PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL 3 GCE 8MA0/22 MATHEMATICS ADVANCED
SUBSIDIARY PAPER 22: MECHANICS + MARK SCHEME MAY 2025
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Afternoon
Mathematics
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Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 22: Mechanics
Marks
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations.
Calculators must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation,
differentiation and integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae
stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
• Fill
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• Answer
centre number and candidate number.
all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly
• Answer
labelled.
the questions in the spaces provided
• You
– there may be more space than you need.
should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
• Unless
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
otherwise indicated, wherever a value of g is required, take g = 9.8 m s and
–2
give your answer to either 2 significant figures or 3 significant figures.
Information
• AThebooklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
•• The total
marks
mark
for
for this part of the examination is 30. There are 4 questions.
each question
– use this as a guide as to howare shown
much timeintobrackets
spend on each question.
• Read
Advice
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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speed
(m s–1)
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5
0 time (s)
0 T
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the speed‑time graph for a model of the motion of a runner
travelling along a straight horizontal road from a point A to a point B.
The distance from A to B is 400 metres.
In the model of the motion, the runner
• starts from rest at A at time t = 0
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• then moves with constant acceleration for 5 seconds, reaching a maximum speed
of 5 m s–1
• then travels at a constant speed of 5 m s–1
• then moves with constant deceleration for 15 seconds, until coming to rest at B
• travels from A to B in T seconds
(a) Find the value of T.
(3)
(b) State one reason why the actual time taken to travel from A to B might not
be T seconds.
(1)
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(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
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SUBSIDIARY PAPER 22: MECHANICS + MARK SCHEME MAY 2025
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Afternoon
Mathematics
🟐 🟐
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 22: Mechanics
Marks
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations.
Calculators must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation,
differentiation and integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae
stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
• Fill
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• Answer
centre number and candidate number.
all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly
• Answer
labelled.
the questions in the spaces provided
• You
– there may be more space than you need.
should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
• Unless
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
otherwise indicated, wherever a value of g is required, take g = 9.8 m s and
–2
give your answer to either 2 significant figures or 3 significant figures.
Information
• AThebooklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
•• The total
marks
mark
for
for this part of the examination is 30. There are 4 questions.
each question
– use this as a guide as to howare shown
much timeintobrackets
spend on each question.
• Read
Advice
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
P75681A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/
,1.
speed
(m s–1)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
5
0 time (s)
0 T
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of the speed‑time graph for a model of the motion of a runner
travelling along a straight horizontal road from a point A to a point B.
The distance from A to B is 400 metres.
In the model of the motion, the runner
• starts from rest at A at time t = 0
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
• then moves with constant acceleration for 5 seconds, reaching a maximum speed
of 5 m s–1
• then travels at a constant speed of 5 m s–1
• then moves with constant deceleration for 15 seconds, until coming to rest at B
• travels from A to B in T seconds
(a) Find the value of T.
(3)
(b) State one reason why the actual time taken to travel from A to B might not
be T seconds.
(1)
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2
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, Question 1 continued
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(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
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