Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WMA13 · A Level

WMA13 Trigonometry Topic Questions

Every WMA13 Trigonometry topic question from the 2018–current syllabus, drawn from 21 papers (2020–2026) and grouped by syllabus point. Each row opens a page listing the exact question numbers, marks and a direct link into the paper. These are questions by topic, not full papers, so you can revise one topic at a time.

WMA13 3 subtopics 134 topic questions 21 papers 438 tagged marks

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Core finding

2.3 Knowledge and use of double angle formulae; use of formulae for …… is the most frequently assessed subtopic in Trigonometry, with 91 topic questions and 308 marks across 21 papers. 2.1 Knowledge of secant, cosecant and cotangent and of… follows with 52 topic questions and 159 marks. The topic contains 3 subtopics, 134 topic questions and 438 marks in total. Rows count only the parts tagged to that subtopic, keep the same colour in both charts and repeat paper count, tagged marks and year range in the native table.

Topic question count and mark distribution

Subtopics are on the vertical axis and sorted from highest to lowest. Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches a subtopic are counted for it, and percentages are each row's share of the tagged total in that chart. A part tagged to several subtopics is counted in each bar, so the bars are not a partition of the topic total.

Questions by subtopic

question items

2.3 Knowledge and use of double angle formulae; use of formulae for

sin (A \pm B)

cos (A \pm B)

and

tan (A \pm B)

and of expressions for

a cos θ + b sin θ

in the equivalent forms of

r cos (θ \pm α)

r sin (θ \pm α)

. 21 papers

9155.8%

2.1 Knowledge of secant, cosecant and cotangent and of arcsin, arccos and arctan. Their relationships to sine, cosine and tangent. Understanding of their graphs and appropriate restricted domains. 21 papers

5231.9%

2.2 Knowledge and use of

sec^{2} θ = 1 + tan^{2} θ

and

csc^{2} θ = 1 + cot^{2} θ .

14 papers

2012.3%

Marks by subtopic

marks

2.3 Knowledge and use of double angle formulae; use of formulae for

sin (A \pm B)

cos (A \pm B)

and

tan (A \pm B)

and of expressions for

a cos θ + b sin θ

in the equivalent forms of

r cos (θ \pm α)

r sin (θ \pm α)

. 21 papers

30855.6%

15928.7%

2.2 Knowledge and use of

sec^{2} θ = 1 + tan^{2} θ

and

csc^{2} θ = 1 + cot^{2} θ .

14 papers

8715.7%

Subtopic comparison matrix

Curriculum order is by syllabus number, then alphabetically. Every row links to the matching past-paper question list.

Subtopic	Topic questions	Papers	Marks	Years
2.1 Knowledge of secant, cosecant and cotangent and of arcsin, arccos and arctan. Their relationships to sine, cosine and tangent. Understanding of their graphs and appropriate restricted domains.	52	21	159	2020–2026	Open topic questions
2.2 Knowledge and use of $sec^{2} θ = 1 + tan^{2} θ$ and $csc^{2} θ = 1 + cot^{2} θ .$	20	14	87	2020–2026	Open topic questions
2.3 Knowledge and use of double angle formulae; use of formulae for $sin (A \pm B)$ $cos (A \pm B)$ and $tan (A \pm B)$ and of expressions for $a cos θ + b sin θ$ in the equivalent forms of $r cos (θ \pm α)$ or $r sin (θ \pm α)$ .	91	21	308	2020–2026	Open topic questions

Browse every topic question

2.1 Knowledge of secant, cosecant and cotangent and of arcsin, arccos and arctan. Their relationships to sine, cosine and tangent. Understanding of their graphs and appropriate restricted domains. 52 question items · 21 papers 159 marks · 2020–2026 2.2 Knowledge and use of $sec^{2} θ = 1 + tan^{2} θ$ and $csc^{2} θ = 1 + cot^{2} θ .$ 20 question items · 14 papers 87 marks · 2020–2026 2.3 Knowledge and use of double angle formulae; use of formulae for $sin (A \pm B)$ $cos (A \pm B)$ and $tan (A \pm B)$ and of expressions for $a cos θ + b sin θ$ in the equivalent forms of $r cos (θ \pm α)$ or $r sin (θ \pm α)$ . 91 question items · 21 papers 308 marks · 2020–2026

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many subtopics does Trigonometry contain?: This page lists 3 subtopics tagged to the current syllabus. They are ordered by syllabus number, then alphabetically, and each row opens a page of matching past-paper questions.
How are the subtopic question and mark totals calculated?: A multiple-choice question contributes one item and its marks to every subtopic it is tagged with. A structured question contributes one item per tagged part, and that part’s marks; untagged parts of the same question are not counted here. A part tagged to several subtopics therefore appears under each of them.
Why do some subtopics have no numbered prefix?: Practical-skills statements and some syllabus bullets are unnumbered. Numbered statements come first; unnumbered statements and ties are sorted alphabetically.
Is the LaTeX rendered without JavaScript?: Yes. Subtopics that contain formulas are converted to static KaTeX HTML during the build, and the KaTeX stylesheet is served from the same site.