plumiFriction: AQA A‑Level Maths questions
AQA A-Level Maths past-paper questions on R.4 Friction, 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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All 9 questions on Friction, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q11 (1 mark): An object is pulled along a horizontal surface. The normal reaction between the surface and the object is 125 newtons. The object experiences a constant frictio
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q16 (12 marks): In this question use g = 9.8 m s–2 A sledge is pulled in a straight line up a rough path, as shown in the diagram. The path is inclined at an angle of 20° to th
- 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
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q15 (4 marks): In this question use g = 9:8 m s−2 A particle, Q, moves in a straight line across a rough horizontal surface. A horizontal driving force of magnitude D newtons
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q19 (11 marks): In this question use g = 9.8 m s−2 A rough wooden ramp is 10 metres long and is inclined at an angle of 25° above the horizontal. The bottom of the ramp is at t
- 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
- June 2019, Paper 2, Q11 (1 mark): A wooden crate rests on a rough horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between the crate and the surface is 0.6 A forward force acts on the crate, para
- June 2019, Paper 2, Q17 (9 marks): Lizzie is sat securely on a wooden sledge. The combined mass of Lizzie and the sledge is M kilograms. The sledge is being pulled forward in a straight line alon
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q13 (8 marks): In this question use g = 9.8 m s−2 A boy attempts to move a wooden crate of mass 20 kg along horizontal ground. The coefficient of friction between the crate an
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