Cambridge A Level · 9709 · Paper 4 · Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/45 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 5, Oct/Nov 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 50 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 6
Marks: 50
Grade A from: 38

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File names: 9709_w25_qp_45 · 9709_w25_ms_45

Grade thresholds for 9709/45 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
38	31	24	17	11

Topics in this paper

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

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Kinematics	4	33
Forces	2	17

Questions in 9709/45 Oct/Nov 2025

Question 1Forces · 5 marks
Question 2Kinematics · 7 marks
An athlete runs along a straight horizontal road. The athlete starts from rest and accelerates at . ms …
Question 3Kinematics · 8 marks
A car of mass 800 kg is moving on a straight road. When the car is moving at a constant speed of ms …
Question 4Kinematics · 10 marks
A particle P moves in a straight line. At time t s after leaving a point O on the line, the acceleration ms …
Question 5Forces · 12 marks
P R Q 6 kg 2 kg 5 kg 30° The diagram shows a particle P of mass 6 kg on a rough plane inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. Two light inextensible strings are attached to …
Question 6Kinematics · 8 marks
Two particles A and B of masses km and m respectively, where k and m are constants, are free to move in a straight line on a smooth horizontal plane. Particle A is projected towards B with speed 2u and …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/45 Oct/Nov 2025 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w25_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 Oct/Nov 2025?

38 marks out of 50, a C needed 24.

Which topics came up in 9709/45 Oct/Nov 2025?

Mostly Kinematics, Forces. The full list is in the table above.

Do I need an account to open 9709/45 Oct/Nov 2025?

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.