Cambridge A Level · 9709 · Paper 4 · Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/42 May/June 2023 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 2, May/June 2023: 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: 38

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File names: 9709_s23_qp_42 · 9709_s23_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9709/42 May/June 2023

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
38	30	24	18	13

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/42 May/June 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Kinematics	4	35
Forces	1	6
Newton's Laws of Motion	1	6
Work, Power and Energy	1	3

Questions in 9709/42 May/June 2023

Question 1Work, Power and Energy · 3 marks
A particle of mass 1.6kg is dropped from a height of 9m above horizontal ground. The speed of the particle at the instant before hitting the ground is 12ms−1. Find the work done against air resistance.
Question 2Kinematics · 4 marks
Two particles A and B, of masses 3.2kg and 2.4kg respectively, lie on a smooth horizontal table. A moves towards B with a speed of vms−1 and collides with B, which is moving towards A with a speed of 6ms−1. …
Question 3Forces · 6 marks
Question 4Kinematics · 7 marks
An athlete of mass 84kg is running along a straight road. (a) Initially the road is horizontal and he runs at a constant speed of 3ms−1. The athlete produces a constant power of 60W. Find the resistive force which acts …
Question 5Newton's Laws of Motion · 6 marks
35Å 0.6 kg P N A particle of mass 0.6kg is placed on a rough plane which is inclined at an angle of 35Å to the horizontal. The particle is kept in equilibrium by a horizontal force of magnitude PN …
Question 6Kinematics · 11 marks
A particle P starts at rest and moves in a straight line from a point O. At time t s after leaving O, the velocity of P, vms−1, is given by v = bt + ct 3 2, where b …
Question 7Kinematics · 13 marks

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Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s23_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 2023?

38 marks out of 50, a C needed 24.

Which topics came up in 9709/42 May/June 2023?

Mostly Kinematics, Forces, Newton's Laws of Motion. The full list is in the table above.

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