Compound and double angle formulae past paper questions

Pure Maths 3 9709 · Trigonometry. Expansions of sin, cos and tan of (A +/- B), and sin 2A, cos 2A, tan 2A, to simplify, evaluate exactly and solve equations.

In Cambridge A Level Pure Maths 3 9709, Compound and double angle formulae came up in 29 of the 42 papers on Paperstreak, for about 6 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Integration using trigonometric identities, sec, cosec and cot.

33 questions, newest first

9709/32/O/N/25 Question 8 part (a) · 3 marks
9709/33/O/N/25 Question 5 · 8 marks
9709/32/M/J/25 Question 4 · 6 marks
9709/33/M/J/25 Question 8 part (a) · 4 marks
9709/32/F/M/25 Question 4 · 6 marks
9709/32/O/N/24 Question 7 · 6 marks
9709/33/O/N/24 Question 5 · 6 marks
9709/32/M/J/24 Question 7 part (a) · 3 marks
9709/31/O/N/23 Question 5 · 6 marks
9709/32/O/N/23 Question 7 · 8 marks
9709/31/M/J/23 Question 4 · 6 marks
9709/32/M/J/23 Question 4 · 5 marks
9709/31/O/N/22 Question 4 · 5 marks
9709/31/O/N/22 Question 6 · 7 marks
9709/32/O/N/22 Question 9 part (a) · 4 marks
9709/31/M/J/22 Question 3 · 6 marks
9709/31/M/J/22 Question 8 part (b) · 5 marks
9709/32/M/J/22 Question 2 · 5 marks
9709/33/M/J/22 Question 2 · 5 marks
9709/32/F/M/22 Question 5 · 6 marks
9709/31/O/N/21 Question 5 · 6 marks
9709/32/O/N/21 Question 6 part (a) · 3 marks
9709/32/O/N/21 Question 8 · 7 marks
9709/33/O/N/21 Question 5 · 5 marks
9709/31/M/J/21 Question 3 · 6 marks
9709/31/M/J/21 Question 4 part (a) · 2 marks
9709/32/M/J/21 Question 6 part (a) · 3 marks
9709/33/M/J/21 Question 5 · 7 marks
9709/32/F/M/21 Question 3 · 6 marks
9709/32/O/N/20 Question 4 · 6 marks
9709/31/M/J/20 Question 3 · 6 marks
9709/33/M/J/20 Question 5 · 6 marks
9709/32/F/M/20 Question 5 part (a) · 4 marks

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