SUMMER 2026
PREDICTED PAPER
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel GCE
AS Mathematics (8MA0)
Paper 22 Mechanics
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, 1 During a weightlifting competition, one of the competitors successfully lifts a barbell with a
total mass of 135 kg and holds it stationary above her head with her elbows locked. State,
with a reason, what the resultant force acting on the barbell is during the time that it is
being held stationary above the weightlifter’s head.
Answer
(2 marks)
2 (a) A particle moving along a horizontal path has acceleration a ms−2 at time t seconds
modelled by the equation
a = 13 − 4t t ≥0
The particle has a velocity of 42 ms−1 at time t = 2 .
Find an expression for the velocity of the particle at time t seconds.
Answer
Velocity is the integral of acceleration
PREDICTED PAPER
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel GCE
AS Mathematics (8MA0)
Paper 22 Mechanics
for more resources: tyrionpapers.com
, 1 During a weightlifting competition, one of the competitors successfully lifts a barbell with a
total mass of 135 kg and holds it stationary above her head with her elbows locked. State,
with a reason, what the resultant force acting on the barbell is during the time that it is
being held stationary above the weightlifter’s head.
Answer
(2 marks)
2 (a) A particle moving along a horizontal path has acceleration a ms−2 at time t seconds
modelled by the equation
a = 13 − 4t t ≥0
The particle has a velocity of 42 ms−1 at time t = 2 .
Find an expression for the velocity of the particle at time t seconds.
Answer
Velocity is the integral of acceleration
