Leaving Cert Applied Maths: Newton's Laws, Forces & Connected Particles questions

Forces on a particle and on systems of particles: free-body diagrams, friction on rough and smooth surfaces, motion on inclined planes, pulleys, wedges and connected masses. Also covers work, energy and power.

54 past Applied Maths questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

Newton's Laws, Forces & Connected Particles question pack

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2025 · 5 questions

Paper 1 · Q350 marks

minimum spanning tree, prim's algorithm

Paper 1 · Q450 marks

collisions, coefficient of restitution, circular motion

Paper 1 · Q550 marks

vectors, perpendicular vectors

Paper 1 · Q650 marks

dynamic programming, elasticity, integration

Paper 1 · Q950 marks

kinematics, displacement-time graph, oblique collisions

2024 · 3 questions

Paper 1 · Q450 marks

circular motion, differential equations, air resistance

Paper 1 · Q750 marks

projectiles, circular motion

2023 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q1050 marks

first-order difference equations, circular motion, vertical loop

2022 · 3 questions

Q750 marks

statics, moments, equilibrium

Q850 marks

moment of inertia, rotational motion

2021 · 2 questions

Q1050 marks

differential equations

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 3 questions

Q350 marks

projectiles, coefficient of restitution

Q850 marks

moment of inertia, rolling motion

2019 · 4 questions

Q150 marks

linear motion

Q350 marks

projectiles

Q750 marks

statics, moments

2018 · 4 questions

Q150 marks

linear motion

Q350 marks

projectiles

Q750 marks

statics, ladder, jointed rods

2017 · 5 questions

Q150 marks

linear motion

Q350 marks

projectiles

Q650 marks

simple harmonic motion, circular motion

Q850 marks

moment of inertia, compound pendulum

2016 · 3 questions

Q350 marks

projectiles, maximum range

Q850 marks

moment of inertia, rolling motion

2015 · 3 questions

Q350 marks

projectiles

Q750 marks

statics, moments

Newton's Laws, Forces & Connected Particles question pack

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2025 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q250 marks

geometric sequence, difference equations

2024 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q750 marks

direct collisions, coefficient of restitution, impulse

2023 · 3 questions

Q250 marks

circular motion, conical pendulum

Q750 marks

collisions, restitution

2022 · 1 question

2021 · 1 question

Show 5 earlier years (2015 to 2019)

2019 · 2 questions

Q750 marks

statics, moments, ladder

2018 · 1 question

2017 · 2 questions

Q750 marks

statics, ladder, equilibrium

2016 · 1 question

2015 · 2 questions

Q750 marks

statics, moments, ladder

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