GCE Examinations Advanced Subsidiary / Advanced Level

Mechanics Module M1

Paper L

MARKING GUIDE

This guide is intended to be as helpful as possible to teachers by providing concise solutions and indicating how marks should be awarded. There are obviously alternative methods that would also gain full marks. Method marks (M) are awarded for knowing and using a method. Accuracy marks (A) can only be awarded when a correct method has been used. (B) marks are independent of method marks.

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1. (a) cons. of mom: m(3u) km(2u) = m( 3 u) + km(u) 2 3mu +
9 2 3 2

M1 A1 M1 A1
9 2

mu = kmu + 2kmu
3 2

mu = 3kmu k =

(b) 2. (a) (b)

impulse = mom = m[( 3 u) 3u] = 9 mu mag. = 2 2 (i) (ii) R A x 40g 60g non-uniform rod particle

mu

M2 A1 B2 B1

(7)

R B

resolve : 2R = 40g + 60g = 100g R = 50g (c) moments about A : 40g(x) + 60g(4) 50g(6) = 0 40gx = 300g 240g = 60g x = 1.5 hence, c.o.m. is 1.5 m from A TA TB

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3.

(a)

1000g tan =
3 4

(3,4,5 Pythag. triple) so sin =

4 3

3 5

, cos =

4 5

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resolve : TBsin TAcos = 0 3 T = 4 TA TB = 5 5 B

TA

resolve : TAsin + TBcos 1000g = 0 3 T + 4 TA( 4 ) = 1000g 5 5 A 3

5 3

TA = 1000g TA = 600g = 5880 N

4 3

hence (b) 4. (a)

TB =

TA = 7840 N

tension in both cables will increase u = 21, v = 0 (at max. ht.), a = g use v2 = u2 + 2as 0 = 212 2gs s = 22.5 m ball starts from 1.9 m, so it reaches 24.4 m above ground level s = 7.5 1.9 = 5.6, u = 21, a = g, use s = ut + 5.6 = 21t 4.9t i.e. 7t 30t + 8 = 0 2 (7t 2)(t 4) = 0 giving t = 7 , t = 4
5 Barbara waits for 3 7 ( 3.71) seconds
2 2

(b)

1 2

at2

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5.

(a)

e.g. string is inextensible so B moves down same dist. A moves up acceleration of B is 1 g m s-2 downwards 4 eqn. of motion for A: kmg T = kma (1) eqn. of motion for B: T mg = ma (2) (1) + (2) gives kmg mg = kma + ma k(g a) = g + a k =
g+a g a

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(b)

= 3g 4 k =
4

5g

5 3

(c)

u = 0, s = 0.5, a =
2

1 4

g use v2 = u2 + 2as
-1

v = 0 + 2(0.25g)0.5 = 2.45 v = 1.57 m s (3sf) 6. (a) vel. of B = (5i + 12j) mag. of vel. = [2(52 + 122)] 52 = 13 vel. of B = 20i + 48j

M1 A1

(11)

i.e. = 4

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(b) (c)

at 10:15, A is at 20i, B is at (5i + 12j) disp. vector of B from A = 5i + 12j 20j = 15i + 12j disp. vector of B from A at time t minutes =

1 ( 15i 15

+ 12j) t

= ti + 0.8tj at time t, dist. between A and B = [( t)2 + (0.8t)2] 23 = t 1.64 t = 17.96 i.e. t = 18 minutes (nearest minute) 7. (a) resolve for P down slope a= (b) s=
g 3 2 3 cos 30

(12)

mgcos30 = ma

= 8.49 m s

-2

= 23, u = 0, a =
1 2

g 3 2

, use s = ut +
8 g

1 2

at2

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23 = 0 + (c)

g 3 2

)t2 t2 =

and so t = 0.904 seconds (3sf)

3 2

resolving perp. to plane: R mgsin60 = 0 so R = F = R =

1 2 3 2

mg

mg

resolving down the plane: mgcos60 F = ma mg

3 2

mg = 3m g 3 = g 6 = 0.224 (3sf)
1 2

giving = (d) s=
3 sin 30

( g 6) 3 3g

= 6, u = 0, a = 3, use s = ut +
1 2

at2

M1 M1 A1 A1 Total (17) (75)

6=0+

(3)t2 t2 = 4

and so t = 2 seconds

for P and Q to arrive at the same time, t = 2 0.904 = 1.10 (2dp)

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Performance Record M1 Paper L

Question no. Topic(s)

1
cons. of mom., impulse

2
moments

3
statics

4
uniform accel.

5
connected bodies

6
rel. posn. i, j

7
friction, uniform accel.

Total

Marks Student

10

11

12

17

75

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