CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P4 · Kinematics of motion in a straight line
Topic Questions: • understand the concepts of distance and speed as scalar quantities, and of displacement, velocity and acceleration as vector quantities — 9709 P4 Kinematics of motion in a straight line
16 9709 P4 Kinematics of motion in a straight line topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 11 papers (2020–2025). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.
Core finding
This Kinematics of motion in a straight line syllabus point appears in 11 9709 P4 papers across 2020–2025, contributing 16 topic questions and 55 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/41 October/November 2025. That equals 5.7% of the 279 topic questions and 5.8% of the 951 marks tagged to Kinematics of motion in a straight line. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.
Topic questions by session
Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use Go to Practice Hub to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.
| Paper | Question | Type | Parts | Marks | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9709/41October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q7 Variable Acceleration and Displacement - CIE 9709 Nov 2025 Paper 41 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 7 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q1 Constant Speed Crate - CIE 9709 2025 Jun Paper 42 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 1 of 4 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q8 Variable Acceleration Kinematics and Integration - CIE Math 2024 Nov Paper 41 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 part | 7 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q6 Variable Acceleration Integration - CIE Mechanics 2024 Nov Paper 42 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q6 Variable Acceleration and Integration - CIE Mechanics 2024 Jun Paper 41 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 1 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q4 Velocity-Time Graph Analysis - CIE Mechanics 2023 Jun Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42March 2023 · CIE IAL | Q7 Multi-Stage Particle Collision and Slope Motion - CIE A Level Maths March 2023 Paper 42 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 5 of 13 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q4 Interacting Particles Displacement-Time Graphs - CIE Mechanics 2022 Jun Paper 42 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q3 Displacement-Time Graph Analysis - CIE Maths 2022 Jun Paper 43 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 2 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q7 Variable Acceleration Kinematics - CIE Maths 2022 Jun Paper 43 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43October/November 2020 · CIE IAL | Q5 Straight Line Motion with Variable Acceleration - CIE 9709 W20 Paper 43 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (d)) | 6 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42March 2020 · CIE IAL | Q7 Piecewise Displacement Functions and Distance Travelled - CIE 9709 Mechanics March 2020 Paper 42 Q7 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 12 question stems cover this subtopic across 11 papers, but only 16 tagged parts and 55 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
- Which papers include this subtopic?
- The table lists every matching session from 2020–2025. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.
- Why can one question appear under several subtopics?
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