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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 4 ยท Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/45 May/June 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 5, May/June 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
41

File names: 9709_s25_qp_45 ยท 9709_s25_ms_45

Grade thresholds for 9709/45 May/June 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.

ABCDE
4135282013

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/45 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Kinematics426
Forces220
Work, Power and Energy14

Questions in 9709/45 May/June 2025

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

    A box of mass 25 kg is pulled 12 m up a rough plane inclined at an angle of 8ยฐ to the horizontal. The box moves up a line of greatest slope against a frictional force of 50 N. The โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Kinematics ยท 5 marks

    1.5 kg 0.005 kg A machine for driving a nail into a block of wood causes a hammerhead to drop vertically onto the top of the nail. The mass of the hammerhead is 1.5 kg and the mass of the โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Kinematics ยท 5 marks

    A train travels 4.8 km between two stations, A and B. The train starts from rest at A and accelerates at a constant rate until it reaches a speed of โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Forces ยท 8 marks
  5. Question 5Kinematics ยท 7 marks

    A car of mass 1500 kg is travelling along a straight horizontal road. (a) It is given that there is a constant resistance to motion. The engine of the car is working at 24 kW while the car is travelling โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Kinematics ยท 9 marks

    A particle P moves in a straight line starting from a point O. At time t s after leaving O, the velocity, โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Forces ยท 12 marks

    B A m kg 6.5 kg a Two particles A and B of masses 6.5 kg and m kg respectively are connected by a light inextensible string that passes over a smooth pulley. The pulley is fixed at the top โ€ฆ

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Where can I get the 9709/45 May/June 2025 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s25_ms_45), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/45 May/June 2025?
41 marks out of 50, a C needed 28.
Which topics came up in 9709/45 May/June 2025?
Mostly Kinematics, Forces, Work, Power and Energy. 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.