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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 4 ยท Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/42 Feb/March 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 2, Feb/March 2022: 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
40
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_m22_qp_42 ยท 9709_m22_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9709/42 Feb/March 2022

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
4033261913

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/42 Feb/March 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics322
Forces219
Work, Power and Energy29

Questions in 9709/42 Feb/March 2022

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

    A crane is used to raise a block of mass 600kg vertically upwards at a constant speed through a height of 15m. There is a resistance to the motion of the block, which the crane does 10000J of work to โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 5 marks

    A particle P is projected vertically upwards from horizontal ground with speed umsโˆ’1. P reaches a maximum height of 20m above the ground. (a) Find the value of u. (b) Find the total time for which P is at least โ€ฆ

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

    A car of mass mkg is towing a trailer of mass 300kg down a straight hill inclined at 3ร… to the horizontal at a constant speed. There are resistance forces on the car and on the trailer, and the total โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Kinematics ยท 6 marks

    The total mass of a cyclist and her bicycle is 70kg. The cyclist is riding with constant power of 180W up a straight hill inclined at an angle ! to the horizontal, where sin โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Forces ยท 7 marks

    Four coplanar forces act at a point. The magnitudes of the forces are โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Kinematics ยท 11 marks

    A cyclist starts from rest at a ๏ฌxed point O and moves in a straight line, before coming to rest k seconds later. The acceleration of the cyclist at time t s after leaving O is amsโˆ’2, where โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Forces ยท 12 marks

    A bead, A, of mass 0.1kg is threaded on a long straight rigid wire which is inclined at sinโˆ’1 โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/42 Feb/March 2022 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_m22_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 Feb/March 2022?
40 marks out of 50, a C needed 26.
Which topics came up in 9709/42 Feb/March 2022?
Mostly Kinematics, Forces, Work, Power and Energy. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/42 Feb/March 2022?
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.