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Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level
Thursday 23 January 2025
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference WME03/01
Mathematics
International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level
Mechanics M3
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Yellow), calculator
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.
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,
• clearly
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are
• – there may
labelled.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
• You
be more space than you need.
should show sufficient working to make your methods clear. Answers without
• Whenever
working may not gain full credit.
–2
a numerical value of g is required, take g = 9.8 m s , and give your
answer to either two significant figures or three significant figures.
Information
•• AThere
booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
• – use this asfora guide
are 7 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 75.
The marks each question are shown in brackets
as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
•• Check
Try to answer every question.
your answers if you have time at the end.
If you change your mind about an answer, cross it out and put your new answer
and any working underneath. Turn over
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,1. In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
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A particle P starts from the origin O and moves along the positive x-axis.
At time t seconds, where t 0
• the distance of P from O is x metres
• the acceleration of P has magnitude a m s–2
• the speed of P is v m s–1, where
1 2
v t (0 t < 4)
8
1 2 8
v t
+k (t
4)
8 t
and k is a constant.
(a) Find the value of a when t = 8
(3)
Given that v is a continuous function of t and that x = 0 when t = 0
(b) find the exact value of x when t = 8
(6)
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level
Thursday 23 January 2025
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference WME03/01
Mathematics
International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level
Mechanics M3
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Yellow), calculator
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.
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,
• clearly
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are
• – there may
labelled.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
• You
be more space than you need.
should show sufficient working to make your methods clear. Answers without
• Whenever
working may not gain full credit.
–2
a numerical value of g is required, take g = 9.8 m s , and give your
answer to either two significant figures or three significant figures.
Information
•• AThere
booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
• – use this asfora guide
are 7 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 75.
The marks each question are shown in brackets
as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
•• Check
Try to answer every question.
your answers if you have time at the end.
If you change your mind about an answer, cross it out and put your new answer
and any working underneath. Turn over
P76202A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
H:1/1/1/
*P76202A0128*
,1. In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
A particle P starts from the origin O and moves along the positive x-axis.
At time t seconds, where t 0
• the distance of P from O is x metres
• the acceleration of P has magnitude a m s–2
• the speed of P is v m s–1, where
1 2
v t (0 t < 4)
8
1 2 8
v t
+k (t
4)
8 t
and k is a constant.
(a) Find the value of a when t = 8
(3)
Given that v is a continuous function of t and that x = 0 when t = 0
(b) find the exact value of x when t = 8
(6)
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