Overview of the Junior Cert Honours Maths Paper

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Overview of the Junior Cert Honours Maths Paper

• Mr. Roche

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Paper 1
Question 1 ArithmeticPercentages, Profit and
Loss, possible currency calculations and Income
Tax/Tax Credits calculations. Speed, distance,
time. Approximation/rounding off. Question 2
Sets and a test as to how much you know about
your calculator. BEMDAS. More arithmetic. Questio
n 3Algebra. A bit of everything. (i) Solve an
equation, (ii) write one thing in terms of
another (iii) solve a quadratic equation (with
formula). Indices. Word problem involving
simultaneous equations. Question 4More
Algebra The emphasis here may be on factors and a
word problem involving a quadratic
equation. Question 5More algebra, and the
graph of a quadratic function and some questions
based on the graph. Question 6 Inequalities
and simultaneous equations. They also ask some
questions on a given graph of a quadratic
function. Other algebra as above.
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Key skills on paper 1

• Use Calculator/BEMDAS
• Percentages/interest
• Income tax
• Speed, distance, time
• Factors (4 types)
• Long division
• Solve equations (3 types)
• Word problems

• Sets
• Graph quadratic
• Questions on graph
• Changing formula subject
• Use quadratic formula
• Indices
• Approximation

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Paper 2
Question 1 Area and Volume.They will definitely
ask a question about the perimeter. The rest of
the question will be based on Cones, cylinders
and spheres. Question 2 Coordinate Geometry of
the Line.You will be tested on you knowledge of
and ability to use the (four) Coordinate Geometry
Formula. Question 3 Geometry.This will be the
main geometry QuestionThey will ask you to prove
a theorem more than likely using congruent
triangles. You may also be asked to construct a
triangle or a parallelogram. Question 4
Geometry.It is likely that in this question the
will ask you to prove one of the last 5
theorems. Question 5 TrigonometryYou can
expect a lot of the question to be based on a
right angled triangle. Use of the Sine rule will
also be examined. Question 6 Statistics.This
should be the easiest question on the paper ie
Bar Charts, Pie Charts, Histograms, Mean, Median
of a frequency table.
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Key skills on paper 2

• Use Area/volume formula (pg. 7)
• Co-ordinate geometry (5 formulae)
• Use Geometry rules, congruence
• Constructions
• Prove 10 theorems
• Trigonometry right angled (SOH CAH TOA,
  Pythagoras)
• Trigonometry non-right angled (Sine Rule, Area of
  triangle)
• Statistics (charts, mean, histogram, cumulative
  frequency)