Cambridge A Level · 9709 · Paper 4 · Mechanics
Mathematics 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2025: 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
- 35
File names: 9709_w25_qp_42 · 9709_w25_ms_42
Grade thresholds for 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Kinematics | 4 | 28 |
| Forces | 2 | 17 |
| Work, Power and Energy | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 9709/42 Oct/Nov 2025
- Question 1
- Question 2
A railway locomotive of mass 240 000 kg is towing a coach of mass 36 000 kg down a hill inclined at an angle of . sin …
- Question 3
A car of mass 1400 kg travelling on a straight horizontal road accelerates uniformly from a speed of …
- Question 4
A particle P of mass 0.1 kg is projected vertically upwards with speed …
- Question 5
- Question 6
A particle starts from rest at a point O. The acceleration of the particle at time t s after leaving O is …
- Question 7
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