Early Solutions to the 2026 AP Precalculus Free Response
Sarah Stecher
This Tuesday students took on the third ever AP® Precalculus Exam, and we’re here to offer our early attempt at solutions to the four free response questions. Luckily, we knew what questions were coming, since all the AP Precalc FRQs are based on task models that the College Board shared with us throughout this school year. True to their word, the College Board gave us four questions that reflected the four task models:
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FRQ 1: Function Concepts
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FRQ 2: Modeling a Non-periodic Context
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FRQ 3: Modeling a Periodic Context
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FRQ 4: Symbolic Manipulations
You can see this year’s AP Precalc questions here. Although the official scoring guidelines don’t release until the summer, here’s a first attempt at solutions. (Please be gentle if we have any errors!).
FRQ 1: Function Concepts
FRQ 2: Modeling a Non-periodic Context
FRQ 3: Modeling a Periodic Context
FRQ 4: Symbolic Manipulations
About the Author
Sarah Stecher
Sarah is our “content creator” in every sense of the term. In addition to designing lessons, Sarah writes blog posts, develops resources, and leads Math Medic workshops for schools and districts. She’s also our go-to for AP Calc and Precalc questions from teachers, since that’s what she was teaching before she joined the team. Along with Lindsey and Luke, Sarah was a high school teacher who taught 150+ students every year at East Kentwood High School. She draws heavily on her in-classroom experience when writing new lessons, always considering the end user: the student. And outside of work you can find her… outside, preferably on a body of water. Want to see Sarah get really heated? Just ask her opinion on pretzels. (She’s German.).