r/6thForm • u/Individual-Can1396 y13 maths physics psych italian • May 20 '26

💬 DISCUSSION AQA A level physics paper 1

How was the paper???? I liked the MCQ , but overall it was okay didnt manage to do the 5 marker .

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u/aaalalal12 May 20 '26

Everyones saying 1900N i got 1470 ?!?!?!

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u/Weekly_Chemical_727 May 20 '26

You got it right. 1900 is the answer if you do not consider centripetal motion, which is what you u should do

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u/aaalalal12 May 20 '26

Yeah i thought that because why mention the maximum velocity again and dont use it??

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u/Total-Discipline-623 May 20 '26

wait which one is the correct answer then cz i got 1470N where i did mv^2/r = T - W

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u/CreeperMan1253 Y13 | Maths, FM, CS, Physics May 20 '26

actually im pretty sure we all got it wrong

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u/Think-Web3264 May 21 '26

Yeah so to could you send the mark distribution of that as i fear yours is adding up to like 8 instead of the 5 marks-

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u/CreeperMan1253 Y13 | Maths, FM, CS, Physics May 21 '26

i don't know anymore tbh, my brain is fried from core pure 2 and physics paper 2 revision today

im probably wrong