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Connected particles and pulleys: AQA A‑Level Maths questions

AQA A-Level Maths past-paper questions on R.2 Connected particles and pulleys, 2018–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available. Add MadAsMaths questions to your practice, or browse them separately by topic and difficulty.

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  1. Q21

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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  3. Q15

    November 2021 · Paper 2

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  4. Q18

    November 2020 · Paper 2

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All 5 questions on Connected particles and pulleys, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 2, Q21 (9 marks): Two heavy boxes, M and N, are connected securely by a length of rope. The mass of M is 50 kilograms. The mass of N is 80 kilograms. M is placed near the bottom
  2. June 2023, Paper 2, Q19 (12 marks): A wooden toy comprises a train engine and a trailer connected to each other by a light, inextensible rod. The train engine has a mass of 1.5 kilograms. The trai
  3. November 2021, Paper 2, Q15 (5 marks): A cyclist is towing a trailer behind her bicycle. She is riding along a straight, horizontal path at a constant speed. A tension of T newtons acts on the connec
  4. November 2020, Paper 2, Q18 (13 marks): Block A, of mass 0.2 kg, lies at rest on a rough plane. The plane is inclined at an angle y to the horizontal, such that tany = 7 24 A light inextensible string
  5. June 2018, Paper 2, Q17 (14 marks): A buggy is pulling a roller-skater, in a straight line along a horizontal road, by means of a connecting rope as shown in the diagram. The combined mass of the

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