAL P1 January 2025 Q9 | FRQ | 2 of 6 parts ((c)(ii), (c)(iii)) | 2 of 13 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2686a7e7-fa52-41a0-bdec-63cd1d1b5cfe&question_id=a59c0b31-d3ce-4949-97f4-8af4dd2e78aa&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2025) |
| [**WMA11/01** October 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2024-october-wma11-01/#q-7) | **Q7** Trigonometric Curves and Solutions - Edexcel IAL P1 Oct 2024 Q7 | FRQ | 5 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)) | 8 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c91f64da-cbec-4c8f-967a-042e75865f2e&question_id=b86c9574-1888-4146-a9fb-8b548a5c7098&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+October+2024) |
| [**WMA11/01** June 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2024-june-wma11-01/#q-11) | **Q11** Trigonometric Graphs and Symmetries - Edexcel IAL P1 2024 Jun Q11 | FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 6 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=47900ac0-4ab2-45aa-96b8-1e4de1d6f421&question_id=22eae4a8-f092-4d26-8328-41f1b6064bf5&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+June+2024) |
| [**WMA11/02** June 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2024-june-wma11-02/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometry: Graphs and Asymptotes - Edexcel IAL P1 May 2024 Q9 | FRQ | 5 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (b), (c)) | 8 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d6ee7188-dc0b-41c3-87e9-ff65b435d48a&question_id=11605851-53c1-4522-a078-1954eb590ac5&source_detail=WMA11%2F02+June+2024) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2024-january-wma11-01/#q-2) | **Q2** Trigonometry - Triangle Area and Cosine Rule - Edexcel IAL P1 Jan 2024 Q2 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=25b528fd-e23d-4125-8221-ac346641d074&question_id=ced396a4-423b-45b8-86f2-66b776d59004&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2024) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2024-january-wma11-01/#q-6) | **Q6** Trigonometric Graphs and Transformations - Edexcel IAL P1 Jan 2024 Q6 | FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 6 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=25b528fd-e23d-4125-8221-ac346641d074&question_id=1518b046-9ce0-4a6e-824c-5f3c71ae7768&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2024) |
| [**WMA11/01** October 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2023-october-wma11-01/#q-10) | **Q10** Trigonometric Graphs and Properties - Edexcel IAL P1 October 2023 Q10 | FRQ | 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii), (b), (c)) | 6 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=38ec41a9-64cf-4ed9-b6c1-1999d159b85b&question_id=57f03c7f-a69a-4a79-a635-15038e7f3b2c&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+October+2023) |
| [**WMA11/01** June 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2023-june-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Graphs and Transformations - Edexcel IAL P1 June 2023 Q9 | FRQ | 4 parts ((i)(a), (i)(b), (ii)(a), (ii)(b)) | 9 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ad0aefd7-9bff-4c31-9767-8f70500ac952&question_id=84041f72-7329-4997-9403-6b9414820e9a&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+June+2023) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2023-january-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Periodicity and Root Counting of Tan x - Edexcel IAL P1 Jan 2023 Q9 | FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iii)) | 4 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9be6c589-0912-4b2c-a484-f157ddbc9fbc&question_id=6d156d40-d777-40cb-b4ef-5b42570d752e&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2023) |
| [**WMA11/01** June 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2022-june-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Graphs and Symmetries - Edexcel IAL P1 June 2022 Q9 | 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=30553b72-9302-413f-8b8a-21d9af9ff879&question_id=eb3dce31-0aca-418b-a19e-38cdb90cfb3d&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+June+2022) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2022-january-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Graphs - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P1 January 2022 Q9 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=47512aec-439c-486d-a2c1-a97db3f68849&question_id=064c0dcd-0a6f-4a34-882d-1ff5068c29a2&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2022) |
| [**WMA11/01** October 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2021-october-wma11-01/#q-4) | **Q4** Trigonometric Graphs and Equations - Edexcel P1 October 2021 Q4 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=85917087-20e8-41d6-9d6c-d618cac69d33&question_id=4475956a-da55-4af8-95e1-2208b5143e7c&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+October+2021) |
| [**WMA11/01** June 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2021-june-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Graphs and Curve Sketching - Edexcel IAL P1 June 2021 Q9 | FRQ | 4 of 5 parts ((a), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (c)(ii)) | 5 of 7 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=02aa7092-b035-4e2f-9b56-c00dc726c3f2&question_id=2e41e0f9-ea00-45bb-b809-dd15c9702b6a&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+June+2021) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2021-january-wma11-01/#q-3) | **Q3** Cosine Curve Symmetries & Transformations - Edexcel IAL P1 Jan 2021 Q3 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a1a61bad-95fe-4c8e-ba2c-4bdf7763d23f&question_id=9d305d9e-def7-434f-ae30-60ba17c0780d&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2021) |
| [**WMA11/01** October 2020 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2020-october-wma11-01/#q-5) | **Q5** Curve Transformations and Trigonometry - Edexcel IAL P1 October 2020 Q5 | FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((ii)(a), (ii)(b)) | 3 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a53dd2d1-e862-4c6c-aa9b-f3f7957e7821&question_id=97dca4b9-d6fb-4b8f-902b-a39867dbbe8c&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+October+2020) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2020 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2020-january-wma11-01/#q-7) | **Q7** Trigonometric Graphs and Transformations - Edexcel IAL P1 Jan 2020 Q7 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d815e32b-4f1f-4c3a-a0f9-6391ce620e59&question_id=79518c46-7437-4894-9d76-ebbd56aa1985&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2020) |
| [**WMA11/01** October 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2019-october-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Sine Curve Symmetries - Edexcel IAL P1 Oct 2019 Q9 | FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii)) | 4 | Hard | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d8249a26-29a4-46fa-9c5f-c1eb4d64d546&question_id=6287e139-210f-465f-94af-9490946635b3&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+October+2019) |
| [**WMA11/01** June 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2019-june-wma11-01/#q-9) | **Q9** Trigonometric Graphs and Equations - Edexcel IAL P1 June 2019 Q9 | FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 7 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d991e62c-b047-45ae-9bb6-76a2be47f1db&question_id=b84c83d3-3c6a-49cf-be3a-d7accc83590a&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+June+2019) |
| [**WMA11/01** January 2019 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/mathematics/pure-mathematics-1-wma11/2019-january-wma11-01/#q-5) | **Q5** Trigonometric Graphs and Equations - Edexcel IAL P1 Jan 2019 Q5 | FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii)) | 6 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ba3014dd-d62a-448d-8319-db61bb993778&question_id=a7705d89-cb93-4db8-bdc8-253587c35d0d&source_detail=WMA11%2F01+January+2019) |

## Related topic questions in Trigonometry

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## Topic question rules and edge cases

**How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?**

24 question stems cover this subtopic across 23 papers, but only 74 tagged parts and 127 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 2019–2026. 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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