Kinematics of motion in a straight line: past paper questions
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What examiners said
The majority of candidates found the correct total time. Some who failed to do this had errors in finding the acceleration in the first stage of the motion. Those who had found an incorrect V in part 2(a) were still able to score some marks here.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9709/42 Q2(b) (Cambridge)
Candidates found this to be one of the most challenging questions on the paper. Most found the speed of particle B at the time when particle A reached the ground. The majority of candidates then thought that B still had 1.2–x metres to travel to reach the highest point. However, as A has moved a distance x metres downwards, then B is now 2x metres above the ground and so is a distance 1.2 – 2x met...
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 9709/42 Q4(b) (Cambridge)
Almost all responses gave the correct answer for the distance covered by the bus in the first 8 seconds.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9709/41 Q3(a) (Cambridge)
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