PEARSON A LEVEL FURTHER MATHEMATICS MECHANICS 1 COMBINED QUESTION PAPER & MARK SCHEME

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 6 June 2025
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Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
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Further Mathematics 

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PAPER 3C: Further Mechanics 1
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PEARSON A LEVEL FURTHER MATHEMATICS MECHANICS 1
COMBINED QUESTION PAPER & MARK SCHEME

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,1. A particle A has mass 4m and a particle B has mass 3m. The particles are moving along
the same straight line on a smooth horizontal table. The particles are moving in opposite
directions towards each other when they collide directly. D
As a result of the collision, the direction of motion of each particle is reversed. O
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Immediately before the collision, the speed of A is u and the speed of B is ku, where k
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Immediately after the collision, the speed of A is 2v and the speed of B is 3v. W
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The magnitude of the impulse received by A in the collision is 20mv. TE

(a) Find u in terms of v only.
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(b) Find the exact value of k. HI
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, 2. A van of mass 900 kg is moving along a straight horizontal road.

When the speed of the van is v m s −1 , the resistance to the motion of the van is
modelled as a force of magnitude 50v N. D
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The engine of the van is working at a constant rate of 12 kW.
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At the instant when the speed of the van is V m s −1 , the acceleration of the van
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to the motion of the van from non-gravitational forces is modelled as a force of
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When the van has constant speed U m s −1, the engine of the van is working at a constant EA
rate of 15 kW.
Using the model,
(b) find the value of U.
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