Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WMA13 · Trigonometry
Topic Questions: 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. — WMA13 Trigonometry
52 WMA13 Trigonometry 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.
Core finding
This Trigonometry syllabus point appears in 21 WMA13 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 52 topic questions and 159 marks. The most recent appearance is WMA13/01 January 2026. That equals 38.8% of the 134 topic questions and 36.3% of the 438 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMA13/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Numerical Methods and Roots of Equations - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2026 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 1 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Trigonometric Form $P+R\sin(2x+\alpha)$ - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2026 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 1 of 9 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Numerical Methods - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2026 Q9 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Trigonometry - Edexcel IAL P3 Oct 2025 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Differentiation of Logarithmic Functions - Pearson Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2025 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Trigonometric Identity and Solutions - Pearson Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2025 Q5 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 9 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Numerical methods - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 June 2025 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Trigonometry and differentiation - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 June 2025 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 11 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/02June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Trigonometric Identities & Equations - Edexcel IAL P3 Summer 2025 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 3 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Numerical Methods - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2025 Q1 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 3 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Trigonometric Equations - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2025 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((i)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Implicit Differentiation and Gradients - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2025 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Trigonometric Equations - Edexcel IAL P3 Oct 2024 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Trigonometry and Coordinates - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2024 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 1 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Trigonometric Differentiation and Turning Points - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 Jan 2024 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 3 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Trigonometric Identities and Equations - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 Jan 2024 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 8 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Trigonometric Proof and Equation Solving - Edexcel P3 Oct 2023 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Implicit Differentiation and Reciprocal Rules - Edexcel P3 Oct 2023 Q10 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((a), (c)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Trigonometric Equations - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 June 2023 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((i)) | 3 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Trigonometric Identities and Integration - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 June 2023 Q9 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Trigonometric Proof and Equations - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 January 2023 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Functions, Domain and Range - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2022 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Trigonometric Differentiation - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2022 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Trigonometric Identity and Applications - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2022 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((b)(ii)) | 2 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Trigonometric Proof and Equations - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 October 2022 Q9 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Trigonometric Identities and Equations - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2022 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 8 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Trigonometric Identities and Equations - Edexcel IAL P3 Jan 2022 Q2 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Differentiation and Stationary Points - Edexcel IAL P3 October 2021 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((ii)(b)) | 1 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Arcsine Differentiation and Tangent - Edexcel IAL P3 October 2021 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Stationary Points and Iteration - Edexcel IAL P3 2021 Jun Q1 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Trigonometric Differentiation and Iterative Methods - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 Jan 2021 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 2 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Trigonometric Proof and Equations - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 Jan 2021 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Differentiation of Inverse Trigonometric Curves - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 Jan 2021 Q10 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 10 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Calculus and Trigonometric Functions - Edexcel IAL P3 June 2020 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((i)(a), (i)(b)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Differentiation Rules and Applications - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 January 2020 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((ii)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Trigonometric Identities and Equations - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 January 2020 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WMA13/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Numerical Methods and Calculus - Edexcel IAL Pure Mathematics P3 January 2020 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 6 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 37 question stems cover this subtopic across 21 papers, but only 52 tagged parts and 159 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.
- Can I practise these questions with AI marking?
- 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.