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Calculator tricks for Paper 2

Solver, graph intersections and statistics lists: the GDC features that save the most time.

MLMaya LindqvistOctober 14, 20261 min read
Students revising in a library

Your graphic display calculator can save minutes on every Paper 2. These are the features most students never use.

Solving equations numerically

Use the solver for anything you can’t rearrange easily, such as ex=3−xe^{x} = 3 - xex=3−x.

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Maya Lindqvist

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Maya has taught IB Mathematics for twelve years and examines Paper 2. She writes about turning practice into marks.

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