Sum of all fears: Angle mistake causes confusion

The end of maths study for most Leaving Certificate students came yesterday and, while there was controversy over an incorrect angle in one question, teachers were pleased with the second papers in the subject.

Bríd Griffin, Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) maths spokesperson, said the ordinary-level exam was not near as wordy as might have been expected, but a statistics question was particularly long as it had 10 parts.

Otherwise the first section was straightforward and clear, but the final part of a trigonometry question was challenging.