Elastic potential energy: OCR MEI A‑Level Further Maths questions
OCR MEI A-Level Further Maths past-paper questions on 3.2 Elastic potential energy, 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, Mechanics Major, Q12 (13 marks): One end of a light elastic string of natural length a m and modulus of elasticity 4mg N is attached to a fixed point O. The other end of the string is attached
- June 2024, Mechanics Major, Q2 (9 marks): One end of a light spring is attached to a fixed point. A mass of 2 kg is attached to the other end of the spring. The spring hangs vertically in equilibrium. T
- June 2022, AS Mechanics B, Q6 (10 marks): Two identical light elastic strings, each of length l and modulus of elasticity mmg are attached to a particle P of mass m. The other end of the first string is
- November 2021, Mechanics Major, Q12 (18 marks): A particle P of mass m is fixed to one end of a light elastic string of natural length l and modulus of elasticity 12mg. The other end of the string is attached
- November 2021, AS Mechanics B, Q1 (8 marks): The end O of a light elastic string OA is attached to a fixed point. Fiona attaches a mass of 1 kg to the string at A. The system hangs vertically in equilibriu
- November 2020, Mechanics Major, Q1 (5 marks): A particle P of mass 0.5 kg is attached to a fixed point O by a light elastic string of natural length 3 m and modulus of elasticity 75 N. P is released from re
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