OL SEC 2016 Solutions
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Paper 1

Section A (Concepts and Skills)

1. Rates of pay
   Topics: Finance

2. Adding complex numbers, Argand diagram, modulus, division
   Topics: Complex Numbers

3. Linear equation, simultaneous equations, inequalities
   Topics: Algebraic equations

4. Cubic function
   Topics: Functions, Differentiation

5. Quadratic sequence
   Topics: Sequences and Series

6. Tax, USC, PRSI
   Topics: Finance

Section B (Contexts and Applications)

7. Compound interest, investments [55 marks]
   Topics: Finance

8. Kieran’s vegetable garden [50 marks]
   Topics: Measurement, Functions, Differentiation

9. Linear and exponential functions [45 marks]
   Topics: Functions

Paper 2

Section A (Concepts and Skills)

1. Venn diagrams, tree diagrams
   Topics: Probability

2. Solving triangles
   Topics: Trigonometry

3. Equation of a circle
   Topics: Co-ordinate Geometry

4. Equation of a line
   Topics: Co-ordinate Geometry

5. Stem-and-leaf plot
   Topics: Statistics

6. Constructing a triangle, Pythagoras
   Topics: Geometry

Section B (Contexts and Applications)

7. The Atomium in Brussels [55 marks]
   Topics: Number, Measurement

8. Water Charges [50 marks]
   Topics: Statistics, Finance

9. Joe’s Farm [45 marks]
   Topics: Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometry