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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 5 June 2026
Mark Scheme (Results)
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 9FM0/3C
Further Mathematics
Advanced
PAPER 3C: Further Mechanics 1
Summer 2026
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Pearson Edexcel GCE
Candidates may use any calculator permitted by Pearson regulations. Calculators
must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and
integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them. In Further Mathematics (9FM0)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen. Paper 3C Further Mechanics 1
•
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
••
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
•
– there may be more space than you need.
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
•
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Unless otherwise indicated, whenever a numerical value of g is required, take
g = 9.8 m s–2, and give your answer to either 2 significant figures or 3 significant figures.
Information
•• A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
•
There are 7 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 75.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
•
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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A particle P of mass 3 kg is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length
2 m and modulus of elasticity 150 N . The other end of the string is attached to a fixed
point A.
A horizontal force of magnitude 50 N is applied to P.
The particle P is in equilibrium with the stretched string making an angle of
with the Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
downward vertical. The length of the stretched string is L metres , as shown in Figure 1.
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(7) 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find
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Question 1 continued
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
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the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
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• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
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rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for
_____________________________________________________________________________________
omissions.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
_____________________________________________________________________________________
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should
_____________________________________________________________________________________
be used appropriately.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
_____________________________________________________________________________________
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
_____________________________________________________________________________________
mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if
_____________________________________________________________________________________
the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark
_____________________________________________________________________________________
scheme.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
_____________________________________________________________________________________ principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be
_____________________________________________________________________________________ limited.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
_____________________________________________________________________________________ scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ • Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced
_____________________________________________________________________________________ it with an alternative response.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 5 June 2026
Mark Scheme (Results)
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 9FM0/3C
Further Mathematics
Advanced
PAPER 3C: Further Mechanics 1
Summer 2026
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Pearson Edexcel GCE
Candidates may use any calculator permitted by Pearson regulations. Calculators
must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and
integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them. In Further Mathematics (9FM0)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen. Paper 3C Further Mechanics 1
•
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
••
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
•
– there may be more space than you need.
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
•
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Unless otherwise indicated, whenever a numerical value of g is required, take
g = 9.8 m s–2, and give your answer to either 2 significant figures or 3 significant figures.
Information
•• A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
•
There are 7 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 75.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
•
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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θ° Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest
Lm
awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic,
vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further
information visit our qualifications websites at or
P .
50 N Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us
page at
Figure 1
A particle P of mass 3 kg is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length
2 m and modulus of elasticity 150 N . The other end of the string is attached to a fixed
point A.
A horizontal force of magnitude 50 N is applied to P.
The particle P is in equilibrium with the stretched string making an angle of
with the Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
downward vertical. The length of the stretched string is L metres , as shown in Figure 1.
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
Find
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
(i) the value of θ learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
(ii) the value of L involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in
(7) 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find
_____________________________________________________________________________________
out more about how we can help you and your students at:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P79395A
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Publication Code 9FM0_3C_2606_MS
_____________________________________________________________________________________ All the material in this publication is
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Pearson Education Ltd
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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, General Marking Guidance
Question 1 continued
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
_____________________________________________________________________________________
the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
_____________________________________________________________________________________
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for
_____________________________________________________________________________________
omissions.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
_____________________________________________________________________________________
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should
_____________________________________________________________________________________
be used appropriately.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
_____________________________________________________________________________________
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
_____________________________________________________________________________________
mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if
_____________________________________________________________________________________
the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark
_____________________________________________________________________________________
scheme.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
_____________________________________________________________________________________ principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be
_____________________________________________________________________________________ limited.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
_____________________________________________________________________________________ scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ • Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced
_____________________________________________________________________________________ it with an alternative response.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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