Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE 8FM0/26 Further Mathematics Advanced Subsidiary Further Mathematics options 26: Further Mechanics 2 (Part of option J) JUNE 2025 QP & MS

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 16 May 2025
Afternoon Paper
reference 8FM0/26
Further Mathematics  


Advanced Subsidiary
Further Mathematics options
26: Further Mechanics 2
(Part of option J)

You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator



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.

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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,

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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

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– there may be more space than you need.
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.

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Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Unless otherwise indicated, whenever a 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.

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The total mark for this part of the examination is 40. There are 4 questions.
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.

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Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over


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Figure 1
A uniform plane lamina, shown shaded in Figure 1, is formed by removing an isosceles
triangle ABE from a rectangle ABCD.
• The midpoint of AB is M
• AB = 3a
• AD = 4a
• EM = 3a
• AE = EB
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(a) Show that the distance of the centre of mass of the lamina from AB is
5 (5)
The lamina is suspended by a string attached to the lamina at D.
The lamina hangs freely in equilibrium.
(b) Find, to the nearest degree, the angle between AD and the vertical.
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