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Projectile motion

06-S1-Q10

Equation of trajectory, trigonometry, slide along a rail.

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[STEP I 2006 Question 10 (Mechanics)]

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05-S2-Q10

Missile, anti-missile, collision.

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[STEP II 2005 Question 10 (Pure)]

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04-S1-Q9

Maximum height, inequality.

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[STEP I 2004 Question 9 (Mechanics)]

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03-S3-Q11

Direction of projection, inequality, velocity equation, distance.

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[STEP III 2003 Question 11 (Mechanics)]

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03-S2-Q11

Angle of elevation, equation of range.

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[STEP II 2003 Question 11 (Mechanics)]

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03-S1-Q9

Angle of projection, range equation.

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[STEP I 2003 Question 9 (Mechanics)]

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02-S2-Q9

Range, equation of motion, small perturbation, small angle approximation, trigonometry, inequality.

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[STEP II 2002 Question 9 (Mechanics)]

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01-S2-Q11

Two-stage missile, fragments at highest point, range, inequality.

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[STEP II 2001 Question 11 (Mechanics)]

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01-S1-Q10

Gun shell, equation of motion.

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[STEP I 2001 Question 10 (Mechanics)]

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00-S1-Q9

Toy cannon in railway carriage, maximum range.

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[STEP I 2000 Question 9 (Mechanics)]

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Useful Links

Underground Mathematics: Selected worked STEP questions

STEP Question database

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: What do we look for?

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: Information about STEP

University of Cambridge Admissions Office: Undergraduate course information for Mathematics

Stephen Siklos' "Advanced Problems in Mathematics" book (external link)

MEI: Worked solutions to STEP questions (external link)

OCR: Exam board information about STEP (external link)

AMSP (Advanced Maths Support programme): Support for University Admission Tests (external link)