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Most-Tested CSCA Math Concepts

Based on 239 real exam questions covering 104 distinct concepts, these topics appear most often. Focus on the highest-yield areas — each links to free practice.

  1. 1

    Analytic Geometry

    appears 78×30% of tested concepts30 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Determine the quadrant of a point×8Distance between two points in the plane×8Equation of a circle from its center or radius×8Intersection point of two lines×7Find the focus or directrix from a parabola equation×6Angle of inclination of a line×4
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  2. 2

    Elementary Functions

    appears 61×23% of tested concepts26 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Half-angle formulas×9Logarithm operations×6Double-angle cosine formula×4Tangent graph applications×4Evaluate using fundamental trigonometric identities×4Find trigonometric values from a terminal side or point×4
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  3. 3

    Sequences

    appears 42×16% of tested concepts16 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Basic quantities in arithmetic-sequence formulas×9Basic quantities in geometric-sequence formulas×4Applications of the arithmetic mean×4Sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence×3Find a sequence formula by observation×3Find sequence terms from the relationship between an and Sn×3
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  4. 4

    Functions

    appears 35×13% of tested concepts12 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Domain of a given function×6Function parity: definition and identification×6Monotonicity of exponential functions×5Inverse functions×5Monotonicity from a function formula×4Check whether two functions are equal×2
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  5. 5

    Inequalities

    appears 17×7% of tested concepts5 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Rational inequalities×5Solving quadratic inequalities without parameters×5Evaluate inequalities from given conditions×3Compare numbers or expressions using inequality properties×2Solve inequalities using logarithmic monotonicity×2
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  6. 6

    Sets

    appears 11×4% of tested concepts4 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Intersection: concept and operations×4Subset relationships between sets×3Element membership in sets×3Union: concept and operations×1
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  7. 7

    Probability & Statistics

    appears 6×2% of tested concepts3 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Classical probability calculations×3Probability with and without replacement×2Use the mutually exclusive events formula for probability×1
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  8. 8

    Vectors

    appears 6×2% of tested concepts5 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Geometric applications of vector linear operations×2Vector addition rules×1Use planar vector collinearity to prove points are collinear×1Coordinate representation of planar vector linear operations×1Express vectors using a basis×1
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  9. 9

    Complex Numbers

    appears 5×2% of tested concepts3 concepts
    Most-tested concepts
    Powers of complex numbers×2Division of complex numbers×2Equality of complex numbers×1
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