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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
46..&313&%*$5&%
Afternoon Paper
reference 8MA0/22
Mathematics
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 22: Mechanics
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations.
Calculators must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation,
differentiation and integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae
stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
• Fill
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• labelled.
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
• You
– there may be more space than you need.
should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
• Unless
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
–2
otherwise indicated, wherever a value of g is required, take g = 9.8 m s and
give your answer to either 2 significant figures or 3 significant figures.
Information
•• AThebooklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
• The
total mark for this part of the examination is 30. There are 4 questions.
marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Try to answer every question.
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SUMMER 2026
PREDICTED PAPER
, 1 During a weightlifting competition, one of the competitors successfully lifts a barbell with a
total mass of 135 kg and holds it stationary above her head with her elbows locked. State,
with a reason, what the resultant force acting on the barbell is during the time that it is
being held stationary above the weightlifter’s head.
(2 marks)
2 (a) A particle moving along a horizontal path has acceleration a ms−2 at time t seconds
modelled by the equation
a = 13 − 4t t ≥0
The particle has a velocity of 42 ms−1 at time t = 2 .
Find an expression for the velocity of the particle at time t seconds.
(4 marks)
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
46..&313&%*$5&%
Afternoon Paper
reference 8MA0/22
Mathematics
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 22: Mechanics
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations.
Calculators must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation,
differentiation and integration, or have retrievable mathematical formulae
stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
• Fill
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• labelled.
centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
• You
– there may be more space than you need.
should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
• Unless
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
–2
otherwise indicated, wherever a value of g is required, take g = 9.8 m s and
give your answer to either 2 significant figures or 3 significant figures.
Information
•• AThebooklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
• The
total mark for this part of the examination is 30. There are 4 questions.
marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Try to answer every question.
Turn over
SUMMER 2026
PREDICTED PAPER
, 1 During a weightlifting competition, one of the competitors successfully lifts a barbell with a
total mass of 135 kg and holds it stationary above her head with her elbows locked. State,
with a reason, what the resultant force acting on the barbell is during the time that it is
being held stationary above the weightlifter’s head.
(2 marks)
2 (a) A particle moving along a horizontal path has acceleration a ms−2 at time t seconds
modelled by the equation
a = 13 − 4t t ≥0
The particle has a velocity of 42 ms−1 at time t = 2 .
Find an expression for the velocity of the particle at time t seconds.
(4 marks)
