Edexcel IAL · Mathematics · WME01 · Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane
Topic Questions: 4.4 Coefficient of friction. — WME01 Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane
55 WME01 Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 31 papers (2014–2026). 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 Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane syllabus point appears in 31 WME01 papers across 2014–2026, contributing 55 topic questions and 347 marks. The most recent appearance is WME01/01 January 2026. That equals 25.2% of the 218 topic questions and 38.0% of the 914 marks tagged to Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WME01/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Friction and Kinematics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 6 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q7 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 14 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Dynamics of Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2026 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 14 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Friction and Dynamics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2025 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 13 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2025 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 7 of 14 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2025 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Dynamics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2025 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 6 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Impulse and Momentum - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2025 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 7 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Statics and Kinematics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2024 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 6 of 12 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Friction and Motion on Horizontal Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2024 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Inclined Plane Dynamics - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2024 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (d)) | 9 of 15 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2024 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 12 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2023 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 9 of 13 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Equilibrium on a Rough Surface - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2023 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 7 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Particle on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 Jan 2023 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 8 of 15 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles - Edexcel IAL M1 Oct 2022 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 9 of 13 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Equilibrium on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2022 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2022 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 7 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Direct Collision and Friction - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2021 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 6 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2021 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (b)) | 9 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Dynamics on an Inclined Rough Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2021 Q6 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 13 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2021 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 16 of 17 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles and Friction - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2020 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((d), (e)) | 11 of 18 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on inclined plane - Edexcel IAL M1 Jan 2019 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 11 of 16 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Statics and Dynamics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 October 2018 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 8 of 17 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Dynamics on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel June 2018 M1 Q4 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 13 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2018 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Motion down an Inclined Plane - Edexcel M1 Jan 2018 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Oct 2017 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((b), (d)) | 12 of 17 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on Table and Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 June 2017 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 10 of 14 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2017 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Friction on Inclined Plane - Edexcel M1 Jan 2017 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 7 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01October 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on an Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 October 2016 Q8 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 8 of 13 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Statics and Equilibrium - Edexcel M1 Jun 2016 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 10 of 15 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2016 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Dynamics of Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2016 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((c), (d)) | 12 of 16 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Motion on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2015 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 8 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01June 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles on a Rough Horizontal Table - Edexcel IAL M1 June 2015 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 14 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Dynamics on a Rough Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2015 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2015 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Connected Particles and Friction - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2015 Q8 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 14 of 16 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WME01/01January 2014 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Connected Particles on Inclined Plane - Edexcel IAL Mechanics M1 Jan 2014 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
Related topic questions in Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line or plane
4.1 The concept of a force. Newton's laws of motion.
605 marks · 2014–2026
4.2 Simple applications including the motion of two connected particles.
371 marks · 2014–2026
4.3 Momentum and impulse. The impulse-momentum principle. The principle of conservation of momentum applied to two particles colliding directly.
255 marks · 2014–2026
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 38 question stems cover this subtopic across 31 papers, but only 55 tagged parts and 347 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 2014–2026. 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.
- Can I practise these questions with AI marking?
- Yes. Open a paper from the table and use the Interactive Practice Hub entry point. The page itself is static HTML so search engines and retrieval agents can read the full question list without executing JavaScript.