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Mark schemes

Q1.
statement that forces up = forces down/correctly resolved vertical component
of either drag or tension

C1

2600 sin 41          = W + 2200 sin 27 seen (or equivalent kN)

C1

1705.8                  = W + 998.8 (condone power 10 error)

707/710 (N)

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Q2.
(a)     8300 × 9.81 OR = 81423 ✓
(8300 × 9.81 sin 25)
= 3.4 × 10 (N) ✓ (34 411 N) ecf from first line unless g not used
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msin25 gets zero

Penalize use of g = 10 here only
(35 077 N)
Allow 9.8 in any question
Correct answer only, gets both marks for all two mark
questions
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(b)     (i)      (E = ½mv )

k
2

= ½ × 8300 × 56 ✓
2

= 1.3 × 10 (J) ✓ (13 014 400) allow use of 8300 only

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In general: Penalise transcription errors and rounding errors

in answers
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(ii)     mgh = KE (13 014 400)                for mgh allow GPE or E p

OR 13 014 400 / 81 423 ✓

h = 160 (m) ✓ (159.8) ecf 1bi
Allow use of suvat approach
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(c)     (i)      (work done) by friction \ drag \ air resistance \ resistive forces ✓

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 (energy converted) to internal \ thermal energy ✓
Allow ‘heat’
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(ii)     0.87 x (8300 x 9.81 x 140 = 9 917 000) OR V = ✓

= 49 ( = 48.88 ms ) ✓
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87% of energy for 140m or 160m only for first mark.

Use of 160 (52.26) and / or incorrect or no % (52.4) gets max
1 provided working is shown
Do not credit suvat approaches here
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Q3.
(a)     (i)      component velocity North = 20 cos68° (1)
= 7.5 m s–1
which is supplied by wind (1)
by triangle of velocities [or by components] (aircraft must point East) (1)

alternative (a)(i)
triangle or parallelogram of velocities (1)
find angle between aircraft component and wind using sine and cosine
formulae – prove 90° (1) (1)

(ii)     work done = Fscosθ [or force × distance moved in direction of force

or 2.0 × 103 × 10 × 103 cos22°] (1)
= 1.8(5) × 107 J (1)

(iii)    power = = 1.8(5) × 107 ÷ (1)

= 3.6 × 104 W (1)

alternative (iii)
power = force × velocity component East = 2.0 × 103 × 20cos22° (1)
           = 3.6 × 104 W (1)
(max 6)

(b)     return time = = 714 s ∴ total time = 1214 s (1)

average speed = = 16[16.5] m s–1 (1)

(2)
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Q4.

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 (a)     
Correct answer with no working gets 2 out of three.

 OR substitution in above equation OR  

= 6.9767 – 5.0   = 2.0   (1.98 m s−1)
Full credit for use of gsin25 = acceleration down slope. This
yields answer 3.22 m s−1
Allow 1sf answer (2).
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(b)    (i)      (F = 75 × 9.81 ×) sin25 (o )

= 310 ( 311, 310.94) (N)    
use of g = 10 not penalised here
‘sin25’ on its own
Use of g = 10 yields 317
Allow cos65
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(ii)     W = Fs
= 311 × 2.0 = 620 (622 J)   ecf (2bi) × 2.0
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(c)     Idea that GPE is ultimately transferred to: internal (energy) / 'heat'/ 'thermal' (energy
in the surroundings)  
Allow transfer of GPE to KE and then to ‘thermal’ etc
Do not allow reference to ‘sound’ on its own

Correct reference to a named resistive force: friction / drag / air resistance  

Don’t accept implication that a resistive force is a form of
energy

All GPE becomes 'heat', etc OR no (overall) increase in KE OR reference to

work done against or by a resistive force  
Do not allow references to loss of body heat.
Allow: ‘(GPE) not converted to KE’
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Q5.
(a)    Velocity and speed correct ✓
Distance and displacement correct ✓
 
velocity speed distance displacement

vector ✓ ✓

scalar ✓ ✓
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(b)     (i)      v2 = u2 + 2as

v=         ✓                          v    =    ✓

= (−)3.9 (m s−1) ✓two or more sig fig needed (− 3.87337 m s−1)

1st mark for equation rearranged to make v the subject (note
sq’ root may be implied by a later calculation) penalise the
use of g = 10 m s2 only on this question
2nd mark for substituting numbers into any valid equation
3rd mark for answer
Alt’ approach is gainKE = lossPE
missing out u gives zero marks
answer only gains one mark [Note it is possible to achieve
the correct answer by a wrong calculation]
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(ii)     velocity / ms−1

first line descends from X to the dotted line at tA or up to one division

sooner ✓
(allow line to curve)

first line is straight and descends from X to v = −4 (m s−1) ✓(allow

tolerance one division)
second line has same gradient as the first, straight and descends to v =
1(m s−1) ✓(tolerance ½ division)
a steep line may join the two straight lines but its width must be less than
2 divisions
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(c)     s  =  ut + 1 / 2at2

t =      OR correct substitution seen into either equation  t =   ✓

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 = 0.49 (s) ✓  (0.4946 s)
working must be shown for the first mark but not the
subsequent marks

v=s/t
= 5.0 / 0.49 = 10 (m s−1) ✓ (10.2 m s−1) (allow CE from their time)
[note it is possible to achieve the correct answer by a wrong
calculation]
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Q6.
(a)     vector has direction, scalar has no direction /
only vector has direction
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(b)     vector: any vector except force (accept weight)

B1

scalar: any scalar

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(c)     F = ma in any form

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maximum: 1.4 m s–2

minimum: 0.29 m s–2

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Q7.
(a)      (i)     uses trigonometry (mg sin5 or mg cos85 seen)

B1

829.3 / 828.5 (N) at least 3 sf

B1
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(ii)     tension = 830 (N)

C1

E= ½ F∆L and F = k ∆L identified / or combined to E= ½ (F 2 /k)

C1

correct sub condone power 10 error

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 13.8 (J) range 13.9 to 13.7

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(b)     lower speed

B1

less extension

B1

less energy stored (in rope)

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Q8.
(a)     6800 × sin 20

B1

= 2330 N

B1
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(b)     a = F/m

B1

= 2300/690 or 2300 = 690 × a

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(c)     v2 = u2 + 2as

C1

s = [ 22 × 22/2/3.33] = 72.7 m [73.3 if using 3.3 m;

71.8 possible]

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(d)     F = 6900

C1

a = F/m = [9.99/10]

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 t = 22/99.9 or 22/10 s [= 2.2]

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Q9.
(a)     (i)      2.4 m s–2

B1
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(ii)     F = ma

C1

         132 000 N (ecf from (i))

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(b)     final speed = (8902 + 602)1/2

C1

892 m s–1 (cao) (allow 890 m s–1 as final answer but

892 must be seen in working)

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(c)     tan–1 60/890 or sin–1 60/892 = 3.9° (3.86)°

or cos–1(890/892) = 3.8 (4)°
or sin–1 60/890 =3.9° (3.86)° if ecf from (b)

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