Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WMA12 · Differentiation
Topic Questions: 7.1 Applications of differentiation to maxima and minima and stationary points, increasing and decreasing functions. — WMA12 Differentiation
66 WMA12 Differentiation topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 24 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.
Core finding
This Differentiation syllabus point appears in 24 WMA12 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 66 topic questions and 206 marks. The most recent appearance is WMA12/01 January 2026. That equals 100.0% of the 66 topic questions and 100.0% of the 206 marks tagged to Differentiation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMA12/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Proof and Differentiation - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 January 2026 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((ii)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Differentiation and Integration - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 January 2026 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Optimisation (Perimeter and Area) - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2026 Q7 |
FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) | 11 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Algebraic Division, Factor Theorem and Stationary Points - Edexcel IAL P2 October 2025 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((c)) | 3 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Stationary Points and Integration - Edexcel IAL P2 October 2025 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Applications of Differentiation (Max/Min Stage Design) - Edexcel IAL P2 Oct 2025 Q10 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Differentiation Maxima and Minima - Edexcel IAL P2 2025 Jun Q9 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 11 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/02June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Integration of Polynomials - Edexcel IAL P2 May 2025 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/02June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Calculus and Area Integration - Edexcel IAL P2 May 2025 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Optimisation (Cuboid) - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2025 Q3 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Integration and Area Under Curve - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2025 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Stationary Points and Decreasing Functions - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 October 2024 Q4 |
FRQ | 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) | 7 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Calculus and Area Under Curve - Edexcel IAL P2 May 2024 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/02June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Factor Theorem and Differentiation - Edexcel IAL P2 2024 May Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/02June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Calculus: Stationary Points and Integration - Edexcel IAL P2 2024 May Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Calculus and Shaded Area - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2024 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Calculus: Tangents and Integration - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 October 2023 Q9 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 12 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Applications of Differentiation - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 June 2023 Q7 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Optimisation and Differentiation - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2023 Q2 |
FRQ | 5 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d), (e)) | 9 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Algebraic Division and Binomial Expansion - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 October 2022 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Algebraic Differentiation and Stationary Points - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 October 2022 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Coordinate Geometry and Calculus Integration - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 October 2022 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 3 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Differentiation and Stationary Points - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 June 2022 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Stationary Points and Nature - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2022 Q2 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Differentiation and Integration - Edexcel IAL P2 October 2021 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Applications of Differentiation - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 June 2021 Q9 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Stationary Points and Nature - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2021 Q2 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Factor and Remainder Theorem & Stationary Points - Edexcel IAL P2 2020 May Q3 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((c), (d)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Stationary Points and Nature - Edexcel IAL P2 Jan 2020 Q10 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Stationary Points and Increasing Functions - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 October 2019 Q1 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01October 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Differentiation: Stationary Points and Curve Constants - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P2 October 2019 Q10 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Applications of Differentiation - Edexcel IAL P2 2019 Jun Q5 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA12/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Integration and Area Under a Curve - Edexcel IAL P2 2019 Jun Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 4 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 33 question stems cover this subtopic across 24 papers, but only 66 tagged parts and 206 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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- Yes. Open a paper from the table and use the Interactive Practice Hub entry point. The page itself is static HTML so search engines and retrieval agents can read the full question list without executing JavaScript.