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A-LevelMathematicsMechanicsOct/Nov 2023Paper 4 Q13 Marks

A particle of mass 1.6kg is projected with a speed of 20ms¯¹ up a line of greatest slope of a smooth plane inclined at α to the horizontal, where tan α = 3/4. Use an energy method to find the distance the particle moves up the plane before coming to instantaneous rest.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) Oct/Nov 2023 examination, Paper 4 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Mechanics and is worth 3 marks.

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