2018

Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 4 ยท Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/42 May/June 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 2, May/June 2018: 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_s18_qp_42 ยท 9709_s18_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9709/42 May/June 2018

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
4539322620

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/42 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Forces218
Kinematics217
Work, Power and Energy28
Newton's Laws of Motion17

Questions in 9709/42 May/June 2018

  1. Question 1Work, Power and Energy ยท 4 marks

    A man has mass 80 kg. He runs along a horizontal road against a constant resistance force of magnitude P N. The total work done by the man in increasing his speed from โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Work, Power and Energy ยท 4 marks

    A train of mass 240 000 kg travels up a slope inclined at an angle of 4ร… to the horizontal. There is a constant resistance of magnitude โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Forces ยท 4 marks
  4. Question 4Kinematics ยท 9 marks

    A particle P moves in a straight line ABCD with constant acceleration. The distances AB and BC are 100 m and 148 m respectively. The particle takes 4 s to travel from A to B and also takes 4 s โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Newton's Laws of Motion ยท 7 marks

    A particle of mass 20 kg is on a rough plane inclined at an angle of 60ร… to the horizontal. Equilibrium is maintained by a force of magnitude P N acting on the particle, in a direction parallel to a โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Kinematics ยท 8 marks

    A particle P moves in a straight line passing through a point O. At time t s, the acceleration, โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Forces ยท 14 marks

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Where can I get the 9709/42 May/June 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s18_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 2018?
45 marks out of 50, a C needed 32.
Which topics came up in 9709/42 May/June 2018?
Mostly Forces, Kinematics, Work, Power and Energy. The full list is in the table above.
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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.