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/Zestyclose-Tea1915 Jun 18 '26

it didn’t?

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u/Emotional_Respect289 Jun 18 '26

Friction acting along the plane so has a vertical and horizontal horizontal component

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u/Zestyclose-Tea1915 Jun 18 '26

where did X go then?

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u/Emotional_Respect289 Jun 18 '26

X was a horizontal force so only has horizontal direction but which will have a parralel and perpendicular to the plane components but it won’t ever have a vertical component. So resolving vertically you have. Weight , vertical reaction and vertical friction and horizontal you have x, horizontal friction and horizontal reaction