CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P4 · Kinematics of motion in a straight line
Topic Questions: • use appropriate formulae for motion with constant acceleration in a straight line — 9709 P4 Kinematics of motion in a straight line
54 9709 P4 Kinematics of motion in a straight line topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 19 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 19 9709 P4 papers across 2020–2025, contributing 54 topic questions and 189 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/41 October/November 2025. That equals 19.4% of the 279 topic questions and 19.9% 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 | Q6 Motion and Collision on Inclined Plane - CIE 9709 Nov 2025 Paper 41 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q4 Car Journey Velocity-Time Graph - CIE 9709 2025 Jun Paper 42 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 9 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q5 Three Connected Particles System - CIE 9709 2025 Jun Paper 42 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q4 Velocity-Time Graph for Bus Journey - CIE Math 2024 Nov Paper 41 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 5 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q5 Vertical Motion and Inelastic Collision - CIE Math 2024 Nov Paper 41 Q5 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q1 Velocity-Time Graph Analysis - CIE Mechanics 2024 Nov Paper 42 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q5 Vertical Motion and Collision - CIE Mechanics 2024 Nov Paper 42 Q5 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on Inclined Rough Plane - CIE Mechanics 2024 Nov Paper 42 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q5 Bobsled Motion Down Slope - CIE Mechanics 2024 Jun Paper 41 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q7 Vertical Projectile Collision and Rebound - CIE Mechanics 2024 Jun Paper 41 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 8 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q6 Multiple Particle Collisions and Momentum - CIE Mechanics 2024 Jun Paper 42 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((c)(i), (c)(ii)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q2 Vertical Motion under Gravity - CIE Mechanics 2023 Jun Q2 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42March 2023 · CIE IAL | Q1 Constant Speed Pulling Crate by Winch - CIE A Level Maths March 2023 Paper 42 Q1 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42March 2023 · CIE IAL | Q2 Vertical Projection and Particle Collision - CIE A Level Maths March 2023 Paper 42 Q2 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | 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 |
| 9709/42October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q2 Particle in Limiting Equilibrium on Inclined Plane - CIE Mechanics 2022 Nov Paper 42 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q5 Connected Blocks on Inclined Plane - CIE Mechanics 2022 Nov Paper 42 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q6 Three Particle Collisions - CIE Mechanics 2022 Nov Paper 42 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q3 Connected Particles Over Pulley - CIE Mechanics 2022 Jun Paper 42 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 7 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 | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 6 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q2 Vertical Projection of Particle P - CIE Maths 2022 Jun Paper 43 Q2 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | 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 ((b)) | 2 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q7 Collision of Particles on Rough Inclined Plane - CIE Mechanics 2021 Nov Paper 42 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 13 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q3 Bouncing Ball Energy and Motion - CIE Mechanics 2021 Nov Paper 43 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q6 Connected Particles on Rough Table - CIE Mechanics 2021 Nov Paper 43 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q2 Connected Particles Over Fixed Smooth Pulley - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2021 Jun Paper 41 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q4 Race Between Two Cyclists - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2021 Jun Paper 41 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q3 Ring on Rough Rod - CIE 9709 Jun 2021 Paper 42 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q6 Coalescing Vertical Motion - CIE 9709 Jun 2021 Paper 42 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 8 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43October/November 2020 · CIE IAL | Q1 Particle Projected Vertically - CIE 9709 W20 Paper 43 Q1 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 3 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43October/November 2020 · CIE IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on Double Inclined Planes - CIE 9709 W20 Paper 43 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 6 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/41May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q3 Vertical Projection of Particle - CIE Mechanics 2020 Jun Paper 41 Q3 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q4 Car Motion with Constant Acceleration - CIE A-Level Mechanics 2020 Jun Paper 43 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q5 Block Motion on Smooth Inclined Plane - CIE A-Level Mechanics 2020 Jun Paper 43 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/43May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - CIE A-Level Mechanics 2020 Jun Paper 43 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 12 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42March 2020 · CIE IAL | Q2 Motion on Rough Horizontal Floor with Inclined Force - CIE 9709 Mechanics March 2020 Paper 42 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42March 2020 · CIE IAL | Q4 Constant Acceleration along Sections - CIE 9709 Mechanics March 2020 Paper 42 Q4 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/42March 2020 · CIE IAL | Q6 Connected Car and Trailer Braking and Impact - CIE 9709 Mechanics March 2020 Paper 42 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 2 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 38 question stems cover this subtopic across 19 papers, but only 54 tagged parts and 189 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?
- The parts of one question can assess different syllabus statements. Each part is counted under its own subtopics, so the same question stem can appear on several subtopic pages while each page lists only the parts and marks tagged to that statement.
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