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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 4 ยท Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2021 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
28
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w21_qp_42 ยท 9709_w21_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9709/42 Oct/Nov 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.

ABCDE
282317116

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics324
Work, Power and Energy318
Forces18

Questions in 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2021

  1. Question 1Kinematics ยท 4 marks
  2. Question 2Work, Power and Energy ยท 6 marks

    A van of mass 3600 kg is towing a trailer of mass 1200 kg along a straight horizontal road using a light horizontal rope. There are resistance forces of 700 N on the van and 300 N on the trailer. โ€ฆ

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

    1.8 m A B C The diagram shows a semi-circular track ABC of radius 1.8 m which is ๏ฌxed in a vertical plane. The points A and C are at the same horizontal level and the point B is at โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Kinematics ยท 7 marks

    A cyclist starts from rest at a point A and travels along a straight road AB, coming to rest at B. The displacement of the cyclist from A at time t s after the start is s m, where โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Work, Power and Energy ยท 7 marks

    A railway engine of mass 75 000 kg is moving up a straight hill inclined at an angle ! to the horizontal, where sin โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Forces ยท 8 marks

    X N 60ร… 60ร… 5 kg A block of mass 5 kg is held in equilibrium near a vertical wall by two light strings and a horizontal force of magnitude X N, as shown in the diagram. The two strings โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Kinematics ยท 13 marks

    ! Q P m kg 2m kg 6.4 m Particles P and Q have masses m kg and 2m kg respectively. The particles are initially held at rest 6.4 m apart on the same line of greatest slope of a โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2021 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w21_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 Oct/Nov 2021?
28 marks out of 50, a C needed 17.
Which topics came up in 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2021?
Mostly Kinematics, Work, Power and Energy, Forces. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2021?
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.