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Polar coordinates: Edexcel International A Level Further Maths questions

Every Edexcel International A Level Further Maths exam question on FP2.7 Polar coordinates, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q7

    June 2025 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  2. Q6

    June 2025 (A) · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  3. Q5

    January 2025 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  4. Q10

    June 2024 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  5. Q5

    January 2024 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  6. Q8

    June 2023 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  7. Q8

    January 2023 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  8. Q6

    June 2022 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  9. Q4

    January 2022 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  10. Q8

    October 2021 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  11. Q3

    June 2021 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  12. Q7

    January 2021 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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  13. Q7

    October 2020 · Further Pure 2 (FP2)

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All 13 questions on Polar coordinates, as a list
  1. June 2025, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q7 (8 marks): In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. C1 O P C2 Initial line R Figu
  2. June 2025 (A), Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q6 (12 marks): In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. The curve C1 has equation 3 t
  3. January 2025, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q5 (10 marks): P R O Initial line Figure 1 In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable. F
  4. June 2024, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q10 (9 marks): C O R l P Initial line Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with polar equation r 1 0 cos   and the line l with polar equation r k sec 0 2  < wher
  5. January 2024, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q5 (9 marks): P O Initial line R Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with polar equation r 10 0 2 cos tan < The point P lies on the curve where 3 The region R, show
  6. June 2023, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q8 (13 marks): A l1 l2 initial line O B C R Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with equation r = 6(1 + cos θ) 0  θ  π Given that C meets the initial line at the
  7. January 2023, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q8 (10 marks): O Initial line C R P θ = 2 π Figure 1 The curve C shown in Figure 1 has polar equation r = 1 – sin θ 0  θ < 2 π The point P lies on C, such that the tangent to
  8. June 2022, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q6 (13 marks): A R B O Initial line Figure 1 The curve shown in Figure 1 has polar equation r = 4a (1 + cos θ) 0  θ < π where a is a positive constant. The tangent to the cur
  9. January 2022, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q4 (10 marks): 3π / 4 3π / 2 7π / 4 5π / 4 π / 4 π / 2 π 0 2 4 Initial line Figure 2 Figure 2 shows part of the curve with polar equation r = 4 – 3 2 cos 6θ 0  θ < 2π (a) Ske
  10. October 2021, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q8 (11 marks): θ = 2 π Q Initial line C O P R S Figure 1 The curve C shown in Figure 1 has polar equation r = 1 + sin θ −2 π < θ  2 π The point P lies on C such that the tang
  11. June 2021, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q3 (10 marks): The curve C, with pole O, has polar equation 1 cos , 0 2 π r θ θ = + At the point A on C, the tangent to C is parallel to the initial line. (a) Find the polar c
  12. January 2021, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q7 (13 marks): C θ = 0 P S O Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a sketch of curve C with polar equation r = 3 sin 2θ 0  θ  2 π The point P on C has polar coordinates (R, ϕ). The tangen
  13. October 2020, Further Pure 2 (FP2), Q7 (13 marks): A 4a O C R B Initial line Figure 1 The curve C, shown in Figure 1, has polar equation r = 2a (1 + cos θ) 0  θ  π where a is a positive constant. The tangent t

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