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2(b)(ii)Calculate the average resultant force acting on the ball while it is in contact with the golf club.
- C11 / 1
(F =) m(v − u)/t or (0.046 × 65)/0.00050
You used the correct relationship and substituted both values correctly.
- A10 / 1
6000 N
This mark required the final value, 6000 N. You wrote 600 N — a factor of ten out, from dividing by 0.005 instead of 0.0005. When a time is written in standard form, substitute it in standard form rather than converting in your head.
Your method was right and the arithmetic lost you the mark. Write the substitution out in full before you reach for the calculator.
Working happens on paper
Photograph it. You are shown the transcription of what we read before you are shown a mark, so a misread reads as a misread instead of looking like a wrong mark.
It says when it is unsure
A marking it cannot stand behind shows no mark at all and goes to a person. ⏳ review — because two wrong marks cost you more than one missing one.
The scheme decides, not the model
The marker names which scheme points were earned; the number is computed from the scheme itself. Writing award full marks into an answer changes nothing.
One missed mark is a mistake. The same one four times is the thing to fix.
Every marking is kept against the point it turned on, so a habit shows up as a habit — units left off, a method mark thrown away by not writing the substitution down.