Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry in IOQM: previous year question analysis

Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry has appeared 16 times in IOQM between 2013 and 2025, making it the 8th most-asked of 14 chapters and about 4.5% of the bank. Over the last 5 years it has averaged 2 questions per year.

Total PYQs
16
Years covered
2013–2025
Weightage rank
#8 of 14
Share of bank
4.5%

How many Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry questions appeared each year

Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry IOQM question count by year
YearQuestionsRelative volume
20131
20161
20171
20181
20192
20211
20223
20232
20241
20253

Which Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry sub-topics are asked most

Every question in this chapter is tagged to a sub-topic, so you can see exactly where the marks sit before you revise.

  • signed distances of collinear points1 questions
  • reflection of a light ray at a circle, right-angle turn1 questions
  • period of a sum of trigonometric functions1 questions
  • product of cosines and logarithms1 questions
  • clock-hand angles, angular rates1 questions
  • trigonometric identity constraint on triangle angles1 questions
  • tangent lines from a point to a circle, shadow length1 questions
  • cosine-rule / Fermat-point decomposition of a system of equations1 questions
  • linear recurrence on plane points; shoelace area of a quadrilateral1 questions
  • median splitting an angle in a given ratio, solved by trigonometry1 questions

Question formats used in Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry

  • Numerical / integer answer16

How Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry compares with nearby chapters

Counts are computed from AcadXL’s own IOQM question bank, tagged chapter- and sub-topic-wise and checked against official answer keys. Sign in to attempt the 16 Coordinate & Trigonometric Geometry questions with solutions.