CHERMISTRY / E MATHS
2026 released paper · 4052 · 21 October 2026

What should I revise now?

A textbook-based Paper 2 plan: exact chapters, section starts and review exercises, with a checklist of the methods to practise.

Updated practice focus

Coordinate geometry is now a Next priority. Practise how methods connect: coordinates with algebra, vectors with area ratios, and data displays with cumulative frequency. Keep a deliberate block for probability diagrams and circle proofs with congruence.

These are useful practice combinations, not predictions of exact question structures. A topic tested in P1 can return in P2.

Choose a revision session

90-minute pass: graphs 20 min → quadratic modelling 20 min → matrices 10 min → trigonometry 20 min → one real-world question 20 min. Use this as a diagnostic; return to weak steps afterwards.

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Which book should I open?

Book 3A

Quadratic modelling (Ch1), compound interest (§3.5), coordinates (Ch4) and extended graphs (Ch5).

Book 3B

Further trigonometry (Ch6-7), radians (Ch8), congruence (§9.2), similar figures/solids (Ch10) and circle properties (Ch11).

Book 4A

Combined probability (Ch2), cumulative frequency and SD (Ch3), and matrices (Ch4).

Book 4B

Vector geometry (Ch5), coordinate geometry (§7.5), mixed revision (Ch6-8) and real-world problems from p181.

Book 2B

Composite solids (§11.4), dot and stem-and-leaf diagrams (§13.1, §13.3), and grouped histograms (§13.4).

Book Secondary 1

Short refreshers: number patterns (Ch7), percentages/rates (Ch8-9), polygons and constructions (Ch11).

Your topic-by-topic checklist

Page numbers below are printed textbook pages, not PDF viewer positions. Section starts and review-exercise pages were checked against the supplied contents pages. Suggested problem selections are revision guidance, not invented exercise question numbers.

First

1. Extended graphs

Suggested block: 30 min

P1 Q28 tested a quadratic minimum, but no plotting, tangent or extended graphical solution.

  • 3A5.1-5.3 · Cubic, reciprocal and exponential graphs
    Printed pp116, 122, 130
  • 3A5.4 · Gradient of a curve
    Printed p134
  • 3A5.5 · Applications of graphs in real-world contexts
    Printed p139
  • 4B6.5-6.6 · Functions and graphs; graphs in practical situations
    Printed pp83, 89

Textbook practice: 3A Review Exercise 5, p156. Select a graph-plotting problem and a tangent/application problem.

Your task: Complete one table and curve, draw a tangent, and solve an equation using a suitable line. Add a motion-graph check: a distance-time gradient gives speed; a speed-time gradient gives acceleration and the area under a speed-time graph gives distance travelled. Check axis units before calculating.

Past-year practice: 2023 P2 Q4; 2024 P2 Q4; 2025 P2 Q5(b),(c)

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First

2. Quadratic equations and modelling

Suggested block: 30 min

P1 used quadratic factorisation and vertex form, but Q22 reduced to a linear equation. Genuine quadratic solving remains a gap.

  • 3A1.1 · Completing the square
    Printed p2
  • 3A1.2 · Solving quadratic equations using formula
    Printed p9
  • 3A1.3 · Fractional equations reducible to quadratic equations
    Printed p11
  • 3A1.6 · Quadratic equations/functions in real-world contexts
    Printed p29
  • 4B6.4 · Equations and inequalities
    Printed p78

Textbook practice: 3A Review Exercise 1, p37. Choose one formula question and one fractional or contextual equation. Also solve one quadratic by completing the square (CTS).

Your task: Write an equation from an area or journey-time situation, clear fractions, solve the resulting quadratic and explain any rejected root.

Past-year practice: 2024 P2 Q6(a)-(c); 2025 P2 Q8(a)(i),(ii); 2023 P2 Q2(d)

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First

3. Matrices in context

Suggested block: 20 min

There was no matrix question in P1. Matrix products and interpretation appeared in recent P2 practice references.

  • 4A4.1-4.2 · Introduction; addition and subtraction of matrices
    Printed pp142, 147
  • 4A4.3 · Matrix multiplication
    Printed p152
  • 4A4.4 · Applications of matrices in real-world contexts
    Printed p162
  • 4B6.8 · Matrices revision
    Printed p101

Textbook practice: 4A Review Exercise 4, p170. Start with the product, then include a contextual interpretation.

Your task: Label the rows and columns, check dimensions, calculate a product and describe what one selected entry represents, with units.

Past-year practice: 2024 P2 Q2(a); 2025 P2 Q3(d)

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First

4. Non-right-angle and 3D trigonometry

Suggested block: 30 min

P1 Q7 and Q20 used an obtuse sine and right-angle bearings; they did not require sine/cosine-rule calculations or 3D trigonometry.

  • 3B6.2 · Area of a triangle
    Printed p10
  • 3B6.3 · Sine Rule
    Printed p14
  • 3B6.4 · Cosine Rule
    Printed p24
  • 3B7.1 · Angles of elevation and depression
    Printed p36
  • 3B7.3 · Three-dimensional problems
    Printed p50
  • 4B7.3 · Pythagoras and trigonometry revision
    Printed p120

Textbook practice: 3B Review Exercise 6, p32, and Review Exercise 7, p62. Choose one non-right triangle and one elevation/3D problem.

Your task: Identify the correct triangle, choose the sine rule, cosine rule or 1/2 ab sin C, then connect it to a vertical cross-section if needed.

Past-year practice: 2024 P2 Q5; 2025 P2 Q6(a)

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First

5. The final real-world problem

Suggested block: 30 min

The 2026 syllabus specifies a final P2 problem in a real-world context. Its particular setting cannot be inferred from P1.

  • 4BFinal section · Problems in Real-World Contexts
    Printed p181 onwards
  • 4B6.1-6.2 · Numbers/percentages; proportion, ratio, rate and speed
    Printed pp62, 67
  • 3BFinal section · Problems in Real-World Contexts
    Printed p229 onwards

Textbook practice: Choose one complete problem from the 4B real-world section, then check each numerical step and the final recommendation.

Your task: Select the relevant data, convert units, compare feasible options and finish with a justified decision. Include one financial comparison: tax/GST, profit and loss, or hire purchase (deposit plus all instalments). Use the rates and conditions given in the question. State an assumption if needed; the actual exam context is unknown.

Past-year practice: 2023 P2 Q9; 2024 P2 Q9; 2025 P2 Q9

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Next

6. Coordinate geometry in longer problems

Suggested block: 25 min

P1 Q14(b)-(c) tested a line equation and distance (5 marks); Q14(a) added 1 vector mark. Intersections, division ratios and coordinate shapes remain useful practice. Our classification found 7, 9 and 6 coordinate-geometry marks in P2 in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This supports revision, not a guaranteed question.

  • 3A4.1 · Length of a line segment
    Printed p92
  • 3A4.2 · Gradient of a straight line
    Printed p98
  • 3A4.3 · Equation of a straight line
    Printed p104
  • 4B7.5 · Coordinate geometry revision
    Printed p137

Textbook practice: 3A Review Exercise 4, p112, then 4B §7.5, p137. Choose a longer question connecting an unknown coordinate, a length or area, and another line equation.

Your task: Find a line intersection using simultaneous equations. Use equal gradients for parallel lines and a known point to find the intercept. Find a point dividing a segment in a given ratio. Link triangle/trapezium area or a length condition to an equation and check which roots fit the geometry.

Past-year practice: 2023 P2 Q6(b); 2024 P2 Q3; 2025 P2 Q8 in full. Q8(a)(i)-(ii) adds quadratic modelling before the 6 coordinate marks in Q8(a)(iii)-(b).

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Next

7. Vector geometry, proofs and area ratios

Suggested block: 25 min

Only one direct vector mark appeared in P1 Q14(a): a translation. Ratios, position vectors and proofs were not demanded.

  • 4B5.4 · Scalar multiples of a vector
    Printed p30
  • 4B5.5 · A vector in terms of two other vectors
    Printed p34
  • 4B5.6 · Position vectors
    Printed p36
  • 4B5.7 · Applications of vectors
    Printed p41
  • 3B10.1 · Area of similar figures
    Printed p160

Textbook practice: 4B Review Exercise 5, p55. Choose a ratio question and a parallelism or collinearity proof. Further revision: §7.6, p143.

Your task: Write two routes to a point, use the given segment ratios, then show one vector is a scalar multiple of another. State the geometric conclusion. Extend this to areas: triangles with the same perpendicular height have area ratio equal to base ratio; similar triangles have area ratio equal to the square of the corresponding length ratio. Establish the condition before choosing a rule.

Past-year practice: 2023 P2 Q6(a); extra method drills: 2023 P1 Q27, 2024 P1 Q27(a),(b)

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Next

8. Cumulative frequency, SD and data displays

Suggested block: 25 min

P1 tested grouped mean, box plots and transformation of SD. It did not test cumulative-frequency reading or numerical SD calculation.

  • 4A3.1 · Cumulative frequency table and curve
    Printed p76
  • 4A3.2 · Median, quartiles, percentiles, range and IQR
    Printed p89
  • 4A3.4 · Standard deviation
    Printed p115
  • 2B13.1 · Dot diagrams
    Printed p143
  • 2B13.3-13.4 · Stem-and-leaf diagrams; histograms for grouped data
    Printed pp151, 155
  • 4B8.2 · Statistics revision
    Printed p167

Textbook practice: 4A Review Exercise 3, p133. Select a cumulative-frequency question and a numerical SD question.

Your task: Read a percentile from a curve, find the number above a threshold, and calculate or compare numerical SD in context. Practise taking data from a stem-and-leaf or dot diagram into a frequency/CF table; grouping changes what can be recovered exactly. Check a misleading graph: explain the effect of a truncated or inconsistent scale, distorted bar widths, or pictogram size. For histogram practice, use equal class intervals as specified in this syllabus.

Past-year practice: 2025 P2 Q2(a)(i); 2024 P2 Q7(a),(b)(i)

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Next

9. Composite solids, scaling and radians

Suggested block: 30 min

P1 Q18/Q25 covered annulus area and a sector folded into a cone. Composite exposed surfaces and similar-solid scaling remain useful gaps.

  • 2B11.1-11.3 · Pyramids, cones and spheres
    Printed pp86, 98, 105
  • 2B11.4 · Volume and surface area of composite solids
    Printed p111
  • 3B10.1-10.3 · Similar figures/solids: area, volume and applications
    Printed pp160, 168, 174
  • 3B8.3-8.4 · Radian measure; arc length and sector area in radians
    Printed pp82, 89
  • 4B7.4 · Mensuration revision
    Printed p129

Textbook practice: 2B Review Exercise 11, p116; 3B Review Exercise 10, p179. Add a radian/sector or segment item from Review Exercise 8, p99.

Your task: Mark exposed surfaces before adding areas. Write a volume-conservation equation. Use squared/cubed scale factors. For a minor segment, subtract the triangle area from the sector area. The formulas s = rθ and sector area = ½r²θ require θ in radians; set the calculator to match the angle unit whenever using trigonometric functions.

Past-year practice: 2023 P2 Q3; 2025 P2 Q6(b); 2024 P2 Q8(a)(ii),(b)

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Short check

10. Sequences and algebraic patterns

Suggested block: 12 min

Sequences were absent from P1. That is a reason for a short refresher, not proof that a sequence question will appear in P2.

  • Sec 1Chapter 7 · Number Patterns
    Use chapter heading

Textbook practice: In Chapter 7, choose one general-term problem and one question that explains or justifies a pattern.

Your task: Build a small table, find and test an nth-term rule, and explain why a proposed term is or is not in the sequence.

Past-year practice: 2023 P2 Q8; extra method drill: 2025 P1 Q7

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Short check

11. Construction, polygons and map scales

Suggested block: 12 min

No explicit construction or polygon-angle question appeared. Keep this brief: neither had the same recent P2 pattern as extended graphs.

  • Sec 1Chapter 11 · Polygons & Geometrical Constructions
    Use chapter heading
  • 3B9.1 · Bisectors and scale drawings
    Printed p106
  • 4B7.1 · Angles, triangles and polygons revision
    Printed p108

Textbook practice: Do one compass-bisector construction and one polygon-angle or scale-drawing problem from these sections.

Your task: Keep construction arcs visible. Distinguish interior and exterior angles and give reasons involving parallel lines, triangles or quadrilaterals. For map scales, put both lengths in the same units before using the ratio; use the square of the linear scale factor for areas.

Past-year practice: Extra cross-paper method drills: 2024 P1 Q6 and Q16

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Maintain

12. Probability diagrams, circle proofs and algebra

Suggested block: 25 min

P1 already tested probability (Q8(c), Q19), circles (Q3), algebra and percentages. Their methods can return in longer P2 questions. Maintain means a deliberate practice block, especially if one of these is a weakness.

  • 4B6.3 · Algebraic manipulation and formulae
    Printed p71
  • 3A3.5 · Compound interest
    Printed p73
  • 4A2.2-2.4 · Combined events; addition and multiplication laws
    Printed pp38, 49, 55
  • 3B9.2 · Congruent figures and congruent triangles
    Printed p120
  • 3B11.1-11.2 · Symmetry and angle properties of circles
    Printed pp184, 202
  • Sec 1Chapters 8-9 · Percentage; Ratio & Rate
    Use chapter headings

Textbook practice: 4A Review Exercise 2, p70: choose a tree/possibility-diagram problem. Use 3B Review Exercise 9, p153, and Review Exercise 11, p223, to practise congruence and circle reasons. Add one change-of-subject and one simple/compound-interest calculation from the listed algebra/percentage sections.

Your task: Draw a probability tree or possibility diagram; update probabilities without replacement, multiply along each path and add mutually exclusive successful paths. For circle proofs, identify a valid congruence test and use corresponding parts with named circle properties. A diagram that looks symmetric is not proof. Finish with a formula rearrangement and an interest calculation using the correct base and period.

Past-year practice: Foundation checks: actual 2026 P1 Q3, Q8(c), Q16, Q17, Q19 and Q21. The combined question types above are practice suggestions, not a claim that all appeared together in these questions.

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