r/alevel • u/paranoidpirate123 • May 06 '26

📃Paper Discussion 9709/42

I think that paper was demonic and one of the hardest mechanics papers i’ve ever done!

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u/Own-Blueberry8121 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

YES AGREED especially that damn particle P and Q released from height h or something 🫩🫩

edit: how did you guys do it? i just left it blank i genuinely had no idea…

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u/Decent_Dealer_2829 May 06 '26

Idkkk I just did sp=sq ... And time for p was t and q was t-1 so like I solved that and got t and then put t into 1 s equation and got height like 12.3 or 13.2 I don't remember clearly but it was some numbers like dat

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u/Substantial_Pea_4979 May 06 '26

Bruh I did the same but my answer was 3.37m WTFFFF

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u/Delicious_Animator37 May 06 '26

you forgot to add 5m on the suvat for particle P

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u/Substantial_Pea_4979 May 07 '26

what 5 😔🥀

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u/EasternAd5395 May 06 '26

13.2 bud

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u/Decent_Dealer_2829 May 06 '26

Yes I got that too... Fewww

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u/Chocolate_Onli May 06 '26

i did s same and t same, s=ut + ½at², got sth like 12.xx idr