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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 4 ยท Mechanics

Mathematics 9709/42 May/June 2026 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 4 (Mechanics), variant 2, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 50 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
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50
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File names: 9709_s26_qp_42 ยท 9709_s26_ms_42

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/42 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Newton's Laws of Motion327
Kinematics215
Work, Power and Energy14
Momentum14

Questions in 9709/42 May/June 2026

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

    A car of mass 960 kg is moving on a straight horizontal road. There is a constant force of magnitude 620 N resisting the motion of the car. (a) Calculate the power developed by the engine of the car when โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Momentum ยท 4 marks

    Two particles, A and B, of masses 2.5 kg and 3.5 kg respectively are at rest on a straight smooth horizontal track. Particle B is situated 9 m from a vertical wall which is fixed at right angles to the โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Newton's Laws of Motion ยท 10 marks

    55ยฐ 0.8 kg 0.5 kg B A Two particles, A and B, of masses 0.5 kg and 0.8 kg respectively are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. The string passes over a small smooth pulley fixed at โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Newton's Laws of Motion ยท 9 marks
  5. Question 5Kinematics ยท 6 marks

    The points A and B are at the same vertical height h m above horizontal ground. A particle P is released from rest from A. One second later, a particle Q is projected vertically downwards from B with speed โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Newton's Laws of Motion ยท 8 marks

    26 N W N ฮธ A crate of weight W N is at rest on rough horizontal ground. The crate is pulled at a constant acceleration of โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Kinematics ยท 9 marks

    A particle P moves in a straight line. The velocity โ€ฆ

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