Oblique collisions: Edexcel A‑Level Further Maths questions

Edexcel A-Level Further Maths past-paper questions on 4.3 Oblique collisions, 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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June 2025, Further Mechanics 1, Q7 (13 marks): 60° v ms −1 w ms −1 3 ms −1 5 ms −1 60° 0.4 kg 0.3 kg P Q 30° θ° Figure 4 Two uniform spheres P and Q have equal radii. The mass of P is 0.3 kg and the mass of
June 2025, Further Mechanics 1, Q8 (12 marks): v ms−1 w ms−1 R S T (3i + 2j) ms−1 Figure 5 Figure 5 represents the plan view of part of a smooth horizontal floor, where RS and ST are smooth fixed vertical wa
June 2024, Further Mechanics 1, Q6 (10 marks): [In this question, i and j are horizontal perpendicular unit vectors.] A particle P is moving with velocity (4i – j) m s –1 on a smooth horizontal plane. The pa
June 2024, Further Mechanics 1, Q7 (15 marks): U A (m) B (3m) α Figure 1 A smooth uniform sphere A of mass m is moving with speed U on a smooth horizontal plane. The sphere A collides obliquely with a smooth
June 2023, Further Mechanics 1, Q5 (10 marks): U S (m) (M) α ß Figure 1 A smooth uniform sphere S of mass m is moving with speed U on a smooth horizontal plane. The sphere S collides obliquely with another u
June 2023, Further Mechanics 1, Q6 (12 marks): A particle P of mass m is falling vertically when it strikes a fixed smooth inclined plane. The plane is inclined to the horizontal at an angle α, where 0 < 45
June 2023, Further Mechanics 1, Q7 (14 marks): α β γ Q C P D A B W V U Figure 2 A small smooth snooker ball is projected from the corner A of a horizontal rectangular snooker table ABCD. The ball is projecte
June 2022, Further Mechanics 1, Q4 (9 marks): 30° 30° 60° B A 2u 4m 3m 3u Figure 3 Two smooth uniform spheres, A and B, have equal radii. The mass of A is 3m and the mass of B is 4m. The spheres are moving
June 2022, Further Mechanics 1, Q8 (10 marks): B R S T Figure 5 Figure 5 represents the plan view of part of a smooth horizontal floor, where RS and ST are smooth fixed vertical walls. The vector RS → is in
November 2021, Further Mechanics 1, Q3 (14 marks): [In this question, i and j are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.] A smooth uniform sphere P has mass 0.3 kg. Another smooth uniform sphere Q, wi
November 2021, Further Mechanics 1, Q5 (10 marks): v m s−1 A B C θ Figure 1 Figure 1 represents the plan view of part of a horizontal floor, where AB and BC represent fixed vertical walls, with AB perpendicular
November 2021, Further Mechanics 1, Q7 (9 marks): [In this question, i and j are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.] (8i + 2j) m s−1 v m s−1 A B Figure 3 Figure 3 represents the plan view of part
November 2020, Further Mechanics 1, Q4 (9 marks): [In this question, i and j are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.] (i + 6j) m s–1 (7i + 2j) m s–1 A B Figure 1 Figure 1 represents the plan view
November 2020, Further Mechanics 1, Q5 (14 marks): A smooth uniform sphere P has mass 0.3 kg. Another smooth uniform sphere Q, with the same radius as P, has mass 0.2 kg. The spheres are moving on a smooth horiz
November 2020, Further Mechanics 1, Q7 (11 marks): v m s–1 1 2 α α A C D B Figure 2 Figure 2 represents the plan view of part of a horizontal floor, where AB and CD represent fixed vertical walls, with AB parall

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