Edexcel M2 2021 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2021
SessionJanuary
TopicProjectiles

7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{3eb71ecb-fa88-4cca-a2b6-bcf11f1d689b-20_517_947_212_500} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
\end{figure} The fixed point \(A\) is 20 m vertically above the point \(O\) which is on horizontal ground. At time \(t = 0\), a particle \(P\) is projected from \(A\) with speed \(12 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) above the horizontal. The particle moves freely under gravity. At time \(t = 5\) seconds, \(P\) strikes the ground at the point \(B\), where \(O B = 40 \mathrm {~m}\), as shown in Figure 4.
  1. By considering energy, find the speed of \(P\) as it hits the ground at \(B\).
  2. Find the least speed of \(P\) as it moves from \(A\) to \(B\).
  3. Find the length of time for which the speed of \(P\) is more than \(10 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).