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A-LevelMathematicsMechanicsOct/Nov 2021Paper 4 Q612 Marks

The diagram shows a particle of mass 5 kg on a rough horizontal table, and two light inextensible strings attached to it passing over smooth pulleys fixed at the edges of the table. Particles of masses 4kg and 6kg hang freely at the ends of the strings. The particle of mass 6kg is 0.5m above the ground. The system is in limiting equilibrium.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 4 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Mechanics and is worth 12 marks.

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