AS-Level Edexcel 2025 Maths Mechanics Paper

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 23 May 2025
Afternoon Paper
reference 8MA0/22
Mathematics
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Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 22: Mechanics

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.

• 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,

• labelled.
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly

• Answer 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.
–2
otherwise indicated, wherever a value of g is required, take g = 9.8 m s and
give your answer to either 2 significant figures or 3 significant figures.
Information
•• AThebooklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.

• The
total mark for this part of the examination is 30. There are 4 questions.
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.

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