Edexcel M2 2020 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2020
SessionJanuary
TopicProjectiles

7. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} At time \(t = 0\) a particle \(P\) is projected from a fixed point \(A\) on horizontal ground. The particle is projected with speed \(25 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle \(\alpha\) to the ground. The particle moves freely under gravity. At time \(t = 3\) seconds, \(P\) is passing through the point \(B\) with speed \(15 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and is moving downwards at an angle \(\beta\) to the horizontal, as shown in Figure 5.
  1. By considering energy, find the height of \(B\) above the ground.
  2. Find the size of angle \(\alpha\).
  3. Find the size of angle \(\beta\).
  4. Find the least speed of \(P\) as \(P\) travels from \(A\) to \(B\). As \(P\) travels from \(A\) to \(B\), the speed, \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\), of \(P\) is such that \(v \leqslant 15\) for an interval of \(T\) seconds.
  5. Find the value of \(T\).
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