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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 4 ยท Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/42 May/June 2015 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 2, May/June 2015: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 50 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
Marks
50
Grade A from
41
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_s15_qp_42 ยท 9709_s15_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9709/42 May/June 2015

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 50). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
4134282318

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/42 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics533
Forces112
Work, Power and Energy15

Questions in 9709/42 May/June 2015

  1. Question 1Kinematics ยท 4 marks

    One end of a light inextensible string is attached to a block. The string makes an angle of 60ร… above the horizontal and is used to pull the block in a straight line on a horizontal ๏ฌ‚oor with acceleration โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 5 marks

    The total mass of a cyclist and his cycle is 80 kg. The resistance to motion is zero. (i) The cyclist moves along a horizontal straight road working at a constant rate of P W. Find the value of P โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Work, Power and Energy ยท 5 marks

    A plane is inclined at an angle of sinโˆ’11 8  to the horizontal. A and B are two points on the same line of greatest slope with A higher than B. The distance AB is โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Kinematics ยท 7 marks

    A particle P moves in a straight line. At time t seconds after starting from rest at the point O on the line, the acceleration of P is โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Kinematics ยท 6 marks

    A particle P starts from rest at a point O on a horizontal straight line. P moves along the line with constant acceleration and reaches a point A on the line with a speed of โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Kinematics ยท 11 marks
  7. Question 7Forces ยท 12 marks

    5.6 N A R 40 cm 30 cm J A small ring R is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length 70 cm. A ๏ฌxed rough vertical wire passes through the ring. The other end of โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/42 May/June 2015 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s15_ms_42), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/42 May/June 2015?
41 marks out of 50, a C needed 28.
Which topics came up in 9709/42 May/June 2015?
Mostly Kinematics, Forces, Work, Power and Energy. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/42 May/June 2015?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.