Cambridge A Level · 9709 · Paper 4 · Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/41 May/June 2021 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 1, May/June 2021: 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: 34

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File names: 9709_s21_qp_41 · 9709_s21_ms_41

Grade thresholds for 9709/41 May/June 2021

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.

A	B	C	D	E
34	27	21	15	10

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/41 May/June 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Kinematics	3	24
Forces	2	15
Newton's Laws of Motion	1	8
Work, Power and Energy	1	3

Questions in 9709/41 May/June 2021

Question 1Work, Power and Energy · 3 marks
A winch operates by means of a force applied by a rope. The winch is used to pull a load of mass 50 kg up a line of greatest slope of a plane inclined at 60Å to the horizontal. The …
Question 2Forces · 6 marks
A B m kg 0.1 kg 0.9 m Two particles A and B have masses m kg and 0.1 kg respectively, where …
Question 3Kinematics · 6 marks
Three particles P, Q and R, of masses 0.1 kg, 0.2 kg and 0.5 kg respectively, are at rest in a straight line on a smooth horizontal plane. Particle P is projected towards Q at a speed of …
Question 4Kinematics · 7 marks
Two cyclists, Isabella and Maria, are having a race. They both travel along a straight road with constant acceleration, starting from rest at point A. Isabella accelerates for 5 s at a constant rate …
Question 5Newton's Laws of Motion · 8 marks
A particle moving in a straight line starts from rest at a point A and comes instantaneously to rest at a point B. The acceleration of the particle at time t s after leaving A is …
Question 6Forces · 9 marks
Question 7Kinematics · 11 marks

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Where can I get the 9709/41 May/June 2021 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s21_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 2021?

34 marks out of 50, a C needed 21.

Which topics came up in 9709/41 May/June 2021?

Mostly Kinematics, Forces, Newton's Laws of Motion. 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.