| Date | May 2013 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 13M.1.SL.TZ2.5 |
| Level | Standard level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 2 |
| Command term | Question number | 5 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
An object of mass m is connected via a frictionless pulley to an object of mass M, where M > m. M rests on a horizontal frictionless surface
What is the acceleration of the system?
Markscheme
A
Examiners report
The statistics indicate that a good number of candidates overlooked the fact that velocity is a vector quantity. So its change, in this question is 8.0 ms-1, not 2.0 ms-1.
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