2016

Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 4 ยท Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/41 May/June 2016 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 1, May/June 2016: 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
45

File names: 9709_s16_qp_41 ยท 9709_s16_ms_41

Grade thresholds for 9709/41 May/June 2016

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
4539332823

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/41 May/June 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics320
Forces213
Newton's Laws of Motion112
Work, Power and Energy15

Questions in 9709/41 May/June 2016

  1. Question 1Kinematics ยท 5 marks

    A lift moves upwards from rest and accelerates at โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Work, Power and Energy ยท 5 marks

    A box of mass 25 kg is pulled, at a constant speed, a distance of 36 m up a rough plane inclined at an angle of 20ร… to the horizontal. The box moves up a line of greatest slope against โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Kinematics ยท 6 marks

    A car of mass 1000 kg is moving along a straight horizontal road against resistances of total magnitude โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Forces ยท 6 marks
  5. Question 5Forces ยท 7 marks

    10 kg 5 kg ! Two particles of masses 5 kg and 10 kg are connected by a light inextensible string that passes over a ๏ฌxed smooth pulley. The 5 kg particle is on a rough ๏ฌxed slope which is โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Kinematics ยท 9 marks

    A particle P moves in a straight line. It starts at a point O on the line and at time t s after leaving O it has a velocity โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Newton's Laws of Motion ยท 12 marks

    A particle of mass 30 kg is on a plane inclined at an angle of 20ร… to the horizontal. Starting from rest, the particle is pulled up the plane by a force of magnitude 200 N acting parallel to a โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/41 May/June 2016 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s16_ms_41), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/41 May/June 2016?
45 marks out of 50, a C needed 33.
Which topics came up in 9709/41 May/June 2016?
Mostly Kinematics, Forces, Newton's Laws of Motion. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/41 May/June 2016?
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.