Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WMA13 · Algebra and functions

Topic Questions: 1.2 Definition of a function. Domain and range of functions. Composition of functions. Inverse functions and their graphs. — WMA13 Algebra and functions

75 WMA13 Algebra and functions topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 21 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.

75 topic questions 21 papers 188 tagged marks 43.1% of topic questions 40.3% of topic marks 2020–2026 Syllabus 2018–current

Core finding

This Algebra and functions syllabus point appears in 21 WMA13 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 75 topic questions and 188 marks. The most recent appearance is WMA13/01 January 2026. That equals 43.1% of the 174 topic questions and 40.3% of the 466 marks tagged to Algebra and functions. 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
WMA13/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL Q5
Composite and Inverse Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2026 Q5
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 8 Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL Q2
Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2026 Q2
FRQ 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) 10 Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL Q7
Trigonometry - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2026 Q7
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((c)) 4
of 11 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q1
Algebra and Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 Oct 2025 Q1
FRQ 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) 9 Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q6
Functions, Domain and Range - Pearson Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2025 Q6
FRQ 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) 10 Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q1
Functions - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 June 2025 Q1
FRQ 4 parts ((a), (b), (c), (d)) 8 Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/02June 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q1
Function Transformations - Edexcel IAL P3 Summer 2025 Q1
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((c)) 1
of 5 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/02June 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q6
Product Rule & Stationary Points - Edexcel IAL P3 Summer 2025 Q6
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 4
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/02June 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q8
Composite & Inverse Functions & Modulus - Edexcel IAL P3 Summer 2025 Q8
FRQ 2 of 4 parts ((a), (b)) 5
of 12 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q6
Composite and Inverse Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2025 Q6
FRQ 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) 6
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL Q9
Stationary Points and Curve Sketching - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2025 Q9
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((c)) 2
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL Q6
Composition of Functions and Inverses - Edexcel IAL P3 Oct 2024 Q6
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 8 Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL Q7
Curve Differentiation and Transformations - Edexcel IAL P3 Oct 2024 Q7
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((c)) 2
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL Q5
Inverse Functions, Composition and Differentiation - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2024 Q5
FRQ 3 of 4 parts ((a), (c), (d)) 7
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL Q4
Rational Expressions and Functions - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 Jan 2024 Q4
FRQ 2 of 4 parts ((c), (d)) 7
of 13 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL Q2
Composite and Inverse Functions - Edexcel P3 Oct 2023 Q2
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 8 Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL Q5
Differentiation and Stationary Points - Edexcel P3 Oct 2023 Q5
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((c)) 1
of 7 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL Q7
Properties and Range of a Product Function - Edexcel P3 Oct 2023 Q7
FRQ 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) 6
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL Q4
Functions and Inverses - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 June 2023 Q4
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 6 Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL Q6
Modulus Functions and Inequalities - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 June 2023 Q6
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((b)) 2
of 9 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL Q1
Functions, Domain and Range - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 January 2023 Q1
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 6 Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL Q2
Functions, Domain and Range - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2022 Q2
FRQ 4 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)) 7 Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL Q3
Calculus and Turning Points - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2022 Q3
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 2
of 7 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL Q2
Composite and Inverse Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2022 Q2
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 9 Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL Q6
Differentiation and Range of Function - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2022 Q6
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((d)) 3
of 10 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL Q6
Rational Functions: Domain, Range and Composite - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2022 Q6
FRQ 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) 8
of 11 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL Q10
Implicit Differentiation and Stationary Points - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2022 Q10
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 3
of 7 on the paper
Hard Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL Q1
Algebraic Fractions and Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 October 2021 Q1
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((b)) 3
of 9 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL Q2
Modulus Functions and Transformations - Edexcel IAL P3 October 2021 Q2
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((b)) 2
of 10 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL Q4
Composite Functions, Inverse Functions and Graphing - Edexcel IAL P3 2021 Jun Q4
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 10 Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL Q9
Harmonic Form and Trigonometric Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 2021 Jun Q9
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((c)) 2
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL Q3
Algebraic Fractions and Inverse Functions - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 Jan 2021 Q3
FRQ 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) 4
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL Q3
Rational Functions and Range - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2020 Q3
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 3
of 7 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL Q4
Modulus Functions and Transformations - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2020 Q4
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((a)) 2
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL Q2
Functions and Inverse Functions - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 January 2020 Q2
FRQ 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) 8 Medium Go to Practice Hub
WMA13/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL Q9
Trigonometric Transforms and Ranges - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 January 2020 Q9
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((c)) 2
of 7 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
36 question stems cover this subtopic across 21 papers, but only 75 tagged parts and 188 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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