Edexcel M1 2011 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicNon-constant acceleration

  1. A particle \(P\) of mass 2 kg is moving under the action of a constant force \(\mathbf { F }\) newtons. The velocity of \(P\) is \(( 2 \mathbf { i } - 5 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) at time \(t = 0\), and \(( 7 \mathbf { i } + 10 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) at time \(t = 5 \mathrm {~s}\).
Find
  1. the speed of \(P\) at \(t = 0\),
  2. the vector \(\mathbf { F }\) in the form \(a \mathbf { i } + b \mathbf { j }\),
  3. the value of \(t\) when \(P\) is moving parallel to \(\mathbf { i }\).