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A-LevelMathematicsMechanicsOct/Nov 2022Paper 4 Q57 Marks

A block A of mass 80kg is connected by a light, inextensible rope to a block B of mass 40kg. The rope joining the two blocks is taut and is parallel to a line of greatest slope of a plane which is inclined at an angle of 20° to the horizontal. A force of magnitude 500N inclined at an angle of 15° above the same line of greatest slope acts on A [Figure X.X]. The blocks move up the plane and there is a resistance force of 50N on B, but no resistance force on A.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) Oct/Nov 2022 examination, Paper 4 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Mechanics and is worth 7 marks.

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