Mathematics 9709 · 4 Mechanics (for Paper 4)
4.1 Forces and equilibrium
Resolve forces into components; find resultants; apply equilibrium conditions; model friction ($F \le \mu R$); use Newton's third law.
- Questions
- 269
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 0
- Written answer
- 269
- Average marks
- 7.3
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- Paper 4variants 41, 42, 43, 45153
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| 2024 | – | 3 | – | 3 |
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| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 2020 | – | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
| 2018 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 2017 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 41 |
| 2016 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 46 |
| 2015 | – | 18 | 19 | 37 |
