PhysicsAndMathsTutor.

com January 2015 (IAL)

Mark Scheme (Results)

January 2015

Pearson Edexcel International A Level in

Mechanics 2
(WME02/01)
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)

Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications

Edexcel and BTEC qualifications come from Pearson, the world’s leading learning company.
We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and
specific programmes for employers. For further information, please visit our website at
www.edexcel.com.

Our website subject pages hold useful resources, support material and live feeds from our
subject advisors giving you access to a portal of information. If you have any subject
specific questions about this specification that require the help of a subject specialist, you
may find our Ask The Expert email service helpful.

www.edexcel.com/contactus

Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere

Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every
kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100
languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high standards
and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more about how we can
help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk

January 2015
Publications Code IA040630
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2015
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)

General Marking Guidance

 All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
 Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for
what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
 Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
 There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
 Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by
which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
 Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with
an alternative response.
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)

PEARSON EDEXCEL IAL MATHEMATICS

General Instructions for Marking

1. The total number of marks for the paper is 75.

2. The Edexcel Mathematics mark schemes use the following types of marks:

‘M’ marks
These are marks given for a correct method or an attempt at a correct method. In
Mechanics they are usually awarded for the application of some mechanical principle to
produce an equation.
e.g. resolving in a particular direction, taking moments about a point, applying a suvat
equation, applying the conservation of momentum principle etc.
The following criteria are usually applied to the equation.

To earn the M mark, the equation

(i) should have the correct number of terms
(ii) be dimensionally correct i.e. all the terms need to be dimensionally correct
e.g. in a moments equation, every term must be a ‘force x distance’ term or ‘mass x
distance’, if we allow them to cancel ‘g’ s.
For a resolution, all terms that need to be resolved (multiplied by sin or cos) must be
resolved to earn the M mark.

M marks are sometimes dependent (DM) on previous M marks having been earned.
e.g. when two simultaneous equations have been set up by, for example, resolving in two
directions and there is then an M mark for solving the equations to find a particular
quantity – this M mark is often dependent on the two previous M marks having been
earned.

‘A’ marks
These are dependent accuracy (or sometimes answer) marks and can only be awarded if
the previous M mark has been earned. E.g. M0 A1 is impossible.

‘B’ marks
These are independent accuracy marks where there is no method (e.g. often given for a
comment or for a graph)

A few of the A and B marks may be f.t. – follow through – marks.

 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
3. General Abbreviations

These are some of the traditional marking abbreviations that will appear in the mark
schemes.

 bod – benefit of doubt

 ft – follow through
 the symbol will be used for correct ft
 cao – correct answer only
 cso - correct solution only. There must be no errors in this part of the question to
obtain this mark
 isw – ignore subsequent working
 awrt – answers which round to
 SC: special case
 oe – or equivalent (and appropriate)
 dep – dependent
 indep – independent
 dp decimal places
 sf significant figures
  The answer is printed on the paper
 The second mark is dependent on gaining the first mark

4. All A marks are ‘correct answer only’ (cao.), unless shown, for example, as A1 ft to
indicate that previous wrong working is to be followed through. After a misread
however, the subsequent A marks affected are treated as A ft, but manifestly absurd
answers should never be awarded A marks.

5. If a candidate makes more than one attempt at any question:

 If all but one attempt is crossed out, mark the attempt which is NOT crossed
out.
 If either all attempts are crossed out or none are crossed out, mark all the
attempts and score the highest single attempt.

6. Ignore wrong working or incorrect statements following a correct answer.

 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)

General Principles for Mechanics Marking

(But note that specific mark schemes may sometimes override these general principles)

 Rules for M marks: correct no. of terms; dimensionally correct; all terms that need
resolving (i.e. multiplied by cos or sin) are resolved.

 Omission or extra g in a resolution is an accuracy error not method error.

 Omission of mass from a resolution is a method error.

 Omission of a length from a moments equation is a method error.

 Omission of units or incorrect units is not (usually) counted as an accuracy error.

 DM indicates a dependent method mark i.e. one that can only be awarded if a
previous specified method mark has been awarded.

 Any numerical answer which comes from use of g = 9.8 should be given to 2 or 3
SF.

 Use of g = 9.81 should be penalised once per (complete) question.

N.B. Over-accuracy or under-accuracy of correct answers should only be penalised

once per complete question. However, premature approximation should be penalised
every time it occurs.

 In all cases, if the candidate clearly labels their working under a particular part of a
question i.e. (a) or (b) or (c),……then that working can only score marks for that part
of the question.

 Accept column vectors in all cases.

 Misreads – if a misread does not alter the character of a question or materially

simplify it, deduct two from any A or B marks gained, bearing in mind that after a
misread, the subsequent A marks affected are treated as A ft

 Mechanics Abbreviations

M(A) Taking moments about A.

N2L Newton’s Second Law (Equation of Motion)

NEL Newton’s Experimental Law (Newton’s Law of Impact)

HL Hooke’s Law

SHM Simple harmonic motion

PCLM Principle of conservation of linear momentum

RHS, LHS Right hand side, left hand side.

PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)

January 2015
WME02/01 Mechanics 2
Mark Scheme

Question
Scheme Marks
Number
1(a) Use of I  mv  mu M1 Used
= 0.6  2i  3j  4i  2 j A1
correct unsimplified
Allow for subtraction the wrong way round.
= 0.6  2i  5 j  1.2i  3j or simplified equivalent
I  0.6 4  25 M1 use of Pythagoras on their impulse
3
= 3.23 A1 Or better 29 , 3.231098..... condone 0.6 29
5
[4]

1(b) KE lost =
1
2

 0.6  4i - 2 j  2i + 3 j
2 2
 M1
Change in KE. Terms of correct structure.
Subtract in either order.
Correct unsimplified. Accept 
1
=  0.6   20  13
Allow after approximation e.g.  0.6   4.52  3.62 
A1 1
2
2
=2.1 (J) A1 CAO
[3]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
2(a) Driving force = 150  500 g sin  M1 Requires both terms. Condone sign and sin/cos confusion
1 -1 each error
= 150  500  9.8    395 (N) A2 Use of 9.81 is an error
20
Rate of work = 20  (395) M1 Use of P  Fv
= 7.9 kW A1 or 7900 (W)
[5]
If they use   2.87 this leads to inaccurate answers. Allow all the marks apart from the final A1 in each part, but watch out for
those who tell you   2.87 and actually use the correct value and score full marks.
The question specifies work-energy
150d  500 g  sin   d    their 395  d    500  20 2
1
2(b) M1 Energy equation. Requires all 3 terms (of correct form), with
2 no duplication, but condone sign errors and sin/cos confusion.
150d  500 g   d    their 395  d    500  202
1 1 Correct unsimplified equation in d. -1 each error
A2
20 2
M1A2 available for correct work leading to -ve d
d  250 (m) A1 accept 253 (answer must be +ve)
[4]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
3(a) 1  M1 Differentiate r. Attempt seen for one or both components.
v   t 3  4t  i  10t    j (See at least one power going down)
2 
A1 i component correct
A1 j component correct
Allow if M1 earned here but j component not seen in (a) but
then seen correct in (b)
1 3 64 DM1 Dependent on the first M1.
t  4t  0 when t  4 ,  16  0
2 2 Set i component of their v equal to zero
Allow with no j component or incorrect j component
2 A1 *Given answer*
Allow with no j component or incorrect j component
[5]

3(b) t  4,   2 speed = 38 (m s-1) B1 Must be a scalar, not a vector.

[1]

 3t 2 
3(c) a  4  2  i  10 j M1 Differentiate v
 2 
= 16i + 10j ISW A1 CSO
[2]

3(d) t  0, r  5i B1
t  4, r  27i  72 j B1
Distance = 322  722 (m) M1 Use Pythagoras to find r4  r0 for r0  0 , r4  0
 8 97  78.8 (m) A1 78.7908..., 8 97
[4]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
4(a) Use total height A to C B1 a  a cos  seen
the centres of mass of the rhombuses lie on a straight
line passing through the centre of mass. M1 using the symmetry of the figure. Condone sin/cos confusion.
1
0.9a   a  a cos   A2 -1 each error
2
cos  0.8 A1 *Given answer*

alt1  B1
Distance from A to centre of rhombus = a cos
2
    M1 Taking moments about an axis through A parallel to FB.
 .a cos .cos  .a cos cos  2  0.9a Condone sin/cos confusion.
2 2 2 2
A2 -1 each error

cos 2  0.9
2
 A1 *Given answer* From exact working
cos   2cos 2  1  0.8
2

alt2  B1
Distance from A to centre of rhombus = a cos
2
the centres of mass of the rhombuses lie on a straight
line passing through the centre of mass. M1 using the symmetry of the figure. Condone sin/cos confusion.
 
a cos  cos  0.9a
2 2 A2 -1 each error


cos 2  0.9
2
 A1 *Given answer* From exact working
cos   2cos 2  1  0.8
2

Working backwards from cos   0.8 to deduce that the distance is 0.9a is acceptable for 5/5
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
alt 3 EFBC EDC FAB lamina B1 Correct division of lamina with correct mass ratios
2a sin 
2
a sin  cos 
2
a sin  cos 
2
2a 2 sin 
a 2 2
a cos   a  a cos  a cos  0.9a
2 3 3
 a 2 2
2a sin   a cos     a sin  cos   a cos   a  a cos  
2 2  Moments equation – addition and subtraction of terms
M1
 2 3 3  consistent with their division.
A2
 2a sin   0.9a
2 -1 each error
cos  0.8 A1 *Given answer*

alt 4 EDF & BCD AFD & ADB lamina B1 Correct division of lamina with correct mass ratios
1 1
2 a sin  2 a sin  2a 2 sin 
2 2

2 2
1
a 1  cos  
2
a 1  cos   0.9a
3 3
1 1 2 2 1 2
2  a 1  cos    a sin   2  a 1  cos    a sin  M1
Moments equation addition and subtraction of terms consistent
3 2 3 2 with their division.
A2
 2 a sin   0.9a
2 -1 each error
cos  0.8 A1 *Given answer*

Alt5 AM  a cos Let M be the midpoint of FB. Centre of mass lies at the
B1
midpoint of DM
DM  a  a cos
1
0.9a  a cos    a  a cos  
M1
2 A2
1 *Given answer*
0.4a  a cos  , cos  0.8 A1
2
[5]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
Alt6 C Using the symmetry of the figure, the centres of mass of the
rhombuses lie on a straight line passing through the centre of
mass.

0.1a

0.4a θ B
0.5a

0.5a
θ 0.5a
A

B1 0.4a seen or implied

0.4a M1 Trig ratio for  . Condone sin/cos confusion.
cos  
0.5a A2 Correct unsimplified expression
 0.8 A1
[5]

4(b) M1 Taking moments about B

Must have both terms. Condone trig & sign errors
kW  a cos   W  0.9a  a cos  A2 -1 each error
1 A1
0.8kW  0.1W , k 
8

4(b) alt Centre of mass is on BF . M1 Taking moments about A

0.9aW   k  1 W  a cos    k  1  0.8aW A2 -1 each error
1
k A1
8
[4]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
5a
5(a) Moments about A: F   mga cos   2kmga cos  M1 Requires all 3 terms. Condone trig & sign errors
4
A2 -1 each error
4mg cos  16
F 1  2k   mg 1  2k  A1 Substitute for cos  and obtain GIVEN ANSWER
5 25
[4]

 16 
5(b) H  F sin    mg 1  2k  sin   M1 Resolve horizontally
 25 
48
 mg 1  2k  A1
125
V  mg 1  k   F cos M1
Resolve vertically. Need all three terms. Condone trig & sign
errors
A1 Correct unsimplified
 mg Correct unsimplified with X and cos  substituted.
 61  3k  
64
 mg 1  k   mg 1  2k    A1 Accept 
125  125 

H  V  mg  kmg  4 H  3V  3mg 1  k  
4 3 3 3
5(b) alt M1 Resolve parallel to the rod or perpendicular to the rod
5 5 5 5
4 3 4 4
V  F  H  mg  kmg
5 5 5 5
M1 Obtain second equation in H and V and solve for H or V
 3 4 
 V  H  mg 1  k   mg 1  2k  
 4 5 
A1 Both equations correct unsimplified
48
H mg 1  2k  A1 Or equivalent
125
 mg
 61  3k  
64
V  mg 1  k   mg 1  2k    A1 Or equivalent. Accept 
125  125 
[5]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number

 4  12k  
4 mg
5(b) alt2 R  F  mg 1  k   R  M1
Component R perpendicular to the rod at A and L parallel to the
5  25  rod. Attempt to find both.
3
L  mg 1  k  
5
4 3 4 3 M1
H L R , V  R L Express V and H in terms of R and L
5 5 5 5 A1

 4  12k    1  2k  
12mg 3mg 48mg
H 1  k   A1 Correct unsimplified
25 125  125 

1  k     61  3k  
4 mg 3 3mg mg
V   4  12k    A1 Correct unsimplified. Accept 
5 25 5 5  125 
[5]

5(c) Use of H  V to form equation in k M1

48 64
mg 1  2k   mg 1  k   mg 1  2k  DM1 Correct for their H, V and solve for k.
125 125
k
13
99
A1 0.13 or better  0.13
 

[3]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
1 1
6(a) Conservation of energy: m  49  10mg  mv 2 M1 Equation must include all three terms.
2 2
A2 -1 each error
v  15.7 m s -1
A1 Accept 16 Not 15.6

(a)alt Find horizontal and vertical components of speed at B M1 Use of suvat for both components and combine
vx  7 cos 55 A1
 v    7 sin 55
2 2
y  20 g A1
v  15.7 m s-1 A1 Accept 16 Not 15.6
[4]
NB: Use of 7 in v  u  2as scores 0/4 in (a) but allow ft marks in subsequent parts if that work follows correctly
2 2

7 cos 55 their v y
6(b) cos   , tan   M1 Correct trig to form equation in a relevant angle
their v 7 cos 55
 7 sin 55 
2
7 cos55  20 g
cos  , tan   A1
49  20g 7 cos 55
14.9 to the vertical (direction seen or implied)
  75.1 to the horizontal (75) (75.2 from 15.7) A1
A0 if magnitude and direction contradict.
[3]

6(c) Vertical distance: 10   7sin 55  t  4.9t 2 M1 Use of suvat - condone sign errors
A2 -1 each error
7sin 55   7sin 55   40  4.9
2

t DM1 Solve for t. Incorrect answers must be supported by working.

9.8
=2.13 (s) A1 Accept 2.1
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
(c)alt M1 Complete strategy to find t.
Vertical component of speed at B
 their 15.7  sin  their 75.1 A1

v  u  at : 15.1...   7sin 55  gt DM1 Use suvat. Condone sign error(s)

A1
t =2.13 (s) (2.1) A1[5] Accept 2.1

6(c) alt Complete strategy for time to top + Top to ground

M1
2
Time to top: 0  7 sin 55  gt , t1  0.5851.... A1
Distance to top: 0   7 sin 55   2  9.8s , s  1.6775..
2 DM1

1 2
Time to fall 11.68: 11.68  gt , t2  1.5437... A1
2
Total time  t1  t2  2.13 (s) A1

6(c) alt Complete strategy for time to level + time to fall 10 m

M1
3
7 sin 55  7 sin 55  gt , t1  1.17... A1
Time to fall 10 m: 10  7 sin 55t  9.8t 2
DM1
t2  0.959... A1
Total time  t1  t2  2.13 (s) A1
[5]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
3u

P Q
7(a)(i) m 2m

v w

CLM: 3mu  mv  2mw  3u  v  2w M1 Requires all three terms, but condone sign errors
A1
Impact law applied the right way round, but condone sign
Impact: w  v  3eu M1
errors
A1 A0 here if the signs in the two equations are not consistent.
 3w  3u (1  e) , w  u 1  e  DM1 Dependent on the 2 previous M marks. Solve for w or v.

(ii)  v  w  3eu  u  2ue speed = u 1  2e  A1 Both speeds correct. Must both be positive.
[6]

7(b) Change in direction 1  2e  0 M1 Correct inequality for reversal of direction (for their v)
1
1   e  A1 CWO. e  1 not required.
2
[2]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)
Question
Scheme Marks
Number
u 5
7(c) v and w  u B1
3 3
5
u u
3

Q R
2m 3m

q r

2m  w  3mu  2mq  3mr

 16u 
r  q  ew  u 
M1 CLM & impact equations

 9 
A1 Both correct
u 16u
 2q  3r , 3r  3q  DM1 Dependent on previous M1. Solve for q
3 3
5q  5u , q  u A1

u
u therefore Q will collide with P a second time A1 Given answer
3
[6]
 PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com January 2015 (IAL)

Pearson Education Limited. Registered company number 872828

with its registered office at Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20