plumiConnected particles and pulleys: WJEC A‑Level Maths questions
WJEC A-Level Maths past-paper questions on 8.2 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.
Questions from
Paper
All papers
Exam
All years
Loading the question…
Open the full PDFLoading the question…
Open the full PDFLoading the question…
Open the full PDFLoading the question…
Open the full PDFLoading the question…
Open the full PDFLoading the question…
Open the full PDFLoading the question…
Open the full PDF
All 7 questions on Connected particles and pulleys, as a list
- Summer 2025, AS Unit 2, Q8 (8 marks): 8. Two objects A and B are connected by a light inextensible string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. Object A has mass 2 kg and object B has mass 2 kg. Anoth
- Summer 2024, AS Unit 2, Q9 (9 marks): 9. The diagram below shows an object A, of mass 2m kg, lying on a horizontal table. It is connected to another object B, of mass m kg, by a light inextensible s
- Summer 2023, AS Unit 2, Q10 (10 marks): 0 The diagram below shows two objects A and B connected by a light inextensible string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. Object A has mass 4∙5 kg and object B
- Summer 2022, AS Unit 2, Q7 (6 marks): 7 The diagram below shows a vehicle of mass 1300 kg towing a trailer of mass 500 kg by means of a light horizontal tow bar. The vehicle is moving forward along
- Summer 2022, AS Unit 2, Q9 (9 marks): 9 The diagram below shows an object A, of mass 15 kg, lying on a smooth horizontal surface. It is connected to a box B by a light inextensible string which pass
- Summer 2019, AS Unit 2, Q10 (8 marks): 0 Two particles A and B, of mass 3 kg and M kg respectively, are connected by a light inextensible string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. Initially, the par
- Summer 2018, AS Unit 2, Q8 (7 marks): 8 The diagram shows two objects A and B, of mass 3 kg and 5 kg respectively, connected by a light inextensible string passing over a light smooth pulley fixed a
Questions, mark schemes and examiner’s reports are © WJEC CBAC Ltd, from their published past papers. Plumi isn’t affiliated with any exam board. Want whole papers? WJEC A-Level Maths past papers.
The Plumi iPad app also offers exam-style questions with AI feedback on your handwritten working.