Each year, as soon as the paper is officially published, I work through the solutions to the latest HSC exam while we wait for the official solutions to be published.
Looking for the latest exam solutions? Get the 2023 solutions here: Worked Solutions to the 2023 HSC Mathematics Extension 1 Exam
You can find my complete handwritten solutions to all questions on the 2021 HSC Mathematics Extension 1 Exam here:
2021 HSC Mathematics Extension 1 Worked Solutions
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2021 students – congratulations on finishing Extension 1 maths! So awesome!
Thoughts on the Exam
Overall the exam was what I typically expect from the Extension 1 exam. I liked that there was a decent amount of questions testing the different aspects of the syllabus, as well as some good, challenging questions.
I think Question 14 (a) was the question I liked the least because I don’t like the physics part of the syllabus. Question 14 (c) was a little challenging, especially at first when figuring out how to approach it. Question 14 (d) was the most interesting to me since I love probability and statistics.
If you took the 2021 Mathematics Extension 1 exam, I’d love you hear your thoughts!