Edexcel M1 2022 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

8. [In this question, \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are horizontal unit vectors directed due east and due north respectively and position vectors are given relative to a fixed origin \(O\).] Two boats, \(P\) and \(Q\), are moving with constant velocities.
The velocity of \(P\) is \(15 \mathbf { i } \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) and the velocity of \(Q\) is \(( 20 \mathbf { i } - 20 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\)
  1. Find the direction in which \(Q\) is travelling, giving your answer as a bearing. The boats are modelled as particles.
    At time \(t = 0 , P\) is at the origin \(O\) and \(Q\) is at the point with position vector \(200 \mathbf { j } \mathrm {~m}\). At time \(t\) seconds, the position vector of \(P\) is \(\mathbf { p m }\) and the position vector of \(Q\) is \(\mathbf { q m }\).
  2. Show that $$\overrightarrow { P Q } = [ 5 t \mathbf { i } + ( 200 - 20 t ) \mathbf { j } ] \mathrm { m }$$
  3. Find the bearing of \(P\) from \(Q\) when \(t = 10\)
  4. Find the distance between \(P\) and \(Q\) when \(Q\) is north east of \(P\)
  5. Find the times when \(P\) and \(Q\) are 200 m apart.