GCE Examinations Advanced Subsidiary / Advanced Level

Mechanics Module M1

Paper G

MARKING GUIDE

This guide is intended to be as helpful as possible to teachers by providing concise solutions and indicating how marks should be awarded. There are obviously alternative methods that would also gain full marks. Method marks (M) are awarded for knowing and using a method. Accuracy marks (A) can only be awarded when a correct method has been used. (B) marks are independent of method marks.

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M1 Paper G Marking Guide

1. A 10g resolve : R + T = 10g; R +
5 2 3 2

R x

T B R = 10g M2 A1 M1 M1 A1 (6)

R = 10g; R = 4g so T = 6g

moments about pivot: 10gx 4(6g) = 0 10gx = 24g, so x = 2.4 and hence c.o.m. is 4.4 m from A 2. (a) mass of ball remains constant, force is constant F = ma so a constant (i) (ii) a = t = 1 [(10i + 9j) (2i 3j)] = 2i + 3j 4 mag. of a = (22 + 32) = 13 = 3.61 m s-2 (3sf) F = ma = 2(2i + 3j) = 4i + 6j reqd angle = tan-1 3 = 56.3 (3sf) 2
v

B2 M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 M1 A1 B1 (9)

(b)

3.

(a) (b)

particle R
10

3g

resolve // to plane: P cos10 3gsin = 0 3 P cos10 = 3g( 5 ) P = 17.9 (1dp) (c) resolve perp. to plane: R + P sin10 3gcos = 0 R = 3g( 4 ) P sin10 = 20.4 N (1dp) 5 cons. of mom. 0.05(400) = (0.05 + 4.95)v 20 = 5v v = 4 m s-1 R = mg; F = ma but F = R; a =
R m mg m

M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 M2 A1 M1

(9)

4.

(a) (b)

= g

M1 A1 M1 M1 A1

use with u = 4, v = 0, s = 4 v2 = u2 + 2as, so 0 = 16 8g 16 2 = 8g = g

(9)

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5.

(a) (b)

disp. of F rel to G = [(2t 3) 2]i + (t 5)j = (2t 5)i + (t 5)j d 2 = (2t 5)2 + (t 5)2 = 4t2 20t + 25 + t2 10t + 25 = 5t2 30t + 50 = 5(t2 6t + 10) = 5[(t 3)2 + 1] min. d 2 (and hence d) when t = 3 when t = 3, d 2 = 5 dist. = 5 = 2.24 m (3sf) speed (m s-1) 5U
2U

M1 A1 M1 M1 A1 M2 A1 M1 A1 A1 (11)

(c)

6.

(a)

O (b) (c)

22 24

time (seconds)
1 2

B2 U m s-2
-2

using v = u + at with v = 2U, u = 5U, t = 6 gives 1st decel. =

nd

M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 M1 A2 M1 A1 (12)

using v = u + at with v = 0, u = 2U, t = 2 gives 2 decel. = U m s area under graph = dist. travelled = 220 m 1 1 2 (6)(3U) + 22(2U) + 2 (2)(2U) = 220 55U = 220 U = 4 m s-1 7. RT (a) (b) T RC

D M1 A1 M1 M1 A1 M1 M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 M1 A1 M1 A1 M1 A1 B2 Total (19) (75)

MC : MT = 1200 : 800 = 3 : 2 RC = 300 N RT = 200 N for car and trailer, eqn. of motion is 3000 500 = 2000a giving a = 5 m s-2 4 for car, eqn. of motion is 3000 300 T = 1200 giving T = 1200 N total of braking + resistive forces = 1500 N 1500 = 2000a so a = 3 m s-2 4
3

(c) (d)

5 4

u = 24, v = 0, a = 0 = 576 (e)

3 2

use v = u + 2as

s s = 384 m

for car (): T + 1000 + 300 = 1200( 3 ) 4 T = 400 N T = 400 N, pushing the car

(f)

e.g. unlikely to be realistic, likely to decrease as speed decreases

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Performance Record M1 Paper G

Question no. Topic(s)

1
moments

2
i, j, F = ma

3
statics

4
cons. of mom., friction

5
rel. posn. i, j

6
speed time graph, uniform accel.

7
connected bodies

Total

Marks Student

11

12

19

75

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