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Edexcel A-Level Maths past-paper questions on 9.2 Ladders and rods against walls, 2010–2025, 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, Mechanics, Q6 (11 marks): B C (2M) A α Figure 4 A uniform rod AB has mass M and length 2a. A particle of mass 2M is attached to the rod at the point C, where AC = 0.5a The rod rests with
- June 2024, Mechanics, Q6 (9 marks): A 1.5a P θ B C Figure 5 Figure 5 shows a uniform rod AB of mass M and length 2a. • the rod has its end A on rough horizontal ground • the rod rests in equilibri
- June 2023, Mechanics, Q6 (13 marks): A B θ Figure 3 A rod AB has mass M and length 2a. The rod has its end A on rough horizontal ground and its end B against a smooth vertical wall. The rod makes a
- June 2022, Mechanics, Q4 (11 marks): θ B A C Figure 2 A uniform rod AB has mass M and length 2a A particle of mass 2M is attached to the rod at the point C, where AC = 1.5a The rod rests with its e
- November 2021, Mechanics, Q3 (10 marks): B θ A 2a Figure 2 A beam AB has mass m and length 2a. The beam rests in equilibrium with A on rough horizontal ground and with B against a smooth vertical wall.
- November 2020, Mechanics, Q4 (10 marks): A C α 6a 4a B Figure 1 A ladder AB has mass M and length 6a. The end A of the ladder is on rough horizontal ground. The ladder rests against a fixed smooth hori
- June 2019, Mechanics, Q4 (11 marks): 4, 3m7 B se 5m _—-— —|A q j q df NN . ~ ie .a Figure 2 A ramp, AB, of length 8m and mass 20kg, rests in equilibrium with the end 4 on rough horizontal ground. T
- June 2018, Statistics and Mechanics, Q9 (13 marks): C α 2a B P x A Figure 3 A plank, AB, of mass M and length 2a, rests with its end A against a rough vertical wall. The plank is held in a horizontal position by
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