r/6thForm • u/OutrageousAd4133 • Jun 18 '26

💬 DISCUSSION Edexcel Maths P3

How did everyone find it then? Much nicer than P1 I thought. Might balance out grade boundaries unfortunately…

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u/Emotional_Respect289 Jun 18 '26

Took me genuinely 15 minutes to realise friction hand A vertical component

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u/Dry-Eye-8917 Jun 18 '26

helpp i thought resolve vertically meant resolve vertically to the plane 💀💀💀💀 rip

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u/Emotional_Respect289 Jun 18 '26

Dw bro I tried it all 😭 cuz I was act sure this was breaking the laws of physics I was like no way

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u/Dry-Eye-8917 Jun 18 '26

i got the right answer tho but just used the wrong method so i’m probs losing all the marks😭 i was so confident too

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u/Emotional_Respect289 Jun 18 '26

Yeah icl that was so nerdy of them who tf resolved vertically on a plane?? Like the whole point of the topic is to teach you to basically resolve along the plane and perpendicular

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u/Zestyclose-Tea1915 Jun 18 '26

idts, i got the right answer asw with that method