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A-LevelMathematicsMechanicsOct/Nov 2022Paper 4 Q612 Marks

Fig. 6.1 shows particles A and B, of masses 4kg and 3kg respectively, attached to the ends of a light inextensible string that passes over a small smooth pulley. The pulley is fixed at the top of a plane which is inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. A hangs freely below the pulley and B is on the inclined plane. The string is taut and the section of the string between B and the pulley is parallel to a line of greatest slope of the plane.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) Oct/Nov 2022 examination, Paper 4 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Mechanics and is worth 12 marks.

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