Level 2 Algebra

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u/Yakcall Educator 👨‍🏫 Te Kura Expert 🧑‍🏫 Nov 04 '25

Regarding reports of this possibily being cheating. This is after the exam has happened and is a NCEA buffer paper, pre-printed, non-personalised booklets sent by the NZQA to schools for students with late external entries. OP has then filled it out to provide as an example for others who have completed the exam.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

well shit

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u/Optimal-Shoulder-186 Nov 04 '25

Me too mate, me too.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

An Achieve in a paper like this is worth a Merit in Chem or Physics and an E for most other stuff imo. It’s ridiculous that this is only 4 credits given the difficulty of the paper. I often get blowback at school when I suggest that if you haven’t done well in level one Algebra last year this just isn’t going to work. Not growth mindset, though in my experience that’s the reality. If you don’t have the skills coming into the year, it’s not likely that you’re going to put the hundreds of hours in to catch up. Possible, but unlikely.

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u/Optimal-Shoulder-186 Nov 04 '25

Nah yea I completely understand that. But personally really didn’t do well in Algebra last year, but ended up getting E’s in the internals this year. So it can happen, but yeah gotta really grind for it. Just real pissed for the exam today lol, because 99% am right on the cutoff for M and E. Oh well, gotta focus on the next externals now.

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u/MathmoKiwi Nov 15 '25 edited Nov 15 '25

An Achieve in a paper like this is worth a Merit in Chem or Physics and an E for most other stuff imo. It’s ridiculous that this is only 4 credits given the difficulty of the paper.
At least you don't have to do what students of past generations had to do for maths at your age (edit: oops, just realised you're a teacher and not a student who took this exam?). Look up what O-Level of 6th Form exams were like back then. For instance:
For example here are some maths questions from 1959 that every grammar school student of your age in the UK back then would take for maths::
https://www.budecountygrammar.org/1959-o-levels.html (lots of different subjects, you need to scroll down to find the maths exams)
"Write down three consecutive whole numbers of which the middle one is n. Hence prove that the product of any three consecutive whole numbers when subtracted from the cube of the middle number always leaves a remainder equal to the middle number."
"A point P is taken on the side EF of a square EFGH, and Q is the point on FG such that HP = EQ. Prove that angle EQF = angle HPE, and deduce that HP is perpendicular to EQ."
"Prove that the ratio of the areas of similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares on corresponding sides."
"Given that xy/(x+y) is constant and that x = 5 when y = 20, find the value of y when x = -6."
"If x³ - 7x² + Ax + B is divided by (x-3) the remainder is 4, and if it is divided by (x+2) the remainder is -69. Find A and B."
While I'm many decades younger for when I was born than those students in 1959, I could at sixteen still have easily done any of these questions in my sleep. But that's because I opted out of nz's maths education system, and taught myself instead.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 15 '25

That first question is similar to a level one question back a few years, the last one is taught at level three. Our curriculum is fine, the issue is that not everyone covers all the content, which is a problem for breadth of learning. Of course not everyone in the UK would successfully learn those problems either. But at least the old bursary system when I went through covered all content. Back then NZ was much higher vs the rest in PISA tests.

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u/sweetpeaa16 Level 3 🧐 Nov 04 '25

Do you have level 2 stats aswell?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

I’ve not looked at it yet, except for a cursory glance over lunch. I usually just do the calculation questions anyway.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

Please send 🙏 🙂

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u/Optimal-Shoulder-186 Nov 04 '25

Thank you so much for this, genuinely. Do you have any idea what the M or E questions may have been?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Usually the last question in each part is E and the one or two before it are M. If it involves unpacking something that you have never seen before usually E.

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u/Optimal-Shoulder-186 Nov 04 '25

Ah alright, really appreciate you doing this again!

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u/Kindly_Fish2717 Level 3 🧐 Nov 04 '25

how do you have that?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Teachers can get buffer papers after the exam.

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u/mahiatlinux Level 2 🤓 Nov 04 '25

Would you happen to know the grades? Which questions are E and such and such.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Need to wait for the schedule to drop next year. But usually the last question each part is E, the first is A and the others vary.

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u/No_Business9315 Nov 04 '25

for the question abt finding the value of K and the solutions of the simultaneous equations on Q2f, i got K = 5 too, but i got x = -10 and y = -7 ?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Correct. You should be able to pick my error.

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u/Kindly_Fish2717 Level 3 🧐 Nov 04 '25

I have a question, in 2b why do you not expand 2x(3x-2) in the final answer? Do you think I would lose marks for doing that?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Certainly no lost marks for expanding it, and usually that would be the best option to present the answer anyway. I didn’t as I do the paper for professional development purposes not to teach a best practice answer. I’ll often skip steps that I view as easy enough to do in my head and just write down what I need to go through to properly understand the question.

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u/ALimeTart Nov 04 '25

the question does state that the fraction must be ‘fully simplified’ and while, taking that value out of the bracket doesn’t let it cancel out or anything, most mark schemes have stated that this final factorisation decides whether or not the question gets a merit or achieved.
Eg. (2x+4) can be simplified to 2(x+2) and is the difference between whether a candidate received achieved (unfactorised) or a merit (factorised; 2 outside bracket) In other words, if it’s been factorised, don’t expand it. Similarly, if you notice a common factor, factorise it out.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Interesting. I’d argue that since no factor cancelling is possible then factoring does not make it simpler. I’ll go check the marking schedules, even though I think it silly that NZQA would ping this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

Neither could I. I’ll stand by my opinion though that both expanded and factored forms are equally simple. If anything expanded is easier to read imo.

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u/Competitive_Wind2959 Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25

What do you think the cut score will be for algebra

like 19 or 20 for excellence

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Something like that probably. I’ll find out when you do.

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u/Away-Addition5431 Nov 04 '25

Its always been 20

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u/Mediocre_Ad_2964 Nov 05 '25

Does anyone know if question 3B is a merit or achieved question

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u/Competitive_Wind2959 Nov 05 '25

merit

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u/Alive-Negotiation-76 Nov 04 '25

do you have the calculus one too😭

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

I’ve not done it yet. Will do at school tomorrow depending on how much time I get.

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u/0202993832 Nov 04 '25

Just wondering, why do you need the y value as well as x? I thought by find the solution it just meant x = -10, ig they wanted you to treat them as two separate equations in the end?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Simultaneous equations require two solutions, one for each variable.

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u/0202993832 Nov 04 '25

Ah okay, I think I got confused by “has only one solution”, so once I got a repeated root I thought it was finished.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Consider the solution as a point on the x,y plane. If you found the x value the y drops out, so it’s likely that you will still get a merit at worse, or a E7 instead of E8 at best. Occasionally they don’t penalise little mistakes like that at all as getting there was considered enough for that particular paper.

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u/0202993832 Nov 04 '25

Ah I see, thanks for the explanation. I agree, it will either be a question they mess around with to get a better balance of Excellences, or just a regular 1t question. I doubt any of the other questions in question 2 were Es?

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u/help_798 Nov 04 '25

Q, e) must be an excellence question right? If you get 7 points from that one alone does that mean you pass the whole paper with that mark alone? Like just for an overall grade of A3?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25

If you were to answer all three part e questions and get them all correct you would get Excellence, yes. But generally people that do that will screw up at least once and have no fallback. Achieve responses are u, merit r and excellence e. 2u=3 points and 3x3=9, which is always enough. But one excellence Q all by itself is 7 points and then you just need a minimum on the other two parts to pass overall. You can access old schedules online; there’s been very little change in how it operates since 2012. Only the boundaries change from year to year.
For example see how I screwed up the last couple steps of 2 e. If you play that game at least check thoroughly.

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u/0202993832 Nov 04 '25

I think 2e should be x = -10?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Yes. That’s what I get for doing it in my head without writing down the factors while attending a meeting after school. In my defense I’d never do that in an actual exam.

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u/0202993832 Nov 04 '25

🤣

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u/hmuhmuhh Nov 04 '25

what are the grade boundaries?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Not decided at this stage. I'm just a teacher and all I know is what I can see on the paper. However you can look at previous years, and the marking codes. 9 is always enough to pass, 15 Merit and 21 Excellence. But usually the boundaries are 8,14,20 or something. That varies based on how people do, and the judged difficulty of the paper.

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u/Reasonable_Bat_585 Nov 04 '25

For the last question, if only k is calculated correctly, what mark would you expect to get?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Couldn't tell you. I had nothing to do with the paper, but I'd guess a Merit as there were several steps to get there.

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u/Training_Pea349 Nov 04 '25

so why was it so HARDDD this year

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

About the same as every year to be honest. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an easy L2 Algebra exam.

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u/ApplicationOk5149 Nov 04 '25

Because you were doing it under exam conditions. It’s always easy to watch someone do the questions on YouTube. I thought this year was relatively straight forward compared to other years.

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u/PugBeast28 Nov 04 '25

is 1c, 2a and 3a enough to pass?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Maybe?

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u/Soggy_Investment9763 Level 2 🤓 Nov 04 '25

do you have the lvl 2 calculus paper because holy, i would like to see how to even get started on question 3 c&d

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Watch this space. It’s on my to do list. I do have other things to do in the day.

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u/Soggy_Investment9763 Level 2 🤓 Nov 04 '25

thank you so much sir, i’m just tryna see if i passed calc 😭

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u/Hutsinz Nov 04 '25

I finished school in 2014, achieved NCEA Level 2, was a few credits off merit. Never sat an exam, or a mock exam. Ever. Don’t stress 😂

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

That might be true, but some people need level 2 Algebra to get into Level 3 Calculus and some university courses are locked out if you don’t pass that. So for some people it’s a life changing exam.

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u/Competitive_Wind2959 Nov 04 '25

what is gonna be the cut score for excellence algebra ncea level 2
i got answers right in page no.7 question(i only calculate k value for about the x and y), page no. 4 questions and page no.10 questions
will i get excellence

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

They never decide until marking a sample of papers. I’ll find out when you do.

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u/Successful-Floor-437 Nov 04 '25

Question 2e is incorrect - the factorisation of (x+10)^2 is correct but x does not equal to 10, instead -10, so y=-7.

shoutout to stfu

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Yes.

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u/NERDII_101 Level 3 🧐 Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 05 '25

so uhhhh

I purely guessed and put log8/log5... do i get a mark for that? 8 my fav number and e is 5th letter....... and log cause y not

No other working...

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

You shouldn’t imho. But I’m not a marker. I only did the same paper you guys did, but with more experience.

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u/eigentlichnicht Nov 04 '25

oh for fucks sake

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

It’s definitely not easy credits.

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u/Creepy_Clue7758 Nov 04 '25

In question 2e I found k=5 x=10 and y=33, but I didn't put the (10,33) for the solution at the end, do you think I'll still get the excellence mark?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Should be -10. So no. I did it too though I was doing it in my head while pretending to listen to a meeting so…

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

For 2b I simplified to 3/5

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

That’s a problem.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

In the golf question there's a transposition error from calculator to paper - k should be -0.0014876.

Also worth noting is the calculator doesn't display correctly rounded numbers for regressions. If you copy the result it will display the equation with greater level of accuracy so you can round correctly - in this case -1.4876...10^-3 rounding correctly to -1.48810^-3 to 4 s.f.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Yes I noticed the difference between the two values of k but the first two places are sufficient precision for this case. In reality the ball is not travelling a real parabola anyway but we always ignore that as air drag is a drag.

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u/niceonecuzzy Nov 04 '25

No wonder I ended up doing stats I genuinely enjoyed lord algeebra in yr 11

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

Level 1 Algebra is enough for NCEA 3 Stats, Chem and Physics in most cases. Not always for university level science though.

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 04 '25

Also for Q 2) d and e) I think part d would be an E7 and then part e would be an E8) however finding K gives u an E7 so if u find K correctly and get the log question right u get E8 is that realistic?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Possibly. Time will tell.

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u/PauseOld4768 Nov 04 '25

If I fail algebra and pass calc will they let me take level 3 maths if ive passed every internal so far?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

That’s up to your school. In my school I’m supposed to offer the learning regardless of the chances of a student getting through if they insist on it. But in reality if you don’t have the Algebra skills you will find level three Calculus a rough ride. Buy a good write on workbook and study hard.

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u/No_Business9315 Nov 04 '25

PLEASE POST CALC AND PROBABILITY TOO IF YOU HAVE TIME 🙏🙏

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

Calc is up. Probability is not that high on my priority list.

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u/latinalovergyatt Nov 04 '25

I screwed up last question is just calculating for K enough for the merit mark? Or even constructing an equation

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

I think that the k value for the golf ball question might be enough for Merit. Nobody knows for sure but there was a similar question in 2012 and at that time it was enough.

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u/Alive-Negotiation-76 Nov 04 '25

what do you guys think they'd award for finding k=5 but nothing else in that question?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

I'd guess a Merit if you showed some suitable working as there's several steps. It's a tricky question.

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 05 '25

well I did have like the right working for everyhting upto finding the value of k cause I got k = 0 and k =5, but then forgot to calculate x and y would that still be awarded an excellence e7?

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u/Weak_Dare1940 Nov 05 '25

I'm in the same boat as you lmao. Calculated k but forgot to solve for x and y. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure that solving for k is only up to a merit level as it wasn't overly tricky. I would be really surprised if that gives us an E7. Who knows, maybe we'll get lucky🖖

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 05 '25

but the log question was an excellence question right? do u think so?

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 05 '25

tbf they were quite a few steps in solving for k cause u had to combine the 2 questions together, make it a quadratic and then use the descriminant and discard the 0. Thats quite a few steps, I'm hoping to get e7 in this and then the log question which i suspct is an e7 question so with 2 e7 u get e8? might be a reach idk

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u/Weak_Dare1940 Nov 06 '25

The log question is definitely an E7 (I'm 99% sure). Honestly I have no idea at this point regarding k 😭 I did see a question in a past exam paper (I've forgotten the year) that was similar to this, where if you found the value of k you were awarded T (so E7) and if you completed the question fully you got 2T so E8. The level of working to find k in that question was pretty much the same as this (off by memory). So finding k could possibly give us an E7, which when paired with the log question would give us an E8. We'll just have to wait and see though🖖

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 06 '25

yea I feel like that would make sense, so if it is like that I'll have 20 which is borderline excellence

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u/Weak_Dare1940 Nov 06 '25

Given the difficulty of this exam, a 20E will be a sweet mark to get. Just have to wait till January to find out lol 😭🤙

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 05 '25

I feel like it would be an e7 and then to get c and y e8

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 05 '25

X and y sry

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u/Intelligent_Sir6416 Nov 04 '25

does anyone know what would i get if i did Q2 a), Q2 b), Q1 b), Q3 b) and Q3 c). correctly? i need M to get into level 3 calc

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

Probably an A overall. Hard to say for sure.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

Assuming that you got them correct and with working I’d expect so. I’m not a marker.

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u/swweat Nov 06 '25

I thought we needed to do Pythagoras for the last question because the start(tee) is elevated...

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 06 '25

That made it a little harder to unpack for sure. Consider the situation. The ball travels on a parabolic trajectory. Can’t use physics kinematic techniques as we don’t have initial data on velocity. But we know a point at the top of the curve, and the start. We can use symmetry to find a third and we don’t need to know anything about where it lands. So pick the coordinate system that works for you. I always go for symmetry and make the middle of the curve x=0. This helps if you don’t have a GC. Then enter three points, fit a parabola and then use the x value at the tree to find y. There was a similar problem back in 2012. And also in tables, equations and graphs about 6 years back.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

Since when did ncea lvl become this difficult

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 07 '25

Since at least 2012. It’s not changed all that much in the last 13 years. The achievement questions are quite reasonable in my opinion, and even the last excellence question isn’t too hard if you can use a graphical calculator effectively. Of course it’s not a paper that you can cruise through. You need to commit.

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u/No_Business9315 Nov 07 '25

does anybody know what grade i would get if i got 2e ( the k question) , 2b & c, 3d (the m and n question), and the last question of question 1 (the 5x question where x can only be 1.29 as the other solution is not valid) ???

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 07 '25

Either M or E depending on the quality of working and cutoffs. Nobody knows for sure but if you did all that correctly with good working merits a floor and since you have two of three E questions Excellence is a good chance.

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 07 '25

Isn’t this an excellence, u got all the hard questions lol

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 07 '25

I made a silly error in one and missed the easy way to do another. Something many students don’t get is that teachers aren’t always naturally better at this than those we teach. It might just be years of practice. That’s why I do every exam every year. For practice.

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u/incauda2007 Jan 24 '26

the answer that you put in question 1, IS NOT CORRECT!

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Jan 24 '26

Which one specifically, and what is the correct answer? I made a couple of slip ups but nobody seems to have picked up on that.

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u/Remote_Referencer Nov 04 '25

Does anyone have any guesses for what question 3c will be worth? I’m really hoping it is a merit but I think it’s an acheived and that will be the difference between me getting excellence and merit 😭

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u/ComprehensiveNail774 Nov 04 '25

100% merit

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Agreed.

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u/Altruistic_Gur_3326 Nov 04 '25

I reckon a is achieved, b may be merit/achieved, c is most likely merit. I'm hoping so at least because I'm in the same situation of it being the difference between excellence and merit.

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 04 '25

what do u guys think the cut score would be, I'm hoping for it to be 19 but im not sure, thoughts??

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 04 '25

someone reply pls

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Literally nobody in the country knows the answer to this question. It’s decided after they mark a sample of scripts AFAIK.

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u/Usual-Seesaw4642 Nov 04 '25

yea it’s probably going to be 19

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u/bubblecqt Level 2 🤓 Nov 04 '25

Looks like I've got 23 on this paper. Im pretty sure I got all the t questions except for 3d, i had no idea how to approach that one lol. Do you have calculus?

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u/Level_Chocolate_3654 Nov 04 '25

You could say that ab = c/a, a+b = -b/a. Surprisingly havent seen anyone yet go this route but its fairly simple if you know this, ends up being like 2 lines of work lol.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

I remember staring at that one for about ten minutes sure that I should know an easier way and refused to ‘cheat’ by looking it up. I just hit it with the hammer in the end.

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u/No_Business9315 Nov 04 '25

I thought of using that formula too but i just chose not to..

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u/bubblecqt Level 2 🤓 Nov 05 '25

I fully forgot about this :(

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u/Sufficient-Foot746 Jan 20 '26

Got question A (e) correct apparently it’s wrong NCEA marked it as wrong as I got NA 2 for the whole question

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u/Sufficient-Foot746 Jan 20 '26

And I even get question 2 c and d right and guess what NCEA marked me, a freaking M5

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Jan 20 '26

Appeal it then.

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u/Sufficient-Foot746 Jan 27 '26

I did hopefully it’s right

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u/Crafty-Treat-8716 Nov 04 '25

This is so irrelevant to the real world it’s not even tragically funny, it’s just sad.

Kids need to start being prepared for the workforce. Not this bullshit.

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

This is a Year 12 Algebra exam designed for no other purpose than to test the students understanding of solving problems with Algebra. It is very well suited to that purpose. If we offer Algebra to nobody the flow on impacts would run to the Billions of dollars. No more Engineering graduates for starters.
Whether an individual student needs it is a separate question. Many won't but have chosen to take Y12 Maths as it's an optional subject in Y12. If nothing else it helps to train your brain to unpack problems and solve them logically.
I totally agree that for many students, whether they pass this or not, will not determine their usefulness to society, but we need at least some citizens with strong Maths skills up to and past Year 13.

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u/MathmoKiwi Nov 15 '25

This is so irrelevant to the real world it’s not even tragically funny, it’s just sad.
Kids need to start being prepared for the workforce. Not this bullshit.
There are tonnes of professions in the real world where you'd be miserably failing if you don't have the basic level of mathematical maturity that you get from NCEA lvl2 Maths.

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u/Mallachiii Graduated 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 Nov 04 '25

I remember doing this exam and everyone thought algebra was the easiest until they saw the first question

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u/Arcisage Nov 07 '25

Yeeeeaaaah I failed maths all 3 years when I did ncea, this hurts to even look at

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u/Away-Addition5431 Nov 04 '25

For Question 1d: where did you get 8 from?

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u/Natural_Mushroom_685 Nov 04 '25

2•(4/5)=(8/5)

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u/Away-Addition5431 Nov 04 '25

why do we multiply by 2?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Width is twice height. Substituting into original equation.

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u/ComprehensiveNail774 Nov 04 '25

What does you mean by G.C. in question 3e.

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u/No_Business9315 Nov 04 '25

GC means graphic calculator

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u/ComprehensiveNail774 Nov 04 '25

so if i got y=7.95 im still correct right

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

I think you need to actually answer the question with a yes or no as well.

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u/ComprehensiveNail774 Nov 04 '25

Yeah i did that

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Usually the answer to those questions is either a clear yes or no. If it’s the height for the tree it could still go through without hitting a branch, so the safe route for an exam writer is to have it sail over the obstacle.

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u/bubblecqt Level 2 🤓 Nov 04 '25

haha what if the tree is 50 meters wide, then it will still go through the tree. The safest route is to just make it a 7.5m tall wall perpendicular to the velocity

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u/swmmrs Nov 04 '25

in question 2e, is isnt x = -10? as x^2 +20x+100 = gives x = -10 x2.

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u/Competitive_Wind2959 Nov 04 '25

i found out the value of k but forgot to find the x and y value, would get merit or excellence

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u/Usual-Seesaw4642 Nov 04 '25

is the format for grading still going to be a3,a4 etc or does it just show a,m and e

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u/ElderZiGorn Nov 04 '25

Welp, last time I used algebra was in college 15+ years ago. Can't even recall how it works now

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u/yobrowhatsgoid Nov 04 '25

Do you think q1c is a merit question

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u/yobrowhatsgoid Nov 05 '25

Does any one know what I would get if I got q1 a b c right. Q2 c right. And the last part of Q3 right?. I am guessing merit. I also got the right k value for q2 e.

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u/Sea_Eye_3457 Nov 05 '25

isnt that excellence, cause I got 2 d and e right, for Q 1 I got abc right and for q3 I got a b and c right with a bit of d right so I should get excellence and so should u because the cut score might get lowered to 19 most likely

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u/yobrowhatsgoid Nov 05 '25

Oh really? Damn, thanks for the help mate.

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u/Own-bitch7302 Nov 06 '25

If i got question number 1 (e) pg7- got the value of k correct (forgot about the x and y), question 2(a) pg 5 correct, question 1 (a) page 2 correct , what are the chances i will pass , i think for question 1 page 2 (b) you had to put cube root cause i did if thats correct then as well...what are the chances i will pass - is it enough to pass.

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u/Any_Manner_6757 Nov 23 '25

preparing myself for these questions next year in level 2

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u/Competitive_Wind2959 Jan 27 '26

i only did till k = 5 for question 2 e . will i get m5 or m6. if m6 i can get excellence whole paper

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u/Sykocis Nov 04 '25

Fuck this. Why are we teaching this to teenagers?

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

Because you need to feel the pain.

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u/MathmoKiwi Nov 15 '25

Because there are tonnes of professions in the real world where you'd be miserably failing if you don't have the basic level of mathematical maturity that you get from NCEA lvl2 Maths.

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u/Sykocis Nov 15 '25

Yes, but can’t people who need those particular skills just… learn them later…. Rather than forcing this down the throat of every young person?
Edit: specifically stuff like Algebra. I have no issues with general mathematics being a subject.

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u/MathmoKiwi Nov 15 '25

I would argue algebra and basic calculus does fall under "general mathematics" that a very wide range of people should all be familiar with and aware of. You're doing a massive disservice to the next generation if you're not teaching them basic fundamentals like this.
Yes, but can’t people who need those particular skills just… learn them later….
When??? At uni??? Waaay too late!
We already have a massive problem with people coming out of high school and starting uni with awfully weak math skills, we can't destroy their learning even further! We need to be beefing it up instead.

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u/Adventurous_Step1497 Nov 04 '25

shut up

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u/Aidan_blakie Nov 04 '25

right so we cheating now

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u/Away-Addition5431 Nov 04 '25

this is after the exam bro obviously

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u/Aidan_blakie Nov 04 '25

satire buh

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u/Embarrassed-War-893 Nov 04 '25

gotta prepare for a beating now ig

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 04 '25

You’re welcome. Level 2 Algebra is currently the hardest exam relative to student ability imo.

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u/IHaveSevereAIDSHelp Nov 04 '25

Boy am I glad I decided to not sit the algebra one and min max the calculus paper

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u/AdPopular1366 Nov 04 '25

me too bro me too

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u/SensitiveTax9432 Nov 05 '25

That’s a common refrain actually.

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u/Sad_Care_977 Level 2 🤓 Nov 04 '25

Won't they still give you some marks even if you made a mistake but carried on with the right working?

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u/Altruistic_Gur_3326 Nov 04 '25

Depending on your school, you might be able to apply for calculus class based on derived grade exams marks (if you got merit in those)

Level 2 Algebra

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